Kitten thread!

[Not_Giving_Up]

Graybaby!

[Rhiannon12866]

1. Awwww!!! What a sweet kitty!!!

I love the face and what amazing coloring! Thank you for sharing!:loveya:

[Not_Giving_Up]

3. We're still getting her used to human contact

She was the only one in her litter that would not be touched. We had to trick her into the house for those pics! She needs a home...right now, she lives outside with her mommy...a stray that adopted us.

[zanne]

45. Do you have any local groups that could help?

I found one in my town last year. Since then, we've managed to trap nine feral cats for the spay/release program. Also, I just trapped two kittens who will be socialized in, of all places, the Women's State Prison! The little convicts will get used to people there. (I'm sure they'll get loads of attention)! The thing is, I didn't know about this group, called Animal Allies, until I went online and did a search. Whatever you decide to do for the little cat, I'm heaping praise upon you for being a caring human being! You're a kitty hero!

[Not_Giving_Up]

50. Well, she's out there with mer mom

So, I know she's OK. The trailers have lattice instead of skirting, and she is still small enough to fit through one of the holes in the crisscross, so she can get away from anything chasing her. A friend of my son's has said they want her, but I have to wait until his mom gets paid again. I don't know if that's a real deal or not, but I don't mind feeding her.

I'd have her and Mom inside if my other three would allow it.

[Rhiannon12866]

57. Oh, wow! I'm so glad that you're living up to your user name...

And I sure can identify. My kitty, whose pic I'll also post, though it's not as good as yours, had a similar problem. All my guys are rescue, but this kitty is the one who I rescued myself. I fed her for almost four months outside until the weather began getting bad and I began to panic. So I had to resort to using a have-a-heart trap that I borrowed from the animal hospital to finally bring her in.:-(

And it turned out that she was a spayed female who had gotten away from a neighbor when she moved. This poor kitty had been on her own far too long, had been through hell, and had "lost trust," as I was told by someone who works with ferals. I got excellent advice from her, as well as a book on the subject, "The Stray Cat Handbook," and some great articles from Alley Cat Allies, which you may be familiar with. But the most helpful thing was when she had badly-needed dental surgery. My vet said that she must have been in pain. This completely changed her into almost a lap-cat! :D

Kudos for you for persevering with this. I know it's tough... She looks so very sweet and is so lucky to have found an angel like you!O8)

Catlin:

[Robeson]

2. Thank Buddha for a kitten thread!!!!

How cute! Graybaby is really a unique looking cat. Its like part Tortie and part white. What a pretty kitty. Very unusual. Is Graybaby a she?

[Not_Giving_Up]

4. Graybaby is indeed a she

She looks just like her mom!

[Robeson]

7. I thought she was with that part Tortie look...

...we have a Tortie, and since our Tortie is our daughter, I have a 6th sense when it comes to spotting a relative...;-)

[Not_Giving_Up]

8. She cracks me up

She'll eat the food we put out, but rarely does she let us touch her. Her mom is very loving and attention hungry.

[Not_Giving_Up]

5. These guys are grown, but they're still cute!

Scribbles


Dora


Bear

[NMMNG]

6. She's adorable

I love those eyes!

[Roon]

47. A smoosh face!!!

I love smoosh faces!

[ET Awful]

9. You can't hold a kitten thread and not have Quinn and Althea :)

[Robeson]

10. That top one is awesome. What a little cottonball.

[ET Awful]

13. That's Althea the love-kitty.

Quinn is the super furball from hell in the bottom picture, here is the photo of him that made him famous (on DU anyway):

[Robeson]

14. No DOUBT a furball!....

...LOL...:thumbsup:

[Tallison]

24. Sorry, can't help it

That is just the most adorable kitten pic I have ever seen.


Quinn!!! :bounce:

[Cathyclysmic]

27. And infamous on Kittenwar.com

:D

[ET Awful]

30. Really? I haven't looked at his ratings over there in months :)

Have a link?

edit: nevermind, they finally added a search feature so you can search for the little furry devils by name :)

[Cathyclysmic]

42. That's good..here Coleman's pic from kittenwar...

oh I forgot they are picky on that website and I can't borrow the pic

[ET Awful]

43. Is it the little grey kitty?

He's awesome :)

[Cathyclysmic]

51. Yes, that's my grey fuzzball

http://kittenwar.com/kittens/3630/

[ET Awful]

53. He's a cutie :)

He and Quinn could have a fuzz-off :)

[Cathyclysmic]

55. I was just thinking that

They could have there own website...it would be close!

