This is Toby, a Christmas present picked out at the local shelter only last week. He’s ten weeks old and has plenty of energy, but loves cuddles. He’s also now great friends with our lovable labrador.
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Kitties and doggies getting along! I LOVE that. When I lived with my sister for 2 years, she had a black lab/german sheppard mix and my fluffy kitty Scratch ruled him!
His eyes are stunning, too! Such a pale green. I have never had a grey kitty either and have always wanted one. My sister had a big grey boy named (appropriately) Smokey. My daughter has a grey boy now named Conan. Both were/are very lovey in nature!
We had a grey kitty that “belonged” to my daughter, his name was Mr. Bigglesworth. He loved my dog too. Mr. Bigglesworth had grey eyes though, he was beautiful just like Toby.
He looks so soft, couldn’t be sweeter. I had a grey furball (female) like that in the past…and the soft sweetness never went away. Enjoy the new family member ::))
Comment by brandi from baltimore with the 25 fuzzbutts...........
2007-01-19 15:18:36
What a dolly baby
Funny story: I usually turn the bathtub water on a dribble for my black cat Sasha, and this morning i forgot to turn it off, the Bengal babies (all 5) had somehow plugged the tub and were splashing around in 2 inch of water, just having a ball………..kinda like a kid in a mud puddle LOL
Very funny! I can just imagine what they look like, splashing and jumping in the water. Sounds like you had your hands full. Must be lots of fun at your house with all those furry babies.
Comment by brandi from baltimore with the 25 fuzzbutts...........
2007-01-19 16:06:45
very entertaining course then it was on to mommies bed to dry off (grrrrrrrrrr) oh well I think I am so very lucky to be able to lay in bed in the morning and snuggle with them…….
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Comment by elaine
2007-01-20 06:15:15
I’m “grandma” to 2 very frisky fuzzy-butted water lovers. The are litter mate and very ornery.Their names are Prince Albert and Touche!
How sweet!! That must have been fun to watch. My Bug won’t let me water my plants without help. Afterwards I’m mopping muddy kitty prints from my kitchen floor.
My goofball, Snickers, gets in the shower every time I turn on the water. He used to have a “shower dance”–where he’d crab-walk along the side, barely touching the water–but now he just STANDS there, letting the water drench him, and licking drops off his coat. Then he hops out (usually soaking the bathmat in the process) and just stands there dripping, happy as can be.
Toby is beautiful! He is a lucky little guy. There are so many less fortunate kitties out there.
I cam across a sweet one year old named Bo he has been fixed but if he doesn’t find a home soon he is going back to the mean streets. If anybody is interested please check it out.
He is a year old,a love bug. Black and white and he is in TN.
I hope you don’t mind kittenmaster but the thought of this poor cat going back to streets just break my heart.
Please, if at all possible, don’t turn him back onto the streets. There are numerous groups who might be able to help place your wonderful kitty! Please see http://www.pet-net.net/usa/tennessee.htm, under the heading “Pet Rescue/Animal Shelters.” Lots of groups cover the Memphis area.
A place in Memphis to contact is the House of Mews. They may be able to help Bo in TN. What a beautiful Smokey Fuzzy Butt……I have a gray and white tabby named Randle and his has a fabulous but quirky personality.
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Comment by evangeline in Montreal
2007-01-19 19:34:05
Thank so much Ann and Tina, I will pass on the message.
Bo just breaks my heart. I would take him but I am in Canada!
Oh Evangeline! I just visited Bo’s site. He is so adorable. My heart just breaks for him. I wish I could help him but I live too far away. He looks just like my cat “Frisky”. I hope someone gives him a home soon. He seems like such a loveable kitty.
I would take him, but there is one small problem. I live in Finland (Northern Europe). If you could somehow arrange the transportation, I would adopt him. And I am serious about that. I know this is quite a desperate try, but if you could manage that, the Kittenmaster has my email address and I read this blog daily.
A lot of post already this morning! Toby looks full of mischief and entertainment. Congrats on the new addition to your family! Please pray for my husband going through colon surgery today to remove a malignant tumor. Thanks.
