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survival

Big Wall climber
A Token of My Extreme
Topic Author's Original Post - Apr 13, 2010 - 02:59pm PT
I've seen a lot of Dog threads on here, but didn't go hunting for a cat thread.

Time we had one.

For years, I wasn't a cat fan. But a few feline creatures changed that.
First there was Jason.
Then there was Luna.

Now there is Obsidian, or Sidmo for short.
The coolest damn barn cat in all New Mexico!
She thinks she's a house cat at times, but we just let her dabble a little.










corniss chopper

Mountain climber
san jose, ca
Apr 13, 2010 - 03:12pm PT
Last year we took in a scrawny 'rescue' kitten from our local people.
Its grown into an amazing furry thing, the terror of any bird that
lands within his reach. A friend said it looks like a
Norwegian Forest Cat. Didn't know what that was so googled it and
sure enough its got all the quirks: from waterproof fur to climbing and
descending trees with ease. It would sleep in the tree if we didn't lure it
down with food.
survival

Big Wall climber
A Token of My Extreme
Topic Author's Reply - Apr 13, 2010 - 03:33pm PT


All clear Dad, no mice up here....
mcreel

climber
Barcelona
Apr 13, 2010 - 03:34pm PT
I twisted the laptop around to show that cat to Anna(purna), one of my cats, and she was not impressed. Sorry.
survival

Big Wall climber
A Token of My Extreme
Topic Author's Reply - Apr 13, 2010 - 03:35pm PT
Let's see a pic of Anna, and I'll tell you how impressed Sid is!
survival

Big Wall climber
A Token of My Extreme
Topic Author's Reply - Apr 13, 2010 - 04:58pm PT
Percolators are doing just fine....

Running low.

Not supposed to drive on them anyway.

The hand doc gave me a scrip for 15 more Happy Campers.
They're a little stingy with them these days...

So yes, kitty thread indeed!

Sid and her friend Bernie....




survival

Big Wall climber
A Token of My Extreme
Topic Author's Reply - Apr 13, 2010 - 05:02pm PT
Watch this!!


Sidmo doing time.....


SteveW

Trad climber
The state of confusion
Apr 13, 2010 - 05:39pm PT

Bruce, the last photos are hilarious!!!!
I almost fell out of my chair--yay for the bird!!!!!

(I'm sure Crimpie'd agree)!!!
TwistedCrank

climber
Ideeho-dee-do-dah-day boom-chicka-boom-chicka-boom
Apr 13, 2010 - 05:54pm PT
Predators posing as house pets. Besides, in a cats' estimation, the role of humans is to serve them. FWIW.
Ghost

climber
A long way from where I started
Apr 13, 2010 - 06:02pm PT
We rescued Mei Fu just over a year ago.

She got up there all on her own.




boulderkitty

Trad climber
Los Angeles, California
Apr 13, 2010 - 06:26pm PT
Kai!
HighDesertDJ

Trad climber
Arid-zona
Apr 13, 2010 - 06:55pm PT
Lookit dose fukken cats.
Crimpergirl

Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
Apr 13, 2010 - 07:02pm PT
One very tolerant and clean cat here...



She looks psyched!
Ghost

climber
A long way from where I started
Apr 13, 2010 - 07:38pm PT
Waterboarding a cat?

Did you get it to confess about the missing piece of steak?
mucci

Trad climber
The pitch of Bagalaar above you
Apr 13, 2010 - 07:50pm PT
Crimpy that made me laugh so hard!

My cat takes 2 people to hold him down for the waterboarding!
Fritz

Trad climber
Hagerman, ID
Apr 13, 2010 - 07:54pm PT
Cats usually don't like water.

Hoots

climber
Toyota Tacoma
Apr 13, 2010 - 08:17pm PT
The internet is wonderful.

http://gatoisland.com/10/
OR

Trad climber
VT
Apr 13, 2010 - 08:36pm PT
Keep it up! I love this stuff.
Melissa

Gym climber
berkeley, ca
Apr 13, 2010 - 08:44pm PT
Paging Jobee!
DonC

climber
CA
Apr 13, 2010 - 10:28pm PT
SteveW

Trad climber
The state of confusion
Apr 14, 2010 - 12:20am PT

I'm goin' shoppin'. . .


fer kittie treats!!!!!
BrassNuts

Trad climber
Boulder Colorado
Apr 14, 2010 - 12:38am PT
Here's a pic of Puma (RIP 2007), my first road trip kitty, exploring the high grass of the Needles of South Dakota...

Another pic of Puma on her terrain of choice, quality Sierra granite...
Ghost

climber
A long way from where I started
Apr 14, 2010 - 12:47am PT
And then there's the real thing

Fritz

Trad climber
Hagerman, ID
Apr 14, 2010 - 12:51am PT
Scooter is close to the real wild-cat thing. 25 Lbs and Bobcat in the family tree. Likes to "pack up" and explore our "rocky ranchette."


Melissa

Gym climber
berkeley, ca
Apr 14, 2010 - 12:54am PT
Wow!

Brassnuts, I can see you had one special buddy there. You can see his little being spark in his eyes and tell that he was are smart little friend.

DonC...that grey doodle on the armrest pic was so cute I called my bf over to see.

I wish I was on my own computer to share. Maybe tomorrow!
Melissa

Gym climber
berkeley, ca
Apr 14, 2010 - 12:55am PT

A recycled kitty pic from the ones I've already loaded.
dipper

climber
Apr 14, 2010 - 12:55am PT
My friend Mario, soloing his favorite tree problem.

Smartest cat I've known.

Part cat, part dog, part cow, part human.










pc

climber
Apr 14, 2010 - 01:18am PT
mcreel

climber
Barcelona
Apr 14, 2010 - 04:24am PT
Here's Annapurna, the unimpressed cat. She does lots of cool stuff, but not for the camera.
Watusi

Social climber
Newport, OR
Apr 14, 2010 - 04:35am PT
tradchick

Trad climber
Vermont
Apr 14, 2010 - 07:56am PT
We got this kitty, Rocco, from an animal shelter last fall. He's a Maine coon cat and they take about 4 years to attain their full size. They also have some dog like traits. He's a great cat, plays fetch and goes outside on a leash because my road can be busy.



Crimpergirl

Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
Apr 14, 2010 - 09:04am PT
What kind of cat is this we have?


She's the first cat I've ever lived with but something tells me she's not like other cats.
Fritz

Trad climber
Hagerman, ID
Apr 14, 2010 - 09:54am PT
Crimpergirl: Did it agree to dress-up and stand-up after the water-boarding?
Crimpergirl

Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
Apr 14, 2010 - 10:12am PT
After the water-boarding, she was much more amenable to anything. :)

edit: I meant to say that there are a lot of great looking and funny cats out there. Fun thread!
TwistedCrank

climber
Ideeho-dee-do-dah-day boom-chicka-boom-chicka-boom
Apr 14, 2010 - 10:14am PT
Y'alls realize that if cats weighed 10 times what they do now, that half the human race would be toast. Just sayin
mojede

Trad climber
Butte, America
Apr 14, 2010 - 10:41am PT

Malaya (the slayer) catching and playing with snow flakes during an April snow dump
MarthaP

climber
Apr 14, 2010 - 10:49am PT
I was just adopted by a 3-week old orphan found wandering around the AMC building yesterday. He still needs to be hand fed and sure pees a lot. Coolest, funniest, most endearing little guy I've ever met. Brown tabby, named him Bradford after Bradford Washburn. His step-brother and step-sister are still taking it all in but very respectful. Will post pics soon.
survival

Big Wall climber
A Token of My Extreme
Topic Author's Reply - Apr 14, 2010 - 11:16am PT
Hmmmm, no picture of Annapurna highballing....
Sid says "that cat is gheyyyy!"






mcreel

climber
Barcelona
Apr 14, 2010 - 04:12pm PT
Annapurna once cratered from about 5 meters up, and walked away with her dignity mostly intact. That photo was from 2000, when she was 7. She's now 17, and going strong.
survival

Big Wall climber
A Token of My Extreme
Topic Author's Reply - Apr 14, 2010 - 04:59pm PT
Sid was only joking...of course.

Sid's still a youngster, not quite two.

matisse

climber
Apr 14, 2010 - 06:11pm PT
Spike The Magnificent
In a festive Holiday Mood:

Discovering the limits of the cat doughnut related contortion:

Spike the artist:

After pressing out the mantle on the top of the door (got himself up there):
Crimpergirl

Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
Apr 14, 2010 - 06:14pm PT
There can be no better name than Spike The Magnificent!
matisse

climber
Apr 14, 2010 - 06:23pm PT
He was just Spike (kind of like Cher) until he signed up for an email account and they would not take him without a last name.

He is facebook friends with people I don't know. He also lies down (reluctantly) on command, walks on a leash, and comes when whistled at. He eats vegetables. Definitely a personality.
Chiloe

Trad climber
Lee, NH
Apr 14, 2010 - 10:26pm PT
I'm not cat people but I dig this coolest thread.
BrassNuts

Trad climber
Boulder Colorado
Apr 15, 2010 - 12:19am PT
Pente the cat kickin back after a day in the Creek...
MisterE

Social climber
Across Town From Easy Street
Apr 15, 2010 - 12:50am PT



corniss chopper

Mountain climber
san jose, ca
Apr 15, 2010 - 01:14am PT
nice creation by a cat loving artist
ec

climber
ca
Apr 15, 2010 - 04:53pm PT
Mighty Hiker

climber
Vancouver, B.C.
Apr 16, 2010 - 02:28am PT
A good friend painted a portrait of Loki when she was an itty bitty orange kitty. Here it is.
It is perhaps somewhat impressionistic, but then it's not every cat that has its portrait painted.

The mosaic that corniss chopper posted is quite nice, too.
MisterE

Social climber
Across Town From Easy Street
Apr 16, 2010 - 02:36am PT
The Napmaster Snarl:



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mcreel

climber
Barcelona
Apr 16, 2010 - 05:34am PT
Hah ha, no wonder they can jump 5 feet in the air, after all that power napping!
Fritz

Trad climber
Hagerman, ID
Apr 17, 2010 - 12:57am PT


Milk-boarding cats in Idaho.
Mighty Hiker

climber
Vancouver, B.C.
Apr 17, 2010 - 01:10am PT
LOL!!

I've seen that happen in a barn in Norway - I spent a few days with a cousin who's a farm vet. It's very cute - right up there with cats sleeping atop a horse.
Loomis

climber
*_*
Apr 17, 2010 - 02:07am PT

Baaad kitty!!
TomCochrane

Trad climber
Boulder Creek CA
Apr 17, 2010 - 02:31am PT




MisterE

Social climber
Across Town From Easy Street
Apr 17, 2010 - 02:46am PT
Napmaster Snarl Cat Art Photo Assault!












TomCochrane

Trad climber
Boulder Creek CA
Apr 17, 2010 - 03:11am PT
TomCochrane

Trad climber
Boulder Creek CA
Apr 17, 2010 - 03:13am PT
justthemaid

climber
Jim Henson's Basement
Apr 17, 2010 - 11:04am PT
We mustn't for get our Princess Puffalina:


Soft focus glamor shot:




Herding tribbles:




Puffy in her chair:



justthemaid

climber
Jim Henson's Basement
Apr 17, 2010 - 11:09am PT
Now back to Napmaster:


Still Life With 12 Pound Zucchini:



Does this couch make me look fat?










neebee

Social climber
calif/texas
Apr 17, 2010 - 01:40pm PT
hey there survival and all... here's a few newer pics...
in order of their adoption:















smile... :)

Crimpergirl

Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
Apr 17, 2010 - 02:30pm PT
Nice Neebee!
survival

Big Wall climber
A Token of My Extreme
Topic Author's Reply - Apr 17, 2010 - 02:41pm PT
Global Good News Network: UPDATE

//Wayward NM cat has free flight home from Chicago
Apr 17, 2010 (6:31a CDT)//


CHICAGO - No one knows how a tabby cat named Charles traveled the 1,300 miles from his New Mexico home to Chicago, but he's set for a complimentary flight home on American Airlines in a carrier donated by an Albuquerque business.

Charles disappeared about eight months ago while his owner was out of town and a friend was caring for him.

"Oh, I was crushed, and I found out while I was away volunteering with Habitat for Humanity, and I was so upset because I was in New Orleans so there was nothing I could do," said Robin Alex, of Albuquerque.

Then earlier this week, Alex received a call telling her Chicago Animal Care and Control had picked up her wandering cat as a stray. Staffers reached out to Alex after finding that Charles had a tracking microchip embedded between his shoulder blades, said the agency's executive director, Cherie Travis.

But Alex said she could not afford the round-trip ticket to Chicago to bring Charles home, so she was afraid he might be euthanized.

Enter fellow Albuquerque resident Lucien Sims. Sims said he has a tabby cat who strongly resembles Charles, and was moved when his mother sent him an online story about Alex and her pet.

Most importantly, Sims was on his way to Chicago on Thursday for a wedding, so he said he would go to the shelter, pick up Charles and bring him back to New Mexico.

Sims has made all the arrangements for Charles' return, including getting a company to donate a cat carrier and American Airlines to waive the cat's travel fee.

Travis said Charles is definitely ready for his next adventure.

"He's in good condition," she said. "He needs a good brushing. He's got a little bit of a cold - a little bit of an upper respiratory infection - but otherwise he's in great condition."



Edit: Neebster, that's quite a collection!
Just don't bump it up to 75 and turn into one of those psycho cat ladies....
neebee

Social climber
calif/texas
Apr 17, 2010 - 04:29pm PT
hey there survival... haha, oh my... no.... i had only planned on having one, too...

the second was a surpirse add-one when i came back from being out of town... it was adopted by the grandkids new mom, but suddenly she was alergic to it... and then it got passed to my daughter (the other mom) and then back again, and then there it was for ME, when i came home!...

the rest, though, i had adopted from where i worked, when had the earning, though small, but enough to care for them...

but---five is the limit for town... :)
and for tiny houses like mine ...

and, worse is, i have NO washing machine!!!! :(
this does make it a lot harder...

the ol' pup dog, sure does enjoy them though...
:O


i reckon i been a mom for so long, i just needed
the pitter patter of feet thumping around the place!
:)
MisterE

Social climber
Across Town From Easy Street
Apr 17, 2010 - 04:32pm PT
Hardly Visible

Social climber
Llatikcuf WA
Apr 17, 2010 - 05:06pm PT








Then every Saturday I take care of about 30 others at a shelter





Jobee

Social climber
The Portal
Apr 17, 2010 - 09:38pm PT
Merlin the magnificent!
Jobee

Social climber
The Portal
Apr 17, 2010 - 09:42pm PT
Bodhi the bruiser.
MisterE

Social climber
Across Town From Easy Street
Apr 18, 2010 - 12:49am PT
malabarista

Trad climber
PA, then AZ, then CO, Now CA, soon OR
Apr 18, 2010 - 01:11am PT
Trained attack cat on duty

Off White

climber
Tenino, WA
Apr 20, 2010 - 08:53pm PT
So, you're sitting at the office and you get this feeling you're not alone...


Busted for perusing the Taco, misbehavior will be punished.


Ruby the office cat is a harsh mistress.

Tom the Cop

Sport climber
Eastern Kentucky
Apr 20, 2010 - 10:50pm PT
neebee

Social climber
calif/texas
Apr 21, 2010 - 04:56am PT
hey thre say, off white... my cats do the same "office nesting" stuff... oh my... two are doing that right now, and all my papers are falling... :O

very nice cat! ...

so many more nice ones, too...

i just got a few more, but will have to do them up, tomorrow...
(nope, not a few more cats, survival... ;))
just a few more pics)... :)
Off White

climber
Tenino, WA
Apr 21, 2010 - 12:01pm PT
Hey Neebee, she's not all that nice. Last week she turned my office bathroom into a blood splattered bunny abattoir, splashed it up the wall, fur stuck to pools of dried blood, and a red slug trail leading to where the partially eviscerated critter finally expired. Oh yeah, nature is red in tooth and claw, but she doesn't understand that it's counterproductive for her - it's the plentiful rabbits on our property that keep the coyotes fat and sassy and not all that desperate for a taste of feline. I prefer it when she just clears the rodents out of my shop and rafter storage.

Then she wants to lick my nose after doing things like that. Yeeesh. Its a funny thing sharing your world with cuddly little savage predators.
Mattq331

Mountain climber
Boulder/UK
Apr 21, 2010 - 02:03pm PT
Our cat Tornado is small, but very punchy.

In this video, my 13 year old son tries to climb up the outside of our apartment and onto our deck. Tornado has other ideas.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfKCGcqPcgA

Matt
Fritz

Trad climber
Hagerman, ID
Apr 22, 2010 - 12:45am PT
Killer Watch cats?

MisterE

Social climber
Across Town From Easy Street
Apr 22, 2010 - 01:16am PT
Too funny! But kinda grippy, too! Perfect!
neebee

Social climber
calif/texas
Apr 23, 2010 - 08:14am PT
hey there offfwhite... oh my... say, the worst my cats did was bring the ol' mice in.... :O


though, i had twice had birds get stuck in here, and one, i was able to set free, by opening the door... but, the other, i woke up to see that the ol' cat had done what cats will do:

use their claws, as nature intended...
so i have a small idea, oh my....


my cats, lately have been finding new ways to rearrange rooms, but not with bunny fur, nor feathers--now they are using papers and trinkets, so things are easier to clean around here now...
:)


say, forgot to mention:
ursula ma foi, had extra toes, on all four feet...
here is a closer look... the background was too cluttered
by cat and pillow, so i covered the picture with flowers:


:)
emac

climber
New Hampshire
Apr 23, 2010 - 09:39am PT

hafilax

Trad climber
East Van
Apr 23, 2010 - 11:14am PT
No cats of my own but I'm a fan of Maru. His youtube channel is the 8th most subscribed in Japan so I'm not alone.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdhLQCYQ-nQ

http://www.youtube.com/user/mugumogu#p/u/62/ofrSio_jZO0

http://www.youtube.com/user/mugumogu#p/u/97/hPzNl6NKAG0
neebee

Social climber
calif/texas
Apr 23, 2010 - 10:01pm PT
hey there halifax.. say, what kind of cat is this... my computer does not do youtube.. so i cant check it out... well, i could, but it takes forever...

share a bit, of the cat's story... thanks so much... :)

perhaps i can pass the link on to othes, too...
:)



MY CAT... just messed up the kitchen, after all my hard cleaning, all day...

i came back from taking the ol' pup dog to the store...
i come in and wonder what the "heck" that weird smell is, in my house...
go into the kitchen to get the ol' pup-dog a doggies biscuit and:

there is this weird "dust like flaky stuff" ALL OVER THE COUNTER!...
and some round orange plastic on the floor, with more flaky stuff!

hmmm, smells like FISH!...

OH MY.... how could i have FORGOT!!!... this one cat, the newest... continualy ATTACKS MY FISHFOOD... :O

yep---he pried the can open ... pulling OFF the plastic lid...
the stuff was all OVER the place...


seems he ate a bit of it and spit it out, too... goooooooooooey...
man oh man:

when the owner and pup-dog are away, the cat will play...

hmm, or was that, when the cat's aways, the mice will play:
well, in this case, it was CAT... ;))




EASY enough to clean up i suppose, but it took a lot of care, not to send it scattering all over...
very interesting thing to see your pet has gotten into....
:)

*usually, it is just the garbage... :O
cintune

climber
the Moon and Antarctica
Mar 11, 2011 - 01:17pm PT


go-B

climber
Sozo
Mar 11, 2011 - 01:22pm PT
I thought I saw a puddy cat, I did, I did, I did!
drunkenmaster

Social climber
santa rosa
Mar 11, 2011 - 01:26pm PT

grover

climber
Dabville. Gnarlandia
Mar 11, 2011 - 01:44pm PT


A friend sent this to me the other day.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JeTzsy2IrRM&feature=fvst
TYeary

Social climber
State of decay
Mar 11, 2011 - 01:45pm PT
Jobee

Social climber
El Portal Ca.
Mar 11, 2011 - 01:51pm PT

Biggie; 32 pounds of big.
Jobee

Social climber
El Portal Ca.
Mar 11, 2011 - 01:56pm PT

Cutie rests after some hard licks.
Jobee

Social climber
El Portal Ca.
Mar 11, 2011 - 02:06pm PT

We are magnificent!


Cutie depises Bodhi's toes.


Zorro's sunny spot.
Brandon-

climber
Done With Tobacco
Mar 11, 2011 - 02:28pm PT
Reilly

Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
Mar 11, 2011 - 02:36pm PT
Argentine campground guardian...

Patagonian estancia guardian...



A lot of other kitties in Argentina don't have it so good.



There is more to this than meets the eye so don't go making assumptions...
go-B

climber
Sozo
Mar 12, 2011 - 09:07pm PT
Stray Cat Strut by The Stray Cats
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYiwxM_RVEI&feature=fvwrel
neebee

Social climber
calif/texas
Mar 12, 2011 - 09:29pm PT
hey there all, say,.... just a new pic, to share...




:)




:)

neebee

Social climber
calif/texas
Mar 12, 2011 - 09:37pm PT
hey there say.... :)


some cats just LOVE to take chances:


"say, i'll shoot you again... double or nothin'?"








:)




neebee

Social climber
calif/texas
Mar 12, 2011 - 09:41pm PT
hey there say, randisi... oh my, how TRUE...


my cats only understand a good little "hiss" that i have to use, when they jump up on the kitchen counter, while i cook... or, for when they try to run through the wrong door, at the wrong time...

*and you know, they may not even hear THAT, lol, but they sure recognize the facial expression that i use to go with it... :))


(well, the best 'cat snear' that i can come up with, for being a human-folk), lol...

thanks for the fun share...
:)
Jaybro

Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
Mar 12, 2011 - 10:54pm PT
justthemaid

climber
Jim Henson's Basement
Mar 13, 2011 - 01:00am PT
Bump for great cats!
donini

Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
Mar 13, 2011 - 01:59pm PT
donini

Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
Mar 13, 2011 - 02:05pm PT
Seamstress

Trad climber
Yacolt, WA
Mar 13, 2011 - 02:33pm PT

Fritz

Trad climber
Choss Creek, ID
Mar 13, 2011 - 03:13pm PT
I just have to shake my head at Donini being a "cat person."

Even the toughest seem susceptible to this strange feline control.

MisterE

Social climber
Cinderella Story, Outa Nowhere
Mar 13, 2011 - 03:34pm PT
Zander

Trad climber
Berkeley
Mar 13, 2011 - 04:01pm PT


Zander

Trad climber
Berkeley
Mar 13, 2011 - 05:08pm PT
Yeah Randisi,
The meatloaf is just cooking in the sun.
Z
Zander

Trad climber
Berkeley
Mar 13, 2011 - 05:30pm PT
Sweet!
Fritz

Trad climber
Choss Creek, ID
Mar 28, 2011 - 10:41pm PT
Scooter "checked out" just after his 19th birthday on Friday.

He survived coyotes, dogs, & cars: but old age gets us all.

The nicest 1/2 bobcat, 25 lb. kitty I've ever seen.

(actually the only cat I've known with those qualifications).



Fritz

Trad climber
Choss Creek, ID
Mar 28, 2011 - 11:12pm PT
Dr. F: Thanks for asking. He used to curl up around the big crystal on hot days.

In this case: he tolerated my posing him for a series of crystal photos on his catnip filled "Boogie mat."

just for fun.

Scooter: born 3/25/1992----died 3/25/2011.


Aya K

Trad climber
New York
Mar 29, 2011 - 12:17am PT
My cat uses the toilet. Hasn't figured out flushing yet though.
Crimpergirl

Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
Mar 29, 2011 - 12:25am PT
Oh Fritz - sorry about your kitty. :( Beautiful cat.
MisterE

Social climber
Cinderella Story, Outa Nowhere
Mar 29, 2011 - 12:28am PT
So sorry for your loss, Fritz. It is so hard to lose the feline friends.
MisterE

Social climber
Bouldering the Gnar
Jul 2, 2011 - 03:41pm PT
LOLcats Bump! (featuring Punky Mewster)






neebee

Social climber
calif/texas
Jul 3, 2011 - 01:07am PT
hey there say, fritz... :( oh my, sadly did not know about your cat and the loss of it (though i know it was a while back, i see) ... hope you are doing well after that and that things have settled... :(


thanks for sharing the special pictures...


mr E wow... so fun to see you being a cat person, and seeing the fun these crtters bring to everyday things in life...
:))
Mighty Hiker

climber
Vancouver, B.C.
Jul 3, 2011 - 01:12am PT
Memo: Mail Weld_it to Mr. Schrodinger also.
Darwin

Trad climber
Seattle, WA
Jul 3, 2011 - 02:03am PT


Mr E ,

We need a followup photo with the box closed with no cat in sight and a question mark aside it.

g'night


Darwin

Trad climber
Seattle, WA
Jul 19, 2011 - 12:59am PT
Hey it's been over two weeks! I climb. The cats climb. It was a beautiful day in Seattle, so:



And a link to a larger image (i.e. I'm just messing around to see how they come out)

http://bigstupid.org/cats/2011_07_18_deck.png
Mighty Hiker

climber
Vancouver, B.C.
Jul 19, 2011 - 01:01am PT
Loki in her wallow, on a recent rare warm afternoon. Unfortunately, the surrounding tomatoes were recently uprooted, so she's no longer stealth cat.
Captain...or Skully

climber
or some such
Jul 19, 2011 - 01:03am PT
I kinda prefer when they survive the paradocs(!) also...We have all these rodents, and they're kinda rampant.
I'm still not very cat, though. Arms length is fine.
Darwin

Trad climber
Seattle, WA
Jul 19, 2011 - 01:05am PT
More sun, less stealth. It's a tradeoff.
Jay Wood

Trad climber
Land of God-less fools
Jul 19, 2011 - 01:40am PT
Maru.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08pVpBq706k&feature=related
corniss chopper

climber
breaking the speed of gravity
Jul 19, 2011 - 01:55am PT
cat in its natural habitat

matisse

climber
Jul 19, 2011 - 02:03am PT
Spike the magnificent...
assisting with home improving (note excellent ladder technique and heavy duty construction flip flops on home owner)
in the up high
practicing the jaguar eyes
the coveted full superman pose
Fritz

Trad climber
Choss Creek, ID
Jul 19, 2011 - 09:19am PT
Bump for cat photo fix. Catless in Choss Creek.
matisse

climber
Jul 19, 2011 - 03:04pm PT
anyone "need" a kitten? My vet rescued a lovely black and white female who had a bad concussion, -she was brought in unconscious to the clinic - 3 weeks later she had 8 (!!!!) healthy black, black and white, and grey kittens. they are now looking for homes- cute as all get out -shoot me a mail, and I'll put you in touch w/ her.
Ghost

climber
A long way from where I started
Jul 19, 2011 - 04:50pm PT
Climbing-related cat photos



This one's not much of a climb to get to, but it's a long drop to the ground.
SteveW

Trad climber
The state of confusion
Jul 19, 2011 - 04:55pm PT

Great pix, Ghost--what a fun kitty!!!
One of mine's sleeping just beside me, content!
adam d

climber
The Bears, CA
Jul 19, 2011 - 07:49pm PT
I've never been a cat person. I was fine with other folks' cats but why would I want one? My lady is a huge cat fan but hasn't had one in a long time for many reasons (including allergies and me). Sunday, I saw this guy on craigslist to be adopted and inexplicably and without planning pushed her to get him (and went along of course for the experience). Named Limuw after the boy in the Chumash Rainbow Bridge story (and a Chumash name for Santa Cruz Island). I guess I finally switched camps...not sure how it all happened still.

matisse

climber
Jul 19, 2011 - 08:32pm PT
^^^^^
OMG he's adorable
adam d

climber
The Bears, CA
Jul 19, 2011 - 08:42pm PT
on my lap, right now
SteveW

Trad climber
The state of confusion
Jul 20, 2011 - 12:44am PT
Happy Cat!!!!

I'm allergic to both of my babies, it's a pain to walk on cat litter,
wet hairballs, and clean cat boxes. . .

but I wouldn't have it any other way!!!!
Jobee

Social climber
El Portal Ca.
Jul 20, 2011 - 01:54am PT
I commend you!
That sweet little friend found a good home.
Keep'm safe!
perswig

climber
Jul 20, 2011 - 07:43am PT
- Monday. The cat, David, is lying beside me, a most unsatisfactory
arrangement, as he gives me cat fever.
My sensitivity to cats defeats the whole purpose of a cat, which is to
introduce a note of peace in a room. -

(Name the author?)

Dale
Mighty Hiker

climber
Vancouver, B.C.
Jul 29, 2011 - 06:50pm PT
Mighty Hiker

climber
Vancouver, B.C.
Aug 11, 2011 - 07:53pm PT
adam d, how is your kitty working out?


Loki playing with her pink thingie.
adam d

climber
Los Osos, CA
Aug 11, 2011 - 08:19pm PT
Goin' great!





Mighty Hiker

climber
Vancouver, B.C.
Aug 12, 2011 - 02:34pm PT
I really like the second photo, the one of kitty on windowsill.
adam d

climber
Aug 28, 2011 - 01:21pm PT
My lady has been entertaining herself lately making this cat blog...

Ho Mahn!
SteveW

Trad climber
The state of confusion
Aug 28, 2011 - 01:23pm PT

Tami, my babies love me rubbin' their bellies!!!!
perswig

climber
Sep 18, 2011 - 09:36pm PT

The matriarch, Asia.
15 years. Six pounds. Darn near no kidneys.
Still rules.

Dale
neebee

Social climber
calif/texas
Sep 19, 2011 - 02:51pm PT
hey there, say... just a bump, as i got some cat pics, for later...

just wanted it fresh and ready, here, :)
Jay Wood

Trad climber
Land of God-less fools
Sep 24, 2011 - 06:18pm PT
This is a bit more for the non-cat fanciers,

but it's a hoot.

http://newscorchedearth.com/
matisse

climber
Sep 25, 2011 - 03:03am PT
^^^^^ hilarious
Max

Social climber
outer space
Sep 25, 2011 - 07:41am PT


cintune

climber
Midvale School for the Gifted
Mar 5, 2012 - 10:04pm PT
Mighty Hiker

climber
Vancouver, B.C.
Mar 5, 2012 - 10:24pm PT
Cats have long ruled Canada's Parliament:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Parliamentary_Cats
Duke

Social climber
PSP
Mar 5, 2012 - 11:31pm PT
Talula 1999
justthemaid

climber
Jim Henson's Basement
Mar 6, 2012 - 08:47am PT
drljefe

climber
El Presidio San Augustin del Tucson
Mar 6, 2012 - 09:09am PT
Lares

Emmers

I was never cat person til these girls came into my LiFe.

kc

Trad climber
the cats
Mar 6, 2012 - 09:22am PT
drljefe

climber
El Presidio San Augustin del Tucson
Mar 6, 2012 - 09:35am PT
One from this morning
thirsty

climber
Mar 6, 2012 - 09:46am PT
Johnny K.

climber
Mar 6, 2012 - 10:27am PT
WBraun

climber
Mar 6, 2012 - 10:59am PT
LOL ^^^
donini

Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
Mar 6, 2012 - 11:11am PT
Hardly Visible

Social climber
Llatikcuf WA
Mar 6, 2012 - 11:21am PT


MisterE

Social climber
Mar 8, 2012 - 12:55am PT
What're ya doin'? What's goin' on here? What is this? Kitten here! Meeeee!

