Cat pics

[/pine]

I think you might want to read this one yourself...you aren't off to a great start.

How to Win Friends and Influence People: The Only Book You'll Need You to Success by Dale Carnegie, Paperback | Barnes & Noble(R)

LoL...the last thing I care about is what some snowflake thinks...I live in the real world...!

 

[Sigarms]

Hate is a bad word...despising something that we have no control over is senseless...but there are some things we humans have really messed up and cats are one of them...

http://wildlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/FactSheet-FeralCats_FINAL-1.pdf

for the casual reader:

101 Uses for Dead Cats by Simon Bond, Paperback | Barnes & Noble(R)

One could argue that the human species has really screwed up this world.

Hate is a bad word, but the irony is I could more easily put you down "hands on" easier than that cat in my original post.

PS never considered myself a snowflake. I get it, you don't care about cats.

 

[/pine]

One could argue that the human species has really screwed up this world.

Hate is a bad word, but the irony is I could more easily put you down "hands on" easier than that cat in my original post.

PS never considered myself a snowflake.

FYI mister machismo none of my comments or replies were directed at you...here's a clue...replies to a thread are not necessarily directed at the OP...duh!

I'm so glad you have such passion for the worst invasive species on the planet...responsible for the extinction of more species of native animals than any other....
The World's Worst Invasive Predators are Cats, Rats, Pigs and...Hedgehogs? - Scientific American Blog Network

 

[Industrial Toys]

I read that historically human success has often rested on the backs of cats, keeping rodent populations in check.

I have mixed feelings about that around here. I don't like to see things killed, not a chipmunk, nor stink bug! But my cats have pretty much layed waste to the rodent population a good distance from the homestead. And, it's a job they do with GREAT PRIDE!

 

[Sigarms]

FYI mister machismo none of my comments or replies were directed at you...here's a clue...replies to a thread are not necessarily directed at the OP...duh!

I'm so glad you have such passion for the worst invasive species on the planet...responsible for the extinction of more species of native animals than any other....
The World's Worst Invasive Predators are Cats, Rats, Pigs and...Hedgehogs? - Scientific American Blog Network

Killing has nothing to do with pride, it's dirty, messy, can take longer than you think, and if you actually like your life, I've found you'll end up regretting your actions over time when you don't kill to only survive by nourishment.

My original post was about cats, show some cuth "Mr. Intelligent" man, and like Thumpers mom told Thumper, if you can't say something nice, don't say it at all. You don't have to be a rocket scientist to know you could be consdiered pretty much a prick for the comment you made when the subject thread is pertaining to cats relating to being great pets. Since I was the one started this thread, have no qualms with asking you leave.

As I've noted, I get it, you don't like cats.

Personally, I do. So, if you don't have anything nice to say about cats, get the heck out of this thread and don't come back.

 

[Sigarms]

I think you might want to read this one yourself...you aren't off to a great start.

How to Win Friends and Influence People: The Only Book You'll Need You to Success by Dale Carnegie, Paperback | Barnes & Noble(R)

I kid you not, I need work myself, my boss sent me that information when I had to deal with the home office LOL

 

[MossRoad]

Sorry for your loss. I've had cats since before I was born! :laughing: Seriously. When my mom was pregant with me, the cat would sit on her belly and purr. When I was born, they brought me home and the cat jumped into the crib with me and slept with me every night for 18 more years. She was 21 when she died. Cantankerous serial mouser that would chase her own tail like the cartoon Tasmanian Devil.

I've had to put down close to a dozen cats in my life and three dogs. Never an easy thing.

Hardest was just a few months ago. Our 2.5 year old cat developed congestive heart failure and we had to put him down. He was an awesome cat! I taught him to sit, shake hands, high five, and sit-up. I was working on lay down and roll over when he passed.

I've got some videos of him that I'll try and post in this thread in the near future.

Just last week, we adopted two used cats from the shelter. They are 2 and 4 months old respectively. Little boy and bigger girl. Black and white cats. The girl is a sweetheart. The boy is typical psychotic kitten!!! All boy! :laughing: I'll get some pics of them, too.

 

[Industrial Toys]

Cats checking out Gator upon arrival at farm. Poor Abby on Left, died of Cancer, Wilbur on Right.



Later picture. My Lady friends Cat. Tiger Lou on Right. We watched helplessly last winter at the poor thing suffocated. She was sickly and old. That's the ****tty thing about loving pets.

