donkyboy
Crazy Cat/Fox man
Here is what Rogue did to the bedroom curtain 7 years ago as a kitten. Annihilation.
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Here is what Rogue did to the bedroom curtain 7 years ago as a kitten. Annihilation.
oryx
Sitting on the bok of the day
Don't want to play kitten devastation top trumps but I wish I'd taken a photo of the devastation when Zoe pulled the mantelpiece off the wall (aged about three months).
Broken vases, shattered ornaments...luckily it just missed the bottle of red wine I had open.
Devil kitten:
Broken vases, shattered ornaments...luckily it just missed the bottle of red wine I had open.
Devil kitten:
LeytonCatLady
Well-Known Member
And she looks like such an innocent little baby!
oryx
Sitting on the bok of the day
That cat was never innocent. Nearly 17 and still terrible. Rather than butter wouldn't melt in her mouth, her default expression these days is that of trying to decide which one of us to murder first (probably me, as I am the designated pill-giver).
LeytonCatLady
Well-Known Member
Get well soon Epona! I don't think anyone in their right mind would notice something as trivial as a steamy window when there's a sweet kitty in the foreground.
seeformiles
Lost in the wood
Epona
Sonic: 1 Nov 2006 - 8 Jan 2022
Tbf I did….
Yeah it's rank tbh
Epona
Sonic: 1 Nov 2006 - 8 Jan 2022
It feels so wrong to just have one cat, I still keep wanting to say "I have cats", or "My boys" - we were a multi-cat household from 2007-2022 - but he's an old boy and I am not going to cause him possible stress by getting another at this time.
He seems to be settling in to solo life OK and is starting to perk up a bit and show more of an interest in things for the first time since Sonic's death, he was quite down but now seems to be starting to adjust and move out of that initial depression. They were inseparable for 14 years, it was going to be difficult for the remaining one whichever one of them went first. (Probably a bit harder on Jakey to be the one still here, as Sonic was mostly fixated on me).
He seems to be settling in to solo life OK and is starting to perk up a bit and show more of an interest in things for the first time since Sonic's death, he was quite down but now seems to be starting to adjust and move out of that initial depression. They were inseparable for 14 years, it was going to be difficult for the remaining one whichever one of them went first. (Probably a bit harder on Jakey to be the one still here, as Sonic was mostly fixated on me).
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Puddy_Tat
naturally fluffy
probably for the best - it can work, but (as with introducing two or more random hoomans) it will depend on the individuals, and if you adopt another kitteh, it can be too late by the time you realise it's not working.
Epona
Sonic: 1 Nov 2006 - 8 Jan 2022
probably for the best - it can work, but (as with introducing two or more random hoomans) it will depend on the individuals, and if you adopt another kitteh, it can be too late by the time you realise it's not working.
Aye, I mean I've always hated introducing cats, the only smooth one was Sonic and Jakey - they bonded instantly, I think a lot of that was probably due to the fact they came from the same place so when Jakey arrived (as an adult) he probably smelled familiar and comforting from Sonic's early weeks! Radar never got on with either of them particularly well (Sonic a bit better than Jakey).
I do think Jakey is lonely when he is by himself because he is not used to it (came to me from a multi-cat household and has never been without feline company until Sonic died), but getting another cat would not be the right answer. He was good with kittens when he was younger, but that was a long time ago and not worth putting him through the stress. I need to make sure I give him plenty of attention. He is fast asleep on my lap right now, he doesn't sleep in the places he used to with Sonic, it is either my lap or a new spot on the other sofa now.
Puddy_Tat
naturally fluffy
Dunno. Obviously you know him, and your domestic circumstances more than i do, but might fostering and see what happens be an option?
Some older kittehs enjoy company
Epona
Sonic: 1 Nov 2006 - 8 Jan 2022
Dunno. Obviously you know him, and your domestic circumstances more than i do, but might fostering and see what happens be an option?
Some older kittehs enjoy company
I'm not emotionally equipped to foster. It's a wonderful thing that some people are able to do, I am not one of them.
And charities/shelters are very restrictive (still!) about upstairs flats/lack of outdoor access for adoptions, so if I fostered they would always be taking them back off me - that wouldn't be good for any of us.
seeformiles
Lost in the wood
Vic enjoying a wee stroke - the handsome bastard 
Puddy_Tat
naturally fluffy
I'm not emotionally equipped to foster. It's a wonderful thing that some people are able to do, I am not one of them.
and 
the 'foster fail' (as in kitteh that stays put) is a well known thing...
depends on the organisation and the kitty. i've thought about it now and then (i live in a flat - i do have access to communal garden, but it belongs to other cats already, and i'd have to change the front door to fit a cat flap) and have seen homes sought for cats who can't go outside for one reason or another.
not that i'm trying to pressure you, and quite probably stating the obvious, but some of the cat rescue places seek 'long term foster' (sometimes with contribution towards vet fees etc) e.g. for elderly or infirm kitties. (although aware that would take quite a lot of emotional energy as well)
Epona
Sonic: 1 Nov 2006 - 8 Jan 2022
the 'foster fail' (as in kitteh that stays put) is a well known thing...
depends on the organisation and the kitty. i've thought about it now and then (i live in a flat - i do have access to communal garden, but it belongs to other cats already, and i'd have to change the front door to fit a cat flap) and have seen homes sought for cats who can't go outside for one reason or another.
not that i'm trying to pressure you, and quite probably stating the obvious, but some of the cat rescue places seek 'long term foster' (sometimes with contribution towards vet fees etc) e.g. for elderly or infirm kitties. (although aware that would take quite a lot of emotional energy as well)
I know some people think I am an absolute shitbag for it (but please bear in mind I have never let an animal breed, never abandoned an animal etc.) but I like OSH and when I want to get kittens in future I will probably go to an ethical breeder of OSH to get them, keeping them indoors will be something that is expected of me as a condition of adoption rather than an obstacle to be overcome in order to adopt from a charity. I tried getting cats from charity/shelter before and it wasn't happening due to lack of garden and catflap.
The person who I got Sonic and Jakey from no longer breeds but I would ask her for recommendations (we are still in regular contact) - I went through a 2 hour interview process before she let me reserve Sonic, and she later gave me Jakey when he needed rehoming because she knew I would look after him and love him for the rest of his life - she was at no point interested in whether I had a cat flap and I don't think anyone doubts that I give my cats a great life.
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UnderOpenSky
baseline neural therapy
Something weird about that cat.
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Calamity1971
If Mr Peanut says It's okay, then it is.
Mine does that nearly everytime I go the loo. When I'm done she jumps onto the cistern and sits on top of the flush?
sleaterkinney
Well-Known Member
Sunday morning kitteh
UnderOpenSky
baseline neural therapy
Epona
Sonic: 1 Nov 2006 - 8 Jan 2022
"Draw me like one of your French kitties..."
LeytonCatLady
Well-Known Member
Lilith keeps stealing my chair every time I'm away from the computer!
