Crazy Cat People Only!

Fifi (originally Foetus) is a beautiful grey(silver) domestic long hair kitty iv had her 11 years. she was originally the runt of the litter and was raised by triain hop[ping punkrock friends of mine. they asked if i would watch her for a few weeks one june but didnt come home till september at which time i had to declare ownership of her. her personality reflects those circumstance as she was improperly fed at random intervals and random foods such as hot pockets and slim jims. once i had her she went to the vet got fiixed up and fed well and loved every single day since. she LOVES to snuggle down (as i call it) cause she doesnt just rest on me but loves to get between my body and my left arm and nudges her nose and head deap into my underarms. shes the most adorable cute lover kitty. (to me) and though ive had cats around my whole life she is the one i will always remember most fondly. even during times when i had substance abuse problems she would communicate that she wanted me to sleep and come down etc... and i would couldnt resist her wisdom of meow

Check out my avatar, need I say more! And yes, the one in my ticker is mine too! MEOW!

I LOVE Persians!! I had a Blue Point Himalayan named Chyna Indigo~Bleu. We had to lay him to rest 2 years ago because he had kidney failure. He was THE MOST LOVING cat I ever owned! I miss him sooo much! He was 15 when he passed.

I'm a mad animal lover, all sorts of animals. We have 3 cats of our own who are the most amazing girls. We absolutely love them to pieces.

I'm involved in a few different animal welfare causes and organisation. Recently I was asked to assist in the rescue of 30+ cats from an outer laying area where a hoarder had 'saved' them over an amount of time.

It's the hardest thing I have ever done. These cats are healthy, but they are anti-social to the point of some being officially classified as 'feral'. I have to make a heartbreaking decision with some of them regarding euthanisation. My policy is simple. If the animal in question has no quality of life, lives with constant fear and pain, and has no hope of being rehabilitated, then I will make the call. But we are doing everything in our power to avoid that. We are fundraising like mad to cover all the expenses involved in saving these cats. They are having complete vet work done and we will purchase anything that will assist in their rehabilitation.

Whilst we can't do any of this without money, money really isn't our biggest problem. We are desperately looking for Foster families who have the patience, love, tolerance and understanding to follow the procedures in place to help these lovely cats adapt to a 'normal' life situation. We have an article written by a professional in 'taming feral cats' that we encourage our Fosters to adopt. But let's face it...kitten season is upon us here in Australia, and who can be bothered with a temperamental, frightened grown cat (they are between 18 months and just over 2 years), when they can easily pick up a cute fluffy kitten

So far we have brought 10 of these cats in, they have been desexed and had all other vetwork done. Our success rate is higher than we expected with rehabilitation, but we are still desperately searching for Foster homes for second stage, and for permanent homes for 4 of them who are ready now to find a family to love, and learn to trust again with.

The reason I do this...the reason I don't give up....is this. The first of our girls to be brought in, is currently at the local Vet's in their personal adoption program, looking for her forever home. This girl was scared out of her wits when we first went out there. Within days, when I went to visit her and spend time with her socialising, she wrapped her tiny little arms around my neck and clung on for dear life. She nudged up against my chin, and simply hung on for the entire hour and a half I sobbed all over her. She didn't care how wet my tears made her. She was just happy to be held.

Our next two who are waiting for their permanent families to find them are at a local pet shop (the wonderful people allow us to sell rescues there and don't charge a single cent for the service, plus they feed them out of their own pockets for the duration). These two have come ahead in leaps and bounds and are absolutely ready for adoption. They are loving, amusing, darling little girls.

The fourth cat we have just placed into second stage Fostering, is also more than ready for a permanent home. The minute he was introduced to a proper home/family situation, he completely came out of his shell, made himself at home, made friends with their cat, and spends his days being cuddled, playing, or lazing on the lounge.

It really is the most amazing, but stressful, rewarding, but frightening thing I've ever done. Just seeing the achievements they have made already gives me hope to go on.

But we can not do it without people. People got them into this mess in the first place, and it's up to us to help them.

