Cats vs Dogs

[idontknowyet]

This forum seems to be over run by cute little kitties. Us dog lovers need to unite and balance the furry little dictators out with cute cuddly happiness.

[Lorri Moulton]

I like dogs very much, but if this is cats vs. dogs....cats for the win!
Followed by horses. 

[Rick Partlow]

I had cats for 19 years, a dog for the last 10.  Much prefer the dog.

[Tom Wood]

May you have a plethora of both!

[ImaWriter]

Dogs FTW!



Unfortunately, not my puppy. 

[Maggie Ann]

I had cats for years, but after one of my neighbors decided it was his duty to shoot all the cats in the neighborhood, including my two, I decided not to have cats.

A few years ago, I was raising my grandson and he wanted a dog. See my avatar. I had to put Angelo down last December and it was devastating. Now we have Mikey, a Chi-MinPoo-Maltese mix that we adore. We also swear he's part cat. Best of both worlds. 

[elleoco]

My current avatar is Story. She's going to be 6 on the 1st of November, but she was 9 weeks old at the time of the photo. I had both dogs and cats until a few years ago but have reached an age where a cat with a 20-year life expectancy leaves me too worried about what if.... So ever since I lost my last cat, I have avoided kittens and sad feline rescue stories.


My current Rottweiler girls both have their breeders as co-owners, people I trust to take care of any what if, and it's just a sad fact life expectancy for big dogs is only half that of cats, at least indoor cats. Where I am in Colorado, coyotes shorten the life expectancy of an outdoor cat as much as traffic in cities.

[WriteOn]

My avatar is my fur-son. I do like cats, but love dogs.

[Becca Mills]

Cats are cool, but ... TEAM DOG! 

[EC Sheedy]

Dog person here. That's my guy in my avatar. Boon, the imperfect Rhodesian Ridgeback. He who loves to sleep, eat, and share my cheese when it's wine time. I can't quite imagine life without a dog . . .

Like cats, too, but my son's cat fills that slot.

[Michelle Louring]

I have always had both cats and dogs, and while I really like cats, I will always love dogs more!

[Jeff Tanyard]

I used to have an orange cat.  Great pet.  Loved Doritos.  He took the whole "crunch all you want" slogan to heart.  When the bag was empty, I'd set it on the floor, and he'd stick his head in it and lick the powdered cheese off the inner foil.  There's something adorable about a cat with a Doritos bag on his head.

It's been a number of years since he died, but I still sometimes miss my little buddy.

[Lysmata Debelius]

had cats for years, but after one of my neighbors decided it was his duty to shoot all the cats in the neighborhood, including my two, I decided not to have cats. A few years ago, I was raising my grandson and he wanted a dog. See my avatar. I had to put Angelo down last December and it was devastating. Now we have Mikey, a Chi-MinPoo-Maltese mix that we adore. We also swear he's part cat. Best of both worlds.

That's hideous about the cats being shot! How absolutely awful. It's one thing about cats, unless you keep them inside, they are so vulnerable.



This is Pippin. He just turned twelve but he's still in good enough shape to go for an hour long walk in the morning, and another hour long walk in the evening. He recently poked his nose through another dog's gate, which is why he has those marks on his nose and is looking so sorry for himself. Luckily it's healing well. He's my good boy. Don't know how I'll manage without him.

I love cats too, but I don't think I'll ever have one again. We live in an area with lots of wild life and the cats in the area do a lot of damage, killing birds, chameleons, etc. I guess you can keep a cat inside, but that's not always easy to manage. Also, I have allergies and so does my husband. If it wasn't for the hunting thing though, I'd still consider keeping a cat. They are fascinating creatures. 

I also have two budgies, Elmore and Zumbador, and a whole lot of fish. The fish don't have names. I'm superstitious about naming fish. Name a fish, and it will die. 

[Robin]

Dogs are lovely though I've never had one as a pet. I'm definitely a cat person 

[dgcasey]

Dogs all the way. Cats are evil, conniving little bastards bent on taking over the world. They almost succeeded way back in history, when they used to be worshiped as gods, but the dogs saw right through them and saved us all.

  Rock on dogs! Rock on!

[VanessaC]

I have both - two cats and a dog.  The dog is a fairly new addition and unfortunately the cats are still in hiding and grumpy with me for bringing the giant interloper into their lives.  If I can solve that, I'll have the best of both worlds.

[T. M. Bilderback]

We have three dogs and two cats.  The two cats are 11...Mattie Katt is a long-haired calico, and Mimi is a tortie.  Mimi has no teeth - she had serious infections with her teeth, so we had the vet pull them all, and she's done great ever since!

Jake is our oldest - he's 16, a terrier mix, and he pretty much rules the roost!  Molly is a sh*tzu-Poodle (sh*t-Poo), and is 10.  Dodger is half-Labrador, half-Australian Shepherd.  He's the baby of the bunch at 3.

Love 'em all!  What a greeting when we get home each day!   

[WasAnn]

I'm a cat and a dog person. I just love animals. Here's my boy, Glover. Mostly beagle, but with golden retriever in him. Just enough that he's like a giant beagle.

He's my fourth beagle from a rescue and my youngest dog ever. I usually only take the really old dogs, because no one else will and I don't mind the cost associated with getting them back into shape after what they've been through.

Glover is the first one that came to me not a geezer and requiring no surgery. That said, he had behavioral issues. He'll never be entirely chill, but he's a totally different dog than he was.

And he loves his mama!

[Guerin]

Definitely, dogs win.

[R H Auslander]

Dogs for sure, we've got seven of 'em, plus two 'kat things'. Ye'katarina and Sophia pictured.

[guest120]

I like cats, but I love dogs.

[Vijaya]

Cat person here but I love my dog. She's a 10-yr-old golden mix. Have two rescued cats who must've been traumatized because they still act as if they're being hunted. But I love them.


Jeff, I miss my very first orange cat too. He lived for 17 yrs. We added a tortie when I was pregnant with my first baby and how those two bonded. She lived for 18 yrs. I have hopes for my two new ones. Each is so unique.


Maggie, how horrible that your cats were shot. What is wrong with people?

[Captain Cranky]

How could you say no to this?

[Captain Cranky]

Having said that, as much as I love my cats I'm an animal person in general. We really want to get a dog but can't right now 

[idontknowyet]

How could you say no to this?

Oh my soooooooooooooooooo cute!!!!!!!!

[Maggie Ann]

Cat person here but I love my dog. She's a 10-yr-old golden mix. Have two rescued cats who must've been traumatized because they still act as if they're being hunted. But I love them.


