miffy495 Posted June 10, 2015 Juniper is adapting well to the move: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Quak0r Posted June 13, 2015 These are Yuki (on the left) and Filo (on the right) They where rescued by a local animal care group from an owner who had them only for the purpose of social status symbols and treated them as such. My wife adopted them and her at first and now we both (after I met her) try to make their life better again. The constant state of panic they had at the beginning slowly declined and now they like chilling on and around us... and demand belly rubs Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jennegatron Posted June 13, 2015 THOSE BIG FLUFFY BELLIES. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bjorn Posted June 18, 2015 The current humble bundle is all cat themed! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BadHat Posted June 19, 2015 Girlfriend's cat Ollie with my fluffy little thing Minky. She's extremely sweet and affectionate except she won't stop biting like all the goddamn time. And a stray that we picked up for rehoming, named him Fang. Most talkative cat I've ever seen. Also buff as heck, getting him into a cage is a serious mission. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jennegatron Posted July 2, 2015 this is what I'm dealing with. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gwardinen Posted July 3, 2015 That cat has it so figured out. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jennegatron Posted July 11, 2015 this is the second of 3 fur piles that came out of Jellybean after getting the furmiator last night. A very good recommendation Bjorn. He's got an absurdly dense coat that it's hard to get it all out with a normal brush. I think there's probably a couple piles more worth, he gets bored of being brushed though pretty quickly and goes to nap in another room. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
undermind9 Posted August 28, 2015 maya and all the toys the other morning i love this cat so much, the big eye dilation and her soft black fur makes me melt. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jennegatron Posted August 28, 2015 THAT CAT IS SO CUTE Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
miffy495 Posted August 29, 2015 There was a bird outside the window... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
undermind9 Posted August 29, 2015 oh, beautiful, their coats would give me anxiety in the spring. my wife says they are looking at "cat things" - sometimes a bird, maybe a big bug, or absolutely nothing - but all three will be in the door/window staring out enthralled by some magical blade of grass Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
James Posted August 30, 2015 maya and all the toys the other morning download_20150821_125619.jpg i love this cat so much, the big eye dilation and her soft black fur makes me melt. She looks like a cat I had called Tom (imaginative, I know). He was a very handsome cat, but of our three he probably most fit the aloof feline stereotype – he spent most of his time outdoors and didn't seem especially interested in people. Very occasionally he'd be more affectionate, though, which I enjoyed very much. Anyway, Maya looks a lot like he did. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jennegatron Posted August 30, 2015 Arthur is v cute. My cat mostly just hides under the bathtub when he hears the lawnmower. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jennegatron Posted September 3, 2015 My dear sweet kitty is going to have to be kenneled when I travel later this month and I'm feeling a great deal of guilt and anxiety about it, as I know he'll hate every part of it, he'll hate riding in the car, he'll hate being there, and he'll be very upset with me. We also land too late in the evening to pick him up that night, and I'll only be able to pick him up the following morning. (we don't know anyone in town who would be able to stay with him for 4 days. : ( ) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bjorn Posted September 3, 2015 Is leaving him home an option? Unless we're going to be gone more than 4 days, we always just leave our kitties at home. We make two or three temp litter boxes out of cardboard boxes, put out a bunch of food and water, and they're fine. If we're gone more than that, then we just have someone check on them a couple of times while we are gone. If he eats on a schedule or can be destructive when left alone, that may not be an option though. I feel a lot better about leaving them home alone than I do about kenneling them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jennegatron Posted September 3, 2015 He's not any more destructive when left alone than when we're around. I feed him on a schedule, but only so I don't forget to feed him and so I can make sure that he's eating (which hasn't been a problem. He doesn't just decide to stop eating dry food.) He also doesn't gorge himself on dry food or anything if we leave food out for him. Often times there will be food left in his bowl when I feed him the next time around, and he seems good about only eating as much as he needs. I guess he would really only be alone for Saturday & Sunday, as I leave on Friday morning and get home Monday evening. I think kenneling him may make me more anxious and be more traumatizing to him than being left alone for what mostly amounts to ~72 hours. I'll weigh my options. Thanks for the idea Bjorn! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
syntheticgerbil Posted September 3, 2015 I guess since my wife works at a vet she has easy access to cat/dog sedatives, but can you get any by maybe asking or visiting a vet? It's very handy for when animals freak out during fourth of July or Halloween, car rides as well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jennegatron Posted September 3, 2015 I gave him some sedative when we flew him from Illinois to California, and I'm not totally sure how well it worked as he still cried most of the time, similar to how he is when he's in the car. We're leaving him home alone for a night this weekend, so we'll see how one night goes, and see if he might be okay for 3 nights. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
syntheticgerbil Posted September 4, 2015 Crying through sedatives, that's hardcore. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jennegatron Posted September 4, 2015 He's a very big cat, both in stature and is somewhat overweight. I don't know if the dosage I gave him wasn't strong enough or he was that distressed. Even very short car rides (like the one from our old apartment to our new place, a 25 minute drive) so he was in the carrier for a grand total of 30 minutes, and got so distressed that he cried the whole time and peed in the carrier, which is in part of why I don't want to make him ride in the car twice over a weekend. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bjorn Posted September 4, 2015 Our old man kitty gets very stressed out going to the vet, which is only like a 15 minute drive away. He's a big reason we just started leaving them at home. I think it's somewhat stressful on them to not have us around for a few days, but it's a lot less stressful than a car ride and a strange kennel. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
undermind9 Posted September 4, 2015 There is a all black stray cat that patrols my office parking lot at night. i left around 11 last night and she took off running way further away than had to get to safety under the lights. Absolutely breaks my heart but no way i could ever A) catch, B )acclimate to my home cats, C) take away from her home, especially if there are other kittens in a den And another Maya pic looking fancy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
