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2anna_in_pdx
How photogenic your tux is! Mine is always in motion, the best pic I have been able to get of him is the one where he was in the middle of grooming so looked up with his tongue half out.
3fuzzi
Love them!
Is that tuxedo cat the "Casey" you spoke about in another thread?
And who is the pretty calico?
Is that tuxedo cat the "Casey" you spoke about in another thread?
And who is the pretty calico?
4krazy4katz
These are gorgeous glamor shots! I will have to see if I can find any nice ones when I get home.
k4k
k4k
8krazy4katz
Boots:
and Gracie:
in repose.
and Gracie:
in repose.
10BookLizard
Hamlet is enchanted by the snow
12amysisson
Oh wow, these are gorgeous photos! Beacon is a natural model! Boots, Gracie, Hamlet... all beauties! :-)
>anna_in_pdx, those are three different tuxedo cats (RaeAnn, Agamemnon, and Kira, respectively).
>fuzzi, none of them are Casey, from the other thread. Until we recently lost Casey, we had four tuxedos -- our first four cats. Pixel is the one that is likely part Turkish Van (white body, orange markings on head and tail), and Jean-Luc is the one with the big green/yellow baby eyes. I don't think he's calico, as they're all female, right? Jean-Luc actually looks closest to a ragamuffin, when I compare him to breed pictures.
Not pictured in this thread is Casey, the fourth tuxedo -- he actually had a bad eye (slightly recessed and with scar tissue on it), making it hard to get a good photo although honestly we didn't even "see" the bad eye anymore! Also not pictured in any thread is Precious, who looks like a British shorthair, a Zsa Zsa Gabor-like diva who is hard to photograph.
We're just breaking in Sheldor, our new kitten. He's not yet integrated with the others due to lingering kitten cold. Some cute kitten photos but no artistic shots yet!
>anna_in_pdx, those are three different tuxedo cats (RaeAnn, Agamemnon, and Kira, respectively).
>fuzzi, none of them are Casey, from the other thread. Until we recently lost Casey, we had four tuxedos -- our first four cats. Pixel is the one that is likely part Turkish Van (white body, orange markings on head and tail), and Jean-Luc is the one with the big green/yellow baby eyes. I don't think he's calico, as they're all female, right? Jean-Luc actually looks closest to a ragamuffin, when I compare him to breed pictures.
Not pictured in this thread is Casey, the fourth tuxedo -- he actually had a bad eye (slightly recessed and with scar tissue on it), making it hard to get a good photo although honestly we didn't even "see" the bad eye anymore! Also not pictured in any thread is Precious, who looks like a British shorthair, a Zsa Zsa Gabor-like diva who is hard to photograph.
We're just breaking in Sheldor, our new kitten. He's not yet integrated with the others due to lingering kitten cold. Some cute kitten photos but no artistic shots yet!
13amysisson
^suitable1, I have to say it again -- that first shot of Beacon is an absolute piece of art. Thanks for sharing it!
17amysisson
This one is not quite as beautiful as most of those posted, but I was still pleased with the effect when I took it. It's the cat of a friend who we were visiting.
19krazy4katz
Have any of you ever thought about submitting some of your photos for these cat calendar contests? A number of nonprofits have these competitions. Of course it costs to enter, but it is fun to see your cat as April or May. My neighbor's cat was Miss April (I think) in one of them. A lot of these photos look like winners to me.
20amysisson
We may have put ourselves out of the running, if they have a "not previously published" rule -- because (at least in the writing world), posting someting on the open internet is considering publishing for such purposes.
But thank you! Definitely something to look into!
But thank you! Definitely something to look into!
23Severn
I've already added these to the actually library of kitties I think, but what the hey!
Ginny:
Charley at our old place:
Charley and Harvey in the window:
Harvey
Ginny:
Charley at our old place:
Charley and Harvey in the window:
Harvey
24fuzzi
Harvey has the most striking face!
That's a really old fashioned sink at your old place. My grandmother's house had a similar sink.
That's a really old fashioned sink at your old place. My grandmother's house had a similar sink.
25Severn
It is isn't it! Quite common for older New Zealand houses. Thankfully, the one we have now isn't so old and icky. Harvey's gorgeous (well, they all are): She was a stray and my husband called her Harvey after Harvey Dent from Batman. Twoface! Even though she's a girl, it stuck once we'd caught her inside and found out her gender.
27pinkozcat
This is Princess Poppy playing with a sock
Edited to mention that the pic needs to be lightened and brightened.
(Later) Lightened and brightened - a bit noisy but ...
28Betty30554
All of these pictures are so breathtaking! I agree with k4k that they would win Cat of the Month.
32rfb
Beautiful pictures, all of them! Some of them look like studio shots!
Since I promised another pic of George on the other thread...
and there's Martha...
Since I promised another pic of George on the other thread...
and there's Martha...
33fuzzi
George? And Martha? Hmm.
Last name 'Washington'? :D
BTW, y'all must have really nice cameras...I know what I want for Christmas!!!
Last name 'Washington'? :D
BTW, y'all must have really nice cameras...I know what I want for Christmas!!!