Fritz

Trad climber
Choss Creek, ID
Mar 8, 2012 - 10:32am PT
Thanks for the cat-fix everyone!

Needed a cat-fix baaaaad!

Dog-sitting a Lab this week for friends.

He loves me! I think he smells bad, and is way too needy.
Walking him (shitting the dog) is just way weird.

Cats is where it's at!


craig mo

Trad climber
L.A. Ca.
Mar 8, 2012 - 11:05am PT
Tony Bird

climber
Northridge, CA
Mar 8, 2012 - 11:05am PT
wow, some calicos.

i learned in graduate school that if you have a calico cat, your house won't burn down. (compiled in the dictionary of american folk belief and superstition.)

my contribution:

http://www.supertopo.com/climbing/thread.php?topic_id=1086622&msg=1455720#msg1455720

and pics of our late, great muffin, assistant parent and associate editor:


jaaan

Trad climber
Chamonix, France
Mar 17, 2012 - 04:07pm PT
This is Zig:

adam d

climber
Mar 17, 2012 - 07:02pm PT
after 8 months he still wants sweatshirt time once in awhile...

Reilly

Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
Mar 17, 2012 - 07:08pm PT
Steve Grossman

Trad climber
Seattle, WA
Mar 18, 2012 - 04:47pm PT
A Wiley look in response to the monster flakes a fallin'...

MisterE

Social climber
Sep 17, 2012 - 07:43pm PT
Three reasons to NOT let your cat belay you on lead:

1. chews the rope
2. Is inattentive and easily distracted.
3. Will actively try to pull you off lead playing with rope.

adam d

climber
CA
Sep 17, 2012 - 09:59pm PT
Michelle

Trad climber
the f*#king peninsula.
Sep 17, 2012 - 11:45pm PT
how in the heck did I miss this thread!? I am a crazy cat lady. I also instruct others that coming to my house in black clothing is stupid. My cats are Ragdolls that I rescued from a toddler filled home. Now presenting Zena Warrior Princess Kitty and Lola, SuperCat 10,000 Special Government Prototype, Teddy Bear Model.


I go into the bathroom...







squishy

Mountain climber
Sep 18, 2012 - 12:16am PT

yanqui

climber
Balcarce, Argentina
Sep 19, 2012 - 10:37am PT
One of my two cats just turned 16, and, well, I guess he (Aldo) belongs in the "Absolute Coolest Freekin' Cat Thread". Here he is hanging out with a (wild) youngster giant lizard that showed up in my yard about eight years ago:



He gave me one of the most amazing sights I've ever seen. Maybe 10 years ago, in the early evening I happened to look out the window at Aldo sitting in the front yard when suddenly he leapt about four feet straight up in the air and snatched down a low flying bat in mid-flight. With the bat in his mouth, he skulked off to have himself a feast.

My two cats love to sit by the fire (watch out for sparks!):




Blue (the lab) sharing couch space with Aldo:




drljefe

climber
El Presidio San Augustin del Tucson
Sep 19, 2012 - 11:02am PT
Lares. One cool cat.
Bill Mc Kirgan

Trad climber
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Sep 19, 2012 - 12:19pm PT
I think ALL cats are pretty freekin' cool and have trouble discriminating amongst our own crewe as well as all the magnificent ones in this thread.

Here's our latest rescues after adjusting to life indoars


Hope was easy to catch after a few feedings on the front porch she just walked into the live/humane trap I set


Olivia is one of THE MOST CUNNING cats ever.


I had to do some research on line and made a drop trap that worked on the very first try.


Oliva was not pleased....


....but her sister, Princess Moonbeam, was happy to be reunited and the two became full-time indoor kitties before the snow would have made life tough for them.

They no longer live in the big cat condo cage, and seem to enjoy having a forever home. I just wish they would not run away from my dear wife Lisa. They still got plenty of the wild in 'em.
Some Random Guy

Trad climber
San Franpsycho (a.k.a. a token of my extreme)
Sep 19, 2012 - 12:48pm PT
Crimpergirl

Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
Sep 21, 2012 - 10:32am PT
Thanks for bumping. It's been too long since I've looked at these. Love the "Crocodile" one - made me laugh out loud!
Michelle

Trad climber
the f*#king peninsula.
Sep 21, 2012 - 10:43am PT
I keep the croc handy for when I need a good laugh! It never fails to improve my mood.
MikeL

climber
SANTA CLARA, CA
Sep 21, 2012 - 10:53am PT
mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Sep 21, 2012 - 11:02am PT
I confess to loving kitties.
Tigger, Izzie, Priscilla (mis-named), Mike, Susan, Linda, Joey (the Prick of the Litter), Cleopatches (Calico), and countless other felines.

None were mousers or at least they didn't "share."

Bless you long-hair pet owners. A-choo!

All ours were shorty hairs.

Not one dang photo!
drljefe

climber
El Presidio San Augustin del Tucson
Nov 12, 2012 - 11:47am PT
My sister had to put her longtime companion down a few days ago.
Chango was a cool cat.
We had a mobile vet come to the house and administer the shot while Chango just chilled out in his favorite spot in the bushes.
We said our prayers and listened to the Great Bell Chant as Chango took his last breath.



All you sentient beings I have a good or bad connection with

As soon as you have left this confused dimension

May you be born in the West in Sukhavati mythological heavenly realm of nirvana

*

Oh Buddhas & Bodhisattvas of the 10 directions and the three times,
Please protect and guide Chango on his journey.
May he be free from fear and from clinging to this life.
May he have a favorite rebirth.

-Tibetan chant

*

"May all beings everywhere plagued with sufferings of body and mind quickly be freed from their pain. May those frightened cease to be afraid, and may those bound be free. May the powerless find power, and may people befriend all life. May those of all species who find themselves lost, the young, the aged, the unprotected, be guarded by beneficent celestials, and may they swiftly attain Buddhahood."
-Buddhist Prayer for Peace

*

Grandfather Great Spirit,
All over the world, The faces of living things are alike. With tenderness, they have come up out of the ground. Look upon your children that they may face the winds And walk the good road to the day of quiet. Grandfather Great Spirit, Fill us with the Light. Give us the strength to understand and the eyes to see. Teach us to walk the soft earth as relatives. To all that live.
~Sioux Prayer

*

"Eternal Spirit, we bring you our grief in the loss of Chango and ask for the courage to bear it. We bring you our thanks for Chango who lived among us and gave us freely of his love. We commit our friend and companion Chango into your loving hands. Give us eyes to see how your love embraces all creatures and every living thing speaks to us of your love. Amen."








Fritz

Trad climber
Choss Creek, ID
Nov 12, 2012 - 01:01pm PT
Drljefe: strange how much our new cat Harley looks like the photo of Chango.
We had been catless for 1 1/2 years after our 19 year old cat-son Scooter passed on.

I had mostly fogotten about cat hair everywhere, and how much play time a young cat needs.

Now I remember.
Sparky

Trad climber
vagabond movin on
Nov 12, 2012 - 01:23pm PT
jaaan

Trad climber
Chamonix, France
Jan 1, 2013 - 06:21am PT
Happy New Year.

kc

Trad climber
the cats
Jan 1, 2013 - 09:41am PT



Arthur and MacKenzie in their favorite spot in the kitchen window!
Fritz

Trad climber
Choss Creek, ID
Jan 1, 2013 - 11:07am PT
Harley Butterscotch is our Christmas present cat.
After years with old cats and 1 1/2 years catless, we had forgotten how much energy young cats exhibiit---------and how much cat hair the little bastards scatter everywhere!



Crimpergirl

Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
Jan 1, 2013 - 11:12am PT
Santa Claws came to our home and left Pente a nice toy because she's been a good girl this year.


The cat-cube was an instant hit from the moment it exploded out of its package (and nearly gave me a coronary).


We are pretty sure that when she is in it (and she's in it a lot), she believes herself to be invisible.

The Larry

climber
Moab, UT
Jan 1, 2013 - 12:19pm PT
Kitty bump



MisterE

Social climber
Jan 1, 2013 - 01:13pm PT
Crimpergirl

Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
Jan 1, 2013 - 01:14pm PT
Heh! Next cat The Larry gets should be name The Kitty. :)
Leggs

Sport climber
Home away from Home
Jan 1, 2013 - 01:41pm PT
this thread is awesome.

Crimpergirl... "cat crack".
funny sh#t.




~peace
rockermike

Trad climber
Berkeley
Jan 1, 2013 - 01:50pm PT
no pictures, but somewhat related. a couple of weeks back I was camping in camp 4, with about 2 or 3 inches of snow on the ground. In the middle of the night we hear this blood curdling scream. My neighbors in the tent next door say it was a deer being killed. They seem to know though it sounded more like a human scream to this untrained ear.

Anyway, I go walking around in the trees and boulders just uphill from camp, and sure enough, maybe two hundred feet from the tents there was blood all over, a dear's stomach,and dear and what I assume were mountain lion tracks all over. I couldn't figure out where the rest of the body was taken.

Not certain it was cougar, but there is a sign on the registration office that says a cougar had been seen around camp.
Hardly Visible

Social climber
Llatikcuf WA
Jan 1, 2013 - 01:51pm PT


zBrown

Ice climber
chingadero de chula vista
Jan 1, 2013 - 02:42pm PT
Michelle

Trad climber
Toshi's Station, picking up power converters.
Jan 1, 2013 - 03:26pm PT
Pente is nekkid!

Today my lovely trophy cat Lola woke me with a double paw stomp to the full bladder.

survival

Big Wall climber
Terrapin Station
Topic Author's Reply - Jan 1, 2013 - 03:47pm PT
Small but mighty!

kennyt

climber
Woodfords,California
Jan 1, 2013 - 04:27pm PT
dogs best friend
Fritz

Trad climber
Choss Creek, ID
Jan 1, 2013 - 04:59pm PT
Beautiful cats everyone!

About an hour ago, Harley decided I had spent way too much time on the computer and took a position on the subject.



He and I just got back from doing a "cat-Paw-troll" around the wilds of our ranchette. He decided to stay outside a little longer at 15 degrees F.

The Larry

climber
Moab, UT
Jan 1, 2013 - 06:56pm PT
[Click to View YouTube Video]
The Larry

climber
Moab, UT
Jan 1, 2013 - 06:59pm PT
[Click to View YouTube Video]
The Larry

climber
Moab, UT
Jan 1, 2013 - 07:05pm PT
[Click to View YouTube Video]
Leggs

Sport climber
Home away from Home
Jan 1, 2013 - 07:10pm PT
My heart will always be Henri's ...

[Click to View YouTube Video]
[Click to View YouTube Video]


The Lisa

Trad climber
Da Bronx, NY
Jan 2, 2013 - 07:47am PT
I LOVE seeing photos of kitties out in the snow. Alas I could not persuade Daisy to go out for walk even with this on:
the albatross

Gym climber
Flagstaff
Jan 6, 2013 - 06:11pm PT
Jailbreak! Cat caught with saws, drills and phone in Brazil prison

(CNN) -- Prison guards in Brazil's northeast Alagoas state say they have foiled a jailbreak plot with a surprising accomplice: a black and white cat.
The cat had a cell phone, drills, assorted batteries and two saws taped to its body when it was spotted by guards on December 31 as it was about to enter the prison in Arapiraca, according to a statement released Saturday by Alagoas state prisons.
Prison officials maintain the items attached to the cat were to be used to facilitate a prison break.
The prison's more than 250 inmates were all considered suspects as officials said they did not immediately know who the cat was suppose to be aiding.
The incident is under investigation, and the cat was handed over to animal control, the statement said.


http://www.cnn.com/2013/01/06/world/americas/brazil-jailbreak-cat/index.html?hpt=hp_t2
Fritz

Trad climber
Choss Creek, ID
Jan 6, 2013 - 08:02pm PT
Leggs! Re your comment and video links:
My heart will always be Henri's ...


Heidi too, lost her heart to Henri around Christmas time. What woman could resist a French existentialist Chat noir?

http://www.henrilechatnoir.com/

and now he has a book!

ec

climber
ca
Jan 20, 2013 - 01:36pm PT
Two months and 200 miles, cat almost makes it home (but still does).

http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/01/19/one-cats-incredible-journey/
Fritz

Trad climber
Choss Creek, ID
Jan 20, 2013 - 03:06pm PT
ec! Great article!

The recorded cat distance record for Idaho is 95 miles. In 1995, a fat & pamphered feline escaped from his human's RV in Jackpot Nevada. He made it home to Mountain Home, Idaho in 35 days. That cat-hike would have entailed crossing a lot of desert terrain and the wide Snake River.

http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2026&dat=19950602&id=HcEjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=9NAFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3622,350695

During a childhood picnic in Idaho our family cat, Simba, slipped away for some mousing adventure. We left at dark without it, and then checked back the next morning without success.

Simba walked 14 miles across mountainous terrain. He made it home in 5 days and was really glad to see us.
ec

climber
ca
Jan 20, 2013 - 06:08pm PT
Looks like about 2-3 mp day on average...
ec

climber
ca
Jan 23, 2013 - 01:54am PT
MH,
Redundant...read thread before posting...
TomCochrane

Trad climber
Santa Cruz Mountains and Monterey Bay
Jan 23, 2013 - 03:01am PT













Ghost

climber
A long way from where I started
Jan 23, 2013 - 03:33am PT
craig mo

Trad climber
L.A. Ca.
Jan 23, 2013 - 10:32am PT
Cats are cool
Marlow

Sport climber
OSLO
Jan 23, 2013 - 10:45am PT
WyoRockMan

Trad climber
Flank of the Bighorns
Jan 23, 2013 - 10:58am PT
This is Nikki. We found her on Christmas eve 1996 frozen under the hood of my old truck. She was felt almost solid and at first I wasn't sure she was alive. Over the course of a few weeks she had lost her tail, ears, most of her toes and voice box. The cold seemed to have stunted her growth as well. She is still (at 17 years+) spry and feisty.


Last year I had a 3D "portrait" commissioned of Nikki for my wife's birthday. It turned out great.

Jim Leininger

Trad climber
tucson, az
Jan 23, 2013 - 11:02am PT
Now THAT it survivability!!! Hats off to her!!!
TwistedCrank

climber
Dingleberry Gulch, Ideeho
Jan 23, 2013 - 11:21am PT
That is a rock star cat. Holy cow!
guyman

Social climber
Moorpark, CA.
Jan 23, 2013 - 11:47am PT
Funny as heck.... and true.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3scQ0wq5zLE
justthemaid

climber
Jim Henson's Basement
Jan 23, 2013 - 10:20pm PT
Nikki looks like an awesome cat.

RIP Puffalina

TomCochrane

Trad climber
Santa Cruz Mountains and Monterey Bay
Jan 24, 2013 - 05:17pm PT
SteveW

Trad climber
The state of confusion
Jan 24, 2013 - 05:26pm PT

JTM, I'm sorry! It's always so hard to lose a dear friend. . .
TomCochrane

Trad climber
Santa Cruz Mountains and Monterey Bay
Jan 24, 2013 - 07:08pm PT
the albatross

Gym climber
Flagstaff
Jan 24, 2013 - 07:27pm PT
Awesome creatures.


ec

climber
ca
Jan 24, 2013 - 09:19pm PT
WyoRockMan,

You should have named her "Nippy," not Nikki!!!

Cool cat. Like the pic with the doll. Way funny!


 ed
Hardly Visible

Social climber
Llatikcuf WA
Jan 24, 2013 - 11:06pm PT
TwistedCrank

climber
Dingleberry Gulch, Ideeho
Jan 24, 2013 - 11:19pm PT
They would kill us and eat us if they had half the chance.

But because we worship them, they tolerate us.


Freekin' awesome, but half the human race are suckers for them. Here kitty kitty kitty.
Michelle

Trad climber
Toshi's Station, picking up power converters.
Jan 24, 2013 - 11:23pm PT
I do not have cats. I have pet teddy bears. Or ewoks. Same thing.
velvet!

Trad climber
La Cochitaville
Jan 24, 2013 - 11:46pm PT
Some kiwis don't seem to like the kitty cats...

http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/science/2013/01/new_zealand_eliminate_cats_they_kill_endangered_bird_species_and_shouldn.html

Cats Are Evil
Why New Zealand is right to consider banning them in order to save its wildlife.

By Laura Helmuth|Posted Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013, at 3:48 PM ET


You know what animal makes a good pet? No animal.

Dogs will bite you to death and then eat your corpse. Snakes will asphyxiate you, escape, infest the Everglades, and eat all its mammals. Pet parrots perpetuate a trade that upends ecosystems, and hamsters pass you dangerous zoonotic diseases. But perhaps the worst pet of all, environmentally speaking, is a cat.

Domesticated cats started out as parasites on human civilization. Unlike other species, and admittedly to their credit, they domesticated themselves. When humans started growing grain, the crops attracted rodents that attracted cats. Wild cats evolved into housecats, and they were quite useful for thousands of years, killing disease-ridden rats and mice and protecting our food stockpiles. But now that we have industrial farming, reliable food storage, and mostly mouse-proof houses, cats are mere parasites again. Playful and often affectionate parasites, sure, and adorable when young, but a scourge on the landscape.
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An economist in New Zealand named Gareth Morgan has made the logical and quite correct case that his island nation should eliminate its cats in order to protect its endangered birds. He means “elimination” in the most humane way possible: Existing pets should be spayed and neutered and allowed to live out their lives, but no new cats should be allowed to be born or imported. He is not advocating that people poison feral cats, as a former researcher at the Smithsonian National Zoo was convicted of doing a few years ago. Nor does he say people should shoot them, as particularly avid birdwatchers have done. That would be really wrong.

Morgan points out that your cat “is actually a friendly neighborhood serial killer.” He may sound like some wretched, obsessed Jonathan Franzen character, but his Cats To Go project isn’t meant as a caricature of environmentalism. He’s asking people to pledge to neuter their cats, keep them indoors, and not get any new ones.

Cats are a globally invasive species. They kill millions of birds each year in Wisconsin alone. Cats feast on endangered North American ground-nesting birds such as the California clapper rail, least tern, and piping plover, any one of which is cuter than a laundry basket full of kittens. A study in the D.C. area a few years ago showed that in some neighborhoods (neighborhoods in which a lot of people who really ought to know better let their beasts roam free), outdoor cats eat basically all juvenile birds as soon as they fledge.

Cats are particularly damaging in island ecosystems that are home to species found nowhere else on earth. A lot of island birds and mammals evolved in the absence of cat-size predators. They nest on the ground and have no defenses against an invasive species that plays with and then decapitates its victims. Cats have endangered or caused the extinction of bird species in Hawaii, Australia, the Chatham Islands, and New Zealand, among others. Morgan points out that 40 percent of New Zealand’s land birds are extinct, and 37 percent of the survivors are endangered.

Humans are responsible for most modern extinctions, whether through hunting, habitat destruction, introduction of invasive species, or other environmental disruptions. If we give up or at least contain our cats, wild animals will have more of a chance.
Roughster

Sport climber
Vacaville, CA
Jan 30, 2013 - 10:38pm PT
My two awesome cats just chillin' on the couch with me watching Wicked Tuna :-)

Fritz

Trad climber
Choss Creek, ID
Jan 30, 2013 - 10:45pm PT
TomCochrane

Trad climber
Santa Cruz Mountains and Monterey Bay
Feb 5, 2013 - 04:25am PT
drljefe

climber
El Presidio San Augustin del Tucson
Feb 5, 2013 - 08:17am PT
Lovin' that shot of Sylvester up top!

craig mo

Trad climber
L.A. Ca.
Feb 5, 2013 - 10:21am PT
kennyt

climber
Woodfords,California
Feb 5, 2013 - 10:35am PT
TwistedCrank

climber
Dingleberry Gulch, Ideeho
Feb 5, 2013 - 11:44am PT
Giselle is dying.

A month ago the doctors found a tumor in here stomach. It's grown and has gotten hard - taking the place of her stomach. She care barely walk to the potty. She hasn't eaten anything for two days now. She has a warm blanket from which she does not move. She must weight a pound and a half now, if that. She can still purr, she always could. It's a matter of hours.

She's been a member of the family for 13 years. She survived a brain tumor when she was 6 - we figured she's cure herself of this one too, that that's not looking promising. She was found abandoned in Bremerton, WA. We picked her from available adult cats for adoption from the SPCA because she still had all her limbs. Her foster parents loved her so much that they quit the cat foster home program because it hurt for them give her away - even to a good home like ours. She'll be missed. Another cat will probably adopt us, but Giselle will always be the awesome one.

Here she is on her "twilight blanket".

Here she is in better times, when the fish were plentiful and she still peed outside.


Fukking awesome cat, Giselle.
Delhi Dog

climber
Good Question...
Feb 6, 2013 - 07:16am PT

Had Crescendo, a street cat for 11 years now.
TwistedCrank

climber
Dingleberry Gulch, Ideeho
Feb 6, 2013 - 10:17am PT
Giselle passed away this morning. Last night, as a last surge of energy, she rolled over on her back, showed her matted fur belly and cut loose with a rattling purr and a glazed look in her eye. That was my last view of her. My wife found her not breathing this morning. It was still warm under where she was sleeping.
dirt claud

Social climber
san diego,ca
Feb 6, 2013 - 10:55am PT
Lacey

Social climber
Nevada
Feb 6, 2013 - 11:32am PT
Love this thread !!!!! I'm
not afraid to admit I'm a cat woman...... :) P.S. TwistedCrank, so sorry about Giselle.... My heart goes out to you.... :(
perswig

climber
Feb 9, 2013 - 09:26am PT

Dale
justthemaid

climber
Jim Henson's Basement
Feb 9, 2013 - 10:01am PT
RIP Giselle. Sleep warmly in your twilight blanket.

So sorry Twisted. She looked like a lovely cat. Glad she had a good purr at the end there with her humans.
drljefe

climber
El Presidio San Augustin del Tucson
Feb 15, 2013 - 02:24am PT
My cats are the best
Emmers

Lares
Jan

Mountain climber
Okinawa, Japan
Feb 15, 2013 - 06:57am PT
Sorry Twisted Crank for the loss of your kitty.
It's good that she was able to die at home in a favorite place.
justthemaid

climber
Jim Henson's Basement
Feb 15, 2013 - 09:49am PT
Here. I'll cheer you guys up with two-legged cat videos. amazing how well they get around.

Caffrey:(two side legs only)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFi-Je8KO7k


and Anakin: (two front legs only)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trRdwEx8w3g




TwistedCrank

climber
Dingleberry Gulch, Ideeho
Apr 2, 2013 - 02:19pm PT
Snowball got sumpthin good for dinner.

jaaan

Trad climber
Chamonix, France
Apr 2, 2013 - 03:57pm PT
Those two-legged cats are amazing. Thanks for that.
Darwin

Trad climber
Seattle, WA
May 3, 2013 - 12:36pm PT
ec

climber
ca
May 5, 2013 - 10:52am PT
MisterE

Social climber
May 19, 2013 - 09:04pm PT
Desktop Cat Containment Unit (DCCU) installed:

kennyt

climber
Woodfords,California
May 19, 2013 - 09:08pm PT
Reilly

Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
May 19, 2013 - 09:36pm PT
Them puddies are weak sauce. We were up at our friends' cabin in the San
Gabriels this weekend when a real nice kitty came by. I didn't try to pet her.

donald perry

Trad climber
kearny, NJ
May 19, 2013 - 09:36pm PT



I can't find a good place to post this, and it does not deserve it's own thread, so please allow me to dump it here next to your very funny cat jokes.

OK? BTW, I am still editing this, and if you guys are too mean I might delete it ... you guys can throw tomatoes at it though, it's all good. I have nothing better to do with my time.

*

Redirectionalism

If this climb was done today there would be no story to tell, but being that it took so long and it started so long ago the story may bear listening too.

The Era:

Back in the 70’s the Gunks were an exciting place to climb, everyone was trying to put up new routes. Well, I guess not everyone, only certain people were driven to this. The people that were making this their hobby, naturally did not altogether appreciate the competition, for fear that either they would lose a route, or that the potential for a good route they were thinking about would disappear. So therefore, it was unanimously excepted that you had to climb in a particular style, or else what you did, whatever you did would be regarded with speculation. No one would consider what you did as credible, if you did not play by the rules. Climbs had to be done without any hanging around. I remember when Max Jones and Mark Hudon came to the Gunk’s and told Mark Robinson and Kevin Bein how they did the Yosemite phoenix. They did "Between The Lines" the same way. When they explained their style to them they didn’t say anything, I was surprised. They did not apologize, they said they had to climb it like that, it was too hard to do it any other way. It was then and there where the idea was born in the Gunks, Phoenix Style, as Mark Robinson called it. I don’t think anyone put it into practice though over here right away.

Hunting Down The Climb:

Mike Burlingame and myself opted out of the world of Uber Fall and wandered into remote cliffs, and almost the entire Shawangunk escarpment looking for the perfect line. We ascribed to another rule adopted by a group of us which included Jim Munson, that climbing to record climbs in the guide corrupted ones soul and distracted from what climbing had most to offer, freedom, love, joy, and peace. After a year or so, we found a route to focus all our efforts on. And we soon found ourselves getting in over our heads, but we knew how to deal with poor protection without taking excessive risks, so it was within reason in that regard.

Millbrook:

We found a few things worthwhile at Millbrook to think about. Some of these have been re-claimed by others, some were never completed, and some we never got around to, but I will try to stick to the point. Mike abandoned climbing and I quit for a long period of time. We found Jesus, became more interested in reading the Bible and church. We loved Jesus too much to spare any more time climbing.

One line we were considering was what later became Sudden Impact 5.12 R. From what I could see, it has a 15’ runout on it, not as bad as what the guides now say. But we thought it was too short, not as much open space over there. Sense then part of it fell off, the feature that most interested us. At the time there was no one out there, and for us we thought that was a good thing. So we had narrowed our first real project down to all that white rock just right of New Frontier. At that time we really were not able to climb much harder than 5.12.

Starting The Project:

So, we started this route over there and we called it The Meat Cleaver, and this was now in the winter. We finished it at night in a snowstorm, after we came up every weekend, it was a lot of fun. Leaving the AMC cabin at 5:00 in the morning would get us to the base of the cliff as the sun came up. It would often get down to 5-10 degrees, but that couldn’t stop us, nothing could stop us. It finally went free between gear placements. We had to stick our hands in your pockets, you know it was fair, or else you could not get anywhere. This certainly did not represent the best warm weather style climbing in the Gunks, but we did this in our own style for cold weather lines. What was important to us was finding great lines to come back and repeat in the summer. If nothing else, we had broken new ground for cold weather climbing and route finding at Millbrook.

After some time we narrowed down the new route to only one line and threw everything else away. We told Dick Willams about it, but he refused to put any of our work in his guide book, even years after the fact. And this may have been because we refused to play by the rules, which in our minds seemed kind of hypocritical in that we were dealing with a Vulgarian.

Re-Starting The Old Project:

After I started climbing again, we had a close call climbing with my son, so we retired from climbing. But the need to get out of the house and the need for exercise brought me back to Millbrook. Sitting around typing all day is very bad for your health, especially if you intend on getting up someday and beating on something with a hammer.

I still had an idea for one last new line which was still open, a better line that should go, perhaps. This would take some work. The only problem was, that my son was now stuck to the X-BOX. After some time and some trickery I taught him how to fly off buckets like a squirrel, and set him loose on the Direct Line off the Meat Cleaver, which we called Redirectionalism. And I got myself up and ready for climbing 5.12. The goal of the climb had always been to find the finest line, everything else every other line was to be trashed, if not you could have [4 different starts X 4 first over hangs X 4 second overhangs x 6 third overhangs x 3 different finishes = 1152] quite a few different variations keeping you from the perfect line. After some time, I finally convinced the boy to finish the thing, against his better judgment. All of which pitch after pitch he deemed either nearly impossible or deadly until after the fact. It was amazing to watch, the climbing was spectacular.

The Style:

Redirectionalism was first done as an aid climb, and thereafter freed on lead. The most remarkable find was the slot for a BLACK DIAMOND CAMALOT C3 - 000 on the 4th pitch. Make sure it is in all the way with the inside cam facing to the left and it will not damage the rock. It kind of just appeared seemingly out of nowhere, full of crystals. Joshua first saw it, I thought he was seeing things or only hoping for gear placements where there was none in the crux roof. Initially we were preparing for 50’ falls, so as to avoid contact with the rock. My son’s new find made climbing with much shorter falls and doing the climb quickly, suddenly very plausible. I think his new placement is bomber, Joshua as usual, is not so sure. We can rate that pitch R not G.

The Climb:

The route is now finished, the line we were looking for is found, and better than all of the other variations combined, finishing off on the left facing corner opposite New Frontier. No bolts necessary. The first part of the climb sets you up just above the sickle on a small flat ledge. From here you traverse right on some small holds and up to a notch. There is some what of a puzzle here, that not everyone can figure out. After this you run it out till you get to the next set of overhangs and come back down to a very small ledge. The climbing up to this point is a little dangerous, somewhere between R-X but not too bad. The next part is not too bad and is nicely sustained, this pitch is unforgettable. Originally we were not sure if it was possible for us. The rock is white and different colors, and very interesting. The next pitch over the big roof is mind blowing, it looks impossible but it goes. The pitch after this is above some spectacular overhangs.

The Future:

The next thing we might do, is someday visit that one west facing cliff we never got to look at, uphill from the Ulster Correctional Facility. I always wanted to go there. Climbing while watching the sun set in the Gunks is something special you don’t get to see very often.
**

REDIRECTIONALISM 5.13 August 2, 2011 Joshua Perry & Don Perry. Start 45 right of New Frontier.

FIRST PITCH 5.9 Climb up past two separated right facing corners to an overhang. Traverse right under overhang to another right facing corner over the roof. Climb through this right facing corner to the base of a ramp. Climb up a ramp left (this ramp is called The White Meat Cleaver) to its top and a small ledge.

SECOND PITCH 5.12 Traverse right a few feet and up to the roof at a notch directly over the Meat Cleaver. Climb upwards and then left (this is the point where Redirectionalism goes direct) around the left side of a wide black streak into overhangs above and protection. Move back down to belay on a narrow ledge to the left.

