cat lovers this will make you smile / haters go away

My present two were born a week apart to two sisters - it is said they were sired by the same tom. Genetics being what they are, I suppose he being ginger may have sired a ginger male in one litter and a black female in t'other, but Ah hae ma doots!

Neither mother cat had quite enough milk for her brood, so the kittens fed wherever there seemed to be milk on offer- my little tom, being the smallest of the younger litter was shoved and pushed out of the way by his bossy siblings and cousins, until the only female in the elder litter got tired of her brothers, took a shine to the little one, kept him beside her and growled fiercely while they fed at anyone who tried to edge him out.

I wanted two kittens, so having fallen for her, it was fairly obvious which little brother was coming with us. For the first couple of days here, she growled while they fed, sounding exactly like an electric mincer, although there were no other animals to interfere.

She has taught her brother to fight - she knew some very dirty tricks! and brought in live mice when he was a little slow in the uptake with regards to mousing. Any cat in the vicinity who threatens Tigger finds him, or herself dealing with Trubel, as did the dog that had the temerity to CHASE Tigger!

I honestly thought Trubel was going to inflict serious bodily harm on that dog - fortunately, she came when I called her off,

If she really needs to paralyse a foe, she wails like a banshee - or rather sounds ominously like an air-raid siren!

Thank you, these well loved and cared for cats are gorgeous. I am too old to care for a cat now much as I love them. I love to see photos.

Thank you for this. I love cats.
Interesting, Biglouis about the cat who likes to drink from a tap. I have had cats who did this and my son's cat rushes outside when he hears the garden hose to drink from that. I wonder why.

They are lovely I love cats. The second one looks just like my gorgeous Amie who I had to put to sleep last year because she had tumours on her liver. I was so devastated she was only 8. I now have two siblings who are only 18 months old and like to lie together asleep and “kiss” each other when they meet on the house. They don’t take the place of my precious Amie but they help. Enjoy your beautiful cats

Lovely , as a cat rescuer of 50+ years my present cat is 16 years old and will be my last sadly, they have brought us such fun, company, laughs and torment over the years.

I love both dogs and cats.
I often watch videos of them on utube just before bed, instead of the news.
I've never had one in this house because dog walkers left faeces on the path at the front and cats left them in the garden.
Now a few years later those problems have more or less gone, and I am contemplating getting a kitten first and seeing how we cope, as we have accumulated a few extra physical difficulties now.

We did get our dog 'fix' from looking after our children's animals though 😊

Aww so many cute photos, thanks for sharing ladies

I might be biased but this is the best thread I've been on for ages

I'm a cat lover and a dog lover who has both. They both eat together and really love each other. I'd probably rather be with them than most people haha.

That’s a lovely post with gorgeous photos - thank you!

We have two almost-one-year cats. We thought long and hard about getting another after our last cat died but these two have brought so much joy to us.

They come from the same breeder but two different litters. The mum of one litter decided that at five weeks, her kittens could fend for themselves and she refused to feed or look after them any more. The other mum took over and was nursing her own five and five adoptees, so ten kittens, and caring for them!

I love cats, quite amusing what they get up to 🤣

Here is my nephew's ginger cat drinking from the kitchen tap.

Love!

Gorgeous! I’m a dog person, but I live most other animals and our son has the cutest two cats

Your photos are adorable
Here is the ruler of my house, George 😁

@Ladyleftfieldlover oh so cute! I'd post mine but I have posted them a lot on SM so I need to stay anon.

Yes, Tiny Kittens! So sweet! @bubbly1960 that's lovely. Mine is 16.

Love what they said about Grandpa Mason! "For 1069 days, we got to love this glorious ancient "lost cause" feral cat. We got to give him 1069 days surrounded by love, free from pain and smothered in slobbery kitten kisses.
Grandpa Mason showed the world that even if you’re old, sick, feral, broken or different… you have value. You have something to offer. You are worthy of compassion. You matter."

00psidia, you've discovered Tiny kittens, and it has given hours of pleasure, laughs, and tears to me!! My beautiful feline companion is 19 years old, we are two older ladies together!!

I absolutely love cats, they are far superior to a lot of humans. Your post made me smile. So cute!

Drrr, just noticed predictive text! Role not roll.

We’ve always had cats since we were first married. These are our current two - Milo and Ripley who are 14.

Oh, cats are much nicer than most people I think! Most animals are.

What a lovely welcome for the little kitten

I love cats, I prefer them to people.

I adore cats, my favourite domestic animals, they've always been a source of joy. Sadly I don't have one at the moment so I have to make do with videos. of other people's felines. Thank you for this OOopsidia

Our Siamese boy was three years old when a tabby, boy kitten came to live with us. The Siamese took over the parenting roll immediately. He even, on one occasion boxed the little one's ears when it put itself in danger.

I love cats! Thank you so much for sharing this OOopsidia