Inevitable cat thread

[Whitney]

Ruby wrote: "Awwww - he's gorgeous! Yay Mad Max! Does he have an Australian accent? :)"

He yowls like Bon Scott being tortured with a power drill. Does that count?

And he totally looks like a Tassie devil!

[Ruby , Mistress of Chaos]

Whitney wrote: "Ruby wrote: "Awwww - he's gorgeous! Yay Mad Max! Does he have an Australian accent? :)"

He yowls like Bon Scott being tortured with a power drill. Does that count?..."

That TOTALLY counts.

[Riona]

Awww, he is adorable! I love that fierce face and all the teeth!

[Ruby , Mistress of Chaos]

Sad news from the Huffington Post: Homer, Heroic Blind 'Wonder Cat' Who Inspired Millions, Dies in New York at 16
I have to admit that I can't bring myself to read it.



Here's the booklink: Homer's Odyssey

[Whitney]

Max, contemplating which book to vote for in the Chaos Reading Poll.

[Ruby , Mistress of Chaos]

Whitney wrote: "Max, contemplating which book to vote for in the Chaos Reading Poll.

"

Heehee! Pick us a good one Max!

[Ruby , Mistress of Chaos]

Swanky brought me a baby goanna today. I'm so glad reptilian mothers aren't protective of their young. The mother is considerably larger, and really aggressive.


This 3 week old baby has already learned to rear up, inflate its throat sac and hiss plenty. Reptile wranglers were able to relocate baby (totally unscathed), but mother was nowhere in sight. Sigh.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rubytomb...

[Jennifer]

Living in Alaska my cats spend their time inside. I work in a veterinary hospital and have seen lots of frostbitten ears...toes and tails. Not cool. I just wish I could figure out how to post pictures I have lots to share!!!

[Ruby , Mistress of Chaos]

Jennifer wrote: "Living in Alaska my cats spend their time inside. I work in a veterinary hospital and have seen lots of frostbitten ears...toes and tails. Not cool. I just wish I could figure out how to post pictu..."

You just have to post them online somewhere (like Flickr) first. Then you use the code above the comment box ("some html is ok") to post the link to the pic.

[Jennifer]

Ruby [Reviles Censorship] wrote: "Jennifer wrote: "Living in Alaska my cats spend their time inside. I work in a veterinary hospital and have seen lots of frostbitten ears...toes and tails. Not cool. I just wish I could figure out ..."

Thank you so much for telling me!! Now onto FLickr.

[Ruby , Mistress of Chaos]

[Derek]

I just don't know what to say about that pamphlet….

I just read a great short story on Clarkesworld. Definitely a Chaos Reading type of story: Tortoiseshell Cats Are Not Refundable

It did not end in the predictable way I'd imagined.

[Whitney]

Internet leader Colonel Meow died this week. R.I.P. Colonel, your minions are mourning.

[Jennifer]

Derek (Guilty of thoughtcrime) wrote: "I just don't know what to say about that pamphlet….

I just read a great short story on Clarkesworld. Definitely a Chaos Reading type of story:
Tortoiseshell Cats Are Not Refundable

I have a tortoiseshell cat. I needed to read the story. It was intriguing.

It did not..."

[Derek]

Whitney wrote: "Internet leader Colonel Meow died this week. R.I.P. Colonel, your minions are mourning."

"Newsflash: The Internet guerrilla faction D.O.G.S. claims responsibility!"

[Ruby , Mistress of Chaos]

Whitney wrote: "Internet leader Colonel Meow died this week. R.I.P. Colonel, your minions are mourning.

"

So fluffy. So world-dominationey. RIP Colonel Meow.

[Ruby , Mistress of Chaos]

Finally getting started on Cat Sense: The Feline Enigma Revealed. So far, it's just reminding me how stupid people are. That they even still need a book explaining this stuff, 10,000+ years later..

[Ruby , Mistress of Chaos]

Sorry Cat Is Sorry aka
The Best Cat Apology You Will See Today aka
How A Tuxedo Cat Says Sorry

http://www.thepoke.co.uk/2014/02/12/t...

[Susan]

I like this one - especially the last one wondering where it all went wrong. How single cats are spending Valentines Day
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YQSAe7Z2...

[Ruby , Mistress of Chaos]

Yep. It's a medieval manuscript with cat paw prints on it.

From Buzzfeed: http://www.buzzfeed.com/alexiscoe/boo...?
8 Book Historians, Curators, Specialists, And Librarians Who Are Killing It Online

[Whitney]

So, people brought their young cat into the clinic today. Very frightened because the cat was apparently very sick, and 'acting like she is in a lot of pain'. They even brought a video, which showed the cat sticking her butt and tail straight up in the air and moaning.

After we all succumbed to helpless laughter in the office, the other vet went back into the room to explain the feline facts of life to the owners. The spay is scheduled for Monday.

[Ruby , Mistress of Chaos]

Whitney wrote: "So, people brought their young cat into the clinic today. Very frightened because the cat was apparently very sick, and 'acting like she is in a lot of pain'. They even brought a video, which showe..."

Bahaha! My niece took her daschund to the vet a few years ago, terribly distressed because she had discovered a lump.. you guessed it.

[Jennifer]

Whitney wrote: "So, people brought their young cat into the clinic today. Very frightened because the cat was apparently very sick, and 'acting like she is in a lot of pain'. They even brought a video, which showe..."

Thats hysterical!!I too work in the field.It kinda sad that that is really not uncommon...

[Derek]

Whitney wrote: "The spay is scheduled for Monday. "

You can do that? I got a dog from the pound a week ago, just coming out of heat and still spotting. And my vet refuses to spay for 6 more weeks.