I will be praying for your husband. Hang in there. I have a very good friend who had this type of surgery, that was almost 10 year ago now and she is fine.
I don’t know you, or any of the other TDKers…. but from what I’ve seen by reading the past couple of months you are like a family. My positive thoughts and prayers for your husband… and for you and your family as well!
Many prayers to your husband as well as you and your family. If you are owned by a fuzzbut, having him/her nearby when hubby comes home will most certainly help.
I will add my positive thoughts to the prayers of the others for you and your mate now and during recovery. And may the doctor’s hands be guided by powers greater than ourselves.
Tiger, my thoughts and prayers are with you and your husband during this trying time. I pray for a successful surgery, full recovery and minimal pain. God Bless.
He looks like what my Whiskers looked like except she had golden eyes. It will be two year at the end of this month that she went to the Rainbow Bridge. I still miss her. I visit her memorial at the website from time to time.
I love them when they are so small. Happy Friday everyone.
I posted this yesterday afternoon after many TDKers had signed off. I am interested in people’’s thoughts:
Hi my fellow TDKers. A quick question re: furby behavior, I’d love your input or thoughts. I have two tabbies: 5 y.o. Buddy whom I’ve had since he was 4 weeks., and 1 y.o Vinny, whom I’ve had since he was 8 weeks. Other than a bit of hissing and spitting the first weekend I brought Vinny home, they get along. Wrestling and playing dominance games, but never hurting each other and no hissing. They do get along, I guess passably sharing ownership of me and our space. Lately, I have witnessed Vinny (the 1 y.o.) licking and grooming Buddy (the 5 y.o.) I don’t recall ever seeing the reverse. In this instance, who is the alpha kitty? The groomer, or the groomee
I have no idea. I know my cats groom each other, it’s never just one who does it, all 3 of them do. Sorry I couldn’t help. I don’t really think I have an alpha kitty. Either that or all three think they’re the alpa kitty.
Hi Huddy’s mom! How’s your Hudson? Mine’s just fine!
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Comment by Huddy's Mama
2007-01-19 18:04:09
Hudson is fine!! He’s the only cat I’ve ever had who ‘cries’ when I leave the house. (I see him standing on the back of the chair in the window with his little mouth going ‘mama, mama). I love his so much it’s not even funny.
It is not always an alpha cat issue. It goes to their relationship. My gracie is definitely my alpha cat but she and Emma both regularly goom the boy to death. Thierry is the youngest of the kits and both females are maternal toward him. The girls never groom each other. He will sometimes reciprocate, but not often and not as long as they groom him. Vinny may have assumed a caretaker role toward buddy that is separate from dominance issues.
Emerson will tackle Ferrule to bathe him. Then he sits on him to hold him still. Sometimes Ferrule will bathe Emerson, but he doesn’t have to fight him to do it.
In my 8-cat-household…the “alpha” status can change frequently… the grooming indicates affection, but often leads to the “lick, lick, bite” syndrome (as we call it) when they get carried away. My Phaedra used to chew the whiskers off her kittens when they were started to wander outside the nest…she still tries to do it to her adult babies. Someone told me it was to keep them from wandering too far by eliminating their radar..don’t know if this is true. I had many people ask what happened to the kitten’s whiskers? Too close to a candle…nope just mama cat clipping their roaming wings!
CatRancher, That is interesting about the whiskers. I have my son’s two college kittens, Lucy the Boy and Charlie. They were adopted from a vet’s office when they were about 8 wks. old and they didn’t have any whiskers. We thought that someone had cut them off. I now wonder if the mama cat did it.
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Comment by CatRancher from Iowa
2007-01-19 21:51:41
I had to observe it myself before I could believe it! In my very last litter, I gave two boys to my sister. One of the boys chewed his brother’s whiskers off when they were very little. I had two distinct pedigree lines when I was breeding and only those from the “Phaedra” lineage did the chewing, not all of them had this habit, but those that did were both male and female…go figure!!! Crazy cats!
My two boys groom eachother, however it is the alpha cat that does most the grooming. And he does the “lick, lick, bite” thing, only in our house it’s called “I love you, let me bite your face!”
