Introduce Your Cats

[Kris10]

I'd like you to meet my cats, and I encourage other theBubbler members to introduce their cats on this thread!

My husband and I have three cats, Maverick (The Puma), Finner and Lil' Hank.

Maverick was our first. He's 16 lbs. of solid muscle. Despite his tough appearance, he's our most affectionate cat. He always has to snuggle and lick you, like a dog. We call him "The Puma" because he's like keeping a jungle cat in the house. Maverick is from the Washington County Humane Society. Maverick was surrendered because he was "destructive" and "didn't listen." Apparently his former owners didn't know what a cat was.

We adopted Finner after seeing his photo on the Dane County Humane Society website. Finner has a sad history. He was found abandoned in a Madison apartment complex. He was returned to the shelter by several owners because he vomits. There is no physical problem with him (we think it's separation anxiety). Finner was staying with the most wonderful foster parents when we adopted him. We have to clean up puke every now and then, but I can't imagine not having Finner. He's sweet and shy, and I know it has taken a lot for him to open up.

Our newest addition is Lil' Hank, a stray kitten found under my husband's parent's porch. He's often known as "Puma 2.0" because he's just as affectionate as Maverick, and even more destructive! He likes to crawl into the trash can and tear up anything in a plastic bag. He has a purr that can be heard a mile away. Maverick has adopted Lil' Hank as his son, and no doubt he's influencing our new baby in a bad way!

You can see pictures of our cats on our photos page. Our cats are our children, and I can't imagine not having any of them. When we have our own house, I hope to become a foster parent to care for special needs cats before adoption. I'd love to have a cat rescue if I could support it. I always used to joke that I'd become an eccentric "cat lady" someday, and that's certainly coming true!

[AlumniClub]

I have two cats.


Our first cat is Baxtor, we thought she a was a he when 1st arrived and left the name. She was born in a tractor trailer and dropped off to a pet shop with all her brother and sisters. I took 3 of them home and two went to a friend. She was picked due to her color and runty size and one white toe.
Fast crazy and wild cat. This is my wifes cat but she is my baby. She likes to hunt, look at herself in the mirror, fetch like a dog, chase fake mice, sees ghosts?, sleeps in hiding places that are not there, fun cat! This cat loves chicken. She thinks she is all that and a bag of chips(the queen cat). She likes to beat up Rudy also, when he's not looking, which is alot.

Our second cat is a male and I did not want him because I liked Baxtor.
Now he is my buddy. His name is Rudy...named after my wifes grandpa. He is my cat but I find him getting attention from my wife alot. He is a big fat lazy cat but has been seen body slamming mice that cant be caught by Baxtor. If a mouse ran by his face he take a nap. He love his massive belly rubbed and loved to be brushed and nap. He has a snack AT 3pm every day and more if he could. He likes to lay on anything humped to support that belly. He is grandmas cat when we are gone. He's on a diet but cant read the diet instructions that say exercise and eat small portions. He is a talker. Meows and sings? He was born on a farm and only hunts when is attacked.

These are our cats and I ll post picture soon.

[mmeyer]

I will list my menagerie by name , age and color! We have eight in the house right now.
The oldest is Peter Pan, he is 15 yrs this year and king of the house. He is pure black except for a white patch on his chest. he is about 18 lbs
The second is Chester( my buddy), He is a long haired tabby cat and is the most spoiled animal I ever had. He is 6yrs now and just loves life as the prince of our domain. Also weighs in at about 18 lbs.
The third is Squeaky, also a tabby , but short haired. He is the all around cat, in play, sleep, food, cuddling, he does it all very well.He is a closet laser light freak. The runt weighs 9 lbs.
The fourth is Bumbles(as in the old rudolf cartoon) He is a mostly white but also has tabby and tortoise markings. He is a very big cat that was only a kitten for about 1 month of his life. Bumbles weighs in at a very buff 17lbs. all muscle.
The four other memebers of our extended cat family belong to my son who is recently back from the Air Force.
They are; Demon a black cat who over cuddles
Little bit who is a short haired tabby/siamese cat that will play with any one or anything. Can jump 7-8 feet at will.
Then come our two little girls; Katie is a very petite little tabby and the lover of the group unless provoked.
and last but not least; Midget tabby and white at about 5 lbs along with Katie.
These felines are gracious enough to allow us to share their house and occassionally the furniture,as long as we feed them and give them scritches.