Jeff, I miss my very first orange cat too. He lived for 17 yrs. We added a tortie when I was pregnant with my first baby and how those two bonded. She lived for 18 yrs. I have hopes for my two new ones. Each is so unique.


Maggie, how horrible that your cats were shot. What is wrong with people?

Two of them disappeared, but the third one survived. My neighbor had taken her because she stayed at home and could keep Winnie safely inside. But she got out and was shot in the shoulder. She made it home but the vet had to remove her leg. That's how we knew they were being killed and we knew who carried a gun because he made no bones about it. And this was a very nice neighborhood. Well, except for that guy.

[Maggie Ann]

How could you say no to this?

Okay, now I really want a kitten. 

[Jeff Tanyard]

You know, it's strange... when I was a boy, I didn't like cats at all.  They were skittish and sort of unpredictable, and I found them untrustworthy.  I had a sandbox, and stray cats were always crapping in the sandbox, and that made me mad at them.  Also, the neighbor's cat scratched me once, and those early-in-life experiences tend to stick with you.

Then, a few years later, a stray took up with us.  I tried to convince my parents not to feed it.  They didn't listen.  When it was obvious the creature wasn't just going to go away, I tried to stay emotionally aloof.  I didn't want to become a "cat person."

Well, fate has its own ideas, I guess.  I eventually came around.  Of all of us in the family, I think the cat ended up liking me the best.  Go figure.

He didn't trust my sister, though.  I think that was because my sister and I didn't get along, and the cat picked up on that and took sides with me against her.  He was utterly loyal to me.  A guard cat.

I've never had much desire to have another pet.  The hair everywhere, the litter box chores, the going in and out... I'm just not eager to go through the hassle again.  I'm also afraid the next pet would be a disappointment in comparison to my old buddy.  And that wouldn't be fair to either me or that next pet.  So I'm pet-free for now and the foreseeable future.

But never say never.

 

[Post-Crisis D]

You know, it's strange... when I was a boy, I didn't like cats at all.  They were skittish and sort of unpredictable, and I found them untrustworthy.  I had a sandbox, and stray cats were always crapping in the sandbox, and that made me mad at them.  Also, the neighbor's cat scratched me once, and those early-in-life experiences tend to stick with you.

When I was a boy, I had a sandbox too.  Sandboxes are fun.  Sand is fun.  Sometimes I do sand art in glass bottles.  I guess the fun of sand never goes away.  Stray cats never messed with it but one day the neighbor boy urinated in my sandbox.  Didn't even bother to bury it.  My parents got rid of the sandbox after that.  And the other neighbor kid used to shoot at me with his BB gun.

So never mind the cats and dogs.  Spay and neuter your neighbors.

[Jeff Tanyard]

So never mind the cats and dogs.  Spay and neuter your neighbors.

This is one of those "Bud Light Real Men of Genius" moments.

[Captain Cranky]

So never mind the cats and dogs.  Spay and neuter your neighbors.

  If only!

[Captain Cranky]

How could you say no to this?

Okay, now I really want a kitten. 

Get one. You know you want to :-P

[Becca Mills]

Stand firm, Team Dog! 

[Anarchist]

First 7 seconds...

[Jeff Tanyard]

First 7 seconds...

I completely disagree about the cat part, but it's still funny.   

[R H Auslander]

Stand firm, Team Dog! 

Got your six, little fella.

[Captain Cranky]

Stand firm, Team Dog! 

Hmmm...might be time to bring out the big guns... 

[Captain Cranky]

Don't let the cuteness fool you. She tries to take down male kangaroos, it's terrifying.
She's going to give me a heart attack one of these days. 

[Becca Mills]

Okay okay, but how 'bout this? 

[M R M]

Love my dogs. But love my cats as well. I was always a cat person, but these two pictured? They can't ever be beaten. Not even by my wife's papillon puppers.

[M R M]

but you really can't get much cuter than this tiny widdle pupper

[PiiaBre]

Definitely cats. And dogs.

And bats and bunnies and frogs and mice and capybaras and birds and squirrels and monkeys.

[Mark Gardner]

I've owned cats and dogs at different times, and for a brief period both at once. Erika was a volunteer at the Humane Society, and her heart was too big for the place. I only get rescues, and Stubby, my black lab, was put down this weekend, so we're left with Bella, a brindle pit mix:

[Guerin]

How could you say no to this?

NO!

[Post-Crisis D]

Cats can be trained to use the toilet.

Dogs drink out of the toilet.

I think that answers the question.

42.

[Mark Gardner]

42.

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[PiiaBre]

42.

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Perhaps it's a Douglas Adams reference?

[dgcasey]

Cats can be trained to use the toilet.

Dogs drink out of the toilet.

I think that answers the question.

42.

Yes, but there's something a bit unsettling about watching a cat use the toilet.   

[Post-Crisis D]

Yes, but there's something a bit unsettling about watching a cat use the toilet.   

There's something unsettling about people who admit watching cats relieve themselves.   

[Al Macy (aka TromboneAl)]

I wonder what percentage of author bios start with:

[Author Name] lives in [town] with [n] [adjective] [cat(s)/dogs(s)] ...

[cecilia_writer]

I wonder what percentage of author bios start with:

[Author Name] lives in [town] with [n] [adjective] [cat(s)/dogs(s)] ...

Mine does! (I like both cats and dogs but as cats are generally less demanding I prefer them)

[JRTomlin]

My Westie, MacFluff, and my humongous 20 pound Maine Coon, Jade, are best buds. It is fairly amusing when they play since they are about the same size. Jade was two years old (not yet full grown for a Maine Coon) when I brought my 3-month-old fluff ball home.

ETA: I suppose I am somewhat more of a dog person than a cat person, but having both is the best of both worlds.

[Becca Mills]

Cats can be trained to use the toilet.

Dogs drink out of the toilet.

My childhood cat began using the toilet totally spontaneously. My Mom heard running water in there and figured she'd left the sink on, walked in and there was the cat, crouched on the seat, peeing. He seemed to have noticed he was the only one who didn't relieve himself there, and darned if he was going to be the household oddball. It was *fantastic* ... until he started pooping beside the toilet instead of into it. My theory is that the turds splashed him when they entered the bowl, a completely unacceptable occurrence, duh. What self-respecting cat would put up with such a thing? So he figured beside the toilet was a reasonable compromise.

He was a heck of a cat.

Now, to address your vile slander: our dogs don't drink from the toilet. You just, like, say No the first time they show an interest in it, and then they don't. Dogs are cool that way. 

[Guerin]

This is Kat. She's very particular about the way her name is spelled, and I don't blame her.

[Post-Crisis D]

Now, to address your vile slander: our dogs don't drink from the toilet. You just, like, say No the first time they show an interest in it, and then they don't. Dogs are cool that way. 

