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  • spookiesmom
    spookiesmom Member Posts: 8,178
    edited January 2022

    grey cat must be deaf!!

  • m0mmyof3
    m0mmyof3 Member Posts: 9,757
    edited January 2022

    The girls got spoiled for Christmas. Lots of toys and treats.

  • betrayal
    betrayal Member Posts: 3,295
    edited January 2022

    Love the cat in the piano. I have a cat like that who sleeps though noise that scatters the other two. I know she is not deaf because she can hear me open a tabbed can of catfood when she is in another room. Selective deafness? Probably likes the vibration of the piano keys.

  • spookiesmom
    spookiesmom Member Posts: 8,178
    edited January 2022

    Isn’t that the truth. He comes running from anywhere when he hears that.

  • betrayal
    betrayal Member Posts: 3,295
    edited January 2022

    Yup, she can be totally out of sight but open that can or the pantry door and she is front and center. The lone male is thin and his favorite hiding space in the basement is on the top of a cabinet that is about 5 inches from the dropped ceiling. He manages to flatten himself and be comfortable there. Neither of the butterball females would attempt that because they would get stuck. He's also my steadfast bedmate while the females are couch only cuddlers. However, if you came to my home, you'd only see one cat, the one who is the chowhound. The other two scatter.

  • spookiesmom
    spookiesmom Member Posts: 8,178
    edited January 2022

    If someone is at the door and the dogs bark, you can’t find him. Looks like the dogs have/play with cat toys. Then, when he thinks it’s all clear, he peeks around the corner.

  • betrayal
    betrayal Member Posts: 3,295
    edited January 2022

    My DB says he is aware I have a gray cat but only because he has caught a fleeting glance of his butt as it disappears around the corner. He normally hides upstairs but even when my DB has spent hours working up there, he has yet to see him. When I went to the rescue to view him (found a posting about him online and specifically went to see just him since I love gray cats), he was not in the cat room. When I asked where he was the site manager told me he was hiding in the console (a huge piece of furniture) and that she would extract him and bring him to the bird room for me to see. She brought him in and I waited until he was willing to take a sniff (about 20 minutes). I talked to him and he circled for about another 10 minutes before he climbed on my lap. Needless to say he came home with me that day to his forever home since he had had 2 previous homes. One brought him to shelter for neutering and never returned; the second adopted him and turned him out on the streets where he was found eating from a garbage can. He was just over a year old when I adopted him. He was chipped and it was a real bear to get the chip reassigned to me which took an intervention for the shelter to do so.

  • janiehs
    janiehs Member Posts: 36
    edited January 2022

    imageLong time lurker here. I currentlyhave three. The one ON the bed is an old lady named Lucy. The one who prefers to be anywhere he’s not supposed to be is technically named Macavity (Mac for short) but my DH refers to him as “LittleShit” which is pretty accurate. He is the most lovable AND the most troublesome cat I have ever had.

  • betrayal
    betrayal Member Posts: 3,295
    edited January 2022

    Beautiful and love the one who has decided to perch on the frame. LOL what a position.

  • rah2464
    rah2464 Member Posts: 1,192
    edited January 2022

    FF that Alannah sure does like surveying her territory from up high! She is so pretty.

    JanieHS what a great pic! Your Macavity looks like my Lester cat. He doesn't have the impishness yours does however. He is the lovingest kitty however.

  • betrayal
    betrayal Member Posts: 3,295
    edited January 2022

    question is how does Macavity get up there in the first place? Does he climb the curtains sinxe it looks too far to leap?

  • feelingfeline
    feelingfeline Member Posts: 5,145
    edited January 2022

    JAnie welcome to the Crazy Heartwarming Cat Ladies! What a wonderful picture of Lucy and Macavity. Heart

  • janiehs
    janiehs Member Posts: 36
    edited January 2022

    Betrayal - I wish he climbed the curtains (those would be easier to replace) - but no, he scales up the post. He is bad to the bone but very lovable and affectionate. This is #3. Her name is Brie. I got her when Mac was a year old in a desperate attempt to keep him occupied. My grandson, who was 3 at the time, wanted to name her “Cheese" so I would have Mac and Cheese. We compromised on Brie. She is the fattest cat I have ever had and considers jumping on to the couch to be her days exercise!

