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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / September 2006New here - Hello from Bettina
Hello there, after reading here for about ten days I found out that I want to give my 2 pence every now and then. So I think it`s about time to introduce me and my gang to the group here. It feels so good to have found other slaves to the furballs. I am obviously not the only crazy can-opener who does everything to make his cats feel good. Cat owner`s concerns, problems, joys and amusements are seemingly the same all over the world. O.K. we live in Germany, in the rural countryside east of Berlin. Beautiful landscape, no jobs, agricultural area. I moved here from South Germany, after the wall had come down in 1999, for here were affordable old farmhouses to have. Me and my cats wanted to say hi to all of you. Please be understanding, as my english sometimes might be way off.<g> kind regards Bettina, owned by Moritz, Lissinda (aka Lissie), Zorrolina (aka Zorro), Felix, Hugo and Luna. Host to Mohrchen, Julius and Peter. > Hello there, > [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > owned by Moritz, Lissinda (aka Lissie), Zorrolina (aka Zorro), > Felix, Hugo and Luna. Host to Mohrchen, Julius and Peter. Hi Bettina! Welcome! Wow...you really *are* a proper cat slave...you have six kitties? I have five (for the moment!) Now you must introduce us to them and tell us a little about each one. Don't worry about your English, it sounds great to me. Sherry Hi Sherry, thank you for your warm welcome. Well, 5 cats are a lot either. <g> Here in germany most people have at best only two and consider me to be crazy for having so many of them. But - I didn`t plan to, they happened to me. And - I live in a house in the countryside and they don`t have to live in an apartement, they can roam free as a cat should - in my humble opinion. If living in an apartement I would probably have only two, to keep themselves company. I feel so sorry for alone living cats. Now, as you asked for it, I will introduce my furry monsters to you. You know - I knew that I loved my cats a lot, but after reading some days in rec.pets.anecdotes and rec.pets.healthandbehaviour, I came to know that I really LOVE my cats. <g> Like you all do here. OK, here the introduction begins, there is: Moritz, the big black - son of gentle Benjamin (RIP) and wonderful mother Luzie (RIP). Moritz looks as if wearing a smoking. All black and a white chest. The only cat I`ve never seen a spot of dirt on. He is a real gentleman and the boss of the gang. Although a lot of other male cats visit our house he always plays it cool and just ignores them. Very seldomly he decides to throw one of them out, but when he decides to give the mean cat he really looks and sounds frightening. WoW! Lissinda, the bold black and white one - sister of Moritz. Bold refers to her figure not her character. It took ages for her to leave the safe place under the sofa. Now she is, despite her very round appearance, a deadly night hunter and is stockpiling twice a week our kitchen with mice. Zorrolina, the one with the black mask - sister of Moritz. I believed Zorro to be a male, hence the name. It is difficult to determine a kittens gender. My fault.<g> Zorro is a slim, sweet, cuddly black and white one.( I think she is my favourite, but I don`t like to admit it. In the end all are my favourite ones. I helped Luzie giving birth to Zorro, that might have made a special bond.) Felix, the big red - when I moved to the new village he used to live at my neighbour (a 70 year old Lady with about 7 to 10 cats living in and around her little house). One year after my arrival Felix got ill and the old lady wouldn`t call the vet as that would have involved spending money. So I took him to the vet ( with her permission) and cared for him. He then decided to move into my house.<g> He is a big, red and white tabby. A friendly, quiet cuddler. Hugo, the Nervous - found him three years ago some day in the bathroom, behind my washing machine, together with his his sister Sina. Both appr. 8 weeks old. The backdoor is open the whole summer, so they must have sneaked in. Hugo is a lean, fast hunter, grey-white tabby. Spends day and night outside, pursuing utmost urgent businesses. Deep at night he drops in, empties the feeding bowl, catches a bit affection and climbs the bookshelf to get some sleep. Very busy guy. Luna, the little Cutie - she was presented to me one day last year in the summer. At 6 o`clock in the morning someone was yelling my name on top of his lungs through my bedroom-window. I sat upright in a matter of nano-seconds, deeply shocked, staggered to the window expecting WordWar III. There, a neighbour was balancing on his bicycle, reaching up to me something little I couldn`t make out at first (glasses still on bedside table). I grabbed the little furry thing which worked out to be another kitten <sigh><g>. He`d found it on his way to work beside her mother, which had been murdered by another car-driver. Luna is a fine, little grey and white cat who loves to walk all over me and put her whiskers up my nose, and then having nailed me to the floor with both her forepaws, loves to bite me tenderly in the tip of my nose. That gives her great satisfaction.<bg> Well, so much for the ones I consider to be mine. There is more, as Mohrchen, Julius and Peter try to make our house their home too. I am thinking about it. Winter is nearing. We'll see how they adapt, as at the moment they're spitting at each other every time they meet accidentaly in my living-room. <sigh>. You asked for it. A lot of text. Sorry. Now, do you feel like dropping a line or two about your cats? bye for now Bettina > There is more, as Mohrchen, Julius and Peter try to make our house > their home too. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > You asked for it. A lot of text. Sorry. > Now, do you feel like dropping a line or two about your cats? Welcome to the group, Bettina. You're going to love it here. We need PICTURES! Can you put pictures somewhere for us to see? By the way, your english is wonderful. I have just one cat, Rita, and she rules my life with an iron paw. She's a beautiful tortoiseshell cat who is about 3 years old. I got her at the local shelter after my last kitty Fin died on my living room floor at only 10 years old. I still miss him sometimes. *sniff* Rita loves all people, especially men, but hates all other animals. However, I keep thinking about getting her a pet of her own to keep her company while I'm away at work. She tends to be very clingy and needy when I'm home, and I think she's lonely. I have some pictures of her up on www.picturetrail.com. Go to the ladyjaneinmd album. Jane - owned and operated by Princess Rita Hi LadyJane, > I have just one cat, Rita, and she rules my life with an iron paw. I love impressions like that one. Well, I followed the link and got to picturetrail.com and I was too stupid to find the albums there. I even became a member but found no albums. <sigh> They don't even have a search-function. Anyway, it was deep at night and I might have missed something there. So, I am sorry I didn`t succeed in seing Rita. Thanks for your welcome, I feel home already here.:-) bfn Bettina > Now, as you asked for it, I will introduce my furry monsters to you. Welcome, Bettina. I enjoyed reading about your clowder. I live in Helsinki, Finland, with my two cats, Miranda and Caliban. To tell you their stories, I have to go back to the other two cats I shared my life with before them. Frank (1987-2005) was a tuxedo gentleman (somewhat like your Moritz, I imagine - funny that; my best friend when I was little