37dkhiggin
My anoles are also named George and Martha! ;-)
Their predecessors were Cheech, Chong, Kim (we couldn't tell he was a boy until he grew older), Reptar, Godzilla and Fafnir. Reptar and Cheech had babies—teeny, tiny little things—named Huff and Puff. Sadly, they didn't live long because we could never find food small enough for them to eat.
Sorry to hijack the kitty thread for some cold-blooded critters...
Their predecessors were Cheech, Chong, Kim (we couldn't tell he was a boy until he grew older), Reptar, Godzilla and Fafnir. Reptar and Cheech had babies—teeny, tiny little things—named Huff and Puff. Sadly, they didn't live long because we could never find food small enough for them to eat.
Sorry to hijack the kitty thread for some cold-blooded critters...
38rfb
> 33-36:
Hehe... We went to see Who's afraid of Virginia Woolf the night before we got them.
> 37:
That's a bunch of names! Why George and Martha?
Hehe... We went to see Who's afraid of Virginia Woolf the night before we got them.
> 37:
That's a bunch of names! Why George and Martha?
39Zozette
Here is a photo of Georgy, the youngest of my three cats
At the time I took this photo he was a stray who was hiding under my house and stealing food from my cats whenever he had the opportunity. It took a while for him to trust us enough for us to get near him. We found out that he had been abandoned weeks before by his owners when they moved.
We took him in. He was very underweight (2.5 kg) and his long hair was terribly matted. He was about 2 years old.
He is now 6 years old and weighs 6kg. He is food obsessed,
Second is a photo of my 8 year old Spider. A friend photoshop this for me. Both Spider and the spider are real. Spider is a big wuss.
and thirdly my oldest cat, Miss Chicken who was born with only three legs. She will be 14 this year, this photo was taken a few years ago
At the time I took this photo he was a stray who was hiding under my house and stealing food from my cats whenever he had the opportunity. It took a while for him to trust us enough for us to get near him. We found out that he had been abandoned weeks before by his owners when they moved.
We took him in. He was very underweight (2.5 kg) and his long hair was terribly matted. He was about 2 years old.
He is now 6 years old and weighs 6kg. He is food obsessed,
Second is a photo of my 8 year old Spider. A friend photoshop this for me. Both Spider and the spider are real. Spider is a big wuss.
and thirdly my oldest cat, Miss Chicken who was born with only three legs. She will be 14 this year, this photo was taken a few years ago
40zebrapants
That is sooo nice that you took in Georgy!!! He is very cute.
41lilithcat
> 37
Sorry to hijack the kitty thread for some cold-blooded critters...
That's okay. I'd never heard of anoles until your post. So I googled them, and they are cute!
Sorry to hijack the kitty thread for some cold-blooded critters...
That's okay. I'd never heard of anoles until your post. So I googled them, and they are cute!
42lilithcat
> 39
We found out that he had been abandoned weeks before by his owners when they moved.
People like that ought to be abandoned themselves.
We found out that he had been abandoned weeks before by his owners when they moved.
People like that ought to be abandoned themselves.
45amysisson
All our cats are, shall we say, anxious for their dinner, but only one of our cats is actually food-aggressive, and we're pretty sure he was dumped in our apartment parking lot, and/or left for days at a time without adequate food, water, and company.
If we make animals dependent on us, then we have a profound responsibility to them.
If we make animals dependent on us, then we have a profound responsibility to them.
46dkhiggin
I grew up on a farm in South Dakota and we lived right alongside a busy highway, well as busy as a highway gets in South Dakota, and people regularly drove the five miles out of town and dumped their dogs out and then left. We always had a stray or two on the farm. I never could understand that mentality. Just plain sick. If someone can be cruel to animals, they will also be cruel to humans, IMHO.
#38
Anoles are not usually found in "groups" in the wild and our terrarium is really only big enough for two, so we try to get a male and female pair (they only live about 3 years), and I just come up with two names that seem to go together! The problem is that juveniles of both sexes have a white chevron pattern on their backs. Males lose theirs but females usually keep it. Unfortunately, I'm pretty sure both George and Martha are males! I just never renamed poor Martha! George picks on Martha, but so far, not bad enough to kill him which is what Cheech did to Kim and Fafnir, poor things. My husband makes sure Martha gets his fair share of crickets and moths.
#38
Anoles are not usually found in "groups" in the wild and our terrarium is really only big enough for two, so we try to get a male and female pair (they only live about 3 years), and I just come up with two names that seem to go together! The problem is that juveniles of both sexes have a white chevron pattern on their backs. Males lose theirs but females usually keep it. Unfortunately, I'm pretty sure both George and Martha are males! I just never renamed poor Martha! George picks on Martha, but so far, not bad enough to kill him which is what Cheech did to Kim and Fafnir, poor things. My husband makes sure Martha gets his fair share of crickets and moths.
47letterpress
Gorgeous, gorgeous babies... as soon as I get a camera near my pair someone decides to scratch madly, groom a distinctly unphotogenic spot or give me a lensful of bum.