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Comment by ppearson in KY
2007-01-19 22:25:50
LOL When Gracie grooms Thierry it always ends with a bite! I thought it was just her being a pill. Nice to know she isn’t the only one.
Comment by evangeline in Montreal
2007-01-19 23:29:45
My two guys do the same thing..lick, lick, let me bite your ear off! Actually it’s my orangie, the youngest who does the licking and the biting:)
We have a house rule: “It’s not nice to bite your friends.” We keep explaining it to Snick, but so far he’s impervious to any and all rules. Which, of course, makes him all the more loveable.
The alpha cat in my household is Juliette, a 6.5 pound spayed (of course) female. Until this past spring I had six cats. The other 5 ranged in size from 9 to 16 pounds (in all there were 3 females and 3 males). Juliette ruled them with an iron paw. The only time
one cat grooms another is when Juliette allows one of the others to groom her and when she has had enough she slaps the groomer. I would say the one being groomed is the alpha. I also agree with the others who said watch for other behavior. Toby is just too precious. Of my six (I still feel as though I have six even though I lost one to heart disease and one to dementia a few months ago) 5 of them were some type of grey or silver or blue.
I’m in love ! What a beautiful kitty.! I had a grey kitty, Smokey, when I was a kid. Only had him a week…. Mom was sure he was going to ’sratch my eye out’ and he loved to lay on the pillow in the morning and play with my hair. Sigh…. Now MANY years later, I have my Chloe - she too is grey (and white)
What a beauty! I found a grey kitten at one of my friends birthday parties. I have been told! that I am not allowed to bring any kitties home so I handed the handsome fellow to a male co-worker, who then took him home and they have been great friends ever since. Aptly named Shadow because, the now tom kitty, follows him around the house.
My youngest kittie is also great friends with our yellow lab JOE, she will come up and rub against him, he will usually run away becuase the older kitty taught him manners with her claws when he was young. Nothing like a little respect! R-E-S-P-E-C-T tell me what it means to me……;-)
A friend in Augusta had a black lab/chow mix he came home one day with a black 6 month kitten in his mouth. He adopted the stray and they were great pals. If kitty didn’t go up the staris fast enough he would carry her by the scruff of the neck or nose her butt which got her moving!
When I read the blog this song popped into my head:
“Toby Baby, found you right under the tree for me,
You’ve been such a sweet boy, Toby Baby,
Hurry over and give me some love”
Well, I tried.
Question:
I am moving from the country into the city. Now my two boys have lots of room with no other cats but when I move it will be to a considerably smaller place and it has a lot of strays around. What precausions should I take? My boys are neutered and fully vaccinated but those strays aren’t and I’m worried. I don’t know if I can make them inside kitties after being inside outside kitties for two years, and like I said the new place is MUCH smaller.
You can indeed make them into inside kitties. Believe it or not they will be happy inside and much, much safer. Some DOs:
1. Give them a window perch or two where they can watch the activities.
2. Get a squirt bottle to warn them when they are too close to the door.
3. Realize that they will be very upset at the move at first, getting used to the new digs/smells (invest in some Feliway spray).
4. If they do get out find them immediately as they will be “lost” in their new neighborhood and trespassers to other animals.
5. Invest in an enclosed kitty pen for outdoors or train them with a harness.
6. Be patient and persistent, after a while they’ll adjust.
Good Afternoon CatRancher,
Can you tell me what Feliway spray is? Thanks
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Comment by CatRancher from Iowa
2007-01-19 20:50:14
Feliway is a cat pheromone spray that makes them feel relaxed and reduces stress. I always use it when I buy a new piece of furniture so that they don’t try to mark it by clawing or peeing. I’ll also spray it on a towel or blanket in their carrier when I take them to the vet… You can buy it online at at most major pet stores!
Great advice CatRancher.
Please Rosie, the city is not a safe place for a kitty to be outside. Patience and they will get used to being indoors.
Toys and a cat tree would be nice too:)
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Comment by Great Dane
2007-01-19 21:02:40
Rosie, do whatever it takes to get the kitties used to being indoors. The city will be too dangerous for them. Good luck with the move!