THIRD PITCH 5.12 At the overhangs, climb slight right over small roofs, then left around a large white bulge and up to roof. Under the roof traverse right pasting a small hole 5' to turn the immediate roof in the middle of the next roof above Climbing straight up to belay under the last roof above.

FOURTH PITCH 5.13 Traverse left 6' just before the obvious break in the giant roof. Turn the roof through a hairline crack and small right facing corners that start 6' out over the overhang. Climb up into short right facing corners in the overhang and left a few feet until under another overhang just before the top.

FIFTH PITCH 5.12-. Traverse left some more on good holds to a giant left facing outisde corner facing New Frontier. Climb over the prow to the top.



Fritz

Trad climber
Choss Creek, ID
May 20, 2013 - 12:56am PT
Harley thinks the best thing to do on this thread is -----some more


CAT-POSTS





oH?? Harley wants to be on the thread too.

donald perry

Trad climber
kearny, NJ
Jun 17, 2013 - 10:32pm PT
http://s116.photobucket.com/user/donaldjamesperry/media/cell-phone/3751b1a0-0308-485a-b89c-517063c60266_zpsb42c5502.jpg.html?sort=3&o=0

I know this is not a cat, I am trying to figure something out. Cat's soon to come, I have two. One meows all day and the other says nothing, they are old. The had tumors until I fed them organic, then the tumors went away.

TwistedCrank

climber
Dingleberry Gulch, Ideeho
Jun 28, 2013 - 07:25pm PT
big cats like boxes too

[Click to View YouTube Video]
Michelle

Social climber
1187 Hunterwasser
Jun 28, 2013 - 08:37pm PT
Cute!
TradEddie

Trad climber
Philadelphia, PA
Jun 28, 2013 - 10:42pm PT
Marlow

Sport climber
OSLO
Aug 15, 2013 - 03:15pm PT
Carnivore 'teddy bear' emerges from the mists of Ecuador

Olinguito is first new carnivore identified in western hemisphere for 35 years, bringing 100 years of mistaken identity to an end


"The olinguito, which lives in the cloud forests of Ecuador, has been described as a cross between a teddy bear and a house cat.

The name olinguito means small or adorable olingo, but writing in the journal ZooKeys, the team give the animal a formal scientific name too, Bassaricyon neblina. The species name, neblina, means "fog" or "mist" in Spanish, a nod to the cloud forests where the animal lives. But it also means obscured. "That's exactly what the olinguito has been," Helgen said. "Lost in the fog.""

http://www.theguardian.com/science/2013/aug/15/teddy-bear-olinguito-ecuador-carnivore
dirt claud

Social climber
san diego,ca
Aug 15, 2013 - 03:20pm PT

the resident furballs
Simon and Louise

Awesome cat Mr E. Yall got some good lookin cats
Rcklzrd

Trad climber
Durango, CO
Aug 15, 2013 - 06:32pm PT
This was my sweet little boy Spencer. He had chronic renal failure for 7 years and we just had to take that last ride to the vet.
nevahpopsoff

Boulder climber
the woods
Aug 15, 2013 - 09:33pm PT
I've done it 3 times in the last 4 years, I'm not sure that there is anything much more difficult. So sorry...............
D'Wolf

climber
Aug 15, 2013 - 10:04pm PT
Just said goodbye to my boy, Trango also. Rescued from the streets at 3 mths; made it to just over 15 yrs. He developed pancreatitis that became a tumor then pancreatic cancer. He stopped eating then drinking causing his liver to begin failing also. Happened all within a month.

I took the day off to spend with him on his last. Took him outside and let him lay in the grass, his favorite place to be.

Just hours before...
D'Wolf

climber
Aug 15, 2013 - 10:08pm PT
On a happier note, we still have two young ones, Bella and Astro.

Some of you may remember Astro, the chocolate point Siamese that we rescued last September at the base of The Prow - he's doing well


Fritz

Trad climber
Choss Creek, ID
Aug 15, 2013 - 10:48pm PT
Rcklzrd & D'Wolf: Sorry to hear about your much-loved, but deceased cat-pals. We went through that a couple years back after 19 years with an extended cat-family.

After a period of mourning -----and recovering from cat-hair, cat-boxes, and forced cat-pill feeding twice daily------Harley found our hearts late last fall.

Ain't cats great!



Marlow

Sport climber
OSLO
Aug 25, 2013 - 11:43am PT

John Bradshaw: Cat Sense

John Bradshaw's fascinating feline study traces the history of the cat from ancient god through persecution to today's most favoured cuddly pal


From the history of cats:

"As John Bradshaw writes in his exceptionally thorough new study of feline nature, Cat Sense: "Cats now face possibly more hostility than at any time during the last two centuries." And Bradshaw knows his stuff about cat persecution in the past. In fact, as fascinating as Cat Sense will be for anyone wanting to understand their cat more deeply, feline lovers of a squeamish nature should be wary of its early chapters, in which we learn for just how long, and to what horrific lengths, the cats of the world have been the victims of superstition and cruelty.

The last really bad time to be a cat was the 1600s, when, along with falling foul of the Salem witch trials and the self-appointed Witchfinder General Matthew Hopkins, they were persecuted by the church of Rome, which gave its official sanction towards cruelty towards cats. In the middle ages, many European cities observed a feast-day custom of suspending cats in a basket over a large fire, in the belief that their screams would ward off evil spirits. As recently as 1817, live cats were thrown ritualistically from the bell tower in Ypres (they now use stuffed toys instead) and in 1648 Louis XIV lit and danced in front of a bonfire in Paris whose prime purpose was to burn cats. Even the Egyptians might not have been quite as nice to cats as we think: on one hand, the members of an Egyptian household would often shave off their eyebrows in tribute to a cat who had died of natural causes, but on the other, many of their mummified cats had been killed by ritualistic strangulation."

http://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/aug/25/cat-sense-john-bradshaw-review
drljefe

climber
El Presidio San Augustin del Tucson
Aug 25, 2013 - 02:20pm PT
L

climber
California dreaming' on the farside of the world..
Aug 25, 2013 - 08:50pm PT
These are my two lovable furballs:


SteveW

Trad climber
The state of confusion
Aug 25, 2013 - 10:05pm PT

I don't have a picture, but a spent an
evening with Crimpergirl and BrassNuts and played
with Pente a good part of the evening.
What entertainment!
yanqui

climber
Balcarce, Argentina
Aug 26, 2013 - 11:06am PT


Mighty Hiker

climber
Vancouver, B.C.
Sep 5, 2013 - 12:12am PT
^^^^^^
Good idea. Even if you can't adopt another cat, visiting the ones in a shelter and keeping them company is always good. If a cat isn't available, then a dog may have to do.

My cat Loki, the muse.
SteveW

Trad climber
The state of confusion
Sep 5, 2013 - 05:03pm PT

Tami, howz come your cat wasn't pointin' to the CATNIP page????
covelocos

Trad climber
Sep 5, 2013 - 05:15pm PT
Michelle

Social climber
1187 Hunterwasser
Sep 5, 2013 - 05:19pm PT

Picture painted by Neebee of my baby, Zena, Warrior Princess Kitty. She passed while I was away on February 11, 2013. She was 3 and it's still so painful. Thank you Crimpie eternally for giving her back to me.



dirt claud

Social climber
san diego,ca
Sep 5, 2013 - 05:35pm PT
Sorry to hear Dwolf. We have seen a couple cats go like that, real bummer, hate to see them suffer in their last days.

You got any lizards left around your property Dr Jefe, looks like your cat has a surplus there, LOL

Edit:
Bwahahahaha, great pick Tami, that is some funny stuff there.
neebee

Social climber
calif/texas
Sep 5, 2013 - 08:39pm PT
hey there all, say...

trying to jump in here fast, :)


the cat of mine, gets a 'charge' out of being different:




THIS one get 'out' of being the same:



:)
MisterE

climber
Sep 5, 2013 - 10:27pm PT
Just don't touch the tail unless it is presented or it is CLAWTIME!!!!
zBrown

Ice climber
Brujo de La Playa
Sep 5, 2013 - 10:33pm PT
Just trying to keep up with neebee. this is not a staged photo op. I think.


Fritz

Trad climber
Choss Creek, ID
Sep 6, 2013 - 01:16am PT
OK! Everyone's cats are really cute, and those Candadian Katz are pretty darn smart.

Harley knows what's happening and pounces on it. This photo of Harley also had a stack of catalogs from Outdoor Retailer Show in front of his cat-basket.


Dickbob

climber
Westminster Colorado
Sep 6, 2013 - 08:32pm PT
This is our cat Origami. He is a terror and will attack you for no reason at all so my daughter and I changed his name to Satan. Check out his right eye. Anyone ever seen that before? It never used to be like that. It's almost like he is growing a bunch of pupils. Doesn't seem to bother his vision. Should probably take the little devil to the vet some day and get it checked out.
neebee

Social climber
calif/texas
Sep 6, 2013 - 10:06pm PT
hey there say, dickbob, oh my... what a cat, :O



had not see the dots before in a cat-eye...


say, zBrown, yeah, the 'electric' cat, hee hee,
i have had the surprise of catching my various cats with
FLASH-BULB EYES, :) is funny, some glow green and some glow yellow,
and not sure, but i think ??? one glow yellow-green, too...



i have soooo many great, odd, and funny cat pics, :))
since i have five cats and they each have different personalities and
'tricks' up their paws, ;)



so, i see it seems you found a pre-kitty rumble, there, :)


nice cat pics, you all, thanks for the fun...

will try to post more, later, if i can...
neebee

Social climber
calif/texas
Sep 6, 2013 - 10:12pm PT
hey there say, ... here is a fast one... then, i got to get back to chores...


THIS was at the old place... was a lot of fun, but very crowded at this
place--once the white one showed the other how to get up here,
it was a 'free for all'... well, except the two older cats, they never tried this:

neebee

Social climber
calif/texas
Sep 6, 2013 - 10:17pm PT
hey there say, i forgot how much fun putting up cat pics, is, :))



last one for now:

HERE IS the ONE with orange-yellow eyes... (still think there is one
with yellow-green? though) (besides the green eyed ones)...

funny, their eye color, does not always match the 'glow' color, as it
is the pupil, right, that glows with the flash?... :)




:)


Darwin

Trad climber
Seattle, WA
Sep 7, 2013 - 01:46am PT

We've cats in Seattle


Happy Family


Do NOT f*#k with Bernice and her cat mint.


Wacko and the bomb.
neebee

Social climber
calif/texas
Sep 7, 2013 - 02:05am PT
hey there say, darwin... a fast look-see here, before i go sleep...

oh, i loveeeee those kitties in the sun, there...

:)


also, i have three of my five cats that are really into the catnip mint...

one gets agressive and feisty, the other gets silly and mellow, and the other
gets well, hard to explain, :))

kind of depends on his mood, :)

the last two seem to just take it or leave it, though one, more than the other...


well, got to go, supertopo, be back tomorrow, :)
as, i got a lot done tonight, :)


god bless...
zBrown

Ice climber
Brujo de La Playa
Sep 7, 2013 - 09:51am PT
Cat uses up one life on 11 story leap




http://www.statesman.com/news/ap/top-news/cat-survives-11-story-fall-at-alaska-apartment/nZpgR/


Palin unsympathetic.

condechat

Mountain climber
MONTREUIL
Sep 7, 2013 - 02:45pm PT
Hello from a parisian demoiselle
Rock!...oopsie.

Trad climber
the pitch above you
Sep 7, 2013 - 03:09pm PT
Hey Dickbob -

In answer to your question, the spots could be a few things. The most serious being melanoma:
http://www.eyevet.ca/iris_melanoma.html

May want to have it checked out. That said, sometimes cats get something like that and it stabilizes and doesn't seem to progress past a certain point.

-Bob
Ikat

Social climber
Carson City
Sep 7, 2013 - 03:13pm PT
Your unit is fully charged when the green lights are on

http://i.imgur.com/3BMLpji.jpg
Dickbob

climber
Westminster Colorado
Sep 7, 2013 - 05:52pm PT
Bob,
Thanks for the link. I am a little concerned now and I had to go back and check out the progression of the spots on his eye. As a kitten he had zero.
Then they first started to form about a year ago.
I used to hate this cat. He is the first one I have ever had that does not like to be touched but he is mellowing with age and has a great personality now.I would miss old Satan if he was gone. We will get him checked out. thanks for the link.
Edit: Hey Neebee! Hope your doing well. Proud looking cats you have.
mynameismud

climber
backseat
Sep 7, 2013 - 08:40pm PT

Never really like cats much. This one got me. Kept fighting with the local Racoons. Sometimes more than one at a time. Finally she chased one across the back yard. She owns the back deck. Well, now she owns the house.
Michelle

Social climber
1187 Hunterwasser
Sep 7, 2013 - 09:20pm PT

My 14 yr old rescue kitty, Elkie. She's super sweet and playful too!



Lola is an ultrplushious Ragdoll. And floppy bum.



Watching Too Cute as well! Love that show :)
neebee

Social climber
calif/texas
Sep 7, 2013 - 09:59pm PT
hey there say, dickbob! nice to see you here with the ol' cat!

let us know about its eye... say, all is well here, cats are keeping it
lively, for sure...



say, michelle, oh my, i love how some cats roll over on their back and sleep that way... bobby bob, the black norwegian--that lost his tail, before he was adopted to me--LOVES to do that.. and loves to be scratched like a dog, when on his back as well...



nice picture of the ragdoll!
neebee

Social climber
calif/texas
Sep 7, 2013 - 10:31pm PT
hey there all, say... wow, i hope this is fun for someone, tonight, and worth the half hour it took to post this... :O


i tried to perservere, this time... :))

so now, again:
hey there all, let' see if this will post, before i go get back to chores...






had more, but computer stalled out... :(



okay, oh my, i will 'push the ol' envelope' now:
here, i hope, is one more:



he can keep THIS trick up all night, too, no matter
WHERE i hide the stuff, :O







all for now... will read trip reports, etc, later tomorrow night...
>:D<






say, dickbob... wow, you cat has the neat green glow too,
i have a yellow-green glower, i think... and a yellow-orange glower,
and the greenies... may have one other color, but not sure...
two greenies, or another yellowish one... as to eye-glows...


fun stuff... hope you cats eyes will be okay :)
ec

climber
ca
Sep 8, 2013 - 01:07pm PT
[Click to View YouTube Video]
Mei

Trad climber
SF Bay Area
Sep 9, 2013 - 02:45pm PT
The other night, I caught my hubby looking at porn -- cat porn! Well, I'll give him credit because he did leave the thread, this thread, up on the screen for me to see. He knows I'm a crazy cat lady now. Three cats walked into our lives and my life has changed ever since! I've gone from a hard core meat eater to a mostly vegan because they make me see animals differently now. I used to go to Yosemite almost every weekend during the season from Friday night to Sunday night, and now I find myself too emotionally attached to these little creatures to stay away overnight. One cat, a sensitive one, sleeps in my arm every single night! I complain when I don't sleep well because of their disturbance going in and out of bed, but I won't have it any other way. We've had them only a few years and I hope they live a very very long and happy life with us. I apologize for a long post due to the amount of photos, but I have a hard time choosing.











darkmagus

Mountain climber
San Diego, CA
Sep 9, 2013 - 03:24pm PT
Maybe you guyz would appreciate my cat's instagram account:

http://instagram.com/snowshoez
Marlow

Sport climber
OSLO
Sep 10, 2013 - 03:51pm PT
The Naming Of Cats
[Click to View YouTube Video]
Michelle

Social climber
1187 Hunterwasser
Sep 10, 2013 - 05:31pm PT
Mei, I know exactly what you mean. I hate leaving them!
MisterE

climber
Sep 10, 2013 - 06:15pm PT
This picture belongs here:


as does this one:

TGT

Social climber
So Cal
Sep 10, 2013 - 08:59pm PT
[Click to View YouTube Video]
BrassNuts

Trad climber
Save your a_s, reach for the brass...
Sep 11, 2013 - 09:10am PT
Pente, ruler of the tube...
cintune

climber
The Utility Muffin Research Kitchen
Sep 11, 2013 - 01:41pm PT
TwistedCrank

climber
Bungwater Hollow, Ida-ho
Sep 11, 2013 - 02:05pm PT
No spotter?

Proud!

But I want to see the sit start.
Marlow

Sport climber
OSLO
Sep 11, 2013 - 02:13pm PT
Cat Parkour
[Click to View YouTube Video]
zBrown

Ice climber
Brujo de La Playa
Sep 11, 2013 - 02:31pm PT
Miyoko Ihara & Cat

has a book out

http://www.amazon.com/Miyoko-Ihara-Fukumaru-Japanese-Edition/dp/4898153194


sandstone conglomerate

climber
sharon conglomerate central
Sep 11, 2013 - 03:09pm PT
Laser-dot toy. Best cat-tormenting device around.
G_Gnome

Trad climber
who gave up and just goes sailing now!
Sep 11, 2013 - 03:20pm PT
Laser-dot toy. Best cat-tormenting device around.

I have two cats, one completely ignores the laser pointer after quickly realizing it isn't real while the other will chase it until nearly dead.
sandstone conglomerate

climber
sharon conglomerate central
Sep 11, 2013 - 03:30pm PT
Catnip toys can also provide hours of fun. I'm waiting for a similar pot toy to come out so I can chase it around the house as my cats torment me with their own laser pointer.
MisterE

climber
Sep 11, 2013 - 03:38pm PT
It's kind of catty around here...
Darwin

Trad climber
Seattle, WA
Sep 11, 2013 - 10:18pm PT

This is a good page!

Mei, I love those photos. "full superwoman" (second photo) always gets to me as do multiple cats. Your 'now I just stay at home instead of going climbing' paraphrase struck a little too close to home. As Wacko has gotten old and ailing, travel is almost precluded.


I can't count how many times I've watched the leaping full mantel!!!!
TGT

Social climber
So Cal
Sep 11, 2013 - 10:29pm PT
Laser-dot toy. Best cat-tormenting device around.

saw a post somewhere a few months back by a guy who had bought a new 9mm pistol with a laser.

(unloaded of course)

His girlfriend walked in while he was tormenting the cat with the dot and thought he was trying to shoot her cat.
Darwin

Trad climber
Seattle, WA
Sep 11, 2013 - 11:53pm PT
Link to xkcd (sorry if this has already been posted):
link to http://xkcd.com/729/

I think that would be one of the cute little calico kitties we've been seeing here.
Michelle

Social climber
1187 Hunterwasser
Sep 12, 2013 - 12:38am PT
Marlow

Sport climber
OSLO
Sep 12, 2013 - 03:23pm PT

This frog is a cool cat

Marlow

Sport climber
OSLO
Sep 12, 2013 - 03:27pm PT

Our complicated relationship with cats

"Cats are brilliant creatures, and there's more psychological research on felines and their owners than you might think

It would seem that I've made an unforgivable error. Last week, I wrote about a new study that suggested a possible function for sleep. The research in question was a mouse study, so it seemed to make sense to stick up a picture of a mouse alongside the article. However, lots of commenters were outraged – OUTRAGED – that there wasn't a picture of a sleeping kitten instead. So to make amends for my transgression, today I'm going to look at some of the psychological research that's been conducted on cats and their owners. Don't say I don't do anything for you."

http://www.theguardian.com/science/head-quarters/2013/sep/12/neuroscience-psychology
Marlow

Sport climber
OSLO
Sep 17, 2013 - 12:58pm PT
Resting cat
Stretching cat
surfstar

climber
Santa Barbara, CA
Oct 14, 2013 - 11:32pm PT
Crag Cat spotted at Suicide yesterday!

MisterE

climber
Oct 14, 2013 - 11:42pm PT
Get the pilla in a bag

Eviscerate the pilla in a bag

KILL IT!

Fritz

Trad climber
Choss Creek, ID
Oct 15, 2013 - 09:29am PT
jaaan

Trad climber
Chamonix, France
Oct 17, 2013 - 04:10pm PT
This is great:
http://www.pawbonito.com/compilation-of-cats-stealing-dogs-bed/
anita514

Gym climber
Great White North
Oct 17, 2013 - 05:19pm PT
Bluelens

climber
Pasadena, CA
Oct 17, 2013 - 11:36pm PT
Reilly

Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
Oct 17, 2013 - 11:54pm PT
Gotta love this regardless of which you like more...(but you cat people are weird). ;-)

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/13/jerk-cats-love-stealing-dog-beds_n_4093467.html
Marlow

Sport climber
OSLO
Oct 29, 2013 - 02:57pm PT
Animal Mysteries: Do Cats Always Land on Their Feet?
[Click to View YouTube Video]
Duke

Social climber
PSP
Oct 30, 2013 - 02:18am PT

Fritz

Trad climber
Choss Creek, ID
Oct 30, 2013 - 10:34am PT
National CAT day bump!!

anita514

Gym climber
Great White North
Oct 30, 2013 - 10:53am PT
SteveW

Trad climber
The state of confusion
Oct 30, 2013 - 04:22pm PT
Well, I missed it by a day, but. . .


PURRAY for National Cats Day!!!!!

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Marlow

Sport climber
OSLO
Oct 30, 2013 - 04:38pm PT

Leaping cat
[Click to View YouTube Video]
Aya K

Trad climber
Boulder, CO!
Oct 30, 2013 - 08:27pm PT
adam d

climber
CA
Oct 30, 2013 - 09:04pm PT
More Limuw. (named after the Chumash name for Santa Cruz Island and a boy in a version of the Rainbow Bridge story)

a friend made this of him...

Darwin

Trad climber
Seattle, WA
Oct 30, 2013 - 09:58pm PT

Bernice's costume for tomorrow:


SteveW

Trad climber
The state of confusion
Oct 30, 2013 - 10:57pm PT

Wrong holiday, Darwin!!!!


hee hee hee. . .
Sierra Ledge Rat

Mountain climber
Old and Broken Down in Appalachia
Nov 8, 2013 - 12:03am PT
Someone told me there is a cat in this video, but I haven't seen one yet.
[Click to View YouTube Video]

MisterE

climber
Nov 13, 2013 - 11:47pm PT
http://www.viralnova.com/valentino-rescue/

We've got kittens bad here, too. Had to call an exterminator.

Trap, don't poison is what we heard about this menace.

They die in the walls and stink.
Fritz

Trad climber
Choss Creek, ID
Nov 13, 2013 - 11:52pm PT
I managed a shot of Harley (the cat) exiting Indian Rice Grass just at sunset, on an evening "cat-run."

Darwin

Trad climber
Seattle, WA
Nov 13, 2013 - 11:55pm PT
Very cool photo, Fritz!
Fritz

Trad climber
Choss Creek, ID
Nov 14, 2013 - 12:08am PT
Darwin! Thank you from Harley & me!

It was a "one-in-a-million shot."

Harley does love hiding in the Indian Rice Grass.

anita514

Gym climber
Great White North
Nov 14, 2013 - 07:01am PT
Harley looks like a spunky dude
dirt claud

Social climber
san diego,ca
Nov 14, 2013 - 09:26am PT
stunewberry

Trad climber
Spokane, WA
Nov 14, 2013 - 09:40pm PT

Eddy on duty.
Leggs

Sport climber
Tucson, AZ
Nov 14, 2013 - 09:48pm PT

TGT

Social climber
So Cal
Nov 16, 2013 - 06:06pm PT
[Click to View YouTube Video]
MisterE

climber
Nov 20, 2013 - 01:06am PT
justthemaid

climber
Jim Henson's Basement
Nov 20, 2013 - 01:08am PT



MisterE

climber
Nov 20, 2013 - 01:19am PT
It was chewing something and was getting harassed by some crows as I showed up - I think that is where that satisfied look comes from.
Marlow

Sport climber
OSLO
Dec 9, 2013 - 01:06pm PT

Mirror Mirror - Simon's Cat
[Click to View YouTube Video]
Reilly

Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
Dec 9, 2013 - 01:14pm PT
OK, it's a Nikon ad but it's pretty cool...

[Click to View YouTube Video]
Seamstress

Trad climber
Yacolt, WA
Dec 12, 2013 - 04:02pm PT
My husband had a foot injury, and he was using a pillow to rest it while icing. Moonlight has assumed it was his throne. Who's king of this house?
Fritz

Trad climber
Choss Creek, ID
Dec 12, 2013 - 04:30pm PT
Harley the sniffing Snow Cat yesterday.

Marlow

Sport climber
OSLO
Dec 12, 2013 - 04:39pm PT

Cool freekin' non hd video - cat and dog...
[Click to View YouTube Video]
Frozenwaterfalls

Ice climber
California
Dec 12, 2013 - 05:32pm PT
The jaguar versus caymen video came from a photography trip led by one of my former climbing partners Justin Black who owns and runs Visionary Wild. He had a series of still photos of these events. Super cool guy and awesome photographer too. And he patiently belayed me for my first ice leads even after I tripped and fell into every creek on the way up to the ice routes in Lee Vining :). I don't have any kitties right now so have to live vicariously through my neighbor's cat Inky who managed to wander into my home one night and I found curled up happily at the end of my bed in the morning. Inky is definitely "the man about town" kitty.
Marlow

Sport climber
OSLO
Dec 17, 2013 - 03:25pm PT
survival

Big Wall climber
Terrapin Station
Topic Author's Reply - Dec 17, 2013 - 03:29pm PT
BWA HA HA HA hahahaaaa!!!


Sid watching her kingdom.
donini

Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
Dec 27, 2013 - 10:26am PT
Belay's on
Fritz

Trad climber
Choss Creek, ID
Dec 27, 2013 - 11:43am PT
What nice cats!

Donini, looks like yours is ready to go cat-climbing.

Harley really enjoyed his Christmas present of two Kliban-cat catnip dolls.

Rcklzrd

Trad climber
Durango, CO
Dec 27, 2013 - 01:22pm PT
after Spencer left us in July, we brought Oliver home in time for the holidays.
MisterE

climber
Jan 10, 2014 - 08:28pm PT
Bump!


anita514

Gym climber
Great White North
Jan 10, 2014 - 08:30pm PT
LOL!
I saw that on FB. love it.

labrat

Trad climber
Auburn, CA
Jan 10, 2014 - 08:33pm PT
This thread is now ruined by the above pictures. My eyes hurt!
anita514

Gym climber
Great White North
Jan 10, 2014 - 09:20pm PT
MisterE

climber
Jan 10, 2014 - 09:23pm PT
This thread is now ruined by the above pictures. My eyes hurt!

The cats may all be cool - just sayin'...
Crimpergirl

Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
Jan 10, 2014 - 09:50pm PT
Some beautiful cats! Oliver is a beauty and Anita's cat looks like half bear or something!
Roughster

Sport climber
Vacaville, CA
Jan 10, 2014 - 10:23pm PT
Even the coolest cat ever must eventually take a break:
MisterE

climber
Jan 10, 2014 - 11:13pm PT
Wookie cat is awesome
Steve Grossman

Trad climber
Seattle, WA
Jan 11, 2014 - 09:26pm PT
Any Sad Cat Diary fans here???

http://ashow.zefrank.com/episodes/123

This guy is really funny leaving several animals AND Morgan Freeman in his wake.
Marlow

Sport climber
OSLO
Jan 12, 2014 - 10:02am PT

If this ain't no flying cat, there ain't no flying cats...

Edge

Trad climber
Boulder, CO
Jan 12, 2014 - 11:56am PT
Lorenzo

Trad climber
Oregon
Jan 18, 2014 - 06:37pm PT
Sophie and Rocky

The Lisa

Trad climber
Da Bronx, NY
Jan 18, 2014 - 07:50pm PT


Toga, that video of the bobcat is amazing,
Lorenzo

Trad climber
Oregon
Jan 18, 2014 - 11:40pm PT
Sophie tonight with Rocky

the albatross

Gym climber
Flagstaff
Jan 18, 2014 - 11:56pm PT
Great cat pics everyone!

tradmanclimbs

Ice climber
Pomfert VT
Jan 19, 2014 - 07:05am PT
anita514

Gym climber
Great White North
Jan 19, 2014 - 07:51am PT
the bobcat video is terrific!
Marlow

Sport climber
OSLO
Jan 25, 2014 - 02:06pm PT

enjoimx

Trad climber
SLO
Jan 25, 2014 - 04:48pm PT
[Click to View YouTube Video]
anita514

Gym climber
Great White North
Jan 26, 2014 - 08:42am PT
http://www.sadanduseless.com/2014/01/cats-taking-selfies/

Rcklzrd

Trad climber
Durango, CO
Jan 26, 2014 - 12:01pm PT
Oliver and his best friend Cooper kickin' back
Reilly

Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
Jan 31, 2014 - 09:15pm PT
Phookin' cats, I guess even they get bored...
[Click to View YouTube Video]

Dood was fast though.
anita514

Gym climber
Great White North
Jan 31, 2014 - 09:21pm PT
The Lisa

Trad climber
Da Bronx, NY
Jan 31, 2014 - 09:27pm PT

Am on my way home to walk this kitty.
Mei

Trad climber
SF Bay Area
Feb 2, 2014 - 07:29pm PT
Three lap cats in a two-lap household. What to do???

Mei

Trad climber
SF Bay Area
Feb 2, 2014 - 07:40pm PT
This is our first cat, and her name is Little One. (Who knew two more would enter our house later on.) I composed this video by shooting footage every night for a week when I went in to brush my teeth -- she was always there!

[Click to View YouTube Video]
speelyei

Trad climber
Mohave County Arizona
Feb 2, 2014 - 07:49pm PT
the albatross

Gym climber
Flagstaff
Feb 2, 2014 - 07:59pm PT
Mei that was hilarious, I know the feeling...
The Lisa

Trad climber
Da Bronx, NY
Feb 2, 2014 - 11:12pm PT
Mei, what a cute montage. Does she follow you around like a dog?
MisterE

climber
Feb 2, 2014 - 11:22pm PT
The indoor and the outdoor cats

anita514

Gym climber
Great White North
Feb 3, 2014 - 06:41am PT
Tami, your grey furball is killing me. look at him!
Marlow

Sport climber
OSLO
Feb 6, 2014 - 02:33pm PT

Marlow

Sport climber
OSLO
Feb 6, 2014 - 02:38pm PT

And then another picture of Tami's cat... the drunken buddha...
bigbird

climber
WA
Feb 6, 2014 - 03:18pm PT
I want this cat.... I mean it has a mustache....
[Click to View YouTube Video]
survival

Big Wall climber
Terrapin Station
Topic Author's Reply - Feb 6, 2014 - 03:21pm PT
Speaking of cool cats....

anita514

Gym climber
Great White North
Feb 6, 2014 - 04:38pm PT
Tami: we can trade. want a 12 yr old diabetic cat who scratches sofas and stomps all over you in the morning to hint that he's hungry?

the albatross

Gym climber
Flagstaff
Feb 6, 2014 - 09:03pm PT
Some lovely cats out there in the world.
Check out this short video about the Fishing Cats of Asia who love the water.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=ZPuCSNrXNeA


Fritz

Trad climber
Choss Creek, ID
Feb 7, 2014 - 12:16am PT
Heidi (slightly) soothed the wandering & somewhat savage Harley tonight & by uttering a "brrrrrroooukkk" or three, encouraged him to share her couch.

