hi elaine in dallas i’m elaine in portland,oregon

and he flies in a cardboard space ship!
I love cheezy Sci-Fi.

Ming the Merciless Meezer… I love it! Though my Decibel is the fittingest name for my little meezer-man.. Funny how cats seem to name themselves, isn’t it?

cats dont have to be purbred to be shown. A lot of cat shows have Household pet classes I have a few times shown one of my cats in this class. It is just a fun day. They get ribbions the judges enjoy the break from the purbreds to “play” with the household pets. The local “Cat house” always enters a couple of cats that are up for adoption it gives the exposure to the public they get lots of donations from breeders. And I have found that the breeders around here support the local rescues. So the cat show life isnt all that bad I guess it depends on the group in your area.

Yeah. A kit will do that to ya.

Hi Evangeline,
How are you today? Hope your cold is better. I’m getting some better. I think mine was a bad sinus infection. Doesn’t matter what we’ve got, it makes you feel bad! Don’t you agree?

right click and save picture as or set as desktop background

Susan,
I save pictures like this all the time. I have a picture folder and save them to it. I can then use them as a screen saver or a slide show on my computer. Just put your arrow on the picture you want to save, wait for a little rectangular box to show up then put your arrow on the icon, usually the first one. It will say “save this image”, click it, using your left button on your mouse, a form should show up and ask you to name the file, if you want to, then click the “save” box.

Evangeline, if you want to save the picture so you can print it when you do have ink in your printer, click you right mouse on the picture, then click on save picture as, write it’s name down and then click on save. You should find it under my pictures. Best of luck.

It was the booze reference, eh CatRancher? haha!

Yes, 4 weeks is too young. When Gilligan (then a stray cat) had her kittens under my carport, it took 6-7 weeks before they were all weened and eating all solid food. Shouldn’t seperate them before that if you can help it. She eventaully started chasing her own kittens away. When I took her to the vet to be spayed, she was already pregnant again (I had those kittens taken - sad but a necessity with the 6 left on my hands). Even though they were not mine, I was told that I’d be responsible. So I kept the mother, gave away 3, and took 3 to our local pound (the humane society nor saving graces would take them). Probably a sad ending for those 3. The mother is enjoying indoor life now and is about 6 years old (she probably was just under a year when she had her kittens).

What do you think Simon would say? Perhaps: “That did not sound human!”
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That is so cute that you were able to be with your new kitty from day 5 onward. I got my first cat, Whiskers at six weeks. They say you should wait till 10 weeks but the woman whose cat had the kittens was being called back for airline training and had to get rid of the kittens right away. Because I got Whiskers at 6 weeks, she never did the kneading thing that cats do when they are happy. When I got her home, I had a box with all of my old wool sweaters in it for her to feel comfortable. I caught her a couple of times with a piece of the wool sweater in her mouth, drooling and kneading the sweater. I was told that Whiskers was now considering me as her “mother”. Strange. Whiskers grew up to be a very timid kitty who loved to sit on my chest and purr. She would never sit on my lap, always on my chest. I guess my heartbeat calmed her. Maybe it reminded her of her mother. Whiskers has been gone two years now as this past Sunday and I still miss her. I have Sylvester now and boy is he affectionate with me which I absolutely love!

When I breed Maine Coons, I would keep the kittens for 12 to 14 weeks in most cases. Beside weaning, this would give me time to give them all their vaccines and socialize them. After they had their 8 week vaccines, they were allowed around the other cats. They learned to be social with other animals as well as people. I would get them used to bathing, brushing, having their claws trimmed, scratching post…anything I could to make them good pets and happy pussycats! Also gave me more time to be with them and enjoy their kitten antics. Many people would come over and visit the kittens that they had selected. I did sometimes let them go earlier, depending upon the person’s familiarity with cats and how well I knew them, but never before 10 weeks.

Mike–I agree. Please join us more often!

Thanks Mike. I agree there is nothing wrong with adopting a pedigreed cat. We all know just one cat will never be enough so maybe the next one will be an adoptee. We shouldn’t make Bailey’s new owner feel like a jerk. I’ve had many dogs over the years and my Pyrenees was pedigreed because I had wanted a Pyrenees since I saw a picture of one when I was a child.

thank you mike i totally agree. my ariel was an abandoned kitten, missy is her daughter, and jazmin is a kitten from my friends cat. yes its great to adopt and rescue but no matter where the kitten comes from, they all need homes. Baily is such a ferocious baby! i had to giggle when the pic loaded. such a cutie! have a great day everyone!

I sgree. Just because there are a lot of us who adopt cats and kittens from shelters does not make getting one with a pedigree less valid. There was another comment that said “it is still a living thing that needs a home” Very true. For every cat adopted from a shelter does not make a purebred cat not happen. ALL kitties need love and a good home, bred or adopted.

My Chloe had me well trained within the first 2 months she came to live with me. Got her when she was 2 from the local shelter. She is now 4 and the training continues… LOL
Spring chicken - I’m no youngen.

haha! I remember that line! (I’m addicted to Windex, too!)