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When ever I am depressed or overwhelmed I turn to my kitty, Lucy. And in light of a recent tragedy, I thought that maybe we could turn to our pets. To possibly create something to make someone smile a bit when they see it. What kind of pets does every one have? What are your favorite stories that you love about them?

My Lucy is a tiny thing- she weighs eight pounds, and is a feisty little thing. She was a shelter kitty that I got when she was just a six week old baby. I had actually gone to the shelter with another kitty on my mind- one that I saw online. And he had already been adopted. So I decided to look around anyways. There was a litter of kittens and they were all so cute- I thought that there was no way that I could choose between any of them. But then one of the kittens that I was holding kind of stood up in my arms and started licking my nose. I was smitten and just knew that she was the cat for me. Now I swear that it was some sort of divine intervention.

She is the best cat that I have ever had. She's like a little dog and follows me around everywhere- very un-cat like. And she loves to be carried around everywhere- she was a princess in a former life that never had her feet touch the ground. But the best part about her is that she makes these ridiculous little monkey squeaking noises whenever she is unhappy. Pick her up when she doesn't want to be touched, move her away from where she is comfortable, or get in between her and my boyfriend (she is a kitty hussy for him) and she will start chattering at you like an unhappy little monkey. Almost like a cross between a monkey and a duck. It cracks me up.

Who do you guys turn to? What silly things do they do?

Lynns

I used to have two cats, Jadzea and Ezri (Star Trek fans will know the origen of the names). Jadzea used to lay on my DH's back when it was sore. He said her warmth and weight helped him feel better.

Jadzea died last Christmas. Almost immediately Ezri started crawling on DH's back when he laid on the floor when it was sore. It was like she knew she had a new job to do. She lays on him from when we get home from work until dinner. Then, after dinner s he sits on my lap. She has to spread the love around I guess.

Otherwise, she is the cutest, happiest little critter you ever saw. When my day is going poorly I just think of her and smile. Nothing bothers her.

Our cats have always been more than "cats" to us.

You can see their pictures in my album.

Over the years we've had several. And everyone is very unique.
You might want to visit our Pet forum here...there are many interesting posts!

http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/forum62.html

We have a MainCoon cat-11 years old. She has long hair and blue eyes. She used to sleep across my neck and is also a princess. We have a two story house and she insisted on being carried up and down the stairs for like 5 years. She loves to sleep with me and in the morning, when my husband gets up at 5 am she has her own chair in his upstairs office and loves to be twirled around. She is such a blessing, which my feet are on fire, I pet her with my feet-so soothing. Our daughter and husband are staying with us temp. with a min pin dog. The cat, sabrina, is twice as big as the dog. Roxy wants to play so bad with the cat, but Sabrina won't have anything to do with her. It's a good thing, this house is two stories. They each have a floor and then trade floors at night time.
Thanks for the idea of our pets, loretta with soft hugs

Let me jump in..... We have a retriver-shepard mix female dog named Brianna..I love her..she is so darn affectionate and I believe she is able to spell... she starts out sleeping with my daughter at night and always ends up sleeping in her bed next to my side of our bed at night til morning... Since I have been home, she is great company during the day....each time anyone, family or friend enter the room they go straight to her..kissing her on the forehead.... and her nick name is "Bran-flakes"..all of the kids in our neighborhood call her that....

Great thread!

KS

We have a MainCoon cat too. Rocky is a cheeky 6 year old brown and white tabby boy and he chatters all the time. He's just finally grown into his big paws this past year weighing in at 17 lbs this Christmas. We got him to help keep our other Maincoon company who we adopted as a mature guy looking for a new home. Sebastian was a little man in fur, in fact they both are. Sadly this past summer Sebastian got very sick and we were not able to save him.

Rocky loves to be pampered in every way and refuses to eat any canned food, just wants shrimp. He begs for treats by sitting on his hind legs begging with his front paws like a dog and follows me every where too. He jumps in my arms when I've been away for too long and always manages to bring his toys to my feet so I can play catch with him.

We also have a koi pond with a couple dozen or so koi and goldfish. Sebastian never did pay them much attention but when Rocky arrived on the scene he thought he had died and gone to heaven. He worked very hard to try to catch a fish until one day he finally fell in. What a mess he made. He's much smarter now and manages to lean over the edge of the pond bracing himself while allowing just one paw to dangle over the edge just above the water ready to swoop one up. "Fish are Friends" is the motto around here but I don't think he always listens.
Thankfully he's never caught one.

Since my husband is away working it's been very lonely around here but Rocky keeps me good company and I find it very rewarding caring for the little guy, he's part of the family.

MsL

Oh, I know that shrimpy-beg! Our Queen Sheba is almost 24 now thanks to her shrimpies!

That beg thing is so cute. I was at a cat show once watching the various judgings, and two breeders sat next to me during the Maine Coon judging. One had a older kitten, getting his first experience, and he begged at the judge! So they explained it to me. Not all of them do that trick. It seems it is a random gene and the breeders LOVE it.

At that same show, there was a veteran Maine Coon who was resting on a table next to his cage. He was one of the few cats there (it was a huge show) that wasn't caged. His owner and I struck up a conversation...this cat was SOOOO HUGE... his head alone almost the size of a bowling ball. She told me he loved the shows, and was too old to really place during judging, (he was over 10yrs old) but she brought him anyway because he loved it and seemed to really enjoy it. He was the biggest domestic cat I have ever seen, and she told me he won many ribbons over the years!

I have a eight month old calico. She is very soft and getting more loving each day. When I am on the floor stretching, she is always right there cheering me on. She has a HUGE crush on my husband and waits in the window for him to come home each night. I did have a Main-Coon named Sebastian. He became my daughter's shadow and would jump in the basket on her bike to travel the neighborhood. We rescued a racoon cub and the cat fell in love with her! I guess the Main-Coon/Raccoon relationship is something special! They would both get in the tub with me when I took a shower. It was quite hillarious to watch them together!

That is so funny Kim, who would have thought there were 2 Main Coon cats named Sebastian.

We have a family of Raccoons that live close by to our house. A couple of months back I heard this noise like some one was knocking on the window and Rocky was all excited so I went to check it out. We have floor to ceiling windows in the sun room of our basement level and when I went around the corner I could see the family of raccoons were up on their hind legs on the window, like they wanted Rocky to come out to play. As soon as they saw me they took off back into the forest beside our house. Now I'm very careful not to let Rocky out because wild raccoons can be quite vicious. Actually I'm more worried about an eagle getting him as we have lots of those around here too. What was it like to have a tame raccoon? What do they eat?

Mrs. D, I thought my cats were big but 24 is huge. How old is Queen Sheba? I've never heard of cats begging like this before but it doesn't surprise me that other Maine Coons do it too. They are quite unique characters aren't they. Here is a picture of Rocky in action. If I didn't know better I'd say he was praying just by looking at the picture alone. There is also a picture of the 2 boys chilling with the fish.

I wasn't fortunate enough to have children so in a way the cats have helped to fulfil that gap for me, I couldn't imagine life without them and even though Sebastian is gone now he's still in my heart.

Big hugs to all.

MsL

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Hi Kim, my husband and I regret not letting our main coon have one batch of kittens and keeping one for her to play with. They really are a solo cat- or specially close to their family. What a gift to have pets in our lives. Our coon loves to be with my husband in the early morning and me at night. She is on my bed right now.Take care, loretta with soft hugs