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Cats Are Very Loving Creatures

Cats Are Very Loving Creatures

Cat Mothers

Mother cats have run into a house on fire to save their kitten’s lives. I have an older Mother cat that still lets her full-grown kittens eat all of the food they want to before she will eat anything. I had a tabby outdoor cat that would allow her kittens to play with the mice she had caught, and many of the mice managed to escape from the young kittens. She was training her kittens so they would be good mousers someday. Mother cats will curl up in a heated cat bed with their full-grown kittens so everyone stays nice and cozy. Cat Mothers ensure their kittens are nice and clean and bring rodents and sometimes rabbits to eat. One Mother cat stayed by a maintenance hole meowing loudly for days until a man came along and rescued her kittens that had fallen in the maintenance hole.

Our Pet Cats Love Us

If you do not feel well, your cat will lie on your lap or bed, comforting you with soft meows and gentle purring. After my Mother died of ALS, my first house cat Sugar, a Siamese cat, would sit on the bathtub’s edge and cry for hours. Sugar seemed to know that my Mother had died and was grieving with us. I had one of my house cats check on me every hour the hour after I had gotten out of the hospital to make sure I was OK. If you are crying, your cat will come up to you and rub on you or look at you with a very concerned look. If your cat catches a mouse, he will even try to share his catch of the day with you. Your cat thinks of the mouse as if he is giving you a fine jewel. Cats try their best to be there for us when we need them the most.

Cats And Your Other House Cats

If one of my house cats snuggles up to another house cat, they will start cleaning each other until one thinks they are clean enough and takes off. Cats seem to know if another cat is not feeling well, and they will snuggle up next to that cat to try to comfort it in its time of need. Cats will play together and try to catch a mouse if they see one in your home. Cats that are related to each other are generally friends for life. If intruders enter their clan, they stick together in their alliances.

Cats And Other House Pets

I once had a dog, a cat, and a goat who were best friends. My cat would sleep in my dog’s house along with her kittens. All three of them would go hunting together. The goat would look for leftover corn in the field, while the cat and dog would hunt for mice. I had a purebred Siamese house cat whose best friend was a parakeet. She would lie on the bed and listen to my bird sing for hours. Our cats genuinely do love us as we love them.

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Cats At Play And More

Cats At Play And More

Playful Kittens

Kittens love to play with their mother’s tail. Their mother will put up with it for a long time before she gives them a little tap on their nose. Kittens love to romp around and wrestle with each other. Kittens especially love to bounce around and get into things while you are sleeping or not watching them closely. Kittens will test their boundaries by jumping on your table, scratching your furniture, knocking things over, climbing your drapes, and more. Kittens will play with almost anything desirable to play within your home. Keep plastic bags, choking hazards, medicine, and poisons out of reach, as your kitten may play with them or swallow them and end up dying. Kittens love to play with small bright colored cat toys. Kittens are fun to have around; with your tender, loving care, you will have a loving feline companion.

Grown Cats At Play

Grown cats love to play with a live mouse by tossing it around before they kill it and eat it. My adult cats love to play with each other’s tails. My cats love it when one of my other cats licks and grooms his head for him. Adult cats love to get into mischief and run away quickly while your young cat is standing there, and you end up blaming the young cat, which is what they wanted all along. Cats are very jealous creatures and enjoy all of your attention, even if it is negative. My cats tend to act up when I am talking on the phone because they want my attention. I finally kept quiet as I stopped scolding them when they did that, and they soon stopped that annoying behavior. Grown cats love to get into hissing contests now and then, as that is one of their ways of declaring that they are the top cat in your house. Any cat that is part Siamese loves to pick a fight with any other cat in your house that they feel is a treat to their top cat ranking in your home.

Cats And Toys And Beds

Cali went through my house and picked out any toys my other cats had not played with, and she declared them as her toys. Cali is part Siamese and loves letting that shine through when she wants to. She has said herself the top cat in my house. My cat’s next door do not mind sharing their toys. My cats have picked out the beds they want to sleep in, and no other cat may enter but them or their select group. Some cats wish to have windowsill beds, heated small building beds, towels with cushions, or cat hammock scratching post beds with a ball attached. Circle game toys, catnip mice, bright colored balls,  small stuffed animals, and cat treat dispenser toys are their favorites. Cats are very playful, fun, and relaxing to watch. God bless our wonderful and loving feline friends.

