Kitten Lovers: Cuteness Overload

[skyshrimp]

 

[pinball1970]

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Man, cats have the good life, all the perks of being a dog but without all that conscience and loyalty crap.

 

[DennisN]

One of my two cats today, displaying her peculiar resting style :
(when she rests like this I can often pet her belly and chest if I'm gentle)

My other cat today:

 

[DennisN]

Interstellar cat.
(it's also fascinating to see the behavior of the cat here, I think)

 

[jtbell]

A bunch of kittens ambush a guy at the side of a road:

 

[strangerep]

A bunch of kittens ambush a guy at the side of a road:

So,... do we know what happened to those poor little guys?

 

[berkeman]

They ate pretty well for the next couple weeks after they killed the good samaratin and dragged him off the road into the woods. What happened after that is still under investigation...

 

[jtbell]

So,... do we know what happened to those poor little guys?

I originally saw the story on the CBS morning news show, which also had a clip of them crawling around inside his car. I couldn't find it on their web site, but I did find the story on National Public Radio.

https://www.npr.org/2022/06/09/1104025935/louisiana-man-rescuing-one-kitten-12-more-appeared-13

They've all been spoken for, except two that still need some vet care.

 

[jtbell]

Yesterday on my morning walk I met this guy:

Then this one came out of the brush by the side of the road.

I wondered if I was going to be ambushed like the fellow in the video that I posted a couple of months ago, but these were the only two.

Now I feel guilty about leaving them there. But they would have been an armful to carry for a half hour, walking home. I should have gone home, gotten a box, and driven back to see if they were still there. Then I could have taken them to the county animal shelter.

 

[Vanadium 50]

but these were the only two.

They might have been the advance scouting party.

 

[pinball1970]

They might have been the advance scouting party.

Thanks. The universe makes sense again. My alert just comes up as, Vanadium 50 replied to thread, 'For Kitten Lovers.'

 

[strangerep]

Yesterday on my morning walk I met this guy [...]

What breed are they? Abyssinian?

 

[Rive]

What breed are they? Abyssinian?

Looks like a purrfect 'street' variant for me

 

[Rive]

TIL that the types of cheese our cats likes are:
- cheddar (mature, lactose-free)
- manchego (curado)
... and nothing else: nothing what we would buy more frequently than once or twice a year.

Gourmands, both of them.

Oooops, wrong topic. Or not?

 

[Averagesupernova]

Taken earlier in the year. Mama decided the tub with wood chips was a good place to have them. I have hundreds of pix watching them grow and venturing out of the tub. I like the 2 pix that show the kitten trying so hard to get out and the next moment succeeds only to have mama jump in. Now kitten is out and mama is back in with the litter mates.

 

[JT Smith]

Five foster kittens I had earlier this year doing what they do most of the time, when they're not playing, eating, or pooping.

 

[Averagesupernova]

@JT Smith those are some nice tabby striped cats. I would have a hard time telling them apart.

 

[Vanadium 50]

I would have a hard time telling them apart.

But they already have bar codes!

 

[JT Smith]

Bar codes indeed. Their stripes were not identical. The eyes of one them was rounder plus she was physically smaller. The thickness of the fur and the overall shade differed between the kittens. The way they moved and behaved was also telling. I learned to see those differences.

My previous foster gig was a black mom and 7 black kittens. That was a lot harder, basically impossible in their first few weeks. But even with them I eventually got to where I could usually tell who was who.

Well, not always.

 

[Averagesupernova]

Bar codes indeed. Their stripes were not identical. The eyes of one them was rounder plus she was physically smaller. The thickness of the fur and the overall shade differed between the kittens. The way they moved and behaved was also telling. I learned to see those differences.

My previous foster gig was a black mom and 7 black kittens. That was a lot harder, basically impossible in their first few weeks. But even with them I eventually got to where I could usually tell who was who.

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Well, not always.

Looks like a big black blob with 7 heads. Lol.

 

[Vanadium 50]

Looks like a big black blob with 7 heads. Lol.

Hydrakitty.

 

[DennisN]

German Shepherd and baby kittens...

 

[BillTre]

Cat with Dinosaur haircut:

 

[DennisN]

Cuteness overload:

 

[Ivan Seeking]

My little Tike when she was just a youngster. Why name a female Little Tike? We got her at only 3 weeks and thought she was a male. Whoops!

In this photo, I had just bathed and dried her.

 

[strangerep]

My little Tike [...]
In this photo, I had just bathed and dried her.

You... bathe your cat??

Actually, it looks like she's in a washing machine or tumble dryer along with your socks and mittens.

 

[Ivan Seeking]

You... bathe your cat??

Actually, it looks like she's in a washing machine or tumble dryer along with your socks and mittens.

Yes, she is in the dryer. And I do bathe her but as little as possible. It takes weeks to get all the cat hair out of my tongue.

 

[Ivan Seeking]

When we were still back on the property, Little Tike often caught a snake, brought it into my office, and let it go. I then had to catch and remove it. And then I had to be sure she didn't see where I took it, or she would go catch it and bring it back again! This is me removing one from my office - about a six-footer as I recall.

 

[JT Smith]

Yes, she is in the dryer. And I do bathe her but as little as possible. It takes weeks to get all the cat hair out of my tongue.

Good one! Perhaps this tool would be of use to you:

https://www.sadanduseless.com/fake-tongue/I usually end up bleeding whenever I have to wash a kitten that has messed itself. Definitely wouldn't use my tongue for that. Maybe the washing machine on gentle cycle?

 

[DennisN]

Just purrfect art:

"The Meow"

Source: https://displate.com/displate/4606521?pe=animals,funny,paintings