"Baby" was almost 15 when I had her put down, the day before I got Kali. Well anyway, about 10 years ago, I was sick and lounging on the couch. Viv's mom was still alive and she was leaving to go visit her in the nursing home. She came to check on me before she left. Baby was sitting on the couch next to me. Viv said " you take care of mommy now Baby, 'til I get back." Three hours later Viv returned, Baby was where Viv had left her, on the couch next to me. Baby had NOT moved a whisker, just sat there and watched me..

NAN

I remember from when I was about 8. We lived in Newcastle at the time nice house in the country big huge garden all surrounded by fields etc. Mum and Dad were having central heating put into the house. Workmen were there getting on with the job. We had 2 cats at the time which I had come home from school with one day as kittens from a friend !! We called them Snowy and Lucky. Now my baby sister 2 years old at the time mysteriously went veeerrry quiet while the workmen were doing their thing. Cats also had gone AWOL. I remember my Mum fretting about this however one of the workmen said to Mum "Think you better come see this Mrs" out she went to the garden shed to find my baby sister, the white cat Snowy and a HUGE tin of gloss paint !!! both sis and cat covered !!!! Sis had painted the cat !! OMG what a mess cat had to be rushed to the vet and shaved !! sis bathed in white spirit !! All I could do was cry about my poor wee Snowy !! She survived of course but I was mean to my sis !! Still remind her of it to this day !!

FLUFFY

The Tale of Patches

All my life I wanted a cat. I was drawn to every cat I saw. A few acquaintances had cats. How I envied them. I pleaded to my parents, “Oh please, just one cat?” But, I knew what their answer would be. Several of my siblings have strong allergies to pet hair and feathers. I knew I was a doomed child…never to know the joys of a warm, furry, purring kitten. My parents were not completely unsympathetic. My father was raised on a farm. And even though my mother was not a pet lover, especially of animals in the house, both realized my desire. But it was out of the question considering the allergy situation. Once, after most of my older siblings were no longer living at home, I happened upon a yard sale where several kittens were being offered to a “good home”. Nestled in the carton was a little calico kitten. It was love at first sight. Bravely, I approached my parents again. After much discussion it was agreed that I could keep “Patches”, but not in the house. Warmer weather on the screened porch, winters in the attached garage. I was ecstatic. Unfortunately, my father soon caught the cat stalking a baby blue jay that had fallen out of its nest. I went to the bird’s rescue, carrying it back towards the nest on a tennis racket I still don’t know why no one warned me about the mother bird swooping down from behind me. She landed on my head and started pecking it. I dropped the racket, she saved her baby and Patches was spared the label of “bird killer”. As the weather cooled, I realized that Patches was not happy in the garage. I did not spend enough time with her once school began, and really knew very little about how to care for a cat. My siblings avoided her completely. Then one day the cat was gone. I felt awful. But it was an experience I never forgot. At that time I was not ready to devote myself to any pet. I often wonder what happened to Patches. I sure hope that she found that good home she deserved.

By got2gr8cats

Jasper's tale

Twitch twitch twitch ... Jaspers tail makes a little curl with each movement drawing figure eights in the air behind him as he lays regally beside the chair on the living room floor twitch twitch twitch... there is a certain rythme to the movements... his eyes open a slit and his head moves ever so slightly twitch twitch twitch, Topaz's nose is just around the corner...whiskers twitch in unison to Jasper's tail twitch twitch twitch... the slender white tail edges and curls ever closer to her nose...her eyes open and mesmerized she watches it flick back and forth twitch twitch twitch... and finally the inevitible...her paw reaches out trying to catch the elusive offender twitch twitch twitch ... and she can take no more..with a supple movement only possible with cat reflexes she levitates and ends the torment with a single ....pounce! let the wrestling begin!

DAVECAT

Tales of Ferret

I have so many tales of Ferret that I love to share with people. I have one lady in the beauty shop I go to that asks me each week for a new story. She told me she had two favorites:
The first is when my husband was putting a puzzle together. Ferret was watching him very closely pick up one piece from outside the frame and put it inside as part of the puzzle. After watching him for awhile Ferret decided that "I can could do that". So he took his paw and put it on a piece and then placed his paw inside the puzzle frame. He did this several times so I know he thought he was helping hubby put the puzzle together. The other one she liked was when Ferret saw Snoopy getting a drink out of the commode. I had gone to bed and then heard this loud MEOW!! Went into the bathroom and found Ferret soaking wet. You see Ferret is not as agile as Snoopy, in fact he is a very clumsy cat. So right away I knew what had happened- He saw Snoopy getting a drink and thought "I can do that". Ferret is very observant and thinks he can do anything he sees someone else do.
These were her favorite 2 stories so I am sharing them with you.

FERRET

FROSTY

When I first got AC? I had him in a cage in the front lobby of the vet clinic.
Was waiting to see the doc, lots of DOG people sitting around. Heh heh AC was scared and exploded! rotflmao He had poo smeared all over him and the cage.
It was BAD! I could feel my nose hairs singeing off!
That's the only time I've ever seen the girls there go get air freshner and spray it in the waiting room Had to take him into the grooming room and wash him and cage...finally saw the doc? First thing the man wanted was a stool sample LOLOLOL Was soooo embarrassed.....didn't make any new cat lovers in waiting room that day!

My29cats

Thank you for the background Shirley