Hunter
This is Hunter, named for the late, great Hunter S Thompson. His interests include bits of grated cheese that have fallen on the floor, his brother Ralph, and falling over onto one side so that people can tickle his chin. Here he’s pictured vigorously defending a pair of stinky Converse shoes against some imaginary foe.
HA! HA!!!! My kitties love my shoes too!!! I’l never understand it.
they love your shoes cause it is your sent, they assosiate your shose with your sent.
Chey
Sweet pose, looks like something out of a book.
He is so cute guarding those shoes like a little champ. I wuv him!
Not sure about guarding or defending but he sure looks like he likes those shoes! What a sweet little guy! And beautiful color.
Here are some BIG kittens (Jaguars) http://www.spiegel.de/fotostrecke/0,5538,PB64-SUQ9MTg5NjkmbnI9MQ_3_3,00.html
I think cats actually like foot odour; a friend told me that it is part of their behaviour. They always sleep by our feet, no?
And even if we bathe daily and don’t think our feet have an odour, cats are much better than we are at picking up scents.
I believe it. My Tweek loves rubbing up against feet all the time.
is it normal for people to baptize animals in Germany? never heard of it!
Can’t speak for Germany, but in the American South, one of the first lessons learned is “Baptizing a cat is NOT a good idea!”
At least, that’s what Jeff Foxworthy said.
Can you imagine trying to baptize a cat? Yow! No thank you.
I agree with Jeff Foxworthy. If you wnat to keep all of your skin, you don’t attempt to baptize a cat.
What beautiful photos!
I’ve heard of people bringing animals to church to be blessed, but not baptized. That would be suicidal! LOL
In the Catholic and Anglican Church we have the blessing of the pets on the Feast of St. Francis Assisi. I have never heard of baptizing them I am too partial to having all my fingers attached to my hands to try that.
Loved the babies and the baptism. My cats have all been blessed with Holy Water by priests. I think it keeps them healthy and happy. Seems to work well for me too.
Please tell me these kittens are up for adoption!
My boys used to sleep in my shoes until they had gotten too big to fit. Petey now rubs his face all over only one pair of black shoes of mine. Hunter is a doll.
To cats, we all smell like our feet because that is what they are closest to. I think that is why they like our shoes. Such a cute little grey boy. Lots of chin scritches for Hunter
Hunter is beautiful and precious (but aren’t all kitties?)
My middle boy, Maverick, especially loves my 20+ year old Doc Martens. But all of my cats like rubbing themselves on my shoes, Huddy goes so far as to put his front paws in them and start that ‘marching’ motion.
LOL! Our Hudson does the same thing! He LOVES shoes!
Isn’t that one of the funniest things you’ve seen him do? Huddy cracks me up when he does that - and I see it every day when I come home and kick my loafers off.
Taffy used to put his paws/front legs in my shoe and slide around on the carpet. I just thought he was unique now I find out he was just nuts!
Susan–Taffy and Domino sound like they were very special cats…
They were to me but even tho I loved them I realized they were about six treats shy of a full bag.
My female bengal Elizabeth had shoe added to her name for her early obsession with my husbands tennis
Hunter wuvs his shhhtinky hightops! What a sweet little guy!
Isn’t Elizabeth Shue (shoe) an actress? How appropriate for the lively and beautiful Bengal!
Brandi Lee,
HI, with Cleopatra knocking food out of your hand(I guess that would be a good way to keep the weight off!), Lady Jane, serenading you and Elizabeth playing in your shoes, it must be a 3-ring circus around there! lol I would be laughing so hard, my sides would hurt! Cats are so amusing.
Renee, there is so much more …….Erwin insists on sleepinf on top of me and HUGE George has decided it is much to chilly and under the covers is the best place for him…..Lady Anne actually has a conversation with me and yells at me to turn the water in the tub on……..I have 7 dogs also..so thats a 150 lb German shephard that can get over the gate and a jack russel terrier that thinks shes in charge of making everyone mind, oh that and her missions to the living room to get any cat toy everytime I let her out………Funny story ….we have 3 huge cat trees in the living room (nothing else) in the afternoon the sun hits that room and all the cats are lounging around ……I look and there are actually three adult cats smooched into a section of the cat tree…..they did not car that they were hanging off the thing just that they were cuddling :)……….I never get out of bed right away, I have to let each kitten (5) get under the covers and snuggle…..so it takes me at least 45 min to get up LOL
Sounds like a wonderful life
the best !!! money cannot but cuddling
buy
Wow you sure have a menagerie of animals. Must be loads of fun in your house!
always a party LOL
Fear and Loathing in converse! Hail Hail to the King of Gonzo, Hunter!
Good one Tinafish!
Hunter is very sweet. I was surprised by how much cats love cheese. I found a recipe for homemade cheese treats. I will post it if anybody is interested. (Won’t be back until much later. I am very busy today.
