Just because...
POSTED BY: Kwicko
UPDATED: Thursday, November 29, 2012 04:25
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Originally posted by BYTEMITE:
There are a bunch of cat families living around a near house where I work. At least two mothers (orange tabby and a siamese) with five kittens between them, and an adult tortoiseshell who hangs around.
I walk past there on my lunch break and meow at them while the kittens bound around. I'm sure the owners of the house think I'm nuts.
I rather doubt that. They probably think you're just a rather vocal cat person. :)
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It is impossible to not meow at cats. Scientific fact.
I'm no scientist, but my own research bears this out.
"I supported Bush in 2000 and 2004 and intellegence [sic] had very little to do with that decision." - Hero
"I was wrong" - Hero, 2012
Mitt Romney, introducing his running mate: "Join me in welcoming the next President of the United States, Paul Ryan!"
Rappy's response? "You're lying, gullible ( believing in some BS you heard on msnbc ) or hard of hearing."
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Just as an aside.. Little Orange Twerp got out again last night and was his usual demandingly affectionate self, lil bastard gets underfoot to the point where I HAVE to pick him up and play with him a while to appease him, the bloody extortionist...
Oh, and apparently those thumbs of his REALLY help in tree climbing, he went up one on a whim so fast it might as well have been horizontal - I just hope he doesn't get the notion of chasing a raccon up one, cause the clumsy fat bastard would prolly panic and fall on his lil 4lb arse and squish him!
-F
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Cats can scare off racoons? I thought racoons were lazy and epicurean but scrappy animals, willing to put up a fight and defend themselves.
Oh hey, did your favourite raccoon ever father any kits? You mentioned he had a girlfriend for a while.
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Well they had three, but one of them made the mistake of trying to solo the park dumpsters while K-ghost was waiting in ambush, and she has a massive grudge for their failed attempt to do much the same to her soon after she was abandoned.
And yeah, the raccoons are prettymuch wimps, but when they or their food supply is threatened they can turn nasty, which makes me worry about Twerp cause he's kinda stupid.
-F
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Ooo, Quote:
A house without a dog or a cat is the home of a scoundrel. - Portuguese proverb
I like that!
As toQuote:
It is impossible to not meow at cats. Scientific fact.
I must be screwed up or something; I can't ever recall having meowed at a cat! Many, many silly-sounding sounds, names and endearments, but never a meow. Of course, my memory could be suffering from the self-preservation of looking stupid (which I don't think meowing actually IS), or maybe it's that I always had dogs until late in life and never learned proper cat etiquette.
"cat" "extortionist"--isn't that duplicative?
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Finally some downtime from work, so more kitty pix!
Khaleesi is fitting in quite well now - the other cats have finally accepted her. Peedie, the oldest male, actually quite likes her, and has been playing with her for quite a while. Rodger, the younger male (himself a foundling, nearly starved and tinier then than Khaleesi is now) has been standoffish towards her, but if finally engaging her in some good-hearted playfulness.
Here's Khaleesi waking up from a well-earned nap:
She's not really scared - just giving a big yawn and stretch, and I just happened to be handy with a macro setting on the camera...
Nestled down for yet another nap, this time between the two older cats, who are now her unwitting minions. Hey, she's Mother of Dragons; how could they resist?
A bigger version of that same yawn from earlier:
Naps. Lots and lots of naps. She wakes up playing, and falls asleep usually doing the same. I think she dreams of naps.
Yes, she really does know exactly how cute she is. And she hams it up for the camera.
Told ya.
Being the meat in a Khaleesi sandwich:
I think she feels safe with such protectors watching over her!
Just chillin'
I worried about her eyes at first - cats are usually born with blue eyes, which then change to their "true" color, but hers seem to be staying one-blue-one-green. It's striking to see, really, but I worried that maybe the blue eye was blind or something. That seems not to be the case. The pupil responds exactly like the other eye does, and she has no trouble seeing out of it as far as I can tell. At this poing I hope they stay this way, because it's a unique look!
Acceptance!
They tolerate me! They really tolerate me! 
Seriously, how freaking cute is this?
So cute even Khaleesi can't stand it, that's how cute!
Oh hai! I'm awake now! Wanna play?
Peedie, exhausted. 
As well he should be. He found us as a youngish adult cat, and that was more than 12 years ago. He's starting to feel his age, I think, but still has enough energy to play chase with Khaleesi.
Next I've got to work on getting pix of Khaleesi and Jeepie together. She loves her kitty, but is still a little freaked out by her level of energy and her abruptness.
"I supported Bush in 2000 and 2004 and intellegence [sic] had very little to do with that decision." - Hero
"I was wrong" - Hero, 2012
Mitt Romney, introducing his running mate: "Join me in welcoming the next President of the United States, Paul Ryan!"
Rappy's response? "You're lying, gullible ( believing in some BS you heard on msnbc ) or hard of hearing."
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Deafness in the associated ear is more the concern for blue eyes, but that's more for pure white cats (and I also think long hairs).
Heterochromia is a common and usually harmless condition. Just watch for changes in eye color (or parts of the eye) and for nodules of different colours on the iris.
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Oooo, goodie, cute-cat pictures! You made my day...I soooo miss having at least one around, sigh...
She is Perfectly Adorable and deserves every bit of attention she gets, obviously! If ONLY they stayed kittens longer!!
We call that Bi-eyed in huskies, and it's pretty common. Dunno about cats, but I've met a few like that and they seemed fine...just a genetic abnormality, I'm guessing. Sure is gorgeous!
The "just chillin" photo belongs in a photo contest of some sort, it's a keeper!
Made me a bit sad, tho'; your Peedie looks EXACTLY like the last of our "pride" that left us, Jim's Burley. He's much bigger no doubt, as Burley (a stray) never attained true "cat" size. And the black one--well, every black cat I ever see makes my heart yearn for my Zuli, who I called my "back door man" because I swear, when he snuggled with me, it was for all the world like he was trying to seduce me!
I miss cats. Thanx for the visceral enjoyment of yours.
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