That's kind of the point though.  You don't have to tell cats NOT to drink out of the toilet.   

[Becca Mills]

Now, to address your vile slander: our dogs don't drink from the toilet. You just, like, say No the first time they show an interest in it, and then they don't. Dogs are cool that way. 

That's kind of the point though.  You don't have to tell cats NOT to drink out of the toilet.   

Pretty sure they just can't reach the water ... 

[Guerin]

Now, to address your vile slander: our dogs don't drink from the toilet. You just, like, say No the first time they show an interest in it, and then they don't. Dogs are cool that way. 

That's kind of the point though.  You don't have to tell cats NOT to drink out of the toilet.   

Pretty sure they just can't reach the water ... 

There! End of discussion!

P.S.

And if they fall in, they can't swim as well as a dog!

[idontknowyet]

My puppies are very finicky they only like ice water and organic carrots. Ok so that's not the only thing they like but still....

[Maggie Ann]

My dog is addicted to fries. Doesn't matter if they are home made or come from McD's or Wendy's. He goes berserko when he smells them. Since Mikey also squeals like a wounded goose, we quickly give him all the fries he wants.

[oganalp]

I have 4 cats. I love cats, dogs, squirrels, snakes, cows, tigers etc. They all have their own unique attraction and appeal. One of my cats is trying to steal a flash drive as I am writing these lines...

[guest120]

When I was a boy, I had a sandbox too.  Sandboxes are fun.  Sand is fun.  Sometimes I do sand art in glass bottles.  I guess the fun of sand never goes away.  Stray cats never messed with it but one day the neighbor boy urinated in my sandbox.  Didn't even bother to bury it.  My parents got rid of the sandbox after that.  And the other neighbor kid used to shoot at me with his BB gun.

So never mind the cats and dogs.  Spay and neuter your neighbors.

[R H Auslander]

Now, to address your vile slander: our dogs don't drink from the toilet. You just, like, say No the first time they show an interest in it, and then they don't. Dogs are cool that way. 

That's kind of the point though.  You don't have to tell cats NOT to drink out of the toilet.   

I beg your pardon, our youngest (12 years) Kat thing does, indeed, attempt to drink from the toilet on the odd occasion the facility door is left ajar, even though she has water on first and second floor. On this rare occasion, we know she's at it when we here the delicate splash and Spot comes down the stairs at roughly Warp 9 in a somewhat dampish condition. The dogs won't go near anything but their water or food dishes, they are strictly trained so.

 

[Kate Elizabeth]

Coco, my shih tzu, is the sweetest dog in the universe.  She always has to be near me.  She also loves our two cats, Socks and Evie.  Socks is my shy, really large cat, and Evie is a feisty little thing.

I guess I'm a cat and a dog person.

[Maggie Ann]

When I was a boy, I had a sandbox too.  Sandboxes are fun.  Sand is fun.  Sometimes I do sand art in glass bottles.  I guess the fun of sand never goes away.  Stray cats never messed with it but one day the neighbor boy urinated in my sandbox.  Didn't even bother to bury it.  My parents got rid of the sandbox after that.  And the other neighbor kid used to shoot at me with his BB gun.

So never mind the cats and dogs.  Spay and neuter your neighbors.

How am I ever going to get that picture out of my head? [shudder]

[M R M]

Cats can be trained to use the toilet.

Dogs drink out of the toilet.

My childhood cat began using the toilet totally spontaneously. My Mom heard running water in there and figured she'd left the sink on, walked in and there was the cat, crouched on the seat, peeing. He seemed to have noticed he was the only one who didn't relieve himself there, and darned if he was going to be the household oddball. It was *fantastic* ... until he started pooping beside the toilet instead of into it. My theory is that the turds splashed him when they entered the bowl, a completely unacceptable occurrence, duh. What self-respecting cat would put up with such a thing? So he figured beside the toilet was a reasonable compromise.

He was a heck of a cat.

Now, to address your vile slander: our dogs don't drink from the toilet. You just, like, say No the first time they show an interest in it, and then they don't. Dogs are cool that way. 

I have a cat whose litter tray is beside the toilet. She uses it, then crosses the room to the sink, where she turns on the tap and washes her paws. Little bitch never turns the tap off again.

[Becca Mills]

Cats can be trained to use the toilet.

Dogs drink out of the toilet.

My childhood cat began using the toilet totally spontaneously. My Mom heard running water in there and figured she'd left the sink on, walked in and there was the cat, crouched on the seat, peeing. He seemed to have noticed he was the only one who didn't relieve himself there, and darned if he was going to be the household oddball. It was *fantastic* ... until he started pooping beside the toilet instead of into it. My theory is that the turds splashed him when they entered the bowl, a completely unacceptable occurrence, duh. What self-respecting cat would put up with such a thing? So he figured beside the toilet was a reasonable compromise.

He was a heck of a cat.

Now, to address your vile slander: our dogs don't drink from the toilet. You just, like, say No the first time they show an interest in it, and then they don't. Dogs are cool that way. 

I have a cat whose litter tray is beside the toilet. She uses it, then crosses the room to the sink, where she turns on the tap and washes her paws. Little bitch never turns the tap off again.

That's hilarious. 

My cat used to stand on the seat and meow until we came and flushed the toilet. Then he'd scramble around the seat, sticking his paw down there in an effort catch the swirling water. But then his paw would be wet, which was Bad.

[munboy]

Well...here are my two fur babies. You tell me which one looks like they're more fun to have around. 

[Post-Crisis D]

My cat used to stand on the seat and meow until we came and flushed the toilet. Then he'd scramble around the seat, sticking his paw down there in an effort catch the swirling water. But then his paw would be wet, which was Bad.

When I was younger, my family had a cat that liked to play in the bathtub.  Not when it was full of water, though.  He liked running water but not from the faucet.  We started keeping a cup in the bathtub because often when you went into the bathroom, he'd jump in the tub and meow until you filled the cup with water, then splashed it on the side of the tub opposite the drain so he could try to catch it as it rolled down toward the drain.  He liked it better if you could get a could swirl started up and along the side of the tub because then he'd try to catch the water on the side.

He didn't care if his paws got wet.  He'd pounce on the water and try to catch it.  His little feet would be slapping the water all the way toward the drain.

[Becca Mills]

My cat used to stand on the seat and meow until we came and flushed the toilet. Then he'd scramble around the seat, sticking his paw down there in an effort catch the swirling water. But then his paw would be wet, which was Bad.

