Cat

stirbird said:
Are you sure that's not a lion cub? That is one big cat!
Yeah, he's a big boy. We're told that he's 75% Maine Coon, and 25% bobcat. I believe it from his size...
 
Update ...

I got busted today. :( So now Shug is living at my parents. At least she has lots of space now. :)
 
hdlynnette said:
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g162/hdlynnette/catb-daycard.jpg

This was a birthday card I got a couple years back..done some searching and found the cross stitch pattern for it...now if I can just get off this computer and get to stitching.

Awwwwww. Cute Lynn! I know what you mean about getting off the computer & getting to stiching! I'm in the middle of a cross stitch myself. If I don't leave Lit alone it'll NEVER get done. lol
 
BlackWolf65 said:
Just popping in for a second to post this pic I took today. This is a picture of the paw of one of my cats, Simon. he weighs in at about 22 pounds or so, and he's only about 2 years old. Unfortunately, he's one that I *won't* be taking with me when I move - he'll be staying with my future ex... Oh, well... But I'd really like to get a look at this guy in about 10 years...

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/BlackWolf65/S4020987.jpg


Holy crap BW, thats one heck of a monster, I'm not sure I'd like him sat on my lap for more than a few minutes.....:eek:
 
Gypsybyrd said:
I got busted today. :( So now Shug is living at my parents. At least she has lots of space now. :)


Sorry to hear that Gypsy, at least you got some time together though, and you can visit whenever you like.:cathappy:
 
Rest In Peace, Annie...

My old friend, Annie, passed away today...

About forty-five minutes ago, I went in to do some laundry. For about an hour before that, one of my cats, Carlos, had been acting very odd, crying a lot, running in and out of the office here. I didn't pay a lot of attention to it, just kind of noted that he was acting strangely. When I went in to do the laundry, I found Annie curled up in the laundry basket full of dirty clothes - it was always one of her favorite places to sleep. She was gone... She showed no signs of having been in distress lately, she was her usual grumpy self.

Annie came to me more than fifteen years ago, as a tiny kitten, not even old enough to eat anything solid. She showed up on the porch here, half starved, filthy, bedraggled, covered with fleas and ticks, crying pitifully. I took her to the vet, got instructions on how to care for her, and brought her back home. She has been with me ever since.

Annie was the oldest of my five cats, and she ruled this house with an iron paw. With the other cats, only Carlos was allowed to get near her - they were best buddies. The rest of the cats were beneath her notice, unless they were doing something that she didn't like, or got too close to her. With humans, she was always warm and affectionate...

She was my friend, my companion...

I will miss her terribly...

In Loving Memory Of Annie

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/BlackWolf65/Annie.jpg

I Will Miss You, Old Friend
 
I buried my Annie this morning.

I built a small casket for her, and since she liked so much to sleep in the dirty laundry, I put one of my dirty sweatshirts in the casket to lay her on. I took her into the woods behind the house - she loved to hunt for mice and chipmunks and squirrels out there, and I buried her under an old pine tree, I haven't marked her grave yet, but I will do so as soon as I can carve a small piece of stone. I performed a small ceremony, smudging myself, Annie, and her grave. And of course, I offered prayers to Creator asking Him to help her in her journey on the other side.

Keith mentioned something about how animals seem to know when you're feeling down, or whatever. Annie was such an animal. When I was depressed, she would come to me and curl up in my lap, and groom the hair on my arms... When I was upset, and my voice was raised, she would "yell" at me - yowling loudly until I calmed down, staring at me, as if to say that I needed to chill out...

People who do not have pets sometimes don't understand how distinctly each animal exhibits their own personality. Annie was a truly distinct and unique personality. I used to refer to her, very fondly, as "my old bitch." And a bitch she was. But she was also, with humans, such a warm and affectionate animal. She loved to be pet, but she also loved to retun the favor. As I said, she would often sit in my lap and "groom" the hair on my arms, much like she would groom her buddy, Carlos, or her own fur.

I feel as though I've lost one of my children. She was that much a part of my life, and of my family. Annie came to us not long before my daughter's tenth birthday, and my poor daughter is really distraught about Annie's crossing over. I had an email from her this morning saying that she's very sad that she can't be here with me today to help me bury Annie.

I don't remember ever being affected this strongly by the death of a pet before. But, Annie was so very special to me. Ornery old girl that she was, you couldn't help but like her. In many ways, she reminded me of Maxine. I'm sure everyone is familiar with the Maxine cartoons. If you aren't, then just google, and you'll find her, and you'll understand what I mean.

And now, I have to go... I need to just be alone for a little while, and think about Annie, and how much she meant to me. It's sad to think that I wasn't fully aware of how important she was to me, until she died.

Annie, I will miss you, my friend. You provided me with so much comfort, and affection, and yes, you gave me so much love. Your presence helped me, and it helped to teach my children some very valuable lessons about how we humans should treat animals. Where ever you are, please know that I will never again be able to do the laundry without thinking of you, and picturing you laying comfortable in the laundry basket, snuggled into my dirty clothes.

You are missed, Annie. And you will always be loved...
 
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