was the boy next door called Moritz) and Nikki (1988-2005) was a tiny tuxedo girl. In November 2004, my niece's Russian Blue cat Kira had kittens, but after the litter was born, they found out that the litter could not be sold as show cats (some mess-up with the father's pedigree), and they had to find homes for the kittens as pets. When they still had two kittens left in March 2005, I said I'd take the girl. That is how Miranda came into our household. I May 2005, Nikki had a seizure and eventually had to be put to sleep. She had just started making friends with Miranda, and now she was left without a playmate. Frank was very sedentary by now, and mostly only wanted to sleep. So in August 2005, I adopted Caliban from a fosterer who worked with Estonian street cats. Caliban's mother was found pregnant in the streets of Tallinn, but Caliban was born in a foster home and socialized to people from birth. He and Miranda soon became best friends. In December 2005, Frank's health had deteriorated so much that he had to be released from his misery, too. So I lost my two old friends the same year, and I'm still trying to get used to having this completely new cat family (Nikki was nearly 17 when she died and Frank had just turned 18). We live in an apartment in town, with an enclosure outside for the cats when they want to go outside. In the summer, we go to an island in the southwestern archipelago, and the cats are allowed to run free there. If you want to see pictures of Mir and Cali, as well as Frank and Nikki, go to the links in my signature.  SignatureMarina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. Stories and pics at http://koti.welho.com/mkurten/ Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki Hi Marina, nice to meet you and your family. How do you travel with your cats? Isn`t it great stress for you and the cats? But on the other hand - holidays, roaming free on green ground. Sounds good. Greetings to Helsinki. Bettina > Hi Marina, > > nice to meet you and your family. How do you travel with your cats? > Isn`t it great stress for you and the cats? But on the other hand - > holidays, roaming free on green ground. Sounds good. the trip is always a bit stressful - 3-4 hours on a bus, and then half an hour by boat - but it's worth it. The cats are so happy when we get out there. This was Caliban's first summer on the island. Here are some pictures from the island this year: http://pets.webshots.com/album/552460626WgRCAp SignatureMarina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. Stories and pics at http://koti.welho.com/mkurten/ Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki > > Hi Marina, > > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > http://pets.webshots.com/album/552460626WgRCAp Hi again, loved your photos, the cats seem to be very happy there. Especially I like the one where both of them are overlooking the sea. But it sounds really stressful to get there. By bus and boat with two cats and luggage. Now, I just finished uploading some of my photos to webshots. Hope the link works. [URL=http://good-times.webshots.com/album/553914039PilIcy][IMG]http://thumb18.webshot s.net/t/26/26/9/10/90/2768910900047546418YuGzrY_th.jpg[/IMG][/URL] bfn Bettina >>> Hi Marina, >>> [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > Now, I just finished uploading some of my photos to webshots. > Hope the link works. [URL=http://good-times.webshots.com/album/553914039PilIcy][IMG]http://thumb1 8.webshots.net/t/26/26/9/10/90/2768910900047546418YuGzrY_th.jpg[/IMG][/URL] > bfn > Bettina You have a beautiful clowder. I enjoyed your photos, thanks for sharing, one of my favourates was Mathis and Felix http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/553914039/2393894180047546418atXQHe http://tinyurl.com/kant9 SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy and Bagheera) Cats leave pawprints on your heart. http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk > You have a beautiful clowder. I enjoyed your photos, thanks for sharing, > one of my favourates was Mathis and Felix Thank you so much. Yes, it was funny. The kids deep asleep had no clue that they shared their bed with someone. It was again Felix, the red and Julius who chose company with the kids. bfn > loved your photos, the cats seem to be very happy there. > Especially I like the one where both of them are overlooking the sea. > But it sounds really stressful to get there. By bus and boat with two > cats and luggage. It's quite a hassle each time, but well worth it for the four or five weeks we stay out there. Sometimes I can get a lift with my brother or sister in their car, and that makes it faster and easier. > Now, I just finished uploading some of my photos to webshots. > Hope the link works. Lovely cats, and they look very happy. My favourite is 'Felix the golden': http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/553914039/2121559750047546418gMmveq SignatureMarina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. Stories and pics at http://koti.welho.com/mkurten/ Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki >> loved your photos, the cats seem to be very happy there. >> Especially I like the one where both of them are overlooking the sea. [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > golden': > http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/553914039/2121559750047546418gMmveq I don't understand how you all are getting to see Bettina's pics! Every link I click on, even the ones you and Adrian posted, take me to a page saying it's a private album and I need an invite to view it. What am I doing wrong here? SignatureBritta Purring is an automatic safety valve device for dealing with happiness overflow. Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album > I don't understand how you all are getting to see Bettina's pics! Every > link I click on, even the ones you and Adrian posted, take me to a page [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > Check out pictures of Vino at: > http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album O-K. - I have no clue why it doesn`t work for you, as it is my 1st webshots album. They gave me a lot of links, and I tried the shortest one.<g> And I went to make the album publik. Which I didn't want to, as it seemed to work as private one well, but now I did it. Here they are all: Post in your blog or website [?] <a href="http://good-times.webshots.com/album/553914039PilIcy"><img src="http://thumb18.webshots.net/t/26/26/9/10/90/2768910900047546418YuGzrY_t h.jpg" alt="Image hosted by Webshots.com"></a><br>by <a href=http://community.webshots.com/user/lightwell> lightwell</a> Send in an email or IM [?] http://good-times.webshots.com/album/553914039PilIcy Post in a forum [?] [URL=http://good-times.webshots.com/album/553914039PilIcy][IMG]http://thumb1 8.webshots.net/t/26/26/9/10/90/2768910900047546418YuGzrY_th.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Post in a forum (alt) [?] [url=http://good-times.webshots.com/album/553914039PilIcy][img=http://thumb1 8.webshots.net/t/26/26/9/10/90/2768910900047546418YuGzrY_th.jpg][/url] >> I don't understand how you all are getting to see Bettina's pics! >> Every link I click on, even the ones you and Adrian posted, take me [quoted text clipped - 36 lines] > > 8.webshots.net/t/26/26/9/10/90/2768910900047546418YuGzrY_th.jpg][/url] Ooooh, thank you so much! This is the one that worked: http://community.webshots.com/user/lightwell The best thing to do if you want to post a link is to open the page on your computer and then cut and paste the link that it shows. I looooove all your cats, they are adorable, each and every one of them! So much cuteness :-) SignatureBritta Purring is an automatic safety valve device for dealing with happiness overflow. Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album Hi again, loved your photos, the cats seem to be very happy there. Especially I like the one where both of them are overlooking the sea. But it sounds really stressful to get there. By bus and boat with two cats and luggage. Now, I just finished uploading some of my photos to webshots. Hope the link works. <a href=http://community.webshots.com/user/lightwell> lightwell</a> bye for now Hi again, loved your photos, the cats seem to be very happy there. Especially I like the one where both of them are overlooking the sea. But it sounds really stressful to get there. By bus and boat with two cats and luggage. Now, I just finished uploading some of my photos to webshots. Hope the link works. http://good-times.webshots.com/album/553914039PilIcy bye for now Bettina > Hi again, > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > bye for now > Bettina Mortiz look like my spirit http://tinypic.com/view/?pic=j9u1k4 you can see some of my ancient culture books in the right corner > Mortiz look like my spirit > http://tinypic.com/view/?pic=j9u1k4 > you can see some of my ancient culture books in the right corner He is beautiful, and he has a stern expression, like my Moritz can have.<g> Yeah, there I saw a book called "Monsters".<g> Interesting. >> Mortiz look like my spirit >> http://tinypic.com/view/?pic=j9u1k4 [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > have.<g> > Yeah, there I saw a book called "Monsters".<g> Interesting. That is all about mythical creatures in ancient cultures and how some relate to other cultures > Hi again, > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > bye for now > Bettina A late welcome from me, Sugar and Pearl! What a crew you have. I love this picture: http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/553914039/2781529400047546418APmhqN > A late welcome from me, Sugar and Pearl! What a crew you have. > I love this picture: > http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/553914039/2781529400047546418APmhqN Hi Karen thank you and hello to the three of you. Yes, I love this picture too. You have to imagine that Mohrchen was only a guest to my house when this picture was taken last winter.<g> He has a perfectly fine home next to my house with his owner, a 70year old Lady who owns about 8 cats. But this summer he decided to move in with us. bfn > Now, I just finished uploading some of my photos to webshots. > Hope the link works. > http://good-times.webshots.com/album/553914039PilIcy What cuties! And you have a really pretty back yard and garden. I'll bet the kitties have a great time out there. Joyce Joyce wrote: > What cuties! And you have a really pretty back yard and garden. > I'll bet the kitties have a great time out there. > Joyce You bet they have.<g> And, as my house is the last one at the end of the village they have lots of meadows and farmland around. Thats one of the reasons I moved here - on three sides of the house are no neighbours. It is a beautiful sight to see a cat run full speed over green gras, enjoying herself. bfn >Hi again, > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >bye for now >Bettina Your kitties are soo cute! They seem to be especially friendly with kids too! > Your kitties are soo cute! > They seem to be especially friendly with kids too! Thank you so much. Unfortunately it is only Julius and Felix who are willing to go near the kids. The other ones vanish as soon as visitors near.<g> >> Your kitties are soo cute! >> They seem to be especially friendly with kids too! [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > the > kids. The other ones vanish as soon as visitors near.<g> Welcome to the group. The rest of your cats hide because they know the evils of miniature hoomins. My cats understand and most hide as well. Pam S. > Welcome to the group. The rest of your cats hide because they know the > evils of miniature hoomins. My cats understand and most hide as well. Thank you! And yes, I think they hide because most kids haven`t learned yet how to approach a cat properly. Kids are too loud and too fast when happy. (ohh - a kitty...)<g> > Thank you! And yes, I think they hide because most kids haven`t learned > yet how to approach a cat properly. Kids are too loud and too fast when > happy. One of the most embarrassing moments of my life was when finally after months of wanting to touch the kitties and both Fugazi and Isis being of the opinion that no way was that grubby, sticky handed 5 year old going to spoil their fur, my friends little boy finally managed to approach the cats properly and after sniffing him (to make sure he had washed I suspect) they decided they might as well accept his worship. "Are they boy or girl cats?" he asked "Girl cats" "Are they married?" "Cats don't get married" I said Wide eyed he posed the important question: "If they don't get married how do they have little cats?" I just looked at his father and said "THAT is YOUR department" Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs Wide eyed he posed the important question: "If they don't get married how do they have little cats?" <g> - yes, the mysteries of life. Hard to grab for a little one. When I was stuck in an three-room apartement in a 10-apartement-house with unexpectedly 6 cats. I went in hiding.<g> Neighbours already knew that I owned 2 cats which seemed ok, as some of them also had one or two cats. This is in germany regarded as "normal". But if they had knewn that there suddelny where 6 cats living with me, sooner or later one of them would have come up with statements like" It smells in the staircase". (And it dind`t) I knew that was about to happen, as humans are that way. So, everytime the doorbell rang I got the feeling of "Oh my god, nobody is to see the cats." And as cats read minds and emotions, they all vanished miracelously somewhere in cabinets or under sofas. Unfortunately they kept that behaviour even after moving to our house here.<g> They now vanish to the shed outside and to the old little barn outside. <sigh> So when they hear voices and footsteps coming up the steps to the house they go "wuuuuushhh - away".<g> Only the later adopted cats are not marked by those emotions I had in that apartement. On the other hand - it`s ok with me, cause it`s safer if cats don`t approch strangers. You need all your cats to have the same fur colours. At one point, someone was surprised when they saw two cats in my house - she'd always assumed that she was seeing the same brown tabby in the window, and I guess had never seen both of them there at once. I had a reverse experience once, when one of the neigbhours complained that all my cats were keeping him awake fighting and mating on the back porch roof right outside his bedroom window. I assured him that both of mine were spayed (and not interested in mating) and sleeping peacefully indoors on the night in question, but I don't know if he believed me. SignatureCheryl > You need all your cats to have the same fur colours. > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > mine were spayed (and not interested in mating) and sleeping peacefully > indoors on the night in question, but I don't know if he believed me. Lol...Yes, thank goodness Jasmine's kittens are all the same colour as she is; my landlord is a cat lover, but I think if she realized exactly how many cats I have she would be concerned; But the are all orange tabby and white, and Congo is the spitting image of Jasmine, slightly different markings, but Moe and Garfield are nearly identical; Moe just has the more