The Crazy Cat Person Thread

Silhouette ManSilhouette Man The last refuge of a scoundrelPosts: 8,644MI6 Agent
edited July 2018 in Off Topic Chat
So, after creating the Tea Thread, another passion of mine that I've long intended to create a thread on here is cats. I see that we have no specific thread on cats. To fill this void, here is the AJB Cats Thread. I've taken the thread title from the expression "Crazy Cat Lady" and expanded its remit to make it more "gender neutral" for the modern world. I'm sure that there are just as many Crazy Cat Gentlemen out there as Crazy Cat Ladies, hence the much more inclusive title of this thread. Another expression that one hears a lot of now is that "Cats rule the internet" and this is no doubt true, considering all of the cute videos and pictures of cats out there as well as memes and other modern expressions of the Internet Age. This being so, I thought that it was high time that cats, as animals and pets, had a thread of their very own here on AJB. Hopefully cats will rule AJB too! ;)

So, this is the space to discuss all aspects of cats (though not Big Cats like tigers and leopards of course!). I myself currently have two cats: a tabby cat called Kitty who was born in 2012 and a black and white kitten called Millie who was born in late July 2017 and whom I have had as a pet since 18 September 2017. Before this, I had (along with Kitty) a cat called Lucy (it was my brother's cat but in later years it came to live with us of its own accord, as we do not own a dog and he does). Sadly, Lucy, who was around 12 years old or so (perhaps a bit older), died on Friday 10 March 2017. Posted below you can see a short video from January 2017 of a rare moment when (rather reluctantly on the part of Kitty) they both shared a cushion on the sofa together for the first time. Lucy and Kitty appear in the order of their names:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roOtvqRR_d4

So, I'd love to hear of your experiences with cats as pets or even other people's pets, strays etc. So are you a Crazy Cat Person?

Meow!
"The tough man of the world. The Secret Agent. The man who was only a silhouette." - Ian Fleming, Moonraker (1955).
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  • Dirty PunkerDirty Punker ...Your Eyes Only, darling."Posts: 2,587MI6 Agent
    I've had more experiences with dogs than cats, and that's not a very positive thing since most of them are not that pleasant. For example, on my daily walk to school I encounter a dog that according to the smell of my shoes (and is is my shoes, I'm sure of it) either follows or leaves me alone. As for cats, I'll get back to you. They're definitely cute and definitely heartless.

    Blofeld likes his pussies white. (It's supposed to sound that wrong)
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    If I ever got one, though. It'd probably be a Persian one (or an Angora) but I don't know if I would call him/her "Solomon" (that's the real name from the cat in YOLT).
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  • danjaq_0ffdanjaq_0ff The SwampsPosts: 7,283MI6 Agent
    I like them bald pussies, but I'm more of a dog person -{ :D
  • Silhouette ManSilhouette Man The last refuge of a scoundrelPosts: 8,644MI6 Agent
    danjaq_0ff wrote:
    I like them bald pussies, but I'm more of a dog person -{ :D

    I expected there to be a few jokes of this kind. It is still AJB after all. :D
    "The tough man of the world. The Secret Agent. The man who was only a silhouette." - Ian Fleming, Moonraker (1955).
  • danjaq_0ffdanjaq_0ff The SwampsPosts: 7,283MI6 Agent
    :D
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  • Dirty PunkerDirty Punker ...Your Eyes Only, darling."Posts: 2,587MI6 Agent
    danjaq_0ff wrote:
    :D
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    :D
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  • VesperMelogranoVesperMelograno The SouthPosts: 901MI6 Agent
    "Person" contains "son" so it is not gender neutral :v

    I have had a cat for a month. Her name is Daisy and is 12.5. She is pretty freaking cool. It was not intentional but She matches my apartment which is grey, yellow and white. Daisy was at the shelter for two years. Poor girl. She is not feeling great so I am taking her to the vet tomorrow. I have never really been a cat person but I totally get it now. She really adds to my day.

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  • Westward_DriftWestward_Drift Posts: 3,085MI6 Agent
    edited April 2018
    This is my cat, Daisy. She's 11. Her health has not been great recently. I have to give her medication 4-6 times a day.

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    And this is Neo. He passed away six years ago from cancer.

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    I was not a cat person growing up. I hated my relatives' cats. Neo was a neighbor's cat. He was friends with everyone in the neighborhood. After his owners got divorced I ended up with him. Neo made me a cat person.
  • danjaq_0ffdanjaq_0ff The SwampsPosts: 7,283MI6 Agent
    "Person" contains "son" so it is not gender neutral :v

    I have had a cat for a month. Her name is Daisy and is 12.5. She is pretty freaking cool. It was not intentional but She matches my apartment which is grey, yellow and white. Daisy was at the shelter for two years. Poor girl. She is not feeling great so I am taking her to the vet tomorrow. I have never really been a cat person but I totally get it now. She really adds to my day.

