Tuxedo cat anyone?

[bluesbassman]

"Wake him up, go on I dare ya"


"who needs a chiropractor?"


My daughter is 5'6" to give you a little scale. :)

[MiddleFingerMom]

1. My last (and favorite) cat was a tuxedo cat -- though short-haired and LANKY...

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...but she s-t-r-e-t-c-h-e-d out lengthwise FOREVER.
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They all have attitude (though she was the most
AFFECTIONATE cat I've ever had by FAR.
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IF I get into a situation where I can get a cat again...
I think I'm going to try very hard for another tuxedo.
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Mine took to walking on a leash IMMEDIATELY like a
champ. She LOVED to go for walks. Ever try yours?
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[bluesbassman]

3. I tried taking him for a walk.

But he beat up two rottweilers down the street and the neighbor got a restraining order on him.

Actually he's too fat and lazy to walk, he sort of just lumbers about. :rofl:

His twin sister might like it though. She's a petite little thing. I'll give it a try. :)

[catzies]

14. Me too, absolutely! Fave cat was a tuxedo, would get another one in a heartbeat...

...just as soon as I'm done with school & have a job closer to home so I can spend more time playing with a kitteh!

My baby Mogli crossed the Rainbow Bridge two years ago and I miss him still:

[sakabatou]

2. That is one big cat

[Flaxbee]

4. I have a 20lb short hair tux on my lap right now...his name is Ivan, and

he's a BIG BOY.

He's just a big cat. Tall, long legs, big head. He's a sweetheart. :loveya: Ivan!

What's the fella in the photo's name?

[bluesbassman]

5. His name is Leo.

Leo's a big teddybear. Loudest purr I've ever heard. He's about 22lbs

His sister is Saydee. They were rescue cats. We were just looking for one cat, but couldn't stand to break them up.

Here's a shot of Saydee.

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[Gormy Cuss]

19. I love that front paw stretch.

You have pretty cats.

[zanana1]

6. Is it part Maine Coon? nt

[SoxFan]

8. Looks like it!

I've got a part Maine Coon, and she's got the same loooooong legs and the fluff.

[kaiden]

7. So glad DUers love tuxedo cats. They're the last ones adopted,

so says the Denver Dumb Friends League. We recently lost our tuxedo Helen, one of the Pleasure Twins, who, with her sister, Lydia, made the trip out west to Colorado from upstate New York 15 years ago at the age of 7 weeks, nursing on a very compliant (and obviously not lactating) German Shepherd mix.

Tuxedo kitties are the absolute best!

[hedgehog]

9. I would have a terrible time adopting a cat from a shelter - it'd

be like trying to pick ONE chocolate from the box!

[Arugula Latte]

12. We got our last kitty from the shelter seven years ago ...

I can tell you I'm STILL haunted by a couple kitties we didn't take. I can envision their faces meowing at me. :cry: Still, I keep telling myself it's better to help one kitty than no kitties.

[Gormy Cuss]

20. Same here.

I even remember their names. I ended up choosing the cat who was cowering in a dark part of the hutch in terror. I wish that I could've left with three cats that day.

[pink-o]

32. well this is how much of a pussy (pun intended) I am: I went to a No Kill Shelter

knowing I could only adopt one kitty and truly fearing I'd go home with 5 or 6 if I thought their days were numbered. As for the doggies, I couldn't even go near their kennels, or I'd've ended up with more than Cesar Milan.

As for Tuxedos, I had one a long time ago, a big Tom named Morgul. He was the dumbest, laziest, clumsiest cat I've ever cared for. Good thing he was so pretty!

[pink-o]

33. well this is how much of a pussy (pun intended) I am: I went to a No Kill Shelter

knowing I could only adopt one kitty and truly fearing I'd go home with 5 or 6 if I thought their days were numbered. As for the doggies, I couldn't even go near their kennels, or I'd've ended up with more than Cesar Milan.

As for Tuxedos, I had one a long time ago, a big Tom named Morgul. He was the dumbest, laziest, clumsiest cat I've ever cared for. Good thing he was so pretty!

