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Hemmaholic wrote:
Phillip, So good to hear you found a cat, and at the pound! "Mackerel" pattern on his sides, very vocal, likes water and weighs 14 pounds, Phillip, you just might have found a boy with Bengal blood lines in his background! He sounds absolutely awesome! If or when my son figures out the possible free file hosting on Yahoo, I'll see if I can make some photos available. The first thing you really should teach him is how to walk on a lead, which will also involve getting his used to wearing a harness; the figure "8" types are best for mini-tigers! And it sounds like you definitely have a Tiger on your hands! Tiger, eh? I found today that the postman sets him off ... growling with ears back. Geez. Please do check out the Yahoo Photo, another, less restrictive on line album would be Photobucket (www.photobucket.com), and a much easier to use and share site than Yahoo. Mephistopheles would be a good name for this big boy! Hemma Oh! Ok, I'll pass that along! Thank you. MistaFewFleas? What? ;^) |
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We're waiting for a fitting name to occur to one of us. LOL "Cat"
(temporary title) is a burrower. Burrows inbetween stacks of freshly laundered bed sheets, towels, and even a couple of sleeping bags we have tossed on a bed in the guest room. Everytime he disappears, these are the kinds of places I find him. His "chosen" place still seems to be behind a row of encyclopedias. Smart cat. ;^) Innovo wrote: ***Congratulations to you and your wife on your new 'baby' :-)! You'll have to post a picture of him for us when you can, he sounds ruggedly handsome ;-). May you and your Kitty ( oh BTW, what's his name?) be blessed with many happy, good years together. ML "Philip" wrote in message hlink.net... Ok ... I found a cat. Not the Bengal kitten or like tempered orange tabby kitten I was after but ... that's what happens when you go shopping the Bargain Bin. In the past 7 days, I've seen enough colors, breeds, temperaments, and condition of cat to make memory of them all run together. But one keep popping up in my mind. Decided today to go back to that particular shelter and if that particular tabby was still there ... bust him out of kitty jail. Geez ... all the freekin' paperwork, microchip, couple of spot blood tests (and shots only as dictated by testing). I've bought new cars that generated as much paper! INcluded is a free end to end exam if scheduled during the first 72 hrs ownership. As is, he got a clean bill of health ... enough to be released to me. Oh ... about the cat. Stray, estimated 2 yrs old. Neutered. Medium/large frame and well muscled. Very lean. VERY dark orange striping with a cinnamon roll swirl on his sides but high contrast striping on the legs and tail. High narrow set yellow eyes. Very dark pink nose that is quite long for its face and dark pink ears. This one has a "face" that reminds me of somebody I used to know ... and he was Irish and drank a lot. LOL this one is a leaper too. Already made the top of the refrigerator in a single bound. Investigated behind everything in the house in the first hour. Communicates alot with tail lashing. Used the litter box. Comes running at the sound of dry cat food bag being opened. All this an more we learned in the first couple of hours. Likes to roll over and beg you to play with him. But beware. He will grab your hand with both paws and then give you a nip when he's had enough. There is sudden tail lashing in the seconds leading up to the nip. The wife didn't take the hint and so predictably, he treated her to a bite ... not a nip. I saw it coming and told her but ... Now the ride home from the pound is a whole 'nuther story. LOL |
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equalizer wrote in message ... On Thu, 02 Jun 2005 16:01:10 GMT, "Philip" wrote: bigbadbarry wrote: Philip wrote: Ok ... I found a cat. Now the ride home from the pound is a whole 'nuther story. LOL You sound excited. Now what about the ride home, was the cat trying to drive the car? Ah well. The Warden started issuing instructions like a drill instructor regarding the impending new home introduction and transport in the cardboard cat carrier. I laughed and said "As soon as the cat is in the truck, I'm letting him out. This will make is new home seem like a place of calm safety by comparison." LOL She shot me a strangely distrustful look. Out in the truck (my kick about town POS diesel powered Datsun) I let "Cat" out. This is a BIG cat (14 lbs of lean cat) for the box they provided. He did what all cats do .... roamed from one side of the cab to the other, voicing his concerns and looking out the windows. About 8 miles later, he was stressed ... and curled up in my lap for the remaining 3 miles. Arriving home, he headed for the first dark corner and hid ... for about 5 minutes. I called him out ... he came ... then after some stroking, took off to explore behind everything in the house. Last night, "Cat" (We're still waiting for an appropriate name to occur to one of us), spent most of the night on the foot of our bed. This morning was a shocker. I was in the shower. A couple of minutes later, I hear "Cat" yowling. I turned around in the shower and there's "Cat" standing with paws on the edge of the tub. I flicked some water on him which didn't faze him. Back to showering. A minute later, more crying. He's up on the bathroom basin looking at me, continuing his crying/inquiry at volume. I tossed a handful of water his way ... splat. Back to shampooing my hair. When I brought my head out from under the shower and turned around, "Cat" was crouched on the window sill OVER the tub!!! That's a good 5 foot leap onto a narrow, tiled, wet ledge! Looks like we've got a water cat. So I wetted him down a bit with wet hands which didn't faze him a bit. HOW WEIRD ... so soon. This cat is full of surprises and we've had him only 15 hrs This post put a big smile on my face at work today, just as I was getting ready to rip some management type a new one. I think we're in for some great posts -- you're owned, pal! eq He really does sound like a cool cat, and he really does sound Bengalish. I want a big orange boy cat one day. |
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Hemma: Son says Photobucket was easy as falling off a log. Thank you.
