Cat Tales

[Phyllis Jean]

Hi Everybody, I was just wondering if there are any cat lovers out there. If so, I would be delighted to hear about your pet cat, My first cat, Nettie,a siamese, lived for 17 years and died of old age. I was broken hearted. I said I would never have another cat, but guess what? I rescued a beautiful tuxedo cat. He was eating out of garbage cans. We named him "Kirby". The vet said he is now about 2 years old. I would love to hear about your cat stories.

 

[Christina]

Here's a Persian cat fan...

Here's a Persian cat fan...

Hi there,

I have had a lot of cats in my life time and I am a big fan. I like and love all kinds but the Persian is my favorite. At the moment I still have three persians and they are 14 years old. I've had them since they were tiny kittens, 12 weeks old. Their names are: Oliver and Pepper (brother & sister) and they are shaded silvers. Then there is Scooter and Scooter is a Chinchilla Silver Persian, just like you see in the "Fancy Feast" Commercial. All of my cats are spoiled but I think Scooter is the most spoiled, because as soon as I open my eyes in the morning he starts crying for his treat and that is milk.
Last year my most beloved "Ralphie" had to be put to sleep. He was a "Cameo" shaded Persian. He made it to almost 18 years of age. I cried so hard and I am sure the whole veterinary clinic must have heard me sob. I was glad my husband was with me. He cried too, but he was much more quiet.
I am unable to bury the ashes so our Ralphie sits on our bookcase shelf.
I have several friends that are cat lovers and you should hear us talk sometimes when we share our stories about our cats and about all what they do. It is heart warming and theraputic. We laugh so hard at times and laughing is good for the heart.

Wishing you lots of kitty kisses..

 

[hensylee]

we have four accidental cats plus Miss SS, who is also an accidental dog. Daughter rescued two from friends and they are now old. I went to the pound for a tiny little femal kitten, saw one that was about 2 mos old, ugly, didn't want her. She wanted me and cried and cried. I ignored her. Went a few days later to see if new ones had come in - she was still there, spotted me and yelled her little head off so I let them get her out and held her. She lay back in my arms, closed her eyes and told me "YOU ARE MINE, don't you know that", but I put her back. Then I went back and got her. She picked me. She is beautiful now and a charmer. Taught herself to use the bathroom commode! My deceased sister found a litter in the street, managed to catch one, asked if I wanted it. I said no. She called me next morning and asked if I was sure. I said yes but ok, she could bring her by and let me look at her - on the way to the pound. I prayed she'd not be female. Guess what? Female! Skinny - maybe 3 weeks old, dying from being outside. I took her straightaway to the vet, he found all sorts of things wrong, fixed them and she's special to us. She is orange, loooong hair and the lovliest cat you'd ever want to see. My sister called this one her Godkitty. I have pictures of the two of them to remember my sister's kindness for saving unfortunates. We call our cats Binky (a tiny miss), Sam (the old man of the bunch), Penelope (my pound kitty), and Priscilla (but we call her Kitten), my street kitty.

Miss SS just showed up one morning - sittin out in our yard. Daughter liked her but I didn't want a big dog. She's black and tan hound - after a few months I gave in and permanently took her to heart. She's such a precious kind dog. Hardly ever barks unless there's a strange car that goes by out there.

Yep, we are cat/dog lovers, too.

 

[Granbonny]

We have 2 cats..K.C. (Kitty Cat) is age 13 this July..same as my Grandson. I found her in parking lot where we were living in our houseboat while building our home on the Lake. Her feet never touched land for 9 months..She was the dock cat.. Could jump from boat to boat..and yes, missed several times but would swim and hold onto foam under the dock. Poor Hubby had to jump in lake and hand her to me. she grew up with the noise of the boats and loves to travel in our motorhome.. she is just content to stay in house...but, Rufus, my age 4 year old..is a terror. Black and wants outside all the time during the day. He loves to visit the neighbors across road..and hunt for lizards in our railroad tie walls.... He must be in house by dark..so, pretty good to just stay in yard and come in for supper..They both eat Fancy Feast, too.... I don't worry about cars coming by..very few and the neighbors drive slowly.... Our first cat lived to be age 20....Bonnie

 

[Wise]

Hi Everybody, I was just wondering if there are any cat lovers out there. If so, I would be delighted to hear about your pet cat, My first cat, Nettie,a siamese, lived for 17 years and died of old age. I was broken hearted. I said I would never have another cat, but guess what? I rescued a beautiful tuxedo cat. He was eating out of garbage cans. We named him "Kirby". The vet said he is now about 2 years old. I would love to hear about your cat stories.