When I was younger, my family had a cat that liked to play in the bathtub.  Not when it was full of water, though.  He liked running water but not from the faucet.  We started keeping a cup in the bathtub because often when you went into the bathroom, he'd jump in the tub and meow until you filled the cup with water, then splashed it on the side of the tub opposite the drain so he could try to catch it as it rolled down toward the drain.  He liked it better if you could get a could swirl started up and along the side of the tub because then he'd try to catch the water on the side.

He didn't care if his paws got wet.  He'd pounce on the water and try to catch it.  His little feet would be slapping the water all the way toward the drain.

Okay, that's pretty darned cute. 

[Post-Crisis D]

This is him playing in the tub.

[Becca Mills]

This is him playing in the tub.

Looks quite a bit like ours when he was trying to catch the flush.

[Captain Cranky]

My Westie, MacFluff, and my humongous 20 pound Maine Coon, Jade, are best buds. It is fairly amusing when they play since they are about the same size. Jade was two years old (not yet full grown for a Maine Coon) when I brought my 3-month-old fluff ball home.

ETA: I suppose I am somewhat more of a dog person than a cat person, but having both is the best of both worlds.

Awww I have a Maine Coon too, Apollo. He's not quite as big as yours, he's about 7kg atm (15-16 lbs?). We have two bunnies too, Evie and Petunia. But we really want a dog, I agree it would be the best of both worlds :-)

[Vijaya]

Loving all the pet photos. My aunt had a boxer who used the Indian style toilet. She also had a cat that was so spoiled, she wouldn't drink whey. Only cream for her. So here are my current lovebugs:





I can't figure out how to put the pictures in the post. Help please.

ETA: It worked!!! Thank you Tony!!!

[Tonyonline]

Loving all the pet photos. My aunt had a boxer who used the Indian style toilet. She also had a cat that was so spoiled, she wouldn't drink whey. Only cream for her.
So here are my current lovebugs:

https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Y_yv1uHqoYI/WGa9ZMaIDKI/AAAAAAAAK6E/yXsIWKzhBD8rkUOLszRp2u04XnrOioJuQCPcB/s1600/IMG_20161220_114621831.jpg
https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DabQ1wuwX5o/WGa9TY8lDAI/AAAAAAAAK6E/jlRQZy0Zfl8zU8yDPkWoaFHPITsTgzFVQCPcB/s320/IMG_20160621_062722482_HDR.jpg

I can't figure out how to put the pictures in the post. Help please.

Look above the dialog box and emotions and you'll see what looks like a photo (under the B) click on that and you'll get two [img] tags, put the link between them, making sure not to delete the brackets and there are no gaps between the brackets.

Oh and I'm a cat person 

[Max]

FYI.
Cats absolutely do drink from the toilet.

And if you dare to close the lid, the black wench of a cat will chew the tubing behind the toilet, thereby causing water to spew that she can play in. At two o'clock in the morning. While you are asleep and have no idea this is happening. Thereby leaving more than an inch of standing water on the second floor of your home. Which will then leak to the first floor and fill up the light fixture attached to the ceiling fan. And you will have to cat proof the tubing on all three bathrooms and keep the doors closed, for good measure.
And yet you still love the little beastie and treat her like the wonderful fat demon cat that she is. Because you love her. Forever. You're the closest thing she has to a momma since she was abandoned at a week old. And you will always love her. And you'll use her picture as your avatar on a writing forum.

All that, to say that cats do drink from the toilet.

[Becca Mills]

FYI.
Cats absolutely do drink from the toilet.

And if you dare to close the lid, the black wench of a cat will chew the tubing behind the toilet, thereby causing water to spew that she can play in. At two o'clock in the morning. While you are asleep and have no idea this is happening. Thereby leaving more than an inch of standing water on the second floor of your home. Which will then leak to the first floor and fill up the light fixture attached to the ceiling fan. And you will have to cat proof the tubing on all three bathrooms and keep the doors closed, for good measure.
And yet you still love the little beastie and treat her like the wonderful fat demon cat that she is. Because you love her. Forever. You're the closest thing she has to a momma since she was abandoned at a week old. And you will always love her. And you'll use her picture as your avatar on a writing forum.

All that, to say that cats do drink from the toilet.

One learns something new every day, truly.   

[Post-Crisis D]

Does your cat have adamantium teeth?

[munboy]

FYI.
Cats absolutely do drink from the toilet.

And if you dare to close the lid, the black wench of a cat will chew the tubing behind the toilet, thereby causing water to spew that she can play in. At two o'clock in the morning. While you are asleep and have no idea this is happening. Thereby leaving more than an inch of standing water on the second floor of your home. Which will then leak to the first floor and fill up the light fixture attached to the ceiling fan. And you will have to cat proof the tubing on all three bathrooms and keep the doors closed, for good measure.
And yet you still love the little beastie and treat her like the wonderful fat demon cat that she is. Because you love her. Forever. You're the closest thing she has to a momma since she was abandoned at a week old. And you will always love her. And you'll use her picture as your avatar on a writing forum.

All that, to say that cats do drink from the toilet.

I read somewhere that animals drink from the toilet because it's cold water. Don't know if it's true or not, but they definitely do when they get the chance.

[Max]

Does your cat have adamantium teeth?

You and that big word that I must now google.

Okay, a fictional metal. LOL No she does not. But thank you for teaching me something!

[M R M]

I love fictional substances! Like Unobtanium, otherwise know as intelligent management... :P :P :P

I began my love of such things with E E Doc Smith and his element "X". That was some wonderful stuff.

[TheLadyNyra]

I'm definitely team dog - I'm allergic to cats and it's a NIGHTMARE being in my mother-in-law's due to her cat and her unwillingness to remove it from the room when I'm there... it's been a great excuse not to visit for the last seven or eight years!

My pup can be seen here...



Or you can see him on Instagram.

https://www.instagram.com/jabba.the.mastiff/

Yes, he has his own Instagram account. The git has more followers than my author account does!

[Becca Mills]

Or you can see him on Instagram.

https://www.instagram.com/jabba.the.mastiff/

Yes, he has his own Instagram account. The git has more followers than my author account does!

What a handsome boy!

[dgcasey]

Yes, he has his own Instagram account. The git has more followers than my author account does!

Well, he's friends with Yoda. How could he NOT have more followers than you? The Force feels strong with this one.   

[Doglover]

This forum seems to be over run by cute little kitties. Us dog lovers need to unite and balance the furry little dictators out with cute cuddly happiness.

Here you go! See my avatar. That's what I call a dog.

[dgcasey]

Here you go! See my avatar. That's what I call a dog.

The rest of us call that a horse. 

[ragdoll]

Cats can be trained to use the toilet.

Dogs drink out of the toilet.

