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Pewter
We volunteer at a no-kill rescue shelter. One day a large group of cats and kittens were rescued from a very bad situation. As you can see from the picture I took in the shelter, this sad face made us fall in love with “Pewtie” and take her home. She is the most loving and appreciative cat we have ever adopted!115 Comments »
Pewter is aptly named! What a cutie. And looks very bright and intelligent, not to mention naughty. Thank you for saving Pewter
What a sweetheart. I love the dark gray tail and silver fur. Bless you for your volunteering and adoption. I’m sure Pewtie repays your kindness with purrs every day.
What a gorgeous cat!!!!!!!!!!! You’re awesom for saving this precious baby. I love his name!
OOps, I mean HER. I have a boy so it’s a habbit to call all animals him.
Isn’t she a pretty girl! She looks like she’s ready to pounce on something. Rescue cats are wonderful!
I just can’t get over this kitten! I have rescued cats from very bad situations. If they’re adults, there can be issues that they just can’t overcome. With kittens, they can grow up to be the most loving things. It’s like they know that there are good humans out there or they’re able to forget. Bless you and your wonderful shelter and good nature.
She is just adorable
how nice of you to rescue her. She will repay you with all the love she can. Enjoy.
*PRETTY PEWTER* What a lovely girl, and a sweet expression.
There is a cat named Pewter in the Mrs. Murphy mysteries by Rita Mae Brown. They are quite funny, and usually not very bloody. Mrs. Murphy and Pewter are the cat detectives, who work with the “help” of their Corgi buddy Tee Tucker. Much fun!!
HI Jan. Are you familiar with “The Cat Who…” series of books by Lilian Jackson Braun? There about a detective who gets help solving all his mysteries from his two siamese cats. They’re clever and entertaining.
There’s that darn spelling thing again. I’ mean they’re about a detective…! I give up! Can’t spell to save my life lately.
Who could like cats and mysteries and not like Koko and Yumyum? It’s always fun to watch the humans try to figure out WHAT Koko is trying to lead them to (my grammar teacher would not like that construction). With Rita Mae and her co-author Sneaky Pie, the animals talk to each other, so their thinking is a little clearer. Of course, the stupid humans still can’t understand, so they have to be pushed, led or prodded by the four-foot gang.
Hooray, you know the Cat Who books. I’m not familiar with the Mrs. Murphy Mysteries but soon will be!
You will enjoy them, Kim. They are set in rural Virginia, which makes me homesick. Rita Mae and Sneaky Pie(a shelter cat) live in Charlottesville, one of the most beautiful cities in the country. Each one stands on it’s own, but they are even better if you can read them in order. ENJOY!!
These aren’t kids books are they? I’m in VA and have friends in Carolina…I’ll think I’ll check them out!
What about the Midnight Louie seires. A Cat on a Blue Monday etc.
Ah another fan of Mrs. Murphy’s mysteries. The cat who books are good also, by Lilian Braun.
LOL..long time lurker, forst time poster. All of our cats are rescue cats too..If you like Lillian Jackson Braun The Cat Who series, also try Carole Nelson Douglas’s Midnight Louie series.
Meowmepurr..what part of Wash. State you in ? I went to WSU and lived in Pullman, Walla Walla and Touchet.
Small World.
Boschka
Boschka- I live 10 miles north of Camas, about as far from Pullman as you can get, and still be in WA. We are just NE of Portland, OR; at the mouth of the Columbia Gorge. My next door neighbor, former cat sitter and courtesy niece is at WSU, freezing her tailfeathers off!!
I’d forgotten about Midnight Louie, but he’s a hoot, too.
Kat–the Mrs. Murphy books are not kids books, none of these are. The Cat Who are ok for older kids(10+), but the others have some “adult situations”, and the Midnight Louie ones are sometimes a little creepy for kids.
*CUTIE PEWTIE FUZZ*
She is such a cutie pie
! I love her dark tail, that is how my Kiara’s tail looks.
But what about those paws…they look hugh! I wonder how old she is now and what size she grew to. I bet when she runs across the floor, you KNOW it.
What a aweetie. I love looking at the kitties here but sometimes the stories that come with them just breaks my heart. I’m almost glad there are no details about the “bad situation”.