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Cats With Nine Lives And More

Cats With Nine Lives And More

My Cousins Cat

His cat is now 23 Years Old and still going strong. I gave her to him as a kitten. Her Mother, Trisha, lived to b 18 years old on my farm. They are part Siamese, Himalayan, and domestic shorthair. Trisha was a brilliant cat. She would look both ways six times before crossing a road. My cousin lives on a well-traveled highway, and luckily, she taught all of her kittens how to cross a busy highway. My cousin’s cat looks good, except she lost the tips of her ears last year. She lives in a heated house inside a dog house and has a heated water bowl. She also has her daughter, granddaughter, grandson, and great-grandson, which she curls up in the wild. She goes out hunting daily and lets her grandchildren play with her tail. My cousins’ old cat died recently, and she is greatly missed.

Trisha

Trisha would hold her own with my big Samoyed dog. She was able to run down rabbits and catch them until she was about 16.5 years old. She was a great huntress, and so were her kittens. She was an excellent Mother cat and never lost a single kitten. When she was 15, she had one kitten in December, and she kept him warm, and he survived. I think she had about 90 kittens in her lifetime. She lived to be 18 years old. I found her dead outside one summer morning. Trisha was a tortoise shell-colored cat. She was greatly missed.

Sugar

Sugar was a purebred Chocolate point Siamese house cat. I adopted her when she was eight years old. She was moody, but I loved her very much. She would sleep in my bed at night and purr away. She loved to sleep in a winter vest I had with just her head sticking out in the winter months. Sugar loved to go outdoors and walk around. She loved birds. We had a pet parakeet, and she would listen to him sing for hours in his cage. When my Mother died, she sat on the tub’s edge and cried for days. Sugar got breast cancer, and I had to have her put to sleep at age 16. She was my first house cat, and I missed her terribly.

Ginger

Ginger was a Lynx point Siamese cat. She was beautiful, and she had a delightful disposition. Ginger would sleep on my bed at night. She loved Fancy Feast canned food and would come running when I said Fancy Feast. Ginger liked playing with toy mice. Ginger also loved to go outdoors for a while. Ginger was my alarm clock. She would wake me up at six on the morning dot, which was very handy. I adopted Ginger from an animal shelter as a kitten. Ginger was a very kind and well-mannered cat. A bat got in my house when they were installing a new roof. It landed in my hair, and I freaked out. It got out of my hair on its own, and Ginger went into action and got the bat pinned down for me so I could get it outdoors. Ginger was 16 when she did that, exhausted and out of breath after that ordeal. Ginger got very thin, so I had her put to sleep when she was 18 years old. I missed Ginger terribly.

Red

Red was a red tabby, and he was brilliant. My Vet gave Red to me, and he found him on a golf course as a kitten in December. If you said you wanted to go outdoors, Red would come running. He was an excellent lap cat and would sleep in my bed with Ginger. Red mastered a circle game toy, and when company came, he would ensure everyone was watching him. He was ambidextrous when he batted the ball around with his paws. Red had a great temperament, and he was an easygoing cat. Red’s back gave out, and he lost control of his bladder function. I had to have him put to sleep at age 17. He was greatly missed. I have been blessed to have many wonderful and loving cats. Each cat left a special place in my heart, and I loved them all. Thank you for blessing me with excellent and caring cats throughout the years.

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In Memory Of My Cat Kohl

In Memory Of My Cat Kohl

Kohls Kitten Years

Kohl started with respiratory problems as a kitten. His Mother was a first-time Mother cat, and she did not know how to care for Kohl. She left him on a heated mat in the cat building. Kohl became one of my housecats on Christmas night in 2008. I put him in a massive cage with a litter box, food, and water. He was old enough to survive with my help. He had significant respiratory problems. One of my Vets gave me antibiotics for Kohl. Kohl also had to have Pediasure for one month, which he drank from a kitten bottle. He also had exceptional cat food with added vitamins and minerals that he needed to survive. I let him out of the cage in one month, and my other cats got along fine.

