Show us your Cats!

[EchoSevenNine]

Since there's a "Show us your Dog" thread its only fair that Cat lovers get the same i suppose.

Get them posted up people!

1st of mine up is the lovely Lola, a red point Himalayan girl, who we unfortunately had to have put down not too long ago at 6 years old due to PKD. The most affectionate and well mannered Cat we've ever had.


2nd up is Rico, our big fat 6 year old Exotic Shorthair boy. Very affectionate but extremely nervous and skittish as you can tell from his startled expression!


Lastly is Opie, 1 year old British Shorthair boy and quite a handsome one at thet! Absolute headbanger, doesn't listen to a word you say and is in the middle of every bloody thing you try to do!

[arthurDALEY]

[Petewon]

This is mine when she was a kitten a few year back.

[RJM25R]

Awaiting Minxy to appear..................

[ktmog6uk]

Current master of the house Finlay



Not longer with us but queen for 18 years Katie (hence ktmog)



And the prince to katies's queen (also rip) - Starbuck

[Scepticalist]

Tia gets annoyed if anyone spends too long on the computer ignoring her :)



But she does like to chill out too....

[TheTigerUK]

Fluffy (Long haired Persian) he was with us for 18 1/2 years, great guy, great life style, sleep, eat, sleep, eat and out on the town at night :)

[EJL25]

Perttu...





and Ronja




Both are from the shelter so we don't know the exact ages but my guess would be between 4 and 8 years.

[Velorum]

Tabitha

Gone but not forgotten

We hated each other at first but after a while learnt to get along

[davida]

Our British Shorthair Oscar, enjoying the garden this summer at 4 months old.

[Thom4711]

Here's Paul:

[Kippax]

My minksy!

[Gavbaz]

The real Queen of the house.

[Kippax]

The real Queen of the house.

Nice cat GBaz :)

[Jeff wilson]

Amber.

[yumma]

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Max

[wampa]

Minnie, Tonkinese:

[SimonH]

Lottie:





She's a rescue cat who was living wild having been abandoned by previous owners, hence she's a hunter when she can be bothered!

Very affectionate and a real character, and tolerates our 8 year-old happily too.

Here she is the day we got her looking a bit annoyed!

[alexaff]

Derek :)

[rabbitinheadlights]

Our boy Chester

[KavKav]

Amy, 12 years old now.

[EchoSevenNine]

Derek :)

Alex, you officially have the most eccentric looking Cat in the thread so far... love him!

[EchoSevenNine]

Have to say though, Bootsy's "Bettie" is a wee cracker.

Very unusual look about her...defo some Exotic or American Shorthair in there somewhere, but her ears are too big and pointy for those breeds. Would be interesting to know exactly whats in there.

[EJL25]

Derek :)

[Richmondmike]

My cat hates me. Loves my wife but just hisses at me.

He has not been the same till we moved house, and he couldn't catch as many mice...

[Artistmike]

This was Puss, she just turned up one day and never left and as you can see, made herself at home quite comfortably, we tried to find her owners but from the way she tended to tear vets and people she didn't like to pieces, perhaps they were keeping quiet ! .Unfortunately now chasing mice in the sky.....



Her replacement from our local cat's home is another thing altogether, a real home cat, chatty, loving and the nicest cat I've ever had as a companion. We very nearly lost her lately due to suffering from inflammatory bowel disease but after three months treatment and an empty wallet, I'm pleased to say she is back on form....

[luckywatch]

This is Persia, my youngest. She is 7 months and I bought her to breed.

[luckywatch]

This is Chip. He is the boss. A great companion but hates other cats.

[luckywatch]

This is Dodger, pure evil but an excellent hunter...............

[mk1974]

This is blueberry,she's pretty chilled outthis is her sister sky who's the boss,they're about 8 month old

[jimp]

hes our "molls" (molly)

[johnnyguitar]

4 and a bit years ago.



This week.

[tredders]

Our 3 rescue cats. All very different personalities!

Darcy


Marmalade


Cosmo


Cosmo follows me around like a dog, and happily sits in my home office all day whilst I'm working

[afcneal]

I want them all! I just love cats. I like dogs too but have never owned one. We have a cat, but pics available whilst at work.........

[ArcofZen]

4 and a bit years ago.



This week.

Polydactyl?

[Argon]

Big animal fans in our house. Here are our two rescue cats....

This is Boy. Big old moggie. Has a lot of Bengal in him and so is very vocal. He sees no good reason why everyone else should be asleep at 2am, and so starts yelling at the top of his lungs. We've had him over a year now and he's woken us up pretty much every night - it's been tough going. He's hard not to love though.





The Paws of Ecstasy:



And here's Vasha - she's a turbo-cute little shortarse. Apart from dragging her bum occasionally on our white bathroom rugs (because she likes the feeling - she has no gland or other issues back there), she's been absolutely no trouble.

[SockToy]

Sputnik. So named because he beeps a lot. American breed Russian Blue

[johnbaz]

Our Smokie, He came from a rescue centre, there was around 20 more cats in the room with him, He was bigger than all of them but when food was brought in, He sat back and let all the others go first!! He's the same with our Daisy too!!