[Judy]

Introducing my cat, Sis:
She arrived with her brother when they were both kittens. I wanted a pair, though her brother's life ended under a tractor when they were building a new house next door. Sis is still with us 12 years later. She is a white Siamese mix, with some spots and tabby marks on her tail. She grew up with my 3 rambunctious sons and various other cats, parakeets, ferrets, dogs and snakes the boys brought home over the years, taking it all in stride. There were a few times the commotion was too much and she disappeared for a few days. My neighbors told me she was sleeping in the neighborhood flood drains and living on mice from their garages. She is an excellent mouser, though partially blind from a congenital problem. Sis deserves the best - she is a great friend.

We brought Sis to Chicago temporarily. She hunkered right in and enjoys sitting on the deck and mousing around the condo. I bring her home to Wisconsin for weekends - she is a good traveler but very vocal so she travels in a cage in back of the truck. When we get to the house, she jumps right out and checks out her old territory right away. It's been a while since she was home and I noticed there are many rodents moving in again - she is going to have a great feast next time she visits.

Her complete story is on her own website! All her photos are on her site:

http://www.catster.com/pet_page.php?i=317567&j=t

[TommyRay]

Spot is my cat, she's very unique, regal and tough, amazonian almost in stature with her long legs that can strong-arm through many doors and boxes and such.

Spot can play fetch for hours. She begs, sits, lays down and does high-fives which are really cute in and of itself. Here are some photos of Spot, as well as a couple of the other cats listed here. Just click the photo below for more pics...



Then there's Tricksy, Susans cat. The striped grey-black cat, who's only real trick so far was sneaking out one time, then a while later popped out a kitten. She was SO skinny we hadn't realized she was pregnant! LOL!! And hence Little Bear was born, the only Male cat we have, and need to rectify THAT situation soon. Tricksy is the only one who comes running TO the vacuum when it is turned on, and loves water. She's my bath buddy, likes to play with the water.

Then there is Dora. Yes, no coincidence. She is a gorgeous cat with Maine Coon in her. She is VERY loyal to Diane, and follows her everywhere. If Diane is outside, Dora is right in the window watching her. Diane thought it'd be neat for Dora to have a playmate that she could call Boots if it had socked feet. So, when I rescued one from a drowning and certain death, I took her home, and walla.... Dora and Boots.

Susan got a kitten, small Tricksy look-a-like, and named her Sissy. She's adorable, loves chasing my cursor around the monitor here, and

And that is our cats. They like to tunel under covers, play, and be naughty when they can, especially when a bug is on the ceiling. But they are ALL very healthy and happy.

Spot
Dora
Boots
Tricksy
Little Bear
Sissy

[pk]

We have 2 cats that rule our home now. We had only 1 until recently and without even thinking we would ever have 2 we ended up with a savannah cat a few months ago. lol

My youngest daughter always wanted one and looking in the bubbler's classifieds she found someone that had not one but 3 for free! Well we knew we would never hear the end of it from her until we looked into it. Well we looked into it and this is what happened. lol

Turned out that a friend of mine was recently looking for a cat since her cat passed away, and we had another friend that just moved into a new apartment and a giant cat lover. I told them about the 3 cats and they were so excited along with my daughter. So we contacted the owner, saw pictures, researched all about savannah cats, and next thing I know it was....off we went to adopt 3 cats! lol

We decided to pick the one that was marked most like the orginal 1st generation. He is a purebred 4th generation. I will have to admit that through out the years I have had many cats but this one is by far the most different cat ever. lol lol

[pk]

Our beautiful Lily has been with us for many years now since she was a baby. She is my youngest daughter's cat. This cat totally loves our daughter, they share a really close bond.

[CarolsCritterCare]

Beautiful kitties!!

I am home to several feral kitties, and some farm cats that come here because they know the door is always open and can grab a meal when passing thru.

Carol

[sparkyhaze]

I have a cat, his name is Bandit.He is black and white.I love him to death.

[CarolsCritterCare]

Sweet! How old is Bandit? Is he a DSH?

Carol

[Desi]

I have four cats. "Mercedes", a nine year old tortoise shell. "Felix", a seven year old long haired black and white. "Sophie", a two year old gray tiger. And, "Angel", a one year old black tabby. I would love to post pictures, but I don't know how!!

[CarolsCritterCare]

Are you in basic editor or standard editor?

You to be in standard editor to post pics. Basic does not offer all the little tool buttons you need.

I upload all my photo's to photobucket.com that I post here. Once uploaded I grab the url of the pic and come back to the Bubbler and click on the image button (looks like square box with mountain on it)
that will open up another box that you paste your url into
ok it and it will drop down to your post
then say whatever you want and post.

Does this help?

Carol

[Desi]

Thanks! I'll give it a try!

[Kelly68]

Is there enough memory on the site for me to add all my cats? LOL After all they are family and I do have pictures!

Kelly

[CarolsCritterCare]

Originally Posted by Desi

Thanks! I'll give it a try!

Good luck!! Maybe we will see some pics shortly.