Dammit, I Am *NOT* a Cat Person!

[dalesys]

How 'bout Monochrome?

Mondo Chrome?

[It's me]

How about Pedersen's Cat? Or Pedersen's Kitty? They you could call him PC or PK...

http://www.simonscat.com/catmando.html

[Seshat]

With the rest of the strays: if your neighbour and you collaborate on the cost, get them spayed/neutered, then re-release them back 'home'.

This is the most effective way of keeping a feral population in check, apparently. If you take them and euthanise them, other ferals breed and move in. But if everyone in an area with a feral/stray population gets them spayed/neutered, only those on the fringes of that area have a problem. Keep expanding the area, and eventually (ideally) the whole city's stray problem ends up being only whatever former pets escape. (And ideally, they're spayed/neutered too.)

[Kaylyn]

Name him Rorschach! Especially if he's a psychopath.

...wait, he's a cat. Of course he's a psychopath.

[Seshat]

"Cookies and Cream".

For the dark-chocolate/cream colouring.

[Becks]

Name him Hammett.

[Magpie]

After that little bit of spit the first night, things have settled dramatically. Our youngest dog won't leave him alone, and insists on having her nose no more than 6 inches from him. The kitten has used her nose as a toy a few times. I think the claws have been out a bit (not totally), but the reaction from her so far has been simply to keep moving her nose so it's harder to play with.

My grandparents' dog used to nose around at the rabbit all the time, wanting to play. The rabbit didn't want to (normally), and if he was on someone's lap would eventually move after being bathed to the dripping point. (The rabbit thinks he's alpha if anyone grooms him). The rabbit, however, once decided to hop on the dog's back. This might have worked ok if the dog hadn't been startled, but when the nice furry thing moved (to see what was on his back) the rabbit spooked and never tried again. Hopefully the kitten and the dog get along better than that. (And the dog continues to think that she wants to play).

[zombiequeen]

Just so you know, my next cat is being named Schrödinger, so that's dead out ...maybe Krolm? Or...Sprocket? Supakitty? Hmm...Katze?
Yeah, I sit here and think of names for things, my mum's cat Spiggit has at least seventeen different two-syllable S names...sparkles, spooky, sprocket, spackle, etc.

[RayvenQ]

so that's dead out

Or is it?

[zombiequeen]

Or is it?

Well, it depends on if I can observe it...it's probably both alive and dead right now...

[dalesys]

Name him Rorschach! Especially if he's a psychopath.

...wait, he's a cat. Of course he's a psychopath.

Psychopawth.

[Sarlon]

when I had to move to an apartment that wouldn't take cats, my brother took my tuxedo and named him fred.

Mines named tuxie (completely different furchild), and yes he has a thing for hieghts as well...

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pi...6&id=777493153

Thats him balanced atop the bathroom door...you can see how wide it is.

he also loves jumping into my arms and draping himself over my shoulder and nibbling my ear.

I've had him since he was 8 weeks old, but I was holding and handling him since he was 3 days old.

You now are offically owned by a cat...

[XCashier]

Oh.... best cat toy ever... hair ties. They LOVE hair ties. Mine get stolen and stretched out and walked around with all of the time. I go through so many of those because they grow 4 feet and walk off my table.

And the plastic ring from a milk or juice bottle. More "awesome" toys from a cat's perspective.

They also like empty thread spools and the plastic cylinders that 35mm film comes in.

Be careful of yarn; they can swallow it and it'll wad up in their intestines. Don't leave string toys lying around; only use them when you're there to play with them.

[Pedersen]

I am still reading everything. The names aren't working yet, though, unfortunately. Almost went with Schrodinger, but the wife tells me that Schrodinger is an orange cat, so we can't use that name.

Hammond was considered until we realized his head would have to be shaved.

Oreo doesn't fit, either. Just can't find it, and he's not telling it to us, not yet. Got to wait a little longer for his personality to really show.

On the other hand, it's official that I'm a cat owned (not a typo). I've got scratch marks all over my forearms. And just snapped this picture: http://photos.icelus.tzo.com/v/MiscS...64089.jpg.html

[BookstoreEscapee]

On the other hand, it's official that I'm a cat owned (not a typo). I've got scratch marks all over my forearms. And just snapped this picture: http://photos.icelus.tzo.com/v/MiscS...64089.jpg.html

He looks like he crashed.


Should change the thread title to "Dammit, I AM a cat person!"


Cuz y'are.