He's been avoiding the cold, snowy, & windy outside weather for the last couple days and has a little repressed cat-energy.
AKDOG

Mountain climber
Anchorage, AK
Feb 7, 2014 - 02:59pm PT
TGT

Social climber
So Cal
Feb 9, 2014 - 06:52pm PT
Ghost

climber
A long way from where I started
Feb 9, 2014 - 10:47pm PT
It's been two years since the coyote took her, and yet I still expect to see her everytime I walk around the corner into another room. An amazing friend.





Fritz

Trad climber
Choss Creek, ID
Feb 9, 2014 - 11:59pm PT
Ghost! Your ex-cat looks beautiful and the photos are great.

We too have lost a much-loved cat to coyotes, but despite coyotes being around here-----our Idaho-desert cats survive & have escaped coyotes for the last two generations = 22 years.

drljefe

climber
El Presidio San Augustin del Tucson
Feb 10, 2014 - 12:45am PT
Nice tribute there Ghost.
justthemaid

climber
Jim Henson's Basement
Feb 10, 2014 - 09:20am PT
Meh.. sorry about your tabby Ghost. Obviously one of those really cool kittys.
TwistedCrank

climber
Bungwater Hollow, Ida-ho
Feb 13, 2014 - 11:30am PT
My cats are so ghey. NTTAWWI

They still have their own rooms though.
Fritz

Trad climber
Choss Creek, ID
Feb 13, 2014 - 12:16pm PT
TwistedCrank! That yellow cat of yours looks darn similar to Harley. They must be nearly cousins.


Does he have an artistic side like Harley?
anita514

Gym climber
Great White North
Feb 13, 2014 - 01:02pm PT
Buddy being saucy

frank wyman

Mountain climber
montana
Feb 14, 2014 - 03:09pm PT
Taco Cat....spelled backwards....is....Taco Cat...Woot...My wifes cat looks just like Buddy...His name is Greely...has a spot on his head
TGT

Social climber
So Cal
Feb 15, 2014 - 10:32am PT
Rcklzrd

Trad climber
Durango, CO
Feb 15, 2014 - 10:57am PT
Oliver is holding his own amongst the shepherds.
tradmanclimbs

Ice climber
Pomfert VT
Feb 15, 2014 - 11:27am PT
Anita. buddy looks slightly annoyed.;)
mooser

Trad climber
seattle
Feb 15, 2014 - 03:00pm PT
My son, Joe, lost his cat of 16 years this week. He's had "Bobby Dick" since she was a kitten, and Joe was just 7. Just took a very sudden turn toward ill-health. He sat with him at the vet's till the end, and gave him a beautiful little burial in our yard. None of us were really prepared for how bad we'd feel, and it sort of took my wife and me by surprise. Probably because so much of the cat's growing up years are tied to fun memories of Joe as a kid.


happiegrrrl

Trad climber
www.climbaddictdesigns.com
Feb 15, 2014 - 03:14pm PT
ohhhhhh....now I am crying.

WHY can't our pets live forever?


I am sorry about your son's cat.He honored her by staying with her during her transition.






Here is a story of a doggy who cared.

from Noah's ArkVet(who helped Teddy last winter)on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/Noahs.ark.amarillo

"My mother's friend adopted this lovely dog after he was abandoned by his previous family. His name is Shaun.
Shaun had always been very good at eating all his food. Every last bit that was...he ate it. One day he started leaving a bit behind and he wouldn't eat everything. But every morning when my mother's friend checked Shaun's bowl, the food was gone. That was very strange, because Shaun always spent the night by her side.
One night she decided to investigate the food situation. She waited quietly by the food bowl and then in the middle of the night, a cat came through the window and ate the remaining food. She noticed that the cat was actually pregnant and realized that Shaun had been saving his food for the mommy cat. A week or so later, the cat came into her house and gave birth to 6 little kittens. Shaun took care of them as if they were his own babies.
My mother's friend adopted the cat too (now named Meow) and took care of the kittens until they all found a loving home. Nowadays Meow and Shaun live happily together as a family and they each have their own bowls of food."

anita514

Gym climber
Great White North
Feb 17, 2014 - 05:23pm PT
^^ awesome!

have you just given up on getting them to stay off the counters?
:)
Marlow

Sport climber
OSLO
Feb 19, 2014 - 04:13pm PT
Cat eyes

Marlow

Sport climber
OSLO
Feb 21, 2014 - 12:21pm PT

Cat walking service

SteveW

Trad climber
The state of confusion
Feb 21, 2014 - 02:14pm PT

Mooser, I'm so sorry for your loss.
mooser

Trad climber
seattle
Feb 22, 2014 - 07:27pm PT
Thanks, Happie, SteveW, and Tami.
Ghost

climber
A long way from where I started
Feb 22, 2014 - 08:28pm PT
Mooser... Your son looks right fabulous

He is fabulous. I was fortunate enough to spend a lot of time with Joseph a couple of years ago, and can vouch for the fact that Tom and Liz raised a great kid.
mooser

Trad climber
seattle
Feb 22, 2014 - 08:58pm PT
Ah, man... Thanks for that, David. He thinks very highly of you, too!
Fritz

Trad climber
Choss Creek, ID
Feb 22, 2014 - 09:12pm PT
Mooser! Condolences on your familie's cat loss.

16 years is a pretty good run for a "much-loved" cat-child.

I'm glad you folks were together for a long-while.
mooser

Trad climber
seattle
Feb 25, 2014 - 08:59am PT
Hey, thanks Fritz.

So...how 'bout them cool, freekin' cats?
Marlow

Sport climber
OSLO
Feb 28, 2014 - 02:08pm PT

Darwin

Trad climber
Seattle, WA
Mar 18, 2014 - 12:15pm PT

mooser; sorry for the loss.


We're sprouting *vegetables* (really!), and our male oldster Wacko has decided that one of his favorite places is under the grow lights. I wish I took this one in raw format to get that bright end dynamic range.



and a link to a larger image
http://173.160.158.251/postings/2014_03_birds/slideshow_htmls/DSC01445.html
TwistedCrank

climber
Bungwater Hollow, Ida-ho
Mar 18, 2014 - 01:33pm PT
That cat has got the squints!
Marlow

Sport climber
OSLO
Mar 18, 2014 - 04:50pm PT

Marlow

Sport climber
OSLO
Mar 20, 2014 - 04:27pm PT

[Click to View YouTube Video]
One of the comments: The maker of this video was high lol...

The original:
[Click to View YouTube Video]
Listen to the cat... 1:40 and onward...
Marlow

Sport climber
OSLO
Mar 24, 2014 - 03:28pm PT

This thread deserves some real cats again... this is close...
TGT

Social climber
So Cal
Mar 30, 2014 - 12:06pm PT
[Click to View YouTube Video]
anita514

Gym climber
Great White North
Mar 31, 2014 - 08:38pm PT
Homies

Fritz

Trad climber
Choss Creek, ID
Mar 31, 2014 - 09:51pm PT
anita 514! What fine fangs your cat has! That cute little curl-tongue is something I've never noticed in a "Cat-yawn" photo.

Nice Photo!
The Lisa

Trad climber
Da Bronx, NY
Mar 31, 2014 - 10:08pm PT
That tongue curl is a great moment to catch!
Not even any yawning going on here:
MisterE

climber
Mar 31, 2014 - 10:27pm PT
thebravecowboy

climber
Apr 2, 2014 - 03:10pm PT
anita514

Gym climber
Great White North
Apr 2, 2014 - 03:12pm PT
Dawwww what a cutie!

Fritz: sadly my cat has only 2 fangs left. He is old and his teeth are falling out. Poor old gummy guy.
Fritz

Trad climber
Choss Creek, ID
Apr 6, 2014 - 01:33pm PT
Harley (the cat) knocks off another climb. Our old, but peachy, Peach tree is breaking bloom and he thought a romp up it would be good cat fun.

He spent a long time up there, then started a head-first descent, executed a 180 degree sideways flip over and barely held on, then finished the down-climb tail first.

Seamstress

Trad climber
Yacolt, WA
Apr 6, 2014 - 03:21pm PT
Moonlight liked sleeping on the treadmill - the motor created a slightly warmer spot. Any fleece blanket would do.


Next favorite activity - bird watching.
TwistedCrank

climber
Bungwater Hollow, Ida-ho
Apr 7, 2014 - 11:15am PT
We had to put Gomez down yesterday. He was just 5 years old.

He had suddenly lost the ability to use his hind legs. It's unclear if his howls were from pain, or confusion, or both. We rushed him to the emergency vet. We were informed that he had an enlarged heart - which resulted in a blood clot along his spinal column. The long-term was uncertain - extremely so. Some cats with this condition miraculously cure themselves (which cats are known to do), and some struggle with a short, expensive, and extremely painful existence with little human-cat relationship or reward. It pained us greatly to decide to let him go, but we had to decide something, and we did so without guilt or shame. He passed peacefully with his head resting in my hand. There we a lot of tears.

Love your cats, people! They rewards us with so many things that can't be put into words or pictures.
anita514

Gym climber
Great White North
Apr 7, 2014 - 11:30am PT
I'm sorry for your loss... Rip little Gomez
Darwin

Trad climber
Seattle, WA
Apr 7, 2014 - 11:36am PT
So sorry Twistedcrank. ^^^. The weird little dears can be so indestructible one minute and then so fragile the next.
L

climber
California dreamin' on the farside of the world..
Apr 7, 2014 - 11:40am PT
I'm sorry about Gomez, Twisted.

And you're so right about the love thing.
Ghost

climber
A long way from where I started
Apr 7, 2014 - 11:47am PT
Sorry to hear about Gomez.

I've been where you are right now, and I know all about the tears.
Fritz

Trad climber
Choss Creek, ID
Apr 7, 2014 - 11:52am PT
Twisted Crank: Sorry to read about your loss. Gomez sure was a good-looking cat!
Marlow

Sport climber
OSLO
Apr 11, 2014 - 03:35pm PT
Cool horse too...
[Click to View YouTube Video]
Marlow

Sport climber
OSLO
Apr 15, 2014 - 02:10pm PT

thebravecowboy

climber
in the face of the fury of the funk
Apr 30, 2014 - 11:09pm PT
Mei

Trad climber
SF Bay Area
May 2, 2014 - 05:20pm PT
Was catching up and sad to read about Gomez. "Love your cats, people! They rewards us with so many things that can't be put into words or pictures." Well said, TwistedCrank.

The simplest things they do bring smiles and laughter into my life. I went to bed with a smile last night because this was the last scene I saw before turning off the light.
anita514

Gym climber
Great White North
May 2, 2014 - 06:16pm PT
what a cutie!

I'm buying this for my guys

Lorenzo

Trad climber
Oregon
May 2, 2014 - 10:04pm PT
Sophie is a 15 pound Bengal. She isn't impressed. She likes water, but if you held her under a tap she'd take your face off.

Fritz

Trad climber
Choss Creek, ID
May 2, 2014 - 11:12pm PT
Ancient rock art cat we found yesterday in Utah.


2' to 4' tall and 2,000 to 4,000 years old.
TGT

Social climber
So Cal
May 13, 2014 - 07:58pm PT
Rcklzrd

Trad climber
Durango, CO
May 13, 2014 - 09:52pm PT
My bobcat in the snow today on the deck.
TGT

Social climber
So Cal
May 14, 2014 - 12:48pm PT
[Click to View YouTube Video]
Fritz

Trad climber
Choss Creek, ID
May 14, 2014 - 04:01pm PT
TGT! Great post! I just found the same video on the news.

I once had two cats double-team an aggressive "cat-killer" German Shepard that followed its ass-hole owner into my yard, with lightning fast alternating attacks. The dog was confused and beat-up, and retreated, tail between its legs.
Darwin

Trad climber
Seattle, WA
May 15, 2014 - 12:41am PT
Our old tom Wacko (well formerly a tom) appreciating the warm weather we've had in Seattle recently. (click to enlarge the smile)

The Lisa

Trad climber
Da Bronx, NY
May 15, 2014 - 03:53pm PT
Darwin, I just want to cuddle up with Wacko, he is so cute.

How about this cool cat? Mine will walk around the neighborhood but I do not think she is keen on cragging.
http://www.backcountry.com/explore/my-climbing-partner-eats-chicken-liver
Darwin

Trad climber
Seattle, WA
May 16, 2014 - 10:55am PT


^-Pretty funny and clever!

Lisa; you're in luck: Wacko is indeed a cuddler. Our other cat Bernice (calico) is most certainly NOT a cuddler except for the coldest nights in winter.
Michelle

Social climber
1187 Hunterwasser
May 16, 2014 - 02:41pm PT

Lola, my couch spot thief.
Marlow

Sport climber
OSLO
May 18, 2014 - 04:12am PT

Try pushing your cat and:
D'Wolf

climber
May 18, 2014 - 10:41am PT

D'Wolf

climber
May 18, 2014 - 10:45am PT
Some of you remember this guy, found at the base of The Prow; two years now and doing great!
Michelle

Social climber
1187 Hunterwasser
May 18, 2014 - 03:20pm PT
Yay Astro!!
The Lisa

Trad climber
Da Bronx, NY
May 19, 2014 - 11:10pm PT
Astro looks so fine, what a lucky kitty.
the albatross

Gym climber
Flagstaff
May 19, 2014 - 11:46pm PT
Cool cats.


karen roseme

Mountain climber
san diego
May 24, 2014 - 08:52pm PT
karen roseme

Mountain climber
san diego
May 24, 2014 - 11:45pm PT
tradmanclimbs

Ice climber
Pomfert VT
May 25, 2014 - 06:57am PT
go-B

climber
Cling to what is good!
May 25, 2014 - 04:06pm PT

This cat has an extreme hobby

When Craig adopted this black feline, he didn't think twice about taking her on his epic adventures.

'It never seemed odd to me'


http://www.peoplepets.com/people/pets/article/0,,20819772,00.html?icid=maing-grid7%7Chtmlws-main-bb%7Cdl13%7Csec1_lnk3%26pLid%3D480151


...rope gun!
go-B

climber
Cling to what is good!
Jun 1, 2014 - 07:15am PT
Hardly Visible

Social climber
Llatikcuf WA
Jun 17, 2014 - 10:50am PT
Playin around with new phone. Here are some shelter cats lookin for homes At http://safehavenpfoa.org.







anita514

Gym climber
Great White North
Jun 17, 2014 - 11:21am PT
supervising

anita514

Gym climber
Great White North
Jun 17, 2014 - 12:25pm PT
that's funny, Tami!
if I don't pay Oliver any attention, he comes over and stomps all over the keyboard and then down onto my lap
these Siamese cats are really pushy
TwistedCrank

climber
Released into general population, Idaho
Jun 17, 2014 - 12:46pm PT
Gomez was replaced by Big Eddie (grey tiger). Lulu (orange tiger) is still CEO around here though. Jack (dog) is just a sh!t-fer-brains egomaniac with an inferiority complex who's getting on in dog years.

And my lawn ain't coming in too good this year.
dirt claud

Social climber
san diego,ca
Jun 17, 2014 - 12:56pm PT
Here is Louis and Simon, our bionic cat...never seen cats eyes light up like this for a pic, perhaps it was the i-phone effect.
Fritz

Trad climber
Choss Creek, ID
Jun 17, 2014 - 01:25pm PT
Re cats on your computer?

Harley has mastered the art of turning mine off when he desires my sole attention.

anita514

Gym climber
Great White North
Jun 17, 2014 - 01:32pm PT
I can't get over how sassy looking Tami's cat is
omg!

cats are funny. mine are really pushy and demanding. my Siamese has bad table manners too and jumps up on the table to get attention. he also tries to kill me every day by walking really slowly in front of me and then slowing down to a glacial pace and flopping over and rubbing his furry body all over my freshly vacuumed carpet. this is OK if you are able bodied, but I'm walking with a cane right now so it's like a near death experience every day.

Rcklzrd

Trad climber
Durango, CO
Jun 30, 2014 - 05:59am PT
Every kitten needs his Shepherd
MisterE

climber
Jun 30, 2014 - 06:35am PT
Hardly Visible

Social climber
Llatikcuf WA
Jul 5, 2014 - 08:26am PT

yanqui

climber
Balcarce, Argentina
Jul 5, 2014 - 11:19am PT
Fritz

Trad climber
Choss Creek, ID
Jul 13, 2014 - 04:56pm PT
Harley, the cat, likes to climb our Apricot tree and now that we have ripe Apricots, he's pointing them out to his humans.


He also wanted to guard the harvest basket today.
anita514

Gym climber
Great White North
Jul 13, 2014 - 05:02pm PT
deadbeats

Fritz

Trad climber
Choss Creek, ID
Jul 13, 2014 - 07:29pm PT
Harley has been elevated to cat history, after posing with "El Donini" a week ago.

Bushman

Social climber
Elk Grove, CA
Jul 13, 2014 - 09:26pm PT
matisse

climber
Jul 13, 2014 - 10:11pm PT
Spike the Magnificent gives the wtf look.

TwistedCrank

climber
Released into general population, Idaho
Aug 5, 2014 - 02:03pm PT
Big Eddie likes bikes.
Michelle

Social climber
1187 Hunterwasser
Aug 5, 2014 - 04:55pm PT

Lola..
anita514

Gym climber
Great White North
Aug 5, 2014 - 05:03pm PT
Rolo
donini

Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
Aug 5, 2014 - 05:35pm PT

StahlBro

Trad climber
San Diego, CA
Aug 5, 2014 - 08:40pm PT


Hardly Visible

Social climber
Llatikcuf WA
Aug 10, 2014 - 08:48am PT


Hardly Visible

Social climber
Llatikcuf WA
Aug 10, 2014 - 09:18am PT

crøtch

climber
Aug 10, 2014 - 11:25am PT
A lovely essay from the NY Times...

I LIVED with the same cat for 19 years — by far the longest relationship of my adult life. Under common law, this cat was my wife. I fell asleep at night with the warm, pleasant weight of the cat on my chest. The first thing I saw on most mornings was the foreshortened paw of the cat retreating slowly from my face and her baleful crescent glare informing me that it was Cat Food Time. As I often told her, in a mellow, resonant, Barry White voice: “There is no luuve … like the luuve that exists … between a man … and his cat.”

http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/08/01/a-man-and-his-cat/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=0
MisterE

Gym climber
Bishop, CA
Sep 9, 2014 - 04:43pm PT
High cat bump!

anita514

Gym climber
Great White North
Sep 9, 2014 - 06:32pm PT
Sorry.. couldn't resist

Darwin

Trad climber
Seattle, WA
Sep 14, 2014 - 08:47am PT
Our old tom, Wacko, taking advantage of the bizarrely warm mid-September weather we've been having.

karabin museum

Trad climber
phoenix, az
Sep 14, 2014 - 02:49pm PT
Princess Leia in her usual twister sleeping position

Hardly Visible

Social climber
Llatikcuf WA
Sep 14, 2014 - 07:15pm PT
How about a few extra toes?
MisterE

Gym climber
Bishop, CA
Sep 14, 2014 - 07:51pm PT
Marty: we call that pose "hit by a car cat".

Wade Icey

Trad climber
www.alohashirtrescue.com
Sep 14, 2014 - 09:48pm PT
The Larry

climber
Moab, UT
Sep 14, 2014 - 10:00pm PT
Hardly Visible

Social climber
Llatikcuf WA
Oct 11, 2014 - 11:58am PT


perswig

climber
Oct 11, 2014 - 12:50pm PT

19 years and change, still in charge.
Dale
The Lisa

Trad climber
Da Bronx, NY
Oct 12, 2014 - 07:46am PT
[photo[photo[photo[photoid=381820]id=381820]id=381820]id=381820]
adam d

climber
CA
Oct 12, 2014 - 07:55am PT
Fritz

Trad climber
Choss Creek, ID
Oct 12, 2014 - 01:16pm PT
I love all the photos, but the one The Larry posted "blows me away." Tough damn cats they are.

Don't mess with them.

Gnome Ofthe Diabase

climber
Out Of Bed
Oct 12, 2014 - 01:29pm PT
johnboy

Trad climber
Can't get here from there
Oct 17, 2014 - 01:30pm PT


dirt claud

Social climber
san diego,ca
Oct 17, 2014 - 02:08pm PT
Our Bionic cat :)
thebravecowboy

climber
hold on tight boys
Oct 17, 2014 - 08:16pm PT
Fritz

Trad climber
Choss Creek, ID
Feb 6, 2015 - 08:30am PT
Harley is laying claim to the title of "Most Interesting Cat in The World."


I don't always eat mice, but when I do, I eat interesting mice.


Live well my friends!
mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Feb 6, 2015 - 08:43am PT
^^^ Fritz!^^^

We had a cat living with us for a short time in Monterey in 1969 named Harley, based on the strenuousness of his purring when comfortable.

He was subject to being placed in a brown bag, though, when he farted, which was all the time.

I believe he was the original Smelly Cat.

But he was also the recipient of many tokes of weed blown into the bag while he just sat there in it, all cool, just like Sonny Barger.

Odd thing is...he looked very much like YOUR Harley!

This is little Miss Rooftop Skittish, daughter of Rooftop Kitty and Marshal Roofus. Ain't she sweet? Feral, but sweet.
Darwin

Trad climber
Seattle, WA
Feb 6, 2015 - 08:38pm PT

Those are all lovely cats! Don't we all thank Survival for initiating this thread.
MisterE

Gym climber
Bishop, CA
Feb 6, 2015 - 08:45pm PT
This week I built a "Catio" (3'X10'X5') and an 8' cat run (at 7') to the adjacent gazebo for indoor cats. Full Cat TV!

1/2" hardware cloth, lots of framing and green indoor/outdoor carpeting made for some happy cats! Fun project!

Catio by Erik!
Flip Flop

Trad climber
Truckee, CA
Feb 6, 2015 - 09:13pm PT

This is my camp cat . He likes chicken.
Ghost

climber
A long way from where I started
Feb 6, 2015 - 09:13pm PT
This week I built a "Catio"

You should see the cat chateau at Steve & MImi's place. Occupies a full room.
Rcklzrd

Trad climber
Durango, CO
Feb 7, 2015 - 05:56am PT
No catio here, just a hammock with a view.
justthemaid

climber
Jim Henson's Basement
Feb 7, 2015 - 06:15am PT
Yeah- I've got one of those possessed alien bionic cats too.

L

climber
California dreamin' on the farside of the world..
Feb 15, 2015 - 10:26am PT
An open box is just an invitation to take up residence.

Rollover

climber
Gross Vegas
Feb 15, 2015 - 05:40pm PT

Mochi likes crossword puzzles and pencils..
Hates documentaries though..😏
Rollover

climber
Gross Vegas
Feb 15, 2015 - 05:44pm PT
Mochi is big and really pretty..and it's nice to wake
from a nap to his big mug..




But he's sooo dumb..lol
mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Feb 20, 2015 - 04:47am PT


SteveW

Trad climber
The state of confusion
Feb 20, 2015 - 11:20am PT

Are they twins, Mouse?
L

climber
California dreamin' on the farside of the world..
Mar 10, 2015 - 01:51pm PT
Trying to tempt Zen and Buddha with a little walk outside

Rcklzrd

Trad climber
Durango, CO
Mar 10, 2015 - 01:58pm PT
Fritz

Trad climber
Choss Creek, ID
Mar 10, 2015 - 09:58pm PT
Harley (the cat)
'Pass the Pitons' Pete

Big Wall climber
like Ontario, Canada, eh?
Mar 10, 2015 - 10:23pm PT
Cat hat!


^^ Guess who? ^^










Here's a clue*:


^^ Geez, doesn't Oliver look thrilled?










Cat hat fail!


I need some practice....

*If you guessed Anita514, you win.
hashbro

Trad climber
Mental Physics........
Mar 11, 2015 - 08:52pm PT
fantastically beautiful and wild.....yet severely endangered




https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flM0NTYtees
L

climber
California dreamin' on the farside of the world..
Mar 24, 2015 - 03:05pm PT
Marlow

Sport climber
OSLO
Apr 18, 2015 - 12:32am PT

yanqui

climber
Balcarce, Argentina
Apr 18, 2015 - 08:54pm PT
Fritz

Trad climber
Choss Creek, ID
Apr 18, 2015 - 09:26pm PT
Woderful cat photos!


Rcklzrd

Trad climber
Durango, CO
Apr 19, 2015 - 06:24am PT
The devil made hm do it.
yanqui

climber
Balcarce, Argentina
Apr 24, 2015 - 04:22am PT
When I come back to bed
Someone's taken my place


the albatross

Gym climber
Flagstaff
Apr 24, 2015 - 09:10am PT
Cool cats all over.


L

climber
California dreamin' on the farside of the world..
May 13, 2015 - 03:21pm PT
My cat Zenny died in my arms yesterday, succumbing to the complications of heart disease.

For 14 years he’d been my best friend and furry confidant, protector of our home and Love Muffin Extraordinaire. He was the smartest cat I’ve ever known, and as much fun to watch as he was to cuddle.











My life is so much richer for having had this beautiful little creature in it, this I know…but right now, I can barely breath for the pain of a broken heart.

anita514

Gym climber
Great White North
May 13, 2015 - 03:30pm PT
Sorry for your loss, L.
Zenny looked like a real snuggle master.
L

climber
California dreamin' on the farside of the world..
May 13, 2015 - 03:32pm PT
Thank you, Tami.

Thank you, Anita. He was a Master Snuggler for sure.
survival

Big Wall climber
Terrapin Station
Topic Author's Reply - May 13, 2015 - 03:39pm PT
Good stuff everybody.

Hey, where's Miss Jobee been lately?
the albatross

Gym climber
Flagstaff
May 13, 2015 - 03:47pm PT
I'm sorry for your loss, L. Looks like quite the furry friend.

MisterE

Gym climber
Being In Sierra Happy Of Place
May 13, 2015 - 04:18pm PT
I am NOT too big for my kitten shelf...

anita514

Gym climber
Great White North
May 13, 2015 - 04:34pm PT
Mei

Trad climber
Was one
May 13, 2015 - 04:44pm PT
Anita, how do you link a photo (instead of having to upload to Supertopo)? Don't I wish my kitties could travel with me wherever I go! I'm missing them already even though my trip in June hasn't even started.

L, I don't know what to say other than I feel for you. You gave Zenny lots of love and you were loved. He'll always be in your heart.
anita514

Gym climber
Great White North
May 13, 2015 - 04:49pm PT
Mei: Well first you need to have the image already uploaded to a site. Then you use this image tag: http://www.bbcode.org/examples/?id=10


edit: woops
MisterE

Gym climber
Being In Sierra Happy Of Place
May 13, 2015 - 04:58pm PT
^^ I finally quit ordering the cat pizza - the hair always gets in my teeth.

%^)
anita514

Gym climber
Great White North
May 13, 2015 - 05:00pm PT
What about cat tacos?

Mei

Trad climber
Was one
May 13, 2015 - 05:08pm PT
Excellent. Thanks Anita. The linking approach was not mentioned in the editing help: Learn more about formatting tags .

Now that I'm let in on the secret, I'm not sure if I'll have the self control not to abuse it. Here come my kitty bombs...






Wait, I probably should just stop right here and wait until the second round to drop more kitty bombs. Oh yeah, I have more!
MisterE

Gym climber
Being In Sierra Happy Of Place
May 13, 2015 - 05:10pm PT
Who puts a a bomb in a kitty? That just ain't right!

Thanks for not showing the explosions?
the albatross

Gym climber
Flagstaff
May 13, 2015 - 05:12pm PT
Cute kitties!

Fritz

Trad climber
Choss Creek, ID
May 13, 2015 - 05:18pm PT
L! Condolonces for your loss of a wonderful cat friend. It took Heidi & me 1 1/2 years to decide to get another cat after our 19 year old cat-son Scooter passed on a few years back.

All the old cat hair was nearly gone by then. No problem now, lots of cat hair for all.
the albatross

Gym climber
Flagstaff
May 13, 2015 - 06:02pm PT
Mei

Trad climber
Was one
May 13, 2015 - 06:05pm PT
The albatross, my cats tell me they are very envious of your cat!
the albatross

Gym climber
Flagstaff
May 13, 2015 - 06:13pm PT
Thank you Mei. We are so blessed to be partners.

L

climber
California dreamin' on the farside of the world..
May 14, 2015 - 10:03am PT
Albatross--Sly is one fabulous looking tuxedo. The perfect partner...especially for fishing trips.

Mei--I loved the kitty bomb! My two boys--Zenny and Buddha--weren't interested in lying around together like yours are doing. Even though they were brothers, the closest they ever got to each other once they were grown was when one of them got on top of the cat-tree, and the other climbed up to try to muscle him off.

Fritz--"Cat-son". That's the perfect word. Zenny was my cat-son. I knew you'd understand.

Thank you one and all for the heart-felt condolences. I've only cried twice today, so it's getting better.
AKDOG

Mountain climber
Anchorage, AK
May 14, 2015 - 12:13pm PT
jaaan

Trad climber
Chamonix, France
May 14, 2015 - 12:20pm PT
Here's a little stray kitten in our village. He's about three weeks old. His other three siblings have all died one way or another - his mother moved her family several times and each time one little one disappeared. Now there's just him and his mother.

jaaan

Trad climber
Chamonix, France
May 14, 2015 - 02:18pm PT
That's the plan.
Sparky

Trad climber
vagabond movin on
May 14, 2015 - 02:58pm PT
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/elanlee/exploding-kittens/video_share
Mei

Trad climber
Was one
May 14, 2015 - 03:15pm PT
I think this will start a new page... (edit: took me too long to compose :p) More kitty bomb from me.

Shh... Please no yapping away. Someone is trying to sleep here.

Every single night like this. I'm used to waking up with a stiff shoulder.

Cats: Look, there is a bath robe on the bed!
Me: Now, where is the room for me?

We are happy to have each other.

I you!

Roxy is daddy's girl. She used to chase raccoons away when she lived on our deck.
[Click to View YouTube Video]


jaaan

Trad climber
Chamonix, France
May 15, 2015 - 12:22pm PT
Time to capture the little minx & get him and his old lady fixed.

Kitties are awesome but the world doesn't need more feral cats.

Well that was the plan. I'm very sad and very angry tonight. As I'd already said that the mother had had to move her family several times and each time one little one disappeared. Well last night due to people arriving at their second home which is next door to where she'd chosen for her last remaining kitten she moved him yet again to another back yard not far away. We continued to feed the mother today but the kitten was stuck on the wrong side of the fence. She had two good feeds today and both times went back to feed him. But this was not very satisfactory as she had to leave him miaowing loudly, so we asked the owner of the back yard if we could come in to feed him. Mid afternoon she said yes but at 5:30 she phoned to say that he was dead - died of hunger - and that she'd chucked him away. We persuaded her to bring him to us so we could bury him. Does this look like a kitten that's just died of hunger?