Hope you all have a good day
Please post. My Gracie loves cheese, especially Blue Cheese
Speaking of Cheese, I have an awesome recipe for Beer Cheese Soup for any Human Cheese lovers out there if anyone wants it
I’m sure CatRancher does—can one omit the “cheese” part? (I kid because I love, CatRancher!)
Beer SOUP, done that, been there…Brats soaked in Beer and onion and then grilled….done that, been there…warm beer, done that, been there. Beer Cheese Soup…oh yeah…my travels to Wisconsin often brought a hefty bowl of beer cheese soup! Post the recipe, post hence… Also, does anyone know of a recipe for sausage soup? I have had this soup in LaCrosse, Wisconsin several times at one of my favorite haunts there, but would like a recipe. It’s a broth based soup, not creamy. I was unable to get this particular recipe from the proprietors of the establishment, but there’s got to be a good one out there….
Cat Rancher and Dee, Here you go for a couple of easy soup recipes.
Beer Cheese Soup
16 ounces of shredded sharp cheddar cheese (4 cups)
2 cups of Hot Chicken Broth
1 Cup half and half
1 12 ounce bottle or can of beer
1/4 teapoon of white pepper
1/8 teaspoon tabasco (or more)
3 Tablespoons flour
1/2 stick of unsalted butter
Bacon, cooked until crisp and crumbled
In a large two-quart sauce pan melt butter over medium
heat. Add flour and cook for a few minutes stirring
the whole time. Cook until the flour mixture browns
slightly. It may pull away from the sides of the pan
and form a soft ball of roux. Add hot chicken broth
and stir. Add beer and stir. Simmer for 10 minutes
stirring occasionally. Do not boil. (the alcohol
cooks out of the beer) Add cheese a little at a time
and stir with a whisk. Once cheese is completely
melted and incorporated, slowly add half and half.
This will bring in a velvety texture. Season soup to
taste with white pepper, hot sauce and if desired a
dash of garlic powder or some chives. Top each bowl
with crumbled bacon and a few shreds of cheese. Could
also top with croutons.
My recipe for Italian Sausage Soup is as follows.
1 pack of Johnsonville hot Italian Sausage (removed from casing
1 pack of Johnsonville mild Italian sausage (removed from casing)
1 box of Swanson Chicken Broth
1 can of rotel tomatoes
1 can of canelli or navy beans (drained)
diced onion to taste (I just use about 1/4 small onion)
1 teaspoon oregano
garlic powder to taste
Fry the sausage and onions together until done in a soup pot. Drain off the fat. Add rest of the ingredients and cook for at least 30 minutes. Wonderful, quick, easy and satisfying on a cold day. Great with warm garlic bread or corn bread
I’m stopping at the store after work. It is bitter cold here. This weekend, we will have HIGHS in the single digits and our LOWS will be below zero temps. We’ll need plenty of warm foods to keep the chill away. I think I’ll make the beer cheese soup for my daughters Superbowl Sunday party….go Bears!
Thanks ppearson! And CatRancher, here are some more sausage soups…
http://web.foodnetwork.com/food/web/searchResults?searchString=sausage+soup&site=food&searchType=Recipe
Thank you ppearson it sounds so fantastic I wish I had seen the recipe before I went shopping this morning. I have to make it the next time my bro takes me shopping. I love anything with cheese I just bought some feta to have with my gyros and salad tonight.
Even though I am reluctant cook, I too like cheese type soups so I think I might even try to cook one of those receipes. It is in the 50’s here in San Francisco, Calif area. Nice balmy weather for those of you in the midwest and east coast. I have family in Michigan and am always hearing about the snow and the freezing temps. I went back there three years ago for a funeral in February and it was minus 8 degrees. For us Californians, cold is when it gets below 50 degrees so you can imagine how cold we were feeling at that low temp. Went to bed in three layers besides the blankets and comforters.
The soup recipes sound good! Is there anyway I can copy the recipes without copying all the responses. Did that once–took 32 pages!!!! Ok, so computer literacy is not my strong suit! I have wanted to copy some other things, but don’t know how. Thanks in advance.
Hunter is cute as a button! My cats love shoes too. It’s just they are too big to fit in them now!! My lady loves having her ears rubbed with bare feet! Puts her paw in the air by her ear when it’s done. Very funny to see. Will catch up in the morning. Was busy today. See ya tomorrow.
Click and hold the right mouse button and then drag over the text you want to copy, it will be highlighted. Click the left mouse button a popup menu will display allowing you to send the highlighted text to the printer or to copy it into a document (like Word) and then you can save it or print it.
CatRancher, you must be left-handed…
Lynn- switch left mouse button for right and vice versa… unless your mouse configuration is switched like it sounds CatRancher’s is.