evenly divided tabby blaze and they have opposite white tips on their ear. But to the casual observer; identical!! (lucky for me) >You need all your cats to have the same fur colours. > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >mine were spayed (and not interested in mating) and sleeping peacefully >indoors on the night in question, but I don't know if he believed me. I had a dog when I was a teenager. On one occasion, I got an anonymous phone call saying, "If your dog doesn't stop barking right now, I am going to shoot it!". The caller then hung up. My dog was fast asleep, and had been for the last hour. My dog did not end up getting shot by anyone; I don't know what happened to whatever dog the caller was hearing. SignatureJohn F. Eldredge -- john@jfeldredge.com PGP key available from http://pgp.mit.edu "Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better than not to think at all." -- Hypatia of Alexandria >You need all your cats to have the same fur colours. <gg> that would have been a help. Thank god now I don`t have to care what my neighbours might think. bfn <snip> > Wide eyed he posed the important question: "If they don't get married > how do they have little cats?" > I just looked at his father and said "THAT is YOUR department" I remember one of our neighbours stuttering a bit when I really wanted to know when their Lassie-type collie was going to have puppies, because she was female and there were lots of male dogs around. I needed to know so I could persuade my mother we needed a puppy, and I couldn't understand how the neighbour could be absolutely certain the collie wouldn't have any puppies. She was female, right? And grown up, right? So what was the problem? SignatureCheryl > > Welcome to the group. The rest of your cats hide because they know the > > evils of miniature hoomins. My cats understand and most hide as well. > Thank you! And yes, I think they hide because most kids haven`t learned > yet how to approach a cat properly. Kids are too loud and too fast when > happy. (ohh - a kitty...)<g> That's true, I've seen that happen. I had some friends over for dinner once when I still had Tika (now RB). They had a gregarious one-year-old, who, the moment she saw Tika, let out a loud squeal of delight. Tika, who wasn't known for scaredy-cat behavior, saw the tiny monster, heard the terrible squeal, and was Outta There, not to be seen again for the rest of the evening. On the other hand, I've also seen situations where cats will put up with all manner of handling from a child, which, if you were to attempt to do the same thing, the cat would shred you. Sometimes they seem to make special allowances for mini-humans. Joyce > > > Welcome to the group. The rest of your cats hide because they know > > > the [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > Joyce Lol. It depends on the cat...I'll be putting up some grown up pictures of the boys later today, and I have sevral of Garfield being mauled by my son; in one picture Ruben is actually sleeping on top of Garfield; who is also asleep, quite happily. >Hi Sherry, > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >themselves company. >I feel so sorry for alone living cats. <Snip> >bye for now >Bettina Someday I'd like to have a big bunch of cats, but for now, I only have one cat; a very pretty calico named Kenzie. I got her when one of a pair of older cats went to the Bridge, and the remaining cat, Blizzard, was lonely. Sadly, Blizzard and Kenzie never became friends, and 2 years later, when Blizzard was 18 years old, she also went to the Bridge. Kenzie seemed much happier when Blizzard was gone, but I have tried twice to bring more cats to my small city house; once a small 6 month old male, whom Kenzie constantly beat up. Later, a pair of kittens which I think Kenzie was trying her level best to get rid of. Sigh. So I have one approximately 10 year old cat who is not a real snuggler, but who is very, very sweet, and good tempered, and apparently very happy, now that she is alone. She doesn't seem to mind that I'm gone 12 hours a day at work; I'm sure she just sleeps a lot. On the weekends, she likes to be near me, and often asks for attention. She's curled up about 3 feet from me as I type this, and when I called her name, she started purring immediately. So I know that some cats can be very happy as an only cat. Many years from now, when it's Kenzie's turn to go to the Bridge, I will get a pair of cats, or kittens; preferably litter mates. But that's a long way off, I hope, and for now I'm happy with my one special calico cat. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Life without cats would be only marginally worth living." -TC, and the unmercifully, relentlessly, sweet calico kitty, Kenzie. How you behave towards cats here below determines your status in Heaven. - Robert Heinlein Life is very difficult. Once you understand that, life becomes easier. -Buddha > So I know that some cats can be very happy as an only cat. > Many years from now, when it's Kenzie's turn to go to the Bridge, I will > get a pair of cats, or kittens; preferably litter mates. > But that's a long way off, I hope, and for now I'm happy with my one > special calico cat. That`s right, there are cats who don`t want cat company. But most cats welcome a friend to keep them company. People just have to find out. I think my Moritz maybe would be happier as a single cat. He is the boss here, but uses that in a very undemonstrative manner. He just is the boss.<g> He doesn`t has to prove it. He is very self-contained and a bit distant towards the other cats. They respect him. I wish you a very long, happy time with your beloved Kenzie. bfn > Hello there, > [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > owned by Moritz, Lissinda (aka Lissie), Zorrolina (aka Zorro), > Felix, Hugo and Luna. Host to Mohrchen, Julius and Peter. Welcome I am owned currently by 5 cats and one Hemmingway kitten Hi Matthew, thanks for the friendly welcome. Again, 5 cats is a lot. It is hard to stay in charge with so many strong characters around. And I find it hard to get something out of the fridge for me. Usually I end up feeding the cats, close the fridgedoor and remember that initally I was hungry and wanted to get something.<sigh> It`s a hard life owning cats.<g> I love it though. And I laugh a lot reading the posts in this group. So I decided to share my hard life with the other slaves. What is a Hemmingway Kitten? bfn Bettina > Hi Matthew, > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > So I decided to share my hard life with the other slaves. > What is a Hemmingway Kitten? A Hemmingway cat is a knick name for cats with 6 toes on one or more of their feet, They are named after the writer who has a house in the Florida keys where nothing but 6 toes cats live that are original descendants of his own cats I believe from 1893 > bfn > Bettina You got that backwards Bettina THEY OWN US ;-) Hi Matthew, > A Hemmingway cat is a knick name for cats with > 6 toes on one or more of their feet. Hey that`s really new to me. Never heard of cats with 6 toes. Just read bit on the Internet about them. And he protected his cats by (or through?) his will. Good man. > You got that backwards Bettina THEY OWN US ;-) (Psst-I know, but as a freedom loving aquarius I would never ever admit it.) > Hi Matthew, > [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > (Psst-I know, but as a freedom loving aquarius I would never ever admit > it.) < laughing > but as a LEO I have to admit it here is a picture of the her http://tinypic.com/2196iyh.jpg you can see the extra toe in this picture http://tinypic.com/view/?pic=21nqdd0 her name is Ka' Shay which means Don't Ask > here is a picture of the her > http://tinypic.com/2196iyh.jpg > > you can see the extra toe in this picture > http://tinypic.com/view/?pic=21nqdd0 her name is Ka' Shay which means > Don't Ask Double the size, maybe triple and you have my Felix.