Ha, the "lover" of our 2 is daddy's girl. She has a routine in the morning while I'm getting ready for work, she wants to be picked up then she lays on her back on my chest while my arm supports her and gives some of the best nose nuzzles.
Any Cat Lovers Around Here?
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Now have 2. First one came to us as a stray 8 years ago. The other showed up at our back door with her mom as a 4 month old kitten over a year ago. Couldn't resist feeding the 2 since a kitten was involved. Took care of them outside til the mom disappeared permanently 1 day. Shortly thereafter, the "kitten" got pregnant and subsequently gave birth to a litter of 5 in our iris bed during an unusually cold and rainy period prompting us to move momma and her litter onto our sun porch to save them from the elements. After 3 months we recently took the kittens to a shelter as we couldn't find homes for them and kept the momma, moving her inside the house. She,too, is a sweetie though our first cat is only begrudgingly accepting her and still occasionally fights with her when jealous about our attention.
Absolutely beautiful animals ! LOVE ALL CATS ! ?
I see your avatar, that proves it ?
This guy (his name is "Kushy") is usually within arm's reach while I smoke my pipes ...this fella had 'crystals' in his bladder last week and is finally back to his normal, loafy self. His two companions were off somewhere, likely committing crimes... 
Nice, reminds me of my "Tiger", he was a moose, 17.7lbs of goofball.
My cat (posted previously in this thread alongside his oil painting portrait
) also has the crystal issue. He has to eat prescription cat food only. His small ear (that was mostly chewed off by another animal in a fight) also tends to gunk up, presumably because the inside of the ear is more exposed to the elements, so we have to clean his little ear every other week or so. There are several other things he has going on, but suffice it say, he is kind of high maintenance. He's my buddy though, so I don't mind, and I joke that he's my Luxury Cat (because of his extreme finnickiness on several things, including those above)
Our cats are on a special diet also. The original food we were given to give them when we got them ended up causing upset tummy in one and a constant weepy eye on the other. Now their food runs $60 for 8lbs and you can only get it by prescription. Im glad now that they are on the smaller side of the breed. ?My cat (posted previously in this thread alongside his oil painting portrait
I currently have 2. A 12 yr old male named Demitri and a 3.5 yr old female named Winnie. My bestest buddy named Bailey died in 2017. I miss him terribly. I attached a pic of him and my late wife as well.
Thanks for sharing, it is just as hard to lose a pet as it is family. I had a real rough time when we lost Tiger, still think of him quite often.
I always fed my pets high quality food, so it was kind of pricey anyway (for pet food, that is), so luckily in our case the prescription cat food is only a little higher in price than quality non-prescription food. He's a cat, so he doesn't eat that much food anyway
It's only a small sacrifice to feed an animal a higher quality food made of better ingredients, but to the animal it's a huge deal. Worth it IMO for those of us who choose to keep pets.
Yep, previous diet was a specialized formula for the Savannah cat breed and not inexpensive in its own.I always fed my pets high quality food, so it was kind of pricey anyway (for pet food, that is), so luckily in our case the prescription cat food is only a little higher in price than quality non-prescription food. He's a cat, so he doesn't eat that much food anyway
It's only a small sacrifice to feed an animal a higher quality food made of better ingredients, but to the animal it's a huge deal. Worth it IMO for those of us who choose to keep pets.
When cats take a liking to me, I feel honored, like I've won some sort of award. If I had to choose between the respect of a cat and some sort of human-conferred award, I'd be strongly inclined toward the cat. When one of my felines passes on, I feel like he or she is checking on me to make sure I have feline supervision. Sure enough, it isn't too long until I am taken into custody again.
These 2 are litter mates. The gray tabby is a male and the torby is female. 5 years old
Not if you have a box and one piece of crinkly paper
With our 2, all you need is the box.
I’ve always had a cat or two around my whole life. Dogs come and go, often running off. My cats have always been constant. I have always appreciated that any trust or affection from a cat is wholly earned too. Some of my cats have been finicky and not as pleasant while some have been lap cats thy were made for affection. That’s the attraction to me. They’re all completely different.
Thanks for the heads up! We put him on the prescription stuff, I was amazed at how quickly it helped clear up the issue.
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