All of our cats have been strays

The current 4 ( ! ) consist of a mother and her 2 growing rapidly sons and a kitten we rescued from a family over the road

We acquired the mother and sons after one of our previous cats befriended her
:rotfl:
You know what I mean
Anyhow she gave birth to the kittens over at the same house we rescued the latest from

The mother obviously didnt trust the family as bought the kittens over the road and under my decking
Which meant half a day for me taking up the deck to get them out

So a trip down the vets with the father for the snip led to the vets finding out he had cat aids so was put down
As was our other cat with aids too - he was a stray too
Both had been fighting with all and sundry and each other

Tests revealed the mum and kittens ok so we kept them
In fact the boys have just been down the vets today and came back minus a few bits

:rotfl:

Am not a great cat lover but would never see one suffer although I do have a sof spot for jaffa the latest kitten - though not when he climbs up my back while on the comp
He is getting heavier and his claws sharper

The wife on the other hand is cat crazy and would have more

Thanks Jim, I know how loving they can be so I won't blame all cats for what the feral one did, but if I see another feral I'll give him a wide berth!!:yep: actually there is another lurking about, he leaves his trade mark around, phew,:dead:

Firewall, I might just stick to one now, & keep it indoors, that way no fighting with feral toms, snake bites, fleas etc!

That's some cat HunterICX, I can see by her eyes that she is a little nervous & cautious, can you pick her up yet?

That's nice Tchocky, she knows who loves her!:smug:

I would be interested to see your cat picture lesrae, the pictures I posted aren't my cats, they are what I would like, I do love the cat's with the pushed in face but apparently they have a lot of breathing problems, so I think I'd geve em a miss.:yep:

BBW, you seem to have a similar situation to us, nearly all our past cats are from strays or unwanted, all have been tabbies except the one that died of a snake bite 6 months ago, he was tabby gray & mostly white, we called him "The Fonz"!:cool:

Kpt. Munson, sorry I didn't respond, wasn't sure what to say, I wouldn't go to all that trouble, I may have for our first cat that got run over, a very special cat of all that one, it took me weeks to get over his death (before we had children), I just like to put it behind me and try to get over it, not always easy as you know!:yep:

Thanks All.

I wife love's her parent's dog, a jack russell cross. I think it could end up spending large amounts of time at our new place (in negotiations at the moment) if she has her way!

As long as I have the garage (a beer fridge would be nice!) and a room for my computer, the rest of the house is hers to do with as she wishes!:up:

As long as the dog doesn't come between you!:yep:

Sorry to hear about your cats Reece, having been arround cats most of my life i know how hard it is to loose one.
Anyway since others have shared their cat pictures so shal I. This is my Tobias
http://www.zone.ee/antikristuseke/DSCN0485_(1).JPG?2
and one with the owner
http://www.zone.ee/antikristuseke/DSCN1421.JPG?2
The little bastard takes after me in a sense that he is large but skinny. Allso he is quite an arse :lol:

Yeh but you gotta love em though, good pictures, quite a big boy isn't he!:yep:

Aye, thats why i love him so much, the personality. Allso on a cold winters day he is nice and warm.

I thought I'd put there picture up, this is the Fonz, put to sleep 6 months ago:
http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h2...hk/TheFonz.jpg
and this is Tiggy (AKA Tig Tog), put down a few days ago:
http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h2...ehk/TigTog.jpg
Sad but that's life!:cry:

They both look very nice, Reece. I'm very sorry for your loss.

My God what a fat looking beast that is! Paint it beige and put it on top of a Lasagne, and Garfield finally has come to life.

If this were a cat's innovation to mice hunting I am wondering - :huh: what were it's other hobbies? :roll:

Took this just a minute ago.

I sleep there at night, she has it all day long

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...B/DSCN4490.jpg

@ Tchocky, now she's a big girl, how about a face on shot!!:up:
@ Skybird, isn't he a beauty, that's why I'd love one like it!! That is truly a champion!:yep: & Fonzy was just a big softy, however he was always on walkabout exploring, that is probably why/how he got bitten!:doh:

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I have two cats right now - not sure what breed they are, but they are probably mixed. One of them (named Toby) was a stray we found in our back yard on the verge of starving, and the other (named Max), was offered for free in a classified ad because the owner's daughter was allergic to him. Of course, bringing Max home with Toby already there did not prove easy - our dog got along with the newcomer right away, but Toby hissed and refused to go near him until some time that night (he just seemed to calm down at that time for no apparent reason). Anyway, both cats get along alright now - sometimes we hear them running all over the furniture and playfighting 3:00 in the morning.:doh:

I had another cat a long time ago; a stray mixed breed (although part persian I think) that my aunt found abandoned in a post office and which my family then adopted and named Muffin. Even after being adopted, she always remained a little saucy, refusing to get up in anyone's lap and occasionally biting- we loved her anyway though. She had to be put to sleep about seven years after getting cancer - she remained apparently healthy almost to the end, but the last evening of her life, she started falling over and banging into walls, although she wouldn't give up trying to walk, even that night.:cry:

Anyway, here's a couple of recent pictures of Toby and Max (Max is the bigger fluffier one). I don't believe it, but I don't have a single picture of Muffin on my laptop.:nope: I have lots more of Toby and max, but three is enough for now.

http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/2...ge01415aj9.jpg

http://img248.imageshack.us/img248/5...e01819amx8.jpg

http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/6...ge02425ma1.jpg

She's asleep, I'm not a monster! :p

Here's my current Cat, Suzi. She was living on a window sill in a housing scheme and constantly chased and terrorised by Dogs, Cats and Idiots.


http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/9203/snc10346na9.jpg

@BBW 'Jaffa's a lovely name, is she tangerine in colour ?

At the time this was taken my son was lying down on the grass (weeds) & called him over, so he's probably saying "Yeh what now!"or "You rang!":lol:
lesrae, she's a very nice cat, I'd say part English Shorthair for sure!:yep:
Kpt. Munson, talk about fast asleep, needs it from the trouble she gets into, atleast she has refuge, colouring is similar to Tchocky's cat!:yep:

The dog prefers me due to my beard (she has a thing for wiskers!):yep:

As long as the Wife doesn't get jealous!:lol: (She'll probably punch me for saying that!)