[aquagirl2]

Oh, poo. Was anyone able to see them without registering? Maybe if you just click on the picture?

How can I show pictures that are just in my computer?

[msgoofball]

aww the monkey kitty is adorable....!

[lucizoe]

Hee hee...

Our living room window faces the roof of the building next to us. The pigeons enjoy chilling on the ledge, providing almost endless entertainment for the two feline overlords.

This weekend we bought one of those cat hammock things; the plastic frame that fits on a window sill and provides a cushy polyester throne from which to view the fowl. Klyde pretty much hasn't left the window since.

Today, one of the pigeons puffed up and started doing that whole dominant pigeon display and it scared Klyde! Silly cat jumped down and crouched on a stool a few feet from the window, still doing that almost-silent cackling threatening thing, but clearly putting distance between himself and the pigeon.

He's so tough.

[bokovtoo]

awww... i love seeing pictures of everyone's cats.

my byootimous monkey-cat: http://www.goseep.com/monkey.htm

[doodlebug]

aquagirl, how do you see the photo without registering?

I bought new furniture, and moved everthing around...the kitties were freaked at first, but are now enjoying the change immensely. Now there are more things to hide under and more places to nap!

[aquagirl2]

My new kitty Petri, 4 weeks old!

[amilita]

so cute with the kittens in their beds, doodle! I have asked for someone to put my cats on the phone when I've been away. They never care, though.

mermaidgirl, Wally does look a bit scrawny...it's like he enlongated. The vet said him tummy looks nice and round like it should.

[doodlebug]

Ok, so I'm not totally alone in putting my cats on the phone. Phew!

Got home last night. Georgie apparently hardly came out while I was away, while Carmella bonded fiercely with her "nana." They even slept in the same bed! (I discouraged Carmella from sleeping with me from the beginning...I need my space.)

Cutest thing, though. I was bagged after my trip and went to bed at 9:30...both kitties immediately followed me into the bedroom and climbed into their beds as I was climbing into mine, as they usually do, though usually it's much, much later. Mom says they did get up in the morning for awhile, but as always, they were back in their beds by the time I woke up. So adorable. I love them hard!

[deschatsrouge]

My lady puts the phone up to my kitty Lalous ear so her sister can talk to him. He looks at the phone like it just farted when she does that.

[raskel]

when I was growing up my dad would let me talk to my dog on the phone, doodle. you're not so weird! (my parents were divorced so half the year I was with my mom and couldn't see my puppers.)

[doodlebug]

Awwwwwwwwww...Wally looks great! All of them look adorable!

I am away from home right now, and my mom is "catsitting." Last night I made her put the phone to George's ear so I could talk to him.

Sometimes I let my mom talk to the kitties when she calls my house...sometimes BFF talks to them too.

Is that weird? Do y'all do that, too? I sometimes wonder if we are the only ones who do that...or if it's just 'cause I don't have kids and this is how mom and BFF relate to my "family."

[gumby_cc]

Ok, well, last night was day two of my cat being with us. He has been doing SO great here! I'm really proud of him. The first night was a little tough because he was crying a lot. We ended up putting him in the bathroom with his litter and food at 3am because it was pretty loud. The vet told us not to play with him when he cried at night because it would be setting him up for bad behavior later. But last night we didn't even have to do it, he head butted us a few times but didn't cry at all. It's such a relief!!!!

[mermaidgirl13]

Oh amilita! You did such a great job!

He's so much bigger, but he still looks skinny, which makes me feel good because my crew is bigger but they still seem so scrawny to me. I guess they'll fill in more once they are grown.

[greenbean]

Squeeeeeeeeee~!

[amilita]

See how much Wally has grown! Then and now. Those are taken roughly one month apart.

Mermaidgirl, I read your post about the kitties going to homes on your blog and I've been thinking of you...it's gotta be hard. You did such a good thing for them!

Oh, and ETA two of the others looking sweet:

Max

and Mabel.

[ginger_kitty]

Okay, everytime I am in the lounge there is that wwwAAVSorg ad flashing in the left and it always reminds me of a calico I used to have and absolutely had to give up for adoption to a local shelter. I hope my kitty ended up in a nice home with good people!

[mermaidgirl13]

I've been taking care of a pregnant cat, and then her four babies. I bought a great big dog crate because I wanted to be sure the Momma Cat had her babies in a place convenient for me - like not on my bed or on the carpet. We let her wander when we were home to keep an eye on her, but the crate was big enough for a small litter box and a cat bed. She ended up having the kittens in the crate even though she wasn't restricted to it at the time - it was just her safe spot so she went there to give birth.

Crates can be expensive, but that way you can get the litter box and maybe a bowl of water in there. If he is used to the crate too, then you could move him from your house to your mom's house and he'd probably be more okay with the move as long as he had his safe place (the crate).

I definitely wouldn't put him in a crate overnight with no litter box. That does seem mean.

Was that helpful at all?

[gumby_cc]

That might work, mermaidgirl.....someone gave my boyfriend advice that if the cat is keeping us up at night, a last resort is to put him in his carrier while we sleep so he understands he can't play then. But I don't agree with that--it sounds mean and how would he go to the bathroom? Thoughts?

[mermaidgirl13]

Maybe you can transition him by having your mom start to restrict him to certain areas of the house? To keep him out of bathrooms and bedrooms, and then slowly shut off his access so he has a smaller living area. Then the switch to your place might not be so bad?

[gumby_cc]

Hey guys, just popping in for advice....this is making me really nervous so I hope you can help me.....my cat is 5 years old, and I had asked for advice here several months ago about him peeing all over my mom's house....
well. I got that under control a while ago....there were a lot of disruptions at her house and when those stopped, he calmed down. But generally, he's super skittish about changes in his routine.
My mom is moving and the disruptions have started again, and they're major. And they aren't going to stop. And he's started to pee all over the place again, right in front of people. It's gotten really bad.
The whole reason why he's been at her place instead of mine is because a while back I was living at home, and when I moved into a teeny apartment in the city, he would freak out because he couldn't go outside. It just seemed better for him to be at her place where he could go outside and play with my mom's cats. But my mom says he's got to leave because neither of us can keep up with cleaning his piss, and no one would want to buy a pissy smelling house from her. My vet advised me that due to his active nature, I should just consider him a resident at my mom's house until I get a bigger apartment myself..but that might not happen for up to a year, or even longer.

So I guess my question is....how can I make his transition to my teeny apartment easier? It really sucks that it has to happen right when it's getting nice out because there is absolutely no way he can go outside here...we're on the third floor. I've tried (several times) bringing him here permanently but after the very first night I've brought him back to my mom's house because he's kept us up all night because he's the most active then and would usually be outside.
I feel like such an irresponsible pet owner, and I feel really bad for him, but I just need help figuring this out....