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Kittens, Kittens and more Kittens!
- Thread starter 6518John
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My son's best friend knows how to turn on the "cute". She always does her paws like this when she is seeking attention.
Meet Ishie.
Last night, during a freezing rain, we heard our cats crying at the front window and there, shivering on the outside sill, meowing at our cats, was a kitten.
The kids and I trampled each other trying to get to the door first. We thought the rest of the tenured clowder would disapprove but they have all been playing with her and taking turns grooming her. All our hearts have officially been melted.
As to the name. JR kept asking: "Ishie mine?" "Ishie mine?"
To date this brings our 35 year rescue total to 23 and the puts the current population at 6.
I am a tower of pudding.
Last night, during a freezing rain, we heard our cats crying at the front window and there, shivering on the outside sill, meowing at our cats, was a kitten.
The kids and I trampled each other trying to get to the door first. We thought the rest of the tenured clowder would disapprove but they have all been playing with her and taking turns grooming her. All our hearts have officially been melted.
As to the name. JR kept asking: "Ishie mine?" "Ishie mine?"
To date this brings our 35 year rescue total to 23 and the puts the current population at 6.
I am a tower of pudding.
Meet Ishie.
Last night, during a freezing rain, we heard our cats crying at the front window and there, shivering on the outside sill, meowing at our cats, was a kitten.
The kids and I trampled each other trying to get to the door first. We thought the rest of the tenured clowder would disapprove but they have all been playing with her and taking turns grooming her. All our hearts have officially been melted.
As to the name. JR kept asking: "Ishie mine?" "Ishie mine?"
To date this brings our 35 year rescue total to 23 and the puts the current population at 6.
I am a tower of pudding.
There is a special place in heaven for people like you.
Thank you. If we could, we'd take them all.
Good job, Rusty!! That makes my day!! What a beautiful kitty. The best ones may be the ones who had the good taste to select us!!
Keep is updated on kitties progress.
Best Regards, Les
Keep is updated on kitties progress.
Best Regards, Les
Bullseye 2620
Member
Sorry Rusty, you're not getting our ten: Lao Hu, Shaolin, The Fabulous Mr. Wu, Cleo, Tuxie , Bubbles, LBK, Julius, Momma Cat, and June Bug. All rescues.
Lao Hu
BigBill
Absent Comrade
I have seven rescues, three are or were feral. One yellow lab. But my two orange tabby’s are awesome.
shouldazagged
Absent Comrade
I like the name "Ishie" (and her picture), and "Cleokatra", above.
I think my all-time favorite name for a cat was applied to a critter owned by some friends of my sister. She was named "Nosioptar", which sounds exotic and vaguely Egyptian.
It's "rat poison", spelled backward.
Nosioptar was legendary for her flatulence, which was so potent that the owners had to re-silver a mirror over the mantel on which the cat liked to lounge. That is absolutely true.
Now I'm being pestered by Satch, my very genteel and soft-spoken rescue cat, who must be able to see the bottom of his food bowl. I'd better go remedy that awful oversight on my part.
I think my all-time favorite name for a cat was applied to a critter owned by some friends of my sister. She was named "Nosioptar", which sounds exotic and vaguely Egyptian.
It's "rat poison", spelled backward.
Nosioptar was legendary for her flatulence, which was so potent that the owners had to re-silver a mirror over the mantel on which the cat liked to lounge. That is absolutely true.
Now I'm being pestered by Satch, my very genteel and soft-spoken rescue cat, who must be able to see the bottom of his food bowl. I'd better go remedy that awful oversight on my part.
susieqz
Absent Comrade
i never rescued anybody.
drifter moved in because she wanted to.
then she had cuddles.
drifter moved in because she wanted to.
then she had cuddles.
LVSteve
Member
That reminds me of a cat my aunt used to own. He had halitosis that could gag a maggot at 20 feet.
Sometimes the cats pick you. This is/was Crookshanks. He lived with some freak junkies in our neighborhood. One December we had a real(for us)cold spell, lows 6-7, highs, 15-19. The idiots left him outside! He came in through our cat door and stayed, for the rest of his days. He was a cantankerous old boy but had his sweet moments. He loved laying just in front of the woodstove.
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HOUSTON RICK
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Cats are OK, but it really depends on the sauce that you use. (I would never harm a cat, but they can be nosy and annoying around the house.)
John, there's a special place in heaven for folks like you. Most of these feral cats are literally dumped into a situation not of their choosing. We see it all the time out here in the country. Somebody's cat has kittens and they don't want to deal with it or pay the fee at the local humane society where they can be adopted. Instead, they drive out to the country somewhere and drop the whole litter by the side of the road.
We have two feral cats that call our ol' farm home. I wanted to say that we adopted them, but in reality, they kinda adopted us. They are now both well fed, have a warm place to sleep, and repay us by their affection and by keeping the rodent population at bay.
We have two feral cats that call our ol' farm home. I wanted to say that we adopted them, but in reality, they kinda adopted us. They are now both well fed, have a warm place to sleep, and repay us by their affection and by keeping the rodent population at bay.