Kohls Young Cat Years

He loved playing with plastic frogs. He also liked bright-colored balls and yellow mice. Kohl wanted to wrestle with my cat Sebastian and Sebastian would let him know he was still the top cat. Kohl spent many hours watching birds from my picture window. Garfunkel and Kohl would wrestle, also. He loved exercising by running up and down my steps. He loved sleeping in any warm heated area and sunbathing by the picture window. Kohl liked to help me with my bookwork as he would throw it on the floor when I was gone. He let me know what he thought of the bookwork.

Kohl Had Several Mishaps In His Life

He did not want to land on my new housecat Garfunkel. As he was jumping down, Garfunkel was right in the area where he would land. Kohl flipped his body to avoid landing on Garfunkel and broke his back leg at 8 PM. I rushed him to my Vet, and he sat his leg the best he could. Kohl had a pink cast on, and he hated that cast. He did not want to walk again. I kept working with him, and finally, he started to walk again. He would rest with the broken leg sticking up from his cat bed. He would run down the steps, and you could hear the cast bumping on every step. He had a sizeable noncancerous tumor above his eye that was removed. Cancer would have grown over his watch if it had not been released. Kohl made a full recovery from his ordeals.

 

Kohls Wonderful Personality

He was a very gentle and loving cat. He had a very mild temperament, and he never did anything wrong except play with the bookwork when he was young. My carpenter told me he would have a cat if it were as laid back as Kohl always was.

Kohls Older Years

He would sleep more, and he was not as active anymore. Kohl would sit in my lap for a little while and want down. He has been on antibiotics for his respiratory problems for the last two years. I took Kohl to one of my Vets for surgery to remove a tumor from his nostril, causing his eye to bulge. I had just noticed the look four days ago. She said she could hardly remove any of the tumors. She told me the cancer was vast and cancerous and would be painful for him to live on. I told her to put him to sleep. I put several of Kohls’s’s favorite toy frogs in his burial box. Kohl was the last cat that I had that was related to my original cats on the farm. He was part Himalayan, Siamese, and domestic shorthair. Kohl was put to sleep on Feb. 15, 2022; he was 13 and .4. God bless my sweet Kohl in cat heaven. Kohl will be greatly missed as he had the personality of Saint. Thank you, God, for letting me have Kohl in my life.

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Active Cats

The Hunters

I have had many excellent hunters over the years. I had one cat that kept my ditches free of all types of rodents. Once in a while, she would bring up a half-eaten gopher to show me that she was hard at work. I once had a cat that would place dead garter snakes by my back door. She was a dark-colored calico cat named Blacknose. We had Blackie, and she caught many mice over the years. Onyx was my outdoor Tom cat that hunted until his last day. I think he lived to be 19 years old. He was the father of Kohl and Conrad, my indoor house cats. Conrad knows how to drown mice in a water dish. I had a light-colored calico cat sitting atop the fence posts and pouncing down on her prey. Trisha could run down a rabbit until she was 16 years old. She would share the rabbit with her kittens. Flossie was my very first cat. She was light gray and white. Flossie hunted every morning, afternoon, and evening, and she was very successful.

The Staircase Cats

Conrad runs up and down my steps many times during the day. Cali loved exploring my house and values that she has steps to run up and down now. The house next door is the ranch house where she had been living. My Siamese cats Sugar and Ginger loved running up and down the steps. Most of the cats I have now are part Siamese, Himalayan, Maine Coon, and domestic short-hair. Sebastian loved my stairs as he would follow me everywhere. Stairs are a good way for your cat to be active and lose weight.

The Cat Gamers

Cats love to play with circle game toys that I have purchased from Chewy.com. Cats love to play with catnip mice and any cat toy filled with catnip. My cats like to get cat treats out of cat treat balls which keeps them very active, and they are rewarded with a lovely cat treat at the end. I have a battery-activated cat toy that throws a string out, and my cats go crazy trying to catch the elusive line. My cats like to play with the ball on the rope attached to my cat hammocks.