(I've removed the photo. It showed him laying in my hand with blood covering his nose, mouth and paws. A ST member emailed me and suggested I remove it as it was just too sad.)

And a reminder of how he looked yesterday:


We've already saved three stray cats in the village, by giving them antibiotics to treat horrific infections that would surely have killed them. The mother was one of these which is why we felt the attachment to the pair of them.

Barney Rubble

Trad climber
ALAMEDA
May 15, 2015 - 12:33pm PT
Off White

climber
Tenino, WA
May 15, 2015 - 04:23pm PT
the albatross

Gym climber
Flagstaff
May 15, 2015 - 06:55pm PT
the albatross

Gym climber
Flagstaff
May 15, 2015 - 08:10pm PT
Fritz

Trad climber
Choss Creek, ID
May 15, 2015 - 08:23pm PT
Yowl! Albatross? Did Sylvester land that jump?
drljefe

climber
El Presidio San Augustin del Tucson
May 15, 2015 - 08:26pm PT
the albatross

Gym climber
Flagstaff
May 15, 2015 - 08:30pm PT
Wow! Some cool cats out in this world. It sure feels nice to worship and respect their being.


Fritz, Sly climbs 6' chain link and wooden fences.
Mighty Hiker

climber
Outside the Asylum
May 15, 2015 - 10:52pm PT
My first katt, named Marmaduke after T.S. Eliot's books. Well before it became a more widely-used name. He was tough. One of his favourite tricks was to go out prowling at night, come back in my window, and jump on the bed - where the dog was usually also sleeping. Which sometimes led to conniptions as they wrested for territory. He was very affectionate with many of his servants, though.
Sylvester looks like he's in the same mold.
Mei

Trad climber
Was one
May 15, 2015 - 11:47pm PT
jaaan, I just want to let you know that your heartbreak is felt here. I saw your update and pictures earlier, but didn't know what to say in response -- nothing could bring back that innocent life. I have been thinking about that kitty all day. I just hope, and I believe, she/he is now a little angel in some place where there is no hunger and no cruelty.

I tell my cats they are lucky compared to many others out there, but even more so, I feel lucky myself. Love needs to be cherished.


jaaan

Trad climber
Chamonix, France
May 16, 2015 - 02:23am PT
Mei and Tami.
Thanks, we're heartbroken and just baffled at our neighbour's callousness and lies. Yes, we're certainly going to get the mother spayed, but not right away. We'll let her recover a bit first. She lives rough in the village and needs strength to cope with an operation like that.
jaaan

Trad climber
Chamonix, France
May 16, 2015 - 04:02am PT
Happier times:


MikeL

Social climber
Seattle, WA
May 16, 2015 - 08:36am PT
Always a great thread to visit.
Hardly Visible

Social climber
Llatikcuf WA
May 16, 2015 - 08:48am PT
the albatross

Gym climber
Flagstaff
May 16, 2015 - 06:51pm PT


Sylvester loves running wild.
Darwin

Trad climber
Seattle, WA
May 17, 2015 - 08:40am PT

Bernice at her performance art installation.
Fritz

Trad climber
Choss Creek, ID
May 17, 2015 - 08:50am PT
The warm cat pillow put me to sleep.

Off White

climber
Tenino, WA
May 17, 2015 - 05:17pm PT
I think Albatross' Sylvester is a wicked cool cat.
the albatross

Gym climber
Flagstaff
May 17, 2015 - 05:42pm PT
Sylvester says thanks to all those who showed him some loving. Sylvester is thankful to have trained Albert to take him hiking, fishing and elk hunting.


We've learned a lot about the lake over the last couple years with a hundred nights camping on it.


Sylvester eats a lot of chicken eggs, elk, fish and beef and pork when he can get it.


Sylvester wants everyone to have a restful, purring evening. Yawn!

Fritz

Trad climber
Choss Creek, ID
May 17, 2015 - 06:18pm PT
Yes!

Sylvester has trained you up to be a good human.

(and he is a pretty-cool cat.)

Thanks for all the cool Sylvester photos.
D'Wolf

climber
May 17, 2015 - 07:01pm PT
ASTRO UPDATE:
Some remember - we found him at the base of the Prow. He's doing great.

Recently, we added a new addition: Tiger. He was a stray/feral that was hanging around our back yard for months. We trapped him and discovered he was not only tame, but someone had shot him in the mouth with a pellet gun. He was in bad shape. The pellet entered from inside the mouth upwards into his sinus cavity, implying that someone did it deliberately. Broken incisor tooth, and a serious infection that filled his entire nasal cavity. Sneezing constanly, blood everywhere. Vet pulled the remains of the tooth, but couldn't get the pellet. Put him on six weeks of two different antibiotics as well as an anti-viral. Saw a specialist who said it looks like the pellet is lodged in bone and now encapsulated; doesn't seem to be affecting him in any way so there is stays. He is now happy, healthy and hangin' with Astro, Bella, and Shadow.

Cheers all - Thom
L

climber
California dreamin' on the farside of the world..
May 18, 2015 - 07:44am PT
Astro is gorgeous and Tiger is fabulous.
Can't believe someone would do that to a sweet little creature like him...or any cat for that matter.

You've got a lotta good kat karma stockpiling there, Thom. It's good to know people like you exist.
SteveW

Trad climber
The state of confusion
May 18, 2015 - 09:27am PT

What a sweetie he looks to be. Looks kinda like my Tony.
Mei

Trad climber
Was one
May 18, 2015 - 11:16am PT
This is a thread that makes me smile. There are sad tales for sure, but the heart breaking or mind baffling deeds are almost always a result of human action or inaction. Cats, they just make you smile. That's what they do.

Thom, thank you for taking such good care of Tiger. I'm amazed that he did not lose trust in mankind after having been so cruelly treated by a human.

My girls shudder at the sight of the bag of bloody innards, but they scream (teenage girls' scream) whenever they see Sylvester on the screen. You've got fans!
D'Wolf

climber
May 19, 2015 - 05:59pm PT
Thanks all. Astro, Bella, Shadow, and now Tiger were all rescued from the streets. Astro is most popular here on ST because he was found as a kitten at the base of The Prow; many here know his story. Bella (blue-point Balinese) was rescued from a park-n-ride as a kitten. Shadow (seal-point Siamese like Astro) was abandoned by her owners when they moved.

Prior to that was my best friend, Trango, found at 3 months in a rain storm, covered in fleas. He passed 2 years ago in July at 16 years, Shortly after Mija, a days-old kitten being swept down the gutter in Tijuana when a friend of my GF scooped her up and "smuggled" her back to the U.S. where my GF had her for 15 years.

We recently nabbed 3 kittens from a feral mom; they became instantly domesticated and Jack, Oliver, and Rusty have all gone to good homes. Mom was trapped and spayed along with three others girls who now hang around our back yard, wild but tame.

I guess we're just "cat" people!

Thom
the albatross

Gym climber
Flagstaff
May 19, 2015 - 06:06pm PT
Great thread, love seeing all the beautiful cats.


The Lisa

Trad climber
Da Bronx, NY
May 19, 2015 - 07:23pm PT
I love seeing all these rescued kitties! Our Daisy might be 11 or 12 now - we got her from a rescue 4 years ago.
Darwin

Trad climber
Seattle, WA
May 19, 2015 - 08:03pm PT
My cats trying to decide what I should do for them next.

the albatross

Gym climber
Flagstaff
May 21, 2015 - 04:48pm PT
Cats are cool!


MisterE

Gym climber
Being In Sierra Happy Of Place
May 24, 2015 - 08:13am PT
Sylvester seems like such a cool cat!

Wish we had a Sylvester or a Pente...but, no! Just a psycho-calico lurking like a lioness in the savannah:


drljefe

climber
El Presidio San Augustin del Tucson
May 24, 2015 - 09:49am PT
LOL! ^^^^^^ KCU!


http://thekittencovers.tumblr.com
the albatross

Gym climber
Flagstaff
May 24, 2015 - 02:49pm PT
Cool cat.

the albatross

Gym climber
Flagstaff
May 24, 2015 - 07:12pm PT
the albatross

Gym climber
Flagstaff
May 24, 2015 - 07:18pm PT
SteveW

Trad climber
The state of confusion
May 24, 2015 - 08:03pm PT

meow!
the albatross

Gym climber
Flagstaff
May 30, 2015 - 04:31pm PT
Hardly Visible

Social climber
Llatikcuf WA
May 30, 2015 - 05:31pm PT
so Albert,
I gotta ask how did you train Sylvester to hang out so well without a leash or anything? I have a cat that goes on a leash and travels in a car well and likes to camp out, but out here where I live if I didn't have her on a leash I'd soon lose her in the jungle. You did yourself proud Sylvester's a very cool cat.
the albatross

Gym climber
Flagstaff
May 30, 2015 - 06:40pm PT
Hardly Visible, thanks, Sylvester and I are very lucky to have each other. I think a lot of cats can be trained (or train us) given enough patience and time. I've never put Sylvester in a collar or on a leash, thinking that is not something I would want either. I did buy him a life jacket last Fall, when he wore it around the house he was staggering around like it weighed 40 pounds! It's on the boat for emergency use in high waters.


I have never said Sylvester's name in vain (out loud anyway) when disciplining him. His name should be said with warmth and love. If he is doing something I don't want (like running off and hiding in some rocks when it's time to leave), I say "No". We are trained well enough that by the third or fourth time I say "NOOO", (in a deep voice he is not used to hearing) he crouches down and waits for me to pick him up.


I started out slow camping with Sylvester and since most of the favorite places we camp are in the desert, there has been plenty of wide open spaces for me to be in a little better oversight of his roaming.


Good luck camping with your kitties! Some of them love it.


Todd Gordon

Trad climber
Joshua Tree, Cal
May 30, 2015 - 08:39pm PT
mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
May 31, 2015 - 07:00pm PT
Roofus, the mascot of The Flames. His first appearance here.

This is actually Roofus III. He lives in my hood and spends a great deal of his day lounging on the roof of the office complex next door, sunning and napping.

His grandsire had much more rufous, or reddish coloring, hence the name.

He is not feral, but neither is he tame nor anyone's pet.
He never chases the pigeons. He's too laid back. but Grampaw was a mighty bird-hunter.
Darwin

Trad climber
Seattle, WA
May 31, 2015 - 08:15pm PT
I like the cat's body language, Mouse!
Hardly Visible

Social climber
Llatikcuf WA
May 31, 2015 - 11:36pm PT
Albert,
That's funny about Sylvester's initial reaction to his life vest. Sophie reacted the same way the first few times that I put a harness on her that weighs maybe an ounce. She would walk around as swaybacked as a harvest moon and to look at her you'd of thought I'd strapped some exceedingly heavy weight onto her back.
One of Sophie's favorite things to do is speed ascents up trees which ordinarily is fine except of course when you had other plans, because she comes down only when she's ready to. Hence we use a leash to expedite getting where I want to go.


When we visit more arid climates where the trees are shorter and further between I often do let her roam about more freely without the leash, especially around our campsite. If we were traveling around by boat and camping where there were no other people, dogs, cars and tall trees like Sylvester and you appear to be Sophie and I could probably get by without using a leash.
I think that most folks miss out on a lot by not experimenting with taking there cat out into nature with them because like you say and Sylvester so clearly demonstrates some of them really like it.


Hardly Visible

Social climber
Llatikcuf WA
Jun 7, 2015 - 08:11am PT
Hey all you nice cat people June is adopt a shelter cat month!
For those of you in the Pacific Northwest here's some nice kitties we currently have at Peninsula Friends of the Animals. http://safehavenpfoa.org/





jaaan

Trad climber
Chamonix, France
Jun 7, 2015 - 08:29am PT
Good luck with finding homes for these guys, Kevin.
the albatross

Gym climber
Flagstaff
Jun 7, 2015 - 06:57pm PT
When we visit more arid climates where the trees are shorter and further between I often do let her roam about more freely without the leash, especially around our campsite. If we were traveling around by boat and camping where there were no other people, dogs, cars and tall trees like Sylvester and you appear to be Sophie and I could probably get by without using a leash.
I think that most folks miss out on a lot by not experimenting with taking there cat out into nature with them because like you say and Sylvester so clearly demonstrates some of them really like it.

You said it right there. Even if it is just letting your cat outside in a backyard or some place safe from cars and dogs and coyotes. Start slow. Gain trust in each other.

When we first met about 8 years ago I didn't know too much about cats. Kept him locked in the house, fed him mostly dry food. He would sit in the window and watch me in the yard. Eventually just kept letting him out for longer and longer, then taking him truck camping. Now he roams freely when we camp on the lake or in the deserts or forests.


thebravecowboy

climber
liberated libertine
Jun 9, 2015 - 11:07pm PT
ShawnInPaso

climber
Paso Robles, CA
Jun 9, 2015 - 11:41pm PT
tripmind

Boulder climber
San Diego
Jun 10, 2015 - 12:26am PT
I used to have a black and white tabby cat, she was a stray that we adopted from a shelter. She was initially very defensive and aggressive, but at times would accept a stroke across her belly.

It took her a few years for her to form a solid bond, eventually I could hold her and pet her anyway I wanted to and she wouldn't fuss too much, but strangers weren't allowed to do this. She had the typical antics of a cat, would chase ghost rodents at 2 am in the morning. We never formally named her, just called her "Smelly".

Eventually she developed mammory tumors. When we noticed the first one, it was about the size of a small olive, unfortunately my dad didn't take action on them, and the tumors spread and grew throughout her mammary system. We eventually had to put her down, but she definitely lived a long life, and she was a big fat happy cat.

These types of tumors are very common in cats especially chubbier cats, so its recommend to do a yearly formal checkup on your cats, and even to do a feel check every few months.

I definitely liked having her, probably won't get another one though, they tend to be a little too spastic and confrontational in my experience, and can take years to warm up to in some conditions. Dogs aren't necessarily calmer either, but their loyalty is much more unconditional and they can be amazing climbing partners with enough training.
Hardly Visible

Social climber
Llatikcuf WA
Jun 14, 2015 - 11:09pm PT
We just got a new kitten in at our shelter that was rescued from the Quilaute Indian Reservation. Unfortunately we were not able to capture his siblings before they disappeared and this little guy even had a head and an eye injury from a narrow escape from something. You can see from the first picture below he was in pretty rough shape when we first got him. The second picture is a few days later after a visit to the vet and a couple days of medication to help with his issues, obviously looking and feeling better. Despite his feral family roots he is quite friendly and playful.



I know it seems weird to ask for $ here, but I've seen other posters soliciting cash for less charitable causes. If you love cats and you would like to help out a really good rescue organization visit this link:

http://www.gofundme.com/wft69h8
jaaan

Trad climber
Chamonix, France
Jun 15, 2015 - 09:22am PT
they tend to be a little too spastic

A strange adjective to use there?
Hardly Visible

Social climber
Llatikcuf WA
Jun 16, 2015 - 12:11pm PT

Thanks for the info on mammary tumors there Tripmind.
Hardly Visible

Social climber
Llatikcuf WA
Jun 18, 2015 - 12:10am PT
Hey California cat folks with june being adopt a shelter cat month here's a place near Fresno that sounds fantastic!

Founded in 1992 by Lynea Lattanzio, The Cat House on the Kings is California's largest no-cage, no-kill, lifetime care cat sanctuary and adoption center. The sanctuary is situated on 12 acres along the Kings River in Parlier, CA about 20 miles south east of Fresno in the Central Valley.

If you like cats watch this!

https://vimeo.com/126758112





yanqui

climber
Balcarce, Argentina
Jun 21, 2015 - 06:57pm PT

SteveW

Trad climber
The state of confusion
Jun 21, 2015 - 07:31pm PT
now here's a cool video--quality isn't great, it's from
a security video--but a hero cat is for sure--Tara won the
Hero Dog award for 2015 for her courage. . .[Click to View YouTube Video]
TGT

Social climber
So Cal
Jun 22, 2015 - 04:45pm PT
cross post

http://www.supertopo.com/climbing/thread.php?topic_id=1562200&tn=900#msg2645265
Bushman

Social climber
Elk Grove, California
Jun 25, 2015 - 09:09am PT

'Harri Dun'

We've been up and down this lonely road,
For days now we have searched for her,
We once felt how she sat and graced us,
We knew back when,
Where she was at,
So soon before I wrote this ode,

This country road it's got no love,
For little girl cats,
Cats with names like little boy cats,
No cat gods looking down on her,
With mercy looking from above,

There our kitty roamed at night,
She stayed out late,
No love for home when hunting calls,
Our Harri Dun,
Our cat with 20/20 laser sight,

She's our cat and Harri Dun's her name,
Her hunting prowess legendary,
Her claws and teeth,
And coat of grey,
Most deadly once her claim to fame,

Her voice a silent purr was less whispery than her fur,
No sound like any other cat,
Her annoyance at our dallying,
So obvious and comical,
Instructed daily were we by her,

For four long days she has not come,
Four times longer for Pete's sakes,
It's longer than she's ever been,
I cannot bear the thought of it to miss her more than some.

My two dogs Luke and Emma shrugged,
They haven't seen her since that day,
Where she departed?
It's still not known,
My grieving heart like absinth drugged,

She bit those unaware that petting was prerequisite,
She always took begrudgingly the holding and the hugging,
Until she purred in warm vibration,
Our universe was for a moment timeless and was most exquisite,

We've been up and down this lonely road before,
Not knowing so much worse than knowing,
With family and departed friends,
And dogs and cats we've loved no less,
We never know how things might go,
When each of us walks through that door.

-bushman


thebravecowboy

climber
liberated libertine
Jul 1, 2015 - 12:09am PT
Hardly Visible

Social climber
Llatikcuf WA
Jul 1, 2015 - 08:35am PT
Bushman,
Having had one of my cats disappear without a trace I can feel your pain.

The Lisa

Trad climber
Da Bronx, NY
Jul 1, 2015 - 08:59pm PT
Bushman, I love your composition though not what it conveys. Maybe she wandered further than usual and will return.
The Lisa

Trad climber
Da Bronx, NY
Jul 1, 2015 - 09:00pm PT
the albatross

Gym climber
Flagstaff
Jul 7, 2015 - 03:59pm PT
Bushman

Social climber
Elk Grove, California
Jul 7, 2015 - 05:50pm PT
Yes, it's been over two weeks now...
No trace of our girl, Harri Dun.
Checked the shelters and put out flyers and posters.
Still looking...
Really tough with my dog Emma sick now too.
Darwin

Trad climber
Seattle, WA
Jul 16, 2015 - 04:01pm PT


Old tom doing what he does best.
Fritz

Trad climber
Choss Creek, ID
Jul 16, 2015 - 07:09pm PT
Harley thought he had a great idea on how to ambush our hummingbirds.


After I started photographing him, he got a little bit "catish" about it and soon left the tree.

SteveW

Trad climber
The state of confusion
Jul 16, 2015 - 07:12pm PT

My Lily, not quite a month before she passed of renal failure.
The Lisa

Trad climber
Da Bronx, NY
Jul 16, 2015 - 07:52pm PT
Darwin, is your cat a chameleon or is he really white? Blending in nicely there :)
Darwin

Trad climber
Seattle, WA
Jul 16, 2015 - 11:27pm PT
Lisa :-) On a sun dappled day, Daisy would blend in completely.

Wow Steve. It's not everyone who gets their cat photographed by BrassNuts, but I'm sorry for the loss.
SteveW

Trad climber
The state of confusion
Jul 17, 2015 - 12:03pm PT

Thanks, Darwin.
Lily was the best friend I ever had--a gorgeous chocolate
calico. She had more personality than some people I know.
And Lily is missed every single day.
G_Gnome

Trad climber
Cali
Jul 17, 2015 - 12:47pm PT
Here is Monkey being a happy cat.

And here is why he is called Monkey.
Daphne

Trad climber
Northern California
Jul 17, 2015 - 08:20pm PT
I just brought Zoe and Oliver home today. How do you guys get such great photos of your kitties? Mine wont stay still very long.
Fritz

Trad climber
Choss Creek, ID
Jul 17, 2015 - 08:37pm PT
Daphne:

With kittens as cute as yours, you don't need much to take wonderful photos, like those you posted.

However, if you have some dolls, teddy bears, or other props (backpacks, purses, bags, etc----- to pose the kittens with, that is great fun too.

Harley (the cat) was not cute as a kitten when we adopted him in 2012, but with the proper props, he looked pretty cute.
Daphne

Trad climber
Northern California
Jul 17, 2015 - 09:20pm PT
Thanks Fritz-- i see that Harley's handsomeness is enhanced by his devil may care use of the basket. Will work on this and post the best efforts. I solemnly swear not to bombard this thread with cuteness. Too much.
Daphne

Trad climber
Northern California
Jul 17, 2015 - 09:57pm PT
Tami he is a Ragdoll, but he is going to look just like your beautiful guy as time passes. Ragdolls grow into their coloring, sometime taking as much as 2-4 years to fully develop. Their fur is like rabbit hair-- amazingly soft. (I'm gushingly in love. With all kitties! I've always opened this thread so I'm so happy to be here.)
thebravecowboy

climber
The Good Places
Jul 21, 2015 - 09:34am PT
matisse

climber
Jul 21, 2015 - 01:00pm PT
Limberbutt McCubbins:
http://www.facebook.com/Limberbutt4President2016
Darwin

Trad climber
Seattle, WA
Aug 14, 2015 - 09:52am PT

Bernice happy to have me back from Alaska.
Fritz

Trad climber
Choss Creek, ID
Aug 14, 2015 - 11:19am PT
Daphne

Trad climber
Northern California
Aug 14, 2015 - 02:10pm PT
Daphne

Trad climber
Northern California
Aug 20, 2015 - 11:03pm PT
So love this photo and these kitties
Da-Veed

Big Wall climber
Bigfork
Aug 21, 2015 - 07:33am PT
Nice Birman cats! Here is mine. They fill in color as the get older.

Hardly Visible

Social climber
Llatikcuf WA
Aug 21, 2015 - 10:37am PT
Daphne,
Your cats sure are cute!

Here's a few really cute kittens and a couple of really nice adult cats that we have at our shelter right now. Since you will notice that all of the cats I've featured are black, I'm including a short piece about some of the challenges that black shelter cats face.







.
Many of you who follow this thread are probably aware that I work in a cage less no-kill cat rescue shelter here in Washington, and with my love of cats it is something that I am proud of. This year has been a little unusual in that over half of the kittens we have taken in this year are black. In my opinion all of them are just as cute as kittens can be, yet as beautiful and deserving as they are of a good home they are frequently passed over in favor of cats of other colors. Sadly the reason they are passed over is that even in this modern day in age black cats are still burdened by myths and fables from the medieval ages. It is ridiculous and tragic all at the same time that silly superstitions left over from a dark time when we used to burn innocent women because we thought they were witches, often complicates finding homes for cats and kittens in shelters.

While I would like to think that society as a whole has risen from the dark ages and that all of our black felines will find loving homes with little problem, reality quite often does not support this thought. There have been a number of black cats in our shelter who started out as kittens with us and have wound up spending years with us, even though they were as cute, lovable and friendly as any cat in the shelter. I am thankful that these cats and kittens wound up with us because they are safe with us for however long it takes to find a home. Other black cats are not so fortunate because the grim facts are that 70% of all cats surrendered to other animal shelters nationwide are euthanized, and for black cats that figure is even grimmer.

Here are just a few of the absurd myths and superstitions that plague black cats to this very day:

If a black cat crosses your path, you will have bad luck.
Some believe black cats are witches in disguise.
Many believe black cats are witches familiars. (Beings that aid witches in performing their craft.)
Some believe that black cats carried demons.
To meet a black cat at midnight is to meet Satan.
If a black cat suddenly abandons the house of its masters, there will be a great disaster in that house soon.
Seeing a black cat in your dream could represent bad luck or a warning of something unfavorable that may take place in your life.

Not all myths and fables about black cats are unfavorable, here are some examples that cast black cats in a more favorable light:

In England & Australia it is thought if a black cat crosses your path, you will have GOOD luck.
Fisherman’s wives kept black cats while their husbands went away to sea. They believed that the black cats would prevent danger from occurring to their husbands.
It is considered good luck if a British bride sees a black cat on the way to her wedding.
In Cornwall, passing a black cat's tail over the eyes cures soreness.
In Wales, black cats are believed to prevent sickness according to this Welsh proverb:
A black cat, I’ve heard it said; can charm all ill away;
And keep the house wherein she dwells; from fever’s deadly sway.

As you can see, be they negative or positive these are all just superstitions and myths unfounded in reality in any shape or form. These ideas should have all been discarded long ago by any clear thinking society. I personally have dealt with so many black cats over the years that if they truly brought bad luck that most assuredly I would be long dead by now!

The simple facts of the matter pertaining to black cats are that black is merely one of the three basic colors of cats which are thought of as "pure." The other two basic colors for cats are red and white. All other coat patterns and colors found in cats are a combination of any two or three of these basic colors. The differences are all a matter of genetics which are carried down from cat-to-cat. For example a kitten whose parents both possessed a dominant black gene, will almost in all cases be pure black. If however, if either of the parents has a recessive red gene, the kitten may carry it also, which is why black cats often appear red or rusty in certain light. Owning a black cat is no more likely to bring you either “bad” or “good” luck any more than the genes that determine the color of your own hair are likely to change your luck in any meaningful way. It is all just genetics and there really is no luck involved.

Nowadays we don’t turn to black cats to provide healing for our sore eyes nor to assure us a safe passage while out at sea, we instead are drawn to them for their beauty and good nature and we find that to be magic enough on its own. There are even a handful of studies demonstrating a relationship between fur color and behavior that have shown that black cats are more social overall, with both their fellow felines and human companions alike. Their laid-back mannerisms make them particularly good easy going pets. The one thing that is certain about black cats is that people who have chosen to live with them wouldn’t have it any other way!

If you can find it in your heart to give a black cat or kitten a loving home, you would be doing them a huge favor and enriching your own life in the process. You would also be doing your part to bring the world's thinking about black cats from out of the dark ages and into the 21st century where it belongs.






MisterE

Gym climber
Being In Sierra Happy Of Place
Aug 21, 2015 - 11:23am PT
Oh, were you going to make tea?

jaaan

Trad climber
Chamonix, France
Aug 21, 2015 - 12:02pm PT
Hey Hardly Visible, Freeman looks a real character! I'd heard that about black cats in the States and really didn't believe it - until now. What are people on that they can be so stupid?
MisterE

Gym climber
Being In Sierra Happy Of Place
Aug 30, 2015 - 03:58pm PT
A cat cozy in a cat cozy?

the albatross

Gym climber
Flagstaff
Sep 10, 2015 - 08:22pm PT
G_Gnome

Trad climber
Cali
Sep 11, 2015 - 12:30pm PT
I never understood the fear of black cats. In my experience they are usually cooler than other cats. Here are my two.



Monkey actually prefers sleeping in the dirt. Wonder where he got that inclination?!
Fritz

Trad climber
Choss Creek, ID
Nov 6, 2015 - 09:08am PT
Cats of course bury their personal waste. Harley (the cat) has taken that a logical step farther. When we feed him something that is not to his taste, he makes elaborate burying motions over the food on the floor. Now he's decided my morning coffee also needs to be buried on my desk.



I had to grab the coffee when I thought he was about to knock it over.

Fossil climber

Trad climber
Atlin, B. C.
Nov 6, 2015 - 03:55pm PT
How about some good cat names?

We had a big fat yellow cat who sat in the easiest chair a lot and had a lot to say. We named him Chairman Meow.

And another named Underfoot.
D'Wolf

climber
Nov 6, 2015 - 07:17pm PT
My first cats, some 35 years ago, were brothers. Jet black, couldn't tell them apart so I put a red collar on one, blue on the other. Named them Pete & RePete.

Thom
Gnome Ofthe Diabase

climber
Out Of Bed
Nov 7, 2015 - 01:25pm PT
MikeMc

Social climber
Nov 7, 2015 - 01:42pm PT
Love me some Kittehs. Had one or more with me for the last 45 years.

Tessa (RIP)
Fluffy (RIP)
Rhubarb (RIP)
Saille (RIP)
Schrodinger (RIP or not)

and the current twins Loki & Freyja
TGT

Social climber
So Cal
Nov 7, 2015 - 01:53pm PT
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3297923/Cats-neurotic-probably-trying-work-kill-say-researchers.html
SteveW

Trad climber
The state of confusion
Nov 7, 2015 - 02:09pm PT
Like you, Mike, I've been fortunate to
have some of my best friends too. . .

Batso (rip)
Ahimsa (rip)
Sparky (rip)
Spooky (rip)
Ginger (rip)
Lily (rip) my heart's dearest
Tony (my bud's still hanging in there)!
anita514

Gym climber
Great White North
Nov 10, 2015 - 04:17pm PT
Mom, stop embarrassing me

Fritz

Trad climber
Choss Creek, ID
Nov 10, 2015 - 07:11pm PT
Anita: That barely counts as abuse to a cat.

It was nearly abuse to Harley (the cat)when I used his claws and skills as a belay anchor cat.



anita514

Gym climber
Great White North
Nov 11, 2015 - 04:34am PT
Fritz: I love Harley! Can I steal him?
And why are you wearing your wife's helmet?



Oliver the Blob
Bushman

Social climber
Elk Grove, California
Nov 11, 2015 - 04:59am PT
Harri Dun,14 yrs old, MIA 06/21/2015.
"Mrow!," she whispered with disdain. Somehow I once again displeased her. I loved that cat. She was my little cat girl, and I respected her for her independence. It's been several months since she went missing and I've killed three rats in the garage in the last two months. Never had a rat in all the years she lived here. I think I'll go to the local shelter with my wife and pick out two kittens.
Karen

Trad climber
Casper, Wyoming
Nov 11, 2015 - 07:06am PT
Bushman, so sorry you no longer have Harri Dunn. Sad and heartbreaking.
Fritz

Trad climber
Choss Creek, ID
Nov 11, 2015 - 07:13am PT
Condolencees to Bushman. Always tough to lose an old friend, not to mention a good "rater."

Anita: You have to visit to steal Harley. He'd likely go willingly. My helmet, not Heidi's.

Hardly Visible

Social climber
Llatikcuf WA
Nov 11, 2015 - 11:14am PT
Check out these two brothers, extra traction devices on the front.


'Pass the Pitons' Pete

Big Wall climber
like Ontario, Canada, eh?
Nov 12, 2015 - 12:15pm PT
With all those hooks, Oliver has to be an aid climbing hardcat.