48amysisson
Here in Houston we get anoles wandering into the house on occasion. Considering the herd of cats we have, it is QUITE a challenge catching a quick-moving anole and relocating it outside before the cats get their paws on it. But I did manage to catch and release a baby anole just the other day.
49dkhiggin
We had them in Florida, too. I never thought I would like lizards, but I get quite attached to the little things! I cried buckets when little Chong died. Cheech was a stowaway on some car parts my brother-in-law bought from a guy who lived in Pensacola. That's how it all started!
50fuzzi
We have anoles and skinks here in eastern NC. Most of the time they stay outside, but occasionally they come in. I've managed to save a couple for release outside, but have also found several poor little bodies that the cats had been playing with. :(
51fuzzi
Here's a picture I took a couple of years ago:
And here's a picture of a skink, I don't have any scanned ones on this computer:
And here's a picture of a skink, I don't have any scanned ones on this computer:
52gilroy
Your story, Fuzzi, reminded me of something one of my cats was doing the other day.
My furry babies are mostly indoor, with outdoor privledges. When I put my Blaze out (she of orange black and white torty fame), she went straight to the flower box against the basement wall. She sniffed, then ran to the far end. After a minute wait, she reached out and wacked something, then ran to the opposite end of the flower box. Again the sit, wack, and run.
Naturally, I got curious as she continued this.
The silly thing was playing whackamole with a mouse from either end of the flower box!
Talk about playing with your food, eh?
My furry babies are mostly indoor, with outdoor privledges. When I put my Blaze out (she of orange black and white torty fame), she went straight to the flower box against the basement wall. She sniffed, then ran to the far end. After a minute wait, she reached out and wacked something, then ran to the opposite end of the flower box. Again the sit, wack, and run.
Naturally, I got curious as she continued this.
The silly thing was playing whackamole with a mouse from either end of the flower box!
Talk about playing with your food, eh?
53fuzzi
(52) gilroy, that's funny (not from the mouse's perspective, of course!).
My dh has shared a story with me from his childhood, about his cat, "Babe" and another cat that lived in the neighborhood. One day when my dh was about 15, he noticed his cat was running back and forth on his side of the street, and another cat was running back and forth on the opposite side of the street. Curious to see what was happening, he walked outside. He discovered that there was a mouse in the street: when it ran to one side of the street, the cat on that side would meet it and smack it with his paw...so the mouse would then run back across the street where the other cat would also meet it and smack it. The cats were having a game of ping pong with the mouse!
Happy ending: my dh rescued the mouse from the two feline fiends... ;)
My dh has shared a story with me from his childhood, about his cat, "Babe" and another cat that lived in the neighborhood. One day when my dh was about 15, he noticed his cat was running back and forth on his side of the street, and another cat was running back and forth on the opposite side of the street. Curious to see what was happening, he walked outside. He discovered that there was a mouse in the street: when it ran to one side of the street, the cat on that side would meet it and smack it with his paw...so the mouse would then run back across the street where the other cat would also meet it and smack it. The cats were having a game of ping pong with the mouse!
Happy ending: my dh rescued the mouse from the two feline fiends... ;)
54krazy4katz
Oh, fuzzi. Your dh is like my dh. :-)
I think our cats would actually be afraid of mice, even though they were all originally from outside. They are strange ones. They will follow insects around the house, but I rarely see them try to catch them. Maybe they know the insects are smarter.
k4k
I think our cats would actually be afraid of mice, even though they were all originally from outside. They are strange ones. They will follow insects around the house, but I rarely see them try to catch them. Maybe they know the insects are smarter.
k4k
55Seanie
Miss Tilly & Taji Boy:
Miss Tilly:
These are my fave pics of my guys, I'm hoping to get one of Taji that's as good as that 2nd one of Tilly - one day :)
Miss Tilly:
These are my fave pics of my guys, I'm hoping to get one of Taji that's as good as that 2nd one of Tilly - one day :)
58amysisson
Love the lavender blanket -- makes the photos beautiful! (Of course the gorgeous cats don't hurt either!)
61MerryMary
Looks like a wild cat of some sort. Puma, maybe.
(A Pooma in the Cra-vusses?) (Tell me somebody remembers that line???)
(A Pooma in the Cra-vusses?) (Tell me somebody remembers that line???)
66MerryMary
Sherman, set the Way-Back Machine for the 1960s...The Smothers Brothers had a lengthy routine about Tom mispronouncing "puma" and "crevice." My memory sometimes focuses on minutia.
67fuzzi
I saw The Smothers Brothers show infrequently, it might be that my brain hid that little bit of trivia for 45 years...
69anna_in_pdx
Wow, your guys hold still or else you are just a really good photog. I've never gotten such a shot of any of my felines.
70amysisson
Monohex, look how much your Gur looks like my RaeAnn (first cat in the first post in this thread), with the asymmetrical markings!
71Glassglue
Well, thanks anna_in_pdx. It is funny how much of it wasn't controlled, though. I waited for good light in most cases. And I waited for the cats to be in interesting poses. The quick shutter of an SLR helps a lot, too. The first two photos were taken of my parents' current cats, with a digital SLR. The next three photos are of now deceased cats that I grew up with. I took those pictures with an old, fully manual film Canon SLR.