Healthy And Happy Cats Are More Active

If your cat is constantly sleeping and is not interested in anything, he is most likely sick, and you should take him to your Vet for a checkup. Cats tend to sleep often but should be active and alert between naps. Feeding the right foods to your cat will help him be more active. Do not feed your cat bones, chocolate, or alcoholic drinks; any of these could kill your cat quickly. Give your cats plenty of fresh water every day. Water helps get rid of toxins in the body that would cause your cat not to be active. Give your cat top-quality cat foods, fresh water, and regular Vet care so they will have many active, healthy, and happy years to come.

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Various Cat Personalities

Various Cat Personalities

Shy And Reserved

My cat Conrad is timid. Conrad will run and hide when company comes to my house. His brother Peter is the same way. Peter will watch me clean the litter box and the floors and put out fresh water and more food. When I have left the house, he will come out to eat. Their Mother was shy until just recently. Their Mother, Lizzie, loves to be held now and is very friendly toward me, but she still is very cautious of other people. Their Father was Onyx, an outdoor cat that I had for 17 years. He would only let me near him to feed him. Sherlock is one of Peters’s offspring, and he does not care to be touched by anyone. Mr. Gray and Hilford are also Peters’s offspring and will let me pat and hold them on the head.

Unfriendly And Short Tempered

Nicole does not want to touch, hold, or have anything to do with humans. When you must catch her for a vet visit, she jumps off cupboards and performs death-defying acts like a circus animal. She has bitten me, so I see her behind the nap of her neck, have a fish net over her, and then release her into the pet carrier. She likes my vet, acts like a perfect lady, and never tries to bite him. She generally sleeps in a heated, covered, small pet house. She looks like a British short hair cat. I have had three outdoor cats in my younger years with nasty tempers. Two were given to me, and one was raised on the farm. One went to live with one of my neighbors. The other two relocated to a new home. Some feral cats never seem to become tame and lovable cats.

Siamese Temper

I had a purebred Siamese cat by the name of Sugar. If Sugar stared at your face, you better put her on the ground if you did not want to injure her. Sugar never liked other cats except for baby kittens. She went outdoors one day and decided to bet up the top female cat in my hierarchy. I made sure she stayed in the house after that. She grew up with birds in her home before I adopted her. I had a pet parakeet, which she dearly loved, and she would lay on the bed and listen to him sing away. One day a friend’s cat came to visit, and she liked Sugars bird in another way. Sugar bet up the other cat before I finally got them separated. The other cat never tried to harm Sugars parakeet or even give it a second look after that. I Dearly loved Sugar, and she lived to be 18 years old—a picture of my cat Winchester.

 

Outgoing And Very Personable

Kohl loves everyone and is an amiable and genuinely outgoing cat. I had a cat named Red, and he loved people, and he loved to have people watch him play his ball game. He was an expert with that circle game toy, and he knew it. He had to make sure everyone in the room watched him so they would know how smart and talented he was with that ball game. My first cat Flossie was sweet and loving, and she would follow me all over my farm. My cat Cali next door loves people to make a fuss over her. I had a calico named Blacknose growing up, and she loved to be held while I was on my tricycle. Sebastian was one of my house cats, and he loved to visit residents at the Rest Home as he was a very gentle soul. Ginger, Philmoor, Catrenia, Sly, and many other cats have had outgoing and pleasant personalities over the years. Cats are generally loving, comforting, and kind. Give your new cat time to warm up to you, as most cats will grow to love you just as much as you will grow to love them quickly. Faith is very friendly, and she gets along with almost anyone. Cats are excellent friends and will comfort you when you are not feeling well. Thank you, God, for putting cats on Earth for us. As you know, we need them in our lives.

