The New Kitty

[cahill]

I dont know how to post pictures here but this is a link so I can show off my fur babies Open Original Shared Link

[cahill]

I think we need a new topic section. We have restaurants, doctors, etc. We need a pet one. We could have a kitty thread, dog thread, bunnies, birds, etc. I will need a kitty for sure if that happens?

Yes, you most certainly will need a kitty ,

[kareng]

I dont know how to post pictures here but this is a link so I can show off my fur babies Open Original Shared Link

That's a picture of Cooper! Every time he is sitting up nice and I try to take his picture, he lays down all crooked like that!

[cahill]

Poor Cooper. He's an odd dog! He tries sooo hard to make friends with the squirrels. he wags his tail at them and walks slowly up to them. they always run away.

Gabe, my black lab,, loves kittys. He always trys to walk up to the neighborhood kittys.He just doesnt understand why they run from him.

[ravenwoodglass]

I dont know how to post pictures here but this is a link so I can show off my fur babies Open Original Shared Link

What were they all watching so intently out that window? Great pictures.

[GFinDC]

Back when I lived in a cabin in SE Ohio we had a black lab named Gus. Guster like to retrieve rocks thrown in the water. He would dive underwater looking for them and bring them back. Or bring something back anyway. Strange dog.

Then we had a batch of kitties one time. There was a maintenance guy over for something I forget what. Anyway, he backed up his pickup to leave just as kitten ran under the rear tire. I yelled at him and he stopped right on a little stripey kitten. Nothing but a mini-cat head and front paws was sticking out from under the tire. I figured that was one less mouse killer in the world. But danged if the kittie wasn't just fine. Walked a little shaky for a few hours but then she a-ok.

Oh, these critter stories are fun!

[cahill]

What were they all watching so intently out that window? Great pictures.

I went to the window after I took the picture and I could not see what they were looking at. I wonder if they were looking for the first hint of spring ,

[IrishHeart]

Gabe, my black lab,, loves kittys. He always trys to walk up to the neighborhood kittys.He just doesnt understand why they run from him.

OMG!! HOLY mackeral!! My heart just soared and I burst into a smile. I felt like I was looking right into my Gracie's eyes!! They could be twins!! LOL (I know all labs look alike, but WoW!! ) He's a beauty.

[kareng]

I'm loving this funny kitty thread! And the Ode to Black Labs!

[jerseyangel]

Loving all the critter tales My kitty used to love ice cubes in his water.

That's a picture of Cooper! Every time he is sitting up nice and I try to take his picture, he lays down all crooked like that!

I have to say, and this is the perfect forum....for the longest time, I thought that Cooper had legs that looked like a little boy's. I completely missed the actual boy's legs in the background.

[kareng]

Loving all the critter tales My kitty used to love ice cubes in his water.

I have to say, and this is the perfect forum....for the longest time, I thought that Cooper had legs that looked like a little boy's. I completely missed the actual boy's legs in the background.

M keeps saying he is going to Photoshop out his legs.

[BethJ]

kitties, doggies....I love them all!!

and PS this thread is fun!!! . I am glad I wandered into this forum. I have spent so much time researching on here for MONTHS...and for the first time in so long, I am talking with you all about something other than why my stomach hurts. hooray!!

I am enjoying all your stories...thanks!!

Same here! I love talking about pets, especially kitties, almost as much I do food.

[BethJ]

It's a crazy story....

She appeared under our bushes last August, two days after our last remaining beloved cat took ill and had to be put to sleep. She was eating anything she could kill, covered in ticks, cuts, etc...so I started feeding her, thinking she was one of many kitties left on our dirt road.

I was thinking of what to name her...Ella or Bella sounded good....and we put up flyers with her pic in neighbor's mailboxes asking if she belonged to anyone before I got too attached. One called and said "Oh that's our Bella!"

Weeks passed, she's still dirty, left out in the rain and mud, hungry and thirsty, crying at our windows, etc...so we cleaned her up, she was so sick and we nursed her for 48 hours. She slept the entire time, mostly in one of our laps. Then, she recovered and started eating and in a few weeks, put on 2 lbs. and her coat grew soft and shiny.

