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DreadLadyFreya
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Cats are okay, but I prefer my bitch! (Hey, if Mora – and Mara – can say pussy. . .) She’s a lab mix (and, yes, ALWAYS underfoot) named Sam-not-so-wise. Our Beagle, Frodo, recently sailed to the Grey Havens (aka doggy heaven).
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DreadLadyFreya
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Cats are okay, but I prefer my bitch! (Hey, if Mora – and Mara – can say pussy. . .) She’s a lab mix (and, yes, ALWAYS underfoot) named Sam-not-so-wise. Our Beagle, Frodo, recently sailed to the Grey Havens (aka doggy heaven).
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MoonRaven
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I think I win--we have 27 cats. not counting the three feral/abandoned cats we regularly feed. They say if you feed a cat, it's yours, so I guess technically, that makes it a nice, round thirty for us.
I don't usually tell folks just how many cats we have until after they have had a chance to get to know us well enough not to write us off as crazy cat people. Circumstances just conspired to make keeping as many cats as we wanted possible, so one good cat just led to another. And another. And then the pregnant one showed up. And then I started volunteering at the Animal Shelter and this one was too young to be at the Shelter and that one was too shy to be adoptable and this one was blind and that one was deaf...well, you can see how it goes.
Pics can be seen at: http://my.lisaviolet.com/laura/
Since my husband works out of town a great deal, I really appreciate having the company and credit the little devils with contributing to what sanity I manage to cling to...lol. |
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Andreth
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I can't even imagine having 27 cats! I'd be in a coma. You see, I'm allergic to pussy.  Especially unwashed pussies. It's the dander that gets me.
I did have one cat who I was willing to take shots for, but that was just because he thought he was really a dog. He was a fluffy gray cat but was deluded into thinking he was a golden retriever. He would even play fetch. He grew up around all dogs and we used to let him play with every litter so the puppies would be socialized to cats. If I could find another cat as cool as Smokey, I would have another cat. Until then, I'll just stick to raising golden retrievers. |
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Aerin
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| Posted: Mon Jul 26, 2004 1:18 pm Post subject: Kitty Heaven! |
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My aunite has about that many cats. She foster parents several cats and helps with the pregnant mom cats at her favorite no kill shelter in Portland OR. I myself rescued a kitten from a garage litter. You know, when mama cats show up in a stranger's garage and just has the babies, and stays awhile....
Abbey is her name and she is all white except for black ears and Fringe on her forehead.
and one perfectly round spot on her side. Love kitties! |
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Moralanqua
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Moon Raven is now to be known as Beruthial or 'CatGirl'.
Houdini is my fav cause he looks like my wee Afrocat! 
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Aewithen
Joined: 20 Jul 2004
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Location: Somewhere between reality and fantasy
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Cats are nice... but they always seem to be "Puss in Boots" when they get around me. They act all cute and cuddly and all of a sudden they are clawing your eyes out. Did you know that over fifty percent of cat bites/scratches become infected? Dogs=5%. Unless of course, they have been declawed, but that is another story.
I know this is a "Pussy Thread", but I have plug dogs. Dogs are the better species because they are loyal and are truly man's best friend. Though, sometimes I can look at my cockers', Ripley and Ruby, eyes and see nothing there... But they are just so dang cute. Besides that fact, it is so comforting when you are feeling down in the dumps and that dog is right beside you, comforting you or sitting with you by the toilet as you  .
Now that I have rambled, and gone completely  , I will say this one thing: Dogs are better, but cats also hold a certain type of charm if you like cleaning hairballs.
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DreadLadyFreya
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| Aewithen wrote: | | Though, sometimes I can look at my cockers', Ripley and Ruby, eyes and see nothing there... But they are just so dang cute. |
Ahh, kind of reminds me of hubby!
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BittenBuggy
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Amen, Freya! 
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DreadLadyFreya
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| BittenBuggy wrote: | | Amen, Freya! |
I made BB laugh! 
Sorry, , back to pussy-talk. . .
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MoonRaven
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| Moralanqua wrote: | Moon Raven is now to be known as Beruthial or 'CatGirl'.
Houdini is my fav cause he looks like my wee Afrocat! |
So of course you noticed that beautiful black cat at the Prancing Pony in FOTR.
Houdi is lovely but very shy, so I'm sure your black boy has tons more personality. Black cats are good luck and I like having several. We lost our little black Newt last November (she was fifteen y.o.) and we miss her very much but Lola (aka "the Toe Wraith") is small and fast and dauntless in her memory.
Although I recall with love the family dogs that were part of my life growing up, I must have been a cat in a former life, because I have always had this affinity for them. What I enjoy about having cats is the wide variety of personalities and watching them interact. With their complex little psyches, it is sometimes like living in the middle of a Byzantine court but their beauty and affection enrich our lives. Unlike Beruthial's cats, mine aren't particularly interested in spying on people, but Dinky is an incorigible busy-body when it comes to what the others are doing--much to their annoyance. I have also found that cats have definite ideas about what is normal around the house and if they are all looking in one direction, I should probably go and see what's up.
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estellabrandybuck
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You have 27 cats?  I don't think I could cope with that. We have two. They are five and six (years) and father and son. Strange combination isn't it? We rescued them four years ago. They're siamese mix, but not the ugly really skinny kind (In fact, the older one, Siam is quite plump). The younger (Tokay) is more outgoing, but they're both sweet. I won't go on about this too long, but we also have a Shetland Sheepdog (Fluffin). I never would have thought that they'd allow this, but she herds them. Go figure.  |
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Moralanqua
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Afrocat is a girl. She wants you to know that. 
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MoonRaven
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[quote="Moralanqua"]Afrocat is a girl. She wants you to know that. :wink:[/quote]OOPS!
Sorry, old girl, Female black cats are *very* special.
Please don't hurt me.
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Gwenevere
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| MoonRaven wrote: |
Sorry, old girl, Female black cats are *very* special.
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True that ! I think black cats, especially females , are darling! I have two cats: one black and one white, both females. They're no special breed, just your run-of-the-mill strays. We rescued the black one, Lucy, from a gas station, and Ricky, the white one, came from a shelter. They're both very sweet to us humans but horribly mean to each other.
Since this is a cat luvers' thread, I would like to ask ya'll what your thoughts are on de-clawing... |
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