Here's a few photos: http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y28...y/P1010153.jpg http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y28...y/P1010147.jpg http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y28...y/P1010144.jpg http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y28...y/P1010142.jpg Hemmaholic wrote: Phillip, So good to hear you found a cat, and at the pound! "Mackerel" pattern on his sides, very vocal, likes water and weighs 14 pounds, Phillip, you just might have found a boy with Bengal blood lines in his background! He sounds absolutely awesome! The first thing you really should teach him is how to walk on a lead, which will also involve getting his used to wearing a harness; the figure "8" types are best for mini-tigers! And it sounds like you definitely have a Tiger on your hands! Please do check out the Yahoo Photo, another, less restrictive on line album would be Photobucket (www.photobucket.com), and a much easier to use and share site than Yahoo. Mephistopheles would be a good name for this big boy! Hemma |
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"Philip" wrote in message link.net... Hemma: Son says Photobucket was easy as falling off a log. Thank you. Here's a few photos: http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y28...y/P1010153.jpg http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y28...y/P1010147.jpg http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y28...y/P1010144.jpg http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y28...y/P1010142.jpg What a gorgeous boy! |
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Philip wrote: Hemma: Son says Photobucket was easy as falling off a log. Thank you. Here's a few photos: http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y28...y/P1010153.jpg http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y28...y/P1010147.jpg http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y28...y/P1010144.jpg http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y28...y/P1010142.jpg He's very handsome! so that's 6 cats now. one more cat and you can do away with the electric blanket. hoo ha look, I see your mailing address in one of the pics, did you mean to post that? Later |
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***He's regal looking boy, and what pretty green eyes he has! You could name him Prince or Blaze, although I know that both of those names aren't exactly original ;-). But hey, who cares if it really fits him. Or, you could call him by you or your son's initials, like...P.J. Anyway, please do let us know when you decide on a name for "Cat", and hopefully it won't be "Mole" since you said he likes to burrow ;-), and yes, it could* take a while for you and your family to finally narrow down and choose the right* name for him. ML "Philip" wrote in message link.net... Hemma: Son says Photobucket was easy as falling off a log. Thank you. Here's a few photos: http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y28...y/P1010153.jpg http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y28...y/P1010147.jpg http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y28...y/P1010144.jpg http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y28...y/P1010142.jpg Hemmaholic wrote: Phillip, So good to hear you found a cat, and at the pound! "Mackerel" pattern on his sides, very vocal, likes water and weighs 14 pounds, Phillip, you just might have found a boy with Bengal blood lines in his background! He sounds absolutely awesome! The first thing you really should teach him is how to walk on a lead, which will also involve getting his used to wearing a harness; the figure "8" types are best for mini-tigers! And it sounds like you definitely have a Tiger on your hands! Please do check out the Yahoo Photo, another, less restrictive on line album would be Photobucket (www.photobucket.com), and a much easier to use and share site than Yahoo. Mephistopheles would be a good name for this big boy! Hemma |
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Philip wrote: Part of my dinner became part of "Cat's" dinner last night. Snow peas in butter sauce. He was will to eat one for the other. Doberman? Spinach? You did this deliberately, why? No, I'm just being silly in regards to finnicky eaters. I had a doby, but didn't feed her spinach. She was a big lap dog. People say, "Oh I would never eat meat", I think, you'd cannibalize a body if you was hungry enough. (OT) Why not name him something simple, he looks like "Jack" to me. |
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In article .net,
"Philip" wrote: Hemma: Son says Photobucket was easy as falling off a log. Thank you. Here's a few photos: http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y28...y/P1010153.jpg http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y28...y/P1010147.jpg http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y28...y/P1010144.jpg http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y28...y/P1010142.jpg He's a handsome fellow, all right! Priscilla -- "Inside every older person is a younger person -- wondering what the hell happened." -- Cora Harvey Armstrong |
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bigbadbarry wrote:
Philip wrote: Hemma: Son says Photobucket was easy as falling off a log. Thank you. Here's a few photos: http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y28...y/P1010153.jpg http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y28...y/P1010147.jpg http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y28...y/P1010144.jpg http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y28...y/P1010142.jpg He's very handsome! so that's 6 cats now. one more cat and you can do away with the electric blanket. hoo ha look, I see your mailing address in one of the pics, did you mean to post that? Later Six cats? No .... he's the only cat in our house. Electric blanket? Haven't owned one of those in 50 yrs! You see my mailing address in the picture? I don't. Hmmm. |
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