But Harley is a free climbing ropegun feline!
Marlow

Sport climber
OSLO
Nov 12, 2015 - 12:54pm PT

thebravecowboy

climber
The Good Places
Dec 22, 2015 - 08:05pm PT
the albatross

Gym climber
Flagstaff
Dec 22, 2015 - 08:13pm PT
MisterE

Gym climber
Small Town with a Big Back Yard
Dec 22, 2015 - 08:36pm PT
High-balling is NBD when you can always stick the landing without a pad:

thebravecowboy

climber
The Good Places
Dec 26, 2015 - 10:17pm PT
Fritz

Trad climber
Choss Creek, ID
Dec 27, 2015 - 07:40am PT
We've got snow and lows in the single digits in Choss Creek. Harley doesn't much enjoy it, but he still makes his rounds.




As usual, he showed more enjoyment of his holiday present than anyone else in the household.


SteveW

Trad climber
The state of confusion
Dec 27, 2015 - 08:58am PT
Jaybro

Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
Feb 1, 2016 - 05:58am PT
Sylvia, summer 2015-January 2016 RIP
She never even got to play with the catnip mouse I got her for Christmas
justthemaid

climber
Jim Henson's Basement
Feb 1, 2016 - 06:05am PT
Bless her tuxedo heart^^^.. RIP Sylvia

Hate losing them. It's never easy. :(
The Lisa

Trad climber
Da Bronx, NY
Feb 1, 2016 - 07:49am PT
I am so sorry for your loss, Jaybro. I am sure she had a great life with you, even if it was short.
Daphne

Trad climber
Northern California
Feb 1, 2016 - 09:05am PT
Love love love to you and Sylvia, Jaybro.
zBrown

Ice climber
Feb 1, 2016 - 09:09am PT
Very sorry to read this news Jaybro.

zBrown

Ice climber
Feb 1, 2016 - 09:36am PT
I've run into bobcats and got about as close as the rock by the cougar center stage, but a big ol' lion is something alse again.

Not my photo, but from the area and about how close.





Fritz

Trad climber
Choss Creek, ID
Feb 1, 2016 - 10:56am PT
Jaybro! Concolences to family & friends of Sylvia.

zBrown

Ice climber
Feb 1, 2016 - 06:11pm PT
Cats and climbing?

[Click to View YouTube Video]
Rollover

climber
Gross Vegas
Feb 1, 2016 - 06:21pm PT

Jaybro

Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
Feb 1, 2016 - 06:27pm PT
Thanks all, I appreciate it.

Wow Mike, thigh I've seen Mtn Lions a number of times I've never gotten close to getting footage or photos.

Z nice tree climbing jungle footage.
tradmanclimbs

Ice climber
Pomfert VT
Feb 10, 2016 - 05:20pm PT
Mr Bok. the most gentle and dignified cat was almost 18 years old. he had a heart condition but seemed perfectly healthy and happy. he dropped dead yesterday morning.
tradmanclimbs

Ice climber
Pomfert VT
Feb 10, 2016 - 05:23pm PT
Sorry about your kitty jay. it really sucks loseing them.
Fritz

Trad climber
Choss Creek, ID
Feb 10, 2016 - 05:31pm PT
tradmanclimbs. Condolences to family & friends of your cat. It was a good-looking cat, but a sudden heart-attack at that advanced age is a cat-blessing.
Jaybro

Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
Feb 10, 2016 - 05:33pm PT
Oh Trad, so sorry!
That's what I'd want to do though, long life, then active till an abrupt end.
Cheers, mr Bok!
tradmanclimbs

Ice climber
Pomfert VT
Feb 10, 2016 - 07:20pm PT
I know it was the best way for him to go. It is also really good that I found him and know that he was not chased and lost. It still sucks and he was really a big part of my life.. Tami. Sorry about your kitty and anyone elses that i missed. did not read the whole thread.
ground is frozen. don't really know what to do. His fur is still soft and all but he is stiff and cold.
anita514

Gym climber
Great White North
Feb 10, 2016 - 07:29pm PT
Rest in peace, Mr. Bok.
Poor little guy :(

My cat Rolo is probably around 16 years old and all boney and thin. He's always in good spirits and pretty spry and super annoying for an old dude, but I fear the inevitable. I hope when his time comes, it is quick.
Mei

Trad climber
I'm back!
Feb 10, 2016 - 07:32pm PT
Oh, I'm so sorry to hear about the passing of these furry companions. Tradman, I don't know what you'll end up doing. Hope Mr. Bok will let you know soon. I know what I want to do when the day comes. We have three cats. I love them dearly. When that day comes, I hope to have them cremated so I can carry a little of their ash with me for the rest of my life and scatter the rest onto their favorite soil where they had sniffed and rolled.
tolman_paul

Trad climber
Anchorage, AK
Feb 10, 2016 - 09:57pm PT
My kids found this cat as a stray kitten and took him in. My son named him starvin marvin, which has just been shortened to marvin.


If he was any more chill, he'd melt into a pile of goo.
tradmanclimbs

Ice climber
Pomfert VT
Feb 11, 2016 - 03:38am PT
I am a farm boy and i also have certain rules about how much money can be spent on pets vs helping out a needy family. I am friends with a coupple who both have cancer and are in danger of loseing their house. I would give the money to them before i spent a bunch of money on a cremation. It's cold enough here that he is ok for now in the unheated porch. hopefully i will be ready to figure something out next week.
tradmanclimbs

Ice climber
Pomfert VT
Feb 11, 2016 - 02:47pm PT
DMT, did not see it? if you go to nkgphoto.com click on contact us and you should get my email. thanks, Nick

tradmanclimbs

Ice climber
Pomfert VT
Feb 12, 2016 - 09:52am PT
made a nice little pine box from scrap wood. have a bonfire going in the yard and hope to be able to thaw it out enough to dig a hole. Isa is comming over this afternoon. We will plant a flowering bush there next year. Did take down the xmass tree and get that on the fire.
anita514

Gym climber
Great White North
Feb 12, 2016 - 10:02am PT
Aww man.. you got me teared up.
Mei

Trad climber
I'm back!
Feb 12, 2016 - 10:16am PT
Mr. Bok has been loved. What a good life! What about an old blanket, sweater, or T-shirt of yours? Betcha he'd like that.
plund

Social climber
OD, MN
Feb 12, 2016 - 12:31pm PT
Holy heave-cry, tradman, condolences on Mr Bok's passing.

Considering the known feline propensity for boxes of all kinds, your choice for interment seems most apropos.

What a touching photo. Will scritch my boys, Horton & Houdini, extra vigorously on your & his behalf.
Fritz

Trad climber
Choss Creek, ID
Feb 21, 2016 - 10:42am PT
Harley (the cat) has requested some more "fun-cat" photos.



Mighty Hiker

climber
Outside the Asylum
Feb 28, 2016 - 10:08pm PT
Condolences to tradmanclimbs, on the loss of Mr. Bok. Eighteen years of cat fun, followed by a peaceful death, is a good run, but leaves a big gap.

For fun, see Adventure Cats: http://www.adventurecats.org/

Including Jesper (Jesperpus), the Norwegian adventure cat.
tradmanclimbs

Ice climber
Pomfert VT
Apr 6, 2016 - 05:32pm PT
Nice kitty. I had a dream about Mr Bok last night.. he was in a different body but i knew it was him....
neebee

Social climber
calif/texas
Apr 6, 2016 - 08:39pm PT
hey there say, tradmanclimbs...


very sad to hear of your cat, loss...

mine, died of old age, a ways, back, after my daddy died...
it was time, though, for the cat, he was about 20-23 years, old...


still sad, though, to lose him...
and of course, sad to lose my dad, :(


thanks for sharing you loss, with us...
in your corner, with prayer-hug...
neebee

Social climber
calif/texas
Apr 6, 2016 - 08:44pm PT
hey there say, jaybro... awwww, oh my, :(

very sorry for you dear cat, and the loss, as well...

god bless and prayer hug for you...
tradmanclimbs

Ice climber
Pomfert VT
Apr 7, 2016 - 03:26am PT
Big kitty.
mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Apr 10, 2016 - 07:20pm PT
Fritz

Trad climber
Choss Creek, ID
Apr 24, 2016 - 10:13am PT
How Harley (the cat) sees himself.


thebravecowboy

climber
The Good Places
May 13, 2016 - 07:23am PT
G_Gnome

Trad climber
Cali
May 13, 2016 - 09:19am PT
My cat collects things for us from the neighbors. Here he is with Mr. Banana Man, his latest captive.

brotherbbock

climber
Alta Loma, CA
May 13, 2016 - 10:22am PT
I miss my cat.

I think a bobcat got him. We had been seeing a bobcat in the neighborhood walking on peoples roof tops.

He was my buddy.

I wrapped him in an American Flag and gave him a patriots burial.

RIP Oscar Cat.
Daphne

Trad climber
Northern California
Jun 14, 2016 - 11:31pm PT
I had to put my baby boy down on monday morning. He was only a little over a year old. He developed a very rare juvenile diabetes at 6 months and was suffering with acute pancreatitis that just wouldnt resolve. So devastating. This pic was taken on apr 24, the day he turned one year. He was 14 pounds of purring unconditional love.

Brotherbbock, so sorry about your boy. A bobcat roams my neighborhood. So sad for pets and their families.

Marlow

Sport climber
OSLO
Jun 15, 2016 - 07:43am PT

Hardly Visible

Social climber
Llatikcuf WA
Jun 15, 2016 - 04:11pm PT
Daphne,
So sorry for your loss he looked like such a beautiful boy and 14 months is just too short.
SteveW

Trad climber
The state of confusion
Jun 15, 2016 - 07:24pm PT

Daphne, I'm sooo sorry about your loss of Oliver. He's such a darling.
Nothing like losing a part of your family.
So sad.
Steve
Fritz

Social climber
Choss Creek, ID
Jun 15, 2016 - 07:28pm PT
Daphne & brotherbock:

Sorry to read of your loss. Nothing, but time & another great cat can replace a great cat like you folks enjoyed.
karabin museum

Trad climber
phoenix, az
Jun 16, 2016 - 06:47pm PT

Fritz

Social climber
Choss Creek, ID
Jun 30, 2016 - 12:03pm PT
Harley & Heidi posing in our achillea & yucca last evening. I had taken a couple photos of the flowers, then Heidi walked in, then Harley walked up & meowed to be in the picture too.
SteveW

Trad climber
The state of confusion
Aug 6, 2016 - 04:38pm PT

My new(er) addition. . . Sally.
Got her in June, finally took a picture of her.
Fritz

Social climber
Choss Creek, ID
Aug 20, 2016 - 11:49am PT
Inspired by the U.S. Olympic gymnasts, Harley worked on his balance beam routine this morning.

Erik

Trad climber
Aug 22, 2016 - 06:44pm PT
[photo[photo[photoid=468579]id=468578]id=468577]

I guess we're not allowed to post multiple photos...
Erik

Trad climber
Aug 22, 2016 - 07:12pm PT
karabin museum

Trad climber
phoenix, az
Sep 5, 2016 - 04:47pm PT

Marlow

Sport climber
OSLO
Sep 8, 2016 - 12:32pm PT

Rollover

climber
Gross Vegas
Sep 8, 2016 - 12:43pm PT
G_Gnome

Trad climber
Cali
Sep 8, 2016 - 03:02pm PT
Erik, you will probably appreciate this guy. 16+ pounds and not an ounce of fat on him.
Mei

Trad climber
mxi2000.net
Sep 8, 2016 - 04:53pm PT
I thought this game looked really cool: https://www.facebook.com/miaufanpage/videos/1728500387398790/ (note: I recommend this short video to any aspiring cat's human) and hoped my cats would play with me.

I first tried with Roxy, thinking the game would be a piece of cake for her due to her insatiable love for treats.
[Click to View YouTube Video]

What? So, Roxy may not be the smartest cat, but I have three cats, so one of them has to be above average based on probability theory, right? Let me try.
[Click to View YouTube Video]

Epic fail!

Or, my cats are so smart that they see right through me and knew from the get go that they'd get the treats from me no matter what. And they were right!

So, guess we are not that far from breaking cat Didga's world record.
[Click to View YouTube Video]
Gregory Crouch

Social climber
Walnut Creek, California
Sep 8, 2016 - 05:11pm PT

#StudioKitty
Rcklzrd

Trad climber
Durango, CO
Sep 8, 2016 - 05:19pm PT
My Oliver
mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Sep 8, 2016 - 07:35pm PT
i-b-goB

Social climber
Wise Acres
Sep 13, 2016 - 10:00pm PT
[Click to View YouTube Video]
Leggs

Sport climber
Made in California
Sep 13, 2016 - 10:16pm PT
thebravecowboy

climber
The Good Places
Sep 14, 2016 - 09:29am PT

totally giving Lucy the cuke treatment tonight.
thebravecowboy

climber
The Good Places
Sep 21, 2016 - 07:29pm PT
the albatross

Gym climber
Flagstaff
Sep 21, 2016 - 07:43pm PT
SteveW

Trad climber
The state of confusion
Sep 22, 2016 - 12:54pm PT

Marlow,
that is one unhappy looking cat!
Fritz

Social climber
Choss Creek, ID
Oct 4, 2016 - 09:27pm PT
Nice cat photos kudos to all.

TFPU!
Darwin

Trad climber
Seattle, WA
Oct 5, 2016 - 08:39am PT
I ran across this one of our Wacko 2008. He's still kicking, but he has run through quite a few of his lives and is not so robust now and is a bit wobbly on his feet.

Fritz

Social climber
Choss Creek, ID
Oct 29, 2016 - 08:45am PT
October 29th is National Cat Day.

Harley (the cat) is celebrating in the usual way. Eating, sleeping, playing,& patrolling our rocky 5-acre ranchette, watching for evil.




The Lisa

Trad climber
Da Bronx, NY
Oct 29, 2016 - 12:18pm PT
Harley is a handsome ginger, Fritz.

National Cat Day, eh? Meh.
SteveW

Trad climber
The state of confusion
Oct 29, 2016 - 03:17pm PT

Purrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!
Hardly Visible

Social climber
Llatikcuf WA
Oct 29, 2016 - 05:22pm PT







the albatross

Gym climber
Flagstaff
Oct 29, 2016 - 06:13pm PT
yanqui

climber
Balcarce, Argentina
Oct 30, 2016 - 07:15am PT
The reappearance of this thread had me putzing around trying to snap photos of my cats, which was fairly comical because my cats could care less about posing for pictures.

The elegant old lady of the house, Musha. She's a surviver, having lived through the effects of the dreaded yarara bite (she had two antidote injections):


The bad boy, rock n roller and mischievous ball-buster of the house, Richard Parker:


All animal names in my house are assigned by my daughter.
monolith

climber
state of being
Oct 31, 2016 - 10:13pm PT
Cat that lives in a show horse barn:

[Click to View YouTube Video]
i-b-goB

Social climber
Wise Acres
Oct 31, 2016 - 10:21pm PT
perswig

climber
Nov 5, 2016 - 06:38am PT
I love when this thread resurfaces. Nice job, Survival.

Great shots, all. HardlyVisible's Heather, what a beautiful matriarch.
And yanqui, Richard Parker looks ready to fuk some sh!t up.

Reasonable bet that Monolith's barn cat is hypermetric; if truly barn-born, would suspect panleukopenia exposure. No head-bob though, and appears appropriately visual, so pretty minimal symptoms.
Or she thinks she's a 3-gaited park horse. Dunno.

Dale
Hardly Visible

Social climber
Llatikcuf WA
Nov 5, 2016 - 11:21am PT
Dale, I think you got it on the cat in monolith's video. I have worked with quite a few cats with varying degrees of hypermetria and when I saw that clip my first thought that cat had a mild case of it.

On another note November is "Adopt a Senior Cat Month" so if any of you have been thinking about adding a feline to your family give special consideration to cats who are older than 8 years old when shopping around your local shelter. Sadly the 8 and up age group faces the toughest time finding new homes and they are generally the mellowest and best behaved age group.

i-b-goB

Social climber
Wise Acres
Nov 5, 2016 - 11:56am PT
The Story of Cats
Episode 1 | Asia to Africa
Premiere date: November 2, 2016 | 0:53:29 | Video expires December 2, 2016
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/story-cat-full-episode/14704/
ShawnInPaso

climber
Paso Robles, CA
Nov 5, 2016 - 12:14pm PT

Daphne

Trad climber
Northern California
Nov 5, 2016 - 05:44pm PT
I love when this thread comes up. I don't always comment, but I am always loving on your photos.

Richard Parker, what a great name for a cat.
i-b-goB

Social climber
Wise Acres
Nov 5, 2016 - 07:08pm PT

Strangest Fur Patterns You’ll Ever See On A Cat

http://wildlifeinsider.com/strangest-fur-patterns-cat/?utm_source=taboola&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Fur+Patterns+-+Desktop+-+USA&utm_tracking=27
yanqui

climber
Balcarce, Argentina
Nov 5, 2016 - 07:51pm PT
Richard Parker - wasn't that the name of the tiger in "Life of Pi"

Yes, indeed. I would recommend the movie. Some would agree, others no.
Daphne

Trad climber
Northern California
Nov 5, 2016 - 08:54pm PT
I didn't want to see the movie for the same reason. I thought about that book for weeks after finishing it.
stunewberry

Trad climber
Spokane, WA
Nov 6, 2016 - 10:00am PT

Ed in Ready position.
Gnome Ofthe Diabase

climber
Out Of Bed
Nov 12, 2016 - 10:26am PT
Silly Catz
And one in particular on a Saterday eating picks
Guitar pic size of a Quarter?
What a pain!
Bumping
I've not slept now for 36 ! Ho if only it was on a climb
Glad to BUMP!
Bill Mc Kirgan

Trad climber
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Nov 12, 2016 - 10:37am PT
^^ Thanks Gnome! I was in a panic and started a new thread.


This one is perfect for asking for help, even though it's not absolutely cool what my cat did. ;>)

Swallowed my guitar pick (Bigger than a dime, smaller than a nickel).



http://www.supertopo.com/climbing/thread.php?topic_id=2904445&msg=2904480#msg2904480
^^ FWIW: the thread I started in a panic and deleted the first post to reduce clutter on the forumz


Thanks for the concern and good natured humor everyone!

Feeding her some butter to induce motility and hoping it all comes out in the end without doing her any harm. I don't care about one less guitar pick, but it would break my heart to lose this cat.
John M

climber
Nov 12, 2016 - 10:43am PT
Google is your friend..

http://www.catforum.com/forum/38-health-nutrition/141406-cat-accidentally-swallowed-guitar-pick.html
Bill Mc Kirgan

Trad climber
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Nov 15, 2016 - 09:51pm PT
I just found the freekin' guitar pick wedged into the notebook paper I was writing on. Whew!

Gracie must have tucked it in there, but I was sure she swallowed it.

I think she has the talent to be a magician with her slight of paw and misdirection.

mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Dec 5, 2016 - 12:22pm PT
thebravecowboy

climber
The Good Places
Dec 20, 2016 - 09:07pm PT
Note: never swallow guitar pick.



Fritz

Social climber
Choss Creek, ID
Dec 20, 2016 - 09:25pm PT
Bravecowboy!

Rack & Cat! A great concept!
Marlow

Sport climber
OSLO
Dec 21, 2016 - 06:47am PT

Ratpack with rackcat...
WyoRockMan

climber
Grizzlyville, WY
Dec 25, 2016 - 06:57pm PT
This is Nikki. My wife found her under her car frozen almost solid on Christmas. The little block of ice thawed out and came back to life. She lost her ears, tail, and some toes. I'm pretty sure her diminutive stature is also due to this event. Now she spends the winter under the fireplace or burrowing under covers on a bed. It's her 20th rebirthday today. Still pretty spunky for an old lady.


EDIT: Nikki appreciates the birthday wishes, or she was just jacked up on catnip and happy.

Here she is with her 3D "portrait" we had done.
Fritz

Social climber
Choss Creek, ID
Dec 25, 2016 - 07:01pm PT
Happy 20th birthday wishes to Nikki. What a cat!
thebravecowboy

climber
The Good Places
Dec 25, 2016 - 08:33pm PT
I had a Phoenix-cat like that once, WRM; she didn't do 20 but she had the zest up to the last. Christmas Cheers for Nikki!


Hardy critters, those felines.


I mean, really, the NG has gotten more scientific and substantive since RM bought it. Here's a cat catching a fish:
http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/news/161216-news-bobcat-catches-salmon-vin


Fritz

Social climber
Choss Creek, ID
Dec 25, 2016 - 10:20pm PT


mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Dec 26, 2016 - 02:47am PT
Fat Cat Ale poster cat.
karabin museum

Trad climber
phoenix, az
Jan 11, 2017 - 04:39am PT



The usual morning pose. Sorry Princess Leia about the flash on the camera.

Sal Paradise

Trad climber
Colorado Plateau
Jan 11, 2017 - 06:19am PT

My cats name is Maceo.
SteveW

Trad climber
The state of confusion
Jan 11, 2017 - 06:52am PT

I vote for Maceo!!!1
Fritz

Social climber
Choss Creek, ID
Jan 29, 2017 - 05:16pm PT
Cute cats folks!

We took a break this afternoon from chipping ice in our driveway & hiked around the ranchette with Harley the cat. Our 12 or so inches of snow has consolidated & he stayed on top of it in most spots.



When the snow got deeper, he'd stay in Heidi's tracks.

SteveW

Trad climber
The state of confusion
Jan 30, 2017 - 04:14pm PT

In yesterday's funnies. . .


Mei

Trad climber
mxi2000.net
Jan 30, 2017 - 04:37pm PT
Mei

Trad climber
mxi2000.net
Feb 2, 2017 - 11:46am PT
How can this video not be included here!

[Click to View YouTube Video]
thebravecowboy

climber
The Good Places
Feb 6, 2017 - 09:33am PT
just across the La Sal Loop Rd.....
jaaan

Trad climber
Chamonix, France
Feb 6, 2017 - 01:56pm PT
This chap was sunning himself in the Aosta valley until he was rudely disturbed by the wife...

tradmanclimbs

Ice climber
Pomfert VT
Feb 6, 2017 - 05:04pm PT
Hardly Visible

Social climber
Llatikcuf WA
Feb 6, 2017 - 05:31pm PT
neebee

Social climber
calif/texas
Feb 8, 2017 - 12:42am PT
hey there say, love the cat stuff...

is cold, and winter, thus: my cat warmers are well at work...

:)











AND, dear bobby bob, has been gone a long long time, and i miss
him... here he is... he warmed, everything, :))

including a doll bed, :)

ß Î Ø T Ç H

Boulder climber
ne'er–do–well
Feb 11, 2017 - 11:30pm PT
Fritz

Social climber
Choss Creek, ID
Feb 16, 2017 - 01:15pm PT
DMT! That's great natural cat camouflage & the cat knows it.

Just like Harley (the cat) loves his field of ricegrass when it dries out.

Fritz

Social climber
Choss Creek, ID
Feb 16, 2017 - 01:41pm PT
yep.

BrassNuts

Trad climber
Save your a_s, reach for the brass...
Feb 16, 2017 - 05:14pm PT
karabin museum

Trad climber
phoenix, az
Feb 17, 2017 - 05:25am PT



Marlow

Sport climber
OSLO
Feb 18, 2017 - 12:01am PT

Fritz

Social climber
Choss Creek, ID
Apr 30, 2017 - 05:49pm PT

Newport Oregon Police Department
April 25 at 11:00am ·


Reports of an armed cat this morning were unfounded. The feline was contacted by our canine and was determined to be in possession of a non-lethal branch. The cat was given a verbal warning for posing with what could be mistaken as an assault rifle while wearing poor camouflage attire.
anita514

Gym climber
Great White North
Apr 30, 2017 - 06:22pm PT
Well my old guy Rolo is not doing very well.
His kidneys are failing, he is all bones, and he pees outside the litter box on a pile of pads every time he goes to the bathroom (2/3 times a day if not more).
He is also diabetic and the special kidney diet my vet gave him makes his blood sugar go wild. He also doesn't eat the special kidney food, so I've switched to whatever he will eat and now his blood sugar is more or less controllable. The vet tech was trying to make me feel bad for feeding him something else so I told her "look, he's going to starve himself to death before his kidneys kill him".

Yesterday I discovered a weird abscess under his tail. It looks like a giant pimple and when I squeezed it a bit, pus came out. He was not happy. So I am putting hot compresses on it every now and then.

He will be or is 16 years old. He's had a ton of issues throughout his life, but he's still here. Don't want to bring him to the vet but I think the abscess needs to be looked at plus now he's making a wheezy sound when he purrs.


Oliver the Siamese and Rolo Podmarsh aka Tiggy Cat
Ed Hartouni

Trad climber
Livermore, CA
Apr 30, 2017 - 06:34pm PT
ShawnInPaso

climber
Paso Robles, CA
Apr 30, 2017 - 11:17pm PT
anita514

Gym climber
Great White North
May 1, 2017 - 01:00pm PT
Thanks Tami, DMT and Mike.
Have an appointment tomorrow, we shall see what happens...

This is the first time I've ever had to do this, so I'm really having a hard time. I think I'm too sensitive to deal with this sort of thing and I feel guilty like I haven't done enough and it's my fault, etc. It really sucks.
karabin museum

Trad climber
phoenix, az
May 3, 2017 - 06:36am PT


Yous got a problem with dat?


Ghost

climber
A long way from where I started
May 6, 2017 - 12:39pm PT
Being there for Rolo at the end, and, yes, even bringing about that end, is the price you pay for having him there with you through all those years.

The price we all pay for the joy our cats and dogs bring us. The lady below died in my arms. Easy for her, and terribly hard for me. I cried then, and I am crying now thinking about it. But we had done everything we could for her, and an end to her suffering was the only responsible choice.

But... So hard. So hard.

Mei

Trad climber
mxi2000.net
May 6, 2017 - 02:40pm PT
Roxy had a skin condition under the chin. The vet gave her a shot and gave me some cream to apply to the site a few times a day. She didn't request to have a collar put on Roxy, and I didn't want to because none of them looked comfortable. But I didn't want her to lick the site all the time. So, coffee filter cones came to rescue. They are very effective when they lasted, and when they fell off, I just put a new one on.

I think Roxy looks really cute in it.

It's so comfortable that she sleeps in it.

Apparently, it does not affect her self-esteem either.
'Pass the Pitons' Pete

Big Wall climber
like Ontario, Canada, eh?
May 7, 2017 - 07:53pm PT
Good ol Rolo. He is a compliant patient. Never complains when we prick his ear to test his blood sugar, or when we inject him with insulin. In spite of all this he seems happy and not in much discomfort.
anita514

Gym climber
Great White North
May 8, 2017 - 04:38am PT
hey Ghost - thanks for sharing that. I got all teary eyed reading it. What a pretty girl. Someone on a different forum said something that really resonated with me. They wrote how they made the decision to let their cat die with dignity. And to end suffering is doing just that. So I will let Rolo pass on with dignity and not keep him around for my own selfish needs :(

I lost it earlier this week. Was kind of a mess, crying and stuff. I really thought that was it for Rolo. Went to the vet's Tuesday and I was sobbing in a corner while waiting to be seen. Having another lady crying in one of the examination rooms did not help.
So in the end, he isn't doing too bad. The abscess is a bite (she is 99% sure of it) so that means Rolo's dickhead brother has been bullying him. She could not hear anything abnormal in his chest, so the weird wheezy-purr is still unexplained. I've taken videos and emailed to my vet for analysis.
He weighs 8-8.1 lbs (far cry from the 21 lbs when I adopted him 12 years ago!!!!!) which is a little higher than when we last saw her in April, so that is good.

He is doing OK all things considered. Rolo lives to see another day.

Mei: Pretty torty. They're such little bitches! I have one at my office - Olive - and she's as nasty now as she was 13 years ago when we found her in out parking lot.

Marlow

Sport climber
OSLO
May 12, 2017 - 09:40am PT

G_Gnome

Trad climber
Cali
May 12, 2017 - 12:57pm PT
Watch out Marlow, he looks like he is likely to kill you while you sleep for doing that to him.
TwistedCrank

climber
Released into general population, Idaho
May 12, 2017 - 07:03pm PT
Getting crushed
Fritz

Social climber
Choss Creek, ID
Jun 14, 2017 - 10:13am PT
Twisted Crank?? Were you using cat or human vocabulary?

Harley (the cat) is not a lap cat, but every now & then he demands some lap time. He gave me cat-lappery in two different places on Sunday evening Sometimes, he's even usefull.



Mei

Trad climber
mxi2000.net
Jun 14, 2017 - 04:24pm PT
Yaaaay, my favorite thread!!!

One night, I finally put my book down feeling sleepy and found myself solidly pinned down with me in my sitting position. They look so peaceful when they are sound asleep making the gentlest snore sounds. Would it make me an evil person if I disturbed three peace angels?

SteveW

Trad climber
The state of confusion
Jun 14, 2017 - 08:21pm PT
Keeping you nice and warm, Mei!!!!
Fritz

Social climber
Choss Creek, ID
Jun 14, 2017 - 09:19pm PT
Mei! What a fun cat-lappery photo. It's tough when they pin you with cat-love. In my case, I whinned to Heidi for more wine & eventually Harley (the cat) left to go to his food bowl.

What a relief!
Mei

Trad climber
mxi2000.net
Jun 15, 2017 - 11:04am PT
Thanks, Mike, Steve, and Fritz! Yes, in this household, kicking a resting cat off of lap is considered a cold-hearted act and usually frowned upon. I have been trained to remember to bring everything I might need, such as food, water, laptop, phone, remote, and book, to within my arm's length before kicking out on a couch or in bed, in preparation for a potential long haul. If I remember, I also try to grab a Trader Joe's cat treat bottle because rattling the bottle to arouse lap cats is considered acceptable, and of course their unfortunate disturbance is compensated with cat treats. Occasionally, I forget and find myself in a regrettable predicament.

There are days I wish my legs were longer, and it's not for climbing reachy routes!
plund

Social climber
OD, MN
Jun 15, 2017 - 11:47am PT
Tami...your harly Scooter looks like the twin of my buddy Horton -- same color scheme & pattern but with a 'beauty mark' in buff just to the right of his snoot.

I'm digitally challenged or I'd post a pic.
anita514

Gym climber
Great White North
Jul 20, 2017 - 03:31pm PT
We just said goodbye to Rolo Podmarsh, ESQ this afternoon

It was time but I still wanted to hold on a little longer.

Buried him next to his cousin Cleo in a secluded, shady spot in my parents backyard surrounded by a pine tree, a bed of astilbes and ligularias, and an elderberry bush.

