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Here's some photos of cats. Please
send yours in too!! I've had many
cats throughout my life, and can't really remember a time when I
was without one. While I love all animals, I think I've always
been a cat person - you either are or aren't one, I've found!! I
have cats adopt me - they move into the back yard and pester me
until I give in and feed them too!! I had 4 pedigreed cats
- Shah, Sasha, Chrissie and Tuppy who lived inside and
still have one
outside adopted cat name Smoocher because that's what he does
all the time! The inside cats were 17, 18 and 19 years old when
they finally passed away, I'm not sure how old the outside one is
but he is a lot younger I think. Tuppy was Shah's and Chrissy's
mother but Chrissy had to be put down as
she had a fit and was paralysed from it. She was also blind and
Shah was blind in one eye - a result of the cat flu when they
were babies which claimed the other 3 kittens from their litter.
A breeding experiment that cost me thousands of dollars trying
to save them and meant that I couldn't sell the remaining two
because of their eyes and ended up with 4 long haired cats
living inside! A lot of work and as you can see, a long term
commitment!! RIP - Sasha and Shah - sadly over
the last month both Shah and Sasha have succumbed to old age and
have gone to join Chrissie and Tuppy!! It's a lonely house now
but I don't think I'll be getting any more cats for a while!!
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This is
Snow, my daughter and son in law's Ragdoll. |
Poor Snow
went in for a teeth clean and ended up having eye
surgery as well!! |
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This is
Smoocher, who rules outside. He moved in when the dog
died and loves having his tummy rubbed! |
This is
Tuppy, doesn't she look really evil with those red eyes!
She was caged until we got her at around 9 months and
has always been a bit strange. |
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This is
poor old Chrissy, she didn't have much of a life as she
couldn't see much but loved sitting on the back door
mat. She lived to 17 years. |
This is
Aunty Sasha - she was the first Birman I bought and had
a lovely nature. She lived to 19 years as did Tuppy. |
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This is
Shah who ruled the inside roost. As the only male he was
demanding and very affectionate. You can see his one eye
glowing!! |
Shah was
the only seal point of the litter as well. He lived to 18
years and still loved to sleep on my lap every
night. |
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Cat on a hot tin roof!! This is
one of my visitors who was as deaf as a post but loved sunbaking
on the roof of my carport. |
This is Frankie, a
beautiful affectionate Siamese who moved in as
well. I found him a good home with some friends where he
could rule the roost. Sadly he passed away. |
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Hi Liz
Thanks for the photos - glen
Hello Glen: I took a couple of Cuddles for your site too. He's not very cooperative, but he "allowed" me to take his pic. He even looks arrogant! Liz |
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Hi Lane
Thanks for the photos. The spider is probably a funnel weaver
although I can't see it very well in your photo - glen
My cat Senor Stinkypants
And just for fun, could you help me identify this spider?...I’m in upstate ny if that will help.
Thank you...Lane |
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Hello Glen,
I came to your Petz Rule site over your other website Spiderzrule.com (I am from Germany and still not familiar with the Southeastern US critters), and would like to send you some pictures of my cats and dogs. I always take in strays but so far I had no luck with the male cats. Soon after I have them neutered (to prevent them from roaming too far), they lose their life on the road. My female is smarter, she goes to the woods behind the house and avoids the road. When I took my last male cat in (Grayson), I went to the vet immediately to have him neutered. My brother-in-law said: You know he's gonna wind up throwing himself in front of a car after you take his manhood. And so it went: 3 weeks after being neutered he was hit by a car. My brother-in-law was shocked and apologized but it didn't make things much better. This was the third cat killed by a car in less than 2 years, and this is just a small country road with a 35 mph speed limit. But some youngsters seem to make a sport out of speeding up to 70-80 mph and that is deadly for everything, not only cats...
Soon after moving to this house I took in the two rascals named Betty & Freddie, brother and sister. Freddie made it to about a year and then got hit by a car. Betty is still around and despite being very independent, she waits every evening for my car to pull up. She is quite determined to get some loving, if I am to busy or distracted she gives me a little bite to remind me that she is No. 1 at this moment. In summertime she is quite tiny but for winter she grows a thick coat, little boots on her paws and a thick collar. She looks twice her size then.
After Freddie I tuck in Mick. He was a little devil and loved to tease our dog Sarah. But she loved it too. These two had lots of fun fights on Sarah's "couch" (the bench in the picture). After Mick passed away, I found Mr. Grayson. He was so beautiful: solid silver gray with amber glowing eyes. And he was a lover boy!!! But he also was hit by a car at night. So that leaves Betty which is in her 5th year now, as my only cat for the time being. Besides Sarah, a boxer/pitbull mix, which came from the local animal shelter, I took in a little Spitz in March. She was sitting at the entrance door to my work place, just staring through the glass. I named her Zoe and found out that she had a bad case of autoimmune disease, her paw pads were almost completely gone and she was walking on raw flesh. She was in such a pitiful condition! Now her disease is under control with immuno suppressants and she turned out to be a lovely, sweet and very laid back dog. But she can be also pretty stubborn and sometimes an incredible clown! Sarah seems to get a little overwhelmed with Zoe's outbursts of joy and play and grumbles a bit, but finally she is rolling and tumbling with the little one. Sarah is very intelligent and sometimes I think, she understands every word I am saying. She loves to wait for the mail man and take the mail to the house. And I never need a leash with her. She stays right beside my leg when I tell her to do so. And I cannot explain it but with her love for me and her being so eager to please, since I did not specially train her. I just spend a lot of time with her and I am lucky to be able to take both dogs to work.
If it was for me I would stop and gather every stray, it sometimes really breaks my heart seeing this unbelieving impression in a dogs face, not understanding that they have been dumped by the human they gave so much love to. I do not understand why humans are so cowardish to throw their dogs out at the side of the road instead of taking them to the shelter or the Humane Society. So many dead and hurt dogs just because of people being so irresponsible!
Keep up the good work!!!
Regards, Hiltrud
Covington/Georgia,
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