[Jennifer]

Derek its just your veterinarians personal preference. we spay dogs in heat. We charge extra. The procedure is bloodier and there can be complications. But there can be complications with any surgical procedure. Nothing is routine.

[Whitney]

Derek (Guilty of thoughtcrime) wrote: "Whitney wrote: "The spay is scheduled for Monday. "

You can do that? I got a dog from the pound a week ago, just coming out of heat and still spotting. And my vet refuses to spay for 6 more weeks."

It's better to wait for two months after a dog's heat to spay because otherwise they can have false pregnancies. Not a problem with cats. Plus you don't have a lot of choice with cats, they usually go right back into heat if they don't get pregnant.

[Ruby , Mistress of Chaos]

My friend just sent me this pic from the US, where she & new hubby are honeymooning:


Apparently mine isn't the only feline Swanky Pants around!

[Ruby , Mistress of Chaos]

I didn't have the heart to tell her the postie doesn't come on Saturdays.

[Rebecca]

Cats sometimes get a hard time (weird huh?). Here is a cat who is challenging preconceptions by just being itself:

http://www.boredpanda.com/thula-thera...

What a cool little cat and kid.

[Rebecca]

Just say no kits:

http://dontpaniconline.com/magazine/r...

[Marc]

Rebecca wrote: "Just say no kits:

http://dontpaniconline.com/magazine/r..."

"hella faded" -- love it!

we got a used cat tower from a neighbor, covered that thing in cat nip and treats, and ours still wouldn't touch it (despite normally acting like crack addicts around cat nip).

[Rebecca]

Marc wrote:

"hella faded" -- love it!

we got a used cat tower from a neighbor, covered that thing..."

Yeah, maybe the tower had another cat's scent on it and it put them off. My cats go crazy for cardboard boxes just like the international superstar Maru, so perhaps give that a go if you haven't already :)

[Marc]

Picky bastards!

They do like boxes. I'd have been pissed if we hadn't gotten the tower for free, so all I really wasted was a half hour vacuuming it and spraying it with Nature's Miracle for no reason.

Maru is awesome. I just came across the world's angriest [looking] cat.

[Leo]

Hello charon riders, I am still here but I only recently got internet again. Please accept cats for the inconvenience.

MY OLD FAVOURITE CAT

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Czl1y...

MY NEW FAVOURITE CAT

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLbV4...

[Rebecca]

Marc, the angry (looking) cat has sick owners - I mean the Christmas outfit?

Leo, your old fave cat is a legend. Your internet is mental. Is it something to do with this Norwegian wormhole thing?

[Marc]

They might be the cause of his anger, Rebecca!

I pictured you as a Les Chats Ninja fan, Mr. Robertson, oui or non?

[Leo]

OUI like WHEEEEE how did I never discover that?? CHEERS MARC!

Becs- yes, Norwegian wormhole. I had a dream last night that they changed Norwegian presidents (not sure if that's a thing) and he had to sing the national anthem but got paralysed by fear then almost hit by a car. This + talking cats aligning under Jupiter means you might be running out of milk this coming Tuesday, so heads up :)

[Rebecca]

Leo wrote:

I had a dream last night that they changed Norwegian presidents (not sure if that's a thing) and he had..."

Hey, this sounds like one of those cool run on dreams that trip you out for days (note to self - keep a notebook by the bed, those who write do this don't they?), and the heads up is welcome but I don't think kitties aligning under Jupiter is worrisome : he's got it going on
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmqAEu...

[Gertie]

Bumping the kitty thread, I wanna see pictures of other people's kitties! :-)

[Jennifer]

I am like S.K. and have not figured out how to post pictures. Yes, I have read the threads and the how to's. I have had other folks give me instructions. But apparently I have a brick wall for a brain. I have lots of pictures of cats too....One day GR!! **shaking fist in air***

[Gertie]

Aw man! Actually S.K. *has* learned how to do it. :-P

The problem with a lot of people is getting the photo online in the first place. Do you have any photos already online? Then you can usually right click it to choose copy url/address or something similar.

Or right click and choose View Image, and then you can grab the images url from the address bar in the browser.

[Gertie]

Trying one more time... amd for anyone "else who wants to try...

Copy and paste this and then change the "http...jpg" to use your own url. (Can be jpg, gif, png) Right click on the image online to choose an option to copy its address/url.

<img src="http://www.website.com/file.jpg" >

It's best to remove that last space at the end before the bracket, while you're at it.

[Whitney]

Happy to oblige with cat pictures! Here's the latest member of my household. Currently "Vincent", although has also been Harvey, Stripey, Strippy (don't ask), and Finnegan McStripeypants (again, don't ask). He was found after being hit by a car with his pelvis broken in 3 places and both femurs dislocated.


Here he is on the cat wall with his brother Max, who was introduced as a kitten in message 48 and had a broken femur. So, as you can see, you can't keep a good cat down!

[Gertie]

Ha I love that expression!

[Ruby , Mistress of Chaos]

Swank managed to find herself on the roof in a sudden tropical downpour this week. She got stuck in the rafters of the verandah waiting for the storm to pass so that she could get down without getting wet. Patiently.....not.

[Ruby , Mistress of Chaos]

DIS is mah happy face!

[Jennifer]

She is lovely!

[Marc]

Matrix is our nice cat.

She also likes to read.


James Bond has a license to kill. Unfortunately, he likes to also practice on his people.

[Jennifer]

Marc your cats are great! I have a tortie as well.

[Marc]

Jennifer wrote: "Marc your cats are great! I have a tortie as well."

Thank you! Our vet once told us: "Torties are weird." They do seem like a special breed!

Hope to see pics of yours one day when you figure out the technology! (It actually took me almost a year to figure out how to post the pics above on GR because they are on Instagram and I could never figure out how to get the correct URL).