72Glassglue
#70
Wow, yeah, I see it! Great looking cat you've got there.
Gur was a good little cat. A real wild boy, but sweet. It broke my heart that he died at 3. Thankfully almost all of the rest of the cats I've lived with over the years have lived into their teens.
Wow, yeah, I see it! Great looking cat you've got there.
Gur was a good little cat. A real wild boy, but sweet. It broke my heart that he died at 3. Thankfully almost all of the rest of the cats I've lived with over the years have lived into their teens.
74fuzzi
Is it just me, or does it seem that black cats are hard to photograph? Mine act like black holes, sucking all the light (and contrast) out of the picture.
75guido47
Hi fuzzi, #74,
In the "good old days" with bromide film we would just
twiddle a few settings. Nowerdays I must admit I haven't even read any of the Manual I downloaded for my Camera :-)
I suspect we want everything to happen by "magic", right now.
In the "good old days" with bromide film we would just
twiddle a few settings. Nowerdays I must admit I haven't even read any of the Manual I downloaded for my Camera :-)
I suspect we want everything to happen by "magic", right now.
79Betty30554
My two are such stinkers! For the past week, I have been trying to catch a good pic of each, but just as I press the button they move. That's not the worst of it though - after they thwart my picture-taking efforts they look like they are laughing.
82BookLizard
74> You're right, black cats are hard to photograph. I ended up buying a camera that was good in low-light, just so I could get some decent pictures of Jack. (Before that, my brother would always say Jack looked like a turd with eyes.)
84BookLizard
83> Jack's song is Billy Idol's "Eyes Without a Face." LOL
85Mareofthesea
Tabitha :)
87BookLizard
85> Beautiful whiskers.
88gilroy
Is Tabitha a Maine Coon? We had a Maine Coon like that only her main had more orange... I miss her so much...
89Mareofthesea
Thanks! We really don't know what she is. One of my co-workers heard her meowing from our loading dock when she was 4 months old, and somehow she found her way home with me. She's got quite a bit of a mane, and her tail is squirrel-ish. And she still hasn't shut up...
90BookLizard
A recent picture of Hamlet's whiskers.
91krazy4katz
Oh, wow!!! I am in love!!
93LA12Hernandez
Aquest missatge ha estat suprimit pel seu autor.
94BookLizard
92> No, just a strange angle for the photo. He's standing on top of the grayish cat condo and stretching his face up for a kiss. If you look close you can see a little bit of paw showing, and that's his tail sticking up between his ears.
91> He's a lovebug, so right back atcha!
91> He's a lovebug, so right back atcha!
95J_ipsen
That's our fat boy, Felix, stalking us while we're at the breakfast table...thinks we cannot see him behind the flower pot:
97NorthernStar
Wow - Felix has the most beautiful eyes, and is a very striking looking cat. He looks quite brown in the first picture, but more grey in the second.
98Betty30554
>96 J_ipsen: His eyes are incredible! Gorgeous!
But I honestly don't think I have ever seen a cat that was not beautiful - including my cat that had one leg and his tail amputated.
But I honestly don't think I have ever seen a cat that was not beautiful - including my cat that had one leg and his tail amputated.
99J_ipsen
.>97 NorthernStar: He's definitely grey. It must be the sun reflection from the yellow wall that make him look brown. This is when we got him. He was just 3 weeks old (we rescued him from a terrible shop):
100guido47
#99,
3 weeks is awful young. Did you have to feed him with a bottle? And his psychological development?
3 weeks is awful young. Did you have to feed him with a bottle? And his psychological development?
101J_ipsen
>100 guido47: The seller told us he was 6 weeks. He was in one of 20 cages next to (and between) dogs, rabbits and other animals (his mother was sold earlier). We just couldn't leave him there. The vet told us the next days that he could not be older than 3 weeks.
In the first days I "spoon fed" him some cat food that we soaked in warm water. When we woke up the next day he had emptied the whole bowl....and he never stopped eating afterwards
In the first days I "spoon fed" him some cat food that we soaked in warm water. When we woke up the next day he had emptied the whole bowl....and he never stopped eating afterwards
102guido47
Hi #98,
I agree with you re. beauty.
But I would like to share a story on perception.
My 'best friend' is/was a Rural type. I lived on his 10 acre "farmlet" for about a year. Well he had 3 dogs and a Cat.
And geese and chooks and peacocks and...
That poor old moggie was about 15 yo. and hadn't been petted for many, many a year. He had "squamous epithial cancer of the lips" and dribbled badly and NO ONE wanted to touch the poor beaste. His fur was wet and...and...
Well I petted it, put it on my lap (dribble and all) and got the loudest PURRS and love I had ever got. The puss was starved for love.
That was the same cat, I had mentioned in another tale, "...walking past the 3 dogs and when he went out of sight doing the equivalent of 'phew, survived that one' "
Guido.
I agree with you re. beauty.
But I would like to share a story on perception.
My 'best friend' is/was a Rural type. I lived on his 10 acre "farmlet" for about a year. Well he had 3 dogs and a Cat.