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I Have 11 Cats That Live In A House Of Their Own

My Cats Get Along With Each Other Beautifully

If you introduce cats correctly to each other, they should become friends rather quickly. I always put the newcomer in the bathroom with his food dish, water, and litter box. My other cats and he can smell each other from under the door. They can growl at each other with the safety of the door separating them. Remember not to pay too much attention to the new cat when your others cats are watching, as they are just like jealous children. Place your new cat in a room with your other cats and observe how they get along. The head of the household male cat will let the new cat know he is in charge. He may growl at him and try to get in a fight with him. Let them work it out if there is just a little spat. If you see that they will have a no-hold-barred fighting, separate your new cat again before you place them all together. They should all live in perfect harmony within a week.

 

Fall Cleaning Next Door

I wash all of the cat’s towels that they have for bedding. I scrub the floors with Lysol disinfectant cleaner, and I do a thorough cleaning of the house. I clean up all of the food dishes and the water bowl. I wash and clean out the litter robots and the other cat litter boxes. I make sure my heated cat beds, water dish, and electric heater are working. Now is an excellent time to throw out old cat toys or replace beds that have worn out. Order new heated beds now before the prices go up. I stock up on kitty litter and ensure I have plenty of cat food and treats. Wash your cat toys and beds that are washable. Once your heated cat beds are seven years old, replace them, as the heated pad probably does not release as much heat as it used to.

 

Cat Trees And Cat Hammocks

My cats love to sit high in the top tier of their cat trees and look out the windows at birds and other animals that may pass by. The cats love to curl up and fall asleep in their cat hammocks with scratching posts. I like sturdy well, constructed cat trees that have carpet on them, as they are also easier to clean with carpet on them.

 

Fall Health Care

I take my cats to the vet for their shots early in the spring. Suppose your cat has developed a cough or seems to have a cold. Take him to the vet ASAP before it becomes life-threatening. A minor illness can become a significant disease as the weather gets colder and colder. Ensure all your cats are warm and cozy as the colder weather sets in. We all want a happy and healthy cat for our feline friends.

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The Curious Cat

The Curious Cat

Adventurous Cats

I have had farm cats take off for several months or years, and then they returned home again. I had adopted a new farm cat, and she investigated my neighbors. She returned home after she had been gone for about one month. I had one cat climb to the top of the barn roof, and she stayed there for two days before returning to lower ground. One of my cats got too adventurous, but he did live to tell his tale. He must have been watching the grain go into the hopper of the drill and decided to jump into the grain. The training was very long, and up and up he went before getting dumped into the grain truck. My Father took the grain to our local elevator, and out came my cat. He swayed back and forth for a while before the man at the elevator caught him and placed him back into the empty grain truck. When my Father arrived home, he said to open the gate on the grain wagon, and out came my cat in one piece, luckily. He had much to discuss that night with my other farm cats.

 The Wrong Kind Of Car Rides

I once had a cat ride to my local college on my car’s gas tank. I did not know he was there when I took off. Luckily I walked past my car before my last three classes for the day. He was sitting on top of one of the car tires. I asked the lady in the office for a box, and she asked what you needed it for. When I told her about my cat, she thought I was crazy. I did get the package I needed, and he stayed in the box except for my last class. I saw him looking out of the back window at me. He was content, and it was only sixty degrees out that day. He was happy when he returned home. I was glad he did not venture away from the car to get back home.

Traps

One of my poor outdoor cats got caught in a trap for muskrats. The trapper told us about it. He came home with only three legs. He managed to get around on the farm OK and lived to middle age.

Things To Check So Your Curious Cat Will Not Die

Check under your car tires, as many cats have been run over. One time a neighbor ran over four of my beautiful little kittens all at once since there was one on each tire. I was heartbroken as I had to bury all four of the beautiful little kittens. Ensure your cat is not locked in a building or room where it could starve to death. Keep lids closed on appliances, as a kitty could knock the top down if he jumped into the machine and died in the device since he could not get out with the lid shut. Check the motor area of your car, as the vehicle’s motor has killed many cats. Have paints, poisons, cleaning products, oil, and grease, and freeze in a protected area your cat cannot get into. God bless and protect our curious feline friends.