<g> And you forgot to mention the language which is Ka´Shay from. She is beautiful. > here is a picture of the her > http://tinypic.com/2196iyh.jpg > > you can see the extra toe in this picture > http://tinypic.com/view/?pic=21nqdd0 her name is Ka' Shay which means > Don't Ask Double the size, maybe triple and you have my Felix.<g> And you forgot to mention the language which is Ka´Shay from. She is beautiful. > here is a picture of the her > http://tinypic.com/2196iyh.jpg > > you can see the extra toe in this picture > http://tinypic.com/view/?pic=21nqdd0 her name is Ka' Shay which means > Don't Ask >Double the size, maybe triple and you have my Felix.<g> >And you forgot to mention the language which is Ka´Shay from. I had everyone in the group guessing awhile ago It is an ancient language spoken by a group called druids an actually language but not been used in about 500 plus years. ancient cultures is a hobby of mine >She is beautiful. Thank you see is the new queen of the house >And you forgot to mention the language which is Ka´Shay from. >I had everyone in the group guessing awhile ago >It is an ancient language spoken by a group called druids an actually >language but not been used in about 500 plus years. ancient cultures is >a hobby of mine That`s interesting. I am also interested in ancient cultures and spiritual ways. I learned that there`s not much knowledge left about the druids. I have read Douglas Monroes "21 Lessons of Merlyn" which is fictional, but nonetheless works with informations from a real book from the 16th century, "The Book of the Pheryllt" which was restored. I have always been interested in metaphysics. I like the druid-order a lot. I believe their working techniques and spiritual ground to be very effective, and, as I feel very close to nature and to the UK they are one of my favourites. > after reading here for about ten days I found out that I want to give > my 2 pence every now and then. So I think it`s about time to introduce [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > problems, joys and amusements are seemingly the same all over the > world. Welcome, Bettina and family! Indeed, cat slave concerns do seem to be the same the world over. I'm Dan, I live in southern California in the southwest US, and have 6 furry masters - Her Royal Highness Cleopatra Silvercat, Amelia T Cat, Samuel Redcat, Tabitha Fluffytail, Harri Roadcat, and Ranger Greykitten. > > after reading here for about ten days I found out that I want to give > > my 2 pence every now and then. So I think it`s about time to introduce [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > furry masters - Her Royal Highness Cleopatra Silvercat, Amelia T Cat, > Samuel Redcat, Tabitha Fluffytail, Harri Roadcat, and Ranger Greykitten. Hi Dan, thanks for welcoming me so friendly. Looks like not so few people have more than two cats. I am not the only eccentric around. Great! And what crazy things cat lovers do for their beloved ones.<g> I don't eat meat. Not because I am a vegetarian, tried that, couldn't manage. But because I have no change to get some leftovers.<gg> bfn Bettina bfn Bettina > But because I have no change to get some leftovers.<gg> I'm familiar with that situation too! Tabitha, Amelia, and Harri all insist on sampling all people food they see. I'll describe my clowder for you. Cleo was rescued from the local animal shelter several years ago. She is a beautiful, fluffy silver-coated longhair, more than 10 years old, weighing about 6 pounds. She rules the house. Amelia is a shorthaired tortoiseshell, and is rather large. Our nickname for her is "Hoover Girl", as once the other kitties are through with their breakfast dishes Amelia vacuums out any remaining crumbs. She has been with us for about 5 years, and is just over 5 years old. She was adopted from a cat welfare agency. Tabitha is a small fluffy black longhair. She looks like a Persian. She is very quiet and shy, but insists on sharing all people food that is eaten in her presence. She is about 3 years old. My wife rescued her from neighbors of my brother who were moving and were unable to take their kittens with them. Samuel is a long, lean orange tabby. He is the gentlest kitty I have ever known. He insists on climbing up on my chest when I go to bed and kneading on me. He is just a month or so younger than Tabitha. He was abandoned in the parking lot of a grocery warehouse where I was working. Harri Roadcat adopted a family in eastern Illinois (US midwest), but the other cats living in the house didn't get along with her at all. The Illinois family reluctantly decided that they needed to find a new home for Harri. I was driving a semitruck (what the Brit's call a "lorry", I guess) at the time. I managed to get routed through Illinois, and I adopted Harri. Harri rode in the big truck with me all over the US. That's how she got "Roadcat" appended to her name. She is about 2 years old, and is a small kitty. She is a red tabby. Ranger was adopted by my wife while I was out on the road. He's just over a year old, and is a lovely grey shorthair with a little white spot on hsi chest. I think he looks like a Russian Grey (Marina, he looks a lot like Miranda). He is pure kitten! If there is a window screen to be climbed or a box to be destroyed, Ranger will take care of it. Hi Dan, thanks for explaining your clowder (have still to look that one up, must mean "gang", "pack" or so). What a sweet gang. What about Harri`s trucking trip with you? I imagine him sitting next to you throughout the US. Was he allowed to take the seat? Or had he to stay in the cat`s basket? Some day I will tell the story of our relocation in germany. I had 6 cats in my car, without cat baskets. It was a tour of 13 hours on german highways - where the crazy wannabe-racers are loose.<g> What`s the difference between a red tabby and an orange tabby? bfn Bettina > thanks for explaining your clowder > (have still to look that one up, must mean "gang", "pack" or so). Exactly. A clowder is just a collection of cats. > What about Harri`s trucking trip with you? I imagine him sitting next > to you > throughout the US. Was he allowed to take the seat? Or had he to stay > in the > cat`s basket? Harri got to ride just about anywhere she wanted to :) (BTW, Harri is short for Harriet. Confusing, I know). She rode a lot on the dashboard, sometimes on the passenger seat, and often in the overhead cabinet in the cab. > What`s the difference between a red tabby and an orange tabby? None. I just sometimes get careless and switch terms. Dan Dan wrote: > Harri got to ride just about anywhere she wanted to :) (BTW, Harri is > short for Harriet. Confusing, I know). She rode a lot on the > dashboard, sometimes on the passenger seat, and often in the overhead > cabinet in the cab. That exactly was the picture I pictured.