And geese and chooks and peacocks and...
That poor old moggie was about 15 yo. and hadn't been petted for many, many a year. He had "squamous epithial cancer of the lips" and dribbled badly and NO ONE wanted to touch the poor beaste. His fur was wet and...and...
Well I petted it, put it on my lap (dribble and all) and got the loudest PURRS and love I had ever got. The puss was starved for love.
That was the same cat, I had mentioned in another tale, "...walking past the 3 dogs and when he went out of sight doing the equivalent of 'phew, survived that one' "
Guido.
104Betty30554
One of the my cats from the past was found literally in the middle of the road!. Our warrant guys were out on I-985 and an old lady ahead of them slammed her brakes on and stopped in the middle of the interstate! The guys got out, found the kitten under her car, and had to crawl under it to get him (she refused to move until they had rescued the kitty, and yes traffic came to a stop on all the northbound lanes). These two big, tough guys brought the kitty back with them, and I ended up taking him home, named him George, found out from the vet he was about 4 - 5 weeks old, and fed him on scrambled eggs and baby cereal until he could eat soft cat food.
105Betty30554
>102 guido47: Guido By the way, what is a chook?
107guido47
"Chooks" are a cross between an EMU and a chicken.
Sorry about that, you know that Aussies "have to" exaggerate.
A chook is just a chicken/hen. Not usually used for a rooster.
See, we males have to be special :-)
Although thinking about it, since there was usually only one rooster and the rest were hens...
I wonder what happened to the other male "chooks"?
ETA. coq au vin?
Sorry about that, you know that Aussies "have to" exaggerate.
A chook is just a chicken/hen. Not usually used for a rooster.
See, we males have to be special :-)
Although thinking about it, since there was usually only one rooster and the rest were hens...
I wonder what happened to the other male "chooks"?
ETA. coq au vin?
108J_ipsen
Normally they only keep one rooster to prevent fighting...the others loose their balls early and are called "capon". They are quite delicious: the meat is not as fatty as a chicken but moist and meaty.
109tardis
Felix is gorgeous! Lovely eyes. I remember the pictures you posted when you first got him - nice to see one of his baby pictures again :) He's really grown up to be a handsome cat.
110anna_in_pdx
I love these heart warming stories about tiny kittens. It makes me mad though that they separate them from their mother so very young and then mislead you about how old they are. Pet shops need to be more ethical.
112al.vick
Here is my previous cat, Marbles. She was the best cat ever!! (obviously biased!)
She lived a long and happy life, and we lost her in 2011.
She was rescued as a kitten off the street. She was pretty small (about 10lbs), but looked like a Maine Coon. She was very personable.
I caught her here having a bath. I could pretend I'm good at cat photography, but I just got lucky with this shot.
She lived a long and happy life, and we lost her in 2011.
She was rescued as a kitten off the street. She was pretty small (about 10lbs), but looked like a Maine Coon. She was very personable.
I caught her here having a bath. I could pretend I'm good at cat photography, but I just got lucky with this shot.
113anna_in_pdx
What a beautiful girl.
115Betty30554
>112 al.vick: My sympathy to you. It's so hard to lose a member of the family.
116Betty30554
>107 guido47: guido How about "chook" au vin?
117zebrapants
Our cat Isis was less than 9lbs when we got her, but now she is about 10lbs. She is working on it
118Seanie
This is Coco, she's a gen1 snowshoe (mum's a full showshoe & dad's a siamese - unfortunately she doesnt have the snowshoe markings, but she carries them so can still be part of the breeding program) - she's not mine, but I was visiting the breeder to take pics for her & I just love this one so had to share :)
120al.vick
Illyria (left) and Quigley (right). According to the vet Quigley is supposed to be mostly snowshoe.
121tardis
My Rory is a snowshoe. I thought it was just a Siamese with some mongrel genes. There are tons of them around here. The Humane Society gets a few every month. Had no idea there was an actual breeding program for them.
124staffordcastle
So pretty!
125fuzzi
Lovely cats, and I also enjoyed the tails. ;)
We have four strays right now. The most recent arrival is an underweight black cat...when he first showed up for feedings, he was so skinny that at first his head seemed way too big for his body.
As he would not let me near him, I had to trap him in order to have him neutered, plus he was sneezing frequently and I wanted him checked out. He was taken to the spay clinic the next morning.
After I got home from work, I found out that he was FIV positive, but due to an error, he was sent home: the clinic usually euthanizes any cat found to be carrying FIV.
So after talking with knowledgeable people, we did not take Blackie back, but allowed him to continue living here. FIV is passed on through mating or fighting, and as he was now neutered, the odds were against him infecting others.
Now comes the bittersweet part of the story...
...one day I cautiously stroked Blackie, and he responded by becoming extremely affectionate and purring. He now tries to follow me into the house, and never fails to rub my legs when I go outside. Conclusion? Blackie KNEW about being a house cat, and the joys of being scratched and petted by a human...so he belonged to someone at some point, but was so scared of us at the beginning that he would not let us near.
What happened? Did his owner die? Did he get lost?
And what he must have gone through in order to be so afraid of the people who were feeding him...