My wife and I have taken in two sweethearts - Hobbes, who is now 5 and Kiki who just turned 2. Both were headed to shelters before we took them in and both are the greatest things ever!
HI, EVERYONE. I HATE TO PUT A DAMPER ON THINGS, BUT SINCE WE ARE ALL ANIMAL LOVERS, WE NEED TO BAND TOGETHER TO ABOLISH SOMETHING TRULY HORRIBLE: THE ANNUAL CANADIAN SEAL HUNT STARTED SATURDAY MORNING—–THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES HAS A GREAT WEBSITE TO GET LOTS OF INFORMATION AND TO SEND A FORM LETTER TO CANADA’S PRIME MINISTER TO STOP THIS BARBARIC HUNT. THE WEBSITE IS HSUS.ORG— PLEASE FORWARD THE FORM LETTER TO AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE. THANKS, EVERYONE.
Dee, you make a good point. How could asking for people to help in a cause with something we all love, animals, be a damper. You go girl and keep up the reminders! You’re a loyal daily kitten person, people will listen to you.
I went to the site yesterday, and filled out the petition, however it would not let me submit!? I think it is disgusting that that type of hunting is still allowed, and for no apparent reason! And they are killing the babies too! It makes me sick. I am boycotting everything Canadian!
Hi Everyone! sorry I’ve been gone-very busy weekend. Barely got my own posts done on PD’J. PEWTER LOOKS *JUST* LIKE MY PUNKIE!!! I miss her…
I wanted to add: If anyone wants to sign a petition for the Canadian seals, you can also do so at http://www.thepetitionsite.com it has all kinds of petitions, even ones about helping dogs and cats… I got there through care2.com- which for the most part is for animal lovers, or anyone who has a cause-I’m in a “save the big cats” group, “cat lovers”, “pets in need”-you get the point. I also have my own group called Maine Coon Lovers. It’s fun for meeting people. Anyhow, See Everyone on PD’J and KCotD!
THANKS FOR ADDING THAT, BAGHEERA!
no problemo, I’m always up to save the world!!!!
Please, Riquel, don’t think that all Canadians support the hunt which you mention. I am Canadian and proud of it and your comment on boycotting all things Canadian offended me. We are not all barbarians.
I wasn’t here yesterday but I can probably speak for a lot of people when I say sorry to have offended you it wasn’t meant to do so. Hope you stay here and don’t stay mad.:)
See also Rose’s statement. # 10.3.1
Thank you for your supportive words. I love coming to this site and seeing the adorable babies and reading the comments. I am not mad anymore( wasn’t really before) and appreciate your welcoming comments. Solidarity for all kitty lovers everywhere! P.S. I have 2 cats and 1 dog. My kitten is 17 months old but is still very much a kid at heart, the pouncing scampering minx!
I was able to email the prime minister, and it was a PLEASURE
to do so! For some reason, I thought they stopped clubbing the baby seals a few years ago. It breaks my heart to find out they are STILL doing it! I have no problem banning all things Canadian. I hope they know we are serious about this!
On a lighter note! Pewter is a living kitty doll! I agree that kitties that have had a “bad situation” as babies ARE able to forget…I mentioned once my Emily was found in a dumpster with 2 littermates at about 1 1/2 weeks old. She was taken care of by the kindest of women, and EXPECTS adoration!
Bless you for taking her in, and enjoy all the purrs and kittyhugs you have coming to you!
LET ME ADD A CAVEAT to my statement about banning “ALL” things Canadian…I DON’T mean Fellow Canadian kitty lovers or their kitties! I love reading comments from folks from all over the globe on this site!
Thanks Dee.Great idea to bring attention to the seal hunt..This is the one time that I am ashamed of being Canadian!
Adorable kitty, rescue cats are the best!
Pewter is a very beautiful girl, and a very lucky one at it.
She’s got that kitty shell shock look going on like what is happening here.
………AHEM……………I don’t see ’shellshock’…….this fuzz is ve-ry focused on her next move…………………………………………..
V for Vendetta FUZZ!
Was that a good movie, Rosie? I want to see it.
….ahem…..don’t get mad-get even!……..fuzzaduzzduzz………………………………
I did not want to go see the movie but got cornered…and it was great ! You should definitely go…Very entertaining.