I think that answers the question.

42.

Finally got my husband to consistently put the lid down when he saw his CAT drinking out of the toilet.

[Maggie Ann]

Cats can be trained to use the toilet.

Dogs drink out of the toilet.

I think that answers the question.

42.

Finally got my husband to consistently put the lid down when he saw his CAT drinking out of the toilet.

Clever of you to train the cat to drink out of the toilet while your husband was watching. 

[Post-Crisis D]

Cats can be trained to use the toilet.

Dogs drink out of the toilet.

I think that answers the question.

42.

Finally got my husband to consistently put the lid down when he saw his CAT drinking out of the toilet.

Clever of you to train the cat to drink out of the toilet while your husband was watching. 

It might be the cat trying to train the human.  The cat probably thinks, the sink is mine, the toilet is yours.

[M R M]

 

The black cats are scaring me. I have one. HIS name is Fletcher. He is nearly a year old and has been proudly cleaning and showing off his enormous boy bits for a long while now, and my wife and I have agreed it is time for him to have a special visit to the vets to remove some of them.

There is only one problem with that. Some time in the last 12 to 24 hours, HE gave birth to four surprise kittens! He still has boy boobies so we are stressing on him getting some milk, because it is looking like bottle fed babies might be keeping us up for a while.

This is the biggest shock I've had in a while.

[Maggie Ann]

The black cats are scaring me. I have one. HIS name is Fletcher. He is nearly a year old and has been proudly cleaning and showing off his enormous boy bits for a long while now, and my wife and I have agreed it is time for him to have a special visit to the vets to remove some of them.

There is only one problem with that. Some time in the last 12 to 24 hours, HE gave birth to four surprise kittens! He still has boy boobies so we are stressing on him getting some milk, because it is looking like bottle fed babies might be keeping us up for a while.

This is the biggest shock I've had in a while.

Fletcheretta?

Well, congrats (I think) on the babies.

[Vijaya]

The black cats are scaring me. I have one. HIS name is Fletcher. He is nearly a year old and has been proudly cleaning and showing off his enormous boy bits for a long while now, and my wife and I have agreed it is time for him to have a special visit to the vets to remove some of them.

There is only one problem with that. Some time in the last 12 to 24 hours, HE gave birth to four surprise kittens! He still has boy boobies so we are stressing on him getting some milk, because it is looking like bottle fed babies might be keeping us up for a while.

This is the biggest shock I've had in a while.

Wow!!! And congratulations!!!!

Cats can be trained to use the toilet.

Dogs drink out of the toilet.

I think that answers the question.

42.

Finally got my husband to consistently put the lid down when he saw his CAT drinking out of the toilet.

Clever of you to train the cat to drink out of the toilet while your husband was watching. 

   the same in our household.

[JRTomlin]

The black cats are scaring me. I have one. HIS name is Fletcher. He is nearly a year old and has been proudly cleaning and showing off his enormous boy bits for a long while now, and my wife and I have agreed it is time for him to have a special visit to the vets to remove some of them.

There is only one problem with that. Some time in the last 12 to 24 hours, HE gave birth to four surprise kittens! He still has boy boobies so we are stressing on him getting some milk, because it is looking like bottle fed babies might be keeping us up for a while.

This is the biggest shock I've had in a while.

[idontknowyet]

The black cats are scaring me. I have one. HIS name is Fletcher. He is nearly a year old and has been proudly cleaning and showing off his enormous boy bits for a long while now, and my wife and I have agreed it is time for him to have a special visit to the vets to remove some of them.

There is only one problem with that. Some time in the last 12 to 24 hours, HE gave birth to four surprise kittens! He still has boy boobies so we are stressing on him getting some milk, because it is looking like bottle fed babies might be keeping us up for a while.

This is the biggest shock I've had in a while.

How are your baby dictators doing? 

[M R M]

The black cats are scaring me. I have one. HIS name is Fletcher. He is nearly a year old and has been proudly cleaning and showing off his enormous boy bits for a long while now, and my wife and I have agreed it is time for him to have a special visit to the vets to remove some of them.

There is only one problem with that. Some time in the last 12 to 24 hours, HE gave birth to four surprise kittens! He still has boy boobies so we are stressing on him getting some milk, because it is looking like bottle fed babies might be keeping us up for a while.

This is the biggest shock I've had in a while.

How are your baby dictators doing?

So far, so good. They have been gaining weight steadily, all healthy thus far. Will likely open their eyes in the next day or so.

[Jeff Tanyard]

So far, so good. They have been gaining weight steadily, all healthy thus far. Will likely open their eyes in the next day or so.

Pics?   

[Vijaya]

YES!!! We want pictures!!!

[Max]

Yes, please! Pics!

[M R M]

I will get some photos this evening after work This morning three had passed 200 grams, and the fourth was not far from it!  Eyes are starting to open. A week old now - that went fast.

[Rose Andrews]

I love them all.

Right now though we have 2 cats: a lynx point dsh and a calico. My husband refuses to get a third pet and says no to our pleadings for a dog. It must be the new carpet that's only 2 months old. Sigh.

Recently, our calico has been doing the strangest thing. She sits in front of the couch and sniffs underneath a particular cushion. I've pulled that cushion up a million times and have found nothing underneath. Not sure what her problem is but she sits there and stares at it, sniffs, stares a bit more then walks away. Like, wtf???

[M R M]

It's turned stormy and Fletcher is guarding the bubs and doesn't want me getting them out for pics, but here are some pictures from a few days ago, and one of them together when we found them. Not great pics, they were hard to hold and wiggling about, but I hope to get some nice pics of them soon.

[Captain Cranky]

Awwwww they're precious 

[Jeff Tanyard]

Aw, man... 

[M R M]

And here is Fletcher guarding the bubs against the thunder and lighting 

[Captain Cranky]

What a good mum  I need to stop looking at those pics now or I'll find myself well and truly on my way to fulfilling my destiny as a crazy cat lady. 

[M R M]

What a good mum  I need to stop looking at those pics now or I'll find myself well and truly on my way to fulfilling my destiny as a crazy cat lady. 

CCL/CCM is a fun thing to be... Though sometimes some of the cats get fed up with "the kids", and this whole "adulting" thing. Just ask my wife's baby, Raphael.

[VanessaC]

And here is Fletcher guarding the bubs against the thunder and lighting 

Aw, lovely photos - they are all adorable. Hope the kittens continue to do well.

Now, we all want to hear the vet's reaction when you take Fletcher in to be, er, neutered. 

[Vijaya]

Awwww! Adorable!!! 

[Maggie Ann]

Awww, kittens. Is there anything sweeter?