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  • janiehs
    janiehs Member Posts: 36
    edited January 2022

    Thank you for the welcome feelingfeline. Everyone in my family will tell you that I am a crazy cat lady and getting worse the older I get. Which is fine with me.

  • betrayal
    betrayal Member Posts: 3,295
    edited January 2022

    Janie: My "Brie" is named Smudge due to the smear of black on her otherwise white chin. She is black, white and orange and has never met a meal she did not like (forgot: not true since none of them liked the Fancy Feast salmon). She is affectionately known as "Pudge" due to her girth and she was truly smaller when I rescued her and the reason we abandoned a self-feeder for dry food. Her exercise consists of visiting the other two cars "feeding spots" (they each have a designated area) to finish off what they have left behind. She manages to launch her bulk up to the kitchen island to do so and then waits for one of us to lift her down if we are available, otherwise she seems to be able to do it. She will even finish off the dog's food if she doesn't eat it all. She is lovable, just not a flyweight.

  • santabarbarian
    santabarbarian Member Posts: 2,311
    edited January 2022

    Janie, great photo!

  • petite1
    petite1 Member Posts: 2,293
    edited January 2022

    Oh my. Such great pictures. I love Mac, Lucy and Brie.

  • feelingfeline
    feelingfeline Member Posts: 5,145
    edited January 2022

    Oh look at that furry tummy.Heart

  • feelingfeline
    feelingfeline Member Posts: 5,145
    edited January 2022

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  • petite1
    petite1 Member Posts: 2,293
    edited January 2022

    Too cute.

  • wren44
    wren44 Member Posts: 7,932
    edited January 2022

    We received our newly adopted kitty yesterday. She's exploring the upstairs bedrooms this morning. She's a real chonk and will need a very slow diet to slim down a bit. Her name is Bella and it suits her gold and brown tabby. I didn't realize she was a Manx until we got her. It feels funny to pet and not have a tail to end with. She was pretty overwhelmed yesterday and ran when she saw us, but today she's just wandering around and will come for pets. I'll post photos when I'm able.

  • aussie-cat
    aussie-cat Member Posts: 5,502
    edited January 2022

    Wren, I'm glad you received your newly adopted kitty yesterday. I hope you really enjoy her and she settles in well!

  • betrayal
    betrayal Member Posts: 3,295
    edited January 2022

    Wren44: Welcome to Bella and many petting sessions in the future. Please post photos of your new "chonk". What a lucky cat she is!

  • rah2464
    rah2464 Member Posts: 1,192
    edited January 2022

    FF that is hilarious!!

    Congrats, Wren to you and Miss Bella! I am sure she will be cuddling in your lap very soon.

    Janie - your Brie is beautiful

  • petite1
    petite1 Member Posts: 2,293
    edited January 2022

    Wren, I am so glad. Would love to see pics.

  • feelingfeline
    feelingfeline Member Posts: 5,145
    edited January 2022

    That's wonderful Wren. Congratulations to you DH and Bella. Hopefully Bella will start feeling and making herself at home very soon.

  • spookiesmom
    spookiesmom Member Posts: 8,178
    edited January 2022

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  • elderberry
    elderberry Member Posts: 1,068
    edited January 2022

    Spookiesmom: LOL - so true.

  • feelingfeline
    feelingfeline Member Posts: 5,145
    edited January 2022

    Yes so often cats are heat seeking missiles. AND they are also contrary

    Below photo sent to me 2 days ago by my cousin. On the left her cat Lucky. Grey object on the right is the heating pad she bought for him at Christmas....Nerdy

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  • betrayal
    betrayal Member Posts: 3,295
    edited January 2022

    Our bathroom has in floor heating so this is where you find 2 of the 3 cats at night. One sleeps closer to the outer wall which is the warmest spot and the other sleeps on one of the throw rugs. Since they cannot have a rubber backing they are like sleeping on a heating pad. They grouse at you if you have to disturb them at all.