No one EVER came looking for her.

Finally, we boldly asked the neighbor if we could buy her. She said we could keep her because "when she does come home, she paws at the door and bolts right back to your property." Oddly, this person does not see what's wrong with that story.

I was so sick (still not diagnosed at the time)and upset about my cat, and this little doll appeared....so, really, she "saved " me too....I think of her this way: She's our GIFT! The universe provides??

:)

Bless you for saving her from uncaring people who don't deserve the love of a kitten. I'm upset with my stepdaughter for leaving her sweet little Siamese outside and am *this* close to cat-napping her. These regal creatures deserve better! If I didn't have four already, I know exactly what I'd do.

And I may still do it!

[ravenwoodglass]

Bless you for saving her from uncaring people who don't deserve the love of a kitten. I'm upset with my stepdaughter for leaving her sweet little Siamese outside and am *this* close to cat-napping her. These regal creatures deserve better! If I didn't have four already, I know exactly what I'd do.

And I may still do it!

Yea, as a humane society person said to me a little while ago 'there is a reason they are called housecats'. He had been sent to check on a kitty that had been mauled by a couple of unleashed dogs and then got hit by a car trying to get away. Poor thing was in rough shape. On a good note there were 4 people other than myself that stopped to help this kitty and we bundled her into a car and took her to an emergency animal hospital. I don't know if she survived. The humane society also tracked down and caught the young men who let the dogs run loose with the aid of our local police.

[mushroom]

We were afraid we were going to be sued for "alienation of affection" by a neighbour (don't laugh, I know of such a situation with a neglected dog!). This poor wee kitty lived in a house with an "animal" door that would have given entry to the State of Texas (and who knows what else) (no magnet collars) along with her bossy big brother and a border collie. Mom worked all day and was in the bars half the night. While the collie did get walked (one plus mark) the cats were neglected and little Bobbie Jo never had a moment's piece. She took to sitting on the doorstep outside our slider and talking to us. I let her in and she promptly found the most comfortable chair and had the best sleep she had probably had in months. She used to do that often but we always sent her home when "mom" came home.

One snowy night when mom apparently couldn't make it back over the hill she showed up on our doorstep covered in snow, and my heart melted. Kept her all night and took her back when I saw mom next day. Mom said, defensively, "Well, I have a cat door" when I must have looked a bit reproachful.

Fast forward, and this sweet, pretty cat was looking all bedraggled and ill and I told mom she needed to take her to the vet (see what a bossy interfering neighbour I am ). She promised she would, the next day, but after she had left for work Bobbie Jo showed up on our doorstep. I called mom at work and she accused us of having had the cat because she couldn't find her! (well, I ask you, if you're going to take her to the vet before work the next morning you would have kept her in the night before, surely ) I said I was going to take her to the vet but she said no, bring her to me at work. We had no cat at the time and after one attempt at taking her in the car without a carrier (you can imagine) I borrowed a carrier from a neighbour and drove the cat to her. Turned out she had almost sliced her tongue off, apparently from licking a can with rough edges. The vet sutured it back up and I don't know how well mom administered the antibiotics although she did seem to be recovering.

We went away for Christmas, and when we came back Bobbie Jo was gone. A neighbour said she had seen her looking ill one day, had gone to get her some water and when she came back the cat was gone, never to be seen again Her bossy brother, I think, ran away. Nevertheless, mom got a new kitty, but fortunately moved before I could see what she did to that one!!

[ravenwoodglass]

We were afraid we were going to be sued for "alienation of affection" by a neighbour (don't laugh, I know of such a situation with a neglected dog!). This poor wee kitty lived in a house with an "animal" door that would have given entry to the State of Texas (and who knows what else) (no magnet collars) along with her bossy big brother and a border collie. Mom worked all day and was in the bars half the night. While the collie did get walked (one plus mark) the cats were neglected and little Bobbie Jo never had a moment's piece. She took to sitting on the doorstep outside our slider and talking to us. I let her in and she promptly found the most comfortable chair and had the best sleep she had probably had in months. She used to do that often but we always sent her home when "mom" came home.

