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I have a cat name Floyd, and he's way cool.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/bystander-saw-something-stuck-fence-140421805.html
I have a cat name Floyd, and he's way cool.
Just to keep this pleasant Kitchen Sink anomaly going, we have a cat named Albert, age about 13 years, and he is way cool. We 'rescued' Albert this past January when his 101 year old owner died. Mr. D. had been a member of our church, (and 50+ years with our Fire Dept.) and the word went out would somebody please take Albert. My husband had always said he hated cats, but then husband actually suggested we take Albert! In our 30+ years of marriage we had never had a pet. From day one we have both been over the moon in love with Albert. Having Albert has made a major positive change in husband's mood. I may quit gambling, as when I'm away to Vegas or elsewhere I miss Albert so bad, more than I think about missing my husband! I was mostly worried about having poop in the house, but Albert came to us being expert at using the litter box. Very polite. I would hope if he got in trouble outside somewhere that somebody would care enough to call for help for him.
Who else has a pet they love and would like to tell us about?
Candy
My friend Tom went outside to his car, having just returned from an hour's drive from Logan, Utah to Ogden, and he heard mewing from underneath the hood. Logan the Kitten had stowed away in the engine compartment and was complaining loudly but was otherwise unharmed--though he was dirty enough that Tom surmised he was a stray and had crawled up inside the engine compartment back in Logan because it was warm and dry.
Tom was definitely not a cat person, so he had no cat food, litter, etc. He took Logan inside and gave him some milk, shredded some newspapers and put them in a box, and called the Humane Society in Logan to ask them what to do. They said they didn't have any reports of lost cats meeting Logan's description but he could take him to see if he was microchipped. He came back from his phone call to find Logan eating his turkey sandwich.
Logan moved right in. Turns out he wasn't chipped, so he probably was a stray. Within a week, Tom had purchased cat bowls, a litterbox, a cat bed, cat toys, and a scratching post. Logan staked out his area of Tom's bed and established communications as to when he wanted pets, food, to be let outside, etc. He had my friend thoroughly trained in a couple of weeks--all the while, Tom insisted that the arrangement was temporary until he found a "real" home for Logan. Logan just purred and chuckled.
Ten years later, Logan is still living large in my friend's house.
Nice story, Kevin.
Originally posted by: Kevin Lewis
My friend Tom went outside to his car, having just returned from an hour's drive from Logan, Utah to Ogden, and he heard mewing from underneath the hood. Logan the Kitten had stowed away in the engine compartment and was complaining loudly but was otherwise unharmed--though he was dirty enough that Tom surmised he was a stray and had crawled up inside the engine compartment back in Logan because it was warm and dry.
Tom was definitely not a cat person, so he had no cat food, litter, etc. He took Logan inside and gave him some milk, shredded some newspapers and put them in a box, and called the Humane Society in Logan to ask them what to do. They said they didn't have any reports of lost cats meeting Logan's description but he could take him to see if he was microchipped. He came back from his phone call to find Logan eating his turkey sandwich.
Logan moved right in. Turns out he wasn't chipped, so he probably was a stray. Within a week, Tom had purchased cat bowls, a litterbox, a cat bed, cat toys, and a scratching post. Logan staked out his area of Tom's bed and established communications as to when he wanted pets, food, to be let outside, etc. He had my friend thoroughly trained in a couple of weeks--all the while, Tom insisted that the arrangement was temporary until he found a "real" home for Logan. Logan just purred and chuckled.
Ten years later, Logan is still living large in my friend's house.
Really nice story, Kevin. I've been told "Dogs are our friends; cats are our masters." Funny how a cat can melt the hardest of hearts.
Candy
The newest pet in our family is a 6-month-old male half flame point siamese. His name is Vince. Technically, he belongs to my daughter but he will be mine when she heads off to college in a year. He is a very unusual-looking cat with blue eyes and a mostly white body. Indoors he looks almost 100% white except for his ears, nose, and tail but outside in the sunlight his orange creamsicle-like coloration really shows through the white.
Originally posted by: Mark
The newest pet in our family is a 6-month-old male half flame point siamese. His name is Vince. Technically, he belongs to my daughter but he will be mine when she heads off to college in a year. He is a very unusual-looking cat with blue eyes and a mostly white body. Indoors he looks almost 100% white except for his ears, nose, and tail but outside in the sunlight his orange creamsicle-like coloration really shows through the white.
Nice, Mark. Those siamese are so exotic looking. And they appear so confident, like "don't mess with me, I'm royalty." My Albert is just an American shorthair (most common cat type, I think), but he is white and black, way more white so that he practically glows in the dark. I bet your Vince does too. Those blue eyes on siamese are like headlights! Glad you'll get to 'adopt' him.
In Istanbul, where I am visiting right now, there are upwards of 200,000 stay cats. You see them everywhere on the streets, in stores, and in restaurants. That sounds bad but it really is nice.
The government has mandated that they be spayed or neutered and vaccinated, and most of them have a little notch in their ear to signify compliance. The locals regard them as being community owned, and they feed them and provide little houses for them. They have been treated well for generations, and most are very friendly.
I saw a woman throwing bits of meat to one from a third story window, and yesterday I found one sunning itself on a motorcycle seat. I've pet more cats here in a few days than I have in the previous ten years. And they have to few problems with mice it rats here.
And stray dogs, mostly big ones, are treated the same way.
Originally posted by: MisterPicture
In Istanbul, where I am visiting right now, there are upwards of 200,000 stay cats. You see them everywhere on the streets, in stores, and in restaurants. That sounds bad but it really is nice.
The government has mandated that they be spayed or neutered and vaccinated, and most of them have a little notch in their ear to signify compliance. The locals regard them as being community owned, and they feed them and provide little houses for them. They have been treated well for generations, and most are very friendly.
I saw a woman throwing bits of meat to one from a third story window, and yesterday I found one sunning itself on a motorcycle seat. I've pet more cats here in a few days than I have in the previous ten years. And they have to few problems with mice it rats here.
And stray dogs, mostly big ones, are treated the same way.
Post some pics when you get back =)
Originally posted by: PJ Stroh
Post some pics when you get back =)
Is it possible to post personal pictures without paying for a hosting service?