One of my kitties, Emma, was rescued off the streets. She has NO problem with being a full time indoor cat. Your boys will have a longer and safer life if they are always indoors. Even with vaccinations, if they are outside they are subject to bites and attacks from other animals and they are at risk from getting hit by a car or harmed by mean people. In addition to CatRancher’s excellent suggestions, maybe plant a little grass or catmint in a pot for them to nibble. If the new place has screens in the window, make sure they are well secured to prevent accidental escapes. If you can afford it and have a little bit of room a carpeted cat tree can give them exercise and perching spots. Good luck with the move. I hope it is for good reasons and moving forward in life and not the reverse. Keep us posted with their adventures in moving.
Like ppearson in KY, I am hoping that the move is your choice AND a good thing. Keep us posted as to when you move….we will lend you our moral support. The thought of moving makes me queasy, especially with 8 fuzzbutts…
Thank you for all your advise, I will take it to heart I promise. The move is for good reasons don’t worry, and I already had a plan for play. There are half walls all around the house that I have carpet along the tops or and I have stratigically placed cat trees for easy access to those places which will give them a sort of high level highway from the living room to the kitchen cabinets. Along the way will be hanging toys and hanging planters with pillows in them for lounging, but now I can put some catmint in one for nibbling too!
Please think about getting them microchipped, too. If they get out and are lost, they will be scanned when anyone takes them to a shelter or a vet, and you will get them back.
Toby is so precious. I love his coloring and fur. He reminds me of two of the grey cats I had awhile back. Kitty Kate & Little Mickey, their lives were cut too short with me, but they were the most loveable kitties.
I was reading yesterdays post and I am shocked that the House of Mews in Memphis has lost their lease. I am calling my Dad and step mom. They live north of the city and are big time cat people. I am in shock………
So sorry to hear that, Tinafish. We need places like that to help place homeless kitties. All cats & kittens deserve a chance to be loved and made to feel wanted by someone. They have so much love to give.
What a beautiful kitten and what a wonderful name! My orange katten (in between kitten and cat stage) is named Toby as well. Well, I am off to pick up my other cat Maggie from the vet. I had her spayed today and she is probably mad at me, but it is for her on good. I hope everyone will have a good weekend!
Hey All ….I know most of you are probably gone for the day, but my hubby wanted me to ask a question…..he wants to know what everyone calls the thing that kittens do when they’re trying to act ferocious and do that little sideways hopping thing…..
Toby is such a beautiful little boy…..reminds me of my mom’s cat that she used to have named Caesar….the gifting cat….if he could catch it it was hers ……no matter what it was…..
This is Toby, a Christmas present picked out at the local shelter only last week. He’s ten weeks old and has plenty of energy, but loves cuddles. He’s also now great friends with our lovable labrador.
Beautiful Blue Gray Toby!
Toby is so incredibly beautiful. I always wanted a grey kitty. Love the help in the office.
Toby is exactly the kitten I’ve always wanted! He’s beautiful! Have fun with him
Kitties and doggies getting along! I LOVE that. When I lived with my sister for 2 years, she had a black lab/german sheppard mix and my fluffy kitty Scratch ruled him!
His eyes are stunning, too! Such a pale green. I have never had a grey kitty either and have always wanted one. My sister had a big grey boy named (appropriately) Smokey. My daughter has a grey boy now named Conan. Both were/are very lovey in nature!
Good Morning CatRancher,
I thought if I had a grey kitty I would name it Misty Grey Dawn Misty for short.
Love the name!
We had a grey kitty that “belonged” to my daughter, his name was Mr. Bigglesworth. He loved my dog too. Mr. Bigglesworth had grey eyes though, he was beautiful just like Toby.
He looks so soft, couldn’t be sweeter. I had a grey furball (female) like that in the past…and the soft sweetness never went away. Enjoy the new family member ::))
What a dolly baby
Funny story: I usually turn the bathtub water on a dribble for my black cat Sasha, and this morning i forgot to turn it off, the Bengal babies (all 5) had somehow plugged the tub and were splashing around in 2 inch of water, just having a ball………..kinda like a kid in a mud puddle LOL
Very funny! I can just imagine what they look like, splashing and jumping in the water. Sounds like you had your hands full. Must be lots of fun at your house with all those furry babies.
very entertaining
course then it was on to mommies bed to dry off (grrrrrrrrrr) oh well 
I think I am so very lucky to be able to lay in bed in the morning and snuggle with them…….