 

[MossRoad]

I kid you not, I need work myself, my boss sent me that information when I had to deal with the home office LOL

An old boss gave me that book and sent me to employee assistance as condition of keeping my job. Employee assistance sent me to a psychiatrist. After two sessions, the psychiatrist gave me this book and his sympathies. It was autographed by the author and meant a lot to him, but he thought I needed it more! :laughing:

 

[MossRoad]

We had a cat that was about 10 that developed kidney failure. I ended up giving him subcutaneous injections of 100CCs of normasol twice a day for 18 months. That cat disliked me since he was a kitten, but when he got sick, I was quite surprised that he had no problems with me picking him up, setting him on a towel on the kitchen counter, hanging an IV bag, sticking him with a needle behind the scruff of his neck, and squeezing 100ccs of cold fluid out of that IV bad into him for a count of about 100 seconds twice a day. I'd say "Come on Tiger. Time for your juice." He'd walk up and let me pick him right up......

Amazing what you can accomplish with cat treats! :laughing:

 

[D7E]

Workshop cat

 

[Code54]

Found this little guy when I was out jogging - at the time he was well under 1 lbs, now he is a bit bigger.

 

[downsizingnow48]

Sigarms, thanks for the thread.

We lost Bootsie, first picture, a year ago. His mom is still with us, second picture. She was a street cat in Nigeria, still a bit wild 12 years later.

 

[Sigarms]

Sigarms, thanks for the thread.

Thanks for understanding!

My wife was always fond of this picture...



The one on the right we had to take a dreaded trip last year for. That one probably has snuggled more with my wife under than blankets than I have. I'd have to be careful how I got on the bed because she would be hiding under the covers.

 

[Thomas]

We have to kittens just as loveable,each one has there own way and thoughts and can be very controlling towards Mrs. and I.
They seem to understand when talking or not talking to them and figure out our daily pattern,one thing kittens and I agree upon this time of year need to be very careful not giving each others static shocks.

 

[MossRoad]

I have a kitten reading TBN with me as I type...

 

[Industrial Toys]

My Orange Cat, Curtis Jr. stepped on my keyboard yesterday making everything tiny and impossible to read, until I figured that out.



Both of my current cats (Wilbur on the right) were kidnapped from my friends steel fabrication shop, where life expectancy is low.

 

[flyerdan]

There have always been feral cats around here, about seven years ago a couple of young ones were cavorting in the yard. Come wintertime, the gray one started hanging out on the back patio to get out of the weather. Made it a bed box and started feeding it. Eventually, it would come into the house to eat, but was always skittish and never let me get too close.
It turned up pregnant, of course, and had kittens in the neighbor's wood box, and with his ok, I kidnapped them when they were about two weeks old. She wasn't too happy about having to raise them in the house, and would give a Marge Simpson growl of disapproval when the kittens came over to crawl all over me, but eventually got over it. She would rely on me for babysitting them while she went off for a couple hours at a time.


I was only going to keep one kitten at the outset, Skunkface, on the right, but Cuddlecat was just so affectionate that I figured you can't give away love like that, so I kept her as well. Unfortunately I lost her about a year ago, still miss her something fierce. The other two found a wonderful home with a girl I had worked with at the fence company, they are thriving with the kids and the dogs.


Of course the mama cat went and got pregnant again, this time she had the kittens here. Same deal, I'd look after five kittens this time. About the time they were old enough to find homes, her and the entire litter disappeared. They were gone for weeks, and I figured they were gone forever, but one day the tabby came in at dinnertime, just like nothing had happened. The rest, who knows; but Squeaker (so named because he can't meow) has been here every since and is currently on my lap, as it seems to be his favorite place.


Figured I was out of the cat business; one day the neighbor kids were looking for a lost kitten, a couple days later I heard it behind the shop and coaxed it out. Calmed it down and took it back; a day later they brought it back as they had already got another, like it was a lost comb or something. So that's how I ended up with Little Cat, who is still startled by shouty kids outside.


That's a somewhat abbreviated version of my cat saga. Kittens are awesome, but are a lot of work to raise.

 

[Sigarms]

Cats can propagate like all heck. Always nice to know where the low cost spay nueter clinic is.

 

[Big Barn]

This one usually joins me for morning coffee if I’m up earlier than usual.




And here’s the other two. (Brother and sister)