Now about what really matters: Pewter is adorable ! You just want to hold that little fuzzy ball!
What a cutie! She actually looks like she smiling to me. She was happy cause she knew she was being taken home.
Has anyone noticed the feet on this pretty girl!? I know they’re close together, but they are big! She’s gonna be a big girl maybe.
Hi Kat. I think you’re right. Not only does she have big paws, look at her nose. That’s usually a good indication too. I think she’s going to be a big girl indeed.
I love Crickets cheeks!
Good for her! Big kitty, big HUG!
Pewter is very pretty. I bet she has a happy face now.
Pewter is beautiful. Her coloring is amazing. Good for you for giving her such a warm and loving home.
I will have a giant farm, where all the homeless babies can come and live out the rest of their lives in luxury! 
One day, when I win the lottery
Until then, I will keep making donations, and feeding the strays that I can’t keep.
You’re so sweet!
That is funny, I have the same dream! I would like to have a seperate area for FIV+ cats, I want to take in disabled kitties, and of course the strays! If we all lived in the same state, I would say lets all play the lotto, but we’re all over the place! My state doesn’t have powerball
Mine either or that is something I would do too. Louisiana has the Powerball so I always have my Mom pick up a ticket for us.
Oscar isn’t disabled but he does have Asthma. It can be hard for him to breath at times but it doesn’t seem to bother him, he just goes on his merry way. I love the underdogs, or should I say undercats.
Rita, glad you’re back. Hope your move is a smooth one.
What a gorgeous kitty! I love her color. This site is making me want another kitten sooooo bad!
RIQUEL—-SORRY YOU HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE SITE—I HAVEN’T HEARD OF ANYONE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH IT—-GIVE IT ANOTHER SHOT—-AND, YES THEY PRETTY MUCH ONLY KILL THE BABIES BECAUSE THEY ARE THE ONES WITH THE PURE WHITE FUR TO BE USED IN THE FUR INDUSTRY. IT WOULD BE HYPOCRYTICAL FOR ME TO SAY THAT NO ANIMALS SHOULD EVER BE KILLED FOR ANYTHING—–AFTER ALL, I’M NOT A VEGETARIAN—-BUT THE *WAY* THEY ARE KILLED IS HORRENDOUS—THEY ARE CLUBBED AND SKINNED–USUALLY WHILE STILL ALIVE—-IF THEY *MUST* BE USED FOR FUR, THERE HAS TO BE A MORE HUMANE WAY TO DO THIS! THE MEN WHO ARE DOING THIS ARE CANADIAN FISHERMAN—THEY WOULD NOT BE WITHOUT WORK IT THIS CEASED—THEY DO THIS TO SUPPLEMENT THEIR INCOME—THAT’S WHY WE SHOULD ALL BOYCOTT CANADIAN SEAFOOD PRODUCTS—*HSUS.ORG* HAS A LIST OF PRODUCTS TO AVOID. THANKS AGAIN.
She is a “wide eyed” little beauty!!
Beautiful kitty! Gotta love the rescues.
What beautiful fur - I love the colors! She looks scared and I want to hug her. I’m so glad she has a good home now!
What a beautiful kitten. I’m just thankful that there are good endings for the bad situations. Seems like kittens know they have been rescued and turn into loving adults. Like Kim1 said the adults can be a different situation, unfortunetly. Anyhow Thank God for all you resucers. Kind of turns your stomach to know about those beautiful baby seals.
Come see more! *Click on my link*, and submit your pets! Whether they are finned, feathered, furry, or cold-blooded (sorry, couldn’t think of something with “F” for reptiles!), and let everyone see your “family” (now, thats a great F-word!)!!!!
……………I have a favourite F word………………..
*FUZZY!!!*
you’re so dirty, Rosie!
::::purrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr, purrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr, purrrrrrrrrrrr…::::
YOU KNOW, WE CHAT ON THIS WEBSITE EVERYDAY, BUT I DON’T THINK WE KNOW HOW MANY PETS EVERYONE HAS…..SO LET’S “INTRODUCE” OUR PETS—-NAMES AND AGES, TOO, PLEASE!