[H5N1]

79. That kitten has personality plus!

[Tallison]

23. Quinn!!!

:bounce:

[ET Awful]

34. And a sleepy Quinn at that :)

How about a more active Quinn?



:)

[redqueen]

44. That pic of Althea is too cute!

:loveya:

[ET Awful]

54. Thank you :)

I think it's my favorite one I've taken of her. It just shows her personality very well :)

[ps1074]

11. I got ailurophobia

:(

But I love dogs :)

[Not_Giving_Up]

12. Dogs are cool too!

I'd have one if I had a yard.

[Tallison]

25. So does my uncle

(who continues to visit anyway - we've got 4 cats).

Just curious - do you know when/how it started?

[ps1074]

38. yes I do

I was 5 or 6 and one summer evening I got scared from a black stray cat. It jumped on my head from a nearby roof and then ran away.

That day I started stammering. Words starting with K, C, S and T... Not all words of course but words starting with these letters only. It took almost 2 years to recover from it and even to this date sometimes I still stammer but it is very very rare.

I am 31 now and I am still scared of cats. I can't stand within 10 feet of a cat.

I like them on pics and videos and I think they are adorable creatures. But I guess I'll have to live with it.

[JaneGat]

15. A kitten thread! How cool!

:hi:

Here's Timmy when he was about 5 weeks old:



Here he is now, still pretty much a kitten. He's such a sweet boy.

[NMMNG]

16. Oh, what a doll!

I could just crawl through the phone lines and cuddle him! :hug:

[JaneGat]

17. Thank you - he is wonderful

and so sensitive. I adore this boy. Your cat is so beautiful!

[NMMNG]

73. Actually he's not my cat, he's my friend's

I just live vicariously through him and cat-sit him when she's out of town. All the fun and barely any of the responsibility.

[Justyce]

22. He's beautiful!

He looks like a sweetheart

[Heidi]

32. Welcome, JaneGat!

Timmy's a beauty! Is he as soft as he looks?

:hi:

[Trigger Hippie]

40. Oh, I love your kitty!

Welcome to DU!

:hi:

[bertha katzenengel]

60. Hi, JaneGat - welcome to DU

:hi:

[Justyce]

18. My sweet Clinton when he was a baby

[Robeson]

19. Clinton's a baby doll, and has some beautiful eyes....

...:hi:

[Justyce]

21. Thanks! Check out that

fat baby belly :)

[Heidi]

31. Welcome to DU!

Clinton looks a lot like our Wiley and Excellent Cat Named Ginger looked as a baby. Don't kittens have the cutest little bellies?

Welcome! :hi:

[Justyce]

41. Thanks, I've been

here since last October - I just don't post very much, though I've been posting more lately... the madder I get about what's going on, the more I post :)

Clinton has been the smartest & most spoiled rotten cat I've ever had. And bluest eyes... He has me & my daughter wrapped around his finger -- I told my husband that Clinton is the perfect name for him because he's blonde, blue-eyed, and charms the ladies ;)

[WildClarySage]

20. My three:

[ET Awful]

35. Those are some purty kitties :)

Those blue eyes. . . . :)

[WildClarySage]

39. Thank you! Your Quinn is adorable

and I have a sneaking suspicion he knows it... =) Love his name, too...We're expecting a baby in Jan, just found out it's a boy, and are naming him Quinn.

[zanne]

46. Looks like they're in control of the situation!

Do they let you use the couch every once in a while?

[WildClarySage]

48. Only when they need petted and attended

otherwise, no, not really. But you see, that's not really a couch they're sitting on. It's a really big, expensive scratching post.

[bertha katzenengel]

61. that's a great photo

and beautiful cats
:bounce:

[Allenberg]

26. Here are my two

Mario has the blue collar, Toona is the bigger cat.

[Mizmoon]

28. Awwww ....

what a couple of snugglers!

[LynneSin]

29. Here are the loves of my life: Abbott & Evita

And there are the loves of their life: FOOD

[Mizmoon]

33. My cat actually begs me to pet her WHILE she eats

can you believe it? :)

Your kittys are beautiful.

[Trigger Hippie]

36. Yay, kitty thread! With all respects to Allenberg,

here's the soft underbelly of my Tuna.

[freeplessinseattle]

74. oh what a cuddly sweetie! nice markings, too n/t

[hyphenate]

37. Here are a couple of mine

I don't have any of Oliver or Amanda up yet--Amanda died three weeks ago.