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Love Of Cats

The Love Of Cats

Rescuing Cats

I have rescued many cats over the years. I have saved little kittens dumped in our field in the middle of the winter. I have adopted cats that I have found wandering around in restaurant parking lots. I have adopted farm cats and kittens. I have adopted cats the owners gave away because they were having a baby. I have taken in all different ages of cats and kittens. Most cats and kittens I have taken in have had excellent, pleasant, friendly dispositions.

Make A Nice Pleasant Environment For Your New Feline Friend

Make a nice warm area where your cat can relax and hide until he gets used to his new home. Put out a new litter box for him, fresh water, and plenty of cat food. I put out a new cat bed with a new fluffy towel for him to sleep on. Put out various cat toys for your new cat to enjoy. Introduce your new cat very, very slowly into a multi-cat household. I generally keep the new cat in the bathroom for three days so they can smell each other under the bathroom door and avoid a lot of unnecessary cat fights when they get together later on.

 

Shower Your New Cat With Lots Of Attention

Hold and pat your new cat on the head and scratch him under the chin. Give him lots of cat treats and play interactive games with him. Cats love playing with a fish on the end of a string or getting goodies from a cat treat dispenser. Let your new cat know that he is loved but do not ignore your other cats, or they will be very jealous of the newcomer.

Praise Your Cat For Good Behavior

Reward your new cat when you tell him something is off-limits and he obeys your command. Give him some tuna canned water or his favorite cat treats. Never yell or scream at your cat; he will always be terrified of seeing you. Be kind and gentle with any pet. Your new cat will try to please you to the best of his ability, so just be patient and understanding. A calm, pleasant voice will always get the best results.

A Lifetime Feline Friend

You will have your cat for many years if he is treated right, loved, cared for, and has the right genetic makeup for a long life. Take your cat to your Vet for yearly shots and checkups, as a pound of prevention is worth a pound of cure, as the old saying goes. Your cat will be by your side when you do not feel well, and he will do his best to nurse you back to health by purring away and being your constant companion in your time of need. Trust earns the love of cats, and that trust should never be broken as it is a golden trust.

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Memorable and Honor Roll Cats

I have had many cats in my life. All of my cats have made a significant impression on my life.

Flossie was my very first cat. I have a picture of my Father showing her to me in my baby stroller. It was love at first sight for cats for the rest of my life. Flossie would sit with me while I swung in my swing set. She would wait with me while I waited for the school bus. She was a constant and comforting friend.

Blacknose was Flossie’s kitten. She was a beautiful Calico cat. I have a picture of both of us on my tricycle. She has her paws hanging over the handlebars and is looking straight ahead. She was a loving cat like her Mother.

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Blackie and her son Midnight were beautiful cats. Blackie had many kittens in her ten years of life. She was an excellent huntress. When I would sit on the steps of my house, she would always sit in my lap and purr away. Midnight was a shiny and gorgeous black cat. He was a good hunter.

Hoover was a beautiful yellow and white striped female cat. I named her after are vacuum cleaner. I was only five years old then. Hoover put up with me holding her like a five-year-old would.

Schnitzel was a yellow and white cat that tolerated me dressing him in doll clothes. He was very kind and gentle. He lived to be ten years old.

Leonardo was a long-haired yellow cat that would sit with me under a tree while I did my math homework. Whenever I would do my homework outdoors, he would keep me company. He was an excellent lap cat.

Sebastian started growling one evening as he looked out the picture window. He piqued my curiosity, so I looked out the window and saw a man walking down the gravel road at 9:00 PM. I pulled my shade down after that. When I first brought Sebastian into my house as a kitten, he gathered up all of the toy mice and placed them in a nice row. He wanted me to see that he was an excellent hunter. He lived to be thirteen years old.

Red was a red tabby cat that one of my vets gave me. I bought a circle toy with a ball in the middle from Kmart. Red learned to spin the ball around with his left or right paw. He was very proud of his accomplishment. When company came, Red would show off his skills at batting the ball with his feet. He would look at everyone in the room to ensure they were watching him.

My outdoor cat Maggie kept me company while I wrote this post. She purred away and rubbed against the area where I was working.

I have had too many outstanding cats to mention them all. I am sure you have had memorable and remarkable cats, also.

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