Blackie doesn't have a lot of time left, he frequently coughs and sneezes: he usually has dried mucus on his face (which I try to clean from time to time), but he appears to be happy that he has someone to feed him and pet him. I'm glad for the opportunity to give him the love he went without for a long time.
We have four strays right now. The most recent arrival is an underweight black cat...when he first showed up for feedings, he was so skinny that at first his head seemed way too big for his body.
As he would not let me near him, I had to trap him in order to have him neutered, plus he was sneezing frequently and I wanted him checked out. He was taken to the spay clinic the next morning.
After I got home from work, I found out that he was FIV positive, but due to an error, he was sent home: the clinic usually euthanizes any cat found to be carrying FIV.
So after talking with knowledgeable people, we did not take Blackie back, but allowed him to continue living here. FIV is passed on through mating or fighting, and as he was now neutered, the odds were against him infecting others.
Now comes the bittersweet part of the story...
...one day I cautiously stroked Blackie, and he responded by becoming extremely affectionate and purring. He now tries to follow me into the house, and never fails to rub my legs when I go outside. Conclusion? Blackie KNEW about being a house cat, and the joys of being scratched and petted by a human...so he belonged to someone at some point, but was so scared of us at the beginning that he would not let us near.
What happened? Did his owner die? Did he get lost?
And what he must have gone through in order to be so afraid of the people who were feeding him...
Blackie doesn't have a lot of time left, he frequently coughs and sneezes: he usually has dried mucus on his face (which I try to clean from time to time), but he appears to be happy that he has someone to feed him and pet him. I'm glad for the opportunity to give him the love he went without for a long time.
126amysisson
Thank you for taking care of Blackie!
Are you sure he doesn't have much time left? We have a cat we just discovered is FIV positive (our cats are all indoors so he's probably had it for years from his outdoor days, and we got a false negative at the time). While a respiratory infection can knock him down quickly, FIV isn't like human HIV -- just means they need attention more quickly when they get a cold.
Another cat of ours had chronic respiratory infection -- you wouldn't believe the sneezing that covered our walls and windows! -- and he lived to be 14 before he died of cancer.
Anyway, it's clear Blackie is happy to have you. I wish you and him the best!!!!!
Are you sure he doesn't have much time left? We have a cat we just discovered is FIV positive (our cats are all indoors so he's probably had it for years from his outdoor days, and we got a false negative at the time). While a respiratory infection can knock him down quickly, FIV isn't like human HIV -- just means they need attention more quickly when they get a cold.
Another cat of ours had chronic respiratory infection -- you wouldn't believe the sneezing that covered our walls and windows! -- and he lived to be 14 before he died of cancer.
Anyway, it's clear Blackie is happy to have you. I wish you and him the best!!!!!
127fuzzi
Thank you, amysisson.
On a positive note, Blackie eats more than any other cat I feed, and has filled out some. I've been feeding him some canned food on the sly, when the other cats aren't around...he loves it!
On a positive note, Blackie eats more than any other cat I feed, and has filled out some. I've been feeding him some canned food on the sly, when the other cats aren't around...he loves it!
128Betty30554
fuzzi, I had a wonderful cat named Socks that was diagnosed in '03 with FIV, and he continued to stay so very healthy! When I moved to another state in '08, he got in a snit and disappeared. Finally, gave up searching after one of the neighbors reported seeing him living at a house in an other neighborhood.
Hang in there with Blackie. I'm willing to guess he will be in the pink of health for years to come. I wouldn't hesitate to adopt another FIV+ cat. Best of luck to you both.
Hang in there with Blackie. I'm willing to guess he will be in the pink of health for years to come. I wouldn't hesitate to adopt another FIV+ cat. Best of luck to you both.
130al.vick
Ahh....that's one of my favorite behaviors...a fangy yawn!
Don't know how you managed to get such a wonderful picture, but it is great!
I like the picture of Isla on "her" chair too.
Don't know how you managed to get such a wonderful picture, but it is great!
I like the picture of Isla on "her" chair too.
132framboise
How did you get that great shot of Astrid? I sometimes get a pic of my kitty when she's yawning but never so close-up and clear!
133Glassglue
I saw that she was sleeping on the corner of the table, and came over to be near her. Minutes later she woke up, and I stuck my camera lens in her face. Luckily, she yawned about 3 times, and I managed to have autofocus on. So, mostly luck and seizing opportunities.
134anna_in_pdx
Beautiful! Love the yawn.
135Seanie
Was playing with my camera the other night taking close ups of Taj & Tilly, here are my faves:
My gorgeous Taji boy:
My pretty Tilly girl:
Tilly was a bit over the camera being pointed at her by that last shot - can you tell? lol :)
My gorgeous Taji boy:
My pretty Tilly girl:
Tilly was a bit over the camera being pointed at her by that last shot - can you tell? lol :)
136krazy4katz
Yep, that's the "I am the monster" stare. ;-) Gorgeous pictures, though!
k4k
k4k
137AnnaClaire
>135 Seanie:
Yes, stunning photos of beautiful cats!
Yes, stunning photos of beautiful cats!
139Seanie
Thanx Guys :)
I think my fave is the first one, I just LOVE the mid point on their noses where the hair all kinda meets from different directions & I think that one highlights it oh so nicely :)
I think these pics show their purrsonalities a bit too, Taji's not the cleverest but oh so full of love & Tilly's much more in control & is a very determined girl, she has a much less innocent look on her face than Taji, lol :)
I think my fave is the first one, I just LOVE the mid point on their noses where the hair all kinda meets from different directions & I think that one highlights it oh so nicely :)
I think these pics show their purrsonalities a bit too, Taji's not the cleverest but oh so full of love & Tilly's much more in control & is a very determined girl, she has a much less innocent look on her face than Taji, lol :)
140staffordcastle
What beautiful eyes!
141gilroy
Oh, hey, I've gotten that look before.
"If that thing flashes in my face one more time, you'll be sporting racing stripes..."
"If that thing flashes in my face one more time, you'll be sporting racing stripes..."
144anna_in_pdx
Taji does have a sweet innocent look, that's so true. Whereas Tilly looks -- dangerous. Especially in the last pic.
145Betty30554
Seanie, they are absolutely gorgeous!
146Kathadrion
This here is Dexter. He doesn't like being photographed, so I have very few good pictures of him. I really love this one, though, even though it's taken with my crappy camera phone.
147Betty30554
He is such a fine looking fellow!
148hailelib
Some years ago we had a black cat with a white spot on the neck named Dexter. I think his fur was shorter though and he had a stand-offish personality much like my Mom's Siamese did.
149anna_in_pdx
Dexter looks like he can talk. I am imagining he has just ordered dinner.
150fuzzi
Dexter is adorable.
Don't worry about the quality of the photo: sometimes the blurry photo captures something that the perfectly-focused snapshot misses!
Don't worry about the quality of the photo: sometimes the blurry photo captures something that the perfectly-focused snapshot misses!
151gilroy
I was wondering what high class establishment served him in that dapper tux of his. :>
Dexter reminds me of our black and white named Alexander. Though mine is a camera hog.
Dexter reminds me of our black and white named Alexander. Though mine is a camera hog.
152.Monkey.
Awwww such gorgeous kitties here!
This was an ex's cat ("Kitty"), she was beautiful! And she wasn't really as annoyed as she looks, hahaha! More like, errr what're ya doin?? :P
All of her, but with a crummy camera!
This darling was also his, that he'd just taken in. I believe some woman had brought her into the petstore he worked at, so he just took her home. They were both so sweet!
This was my Charlie, the biggest lovebug you'd ever find! All he ever wanted was snuggles & pets!
And this was my pretty girl Haku (we didn't name her (or Charlie), and just guessed the spelling), we took her in because one of my dad's drivers brought her to the office for one of the receptionists, and at the end of the day she was like, No I don't want it, so the jackass was just going to throw her on the streets of Chicago! >_< So my dad was like Uh NO! and brought her home, and it was a Friday, and by the time Monday came around when my mom wanted to bring her to a shelter I was not about to let her leave! So she made #5 in the house then. And she was so skinny and straggly, her tail literally looked like something out of a cartoon where the cat has single little lines coming off it! We plumped her right up, as you can see ;D and her tail was full and beautiful!
This is my former baby, Quester. She lives with my mom still, back in the States. :)
And that's all I've got on the computer. There were four others. :)
This was an ex's cat ("Kitty"), she was beautiful! And she wasn't really as annoyed as she looks, hahaha! More like, errr what're ya doin?? :P
All of her, but with a crummy camera!
This darling was also his, that he'd just taken in. I believe some woman had brought her into the petstore he worked at, so he just took her home. They were both so sweet!
This was my Charlie, the biggest lovebug you'd ever find! All he ever wanted was snuggles & pets!
And this was my pretty girl Haku (we didn't name her (or Charlie), and just guessed the spelling), we took her in because one of my dad's drivers brought her to the office for one of the receptionists, and at the end of the day she was like, No I don't want it, so the jackass was just going to throw her on the streets of Chicago! >_< So my dad was like Uh NO! and brought her home, and it was a Friday, and by the time Monday came around when my mom wanted to bring her to a shelter I was not about to let her leave! So she made #5 in the house then. And she was so skinny and straggly, her tail literally looked like something out of a cartoon where the cat has single little lines coming off it! We plumped her right up, as you can see ;D and her tail was full and beautiful!
This is my former baby, Quester. She lives with my mom still, back in the States. :)
And that's all I've got on the computer. There were four others. :)
154anna_in_pdx
Thanks to you both for the wonderful pix and memories!
155J_ipsen
<img src="http://sphotos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/407519_10150537275643659_1415313287_n.jpg"
Felix in full christmas decoration. When I took the photo he was still in shock that I DARED to put this around his neck
Felix in full christmas decoration. When I took the photo he was still in shock that I DARED to put this around his neck
156fuzzi
Awww at 152 & 153.
An a guffaw at 154, a cat with an expression that seems to indicate the opinion of the neck bow...LOLOL...
