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By: Jacques de Molay

Jacques de Molay — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 09:39:05 +0000

Sofaman, My cat Zappa (big fat ginger) also likes to lick your face when you pick him up. I attributed that to originally being raised with a dog by his previous owner. The guy didn’t care for Zappy and only took interest in (and pretty much only fed) the dog. Might also explain why he has a small dog like bark and always comes out the back to watch me feed our dog.

By: SofaMan

SofaMan — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 04:09:00 +0000

You do get tortoiseshell boys, they are very rare (about 1 in 3000) and tend to be sterile, genetically infirm and not live very long.

Slightly more common are ginger girls, but ginger cats are mostly boys. Ginger girls are quite healthy when they do pop up, however.

My naughty tortie Lillan was adopted as she was born mere hours after our dear old Horace passed. Whereas he was doglike in coming when called and following you around with his tongue hanging out, she it was gradually revealed was doglike in a whole bunch of other ways, such as enjoying licking human faces. Which can be pleasantly exfoliating in small doses, but quite painful if prolonged.

By: Rebekka

Rebekka — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 00:38:00 +0000

“Be nice and daily coat their noses and ears with blockout. ”

No, be nicer (including to the native wildlife) and keep the cat indoors. Average life-span of an outdoor cat? Under five years. Average life-span of an indoor cat? More than 12.

Also, our cat is the cutest in the world and there is nothing like a (Sia)Meezy. She’s lived indoors all her life and is scared of the outside (she squints at the sky if she ventures out into our courtyard in pursuit of one of us, as though wondering what on earth has happened to the ceiling).

By: Aussie Bob

Aussie Bob — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 01:31:10 +0000

My cat Tim is 14 now, and retired. But recently a family of rats infested the area.

Tim put the claws back on and finished them off, one by one. Ronnie The Rat, Little Ronnie, Rebecce Rat and finally Baby Reggie were brought home proudly by the redoubtable Tim.

He then went ack to his usualy routine of sleep in the sun and eat, but still spends time sitting near the dishwasher (where the rat hole used to be, behind it), peering meaningfully down the gaps at the sides.

By: Paul Burns

Paul Burns — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 00:53:01 +0000

My now deceased chihuahua always had a hard time working out exactly what a cat was. It had something to do with their comparable size.
And when it comes to cats, nothing but a Siamese will do (I had one about 35 years ago. They’re so like dogs.

By: minxy

minxy — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 23:28:40 +0000

OMG, I thought MINE was the only cat that taught it’s owners to play fetch… wow, it must be a black-and-white cat thing!!!!

Winston sure is a cutie!!

By: Robert Merkel

Robert Merkel — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 21:30:37 +0000

For the record, I do agree with concerns about native wildlife.

However, I wasn’t able to convince my partner to go with a pet quoll, so Winston spends most of his time (and certainly all night) inside.

By: clarencegirl

clarencegirl — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 14:41:03 +0000

Thanks for the links Pavlov’s Cat – still smiling.
My furry heartthrob and master is Boy the Wonder Cat, 14 years young with his own sidebar blog.

By: Chris (a different one)

Chris (a different one) — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 14:34:02 +0000

You can get your white cat tattooed on the ears which supposedly limits the cancer, but it wasn’t a problem with ours. My sisters white cat looked like she had been 18 rounds with Mike Tyson though – scabby, bits chopped off, you name it.

A vet on the radio the other day was suggesting just using a permanent black texta to colour in the white bits

By: Pavlov's Cat

Pavlov's Cat — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 12:43:35 +0000

it’s silly and offensive to write things like that when people are celebrating their darling cats.

Don’t be too hard on him, Fine. Cat haters have no idea how to behave in a civilised manner. There’s some sort of genetic link.

(My own cats live inside, BTW, as the RSPCA recommends.)