[catzies]

15. I didn't know that, wondwer why.? Tuxies are awesome! My tuxie was one of a pair of twins too

Jake (L) and Mogli (R), both have crossed the Rainbow Bridge:

[Lydia Leftcoast]

16. Why are tuxedo cats the last ones adopted?

I think they're beautiful.

[driver8]

18. I love tuxedo cats -- I am very surprised that they are the last ones adopted. n/t

[zanana1]

22. I've heard that about black cats.

I have two black cats. They'd both been in the shelter for a very long time. People can still be superstitious. My little black cats are the best. Please; if you know someone who is considering adopting a cat, recommend a black kitty. They don't get many breaks in this world.

[GoCubsGo]

26. Yep, all one has to do is browse shelter adoption pages

You'll see far more black cats than anything. I have one. She's a pain in the butt, but I wouldn't give her up for anything.

[Arugula Latte]

10. Oh my gawd!!!! I LOVE that big kitty!!!!

Soooooo gorgeous!!!! :loveya:

[bdamomma]

11. wow what a big kitty!!! pretty too.

[tigereye]

13. he's huge! I love cats like that, actually.

[Kali]

17. hefty cat!

wow big kitteh
cute young man too!

[applegrove]

21. What a huge cat!!

[spinbaby]

23. We have a tuxedo cat named Tennessee

Not quite as big that that one, though. Yowzas!

[kimi]

24. That is a bee-yoo-ti-full tuxie, bluesbassman!!

I've had 2 myself, and have one now. My big Bear cat is a former feral, and after trapping and neutering him, he just never left the area, so I brought him in, and he just adapted, and in spite of being ear-tipped and formerly wild, he's gotten to where he'll come up and snuggle on occasion. I take it as a great honor.

All cats are special, but tuxies DO have their charms, don't they? :)

[Ikonoklast]

25. Tuxes are the best kitties.

I am currently owned by one, and Mu is my shadow. He needs to be wherever I am, and sleeps at the foot of my bed.

He's in my sigline with his sister, Missy.


Those are some pretty kitties. Rub them up for me.

[bluesbassman]

27. Thanks to all of you for the nice comments. Tuxies are special.

Just like Calicos, Torties, Maine Coons, Siamese, Tabbies.... :hi:

[Skittles]

28. I have one named Riff Raff

he is an asshole but I adore him

[Lorien]

29. Norweigian Forest cat?

He's almost as big as my Maine Coon Oberon! Must be great for spooning. :-)

My tuxedo cat Merrimack was enjoying a little brotherly love from Pippin today on the studio guest bed:

[kimi]

30. Is your Pippin a Wegie??

Looks like one! I'm owned by 2 myself, siblings, as well as 4 rescues/former feral/strays. The Wegies are real characters, too.

[AmyDeLune]

31. Here's my kitteh...

So far just named "Kitty" can't quite seem to find the right name for her...

[driver8]

37. She's gorgeous -- love that little moustache! You should name her "Charlie"...

she's got the Charlie Chaplin look going on.

[jmowreader]

38. Name her Dolpha...

because that cat belongs on http://www.catsthatlooklikehitler.com

[tammywammy]

34. This is my sweetie, he's not really a tux, but he's a cutie pie

[Skittles]

35. hey tw

how is he not reall a tux? He looks like a Kitler Tux

[barb162]

36. wow, that cat is beautiful

I have a short hair tuxedo with the shiniest coat. He is gorgeous too.

[suzbaby]

39. What a big gorgeous kitty!

I have a tuxedo that I found abandoned under my back porch when he was just 3 weeks old. He's 9 months old now and a holy terror.

Here's Oscar:

[dgibby]

40. OMG!

Looks like my dearly departed Boomer(aptly named because he was scared to death of thunder). Beautiful Boy! Wish my Boomer was still around. I miss him, even though I still have 8 kittehs and 4 of their dog slaves. What can I say? I live in a kennel. I only get to stay here because I provide the Noms!

[cherish44]

41. Now THAT is a magnificent puddy tat

I love the large model kitties, they are the BEST