An a guffaw at 154, a cat with an expression that seems to indicate the opinion of the neck bow...LOLOL...
158.Monkey.
>157 by fuzzi, Not allowed pets in our apartment :( First time I've ever been living w/o a cat, or any pets! I hate it! lol. We could probably get away with something small in a cage/tank, but this apartment has the worst insulation ever so I'd worry any little caged critter would be too cold in winter & too hot in summer. I'm dying to move but we've yet to find any suitable apartment!
162reconditereader
Hahahahaha best photo of your cat yet!
165anna_in_pdx
It's so hard to take a picture of black cats that does not look utterly demonic! I have dear sweet Samantha and she always looks scary in her pictures.
166guido47
Do you have the "red eye" adjustment set on your camera?
Of course, in my opinion, the best way to 'click'
black/dark cats is in natural light.
Not that my Lizzy ever ventures out into 'natural light' :-) Totally indoors.
Of course, in my opinion, the best way to 'click'
black/dark cats is in natural light.
Not that my Lizzy ever ventures out into 'natural light' :-) Totally indoors.
167Mr.Durick
Kitten doesn't look demonic in my profile picture:
That was done at night because I had just opened the camera package and had to test it. Of its own accord it flashed. It looks to me like a portrait.
Robert
That was done at night because I had just opened the camera package and had to test it. Of its own accord it flashed. It looks to me like a portrait.
Robert
168anna_in_pdx
Very nice, Robert. Her coloring is like our kitten Buzz.
169fuzzi
guido47, yes, but it's a 'new to me' camera and I'm learning. I took that closeup of Java as he was lying next to me on the bed.
I kind of liked the effect...
I kind of liked the effect...
171Pebblesgmc
Awesome pictures, of awesome Cats
I'll post some when I get the "meow" too figured out.
Yes I speak cat, and it gets me in trouble tooo.
I'll post some when I get the "meow" too figured out.
Yes I speak cat, and it gets me in trouble tooo.
172BooksCatsEtc
Loving the pictures of the cats, but can anyone tell me where to go on this site to learn how to insert an image into a post?
173Mr.Durick
There are a number of places on LibraryThing where such things are explained, and you can find a bunch of links on my profile. This thread has great respect among users. The part about pictures starts here.
Have fun,
Robert
Have fun,
Robert
174Pebblesgmc
Mr.Durick
I followed the link(?)
And tried to understand the content, there where to many choices.
What was said about properties, might be the path to follow,
But it's been a very long day, so I'm going to hug my kat. and call it a night. :)
Thank you for the help Robert.
I followed the link(?)
And tried to understand the content, there where to many choices.
What was said about properties, might be the path to follow,
But it's been a very long day, so I'm going to hug my kat. and call it a night. :)
Thank you for the help Robert.
175Pebblesgmc
"C:\Users\Wine Man O\Pictures\2010-11-27 HP Digital (Mom)\HP Digital (Mom) 610.JPG"
183Betty30554
Lizzy is looking great. I trust she is feeling better?
186AnnaClaire
Thanks!
And of course she knows she's cute. It's how she trained us. :)
And of course she knows she's cute. It's how she trained us. :)
187framboise
Love her coloring, so unusual. And all our housecats know they're cute; it's their currency in our homes and why we forgive them for everything!
191amysisson
^176 tardis --- gorgeous cat and gorgeous photo! The colors are so rich.
^178 guido47 --- I'm a softie for tuxedo cat shots, obviously. :-) And Lizzie's color -- what a coat!
^184 AnnaClaire -- love it! Cats do love to hang off edges, don't they? :-)
^178 guido47 --- I'm a softie for tuxedo cat shots, obviously. :-) And Lizzie's color -- what a coat!
^184 AnnaClaire -- love it! Cats do love to hang off edges, don't they? :-)
192guido47
Strange, #191, Inside, now, all I see is a dark blob on top of a darker blob, on my knee.
I only noticed her (Lizzy's) colours when she was out doors, in full sunlight, after all you peoples mentioned it.
You are quite right, she does have striking colours.
Never noticed them before :-) in almost 10 years.
I guess I love her for her personality rather than her beauty. HAH.
ETA. I must get a pic. of MAX to show off, not just his "white bib", but also his Magnificant "white boots & socks". And his mixed black and pink "paw pads".
But as you know, geting those sort of pictures 'aint easy.
I only noticed her (Lizzy's) colours when she was out doors, in full sunlight, after all you peoples mentioned it.
You are quite right, she does have striking colours.
Never noticed them before :-) in almost 10 years.
I guess I love her for her personality rather than her beauty. HAH.
ETA. I must get a pic. of MAX to show off, not just his "white bib", but also his Magnificant "white boots & socks". And his mixed black and pink "paw pads".
But as you know, geting those sort of pictures 'aint easy.
193NorthernStar
This is a shot I particularly like of Macduff:
my other cat, Angus, is black and hard to get good pictures of
my other cat, Angus, is black and hard to get good pictures of
198NorthernStar
197 - beautiful pose - I love the leg hanging down and that serious gaze!
En/na Your Best Artistic Photos of Your Felines (part II) ha continuat aquest tema.