Thanks for the tips Catrancher and ellemeno. Catrancher, you must be left handed! I need to switch left for right. But it worked. Thanks to you both.
Here are some recipes to help you find a way to your cat’s heart:
Savory Cheese Treats
3/4 cup white flour
3/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese
5 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese
1/4 cup plain yogurt or sour cream
1/4 cup cornmeal
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Combine cheeses and yogurt. Add flour and cornmeal. Knead dough into a ball and roll to 1/4 inch. Cut into one inch sized pieces and place on greased cookie sheet. Bake for 25 minutes. Makes 2 dozen.
Chick N’Biscuits
1 1/2 cups shredded cooked chicken
1/2 cup chicken broth
1 cup whole wheat flour
1/3 cup cornmeal
1 tablespoon soft margarine
Preheat the over to 350 F. Combine chicken, broth and margarine and blend well. Add flour and cornmeal. Knead dough into a ball and roll to 1/4 inch. Cut into one-inch sized pieces and place on an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes. Makes 18 cookies.
Crispy Liver Morsels
1/2 cup cooked chicken livers
1/4 cup water
1 1/4 cup whole wheat flour
1/4 cup cooked carrot, mashed
1 tablespoon soft margarine
Preheat the oven to 325 F. Place well-done livers in a blender with 1/4 cup water. In a bowl, combine flour and margarine. Add liver mixture and carrots and knead dough into a ball. Roll dough to 1/4 inch thick and cut into one-inch sized pieces. Place cookies on a greased cookie sheet and bake at 325 F for 10 minutes. Makes 12 cookies.
Tuna Tidbits
6 ounce can of tuna
1/4 cup water drained from tuna
3 T cooked egg white, chopped
1/4 cup cornmeal
1/2 cup whole wheat flour
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine tuna, egg white and water. Add cornmeal and flour and blend to form a dough. Knead into a ball and roll to 1/4 inch thick. Cut into one-inch sized pieces. Bake at 350 F for 20 minutes. Makes 12 cookies.
OMG! I didn’t read the part in the beginning that these were for cats I thought wow that first cheese one sounds great. I thought with a salad it would make a great lunch. The liver one I would take a flying pass on and I don’t want to smell Petey’s breath.
Thanks for the laugh Susan. THe recipe was supposed to go to ppearson about 10 comments above this. I would love to hear if somebody actually made any of these treats……………….for themselves
Cannot wait to try it! How’s this? College girls claimed their favorite midnight snack was frozen Girl Scout chocolate thin mints with beer. I was told don’t knock it till I tried it when I winced, but you know what? It works!
What a star!
Is he a Gonzo kitty?
Gonzo FUZZ!
(I would have said “Fear and Loafer-ing in Las Vegas,” but he’s holding a SNEAKER hostage!)
kittehs and stinky shoes:)
Cute little gray dude! What is it about cats and feet?
Our little Grace picks up coins in her mouth and drops them in my wife’s shoes. It’s adorable.
And “Hunter” is the perfect name for a cat.
That shoe must smell like someone he loves in order for him to be protecting it the way he is. He is precious. Give Ralph and Hunter a cuddle for me!
the solids blues (gray) always seem to have a mystic way to them. I took in my cousins cat when he got deployed to middle east and she is a solid blue and is different from any other cat I have owned, they make a very striking apperance. my little calico she is a total brat attacks shoes she has scared company at my house, she comes out from under the sofa and attacks someones shoes on her side kicking with all fours and doesnt let go. It is so funny the look on peoples faces when they get there feet attacked.
Hunter has stalked and caught his shoe and I’m sure will defend it to the end! I love the “don’t you even think about it ” look on his face. What a fierce cutie he is. My cats only like my daughter’s shoes and her boyfriend’s hats. How many of us would wear a different pair of shoes rather than take “his” shoe before he is tired of it?
:0!!! Of course I would!
OK, I am wierd, but the question seems so unnecessary. ‘Cats say, I’ll obey’ - that’s the motto in my house.
Hunter with his name so tough
Does kitty things of course
And I’m told he’s not so rough
By a reliable source.
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I know these rhymes are most daft
But I’ll accept them as first draft.
Ivory Bill, I haven’t the time, energy, or forethought to compose whimsical poetry so please keep up the good work. I nominate you for resident poet and IT comes with a sash and scepter, not a tiara.
To Hunter, keep up the good work. Maybe your next post will be a pair of Jimmy Choo’s or Manalo Blanik’s?
I second that nomination Bill..Does this make it official?
All those in favor, would you please say “aye”;
All others, keep closed your holes for pie!
Aye !! I so enjoy the poetry.
Aye Aye!
Aye aye!
I third it! Aye!
I add my vote too!
Aye here and it looks like the “Ayes” have, (slam of gavel) done! Next order of business…..Hunter….what a cutie!