I WAS RAISED ON 6 ACRES IN MICHIGAN ON A “MINI-FARM” WITH DOZENS OF ANIMALS, BUT NOW I ONLY HAVE 3 CATS:
ATTICUS IS ALMOST 2 YRS OLD (NAMED AFTER THE PERFECT GENTLEMAN ATTICUS FINCH THAT GREGORY PECK PLAYED IN TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD)—-HE WAS ABANDONED UNDER A TREE AT MY APARTMENT COMPLEX AT 2 MONTHS OLD DURING HURRICANE CHARLIE IN AUGUST OF 2004—-ACTUALLY SAW THE GUY THROW HIM UNDER THE TREE IN THE POURING RAIN….I ASKED HIM IF IT WAS HIS CAT AND HE SAID HIS MOM WAS REFUSING TO KEEP IT IN THE HOUSE ANYMORE BECAUSE SHE WAS ALLERGIC TO HIM! I ASKED WHY THEY COULDN’T WAIT TO TAKE IT TO THE NO-KILL SHELTER IN THE MORNING, BUT SHE WANTED IT OUT OF THE HOUSE THAT NIGHT! THE CRUELTY! OF COURSE, MY INTENTION WAS TO TAKE HIM TO THE SHELTER IN THE MORNING, BUT AFTER HEARING HIM PURR IN MY EAR LIKE A LITTLE WASHING MACHINE, I FELL IN LOVE WITH HIM OVERNIGHT AND HE’S STILL WITH ME AFTER ALMOST 2 YEARS. AND HE REALLY IS A PERFECT GENTLEMAN!
MY OTHER 2 CATS ARE EMILY, SHE’S 7 MONTHS ( NAMED AFTER EMILY DICKINSON—BECAUSE SHE’S CRAZY, JUST LIKE EMILY DICKINSON–HAHA–) AND GABRIEL, HE’S 8 MONTHS (NAMED AFTER GABRIEL GARCIA MARQUEZ BECAUSE HE HAS SUCH A SENSE OF WONDERMENT) THEY, TOO, WERE ABANDONED 2 MONTHS AGO IN MY NEW APARTMENT COMPLEX!
THEY WERE LOCKED IN A BEDROOM WITH NO FOOD OR LITTER–LEFT TO DIE–AFTER THE OWNERS WERE EVICTED—THEY NEVER CALLED THE LANDLORD TO TELL THEM THEY WERE IN THERE OR CAME BACK FOR THEM—-I DISCOVERED THEM 3 DAYS LATER—-LITTLE TERRIFIED, STARVING KITTENS—AND NOW I’M THEIR NEW MOM, AS WELL! THIS HAS ALL BEEN A GODSEND BECAUSE I PUT MY 19 YEAR OLD CAT, JULIET, WHO I HAD SINCE SHE WAS 3 MONTHS OLD TO SLEEP IN AUGUST…..I STILL MISS HER EVERY DAY…..BUT THESE 3 CRAZY CATS ALMOST FILL THE VOID.
LET’S HERE ABOUT EVERYONE ELSE’S PETS!
Hey Dee, I have 3 kitties & 1 dog. And I have fostered to be exact 41 cats & kittens. Marley we rescued from the SPCA @ 3 mos. old. He will be 7 next month. He is our mellow laid back kitty. Not very social to my other cats; loves my older son (sleeps w/him at night). Emma was a foster w/a “boo boo” eye. She can only see out of her good eye. We fostered her @ 3 mos. of age and she will be 2 in August. Then there’s Benji (I know, it’s a dog name.). He is the youngest but not the smallest! Also a foster, we got him when he was about 5 wks. old. He had huge feet, and he now weighs more than my Emma. He will be 1 yr. old July 8th. He is the clumsiest (sp?), but probably the most affectionate. He is in love w/our Sammie girl (the dog).
Glad you’re back Bagheera!!
Awwww—bless you for your multiple kitty fostering! Poor dog—-I’ll bet the cats walk all over him (literally??)
(I’m typing in lower case letters since Pete yelled at me–ha ha)
I have no pets at this time. It makes hopping on the Harley and taking off for a week at a time much more convienient. But this site has me convinced that once I get finished with rebuilding my house, I am getting another kitty. I have had way too many to list here, and each and every one of them has been special to me!!
