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[clicker]

If I lay flat they won't see me.

 

[strung out]

strung out - most cats do not have any breed, they aren't like dogs that have been selectively bred pretty much since domestication to make them suitable for a variety of different roles so they ended up in different breeds with different shapes and sizes. Cats became domesticated by doing the one thing they are great at - keeping pests out of granaries and homes and enjoying being stroked while they sleep during their 20 hours a day off shift They've only really been selectively bred for less than a century - while some of those are bred from regional genepools - as in the Siamese, or various longhaired varieties that sprung up in cooler climes, the vast majority of cats are directly descended from the original wild granary mousers that kept our ancestors' food stores safe with not a lot of human intervention in their breeding.

^ Don't think Milo is a full pedigree Bombay as they tend to be a bit rounder & cobbler in body shape and I thought that pretty deep orange eyes (often described as 'new 2p coin colour') were standard as well. His weight & nature sound a lot like my old mystery-origin cat who invited himself in to live at my Ma's as a young - who was non-feral and neutered but not chipped or collared - think he might have clambered into a van and got lost, or left a home with a new dog/baby in a huff. Vet was convinced he was a moggy-oriental hybrid of some sort. The talky nature and lanky build suggest just a good black moggy with maybe a bit of siamese or burmese in him. No matter what he's a handsome lad and you are a kind carer to take him in and let him bloom, Bombay or nay!

Nice - thanks for the info both! It doesn't make any difference to how much we love him, but were just curious about what we could find out about his background

 

[hegley]

 

[stavros]

I saw an advert on telly for cat flea drops, trying to sell them as being less hassle than pills as you can just put them on the back of their necks with no fuss. Based on the monthly confrontation I have with Missy, there's no way the cat they used in the advert was real.

 

[Epona]

I saw an advert on telly for cat flea drops, trying to sell them as being less hassle than pills as you can just put them on the back of their necks with no fuss. Based on the monthly confrontation I have with Missy, there's no way the cat they used in the advert was real.

I have told this tale before, apologies if anyone has heard it.

The first time I used spot-on treatment on my cats, I looked at the instruction leaflet and it said "do not ingest, if you get any in your mouth rinse out immediately" - I thought to myself "who would be stupid enough to get it in their mouth?" with a and a wry chuckle.

Grabbed Sonic, popped him on my lap, applied drop to back of neck as instructed - cat shook himself like a wet dog, and I was quickly making a dash to the bathroom to wash flea treatment off my face and out of my mouth...

 

[May Kasahara]

The inevitable consequence of my son leaving his drawers open all the time...

 

[Schmetterling]

 

[stavros]

The little shit decided to attach herself to my leg as I was doing an online kickboxing class this morning. Fortunately my kb trousers are sturdy for it not to hurt, although it is somewhat of a handicap having an angry pussy gripping on for dear life.

 

[oryx]

The inevitable consequence of my son leaving his drawers open all the time...

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Last night I put some clothes away in a bottom drawer. Paddy hopped in almost immediately, as if I wasn't actually putting stuff away but preparing a bed especially for him. (He got short shrift).

 

[Detroit City]

Tina in a pensive mood...

 

[May Kasahara]

I feel ya Tina.

 

[smmudge]

 

[petee]

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cute cat, great pix too.

 

[donkyboy]

Chloe: I make this look good

 

[stavros]

I think we've been nearing too-hot-for-lap territory today, but fortunately that wasn't the case for either England-Colombia 2018 or Hendry-O'Sullivan 2002. Excellent football or snooker, plus a very content cat.

 

[Epona]

Too hot for lap territory is not a thing here, I had to push Jakey off my lap earlier because I was sweating buckets and he was all "what did I do wrong?" and I had to fend him off for 20 minutes while my legs cooled down a bit

 

[marty21]

Mrs21 feeds a few ferals , Puisin is ex feral . Another feral awaits lunch Of course Puisin doesn't use the cat flap, she just stares at it until we open the fucking door ffs

 

[oryx]

Mrs21 feeds a few ferals , Puisin is ex feral . Another feral awaits lunch View attachment 209311Of course Puisin doesn't use the cat flap, she just stares at it until we open the fucking door ffs

'Another feral' has the look of a cat not to be fucked with.

 

[marty21]

'Another feral' has the look of a cat not to be fucked with.

She's quite friendly tbf , although has hissed at me a few times.

 

[Epona]

My poor Jakey, he's always been terrified about going in the carrier and to the vets. Well back in Feb/March he had to go 5 times over the period of a few weeks due to bad dental problems, so there were checkups and pre-op blood tests, the actual surgery itself, and then several follow-up appointments.

He has always been a struggle to get in the carrier bless his little heart, but we did it over and over again for various appointments.

Recently he has taken to going and sitting between my computer and the sofa whenever he sees me getting ready to go out, so that he can slink under the sofa if I start to head in his direction. Had to go to the pharmacy earlier and asked him if he was ok and could only see 2 round terrified green eyes in the darkness under the sofa - poor love.

 

[Puddy_Tat]

Mrs21 feeds a few ferals , Puisin is ex feral . Another feral awaits lunch

at social distance queuing

Had to go to the pharmacy earlier and asked him if he was ok and could only see 2 round terrified green eyes in the darkness under the sofa - poor love.

(((( jakey ))))

 

[Cloo]

Pahs!

 

[Epona]

Pahs! View attachment 209385

There is no daisy chain or tiara, you are clearly slacking...
Glad to see that maybe the facial expression isn't caused by a variety of fancy head-wear though

 

[Cloo]

Yup, that's just her slightly grumpy little mush

 

[stavros]

A quite stunning Marathon on the spare room bed this morning, and indeed most of the afternoon too.

 

[Epona]

Yup, that's just her slightly grumpy little mush

She is lovely, I do love cats that have a bit of a facial expression going on. My Sonic always looks deadly serious and very intense in a slightly alarming stern and starey kind of way Radar always looked like he was laughing, happy little thing that one was xx

 

[May Kasahara]

I tried to take a nice picture of Donut being all snuggly on my lap...

 

[May Kasahara]

Vivian the bean <3

 

[rutabowa]

Same flex

 

[stavros]

Don't ask me.