Wait for me, AYE to our poet, Ivory Bill!
Aye! Love the poetry Ivory Bill.
Aye! Keep up the great poetry.
Aye! Resident poet it is. How do you like that Ivory Bill?
We have also named him the BARD of TDK!
We the Circle of Friends at TDK,
crown you the Official Bard of TDK!
We all look for your poem of the day, Ivory Bill! (and I’m an information junkie, as well—glad you check out the posts!)
Aye
AYE!!!
Ivory Bill: Your poems are qute and witty. You truly deserve praise for them.
I am ready and willing to pass more titles and decorations. Who wants some?
I look forward to seeing your “kittie witties” everyday. >^.^
He reminds me of my cat Whiskers. He looks just like her, blue grey like a Russian Blue. My current kitty, Sylvester cannot wait for me to take off my work shoes so he can stuff his face into them. He also loves to rub his face on my toes. I didn’t think cats would like stinky toes but he does. This morning he was playing with my tennis shoes. Darting a paw in and out as if there was a mouse in them. I had to go and check them to make sure their wasn’t a spider or something in them.
Oh… he is just too sweet for words! Interesting.. my Chloe has to particular affinity for shoes or feet. She will rub on anything!!!
That’s supposed to read “no” particular affinity… oops
We all stress and fret over a million things; meanwhile here’s Hunter, blissfully content just guarding his human’s footwear…Ah, for the carefree life of a cat??
I couldn’t agree more with you Michael. I look at my cat and say in my next life I would like to come back as a cat that is in a household where they take extra good care of me.
I totally agree Michael. My cats are the path to heaven. They take me away from the worries of life. How do people without cats survive?
It’s odd being in a person’s home who does not have pets. The “chi” is all wrong! haha!
Rotten Human Being!
This is a link to a story in my local paper. The story made me cry, The fact that this punk was proud enough of his “accomplishment” scares me. (FWIW, HSPCA are Animal Planet’s “Animal Cops Houston”). While I know that Houston has a lot of animal abuse, I fear this could have happened anywhere – we must keep our eyes and ears open,
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/chronicle/4513042.html
This was on the news here this morning and a friend and I were just talking about it (we live in Houston). I think that person should be tied to a tree and dismembered. I can’t stand it that people are so cruel to animals. @$$hole!!!
I heard it on KTRH today. Tie the @$%^%^&^ to a tree, but let the pit bull do the dismembering!
Dude needs some “Texas Justice.” Who wants to get in line behind me?
*raises hand*
Let’s do it!!!
I’d be right there with you
I’m in.
I suppose that would be Texas Justice done Okie style
I’m in. I’m for hanging the dude, after what he did! I’ll supply the rope.
I had no idea that there was a Houston TDK contingent! Wow!!
Any of you H-town girls single?
(Only semi-kidding)
Wouldn’t it be great if there happened to be a love match via TDK? We could all watch the wedding on our webcams…
Hey Dee,
And the wedding party could include their cats in the ceremony! lol
I’m happily divorced, Bill.
I am single again, myself
Interested in a cat loving elf?
Happily single again I am
(’tho sometimes it makes me sigh)
Not sure my post was appropriate
But I had to try.
Maybe they should hang the guy up and let the dog dismember him.
Hunter is an adorable gaurd kitty.
That was on the news here this morning as well. I really dispair for the future of humans if this kind of thing goes on. It makes me wonder hwere this sort of behavior and attitude towards living things is learned. I feel for this jerks parents, i would be horrified.
Jennifer in NH–I’d bet anything that his “parents” are the type of people you’d see on an episode of “Cops.” I’d bet his childhood has been filled with drug and alcohol abusing parents, and riddled with wholesale violence. A person that young with that much unadulterated hatred and cruelty within him learned that somewhere. Unless he is afflicted with psychosis, and he is not being treated, I’d believe he is horribly cruel–something he learned from his parents. Cruelty can not exist in a vacuum and cruelty is exponential.
I’ve been visiting the website for a while and been too chicken to comment on all of the cuteness that is presented daily, but the link on the animal abuse story in Houston has prompted me to comment. Pardon my French, but I do believe that there is a special place in H*ll for all of the animal abusers out there.
On a happer note, Hunter is adorable–my Stormy loves all of my shoes and ends up sleeping on top of them sometimes!
I agreen Susan S. Anyone who receives pleasure or amusement at the suffering of an animal is dangerous to all living things.
I couldn’t agree more with your statement but I was shocked that I understood french since I took latin in HS!
Welcome aboard I am glad that you joined this most fun and friendly group.
hee-hee-hee….oui, I never knew that what I was hearing was French…wow…
This “Bas—d” needs to be tied to a tree and have fire ants or some animal nasty that would give him a very slow and painful death. I cannot begin to comprehend why people want to do such a horrifying thing t