I sure do miss little Tiggy Cat (one of his crazy nicknames)

'Pass the Pitons' Pete

Big Wall climber
like Ontario, Canada, eh?
Jul 20, 2017 - 03:54pm PT
Good ol Rolo ... He was a sweetie.
Ghost

climber
A long way from where I started
Jul 20, 2017 - 06:49pm PT
I'll toast Rolo tonight, and shed some tears for you Anita.
'Pass the Pitons' Pete

Big Wall climber
like Ontario, Canada, eh?
Jul 20, 2017 - 06:59pm PT
Thanks guys from both of us.
Fritz

Social climber
Choss Creek, ID
Jul 20, 2017 - 07:59pm PT
Anita! My condolences to you, the family, & friends of your cat Rolo Podmarsh, ESQ, aka little Tiggy Cat.

It's so sad when our furry little buddies pass.
Hardly Visible

Social climber
Llatikcuf WA
Jul 21, 2017 - 09:14am PT
Anita,
So sorry to hear about Rolo Podmarsh, ESQ, aka little Tiggy Cat.
'Pass the Pitons' Pete

Big Wall climber
like Ontario, Canada, eh?
Jul 21, 2017 - 10:35am PT


Hard to believe it's the same cat. Here's Rolo in 2007


Thanks everyone for your kind words. A very sad day here...
SteveW

Trad climber
The state of confusion
Jul 21, 2017 - 02:49pm PT

Anita and Pete.
My sympathies to you on the loss of Rolo. It hurts so bad.
But remember the wonderful times you had with him.

So sorry.
Steve
Mei

Trad climber
mxi2000.net
Jul 21, 2017 - 03:09pm PT
Rolo will live on in your hearts, Anita and PTPP! Thanks for sharing him with us.
anita514

Gym climber
Great White North
Jul 24, 2017 - 02:00pm PT
Years saw me still Acasto’s mansion grace,
The gentlest, fondest of the tabby race;
Before him frisking through the garden glade,
Or at his feet in quiet slumber laid;
Praised for my glossy back of zebra streak,
And wreaths of jet encircling round my neck;
Soft paws that ne’er extend the clawing nail,
The snowy whisker and the sinuous tail;
Now feeble age each glazing eyeball dims,
And pain has stiffened these once supple limbs;
Fate of eight lives the forfeit gasp obtains,
And e’en the ninth creeps languid through my veins.
Much sure of good the future has in store,
When on my master’s hearth I bask no more,
In those blest climes, where fishes oft forsake
The winding river and the glassy lake;
There, as our silent-footed race behold
The crimson spots and fins of lucid gold,
Venturing without the shielding waves to play,
They gasp on shelving banks, our easy prey:
While birds unwinged hop careless o’er the ground,
And the plump mouse incessant trots around,
Near wells of cream that mortals never skim,
Warm marum creeping round their shallow brim;
Where green valerian tufts, luxuriant spread,
Cleanse the sleek hide and form the fragrant bed.
Yet, stern dispenser of the final blow,
Before thou lay’st an aged grimalkin low,
Bend to his last request a gracious ear,
Some days, some few short days, to linger here;

So to the guardian of her tabby’s weal
Shall softest purrs these tender truths reveal:
‘Ne’er shall thy now expiring puss forget
To thy kind care his long-enduring debt,
Nor shall the joys that painless realms decree
Efface the comforts once bestowed by thee;
To countless mice thy chicken-bones preferred,
Thy toast to golden fish and wingless bird;
O’er marum borders and valerian bed
Thy Rolo shall bend his moping head,
Sigh that no more he climbs, with grateful glee,
Thy downy sofa and thy cradling knee;
Nay, e’en at founts of cream shall sullen swear,
Since thou, his more loved master, art not there.’
SteveW

Trad climber
The state of confusion
Jul 24, 2017 - 08:36pm PT
Pete, Anita, it's been posted before. . .

So this is where we part, my friend,
And you'll run on, around the bend.
Gone from sight, but not from mind.
New pleasures there you'll find.
I will go on. I'll find the strength.
Life measures quality, not its length.
One long embrace before you leave.
Share one last look, before I grieve.
There are others, that much is true.
But they be they, and they aren't you.
And I fair, impartial, or so I thought,
Will remember well all you've taught.
Your place I'll hold, you will be missed.
The fur I stroked, the nose I kissed.
And as you journey to your final rest,
Take with you this. . .I loved you best.

Hardly Visible

Social climber
Llatikcuf WA
Jul 24, 2017 - 09:44pm PT
I too lost a beloved feline companion just a few months ago and I miss her a lot and probably always will. However, I am not so eloquent with words as you are Anita, but I think I am getting pretty fair with colored pencils so pulling myself out of the funk I finally got inspired enough to finished this drawing of Sophie cuddled under the sheets.
I feel Pete’s and your pain take care my friends.

nah000

climber
now/here
Aug 2, 2017 - 09:59pm PT
as i don't have any good climbing stories... and a steady diet of politics, an old curmudgeon makes... here's a seventh inning palate cleanser...

back to school photos of las dos gatas:


anita514

Gym climber
Great White North
Aug 3, 2017 - 07:34am PT
Miss you, Tigus Andronicus


Thanks for all the kind words, everyone.
Oliver has been complaining a lot lately, looking for his buddy. He sits in the living room and just waits.
Darwin

Trad climber
Seattle, WA
Aug 3, 2017 - 07:53am PT

Wonderful drawing Hardly Visible and a good memorial to kitty Sophie. We lost our Wacko back in January. He lasted many happy years longer than we expected, but it's still a tough.



(and many more at http://www.bigstupid.org/postings/0-Wacko/ )


G_Gnome

Trad climber
Cali
Aug 8, 2017 - 09:22am PT
Nice Dingus. I've had cats like that and I always make a point to enjoy them when they are growing up. You can tell pretty early that they are going to be wild and I never regret having a cat like that and just appreciate the time that they do give us.
Hardly Visible

Social climber
Llatikcuf WA
Aug 8, 2017 - 10:28am PT
I know it may be a waste telling you this Dingus, but the responsible thing to do would be to make Gray kitty suffer the indignity of the surgeon's loving hand just as his brother did. You would probably see him a lot more, he would still kill rodents around the farm(as his brother has so aptly demonstrated)and he would not be impregnating every stray unspayed female he comes across necessitating that the folks at your local animal shelter have to needlessly euthanize all his unwanted offspring.

But hey, what do I know I just work in a cat shelter.

P.S. they are both beautiful cats by the way
Fritz

Social climber
Choss Creek, ID
Aug 8, 2017 - 11:39am PT
Growing up poor-white in rural Idaho, we always had un-neutered cats. Luckily, Ginger, the female cat that helped raise me, would only have litters of 2 or 3 kittens, so my father didn't have to kill very many of her kittens.

After one of Ginger's sons nearly died from wounds from a cat fight, at age 2 or 3, our kindly neighbor wrapped him in a rug & neutered him for us. Panda limped for a week, but survived his balls removal & became a much calmer cat.

Yeah, and our neutered cat Harley still sprays & gets in cat fights, but with a name like Harley, that's what you have to do.

the Fet

climber
Tu-Tok-A-Nu-La
Aug 8, 2017 - 06:31pm PT

We asked which cat at the shelter was least likely to get adopted. They said this fat tabby. So we took him. He's a good cat though. He rubs up against our dog. He's affectionate but not needy. We cut back his food and he lost some weight but he's destined to be fat.
Mighty Hiker

climber
Outside the Asylum
Aug 8, 2017 - 08:32pm PT
Today is International Cat Day, as decreed by the International Fund for Animal Welfare. Loki visited the library to read up. I haven't told her that the annual trip to the vet is on Thursday. It's for her own good. Really.
In honour of the day, she sends purrs to humans and hisses to other cats.
Darwin

Trad climber
Seattle, WA
Aug 8, 2017 - 09:54pm PT

Bernice dealing with our current heat wave, but not very well:

anita514

Gym climber
Great White North
Aug 9, 2017 - 09:18am PT
Awwww what a chubbster!!
Loving all the kitty pics here. I will be looking for a lil buddy for my Oliver. Hoping for an older grey tabby, preferably with thumbs like Rolo had.

Or a dog. That would really piss Oliver off!
thebravecowboy

climber
The Good Places
Aug 9, 2017 - 01:23pm PT

Lucile's condolences on the loss of Rolo
Captain...or Skully

climber
Boise, ID
Aug 9, 2017 - 05:38pm PT
Cats are pretty tasty.
justthemaid

climber
Jim Henson's Basement
Aug 9, 2017 - 10:14pm PT
Bernice.. that's not dignified ☺️
Mei

Trad climber
mxi2000.net
Aug 12, 2017 - 08:40pm PT
For those who have their dear furry friends on the other side of the rainbow bridge...

[Click to View YouTube Video]

It's okay to cry, and you might laugh once you reach the second half. They would love to see you laugh...
Marlow

Sport climber
OSLO
Sep 8, 2017 - 12:35pm PT

Saving a cat

[Click to View YouTube Video]
Marlow

Sport climber
OSLO
Sep 8, 2017 - 12:36pm PT

Reilly

Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
Sep 8, 2017 - 02:08pm PT
justthemaid

climber
Jim Henson's Basement
Sep 9, 2017 - 06:18am PT
"The Moosh" having a not-so-cool moment.

Fritz

Social climber
Choss Creek, ID
Sep 11, 2017 - 11:34am PT
Harley (the cat) really enjoys being carried around & usually has to be let-down, when our arms get tired, or we need to do something.


However, when the camera comes out & the flash goes off, he wants down.

karabin museum

Trad climber
phoenix, az
Sep 16, 2017 - 08:25pm PT




mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Sep 17, 2017 - 05:58am PT
Francis was named by Lenna for our dad.
He weighs nearly fourteen pounds and is about two years.
He's lucky enough to live in the forest, let alone have such a doting mistress.
L

climber
Tiptoeing through the chilly waters of life
Sep 25, 2017 - 05:17pm PT
This is Zephyr.

He just padded softly into the enormous void left in my heart when my 16 year old cat Buddha died last March.


Funny how something so simple as the purring of a kitten can make you feel whole again.
L

climber
Tiptoeing through the chilly waters of life
Sep 25, 2017 - 08:45pm PT
Thanks, Tami.

How are the felines (I think there were two?) in your family doing?
neebee

Social climber
calif/texas
Sep 25, 2017 - 11:13pm PT
hey there,all... love seeing the cats, again...

L -- what a sweet little kitty, :)


anders -- wow, your wonderful cat is getting old, and, mine is too...
will put a pic, soon... :)
this eve...

hope to get back and share, too...

:)
Marlow

Sport climber
OSLO
Sep 26, 2017 - 12:21am PT

L

climber
Tiptoeing through the chilly waters of life
Sep 26, 2017 - 09:04am PT
^^^^^ Lol!

Even kitties loves dem sheepies!
Hardly Visible

Social climber
Llatikcuf WA
Sep 26, 2017 - 09:20am PT
This is Whitney the latest addition to our little family.

Ghost

climber
A long way from where I started
Sep 26, 2017 - 07:13pm PT
Think you know about cats? Well, think about this: are cats liquid or solid?

Don't be too quick to answer. Unless you're Ed Hartouni. This is a matter to be decided by serious physicists, not dirtbag climbers like you or me.



CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS—Are cats liquid or solid? That’s the kind of question that could win a scientist an Ig Nobel Prize, a parody of the Nobel Prize that honors research that “makes people laugh, then think.” But it wasn’t with this in mind that Marc-Antoine Fardin, a physicist at Paris Diderot University, set out to find out whether house cats flow.

Fardin noticed that these furry pets can adapt to the shape of the container they sit in—think of a cat in a vase—similarly to what fluids such as water do. So he used the principles of rheology, the branch of physics that deals with the deformation of matter, to calculate cats’ relaxation time, or the time it takes for them to take up the space of a vase or bathroom sink.

The conclusion? Cats can be either liquid or solid, depending on the circumstances, Fardin reported in the Rheology Bulletin in 2014. (The awards don’t recognize the strangest research of the year, but strange research in general.) A cat in a small box will behave like a fluid, filling up all the space, but a cat in a bathtub full of water will try to minimize its contact with it and behave very much like a solid. For this achievement, Fardin was awarded this year’s Ig Nobel Physics Prize before an audience of more than 1000 people, including genuine Nobel laureates, during a ceremony here at Harvard University’s Sanders Theatre.


If you want to know more about this (and about tampons that play music) check out: http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/09/cats-behave-liquids-tampons-play-music-and-other-advances-honored-ig-nobel-prizes?utm_campaign=news_weekly_2017-09-15&et_rid=293236382&et_cid=1548111
Mei

Trad climber
mxi2000.net
Sep 27, 2017 - 05:41pm PT
Feline paralysis (n.): The condition in which a person is unable to move due to the presence of a cat on her or his lap.

It's already late and I need to get up early tomorrow morning, but why am I still sitting on the couch? I think I'm having another flare-up of the condition.

http://www.catster.com/lifestyle/cat-humor-behavior-feline-paralysis

[Click to View YouTube Video]
Fritz

Social climber
Choss Creek, ID
Oct 6, 2017 - 12:23pm PT
Heidi & I got home last week from 4 days in Dubrovnik & a week of sailing with friends off the coast of Croatia. We saw a lot of happy cats. There was an occasional dog, but it appears that cats are well-respected & may well be in charge, since everywhere we traveled, things were clean, well-kept, & folks were polite. That's the way cats like it, you know.

Cat central was the little port town of Zaklopatica on the island of Lastovo. We saw & petted several friendly cats there.



Our Dubrovnik guide Maria & one of her two cats.

Dubrovnik cats appear to be in charge.



Cat-worship. A very progressive religion.
neebee

Social climber
calif/texas
Oct 9, 2017 - 06:10pm PT
hey there, say, fritz... thanks for the fun cat notes... and pics...


here's mine, now...

in order, of when i adopted them...






bobby bob, passed on, of old age:



and, these were from thrift store:



SteveW

Trad climber
The state of confusion
Oct 9, 2017 - 07:37pm PT
Fritz
You sure it wasn't a purrgressive religion????
Fritz

Social climber
Choss Creek, ID
Oct 9, 2017 - 08:59pm PT
SteveW! Re your question/comment!

You sure it wasn't a purrgressive religion????

There was some purring going on, but I try not to discuss religion with Euro-cats.

This Dubrovnik cat had a very-high comfort level, & we could easily hear it purring from behind its secure fence.

neebee

Social climber
calif/texas
Oct 9, 2017 - 11:33pm PT
hey there, say mike. ...


:)

edit:
say, fritz... neat little calico... my brother had one, similar,
and she eventually went to live at my moms...

we loved here there, (he had moved south, then) and she got
to be very very old...

:)
Marlow

Sport climber
OSLO
Oct 28, 2017 - 12:39pm PT

Fritz

Social climber
Choss Creek, ID
Nov 30, 2017 - 12:20pm PT
DMT! Considering those are outside cats, they look remarkably handsome & good. Nice job of managing from a distance.
Mei

Trad climber
mxi2000.net
Nov 30, 2017 - 12:55pm PT
Let's see if .gif animations can show up here.

The simple joy a plain string can bring to a cat. This is Mango.

I hope we all can find our own sand dish. It certainly brings Roxy endless happiness.
Lorenzo

Trad climber
Portland Oregon
Nov 30, 2017 - 06:07pm PT
Sophie told me to let her know when Spring arrives.

TwistedCrank

climber
Released into general population, Idaho
Nov 30, 2017 - 06:41pm PT
Gizmo digs his extra thumbs.
Lorenzo

Trad climber
Portland Oregon
Dec 8, 2017 - 04:39pm PT
Sophie still waiting for Spring

Mei

Trad climber
mxi2000.net
Dec 8, 2017 - 05:02pm PT
Ahahaha...lovely photos and commentary above!

Here we the spoiled trio are enjoying a lazy Friday afternoon after having explored outside for a few hours.
karabin museum

Trad climber
phoenix, az
Dec 9, 2017 - 03:33pm PT





karabin museum

Trad climber
phoenix, az
Dec 9, 2017 - 03:51pm PT

When she was younger I would find her curled up sleeping in the tree on the lowest branches. My kids eventually put a blanket on the branches for her to be more comfortable.

Just in case the top of the tree is tied to the ceiling.





Mighty Hiker

climber
Outside the Asylum
Dec 9, 2017 - 04:19pm PT

neebee

Social climber
calif/texas
Dec 9, 2017 - 05:42pm PT
hey there say, karabin... hhahaha, MY TREE, too, is tied to the wall...
learned that long ago, with five cats, :)

well, now i got four...
will post some pics, soon...


love all the new cats stuff...

>:D<


edit:

oh my, i got an extra toed, cat, too...
one extra on each of her four feet, :))

like a big bear, :)) since she is fuzzy, you can't
see the mitten shape, just:

BIG FEET... :))


seano

Mountain climber
none
Dec 10, 2017 - 06:21pm PT
And Scouts will be Scouts. How to kill a mockingbird: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fo45o69HaKI
Fritz

Social climber
Choss Creek, ID
Dec 10, 2017 - 06:47pm PT
We walked around our ranchette today at 26 degrees f. with Harley (the cat) tagging along. Of course, he ran up his most favorite tree, at the base of the waterfall, on our spring creek.

Fritz

Social climber
Choss Creek, ID
Dec 22, 2017 - 02:35pm PT
Hey DMT! Pale Kitty is a pretty cool-cat. But then, aren't they almost all "pretty cool-cats."

[Click to View YouTube Video]
L

climber
Just bearly here
Dec 23, 2017 - 08:41am PT
^^^^^^^Zephyr thinks that is one of the coolest commercials ever produced.

And something NONE of us gullible humans will ever see in our lifetimes. Lol!

TwistedCrank

climber
Released into general population, Idaho
Dec 23, 2017 - 10:32am PT
neebee

Social climber
calif/texas
Dec 23, 2017 - 10:49pm PT
hey there say, fritz... i LOVE that herding cats, video...

say, am trying, to share my cats, soon...

have to get stuff off camera, :))
Jaybro

Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
Dec 24, 2017 - 06:33am PT
ec

climber
ca
Dec 24, 2017 - 01:02pm PT


karabin museum

Trad climber
phoenix, az
Dec 26, 2017 - 09:53am PT


White cat - sing "wheel go round and round, round and round, round and round."
other cat - "I am going to kill that F@$#ing thing!!!!!!!!!!!



Marlow

Sport climber
OSLO
Dec 26, 2017 - 10:10am PT

Three cats

karabin museum

Trad climber
phoenix, az
Dec 26, 2017 - 01:02pm PT


Three cool cats!



SteveW

Trad climber
The state of confusion
Dec 26, 2017 - 07:22pm PT
Marlow. . . .

tee hee hee. . .
Darwin

Trad climber
Seattle, WA
Dec 26, 2017 - 08:26pm PT
My wife and I have done whimsical holiday cards for years now. Here's this year's, a tribute to our dear cat Wacko who passed away back in January. I would say it's proof that he ascended to heaven, but that would be the wrong holiday.

Bernice, the calico, is not shedding as many tears as we are at his absence.


I think clicking on it helps.
neebee

Social climber
calif/texas
Dec 26, 2017 - 09:30pm PT
hey there say, marlow... hhahaha, i got to see if i can 'find my pic'
similar to that, :))


here are my cats, for now... the other one, is in the kitchen...
so here are three from christmas eve, all cozy:





neebee

Social climber
calif/texas
Dec 26, 2017 - 09:36pm PT
hey there say, ... and here is my 'big foot' with all her extra toes..





and, my black cat-- that was missing from the SOFA group:



Fritz

Social climber
Choss Creek, ID
Dec 26, 2017 - 10:04pm PT
Darwin! That is great photoshop work on your now, heavenly cat.

I likely shared this effort of mine previously. It dates to 2012, the year we adopted Harley (the cat), just before Christmas.

It's captioned:

Holy Christ! We got a cat for Christmas!

Darwin

Trad climber
Seattle, WA
Dec 27, 2017 - 08:28am PT
Jebus: sorry for your loss. Badass or not, a very sweet looking cat.


Fritz: that's great. We too were thinking of a similar Nativity scene, but I freaked out about another all-white Nativity scene, well except for the cats. Hey, I didn't say I was logical or even sane. Yours is brilliant. Along those lines, this has popped up recently. It's Polish from 2015, credited to Joanna and Marek Wieruszewski .
The caption apparently says: The Nativity without Jews, Arabs and refugees. I wonder if I'll have to pull my post as inappropriate for the cat thread. It's not particularly political, just factual.


Marlow

Sport climber
OSLO
Dec 27, 2017 - 10:43am PT

Three more cats...


My last of threes...
jonnywoodward

climber
Jan 21, 2018 - 12:50pm PT
Inspiration to do more stretching... Fu Fu in her favorite spot by the heat vent. Vet visits are always fun ...
Vet: Mr Woodward, how do you spell Fu Fu?
Mr Woodward: Eff you.

jonnywoodward

climber
Feb 18, 2018 - 04:11pm PT

This is Spotty. She's probably about 15 now. She was just another shelter-bound disposable city feral who ended up at my house twelve years ago because I had room. She's indoor only and for several years I could not touch her. She just wanted to be let be. She now comes over to say hello about once a week. No matter, she has a good life here with my others, and it's about them, not us, right?. She's just a lap cat who had a different upbringing.


Ledge Rat

Trad climber
Michigan
Feb 18, 2018 - 07:11pm PT

Jeff
mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Feb 18, 2018 - 07:13pm PT
SteveW

Trad climber
The state of confusion
Feb 20, 2018 - 04:00pm PT
Hey Ledge Rat--is that a chocolate calico or just a black/white/orange one?
I've got my second chocolate cali and they are special!
Fritz

Social climber
Choss Creek, ID
Feb 21, 2018 - 07:14am PT
Mike! My condolences to Carlo's family & friends. It looks like he was quite the cat & got to enjoy the outdoors too.
thebravecowboy

climber
The Good Places
Feb 21, 2018 - 07:41am PT
Happy looking kitty that Mr. Carlo. Sorry for your loss Mike.
plund

Social climber
OD, MN
Feb 21, 2018 - 09:00am PT
So sorry for your loss. Both my boys are closing in on 20 and I'm kinda dreading the inevitable.

BTW, great portraiture, "Still Life with Crinkly Whiskers".

Rest in nip, Carlo!
jonnywoodward

climber
Mar 26, 2018 - 09:45pm PT
Carlo looked like he had a good long life! If they could they all would tell some great stories that would be the equal of any of ours.

This is Mary, one of my older ones...


Not quite as cross-eyed as she was when she was young.

Originally she was a back yard stray who showed up around 2004. I trapped her, got her spayed and she tamed up pretty well eventually, so I brought her in to live in the house for a while and got her adopted through a local rescue group. The adopters had just moved into their house a couple of weeks earlier and were unaware of a hole in the basement wall leading to the outside. Mary found it sometime that first night. Despite a few evenings walking the neighborhood with a couple of other volunteers, talking to people and handing out flyers with her picture we couldn't find her. She was obviously scared and hiding. The adopters thought it was a ridiculous amount of effort for just a cat (jerks). It was December 2006 and I hoped her previous outdoor survival instincts would kick in, and vowed to look after all the stray cats in my neighborhood myself from then on. That is how I became a hoarder.
March 2007 and I got a call from one of the people with whom I had spoken three months earlier when I was searching. Her daughter had seen a black cat run out of their garage and could it perhaps be the cat on the flyer on their fridge?
I set four traps in various back yards and the next morning Mary was in one of them. She clearly wanted to come back home with me to reassume her role as spoiled princess.


Fritz

Social climber
Choss Creek, ID
Mar 26, 2018 - 09:56pm PT
jonnywordward!

Thanks for sharing your fine cat history.

Let's not let this become

"My Cat Died thread."

Howbout some live cat photos!

Fritz

Social climber
Choss Creek, ID
Mar 26, 2018 - 10:14pm PT
Tami! What a fine cat tail.

Harley's jealous.
Todd Gordon

Trad climber
Joshua Tree, Cal
Mar 26, 2018 - 10:34pm PT
anita514

Gym climber
Great White North
Mar 27, 2018 - 06:04am PT
Sorry for your loss, Mike.

It will soon be a year since we buried little ol' Rolo Podmarsh. I miss him every day <3
mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Mar 27, 2018 - 11:06am PT
It's great having a "pet" who is basically feral.
stunewberry

Trad climber
Spokane, WA
Mar 27, 2018 - 11:26am PT
Cat. Survival situation. He has to remember to turn around once in awhile in order not to catch on fire.
plund

Social climber
OD, MN
Mar 27, 2018 - 01:51pm PT
Love Harley! And dig your Harley, TK!

Heartwarming tail tale follows...spent a couple of weeks in the hospital in 2013; after a 3-day 'transition' at my mommy's place, FINALLY got back to my hovel. After I was comfortably ensconced on the couch, my buff / white harley Horton ambled over, laid down on the pillow above my head, and wrapped his tail around my face like a helmet chinstrap. What a great 'welcome home'!

I do love the fuzzbugglers...
thebravecowboy

climber
The Good Places
Mar 27, 2018 - 03:52pm PT
Gordo's got a Phoenix cat


"nothing laughable here"
Fritz

Social climber
Choss Creek, ID
Mar 27, 2018 - 08:42pm PT
Harley (the cat) likes hiking with us & enjoys our rocky 5-acre "Ranchette." He also really likes Heidi's little Kubota tractor.


Harley had a coyote scare a couple weeks back, so he is on high-alert on our walks.
anita514

Gym climber
Great White North
Mar 28, 2018 - 03:33am PT
Still planning on kidnapping Harley ;)
Rcklzrd

Trad climber
Prescott, AZ
Mar 28, 2018 - 06:37am PT
Fritz

Social climber
Choss Creek, ID
Mar 28, 2018 - 08:38am PT
Anita! Our "cat sitter" is moving to Arizona.

We can loan you Harley & the Ranchette for 3 weeks in September?

Harley, up high on Rockchuck Point, yesterday.

anita514

Gym climber
Great White North
Apr 16, 2018 - 04:08pm PT
So it turns out Oliver has anemia and we are now testing him for feline leukemia virus and FIV.
Anyone ever deal with this?

He has been acting weird the past few days as well as not eating. He's not as vocal as he usually is, doesn't greet me, etc. Really sucks. The not eating is what got me to the vet's this afternoon.
Not sure what else to do but wait and see. Vet said his blood tests look pretty good except for this pronounced anemia. She said we could do an ultrasound for $500 to see if he has tumors. So what if we find tumors - then what?



SteveW

Trad climber
The state of confusion
Apr 16, 2018 - 04:33pm PT
Anita
My heart goes out to you guys.
Oh, I hope it's just anemia. I don't have advice,
just give him all the love you can.
kev

climber
A pile of dirt.
Apr 16, 2018 - 06:20pm PT
Hey Anita,

Sorry your buddy isn't feeling well. We just went through (or rather are going through) some stuff with our cat as well. The vets have incredible technology these days and can do some crazy things (organ removal, stents, etc.) Sadly these things are not cheap. I can't tell you what to do but an ultrasound may help you rule somethings in/out and then you could better evaluate what to do. Our little guy had to have his gallbladder removed and *may* recover. He's family so we did what we could.

Good luck and crossed paws...

kev
Fritz

Social climber
Choss Creek, ID
Apr 16, 2018 - 06:24pm PT
Anita! Best wishes for a happy outcome for Oliver & you.

I've been somewhat looking forward to Harley outliving me.
Hardly Visible

Social climber
Llatikcuf WA
Apr 17, 2018 - 01:26am PT
Anita,
Sorry to hear about Oliver and I doubt that I can offer much that your vet hasn't already told you. A few things that I do know though is that anemia is actually a symptom of something else wrong in the body and not really a condition in itself. Most frequently in cats it is associated with chronic kidney failure in which case his creatinine and bun would be all over the place on his blood work. Since it is not I suspect that is why your vet is suggesting ultrasound.
If it were me in your shoes I'd do it, just because I would want to do as much as I could to know what's up, and it is not invasive or painful for Oliver. What happens after that is harder to say. What ever you do I know that you will be doing your best for Oliver because you love him and have always cared for him, so hard as it is try to find some comfort in that. I too will keep my fingers crossed and hope for the best outcome possible for Oliver.

I hope this wasn't too rambly it is late and providing solace is not one of my strong suits.
Good luck
G_Gnome

Trad climber
Cali
Apr 17, 2018 - 09:06am PT
I've lost cats both to FIV and to stomach cancer. It is hard to watch them wither from the ferocious beasts that they were. So sorry to hear about your cats but all cats eventually leave us but then we get to get a new little sweetie and fall in love all over again.
anita514

Gym climber
Great White North
Apr 17, 2018 - 09:34am PT
So good news is he does not have FIV or FeLV.
I booked his ultrasound for next week.

He slept with me all night now that the usurper went home (Pete). He got up a few times and came back to bed, making licky sounds so I assumed he nibbled some food, which is good!

This morning he was super purry and even squawked at me when I called his name - a normal Oliver behavior but not something he has done in the past few days. So that is good news for me. He also ate a bit more while I was having my coffee, so more good news.

We shall see what happens. Either way he has an ultrasound booked.

He is my only child now that Rolo is gone so I guess I need to take care of him.

D'Wolf

climber
Apr 17, 2018 - 05:07pm PT
Sorry to hear this Anita.

I had a cat that had the same issue when he was about 5-6 months old. Did all the standard tests including checking for kidney disease and parasite issues. My cat was indoors only so fleas and other insect pests were not the issue. Turned out it was just a dietary thing. Changed up his diet and gave him an iron supplement for a short while. Never had the problem again.

Had some rescued kittens from outdoors with the same. Turned out theirs was fleas just sucking them dry. Treated them for parasites & fleas; gave them an iron supplement as well - good to go.

Thing is, it will not resolve itself. At the very least he'll need an iron supplement and a probable dietary change to get him back to health (and keep him there) if nothing else is the cause. His symptoms are straight up anemia related; hopefully, it's fixable.

Hope he recovers soon!

Thom
Hardly Visible

Social climber
Llatikcuf WA
Apr 17, 2018 - 10:06pm PT
All pretty cool...







Gnome Ofthe Diabase

climber
Out Of Bed
Apr 20, 2018 - 08:27pm PT
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7SacredPools

Trad climber
Ontario, Canada
Apr 25, 2018 - 07:03am PT

Hey Anita,
We met last Saturday out at Buffalo Crag where Peter gave me the gears about my spectra slung rigid Friends and we mused at the calk bag hung around his neck. Glad to hear your cat is feeling better!
Garry
Ghost

climber
A long way from where I started
Apr 27, 2018 - 10:01pm PT
Catzilla


Lots more at https://www.eatliver.com/catzillas/#more-30803
anita514

Gym climber
Great White North
Apr 28, 2018 - 07:06am PT
So since my last post, Oliver no longer sleeps with me. He is either sleeping under the covers in the guest bed, or on a shelf in my gear room.
He eats when I bring him his food dish, but I don't really see him coming to his usual eating spot. Every time I bring him to me in bed, or on our chair or the sofa, he will stay for a while and purr and stuff, then he gets up and runs off to his "spots". Like at high speed. Sigh.
Otherwise he is talking back and eating, so that is better than not talking/eating.