[Rose Andrews]

And here is Fletcher guarding the bubs against the thunder and lighting 

What A face! 

[Max]

OMG adorbs! Thank you for sharing! <3 kittens

LOL @ Rose's cushion sniffing calico. What a hoot !

[Post-Crisis D]

Now there is proof positive.  Kittens trump puppies.  Cats win.  End of thread.   

[Michelle Louring]

Now there is proof positive.  Kittens trump puppies.  Cats win.  End of thread.   

I call conspiracy!

[Doglover]

Here you go! See my avatar. That's what I call a dog.

The rest of us call that a horse.

Well, he was the size of a small Shetland pony, yes. He used to lick the cat round the chops and knock her flying! 

[M R M]

Now there is proof positive.  Kittens trump puppies.  Cats win.  End of thread.   

I can also fight for the puppy side...

[M R M]

Here is a kitten update! Beautiful eyes are open The torty is a wiggler and a half! The others were a little easier to hold.

[VanessaC]

Here is a kitten update! Beautiful eyes are open The torty is a wiggler and a half! The others were a little easier to hold.

Thank you - that's my dose of super cute for the morning.  Now off to write me some monsters. 

[Lysmata Debelius]

Oh too sweet! Puppies and kittens both.

[Vijaya]

Aw, they're so leeeetle. Too cute! And those puppy dog eyes

[Maggie Ann]

Now there is proof positive.  Kittens trump puppies.  Cats win.  End of thread.   

I can also fight for the puppy side...

Double points for cuteness!!!

[M R M]

Daily dose of kitten stack! 

[kdiem]

I need more pictures to decide. :P

[Vijaya]

Your kittens make my morning! Soon they'll start exploring...

[Maggie Ann]

One for the dogs.

[Tonyonline]

My cat likes to watch TV...while on the bed...   .......................

[Max]

Daily dose of kitten stack! 

Stacks on stacks on stacks!
Hmm. Rephrase.
Cats on cats on cats!

[Rosie Scott]

My cat likes to watch TV...while on the bed...   .......................

This...this is why I love cats. Dogs are cool too, but cats are just so sassy. What an adorable photo. 

[Post-Crisis D]

This...this is why I love cats. Dogs are cool too, but cats are just so sassy. What an adorable photo. 

And here I thought they were just.  So.  Zazzy.

[M R M]

I need more pictures to decide. :P

Lucky my wife just took these then...

[Captain Cranky]

You're killing me here, they're so cute I can barely stand it! 

[VanessaC]

They are so adorable.  Love the black one at the end - looks ready to take on the world! 

[Lysmata Debelius]

Oh my gosh, those kittens are the cutest!

Can't possibly choose between cats and dogs myself, but you have to admit, it would be tricky to take a cat hiking in the mountains. Went for a morning walk at Silvermine today.  It was almost too much for Pippin - he's twelve - but he enjoyed himself thoroughly all the same. Below you can see him butting in to eat a plant just as I was taking a picture of it.

[Tonyonline]

but you have to admit, it would be tricky to take a cat hiking in the mountains.

Not that tricky This is one of many cats doing, err, dog stuff 

Adventure Cat Loves Swimming, Climbing Mountains With Parents...

Also...A BIG shout to The Dodo...Features some of the most heart warming vids you can see on the net 

[Pandorra]

My troublemaker! She is k9 trained and from western working lines so she isn't as big as some, but some days I find myself asking if she understands a little to much for comfort..lol.

ETA: She realllly doesn't like cats, so we have none.

[Joseph Malik]

Our American Bulldog, Tor, receiving a blessing at the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi. Jaws of an alligator, brains of a bowling ball. He's the inspiration behind my MC's slow-witted but unflappable warhorse.

[TheLadyNyra]

My cat likes to watch TV...while on the bed...   .......................

I see your cat sat all fat and raise you my giant, tv watching pooch!

[Becca Mills]

I see your cat sat all fat and raise you my giant, tv watching pooch!

Adorable! 

[Maggie Ann]

No room on that couch for anyone else. 

[Victoria]

My dog and three cats are all fab, so I couldn't possibly choose (although if pressed I will have to go with cats because they outnumber the dog 3 to 1) - and yes they are in my author bio

[M R M]

Oh my gosh, those kittens are the cutest!

Can't possibly choose between cats and dogs myself, but you have to admit, it would be tricky to take a cat hiking in the mountains. Went for a morning walk at Silvermine today.  It was almost too much for Pippin - he's twelve - but he enjoyed himself thoroughly all the same. Below you can see him butting in to eat a plant just as I was taking a picture of it.

And the picture below is another of my fur babies. He says:
"Hello friend doggo! My name also is Pippin!" (I forgive him his weird grammar. He's just a dog, after all...)

[Tonyonline]

I see your cat sat all fat...

When I told my cat you called her fat she looked something like this...

[R H Auslander]

Dogs rule. I don't know where Her Excellency has hidden the images of the rest of the herd, so here's more of Sophia, new born to her Mum kissing her goodbye when she came to us.

[Vijaya]

Adorable! Auslander

[TheLadyNyra]

No room on that couch for anyone else. 

Nope!  We ended up buying a bigger couch when we decorated... He's supposed to have his end, but he loves smooshy cuddles so he ends up with his head on my lap most evenings

[Maggie Ann]

Absolutely gorgeous, Auslander.

I know how that goes, Nyra. No matter where I sit or lie down, my little guy has to snuggle up. He likes to rest his head on my leg and plaster the rest of him against my hip. I just had to get a bigger recliner.

[R H Auslander]

Thank you! She is a treasure. When we take her to Naxhimov Park in City Center, she is the belle of the ball. We always go to one of our favorite restaurants, either Ostrov (Island) or Flot (Fleet) Cafe, and she always orders the same thing, a piece of pork broiled with no spices, string potatoes broiled and no spices, string beans and cold water. She has her own embroidered bib (my wife is a Master in embroidery), her own bowl and dish and her own utensils. The waitresses simply adore her, as do the cooks and owners. The owner of Ostrov, whom we know from 35th Battery, always brings her a dish with one scoop of vanilla ice cream for desert. She doesn't like anything but mild vanilla, and he feeds her the treat with her spoon. The tourists go nuts at the sight of a large collie being fed with a fork or spoon, or from my mouth.