One snowy night when mom apparently couldn't make it back over the hill she showed up on our doorstep covered in snow, and my heart melted. Kept her all night and took her back when I saw mom next day. Mom said, defensively, "Well, I have a cat door" when I must have looked a bit reproachful.

Fast forward, and this sweet, pretty cat was looking all bedraggled and ill and I told mom she needed to take her to the vet (see what a bossy interfering neighbour I am ). She promised she would, the next day, but after she had left for work Bobbie Jo showed up on our doorstep. I called mom at work and she accused us of having had the cat because she couldn't find her! (well, I ask you, if you're going to take her to the vet before work the next morning you would have kept her in the night before, surely ) I said I was going to take her to the vet but she said no, bring her to me at work. We had no cat at the time and after one attempt at taking her in the car without a carrier (you can imagine) I borrowed a carrier from a neighbour and drove the cat to her. Turned out she had almost sliced her tongue off, apparently from licking a can with rough edges. The vet sutured it back up and I don't know how well mom administered the antibiotics although she did seem to be recovering.

We went away for Christmas, and when we came back Bobbie Jo was gone. A neighbour said she had seen her looking ill one day, had gone to get her some water and when she came back the cat was gone, never to be seen again Her bossy brother, I think, ran away. Nevertheless, mom got a new kitty, but fortunately moved before I could see what she did to that one!!

I would have been very tempted to take the kitty in as an indoor cat and see if any ads were put in the paper or flyers around the neighborhood. The poor little thing I hope someone did just that and she is living comfortable and warm in a loving home.

[BethJ]

We went away for Christmas, and when we came back Bobbie Jo was gone. A neighbour said she had seen her looking ill one day, had gone to get her some water and when she came back the cat was gone, never to be seen again Her bossy brother, I think, ran away. Nevertheless, mom got a new kitty, but fortunately moved before I could see what she did to that one!!

This is so heartbreaking. There's only so much you can do. Unfortunately, some people shouldn't have pets of any kind if they can't properly care for them.

A friend on a rescue board had something similar happen. The neighbor's kitty kept showing up at his house in all sorts of horrible weather, cold and bedraggled. Long story short, he eventually took the kitty in and figured the owners would come looking for him but they never did. The kitty never wanted to go outside again and has been a part of his happy little cat family ever since.

[mushroom]

This is so heartbreaking. There's only so much you can do. Unfortunately, some people shouldn't have pets of any kind if they can't properly care for them.

A friend on a rescue board had something similar happen. The neighbor's kitty kept showing up at his house in all sorts of horrible weather, cold and bedraggled. Long story short, he eventually took the kitty in and figured the owners would come looking for him but they never did. The kitty never wanted to go outside again and has been a part of his happy little cat family ever since.

I do wish I had done that with Bobbie Jo

[IrishHeart]

ah, mushroom, don't feel bad. You did what you could! I wish we could save them all.

After all these stories, I am very glad that I pressed the neighbor for ownership of Bella then. After 2 years of killing what she could to eat, she sure enjoys the cushy couch, the warm crackling fire and the life she should have had from the beginning.

Right now, she is pestering me by tapping the keys on my laptop...I think she wants to add something...mndhdryrrrrrr/kjnnnkvjfkj

[ravenwoodglass]

I do wish I had done that with Bobbie Jo

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You did the best you could. It is quite possible that someone else may have taken her in. Oftentimes kitties in that sort of situation have multiple places they visit. Let's hope that was the case with her.

[jerseyangel]

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You did the best you could. It is quite possible that someone else may have taken her in. Oftentimes kitties in that sort of situation have multiple places they visit. Let's hope that was the case with her.

I agree, Shroomie. You have a good heart and did everything you could under the circumstances.

[BethJ]

I do wish I had done that with Bobbie Jo

Don't beat yourself up . . . you did what you could at the time. I think we can all look back and think we should have done something differently. I know I could have on many occasions.