He's supposed to be a Nowegian Forrest cat but I think he's only partly so as I'm sure they grow much bigger than him, He is a metre long when he lays out on the floor!!






This is Daisy! She came from a home where she would rather stay outside, She hates men- All men! I think the last owners boyfriend used to abuse her and so she stayed away!!

We've had her for around two years and is only now letting me stroke her!!





John..

[afcneal]

Suki is a 10-ish year-old ex rescue cat. Very small, but certainly the friendliest we've owned (but only to immediate family). Costs a fortune as has an allergy which erupts like clockwork every August and lasts until the winter - £80 each month at the vet for anti-biotics and steroids!!

Worth every penny!

[Xantiagib]

[Bootsy]

In August 2014 I had to have my beloved pooch of 14 years put down.

The absence of a dog in my garden and a dog flap on my kitchen door resulted in the odd visit from a neighbour's cats.

To cut a long story short they moved, went quickly and left Bam Bam - apparently 13-14 years old. I've always struggled to understand how somebody could have a pet for that long only to leave her



She's become very much part of the family.

Then another cat started appearing and in due course I left food for her. I tracked down where she lived - in a den she had made behind my house. After 6 months I eventually gained her trust (initially she hissed at me when I put food down and wouldn't come near me.

She now lives in my heated shed and is the friendliest cat you'l ever meet - with me, she can't stand anyone else. I checked she wasn't chipped and put notices around to check she didn't belong to anybody although was confident she didn't given her previous living arrangements. She's been given the name of BaBu and from being a skinny fierce lady is now again part of the family.



And finally - the latest recruit. Again a visitor to my garden. She was chipped and having spoken to the original owner (who gave her away earlier this year) I then found the 'current' owner (mad old dear) who wasn't that keen on her return and said she was probably going to just replace her. She only popped in for food to start with and then eventually I got her trust and she's been living in the house for the last few weeks. Her previous name was 'Bettie' so we have kept that. Not sure if she's an exotic or a british short hair. She's 4 years old, little and a very friendly girl - very amusing!







So from a dog owner for the last 14 years I have acquired 3 cats in just over a year!

[luckywatch]

New girl arrived Saturday night from Preloved. Named her Boo. Best £20 I spent in ages. Thats five in the gang now...................

[luckywatch]

Last member of the team is Blackhearted, 15 now, does not like humans. Loves other cats. Lives in a shed and sleeps mostly in the fields. A real gentle giant.

[seikopath]

Last member of the team is Blackhearted, 15 now, does not like humans. Loves other cats. Lives in a shed and sleeps mostly in the fields. A real gentle giant.

that really reminds me of fattyboy.

fattyboy use to sleep on top of the telly

( back when tellies were big fat square things and not thin as a razor )

we had a running joke in the house:

'whats on telly tonight?"

"oh, its the cat"

badoom tish.

[Bootsy]

Another picture of Babu - my adopted girl who had been living in a bush. Now living in my workshop/shed with a radiator and plush surroundings. she loves when I'm in there and was even smiling the other night!

[Argon]

Another picture of Babu - my adopted girl who had been living in a bush. Now living in my workshop/shed with a radiator and plush surroundings. she loves when I'm in there and was even smiling the other night!

Now that is a look of cat love being served up right there

Takes more for a cat to trust than the average dog, and they're typically far more discerning, but when they do, they really stick.

[Frankie169]

Here's a couple of pics of our girls Susie and Lucy

[Dunnster]

This is Mog, our rescue cat who we have had from a kitten. He was one of a litter born in a rusty metal bucket at the end of someones garden.



He does get somewhat fed up hearing about watches though...

[pstruck]

Some great photos and some lovely looking cats here.

My parents had cats when I was younger. Then I got my own when I moved into my out and into my first house. Lovely, lovely cat. Had her for 15 years before she developed diabetes and then complications in the gut which soon brought about the end. That was 8 years ago. Since then I seem to have developed an allergy to cats (amongst other things), which is odd after living with them for 30 odd years. It's also frustrating as I love the little beggars. Such great characters. Devious yes, but entertaining and affectionate, when they want to be. I would love to have another cat, but I'll have to make do with your pics, so keep them coming!

[OliverCD]

Some great photos and some lovely looking cats here.

My parents had cats when I was younger. Then I got my own when I moved into my out and into my first house. Lovely, lovely cat. Had her for 15 years before she developed diabetes and then complications in the gut which soon brought about the end. That was 8 years ago. Since then I seem to have developed an allergy to cats (amongst other things), which is odd after living with them for 30 odd years. It's also frustrating as I love the little beggars. Such great characters. Devious yes, but entertaining and affectionate, when they want to be. I would love to have another cat, but I'll have to make do with your pics, so keep them coming!

Have you though of a Russian Blue? They are know to be good for allergy sufferers. I don't have allergies to them, I am more magnetised! But I can put you in contact with a breeder that could help you test ;-)

Mingus left us very quickly in 2015 aged 5. I think about him every day and was my little buddy... getting closer to bring another cat back into the flat now, but it left a deep hole when he left us.