I’m “grandma” to 2 very frisky fuzzy-butted water lovers. The are litter mate and very ornery.Their names are Prince Albert and Touche!
How sweet!! That must have been fun to watch. My Bug won’t let me water my plants without help. Afterwards I’m mopping muddy kitty prints from my kitchen floor.
My goofball, Snickers, gets in the shower every time I turn on the water. He used to have a “shower dance”–where he’d crab-walk along the side, barely touching the water–but now he just STANDS there, letting the water drench him, and licking drops off his coat. Then he hops out (usually soaking the bathmat in the process) and just stands there dripping, happy as can be.
I once had a cat named Charlie who had a tub dance! He loved to play in the bathtub!
Toby is beautiful! He is a lucky little guy. There are so many less fortunate kitties out there.
I cam across a sweet one year old named Bo he has been fixed but if he doesn’t find a home soon he is going back to the mean streets. If anybody is interested please check it out.
He is a year old,a love bug. Black and white and he is in TN.
I hope you don’t mind kittenmaster but the thought of this poor cat going back to streets just break my heart.
http://www.catster.com/cats/458258/sniff
Thanks and have a great week-end everybody
Please, if at all possible, don’t turn him back onto the streets. There are numerous groups who might be able to help place your wonderful kitty! Please see http://www.pet-net.net/usa/tennessee.htm, under the heading “Pet Rescue/Animal Shelters.” Lots of groups cover the Memphis area.
A place in Memphis to contact is the House of Mews. They may be able to help Bo in TN. What a beautiful Smokey Fuzzy Butt……I have a gray and white tabby named Randle and his has a fabulous but quirky personality.
Thank so much Ann and Tina, I will pass on the message.
Bo just breaks my heart. I would take him but I am in Canada!
Oh Evangeline! I just visited Bo’s site. He is so adorable. My heart just breaks for him. I wish I could help him but I live too far away. He looks just like my cat “Frisky”. I hope someone gives him a home soon. He seems like such a loveable kitty.
I would take him, but there is one small problem. I live in Finland (Northern Europe). If you could somehow arrange the transportation, I would adopt him. And I am serious about that. I know this is quite a desperate try, but if you could manage that, the Kittenmaster has my email address and I read this blog daily.
ahhhh - a grey little furrball - I’m so glad he’s found a good home!!
Very nice! The eyes have almost the same colour as the cat himself.
I noticed that too! I wonder if they will change as he gets older…
A lot of post already this morning! Toby looks full of mischief and entertainment. Congrats on the new addition to your family! Please pray for my husband going through colon surgery today to remove a malignant tumor. Thanks.
I will be praying for your husband. Hang in there. I have a very good friend who had this type of surgery, that was almost 10 year ago now and she is fine.
Our prayers will be with you both also the doctors and nurses. Please let us know how he is doing as soon as you can.
Tiger…my loving thoughts and healing prayers are coming your way. May God give you both strength and your husband a quick recovery!
I don’t know you, or any of the other TDKers…. but from what I’ve seen by reading the past couple of months you are like a family. My positive thoughts and prayers for your husband… and for you and your family as well!
I am sending positive thoughts for your husband, the surgical team, the nurses who will care for him and for you!
My thoughts and prayers are with you and your husband as well as his medical team.
My thoughts and prayers are with your, your husband and family.
Many prayers to your husband as well as you and your family. If you are owned by a fuzzbut, having him/her nearby when hubby comes home will most certainly help.
My thoughts are with you and your husband, Tiger. May he have a speedy recovery. My uncle had this done 20 yrs. ago and he beat it.
I will add my positive thoughts to the prayers of the others for you and your mate now and during recovery. And may the doctor’s hands be guided by powers greater than ourselves.
Tiger, my thoughts and prayers are with you and your husband during this trying time. I pray for a successful surgery, full recovery and minimal pain. God Bless.
