Kitten Lovers: Cuteness Overload

[Ibix]

A lovely cat singing the blues :

Cat Singing Blues

Oh, ma' hooman got me neutered,
An' I cain't catch tha' red dot.
I got the blues!
I got the blues real bad...

 

[BillTre]

 

[DennisN]

 

[Averagesupernova]

I have several female cats and this year each had a litter of kittens. One early and one later. The later mama decided she didn't mind nursing the other's well grown used-to-be-kittens which are now cats. They all have been eating dry food for quite a while.

 

[Ivan Seeking]

17 years ago I started a thread introducing our new orange-tabby, Domestic shorthair kitten, Little Tyke.

Thread 'Introducing Little Tyke: A Tribute to Einstein'

Apr 27, 2008

As some of you know, we lost our very special 17 year old cat, Einstein, about a month ago. And even though we still have two more cats and a stray that visits daily, Tsu came home with this the other night.

He is three weeks old. Einstein's nickname was Little Tyke, so we named this little one in his honor.

I was watching Tsu yesterday and clocked almost five whole minutes that she wasn't looking at the new kitty.

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• Ivan Seeking
• Introducing
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• Forum: General Discussion

Little Tyke ended up being female but the name stuck officially. Generally she was called Little Baby. Little Tike was the nickname of the orange-tabby domestic shorthair we had just lost named Einstein, who lived to be 17.

I just had to have Little Tyke put down, at age 17. And it never gets easier. It tears my heart out every time. We had many other cats and three dogs, but it is hard to imagine that just those two cats account for 34 years.

I wondered if I might want to go without any animals. But it didn't take long to realize I hate it. I've only gone three years of my life without at least one pet; up to a dozen pets when I was still married and we had the farm. I don't want to get married again and I didn't realize how alone I would feel without at least one pet.

One bonded pair of kittens coming up.

 

[DennisN]

I just had to have Little Tyke put down, at age 17. And it never gets easier. It tears my heart out every time.

My condolences.

I know how it feels. I had to put down one of my cats last year, this one.
I really, really didn't want to, but I had to. She was an absolutely amazing cat, extremely social and friendly.

One bonded pair of kittens coming up.

I look forward to seeing them!

 

[skyshrimp]

 

[Ivan Seeking]

New kitties. This was taken during their first moments in their new home. They immediately found a comfortable place to hide. But they have been playing and we are slowly getting acquainted.

 

[DennisN]

 

[Ivan Seeking]

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I've always known that's who is behind the mask.

 

[Ivan Seeking]

New kitties. This was taken during their first moments in their new home. They immediately found a comfortable place to hide. But they have been playing and we are slowly getting acquainted.

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They hadn't been socialized with humans yet (from a rescue) so they were very timid for the first couple of days. They would just sit and stare at me trying to decide what to make of this huge, intimidating animal. But now I have dangerous stampedes, sneak attacks, and frequent demands for attention.

 

[Ivan Seeking]

The male - black and white - just completely accepted me. His sister was lying next to me on the couch and exposing her belly to me, which requires trust. He had been a bit tentative yet and would often stay at arm's length. But he saw his sister and finally realized I am completely safe. It was like I hit a switch. He came over, licked my hand, which is a big deal for a cat, and crawled up on my lap. It only took a week.