This is Garibaldi--my blubba bubba


This is Jessica, my baby, about four years ago


This is Jean-Luc, about 5 years ago:



There are lots more, I just have to dig them out. :)

[cfield]

49. here are just a couple of mine

one when she was about 3 weeks (I raised her from 3 days, she's 4 months old now)





And one of her playing with the fishies

[Patiod]

52. Ooo! You provide your cat with fresh snacks!

Aren't you thoughtful

[benny05]

70. Cat TV

My kitties would love to have CAT tv as you do in that pic!

[Patiod]

56. Jessica is a beautiful brown-patch tabby

Are calico/tabbies more evil then other cats, or do they just seem like it?

[hyphenate]

62. Nah

She's just spoiled rotten. She's got diabetes and went from nearly 14 lbs to 7. She's now back up to 8.5, which is good. I have to give her insulin every day, but she's a trooper and tolerates it well.

She's spoiled because she was the new baby when my old ladies were in the waning years of their lives. When two of my ladies died (sisters, Alyn and Sandi, 5 months apart), she was the youngster with Piccolo, the last of my old ladies. Piccolo died a year and a half later, and I began to acquire new kids.

[mike_c]

68. those are all beautiful, but Jessica is really something....

Or maybe that pic just really does her justice. It's a lovely picture.

[Tom Kitten]

58. beautiful little kitty

love her face! and her colors!

Here's my old kitten, Felix, he just turned 15 I think in June (maybe May)...The most affectionate character I've ever met!

[Lorien]

59. My guys (and gals):

http://www.catster.com/pet_page.php?i=100240&j=t

Oberon:





Puck:



Miro (with Obie);



Fosters:

India (purebred Bengal):







The Twins; Nakoma and Katori:





I have one more foster, Kachina, but she's still too shy for pictures.

[bertha katzenengel]

65. Lorien, how did you wind up with a purebred Bengal to FOSTER?!

I can't imagine who'd give up a Bengal.

[Lorien]

69. Wealthy assholes who got "bored" with their $1,200 kitties.

they literally threw India (real name "Bangles"-unimaginative assholes too) and her sister out on the street! Her sister couldn't be caught by their neighbor, who is still searching for her. Fortunately, a nice woman is adopting India from the holistic pet food store where I show them tomorrow. She's done TNR work with ferals and works at Sea World ( she knows wild animal trainers), so I think she'll be able to handle India's semi-wild disposition.

[bertha katzenengel]

76. Motherfucker sonofabitches.

:argh: wtf is wrong with people?!

I am crossing my fingers for the neighbor.

Stupid fuckers.

[Lorien]

78. The woman who adopted India today said

that she wants to adopt the sister too if we can catch her (keep the family together). Gawd, I hope she can be found! :cry:

[davidinalameda]

63. I have to post my Theodore

I need to get pics of my Elizabeth on line as well

[sldavis]

64. I've never posted mine before... but now I just have to

Katie:


Elliott, mid-yawn:


Eddie, my mom's tail-sucking cat:

[freeplessinseattle]

75. Sweet pics! lucky you n/t

[TomInTib]

66. Wish I had pix of the neighbor's "Cheese Cats" They have

about a dozen ginger tabbies, all of them named after various cheeses. They had a couple to begin with, then they rescued a tiny female off the streets of SF who was being used as a breed cat by some homeless people. She was pregnant, and they ended up with a litter of 6. They've since rescued another litter of ginger tabbies.

Names (that I know) are: Cheeto (the original), Cream Cheese and Fontina (my favorites), Romano, Provolone, Gouda, & Tillamook.

These folks built a kitty compound that is all fenced in, and now that they are renovating, they built a separate compound around their new guest house while the main house is being done.

My dog and I visit them every day when we are out walking.

[greeneyedpookie]

67. Oh How Cute!

here is my Milo (he is my big baby!)

8 weeks old


almost a year with his half brother and sister

(white one Buddha and black one Mysterie)

GEP

:bounce:

On Edit: forgot, the first pic of him, my daughter decided to "edit" in paint and drew lines everywhere!

[yellowdogintexas]

71. KITTEN WARS

Lewis, Clark, CatZilla, Miss Moo and Porkchop, right before Porkchop was adopted


Baby Clark


Baby CatZilla in a precarious position


reading over George's shoulder


this place is just crawling with cats

[fleabert]

72. my little fosters...

they are all fixed, shot, and adopted out now, I miss them so!

cotton and squeak


squeak


LBK snacking on squeak


Boo (formerly known as Carmen or Olivia)


LBK -soooo fiesty!


boo and cotton (or that could be squeak) this is about four days after I found them. I screwed up the pic... so I added another from the early days...see below...


pitiful little ugly kittens!

[Lorien]

77. Awwww...just adorable!

It's hard to let go, I know. :hug: