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[Epona]

He wants that treat!

Jakey does that, he's always been very food-driven.
For quite a long time he would stand up like that on command, in expectation of a treat (which of course he got!) but he's a bit daft bless him, not the sharpest knife in the drawer, and that training fell out of his head after a while

 

[May Kasahara]

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Chuckling at her serious sphinx face

 

[LeytonCatLady]

Chuckling at her serious sphinx face

She looks very stern, but underneath her moody exterior beats the heart of a pussycat.

 

[Numbers]

Chubby boy!

He is isn’t he. He was 5kg the last time he was at the vet, but he’s got a tall solid frame.

He eats the same as the others but because he was a stray around the hood before he took us on I wouldn’t be at all surprised if he gets fed elsewhere.

 

[philosophical]

Scrounger Bloom this morning.

 

[DaveCinzano]

Ever have the feeling you're being watched?

 

[Cloo]

Hanging out with me again today

 

[Callie]

Fancy holiday streetcat

 

[Cloo]

In Utrecht at the weekend I met this cat that definitely was not giving anyone its lump of soil

 

[Numbers]

Even tho dese two don’t like each other , since Ti started having the problem with his ear (which is much better now) Mr Best is forever smelling his ear and grooming around it. It’s quite incredible.

 

[LeytonCatLady]

Baby pose.

 

[stavros]

Ever have the feeling you're being watched?
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Yep, very often:

 

[Cloo]

I think a few of us will relate. OK, maybe all of us.

 

[Cloo]

LeytonCatLady - I get the feeling that is very Lilith!

 

[seeformiles]

Came out of the back door this morning to find Lil’ Bob stalking an exhausted Jay on the patio. Luckily (for the Jay), it wasn’t Vic or the poor soul would have been dead in a heartbeat. However, managed to pick up the poor bird and cradled it until it felt OK to fly again. Bob was a bit perplexed as he doesn’t really kill things - just pokes them to see what they do. As far as he’s concerned his food comes out of pouches but his brother disagrees and is constantly trying to teach him how to hunt.

 

[LeytonCatLady]

LeytonCatLady - I get the feeling that is very Lilith!

That's exactly Lilith. You got her number alright!

 

[ddraig]

Kizzy likes to relax on her back, sometimes stretching her front paws out
Looks like she's reaching out to me as sat on other side of sofa

 

[Oriole]

First encounter with a very friendly local cat I have not seen before. The belly is not a trap. Loads of trilling and chirping.

 

[LeytonCatLady]

Lilith watching me eat my breakfast.

 

[philosophical]

Buster the ageing talking kitty from down the road silently chilling in the heat of yesterday evening.

 

[Orang Utan]

 

[LeytonCatLady]

Did his date stand him up? I'll happily go out with him!

 

[Orang Utan]

Did his date stand him up? I'll happily go out with him!

I think he’s having trouble at home (not enough treats) and he’s gone out to drown his sorrows and contemplate his next move (either tripping up his human when they’re coming down the stairs or shitting in their bed)

 

[philosophical]

That is a class picture. Not even photoshopped.

 

[Red Cat]

Advice please!

Our kittens are now just over 6 months old, they've been going out for quite a few weeks now, we keep them in at night as the cat flap needs replacing so we're currently letting them in and out in the door, or the door is left open when someone's in (most of the time).

We're going on holiday for a fortnight and i'm not sure about what to do, fix the cat flap so they can come and go, but we'll (including the kids) will worry about them when we're away, or just keep them in? Someone will come and feed them. With our old cat the beloved Minou, he had freedom to do as he pleased, but he was older and had lived there longer before we went away for so long. What do people think?

 

[Johnny Vodka]

Looking after the sister's cat for a week or so.

 

[May Kasahara]

Red Cat at this age/stage, I'd keep them in. They haven't been going out long enough to really miss it IMO (and are used to being in at night), and I think you will all worry about them too much otherwise. A week might be doable, but a fortnight is quite long to worry about young, unpredictable cats.

We're away for two weeks this summer, which is the first time we've left our cats this long, and I know I'll worry even though they're fairly set-in-their-ways grown ups. Can't keep them in though as they ARE used to coming and going whenever they please, and Donut goes mental and starts attacking Vivian whenever he's contained for more than a few hours

 

[Red Cat]

Red Cat at this age/stage, I'd keep them in. They haven't been going out long enough to really miss it IMO (and are used to being in at night), and I think you will all worry about them too much otherwise. A week might be doable, but a fortnight is quite long to worry about young, unpredictable cats.

We're away for two weeks this summer, which is the first time we've left our cats this long, and I know I'll worry even though they're fairly set-in-their-ways grown ups. Can't keep them in though as they ARE used to coming and going whenever they please, and Donut goes mental and starts attacking Vivian whenever he's contained for more than a few hours

Thank you, that was my thinking. I think I'm projecting my own hatred of feeling trapped on to them! They'll be safer indoors and that's most important.

 

[A380]

Ms A319 is staying with us for a few weeks before going back to Taipei. Last night she discovered why we don’t let Mopsi in the bedrooms at night. I had to rescue her ( my daughter that is) about midnight…

 

[High Voltage]

If they're clamped to me like this in the summer heaven only knows what is going to be like when it gets a bit chilly