Yes, you have to get a cat once your house is finished—-I read once that ” A cat gives a house its soul ” I like that.
Hi Dee, that is so true.
In February, all 3 of our kitties were at the vet for a dental special (teeth cleaning) so were gone from our house for the day. My husband happened to have to go home during the day and he commented how absolutely empty and hollow the house was without its “soul”. He said he can’t imagine *not* having kitties in the house.
BTW, do any of you brush your cat’s teeth? We don’t and I don’t know that any of them would take to it very kindly. Luckily, all of our kitty’s teeth were in OK condition.
Donna—I’ve never brushed my cat’s teeth—I guess I’m an unfit mother!—I only feed them dry food and their teeth are find—-my 19 year old had good teeth, too—before she went to “kitty heaven”…
I don’t brush my kitties teeth either. Have thought about it, because the vet says the need to have a cleaning. They don’t have bad teeth though. Marley is the only one I forsee having teeth problems. He, I swear I watched him, doesn’t chew his food! He just swallows it whole! Does anyone else’s cat do this? I think of brushing a cat’s teeth in this way: God designed kitties to live from around 16 to 20 yrs. Granted I know and I’m sure others too, know cats who’ve lived longer, but their teeth are made to function for those few yrs. I also know they can still have dental problems, and then you would definately have that fixed, but…that’s the way I see it. Maybe I’m an unfit mom too, Dee. I love my kitties to death and they see a vet regularly, but I don’t brush.
We only feed our three kitties dry food too. I think that helps. When I was little and we had cats, they got canned food (disgusting stuff). My then-special cat, Hobo (yes, he was a stray) eventually had to have 3 of his 4 “canine” teeth removed due to absesses when he got older. I don’t know if that was related to his diet or not. Being young, I didn’t pay attention to that kind of thing.
I’m glad I’m not the only one who doesn’t brush their cats’ teeth.
I have a dog and 2 cats. My dog, Sammy is a cocker spaniel mix. He’s 13 now, but pretty spry for a grandpa. My youngest cat, Oreo, keeps Sam on his toes. They wrestle all the time, and Sam is very jealous of every bit of attention given to Oreo. Sometimes I have to pet them at the same time!! Oreo is almost 3 and while he is playful with Sam, he is also the biggest lap cat I’ve ever seen. He will plop himself on your lap, with no regard for your book, newspaper, or computer. If you don’t give into his demands, he purrs loudly and continues to head butt you until you give in. He will not be denied, which, I suppose, is appropriate behavior for the spoiled fuzzy little man that he is. My other cat is named Chick. She was a stray kitten that I fed and she adopted me. She arrived a few months after I had my precious Bear euthanized. (He had cancer.) I managed to trap her and have her spayed and I wanted to bring her in, but my boyfriend didn’t want a cat in the house. In retrospect, I should’ve dumped the guy and brought in the cat. Well, the guy has since been dumped, but Chick won’t come into the house. I’ve tried, but she doesn’t seem happy. I don’t think she wants to give up hunting birds and moles for the the easy life of a house cat. She never strays too far from the back yard–she’s always there when I go out.
Oh goody, another mole hunter!
This may sound odd, but every time my cat didn’t like a guy I was dating, in almost no time he proved to be a “bad catch”—likewise, she always loved the good guys. Animals really can sense things that we can’t.
she doesn’t look sad…she looks ready to get the heck out of that shelter and become queen of her new home!
HI DEE, I have Oscar, an Orange Tabby. He’s 8 years old. He was one of five in the litter. Over the past 7 years we have fostered four cats and 2 dogs. Oscar gets along very well with all animals, except birds and moles, he loves to hunt those, but prefers to be an only child. He was raised by a dog for the first few months before my husband and I were able to take him. We had a cat named Arthur who died about two years ago of old age. He and Oscar got on very well, Oscar knew Artie was the Alpha male and respected that. Both my husband, oldest son, and Oscar himself has Asthma. Hubby says no more new pets for a while. I say just wait until the kids start begging. He’s a sucker for animals in need!
Nothing dramatic about how we came together, the important thing is that we indeed, did come together. He’s the most loving cat I’ve ever had!
KIM—OSCAR HAS ASTHMA? HOW IS THAT TREATED FOR A CAT? IS IT VERY DANGEROUS?