Phyllis Jean, we've had our very first cat (for either of us) since October of 2004. She is solid black and named Jet. She is now about 1 yr 3 mos old. She was separated from her mother before she was weaned and her first owner bottle fed her. The first owner had a baby who had breathing problems and she had to get rid of the cat. Anyway, we've had her since she was 7 mos old and she's very affectionate, playful, smart, and bossy. Even though we have four small dogs, she is queen of the house. She obviously love us and the dogs. She likes nothing better than to be around all of us at once. She is delight to us and we couldn't image being without her (although she can make herself to be a bit of trouble at times...you see, she is spoiled for some reason and she likes to be personally escorted to her "room" where we keep her food and litter box...she falls over and wallows in the floor wanting to be petted...then when she's finished with that she may want to eat and be petted while she is eating...so, you see, she can be time consuming sometimes.

Never thought we'd be cat lovers, but we are.

Wise & Cindy

 

[FauxClaud]

We have one cat now. I use to live with 6 all told, but some were the roomates...and Mr. Foley, my other black and white "sock" cat just dissapeared one day never to be seen again.
So now we have just Buttercup. I think she likes it that way. She is a little petite kitty..only 5 lbs. Everyone thinks she is a kitten, but she is 6 years old now. She is a grey tiger with a pink belly.
My husband used to hate her, but she came first! And after our two little ones were born and developed a love for her, she redemed herself in his eyes with all the "love" aka abuse she got from the beast children.
Tristan, almost 3, calls her "Cupper bup" and she sleeps with him everynight. They have a special bond. His third word was "meow" and his favorite stuffed animal is a small beenie kitten "mew mews" who looks just like her.
I have always lived with a cat and I always will.
meow

 

[catwoman]

Phyllis Jean:
On our first date, in March 1980, my husband asked first if I wanted to have children (he had just turned 34, I was 29). I said I didn't really have to have them. Then he asked if I liked cats. Guess he wanted to nip it in the bud if I didn't like cats! He proposed 10 days later, asking when -- not IF -- I wanted to get married. We married 7/3/1980.
We got our first cat -- a blue tabby shorthair ("alley cat") -- 2 weeks before moving into our first home in December 1980. Within 6 months, we had our 2nd, a pale red tabby shorthair. In December 1983 we got our 3rd, our first Abyssinian. We acquired a black shorthair in 1985 off our front porch.
After our red tabby died of hepatic lipidosis in December 1987, we started looking for a 2nd Aby. Got him the day Jerry Jones fired Tom Landry as the Dallas Cowboys' coach (bad decision, Jerry!).
That Aby got me into showing cats. I got into breeding Abys in 1990 and became an apprentice shorthair judge in Cat Fanciers' Association in October 2003.
We've also lived with Orientals, Persians, a Birman, a Maine Coon, a Himalayan, Chartreux, American Shorthairs and Ocicats. My avatar shows me holding the Himalayan, who now lives in northern California.
I name our cats for universities/schools: Vassar, Exeter, Occidental, Pomona, Vanderbilt, Amherst, Slippery Rock U., Cairo U., L.S.U., Claremont, Brandeis, Wellesley, Texas A&M, UT-Austin, Juilliard, Sorbonne, Harvard, M.I.T. and the list goes on. Most of those are retired show cats living in a pet home.

There is something unique about all cats, regardless if they have a known pedigree or have mixed parentage. You do have to understand basic feline behavior, because cats are not "little dogs."
I enjoy judging. It's kinda like being a grandparent or aunt/uncle: You get to play with them, and then the "parents" take them home!