I hope your husband’s surgery comes out ok. I’ll keep him and you in my prayers.
Smokey fuzz. His coat almost looks like you could dust furniture with it.
OOO, fluffy cuteness. I just love little fuzzballs like him.
He looks like what my Whiskers looked like except she had golden eyes. It will be two year at the end of this month that she went to the Rainbow Bridge. I still miss her. I visit her memorial at the website from time to time.
I love them when they are so small. Happy Friday everyone.
What a beautiful little kitty. My cat is a fuzzy grayish color too! You’ll really enjoy this one.
ALWAY BET ON A GRAY fuzz
I posted this yesterday afternoon after many TDKers had signed off. I am interested in people’’s thoughts:
Hi my fellow TDKers. A quick question re: furby behavior, I’d love your input or thoughts. I have two tabbies: 5 y.o. Buddy whom I’ve had since he was 4 weeks., and 1 y.o Vinny, whom I’ve had since he was 8 weeks. Other than a bit of hissing and spitting the first weekend I brought Vinny home, they get along. Wrestling and playing dominance games, but never hurting each other and no hissing. They do get along, I guess passably sharing ownership of me and our space. Lately, I have witnessed Vinny (the 1 y.o.) licking and grooming Buddy (the 5 y.o.) I don’t recall ever seeing the reverse. In this instance, who is the alpha kitty? The groomer, or the groomee
I have no idea. I know my cats groom each other, it’s never just one who does it, all 3 of them do. Sorry I couldn’t help. I don’t really think I have an alpha kitty. Either that or all three think they’re the alpa kitty.
Hi Huddy’s mom! How’s your Hudson? Mine’s just fine!
Hudson is fine!! He’s the only cat I’ve ever had who ‘cries’ when I leave the house. (I see him standing on the back of the chair in the window with his little mouth going ‘mama, mama). I love his so much it’s not even funny.
Hudsons rule!!!!!
It is not always an alpha cat issue. It goes to their relationship. My gracie is definitely my alpha cat but she and Emma both regularly goom the boy to death. Thierry is the youngest of the kits and both females are maternal toward him. The girls never groom each other. He will sometimes reciprocate, but not often and not as long as they groom him. Vinny may have assumed a caretaker role toward buddy that is separate from dominance issues.
My boys generally groom each other pretty much evenly.
Emerson will tackle Ferrule to bathe him. Then he sits on him to hold him still. Sometimes Ferrule will bathe Emerson, but he doesn’t have to fight him to do it.
In my 8-cat-household…the “alpha” status can change frequently… the grooming indicates affection, but often leads to the “lick, lick, bite” syndrome (as we call it) when they get carried away. My Phaedra used to chew the whiskers off her kittens when they were started to wander outside the nest…she still tries to do it to her adult babies. Someone told me it was to keep them from wandering too far by eliminating their radar..don’t know if this is true. I had many people ask what happened to the kitten’s whiskers? Too close to a candle…nope just mama cat clipping their roaming wings!
CatRancher, That is interesting about the whiskers. I have my son’s two college kittens, Lucy the Boy and Charlie. They were adopted from a vet’s office when they were about 8 wks. old and they didn’t have any whiskers. We thought that someone had cut them off. I now wonder if the mama cat did it.
I had to observe it myself before I could believe it! In my very last litter, I gave two boys to my sister. One of the boys chewed his brother’s whiskers off when they were very little. I had two distinct pedigree lines when I was breeding and only those from the “Phaedra” lineage did the chewing, not all of them had this habit, but those that did were both male and female…go figure!!! Crazy cats!
Hi CatRancher, I have read that same thing about the momma cat breaking her kittens whiskers off. She does it to her kittens who wander off too far.
My two boys groom eachother, however it is the alpha cat that does most the grooming. And he does the “lick, lick, bite” thing, only in our house it’s called “I love you, let me bite your face!”
LOL When Gracie grooms Thierry it always ends with a bite! I thought it was just her being a pill. Nice to know she isn’t the only one.