[Maggie Ann]

Thank you! She is a treasure. When we take her to Naxhimov Park in City Center, she is the belle of the ball. We always go to one of our favorite restaurants, either Ostrov (Island) or Flot (Fleet) Cafe, and she always orders the same thing, a piece of pork broiled with no spices, string potatoes broiled and no spices, string beans and cold water. She has her own embroidered bib (my wife is a Master in embroidery), her own bowl and dish and her own utensils. The waitresses simply adore her, as do the cooks and owners. The owner of Ostrov, whom we know from 35th Battery, always brings her a dish with one scoop of vanilla ice cream for desert. She doesn't like anything but mild vanilla, and he feeds her the treat with her spoon. The tourists go nuts at the sight of a large collie being fed with a fork or spoon, or from my mouth.

I so wish I could take my boy to restaurants. I hate leaving him alone. He gets so upset. He was a stray and is scared of being abandoned again. After seven months he does feel a lot more secure and as long as someone is home, he doesn't mind my leaving so much.

[R H Auslander]

I so wish I could take my boy to restaurants. I hate leaving him alone. He gets so upset. He was a stray and is scared of being abandoned again. After seven months he does feel a lot more secure and as long as someone is home, he doesn't mind my leaving so much.

My hat is doffed to you for taking in a stray, would that more could and would do so. We have a lot of strays here in fall and early winter, the summer plague, aka tourists (a pox on the lot of them), will sometimes get a dog if they stay for the full season. Come late August when they leave for home for the school year, school here starts 01 September, actual day don't matter, the disgusting cretins abandon their pets. For the last three years we've made a deal with the city dog folks and we've place a good number of abandoned pets with locals, usually pensioners. It's heartbreaking to see these poor abandoned dogs with no street smarts looking lost and frightened. 

[Maggie Ann]

I so wish I could take my boy to restaurants. I hate leaving him alone. He gets so upset. He was a stray and is scared of being abandoned again. After seven months he does feel a lot more secure and as long as someone is home, he doesn't mind my leaving so much.

My hat is doffed to you for taking in a stray, would that more could and would do so. We have a lot of strays here in fall and early winter, the summer plague, aka tourists (a pox on the lot of them), will sometimes get a dog if they stay for the full season. Come late August when they leave for home for the school year, school here starts 01 September, actual day don't matter, the disgusting cretins abandon their pets. For the last three years we've made a deal with the city dog folks and we've place a good number of abandoned pets with locals, usually pensioners. It's heartbreaking to see these poor abandoned dogs with no street smarts looking lost and frightened.

Poor little thing weighed 8 pounds, but now he weighs 13 pounds, has gotten taller and longer, and has outgrown two beds, his carrier and his crate. He's such a little lover and my grandson (who lives with me) and I find ourselves smiling all the time when we're around him.

[R H Auslander]

[Poor little thing weighed 8 pounds, but now he weighs 13 pounds, has gotten taller and longer, and has outgrown two beds, his carrier and his crate. He's such a little lover and my grandson (who lives with me) and I find ourselves smiling all the time when we're around him.

They are a treasure, undying loyalty and endless love. We placed Big Mike, a small black dog, with Baba (Babushka, aka Grandmother) Masha on our north property line last year and that pair is inseparable today. This early fall we placed Mary, an abandoned black 90% collie, with Baba Galyea next door to us on the east side. Baba Galyea visits us often and Mary gets along famously with our dogs, especially Sophia. That pair, and Ye'katarina, will play to exhaustion whilst we cook and eat. It is such a pleasure to see these waifs fill out and become happy, bringing pleasure and companionship to aging pensioners. I don't know how many others have found good families or pensioners to live with in the last couple or three years from our efforts, but it's more than a few. We work exclusively in our district, Severnya, and Rahdio Gorka and Gollandia on north side, I don't have the funds to go city wide. Wish i did.

[Maggie Ann]

[Poor little thing weighed 8 pounds, but now he weighs 13 pounds, has gotten taller and longer, and has outgrown two beds, his carrier and his crate. He's such a little lover and my grandson (who lives with me) and I find ourselves smiling all the time when we're around him.

They are a treasure, undying loyalty and endless love. We placed Big Mike, a small black dog, with Baba (Babushka, aka Grandmother) Masha on our north property line last year and that pair is inseparable today. This early fall we placed Mary, an abandoned black 90% collie, with Baba Galyea next door to us on the east side. Baba Galyea visits us often and Mary gets along famously with our dogs, especially Sophia. That pair, and Ye'katarina, will play to exhaustion whilst we cook and eat. It is such a pleasure to see these waifs fill out and become happy, bringing pleasure and companionship to aging pensioners. I don't know how many others have found good families or pensioners to live with in the last couple or three years from our efforts, but it's more than a few. We work exclusively in our district, Severnya, and Rahdio Gorka and Gollandia on north side, I don't have the funds to go city wide. Wish i did.

It's a wonderful thing you're doing. There were a lot of abandoned dogs in our area when the bubble burst and people were losing their jobs and their homes, but that's not the case now. It's heartbreaking to see so many dogs just unwanted when all they want to do is find someone to love.

[TheLadyNyra]

That's awesome!  Jabba was also an abandoned dog, we got him from a shelter, but we think there's more to the story. I've always had concerns about his mouth and recently made the vet finally extract one that was rotting as he wasn't eating properly (only took 3 years of convincing!).  Turns out he needed THREE out as two others were fractured and cracked! He has a few little scars on his face so we think he was a bit of a beaten puppy too.

Due to his size, we think someone wanted him to be a certain 'temperament' but he's just a big soft pooch and no one could change that in him.

I hate that people in the world can do that to these amazing animals who are just born to love us.

[Maggie Ann]

That's awesome!  Jabba was also an abandoned dog, we got him from a shelter, but we think there's more to the story. I've always had concerns about his mouth and recently made the vet finally extract one that was rotting as he wasn't eating properly (only took 3 years of convincing!).  Turns out he needed THREE out as two others were fractured and cracked! He has a few little scars on his face so we think he was a bit of a beaten puppy too.

Due to his size, we think someone wanted him to be a certain 'temperament' but he's just a big soft pooch and no one could change that in him.

I hate that people in the world can do that to these amazing animals who are just born to love us.

Mikey is just getting to where he'll eat without permission. Not that he's malnourished since he's gained five pounds in the 7 months we've had him. He just sneaks his food overnight, or grabs a mouthful and runs into another room behind the furniture to eat it. He sits outside the kitchen and watches me. The only time he'll come in for food is if I have Fries. He's addicted to Fries. Doesn't matter where they're from or if they're home made.

I can't believe it took the vet 3 yrs to pull a bad tooth. I'll be taking Mikey to have his teeth cleaned in the next few months. My previous furbaby (Angelo had to be put to sleep last December and we still miss him) had his teeth cleaned every six months. He was a senior dog when we got him (another rescue) but he only had to have one tooth pulled. We know he was well taken care of in his previous home.