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    The picture of the bald pussy is not gender neutral either, he has big b@lls :D

    I hope that your pussy is better soon Lady Vesper ;) -{
  • VesperMelogranoVesperMelograno The SouthPosts: 901MI6 Agent
    danjaq_0ff wrote:

    I hope that your pussy is better soon Lady Vesper ;) -{
    We all do :))

    @Westward_Drift Neo is quite the handsome fella.
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  • VesperMelogranoVesperMelograno The SouthPosts: 901MI6 Agent
    Question. What do you think of the name La Cheffe for a one-eyed cat?
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  • The Domino EffectThe Domino Effect Posts: 3,631MI6 Agent
    Question. What do you think of the name La Cheffe for a one-eyed cat?

    It depends, does the eye bleed?
  • VesperMelogranoVesperMelograno The SouthPosts: 901MI6 Agent
    Question. What do you think of the name La Cheffe for a one-eyed cat?

    It depends, does the eye bleed?
    Alas no. She just has one eye. Her name is Jackie at the moment which I kind of hate.
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  • Number24Number24 NorwayPosts: 21,699MI6 Agent
    A pirate name will also work.
  • Dirty PunkerDirty Punker ...Your Eyes Only, darling."Posts: 2,587MI6 Agent
    edited February 2018
    (It's a she. Delete, delete!)
    What about Elle?
    (From Kill Bill Vol 1. Not Vol 2. She has no eyes there.)
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  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    Cyclo-patra ? .... a one eyed beauty :D or
    Leela ( Futurama )
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  • VesperMelogranoVesperMelograno The SouthPosts: 901MI6 Agent
    edited February 2018
    I really like Leela. I am so kind of thinking Captain Rags or Gretta. And yes, she is shaved and has to wear a coat at the moment. I did not put that on her. She came that way. (I not so secretly love Hatchet Face since her one eye has a cataract but that might be mean.)
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  • danjaq_0ffdanjaq_0ff The SwampsPosts: 7,283MI6 Agent
    I really like Leela. I am so kind of thinking Captain Rags or Gretta. And yes, she is shaved and has to wear a coat at the moment. I did not put that on her. She came that way.
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    If it were me id call her Wink ;)

    Of corse we believe you on dressing up your cat :)) :D :p :v
  • VesperMelogranoVesperMelograno The SouthPosts: 901MI6 Agent
    Wink is so cute!
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  • danjaq_0ffdanjaq_0ff The SwampsPosts: 7,283MI6 Agent
    Wink is so cute!

    It was the first thing to pop in to my head after seeing her face, she deserves a cute name bless her ;) -{
  • Dirty PunkerDirty Punker ...Your Eyes Only, darling."Posts: 2,587MI6 Agent
    Duchess Nibbler?
    Shot in the dark, I know and you've found better names.

    She is sooo cute!
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  • VesperMelogranoVesperMelograno The SouthPosts: 901MI6 Agent
    Wink for sure wins ;)
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  • danjaq_0ffdanjaq_0ff The SwampsPosts: 7,283MI6 Agent
    Wink for sure wins ;)

    :x {[]
  • The Red KindThe Red Kind EnglandPosts: 3,119MI6 Agent
    "Person" contains "son" so it is not gender neutral :v

    I have had a cat for a month. Her name is Daisy and is 12.5. She is pretty freaking cool. It was not intentional but She matches my apartment which is grey, yellow and white. Daisy was at the shelter for two years. Poor girl. She is not feeling great so I am taking her to the vet tomorrow. I have never really been a cat person but I totally get it now. She really adds to my day.

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    Daisy is beautiful. Hope the trip to the Vet went Okay?
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  • VesperMelogranoVesperMelograno The SouthPosts: 901MI6 Agent
    "Person" contains "son" so it is not gender neutral :v

    I have had a cat for a month. Her name is Daisy and is 12.5. She is pretty freaking cool. It was not intentional but She matches my apartment which is grey, yellow and white. Daisy was at the shelter for two years. Poor girl. She is not feeling great so I am taking her to the vet tomorrow. I have never really been a cat person but I totally get it now. She really adds to my day.

    IMG_20180202_000920.jpg

    Daisy is beautiful. Hope the trip to the Vet went Okay?
    Thank you and thank you for asking. It is most likely kidney failure. I adopted Wink because they were buddies at the pound. Here is the "long lost" stare.

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  • danjaq_0ffdanjaq_0ff The SwampsPosts: 7,283MI6 Agent
    All the best to Daisy, hopefully they caught the Kidney Disease early and you can manage her condition :(
  • VesperMelogranoVesperMelograno The SouthPosts: 901MI6 Agent
    Thank you. I will know the stage soon. In the meantime Wink says hello. She looks like she is packing a switchblade but I patted her down. She is clean.

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  • danjaq_0ffdanjaq_0ff The SwampsPosts: 7,283MI6 Agent
    I think that wink is looking pretty cool, do they need switch blades ? she has 5 mini ones on each foot :D
  • VesperMelogranoVesperMelograno The SouthPosts: 901MI6 Agent
    It's a cat. They could always find use for a switchblade.
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  • danjaq_0ffdanjaq_0ff The SwampsPosts: 7,283MI6 Agent
    It's a cat. They could always find use for a switchblade.

    I guess you have a point, Im not a cat and I use a switchblade to open my mail :D
  • VesperMelogranoVesperMelograno The SouthPosts: 901MI6 Agent
    I found this on reddit.
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