<g> Must have been a lot of fun for both of you. And it was the best case szenario, as some other cats cant`t cope with driving in a car. Harriet - what a beautiful name. bfn > Ranger was adopted by my wife while I was out on the road. He's just over > a year old, and is a lovely grey shorthair with a little white spot on hsi > chest. I think he looks like a Russian Grey (Marina, he looks a lot like > Miranda). He is pure kitten! If there is a window screen to be climbed or > a box to be destroyed, Ranger will take care of it. I thought he did look like Miranda. He has that long tail, too. And the love of climbing. ;o) SignatureMarina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. Stories and pics at http://koti.welho.com/mkurten/ Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki >Hello there, > [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] >owned by Moritz, Lissinda (aka Lissie), Zorrolina (aka Zorro), >Felix, Hugo and Luna. Host to Mohrchen, Julius and Peter. Welcome, Bettina! Look forward to hearing about your kitties. Mine are Cosmo, Internet, Trill, Wolfie, Brando, Merlyn, Arthur, Jack and Kate. Yep, I have nine! Ginger-lyn Crazy Cat Lady Home Pages: http://www.moonsummer.com http://www.angelfire.com/folk/glsummer (homepage & cats) http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~summer/index.htm (genealogy) http://www.movieanimals.bravehost.com/ (The Violence Against Animals in Movies Website) > >Hello there, > > [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > Ginger-lyn > Crazy Cat Lady Hi Ginger-Lyn, Jippie, another one. Nine is WOW. Who ones the sofa?<g> And how got Internet his/her name? Just curious. Thanks for welcoming us. bfn Bettina >Hi Ginger-Lyn, > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > >bfn Bettina I think they all think they own the sofa ;-) I managed to catch 7 of them one time all asleep on it! Internet is a weird story. He's a sweet little guy, and I was trying to figure out a name for him. I like to try out names, and see if they respond, so the cat actually likes his or her name. I have a book of cat names, and tried hundreds. Nothing. Then I was watching "The X-Files" one night, and tried "Mulder" and "Scully". Nothing. Thinking about the big fan following of the show on the Internet, for a joke I said "Internet". And he meowed! I tried it several more times, and he reponded each time. I thought "You crazy cat, Internet is the weirdest name I've ever heard for a cat, but okay, if that's your name, that's your name!" Just yesterday I was picking up food at the vet's, and they told me they had a client named "E-Bay". lol! Ginger-lyn Home Pages: http://www.moonsummer.com http://www.angelfire.com/folk/glsummer (homepage & cats) http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~summer/index.htm (genealogy) http://www.movieanimals.bravehost.com/ (The Violence Against Animals in Movies Website) > Hello there, > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > Me and my cats wanted to say hi to all of you. Please be understanding, > as my english sometimes might be way off.<g> Welcome Bettina. Don't worry to much about your english. Some of the rest of us have problems with it too, and its our only language. Looking forward to hearing about your cats. Jo > Welcome Bettina. > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Jo Hi Jo, thanks for encouraging me. My english is not bad I now, but it is always possible that I miss a second meaning of something or write utter trash because I don`t know the hidden jokes. Just didn`t want to make that clear in front to avoid nasty flames. bfn Bettina >Hello there, > [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] >owned by Moritz, Lissinda (aka Lissie), Zorrolina (aka Zorro), >Felix, Hugo and Luna. Host to Mohrchen, Julius and Peter. Welcome to you and all your masters! Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh Make Levees, Not War > Welcome to you and all your masters! > > Theresa > Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh > > Make Levees, Not War Thank you, Theresa, I feel really good for all the friendly responses I got. Looking forward to read stories and post stories. I just did a long post about my kitties. (I call no one master)<bg> Thinking about it - I could name the next cat "Sir". hmmm..... bfn Bettina >> Welcome to you and all your masters! >> [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > I just did a long post about my kitties. > (I call no one master)<bg> Before long, you will... ;-) > Thinking about it - I could name the next cat "Sir". hmmm..... > > bfn Bettina Squarely Yours Michael SignatureSquare Dance is friendship put to music Andrea and Michael with fluffy-cats Blacky and Merlin More detail at: http://www.curschmann-sachsen.de Welcome, Bettina! Lily & her mama from the USA SignatureIrulan from the stars we come to the stars we return from now until the end of time > Hello there, > [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > owned by Moritz, Lissinda (aka Lissie), Zorrolina (aka Zorro), > Felix, Hugo and Luna. Host to Mohrchen, Julius and Peter. > Welcome, Bettina! > Lily & her mama from the USA Thank you very much Lily and her Mama. Now I am confused. Is it human Lily and human Mama or kittyLilly and humanMama? Sorry about that. Anyway, I feel very good here. Nice people, nice families. bye for now Bettina Welcome, Bettina! You are far from the only crazy cat-loving can opener in this bunch! And I say that if you can toss off a phrase like "slaves to the furballs", your English is just fine. :) Joyce > Hello there, > after reading here for about ten days I found out that I want to give > my 2 pence every now and then. So I think it`s about time to introduce [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > Me and my cats wanted to say hi to all of you. Please be understanding, > as my english sometimes might be way off.<g> > kind regards > Bettina, > owned by Moritz, Lissinda (aka Lissie), Zorrolina (aka Zorro), > Felix, Hugo and Luna. Host to Mohrchen, Julius and Peter. SignatureTo reply privately, take the X's out of my user ID. > Welcome, Bettina! You are far from the only crazy cat-loving can > opener in this bunch! [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Joyce Hi Joyce, yep, there seem to be more of our kind out there.<g> You know, in real life I don`t tell stories about my cats, as most of the people would not understand the subtleties. And won`t understand that these stories are interesting.<g> And would be nerved after two or three stories. Well. ok I have one good friend, she is working with animals and she understands. But here - here are people who understand. No, I don`t need prescription.<g> bfn Bettina (hmm...I found the slavetofurball-thing here somewhere, but thank you anyway) > Hello there, > [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > owned by Moritz, Lissinda (aka Lissie), Zorrolina (aka Zorro), > Felix, Hugo and Luna. Host to Mohrchen, Julius and Peter. Guten tag und wilkommen, Bettina. And that is most of the German I remember from my college German courses 20+ years ago. =o) In any language, another cat lover is always welcome. A nice old farmhouse sounds like the ideal atmosphere for your cats, as you appear to have quite a family of them. My somewhat smaller family consists of Francesca, a brown tabby female who is almost three years old, and her now adult kitten, Nina who is also a brown tabby although she has white on her face, chest and tummy and four white paws. I look forward to hearing more about your cats. Oh, and so far, I think your English is very good, but we're a friendly lot, so don't worry about occasional confusion. =o) Melissa > Guten tag und wilkommen, Bettina. Oh, Dankeschön Melissa. > A nice old farmhouse sounds like the ideal atmosphere > for your cats, as you appear to have quite a family of them. I thought so too, when I bought that house, which is located at the edge of a really tiny village (appr. 230 people there), but then found out, that every road, even small countryside roads can be used for racing. And that everywhere are 18-to 60 year old idiots who are not willing to drive the allowed tempo. So I lost in 7 years almost every year a cat. And if it wasn`t one of mine, it was one of my