 

[Rose Andrews]

We got a new kitten! A 2 month old tortoiseshell female. She's been sleeping a lot (got spayed the day before my husband picked her up) so she's currently wrapped in a furry blanket like a burrito. 

Needless to say, our two adult cats absolutely hate the poor babe. Our oldest cat is at least still sleeping on the bed with us and asking for loving. The calico has gone on a killing streak for mice in the vents. She's been covered from head to toe in soot for days regardless of what we try and do to stop her. Suppose everyone deals with things differently...

[Becca Mills]

It's a wonderful thing you're doing. There were a lot of abandoned dogs in our area when the bubble burst and people were losing their jobs and their homes, but that's not the case now. It's heartbreaking to see so many dogs just unwanted when all they want to do is find someone to love.

Sigh, yeah. There are so many abandoned dogs in our neck of the woods. We found our boys along a rural highway, clearly dumped. People's lives aren't stable; there's a job loss or a change of housing, and they can't keep their dog(s). It costs $30 to surrender at the shelter, so animals get dumped instead. I'm sure it was way worse in '08 and following, but it's still pretty darned bad. And they're almost all pit bulls and shepherds -- hard to place. The rescues are overwhelmed. It's a sad place to be a dog lover.

[elleoco]

The rescues are overwhelmed. It's a sad place to be a dog lover.

Where are you? I'm in Colorado, and there are a couple of great organizations that operate in some of the nearby states where a dog's chances of adoption are much less. They bring dogs from those areas to rescue groups in Colorado. My rescue boy came from a shelter in Arkansas, for instance. I picked up dogs from these transports for our Rottweiler rescue group couple of times, and watching dogs of all breeds and some mixed go to various local rescue groups the way they did gave me a lump in the throat. It's a great effort.

I've heard something similar occurs in the New England states, that because they have good adoption rates there, groups bring dogs from other areas where their chances are less to NE shelters.

[Maggie Ann]

While browsing the Shelter web pages, I noticed that they have way more pit bulls and chihuahuas than any other breed. Sad.

And when you go there, so many big dogs. Part of the problem is apartments and condos don't allow dogs over 45 lbs. One day that I was there, someone had brought back a dog they'd had for two years because he'd exceeded the 45 lb limit. It was lose the dog or lose the apartment. My heart broke for those people and the poor dog.

Instead of giving my (gently used) discards to Goodwill or Salvation Army, I give them to our no-kill shelter.

[idontknowyet]

While browsing the Shelter web pages, I noticed that they have way more pit bulls and chihuahuas than any other breed. Sad.

And when you go there, so many big dogs. Part of the problem is apartments and condos don't allow dogs over 45 lbs. One day that I was there, someone had brought back a dog they'd had for two years because he'd exceeded the 45 lb limit. It was lose the dog or lose the apartment. My heart broke for those people and the poor dog.

Instead of giving my (gently used) discards to Goodwill or Salvation Army, I give them to our no-kill shelter.

Here it's because of the insurance. Many companies will not cover you if you have pit bulls and a few other breeds. An acquaintance has to pay for a special insurance just for her dogs and its not cheap every year to keep them in her house. Want to say between 2-$5k a year.


Shelters here are always looking for bath towels, dog beds, paper towels, dish soap, newspapers, dog/cat food, and kitty litter. I know they always need money, but direct donations of things they can use always help. Then I know they are going to the animals and not back to the (main) branch for administrations fees.

[R H Auslander]

Shelters here are always looking for bath towels, dog beds, paper towels, dish soap, newspapers, dog/cat food, and kitty litter. I know they always need money, but direct donations of things they can use always help. Then I know they are going to the animals and not back to the (main) branch for administrations fees.

Couldn't agree more on the 'admin' detour gig. While we do have an agreement with the facility on our side of the ditch, probably 90% of what we give in support is physical items, good food for cats and dogs, medicines, medical supplies such as syringes, swabs and other goodies for minor medical procedures, vouchers for specific procedures from our vet and the emergency hospital on southside and such. Any actual cash we give, we stand there and watch it disbursed. I'm not about to donate cash and have it go to the interest payment on the chief administrator's new E Klasse, so to speak. That dog don't hunt for us.

[M R M]

Time for an update!

[Captain Cranky]

Adorable!  They get big so quickly 

[M R M]

gotta love those faces!

[Captain Cranky]

Awww I want one 

[Vijaya]

Lovelovelove!!!! Made my morning...I can practically hear the tabby protesting!

[Lysmata Debelius]

They look like they're ready for some mischief now. And as though they are developing different little personalities. Some of the stripy ones look quite feisty!

[Maggie Ann]

Love tabbies and calicoes.

[VanessaC]

Time for an update!

Oh, so gorgeous.  Now I want kittens! 

[Rose Andrews]

What beautiful kittens! OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We got a 2 month old Tortoiseshell a week ago (think I posted about it above) and she's been tearing up the house now that she's feeling better from her spay. Unfortunately, her suture spot swelled big time to like half her belly and the vet said it would go down in 2 weeks. So far, it looks like a small lump, which is good. Now she runs around like a maniac and has figured out that she can climb, jump, hop long distances, land on her feet, claw her way to heights, etc. She still cannot make it to our bed from the floor because it's so high, so she jumps on the recliner--to the nightstand--to the bed. Then she hops off the bed again.

 

Basically, I forgot how much work kittens are! She had me awake at 2 am to eat, then again at 6, then at 7:30 was up for the day ugh. No idea where she is now...the house is quiet so I better go find out what she is up to. Anyway, awesome kit pics!!!

[Captain Cranky]

Any updates on the kitties M R M? Suffering from withdrawals over here....

[M R M]

Yeah, they are all happy and healthy, though I haven't had as much opportunity to socialise with them as I would have liked. They have met a few of the other residents, and have developed quite the little attitudes. They are all food lovers of the highest order. I will get some new pics soon!

[Vijaya]

"attitude" and "food lovers of the highest order" make me smile. Thank you for the update.

[M R M]

here's one my wife just sent me

[Captain Cranky]

Gorgeous! 

[Vijaya]

Growing up fast!

[M R M]

These kittens are looking for homes already.  Time flies. Of course there are two of the black ones,  they seem to be boys,  the other two girls,  but remember mummy was a boy too!

[Vijaya]

Kisses for the kittens--they are sooooo cute!

[Captain Cranky]

Awww that just made my day, thank god for cute kitten pics! 

[M R M]

Today the little tabby girl went to her new home. I'll miss her following me around. The others don't so much follow as trip LOL. 

[Becca Mills]

Season's Greetings!

Signed,
Becca's Dogs

[Vijaya]

Our neighbor's kids got a new puppy for Christmas!