My two guys do the same thing..lick, lick, let me bite your ear off! Actually it’s my orangie, the youngest who does the licking and the biting:)
We have a house rule: “It’s not nice to bite your friends.” We keep explaining it to Snick, but so far he’s impervious to any and all rules. Which, of course, makes him all the more loveable.
The alpha cat in my household is Juliette, a 6.5 pound spayed (of course) female. Until this past spring I had six cats. The other 5 ranged in size from 9 to 16 pounds (in all there were 3 females and 3 males). Juliette ruled them with an iron paw. The only time
one cat grooms another is when Juliette allows one of the others to groom her and when she has had enough she slaps the groomer. I would say the one being groomed is the alpha. I also agree with the others who said watch for other behavior. Toby is just too precious. Of my six (I still feel as though I have six even though I lost one to heart disease and one to dementia a few months ago) 5 of them were some type of grey or silver or blue.
A moment of quite contemplation with his landing gear locked. What a soft little bundle of love!
I’m in love ! What a beautiful kitty.! I had a grey kitty, Smokey, when I was a kid. Only had him a week…. Mom was sure he was going to ’sratch my eye out’ and he loved to lay on the pillow in the morning and play with my hair. Sigh…. Now MANY years later, I have my Chloe - she too is grey (and white)
“Who’s your Daddy” FUZZ!
He looks like my Linus! Such a lush!
Plushy gray boy! Kissable fluffy fur!
What a beauty! I found a grey kitten at one of my friends birthday parties. I have been told! that I am not allowed to bring any kitties home so I handed the handsome fellow to a male co-worker, who then took him home and they have been great friends ever since. Aptly named Shadow because, the now tom kitty, follows him around the house.
My youngest kittie is also great friends with our yellow lab JOE, she will come up and rub against him, he will usually run away becuase the older kitty taught him manners with her claws when he was young. Nothing like a little respect! R-E-S-P-E-C-T tell me what it means to me……;-)
I have a grey kitty with the same name! Spelled Shaddo. He’s an old guy now, 16, but loved to swat at his shadow when he was a baby.
A friend in Augusta had a black lab/chow mix he came home one day with a black 6 month kitten in his mouth. He adopted the stray and they were great pals. If kitty didn’t go up the staris fast enough he would carry her by the scruff of the neck or nose her butt which got her moving!
That is the cutest thing I have heard today!
Aww.. How sweet. I love stories like that.
that is a wonderful story!
don’t ya just love it when da big guy is gentle with the little ones?
I have a grey cat Toby too. He is shorthaired whereas your cutie looks fuzzy. He is a big guy and also very loving.
Fashion Fuzz–Everything matches, eyes, whiskers, fur and pads too!
Very curious eyes
When I read the blog this song popped into my head:
“Toby Baby, found you right under the tree for me,
You’ve been such a sweet boy, Toby Baby,
Hurry over and give me some love”
Well, I tried.
Question:
I am moving from the country into the city. Now my two boys have lots of room with no other cats but when I move it will be to a considerably smaller place and it has a lot of strays around. What precausions should I take? My boys are neutered and fully vaccinated but those strays aren’t and I’m worried. I don’t know if I can make them inside kitties after being inside outside kitties for two years, and like I said the new place is MUCH smaller.
You can indeed make them into inside kitties. Believe it or not they will be happy inside and much, much safer. Some DOs:
1. Give them a window perch or two where they can watch the activities.
2. Get a squirt bottle to warn them when they are too close to the door.
3. Realize that they will be very upset at the move at first, getting used to the new digs/smells (invest in some Feliway spray).
4. If they do get out find them immediately as they will be “lost” in their new neighborhood and trespassers to other animals.
5. Invest in an enclosed kitty pen for outdoors or train them with a harness.
6. Be patient and persistent, after a while they’ll adjust.
Good Afternoon CatRancher,
Can you tell me what Feliway spray is? Thanks
Feliway is a cat pheromone spray that makes them feel relaxed and reduces stress. I always use it when I buy a new piece of furniture so that they don’t try to mark it by clawing or peeing. I’ll also spray it on a towel or blanket in their carrier when I take them to the vet… You can buy it online at at most major pet stores!
Great advice CatRancher.
Please Rosie, the city is not a safe place for a kitty to be outside. Patience and they will get used to being indoors.