I went to a new vet and we re-tested his blood cell count and it was more or less stable from the initial test 10 days ago. They did a urinalysis and going for ultrasound in a few days. Vet prescribed antibiotics in case there's an infection, and prednisonole - he's been taking these (with great resistance) since Wednesday night.

So not sure what else to do. I really miss my snuggly cat :(

Thanks for all the messages and pics here.. love all the kitties!

And Garry-- nice to meet you too! Maybe you can help Pete dress more snazzy like you ;)
Fritz

Social climber
Choss Creek, ID
May 22, 2018 - 06:37pm PT
Harley (the cat) really likes my socks. Almost every morning begins with him jumping on the bed as I'm putting my fur on (getting dressed). I usually have a clean pair of socks on the bed & Harley curls up on them, kneads them, & gives them some "rabbit-punch" action with his hind legs. When I take possession of my socks again, then I have to tease the cat with the socks.

The morning game of sock, ends with a Harley victory, if I have to run for a bandaid for a bloody wound, or a Fritz victory, if I get my socks on my feet. However, yesterday was laundry day & Harley had sock-heaven.






zBrown

Ice climber
May 22, 2018 - 06:42pm PT
http://cdn2us.denofgeek.com/sites/denofgeekus/files/styles/article_width/public/2016/07/6645061799_f9d20ea897_b.jpg?itok=-4qkb4kb
Hardly Visible

Social climber
Llatikcuf WA
May 23, 2018 - 12:11am PT
Just completed colored pencil drawing that I did of my tortie Whitney.

justthemaid

climber
Jim Henson's Basement
May 23, 2018 - 06:36am PT
Catzillas are hilarious!

Nice drawing Kevin!

And back to our scheduled program.

Mooshkin loosin her cool:

!
L

climber
Just livin' the dream
Jun 7, 2018 - 03:12pm PT
Zephyr the 1 year old Birthday Boy
clode

Trad climber
portland, or
Jun 7, 2018 - 03:36pm PT
Miss Piggy. He's actually a Mr. Piggy, but we didn't know that at the time we named him, when he was the largest of the litter, and would beat all the other kittens to the food, including anything we had on our dinner table, he would eat, thus the "Miss Piggy" name. He gets along with everybody, and loves to lay on my lap on the couch while I rub under his chin and purrs with his eyes shut. Now how content is that?

AKDOG

Mountain climber
Anchorage, AK
Jun 7, 2018 - 04:59pm PT
My Pit loves his cat pillow
Fritz

Social climber
Choss Creek, ID
Jun 7, 2018 - 05:05pm PT
Mei

Trad climber
mxi2000.net
Jun 13, 2018 - 11:54am PT

Roxy is so proud! She can't wait to come back in and set the prey right on my dinner plate.
mynameismud

climber
backseat
Jun 13, 2018 - 12:40pm PT
Go Roxy!!
i-b-goB

Social climber
Wise Acres
Jun 13, 2018 - 01:06pm PT
[Click to View YouTube Video]
Fritz

Social climber
Choss Creek, ID
Jun 13, 2018 - 01:20pm PT
Wow! That happy bath cat must be on some good downers.

i-b-goB

Social climber
Wise Acres
Jun 14, 2018 - 07:22am PT
Fritz

Social climber
Choss Creek, ID
Jun 14, 2018 - 12:21pm PT
Very cute cat photos folks! I-b-goB! I like that rocky cat design!

Harley (the cat) is a very generous fellow. In the spirit of the Kliban Christmas cat cartoon, "If I had two dead rats, I'd give you one," he left this fine dead mouse at our front door this morning. What a cat!




When I was about 14 years old, my parents & I camped on a small side canyon west of Ketchum, Idaho. We had our camping cat Simba along, who quite enjoyed camping adventures. My parents slept in their camper & me in an old canvas pup-tent. When we awoke in the morning, Simba had lined up 12 dead mice in a row at the foot of the stairs going up to the camper door. The mouse heads were all pointed the same way & at the end of the row sat Simba, waiting for thanks for his hard work keeping our camp safe from mice.
TwistedCrank

climber
Released into general population, Idaho
Jun 14, 2018 - 04:16pm PT
leftovers
Mei

Trad climber
mxi2000.net
Jun 14, 2018 - 04:51pm PT
Talk about generosity. Tipsy brings me two at a time. But sweetie, I'm really not that hungry!


Tipsy is a tiny cat I feed outside. She's been tiny (a born runt) all her 9 years of life and is still going strong. She belonged to a neighbor, but always lived outside. When the neighbor moved away (down the street) a few years ago, she refused to move with him (and his dog). This hood is her hood! Whenever I return home, I'm always first greeted by her.

[Click to View YouTube Video]
zBrown

Ice climber
Jun 14, 2018 - 08:33pm PT
Boo



Fritz

Social climber
Choss Creek, ID
Jun 14, 2018 - 08:37pm PT
justthemaid

climber
Jim Henson's Basement
Jun 14, 2018 - 10:07pm PT
@ Mike- good on you for the rescues- that Santa Ana "shelter" is the Dachau Concentration camp of pets. (at least it used to be- hopefully it's been cleaned up) .

The painted cats are pretty cool. Not sure how the cats felt about it.
anita514

Gym climber
Great White North
Jun 15, 2018 - 03:32am PT
This thread makes me smile.

I miss my cats :(
Macronut

Trad climber
Fresno, Ca
Jun 15, 2018 - 12:34pm PT
Micronut loves this cat thread
Ghost

climber
A long way from where I started
Jun 15, 2018 - 01:20pm PT
zBrown

Ice climber
Jun 24, 2018 - 08:00pm PT
Remember Nancy

She certainly remembers me

crberg

Trad climber
Cave Creek, AZ
Jun 25, 2018 - 10:07am PT
I dont have a cat but last winter this mom and her cub hung around my place quite a bit. Me and my dog would chase them off usually but a few times I just let them be. I put my iphone up to a binocular lense for a zoom so the distortion is a little bad in some.

L

climber
Just livin' the dream
Jun 25, 2018 - 07:37pm PT
I dont have a cat but last winter this mom and her cub hung around my place quite a bit.

Awesome photos, crberg!
zBrown

Ice climber
Jun 26, 2018 - 06:14am PT
Can anybody ID those crberg cats? They seem to be bobcats.
crberg

Trad climber
Cave Creek, AZ
Jun 26, 2018 - 12:49pm PT
Definitely bobcats. I guess I should have called it a kitten... my bad. I've got pretty good hunting grounds here with lots of snakes, quail, and plenty of cottontails. It seems like bobcats roam through and stay for about a week at a time. I will see them multiple times a day and then poof... I don't see one for a month or two. Its always obvious when one is lingering around because I will start finding piles of big cat poop covered with mounds of dirt all around my yard. That and they like to steal my neighbors ducks and hide them around my shop and yard. It was interesting the other day I was watching the young one eating the last foot and a half of a pretty big gopher snake that it had buried.
[Click to View YouTube Video]
mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Aug 11, 2018 - 03:19pm PT
Fritz

Social climber
Choss Creek, ID
Aug 23, 2018 - 04:58pm PT
Harley (the cat) really likes my socks. Almost every morning begins with him jumping on the bed as I'm putting my fur on (getting dressed). I usually have a clean pair of socks on the bed & Harley curls up on them, kneads them, & gives them some "rabbit-punch" action with his hind legs.

When I take possession of my socks again, then I have to tease the cat with the socks. The morning game of sock, ends with a Harley victory, if I have to run for a bandaid for a bloody wound, or a Fritz victory, if I get my socks on my feet. However, yesterday was laundry day & Harley had sock-heaven.


A happy cat!
jonnywoodward

climber
Aug 29, 2018 - 07:59pm PT
This is Hugo


Thought I should give him his 15 minutes of fame before he croaks. He's about 18 now and is getting skinny. He came with the house when I moved in in 2002, always hanging in the back of the yard. Having recently (back then) got involved volunteering with a rescue group I knew what to do with a stray/feral cat in a city - trap, sterilize, provide a place to call home. He has always lived outside because that's what he knows and my inside furniture is 50% litter boxes as it is but he WILL be coming in to avoid the nasty SLC winter this Fall. I already know he likes it inside and he deserves a little extra luxury at this point in life.
Mei

Trad climber
mxi2000.net
Aug 29, 2018 - 10:23pm PT
Yay, my favorite thread! Love seeing all the cat photos.

Here is boss kitty Roxy.

We must be having communication problems because she's been working hard to feed me these days despite me telling her I'm not hungry. Every time she goes outside, she tries to bring home something, a small mouse, a little snake, or a fat gopher, etc. In the beginning, I used to scream at the sight of those things alive or dead. Now, I calmly put on a latex glove, pick up the tail with my fingers, walk across the road, and dispose the victim in the woods by the creek.
plund

Social climber
OD, MN
Sep 20, 2018 - 07:58am PT
I regret to inform the fuzzbuggler-loving community that I had to send my little pal Houdini on his way....

Born in a parts car at an auto shop, performed multiple escapes from covered boxes & vet cages throughout his life (hence the name)

Had been on thyroid meds for the last two years, which gave him some more quality time, but in the end it was kidneys leading to dehydration & anemia that were too much...I just couldn't see 5-7 days on IVs etc with no real guaranteed outcome.

We had 18 great years, WAY more than a feral could have expected...

Miss you, little petite Houdini....hope to scritch you again someday, somewhere...

PS -- Fritz, sure dig your Harley photos....happy cat, indeed!
splitclimber

climber
Sonoma County
Sep 20, 2018 - 11:20am PT
This is Hitch.

I love all the posts in here, but Hitch WAS the absolute coolest freekin' cat.

Our previous neighbors took him in one night when he walked up to their car and jumped in. They named him Hitch since he was a cat hitchhiker.

Hitch adopted us after coming over to our house several times and decided he liked us better than his dysfunctional drug dependent family.

We had him for over 12 years. We don't have kids so Hitch was as close as you could get to a kid.

Hitch was an outdoor cat. He has been hit by a car and has had uncountable cat fights that required vet visits from abscesses. Last year he got diabetes and was on daily insulin injections and had a serious seizure. Thankfully, the diabetes went into remission.

Russian blue's are known for their mild manners and loving behavior. He was all that and so much more. Our home life seemed to revolve around him, where he was, what he was doing and how he enriched our lives and made us happy. His nicknames were Hehe, Hitchie and Hitchard.

In his old age he didn't roam around the neighborhood as much, but on Monday, for some reason, he decided to cross the street and go into a yard behind our neighbor's, where he encountered a dog and lost his final battle.

We are devastated.

anita and plund - I'm sorry for your loss too.

I hope this thread will make me smile soon too.
anita514

Gym climber
Great White North
Sep 20, 2018 - 11:36am PT
<3 <3 Hitch and Houdini
Sorry for your losses :(


Big hugs all around. I miss my boys :(

G_Gnome

Trad climber
Cali
Sep 20, 2018 - 02:18pm PT
SplitClimber, I understand completely. They can be the meanest dog on the block but so sweet to you. This was our Russion Blue - Rocket. He was 17 pounds of pure fury to anything that came into his territory but would lay in my lap and purr and drool for hours. He died of stomach cancer about 5 years ago.


I think he thought I was seriously abusing him by taking his picture. But this captures his spirit so well...
Ghost

climber
A long way from where I started
Sep 26, 2018 - 06:50pm PT
thebravecowboy

climber
The Good Places
Oct 21, 2018 - 05:32pm PT
mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Oct 24, 2018 - 12:13pm PT
Fritz

Social climber
Choss Creek, ID
Nov 11, 2018 - 09:17am PT
Harley (the cat) supervised leaf clean-up at 45 f. this week, then ran to our maple tree & enjoyed a great climb.



Harley 20' up & no drama later about down-climbing the problem.

anita514

Gym climber
Great White North
Nov 11, 2018 - 01:06pm PT
❤️ Harley
jonnywoodward

climber
Nov 28, 2018 - 01:13pm PT
All rescues are good rescues but some stand out. The ones where the animals' quality of life is turned around, maybe they simply wouldn't have made it without intervention, perhaps abuse was in the mix, there are many reasons why an animal's existence can be hard. My old cat Grace fits this category and this is her very abbreviated story.


Grace was first trapped and fixed as a young adult in 2000 by members of a rescue group I volunteered with. She lived in the engines of cars in an apartment building parking lot. Engines are warm and dry but death traps for cats. Once, she disappeared for a week and came back with an ugly 6" x 1" wound on her back - a close encounter with a fan blade upon start-up - but she recovered and persevered.
In about 2012 I returned from a climbing trip and the friend who had been standing in with the feeding duties said Grace had developed a nasty eye infection which looked like it needed attention. She had at that time also taken to sheltering in a particularly oily engine - her coat was covered in it - who knows how much oil she had already ingested by cleaning herself, but I was sure it would kill her eventually. So, now with an infection to boot I decided to bring her home for her final stretch. Surely she wouldn't live that much longer. She had tamed up to me over the years, so catching her wasn't a problem.
The stinking putrid hole in her face right next to her eye was indeed nasty, but I had some antibiotics in the cat supplies cupboard and the infection cleared up nicely. But then it came right back. A trip to the vet was in order. Long story short, her teeth/mouth was so bad that although the infection had started there it had tunneled through her face and come out by her eye. She surely would have died from the infection had she been fending for herself out there. Death by toothache - hideous.
She turned out to be such a lovely friendly cat and just digs the indoor life. It doesn't always work out that way but when it does it's just the best. She's at least 18 now and going strong. So much for my original intention of providing some brief hospice.
KokaKola

climber
From the East to the West
Dec 8, 2018 - 09:18pm PT
Fritz

Social climber
Choss Creek, ID
Dec 8, 2018 - 10:30pm PT
Fine, fine cats folks! Thanks for sharing those fabulous felines.
TwistedCrank

climber
Released into general population, Idaho
Dec 9, 2018 - 07:26am PT
Marlow

Sport climber
OSLO
Dec 9, 2018 - 07:38am PT

“To conceive of ourselves as fragmentary matter cohering for a millisecond between two eternities of darkness is very difficult.”
SteveW

Trad climber
The state of confusion
Dec 12, 2018 - 08:41pm PT
RIP Tony. My best little buddie.
Gnome Ofthe Diabase

climber
Out Of Bed
Dec 13, 2018 - 01:13am PT
Aww, a top of the fridge sittin' kitty,
Lookin' pretty
a kitten climber,
a cat who liked to have a view from up,
a very cool cat,
there is a whole lot of hole that must be left.
sorry for your loss
plund

Social climber
OD, MN
Dec 13, 2018 - 02:17pm PT
SteveW, sorry for your loss...quite the handsome fuzz was Tony.
thebravecowboy

climber
The Good Places
Dec 13, 2018 - 06:18pm PT
it's warm on top of the fridge: Tony knew this.







anita514

Gym climber
Great White North
Dec 13, 2018 - 06:26pm PT
<3 Tony & all the other little guys and girls on this thread

Fritz

Social climber
Choss Creek, ID
Dec 13, 2018 - 06:29pm PT
SteveW! My condolences on the loss of your cat pal. It's hard to have those little friends go away.

I'm kinda hoping that Harley (the cat) outlives me.
Lorenzo

Trad climber
Portland Oregon
Dec 13, 2018 - 07:33pm PT
Sophie at “the beach” on the back of the couch in the sun today.

She spends so much time there we have an old sheet there to cut down on the lanolin stains.
D'Wolf

climber
Dec 13, 2018 - 08:01pm PT
Shadow was abandoned by her owners when the moved and left her behind.

Tigerbear looks like a tiger with an orange undercoat you can only really see in sunlight. He growls at the FedEx guy and has black claws like a bear. He was a feral that someone shot in the face with a pellet gun. The pellet when through his mouth breaking an incisor and lodged in his nasal cavity but doesn't bother him or impair his breathing so we left it. He was near death when we found him with a severe infection that had engulfed his entire head. The MRI showed his skull as a solid mass. Dental surgery and 6 weeks of intensive antibiotics and he was healthy as ever.

They share their home with 5 other rescued feline brothers and sisters. Some people here remember one of them: Astro, a male Siamese found as a kitten at the base of the Prow 4-5 years ago - he's all growed up now!

Aeriq

Sport climber
100-year Visitor
Dec 13, 2018 - 08:06pm PT
thebravecowboy

climber
The Good Places
Dec 24, 2018 - 08:08pm PT
Fritz

Social climber
Choss Creek, ID
Dec 24, 2018 - 08:54pm PT
OMG! Is that it??

You posted this photo years back, & of course I saved it.

The world's toughest cat?

Mary Moser

Trad climber
Joshua Tree, CA
Dec 25, 2018 - 12:51pm PT
Knave

Trad climber
Napa
Dec 25, 2018 - 02:09pm PT
ManMountain

Mountain climber
San Diego
Dec 25, 2018 - 02:33pm PT
Hate 'em. I'm allergic to cat dander so a house with cats is a sneezing itchy eyes hell for me. Worse is the folks who keep urban outdoor cats which kill off bird populations.

Personally, I'll catch & kill 'em by wringing their necks if I find them in my yard. You got a cat, keep it indoors or fence your yard effectively; your indulgence is not my problem.

I'll back off a bit and say if you are running a farm operation with feed storage, etc., a few farm cats can really cut down the vermin problems. But they are not the cuddly cats posted above; farm cats are warriors which have little to do with the humans on the farm. They're vicious nasty creatures.
L

climber
Just livin' the dream
Dec 25, 2018 - 05:07pm PT
A face that's hard to resist...


Hanging with his best friend, Bernie.

thebravecowboy

climber
The Good Places
Dec 25, 2018 - 06:08pm PT
Fritz! Ha! That badass cat with the explosions and our Lucy! sadly, Lucy is maybe not such an actual badass.

I like that yin-cat-yang thing mike.



edit: hey fritz back off man, manmountain's yard is his castle and stuff. ;-) clearly, other people's pets are indeed his deep-seated problem, and baby-dicked alpha male violence is response. too many cat turds in the sandbox as a kid apparently really hurts a man. 🐈💩
Fritz

Social climber
Choss Creek, ID
Dec 25, 2018 - 06:09pm PT
ManMountain! Per your inappropriate & nasty post:

Personally, I'll catch & kill 'em by wringing their necks if I find them in my yard. You got a cat, keep it indoors or fence your yard effectively; your indulgence is not my problem.

My sister in law is a District Judge. She has noted that folks who start off abusing & killing pets, often move on to doing the same to people.

That fact is well known in legal circles.

Merry Hissmas to you.

Marlow

Sport climber
OSLO
Dec 26, 2018 - 02:42am PT

ManMountain

Mountain climber
San Diego
Dec 26, 2018 - 09:53am PT
I'm not the only one who sees a problem with outdoor urban cats:

https://abcbirds.org/program/cats-indoors/cats-and-birds/
Marlow

Sport climber
OSLO
Dec 26, 2018 - 10:20am PT

No, but you're the only one posting "Personally, I'll catch & kill 'em by wringing their necks if I find them in my yard." on a cat appreciation thread. Which means another troll...
DanaB

climber
CO
Dec 26, 2018 - 10:27am PT
Summary execution by manual strangulation for trespassing?
Seems a bit excessive.
But you are a mountain man.
L

climber
Just livin' the dream
Dec 26, 2018 - 11:00am PT
But you are a mountain man.

Actually Dana, he identifies himself as a "Man Mountain".

There is a difference between that and a "Mountain Man", I believe...mostly having to do with girth.

On another note:

Dear Mr. ManMountain,

You have a valid point about urban cats & birds, and many of us agree with you in theory (which is why I keep my cat inside). But as it was pointed out above, the hate and venom of your delivery on a cat appreciation thread leaves much to be desired.

Allergies suck.

Animal abuse, however, sucks even more and is punishable by law.

Try Claritin...and a bit more kindness and understanding of the audience you're targeting here.

Thanks.
SteveW

Trad climber
The state of confusion
Dec 26, 2018 - 04:36pm PT

Wring one of these kitty's necks, manmountain. . .oops, I meant mouse. . .

I'm allergic to my cat too--and she plays outside, when I'm there to supervise, so she doesn't eat birds. . .
jonnywoodward

climber
Dec 26, 2018 - 07:07pm PT
It is important for all cat owners to recognize that domestic cats are an introduced predatory species and to take actions to minimize the impact their cats have on wildlife populations.
It is perhaps more important for the bird-lovers/cat-blamers to recognize that human activity is responsible for massively more bird deaths than our pet cats are. To destroy close to 100% of the native habitat when building urban communities, redo them to our liking, douse them with chemicals and then to believe that they are somehow urban ecosystems which are bird friendly or even anything short of bird hostile is self-deception. Cats often become scapegoats for the real issue - our behavior, and our inability to face the troubling consequences of our own actions regarding all wildlife which inconveniently gets in our way.
Plus, a certain small percentage of the population simply have a cat-hating psychopathy.
Jaybro

Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
Jan 1, 2019 - 02:29pm PT
From the trailcam by Chazbros cabin in the bear lodge mtns next to Devils tower
Fritz

Social climber
Choss Creek, ID
Feb 17, 2019 - 11:35am PT
We've had a few snowstorms in the last couple weeks, although they then melt away. There was a little more this morning. Here's Harley (the cat) checking out the new snow.


Eventually, he made a decision on how best to enjoy the day.


G_Gnome

Trad climber
Cali
Feb 17, 2019 - 05:15pm PT
We followed these for about a mile last weekend in the hills on the north end of LA. They were as big as my fist.
Lorenzo

Trad climber
Portland Oregon
Feb 18, 2019 - 02:33am PT
When they are that big it’s better to follow the tracks in the other direction.
Rcklzrd

Trad climber
Prescott, AZ
Feb 18, 2019 - 08:20am PT
Oliver's view from his perch here this morning in snowy Prescott:
neebee

Social climber
calif/texas
Feb 18, 2019 - 04:18pm PT
hey there say, Rcklzrd... WOW! WHAT a perch in prescott!

wonderful share...

missing all the cats, here... will get to see the rest, soon...

and, the dogs, later, too... :)



as always-- thanks for sharing, everyone... :)
Send

Trad climber
Central Sierra
Feb 19, 2019 - 07:36am PT
Luna





Hardly Visible

Social climber
Llatikcuf WA
Feb 19, 2019 - 11:34am PT







thebravecowboy

climber
The Good Places
Feb 23, 2019 - 03:45pm PT
perswig

climber
Feb 23, 2019 - 05:20pm PT
Beautiful collection, HV. I'm a sucker for dark and pastel torti's.

TBC, having spent 4 hours in surgery removing several pounds of carpet fibers from a dog via four enterotomy and one gastrotomy incisions last Saturday night, that photo - although lovely - gives me the willies.

Dale
SteveW

Trad climber
The state of confusion
Feb 23, 2019 - 08:18pm PT
cats are kool.
thebravecowboy

climber
The Good Places
Feb 24, 2019 - 09:01am PT
yikes Perswig! she is such a nibbler already, and we are hyper-attuned to unplugging power cords and stuff already, but I sure was asking for it teasing her with the hemp ball.
perswig

climber
Feb 24, 2019 - 02:30pm PT
Don't let me step on her buzz, TBC; it's just linear foreign bodies are a particular horror for most vets (maybe human docs, too, although outside infants, and prison smuggling, don't know how much this happens there?).

It's still a great shot with her personality, the twine texture, and lighting.
Dale
G_Gnome

Trad climber
Cali
Feb 24, 2019 - 07:53pm PT
I pretty much only own black cats. To me they are just the best looking cats. And most are just a little nasty which makes them more cat like in my book and therefore more desirable. I don't want me no pansy cat.
Mei

Trad climber
mxi2000.net
Feb 24, 2019 - 08:41pm PT
Loved the new updates to my fav thread!

Roxy was there first, so I had to sit "around" her. When Mango wants to get on a lap, she's determined. Can never get anything done at home!

neebee

Social climber
calif/texas
Feb 24, 2019 - 09:37pm PT
hey there say, hardly visible... these are wonderful cat pics!!

say, everyone ... thank you for sharing...


i need to update some of mine...

here is an old one though...
(the black stretching cat, reminded me of this) ...


my black on, when he was younger, in the old house...
he had more 'fun stuff' to jump on...








another old pic:




will post newer updates, soon as i get a chance...

:)
MikeL

Social climber
Southern Arizona
Feb 25, 2019 - 08:51am PT
My wife works for a catch-neuter-release cat shelter. They focus on ferals, but they also get abandoned kittens and strays that need cleaning-up and put up for adoption. My wife thinks she’s a cat-whisperer. About 25 days ago, she went after a foster kitten without gloves who gave her a couple of good bites, and to make a long story short, she got a bone infection that put her into the hospital for 5 days about 7 days ago. Granted, she should have gone into the ER sooner when the finger started to swell a bit. She now has 4 weeks of giving herself two different antibiotics by IV 6 times a day. It’s exhausting us.

Although I’ve had maybe 8 cats with other partners, I didn’t know that cat bites are especially troublesome. It seems like every specialist (GP, hand surgeon, infectious disease) we met along the way in the last two weeks all said, “Oh, yeah, cat bites.” Be advised.

One of the last fosters we had stay with us learned to fetch hair bands. It was the cutest thing ever. I’d throw it, she’d run after it, and then come bounding back with it in her teeth like some spirited filly.

One might domesticate a cat, but they are always a wild animal. It’s not like dogs.
G_Gnome

Trad climber
Cali
Feb 25, 2019 - 08:56am PT
One might domesticate a cat, but they are always a wild animal.

Exactly why I have cats and not dogs. And when they decide to bestow a little attention on me then I am grateful. When they don't then I know I haven't worked hard enough to earn any. As it should be.
TwistedCrank

climber
Released into general population, Idaho
Feb 25, 2019 - 09:47am PT
Dogs have owners. Cats have staff.
thebravecowboy

climber
The Good Places
Feb 25, 2019 - 10:13am PT
those tine-like fangs coupled with cat breath germs, yeah, that will do it. best wishes to your partner Mike, that sounds really tough.

I am always kinda tickled by that evolutionary dead end of the dog vs the fact that when we stop neutering em so much, coddling/jailing them indoors, domestic felines seem largely ready to just kinda get back to the business of self supported furtherance of their own evolutionary trajectory
Ghost

climber
A long way from where I started
Mar 7, 2019 - 08:42pm PT
SteveW

Trad climber
The state of confusion
Mar 8, 2019 - 10:51am PT
That's when feet need to be tickled!!!!
anita514

Gym climber
Great White North
Mar 8, 2019 - 11:43am PT
Buddy

Ghost

climber
A long way from where I started
Mar 8, 2019 - 08:02pm PT
Congrats on your new selection of paws to tickle, Ghost.

Thanks. It's been a tough few years, but it just got better.

Both Mari and I have lived with cats all our adult lives, but not long after we moved to a new home in West Seattle in 2011 our cat was killed by a coyote (a neighbor saw the coyote heading for the forest with Mei Fu in his mouth).

To me, keeping a cat locked up inside is cruel, but given that the area we lived in was coyote central, we couldn't see a place for an outdoor loving cat, and decided to try living with no cat at all.

Wasn't fun, but what can you do?

But we moved to a new home in a small city on the BC coast this winter. We have bears and deer in the yard on a regular basis, but, for whatever reason, there are no coyotes here. And no trash pandas. So, the day after I made the last trip from our old home and was living here full time, I headed to the local SPCA.

Fritz

Social climber
Choss Creek, ID
Mar 20, 2019 - 07:59am PT
Ghost! It's time to pick up some Japanese cat furniture for that fine new cat of yours.


Harley (the cat) really enjoys his cat couch.


https://mymodernmet.com/okawa-kagu-cat-furniture/?fbclid=IwAR2c-5qHU4uPcT-i91RGMcu26fefcJaGGxDtPUoc6CF3bin4dwH3amFAs4M
Fritz

Social climber
Choss Creek, ID
Apr 16, 2019 - 01:12pm PT
Our resident Zen artist produced another of his unique series of temporal landscape artworks this morning. Note the strong decisive strokes in the raw earth, each conveys so much, with so little. We are blessed.


The artist at work on yet another of his evocative masterpieces.


plund

Social climber
OD, MN
Apr 16, 2019 - 02:14pm PT
Quel bon artiste, ce chat Harley....

Handsome, too...
Fuzzywuzzy

climber
suspendedhappynation
May 4, 2019 - 11:28am PT

Does anybody remember the video of the cat in the well who escapes when a guy goes down to help it?

It ricochetes out of there!

Can't seem to find it.

Thanks
Rcklzrd

Trad climber
Prescott, AZ
May 4, 2019 - 01:03pm PT
All he needs are some Ruby Red slippers.
Hardly Visible

Social climber
Llatikcuf WA
May 4, 2019 - 01:38pm PT
A few weeks ago I went out to rescue a cat from a very bad living situation and two days later it turned out that I rescued 7 cats.
Fuzzywuzzy

climber
suspendedhappynation
May 4, 2019 - 11:13pm PT
Found it. Disregard.
neebee

Social climber
calif/texas
May 5, 2019 - 09:01pm PT
hey there, say, hardlyvisible... wow, say, good for you!!

and-- of course, for the cat...



congratulations, to you, ghost on new 'house' member, :)


nice cats, mike :)
StahlBro

Trad climber
San Diego, CA
May 5, 2019 - 10:30pm PT
Rudy loves road trips

L

climber
Just livin' the dream
May 16, 2019 - 07:42pm PT

I had to cut him off after 2 shots of catnip, the lightweight.
anita514

Gym climber
Great White North
May 16, 2019 - 07:46pm PT
Those fluffy toes are just too much
😂
Michelle

Social climber
1187 Hunterwasser
May 16, 2019 - 11:47pm PT
Lola being Lola

L

climber
Just livin' the dream
May 24, 2019 - 04:54pm PT
I used to think I'd filled my home with a nice variety of furnishings.

I now see I've only filled my home with a nice variety of Cat-O-Loungers.

neebee

Social climber
calif/texas
May 24, 2019 - 06:40pm PT
hey there, say, L... wow, LOOK at that CAT! NEAT..
aww, so cute...

thank for sharing, :)
i will miss this...
neebee

Social climber
calif/texas
May 24, 2019 - 06:41pm PT
hey there, say, michelle...

awwwwwwwwwwww, the 'lola' ... sweet pose, there... :)

i will post mine, but, i have to go to sleep, first, :(


got up realyyyyyyyyy, early, :)
zBrown

Ice climber
May 24, 2019 - 07:07pm PT
Great fotos Mike

I will try to fit in one that got axed in the great purge

That is similar

In the meantime

Ricky and Buster

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