Wish us luck

Aww, your kitties are all so cute. I love cats so much.

I have two. Sally is my tabby. She's about 7 now. I don't know exactly because I got her from a shelter six years ago and they guessed she was about a year old then. She's the cuddliest, clingiest, neediest kitty ever. Whenever I only move my hand, she comes running and wants me to pet her. When I do, she goes crazy, rubbing herself against my hand and she actually starts drooling. A little gross but ah well...

Äffchen is...uhm...I think she's a calico? You know, the ones with black and brown sprinkled fur. And she has ginger stripes on her cheeks, so it looks like she's prepared for war. Äffchen means little monkey in German and I don't think I could find a more fitting name for her. For a cat, she's pretty awkward. You know how everyone says cats are graceful? Not Äffchen. When she runs, she sort of skips, she never jumps but lets herself drop off and her favorite hobby is crawling and climbing all over the couch like an actual monkey. But I heart her. She's about 2 now but she never quite dropped the kitten. She always wants to play and actually retrieves toys like a dog. The only downside is that Sally gets reeeeaaaally annoyed by her and hisses at her all the time because she simply doesn't want to play. Some people said I should get a third cat with a similarly playful character to keep Äffchen entertained when I can't play with her but I don't know...my apartment isn't huge and I don't want more than two cats. =/

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I have ginger male who it around 5.5 months....His name is Tigger....I adopted him from the RSPCA.....In 2 weeks I'm taking a well deserved break and it will be without Tigger.....I'm going to miss him like crazy.....Miss our morning wrestle matches...But he will be well looked after at the RSPCA till I get back.....

We lost our beloved black tabby Thomas to cancer aged 15 about 3 years ago.

We now have Amy. She's another rescue cat. Her previous owners moved house and left her behind.
When she was found shed been living rough for a few weeks, and as a result is a prolific hunter!! The first few weeks she ate everything we fed her and still has a large appetite.
She also has a bald shoulder where we think she must have been burned and now the fur doesn't grow.
She's black with a white bib and paws so it looks like she's wearing socks.

She has a lot of attitude but is very loving, and is sat on my lap as my ipad rest right now!

Hi

We got the crazy cat starter kit. My family and I have five. My daughter has two Scottish folds - Leo (Leofold) and Dolly, my son has a grey Tuxedo - Syphon, husband has a Russian Blue - Smudge ( nicknamed Pudge for the obvious reason) and I have a silver tabby - Dusty. We also have two golden retrievers Nanuk and Koda in our menagerie. Can ya tell we are animal lovers :laugh:

LOVE this thread!!

My baby is called Beauty ( not my choice of name, she was a rescue!) she's a dark tabby and white, she's 11 yrs old and very naughty! :laugh: but I love her very much and couldn't imagine life without a cat! she's sat next to me now, watching the cursor move on my netbook!

I have 1 kitty that lives with me, and one that lives with my mom. My kitty I got from my parents. She is a bit aloof at times, but she likes to snuggle with me when I'm laying down to sleep. She hides from the kids, though. They definitely get too excited about a kitty. We've had her for 2 years? She's a tuxedo cat, with the white off her chin extending up past her right eye. Her name is Shiva

The kitty still at my mom's house is at least 10 years old. I brought her to my mom's house as a "present" for my younger brother. Come to find out, she had a raging case of ring worms. We treated her, for what seemed like forever. She's also not keen on the children, but she's old, partially deaf, and partially blind now. She's a mostly white cat, with some grey patches. Her name is Angel (or Baby, depending on who you ask).

I'd love more cats, but I can't. I'm mildly allergic, and my husband is as well. We've tried more than 1 cat at a time and it just doesn't work for us.

This is the newest addition to our household. His name is Chester Cheetah after the Cheetos mascot but we just call him Chester. We got him last month when he was 4 weeks old. He is so smart he immediately figured out how to use the cat door and LOVES to be outside watching the birds and squirrels with my other two full grown cats Bella and Bob