neighbours which I love too. So I am planning to move the next years. And my next house will be far away from every road. For sure. > Oh, and so far, I think your English is very good, but we're a friendly > lot, so don't worry about occasional confusion. =o) Thank you, and I am looking forward to the occasional confusions as the people here really are a friendly lot. Might be funny. All the best to you and Francesca and Nina. bfn Bettina > Hello there, > [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > owned by Moritz, Lissinda (aka Lissie), Zorrolina (aka Zorro), > Felix, Hugo and Luna. Host to Mohrchen, Julius and Peter. Welcome to the group. It's good to see another poster from Burope. :-) You may find it usefull to look at the FAQ. http://www.angelfire.com/mt/yowie/catfaq.htm Specifically 6.3 JARGON SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy and Bagheera) Cats leave pawprints on your heart. http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk Adrian wrote: > Welcome to the group. It's good to see another poster from Europe. :-) > You may find it usefull to look at the FAQ. > http://www.angelfire.com/mt/yowie/catfaq.htm Specifically 6.3 JARGON Hi Adrian, "GOD", I thought, they send me to read the FFAQ, especially the Jargon-section.I`ve been warned, reading for years that the usegroup-people are somewhat peculiar and strict and like to flame and fuss about things.<g> But, wanting to be a part of it I, who never read Faq`s about Netiquette because I am online since 1994, first Compuserve then Internet, I know Netiquette - I went like a good child to read the FAQ.<bg> Being a very good child I started with the beginning, not hopping to 6.3 Jargon. And what I found, I have to say, drove me to tears. Expecting the worst (i.e. regulations to the max; exact "how to`s" and stuff like that), I found the best - unbelievable. People who actually behave like friends. And who loosen up all the regulations which make the usenet sometimes so itchy. People who understand how to create a warm community. And, of course I laughed a lot in 6.3, which might have been the original intention of you. Thanks Adrian for sending me to that FAQ. I would suggest to make it downloadable as a zip. bfn > Hello there, > [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > owned by Moritz, Lissinda (aka Lissie), Zorrolina (aka Zorro), > Felix, Hugo and Luna. Host to Mohrchen, Julius and Peter. Hallo, Bettina! I am owned by three cats: Chloe and Tyrone, brother and sister who were born in our shed 2 years ago and Puakea Makana (Pua) who showed up at my door 1 year ago, sick, skinny and really just gross. I nursed Pua back to health. They all have such different personalities and they make my house a home. I couldn't do without any of them. Pix posted at: http://tinyurl.com/lxjpq kili Kili wrote: > I am owned by three cats: Chloe and Tyrone, brother and sister who were > born in our shed 2 years ago and Puakea Makana (Pua) who showed up at my > door 1 year ago, sick, skinny and really just gross. I nursed Pua back to health. Hi Kili, now I would guess that you are living in Hawai? Puakea Makana -I love that sound. Yes, it is wonderful how different every cat`s personalitiy is from the others. And all are very special ones. Like it is with humans. I don`t understand people who doesn`t see that. How blind can one be? > They all have such different personalities and they make my house a home. > I couldn't do without any of them. Same with me here - they make my house a home. It started out rather normal - one cat rescued, got another cat to keep the first one company. They got 4 kittens, as I wanted Luzie to run the biological program once. Found out I am not able to give the kitten away. Ended up with 6 cats, needed to find a house with garden. <g> If it wouldn`t have been for my cats best I still would live in an apartement. I wouldn`t have dared to let my dream of a little house come true. So they helped me to live one of my dreams. bye for now Bettina > Hello there, Howdy! > Me and my cats wanted to say hi to all of you. Please be understanding, > as my english sometimes might be way off.<g> Sounds just fine to me! :) > owned by Moritz, Lissinda (aka Lissie), Zorrolina (aka Zorro), > Felix, Hugo and Luna. Host to Mohrchen, Julius and Peter. Do you have any pictures posted somewhere? Victor SignatureVictor M. Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam here: uce@ftc.gov Email me here: pistorLITTER@BOXaustin.rr.com Victor wrote: Do you have any pictures posted somewhere? Not yet.<g> I have of course lots of pictures but never succeeded in putting up a website, as it made no sense to me, as I hadn`t people I wanted to show them to. I am peculiar with pictures of my loved ones. I would only show them to people who really are interested and are kindhearted. So many people surf the web. No sense in showing them the inside of my heart.<g> But - here I found people who understand how deep love can be. God, am I really writing that.<ggg> Maybe I need prescription. On the other hand it`s a full moon night and I answered all day to kind welcomes. Anyway - in a few weeks I will have a nice website with photos. bfn > Hello there, > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > Me and my cats wanted to say hi to all of you. Please be understanding, > as my english sometimes might be way off.<g> Hallo, Bettina Welcome to the group. I live in England and have two cats. Kitty Farmcat aged around 20 and Boyfriend who is about 4. My dearest friend is German, she lives in Lower Saxony - between Luechow and Dannenberg, also a rural agricultural area with no work. I met her on a poultry internet group. She's been to visit me several times and I've been to visit her. We correspond by e-mail all the time. It's nice to see another German on the group, we have Inge too. It's an English-language-orientated group so it's not always easy for others to join in. A lot of the posters are American. Some Brits, some Australians, some New Zealand, Finnish. Swedish. It's a nice group, you will be happy here. Tweed Hello Tweed, thank you for your kind words. Thats funny, that you met your german friend in a poultry forum, cause it could have been me. I have, at the moment, 4 white ducks and 6 little yellow ones -how do you call babyducks-? The number varies because of some nasty fox who steals one to two ducks a year.<sigh> I`ve visited Great Britain twice. It is a beautiful country. I had a friend there who used to live in Letchworth and worked in Cambridge. He showed me around a bit. So I came to see even a bit of Wales in the summer of 1996. I had a great day today - answering all the messages I got from cat-lovers. Have never before spoken that much about my sweet ones. >> It's a nice group, you will be happy here. I think you are right. How wonderful. kind regards Bettina > Hello Tweed, > > thank you for your kind words. > Thats funny, that you met your german friend in a poultry forum, > cause it could have been me. I have, at the moment, 4 white ducks and 6 > little yellow ones -how do you call babyducks-? Ducklings. > The number varies because of some nasty fox who steals one to two ducks > a year.<sigh> I get foxes here too :-( and have lost a lot of hens/ducks over the years. I don't keep ducks now - I think foxes like to eat ducks best of all and they will visit often if you have ducks. Now you are confident posting on an English-speaking group you may like to look at sci.agriculture.poultry. Nüle still posts there occasionally. She would be delighted if another German joined the group! > I`ve visited Great Britain twice. It is a beautiful country. I had a > friend there who used to live in Letchworth and worked in Cambridge. He > showed me around a bit. So I came to see even a bit of Wales in the > summer of 1996. Letchworth and Cambridge are south of where I live, 200 km away, maybe. Wales is the same in a north-easterly direction. I really like Wales, I've had some nice holidays there. > I had a great day today - answering all the messages I got from > cat-lovers. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > I think you are right. How wonderful. It's the nicest group I've ever known. The poultry group is quite nice, but this group is far and away ahead of it. What other group would send me messages of hope and almost cover me with "get well" cards and flowers when I was very ill and in hospital last year? None that I know of. These are very special people. They are more caring than my own family! Tweed Tweed wrote: > Now you are confident posting on an English-speaking group you may like to > look at sci.agriculture.poultry. Nüle still posts there occasionally. > She would be delighted if another German joined the group! I will have a look. Thanks. > Letchworth and Cambridge are south of where I live, 200 km away, maybe. > Wales is the same in a north-easterly direction. I really like Wales, > I've had some nice holidays there. Well, I have been as well in Worlaby, Brigg where the mother of my friend used to live. I remember driving about 2 hours north. Could have been your area. > It's the nicest group I've ever known. The poultry group is quite nice, > but this group is far and away ahead of it. > What other group would send me messages of hope and almost cover me with > "get well" cards and flowers when I was very ill and in hospital last > year? None that I know of. These are very special people. They are more > caring than my own family! Now, I hope everything is fine again. Yes, the people here took me up very kindly. And, the same here, it always seems to be hard to cope with family. bfn <snip> > Well, I have been as well in Worlaby, Brigg where the mother of my > friend > used to live. I remember driving about 2 hours north. Could have been > your > area. <snip> That's about 300 km NE of where Tweed lives and about 100 km south of me. SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy and Bagheera) Cats leave pawprints on your heart. http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk > <snip> > > Well, I have been as well in Worlaby, Brigg where the mother of my [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > Cats leave pawprints on your heart. > http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk Thank you, I am going to search for my British Roadmap which I bought in 1995.<g> Hi Bettina, Welcome to RPCA. Many of us have large-ish clowders and I am one of them. I will describe them a little, in order of their age (oldest first). Baby Eyes - Grey longhaired girl, age 6+, she was an orphan, hand-raised by my former neighbor. She is a little bit crazy in strange ways. You never know what's going to startle her and make her jump. Sometimes just seeing a wadded sock on the floor will do it. She likes to mother all the other cats. She is prone to allergies and sometimes gets crusty scabs and pulls out her own fur in spots. Tommy - Large male mackerel tabby, very sweet and even-tempered, 5+ years old. An absolutely wonderful cat. Eli - Very big, solid-black, short hair, wants to be the Alpha cat and tries to dominate everyone else, but he's a mama's boy! Abelard - 4+ years old ruddy Abyssinian, blind in one eye, rescued from breeder who could not sell him. He's a very special little guy, half the size of Tommy and Eli, and seems to have a somewhat delicate constitution. Billy & Lily, brother and sister rescued as kittens when they were dumped at Sherry's farm in Oklahoma. They look like Maine Coons and probably are at least partly that breed. Billy is enormous, Lily is bigger than average for a girl. They are both very fluffy, smokey gray and white stripey things, Lily has a bit of brown as well. They are very happy, playful cats and have had no health issues aside from occasion fur matts. They're now 2+ years old. Beatrice: "Creamsickle" colored longhair, rescued from a cattle ranch overrun with cats and dogs, she was in grave danger there. She came to me at a tender age, maybe 5-6 weeks. That was about 16 months ago. Now she is very large. She won the hearts of all the other cats very quickly, and mine too. If you only look at her, she talks and comes running to you. If you go on http://groups.google.com and find rec.pets.cats.anecdotes and search for any of the above kitty names, also with Pat, photo, photos, pics, jpg, you will find lots of links to pictures of the kitties I have posted here and there. I don't have a list of them all at the moment. There are too many out there, and yet not enough.... Can't wait to see your kitty pics! Pat Hello Bettina! I'm liz aka meee I am the abject and devoted slave (I have to say this or They Will Get me.....) of Jasmine, Congo, Moe, Garfield, Mango and Cougar. Jasmine wandered into our yard one day and tried to eat our parrot. She was thin as a rake, and bruised and battered, so we think she was dumped or took off from a bad home. She subsequently had kittens, Moe, Congo, Garfield and Miss Violet. Miss Violet found a lovely home, and the boys are all with us. They are all very sweet and loving, and love cuddles, however think they are all still kittens so get the zoomies a lot. Jasmine is now happily retiring and getting fat, and keeping the whole household of cats in line. They are all orange tabbies, and as well as them I have two Siamese, a red point boy named Mango, and a Chocolate Tortie named Cougher. Mango is my sweetie, and refuses to speak to any other human, but is best mates with Garfield and Congo, and Cougar is the 'family cat' now; she was very shy when she came to us and didn't like kids, but now she's getting used to them. Oh, and we'd loove to see pics of your furry friends. > Jasmine wandered into our yard one day and tried to eat our parrot. She was > thin as a rake, and bruised and battered, so we think she was dumped or took [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > us and didn't like kids, but now she's getting used to them. Oh, and we'd > loove to see pics of your furry friends. Hello meee, nice to meet you. Please explain to me about your parrot. Up to now I have been thinking, that cats would know about the dangers of attacking a parrot. (Beak and so) And was he sitting outside the cage or not? And, how close did she get?<g> Wow, now you have a lot of cats too.<g> Pics will come up soon, promised. > Hello meee, > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Pics will come up soon, promised. Oh, the parrot is an Australian native (sorry, forgot to mention that I live in Australia, North Queensland actually) he's a Crimson Rosella so not as big as a macaw. There are some pictures of him here, and of the other cats too. (all the cats on this website are ours...) http://pacificsiamese.bravehost.com/gangoforange.html She was very hungry when she tried to catch him, poor baby. And he was inside the cage, but she was trying to get her paw through the bars and get him. Hi Pat, thank you for describing your lot to me. I found the pictures and they are adorable. It is so good to see that again cats have been rescued from places they were not happy. I am sure now they all are totally spoiled and happy.<g> I will set up my cats picture page soon. bfn Bettina > Hello there, > [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > owned by Moritz, Lissinda (aka Lissie), Zorrolina (aka Zorro), > Felix |
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