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[Baronage-Phase]

What is it with cats and bags!

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I think that's the cutest photo of Tobytoes. I keep scrolling up to look at him with his innocent looking face...

 

[hegley]

Just had an email from someone who had heard about Pablo dying on Saturday who said he has a litter of 8 black and white kittens that were born on Saturday and would we like one. The old hippy in me says that clearly, Pablo's soul has transferred into one of these cats so we should immediately bring the wee man home (the anarcho punk in me obviously says get a fucking grip of yerself).

Need to wait 8 weeks to get him/her but questions for the experienced cat owners: Can you realistically bring up a kitten if Mrs S works in the mornings? I'm often working from home but sods law says that the day kitten arrives I will be sent to work away for a month. Can we leave a kitten on its own for 3-4 hours a day? What other things do I need to know? Obv need to get it sterilised and vaccinated. Anything else? Pablo was a rescue so had been sorted out before we got him.

We were in a very similar position to you - Rupert was killed in a RTA back in late October - only found out because someone took him to the local vet and they phoned us - that call is so devastating so really feel for you.

We still have his brother (Felix), but knew we didn't want to be a one cat household; couldn't really think about it for the first few weeks but after that started looking at the local rescues. Nothing was coming up that was really suitable (most were cats that needed to solo cats) so then we started looking at kittens. I had enough time to be off work for 3 weeks over Christmas so decided that would be a good time to get them. And we decided on a pair so that if Felix was a bit snooty about it they would still have each other to play with.

So ... just before Christmas we collected Peanut and Tonks . They were 10 weeks old when we got them and I'm not sure I would have wanted to take them away from their mum any younger than that - would the man offering you a kit be willing to keep it until it was 10 or even 12 weeks old?

Once Christmas was over we both went back to work - so the kits get left 3 days a week for the whole day and they've been fine (but they are a pair so keep each other entertained). We have someone in the village who runs a pet service and will look in on them if we need to leave them any longer.

I can't imagine only having one kitten though - they spend most of their time chasing each other round the house and I think either of them would be a bit lost without the other. Particularly as Felix has turned out to be a complete snoot about them .

So my vote - get two kittens!

Peanut and Tonks:

 

[Puddy_Tat]

So my vote - get two kittens!

or all 8

 

[hegley]

If looks could kill ...

 

[clicker]

 

[High Voltage]

Clive's back all safe and sound from his 6 teeth extraction, and blood tests (whilst he was "out" they took some blood) - the only problem we now had is the vet wants to do a follow up check up this Saturday just to make sure he's on the mend and that there's no infection - this'll be interesting

At least he's eating food (wet) with his meds in no problem - the long term prognosis isn't great with blindness in one or more likely both eyes being a very distinct possibility . . . we shall see

 

[donkyboy]

Are you taking a photo? let me get in close...

 

[stavros]

What is about human ankles, mine in particular, that makes them so enticing for playing with? I had to play a strange kind of matador when getting changed after work today.

 

[smmudge]

"Why do you keep taking photos of me?"

 

[quiet guy]

Just needs a photoshopped prisoner number across each of them.

 

[Baronage-Phase]

Just needs a photoshopped prisoner number across each of them.

I was thinking the same

 

[trabuquera]

And top marks for consistent blep of the tongue!

 

[smmudge]

And top marks for consistent blep of the tongue!

Lol he was like that for ages!

 

[clicker]

Great face

 

[Me76]

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"Why do you keep taking photos of me?"

Those face markings are lovely. Mine are quite boring facewise.

 

[moose]

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Well they look gorgeous! (if a bit of a handful)

 

[Calamity1971]

Milly heard me get the Dreamies out of the drawer. If I don't give her one straight away she strokes my face with her fuzzy paw
She knows this gets her a treat and it's become a bit of a constant thing.

 

[Calamity1971]

Red eyeing up a beast of a rook in the field, she gave it a swerve.

 

[Calamity1971]

Milly's fuzzy back paws. Sooo cute until she's tramped round the ploughed sodden field.

 

[Me76]

For those that have cats that play with toys, Tiger have a three pack for £1 at the moment. I wish I had bought more than one of them.

 

[Calamity1971]

For those that have cats that play with toys, Tiger have a three pack for £1 at the moment. I wish I had bought more than one of them.

Is that asda's own brand?

 

[Me76]

Tiger is the Dutch shop that sells lots of random things for not very much. I think they may have recently changed the name to Flying Tiger.

 

[Reno]

For those that have cats that play with toys, Tiger have a three pack for £1 at the moment. I wish I had bought more than one of them.

I’ve bought my cat gazillions of cat toys but there is only one he likes to play with and he’s obsessed with it:



Alfie sits underneath the bedroom shelf where I keep it every evening around 8pm and meows. Then I have to play with him. Once he calms down a little, I sit on the sofa watching the telly and occasionally I wave it around for his amusement. Eventually he falls asleep next to it. If I leave it in the living room when I go to bed, the last thing I hear is the noise it makes as Alfie drags it across the floor back into the bedroom.

 

[stavros]

Milly's fuzzy back paws. Sooo cute until she's tramped round the ploughed sodden field.
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I sometimes say to Missy, in my Mrs Doyle voice, "Ah, would you look at you there with your hairy hands".

 

[donkyboy]

Bella watching a vid of a kitten:

 

[Puddy_Tat]

Bella watching a vid of a kitten:

we could get in to the realms of the infinite cat project here...

 

[donkyboy]

we could get in to the realms of the infinite cat project here...

I've submitted the first pic. let's see what happens

 

[Epona]

I tried to take a selfie of myself with Sonic asleep in my arms - his favourite place to sleep

Discovered that holding the phone out wakes the cat.

Also do not know how to get the phone out of selfie mode. I can build a PC but struggle to take photos using a phone

 

[KatyF]

My mate's girlfriend did me this lovely drawing of Delilah. Mainly because she wants me to help promote her business among my celebrity friends. I don't have any celebrity friends!

 

[smmudge]

My mate's girlfriend did me this lovely drawing of Delilah. Mainly because she wants me to help promote her business among my celebrity friends. I don't have any celebrity friends!
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Wow amazing! May I ask, is this only pencil? And also how big is it? Like A3?