Toys and a cat tree would be nice too:)
Rosie, do whatever it takes to get the kitties used to being indoors. The city will be too dangerous for them. Good luck with the move!
One of my kitties, Emma, was rescued off the streets. She has NO problem with being a full time indoor cat. Your boys will have a longer and safer life if they are always indoors. Even with vaccinations, if they are outside they are subject to bites and attacks from other animals and they are at risk from getting hit by a car or harmed by mean people. In addition to CatRancher’s excellent suggestions, maybe plant a little grass or catmint in a pot for them to nibble. If the new place has screens in the window, make sure they are well secured to prevent accidental escapes. If you can afford it and have a little bit of room a carpeted cat tree can give them exercise and perching spots. Good luck with the move. I hope it is for good reasons and moving forward in life and not the reverse. Keep us posted with their adventures in moving.
Like ppearson in KY, I am hoping that the move is your choice AND a good thing. Keep us posted as to when you move….we will lend you our moral support.
The thought of moving makes me queasy, especially with 8 fuzzbutts…
Thank you for all your advise, I will take it to heart I promise. The move is for good reasons don’t worry, and I already had a plan for play. There are half walls all around the house that I have carpet along the tops or and I have stratigically placed cat trees for easy access to those places which will give them a sort of high level highway from the living room to the kitchen cabinets. Along the way will be hanging toys and hanging planters with pillows in them for lounging, but now I can put some catmint in one for nibbling too!
Wow sounds like an awesome place. Your kits will have so much fun they wont miss miss outside.
Oh my, sounds like kitty heaven, they are going to love it!
Do keep us posted and good luck with the move
Please think about getting them microchipped, too. If they get out and are lost, they will be scanned when anyone takes them to a shelter or a vet, and you will get them back.
Toby is so precious. I love his coloring and fur. He reminds me of two of the grey cats I had awhile back. Kitty Kate & Little Mickey, their lives were cut too short with me, but they were the most loveable kitties.
Toby is lovely…a little fuzz-cloud! Does anyone else find that gray cats are generally VERY soft??
My daughter’s short-haired grey cat is like plush velvet! SO VERY soft…
Toby is so fuzzy and adorable. Seeing him makes me very sentimental because I had a kitty very much like him. Hope he’ll have a long and happy life!
Love the eyes! They look like they will be green when Toby is older. Gorgeous fur.
Dee — are you lurking today?
I was thinking the same thing, CatRancher. Maybe, Dee was swamped with work today? Hope she’s not sick. Have a nice weekend.
Have a great weekend TDKers!
I was reading yesterdays post and I am shocked that the House of Mews in Memphis has lost their lease. I am calling my Dad and step mom. They live north of the city and are big time cat people. I am in shock………
Yes, it is terrible, I heard when I told the nice woman who has Bo so that is another option not available for him
So sorry to hear that, Tinafish. We need places like that to help place homeless kitties. All cats & kittens deserve a chance to be loved and made to feel wanted by someone. They have so much love to give.
This kitten looks like my little girl, “Magick Jada” except my Magick has jade-green eyes.
Toby is so fluffy and cute!! Thank you for adopting him and enjoy cuddling with him!
What a beautiful kitten and what a wonderful name! My orange katten (in between kitten and cat stage) is named Toby as well. Well, I am off to pick up my other cat Maggie from the vet. I had her spayed today and she is probably mad at me, but it is for her on good. I hope everyone will have a good weekend!
Give Toby hugs and kisses for me.
oh he’s sooooooooooo cute!!! looks just like a couple of my grey babes when they were younger!
Silver Elegance FUZZ
Tolberone FUZZ
Toby is so cute. Like other TDKs have said, I have always wanted a grey cat. Maybe one day!
Hey All ….I know most of you are probably gone for the day, but my hubby wanted me to ask a question…..he wants to know what everyone calls the thing that kittens do when they’re trying to act ferocious and do that little sideways hopping thing…..
Toby is such a beautiful little boy…..reminds me of my mom’s cat that she used to have named Caesar….the gifting cat….if he could catch it it was hers ……no matter what it was…..