Dorrie
Location: Sheffield, UK
This is Dorrie at six weeks, on the first day I got her. I rescued her when I saw her being swung round by her tail by a little boy. She was underweight and infested with fleas, but she’s now a healthy and hellraising seven months old.
Looks like Dorrie was smelling a bottle of ink.
I’m so happy that you rescued her!
That Evil little monster!
What a sweetie!! So adorable!!!
Just keep purrrring, just keep purrrring, just keep purrring!
Good one, MerD. Looks like Dorrie found…. Escap-ay!!!
“P. Sherman, 42 Wallaby Way, Sydney” FUZZ!
A purring kitty is one of my 2 favorite sounds, the other being the ocean. So soothing…
i totally agree - i wonder if they make cd’s of purring cats?
You know I think there is one out there. I’m sure I heard about it. It apparently helps people sleep.
MerD have you sent the cookbook emails out yet, if so I didn’t get mine? If you havn’t no problem I am willing to wait till you have time. Thank you, Susan, Kennesaw, GA
Have you sent an email to me yet? I need your email in order to send it to you. Drop me a line at
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I will get your copy to you today!
MerD I sent it to you last week but I will send it again. Thank you.
It’s on its cyber way!
Hopefully Dori will forget the bad treatment she had before and those boys will attend classes: “Cats are Our Friends-Not Throw Pollows!”
Someone should take those boys and twirl them around by their tail! Show them how it feels. Shame on them for doing that, they obviously have some issues. Cute kitty.
Kudos for rescuing Dorrie. This “tail” has a very happy ending.
…I hope they put his abuser in jail……
His parents probably aren’t much better. Too many lowlife are reproducing these days!
Upon glory
Willya look at Dorrie
A girlcat with a tux
That kind of cute
Can not be bought
Not for a million bucks.
Hi Bill, A sweet poem for a very sweet kitty!
I hope the parent’s of that kid realize that the odds are they have a sociopath on their hands. He needs therapy although I am not convinced that it would help
People need to teach their children to respect all life.
Kudos to you for rescuing this ink stained cutie
So true!! I get so upset whenever I hear about an animal being teased or abused by a human.
Dorrie is a real cutie!!
so sweet! how can people do things like that to animals? thank you for rescuing her!!
Who was it who said that “humans are the only creatures who feel shame–or need to?”
Was it Mark Twain or Ambrose Bierce, or was it someone else?
It was Shakespeare… it goes “Humans are the only animal that blush or have a need to”
what a cute nose splash…she is planning to go back and swing the boy by his tail !!!
Good morning TDKers!!! The sun is shining here.
The moon was so lovely last night shining in my bedroom window. The long shadows of the trees on the snow was delightful!
Good morning all sunny day in Ohio. cutie pie kitty. someone should swing his parents by the tail. watch this kid could be trouble ahead
Dorrie is adDorrieble! I hope someone teaches that boy to learn respect for all living creatures.
oh almost forgot in the backpack she goes
Huddy’s Mama will NOT be pleased!
No….she’s not.
okay your turn but it is gonna cost you some day
Thanks, Kathy.
I’ll pay up, I will……some day *tee hee hee*
*Drops Dorrie into backpack*
Wow, she has a loud purr - lol
Dorrie is so lucky that you saw her need and rescued her. I’m sure she will be forever grateful. If she is half as sweet as she looks you are in for years of love.
Thank you for saving her! She will always love you for that! Your a real life hero!
You are an angel and rescued a little angel from abuse. I blame the boy’s parents for not teaching him to respect and love animals.
Anyone who has to be taught to respect and love them is clearly too stupid to live??
No, they’re children. At heart, the human being is a selfish creature until taught better, and this is especially true of children. If you want a child to grow up to treat animals with respect and kindness, you have to teach them that way from the earliest ages.
Andi, this is so very true and the teaching goes not just for animals, but for all life. I’ve always told mine if you want respect you have to give respect. I hope someone finds that little boy(and his parents) and teaches them a thing or two about respect and kindness.
This little girl is way too cute to me “man”(boy)handled!
OOPS! that should read “to be”
The little boy downstairs, who has pets of his own, began to exhibit some of these beastly tendencies, and I was quite concerned. What happened was that he came up to visit with me, and he was tormenting my little Rufus. Before I could intercede, Rufus bit him, HARD. The little boy started to cry and looked at me for sympathy, but I told him this was what happened when you were mean to animals.
His mother, LUCKILY, was very supportive of me, and did scold her little boy, and let him know that animals will fight back if provoked. I hope this will nip it in the bud-
I know, it’s awful, isn’t it? I was at a holiday party when a boy who was about five decided to start chasing the cat and trying to grab her tail. Lily (cat’s name) has always been a wary cat (she’s a rescued feral) and she immediately flipped out and ran faster than I thought possible, hissing and fluffing up her fur. I was furious when Lily and the boy ran by- with his parents watching and not doing ANYTHING about it!! I stopped him and asked him what he was doing. He said he went up to her to pet her (NOT what it looked like, but who knows, maybe he really meanT well in the beginning) and she ran away so he was catching her. I said maybe she didn’t want to be petted right now but he said no way, all cats loved being petted. His parents were starting to glare at me (For what? Trying to help poor Lily?) so I decided it would be useless to take it further, and reluctantly let him go. Thankfully, shortly afterward Lily fled upstairs where he couldn’t catch her. I really, really hope his parents scolded him for that later.
Ccat, you were very nice to that little boy. I wouldn’t Have been so nice. I would have asked the child to stop no matter what look the parents had. I would have explained to the child that the cat doesn’t want to be petted as it is running away from you. I would have also asked the child to please sit down and leave the cat alone. If the child couldn’t sit down, I would have asked the parents to get involved and if they do not, then I would cut the visit short. The child is your house and your cat and therefore you have the right to scold it if they cannot contain their child. The child is in your house and it involves your cat and therefore you have the right to scold it if they cannot contain their child. I feel if someone visiting me cannot respect my rules and my pet, then why have them to visit me. If they want to visit, we can do it at their place or at a cafe. I know it sounds harsh but that is just my opinion.
:::getting down off the soap box now:::
Kids come ready made with their own personality. Contrary to popular belief, there is only so much parents can do. Don’t all start flaming me! Personally I think the brat should have been reported to the police.
What a lucky kitty to have been rescued by you! She’s adorable.
Awwwwwwww! What a precious baby! I love her black nose! God bless you for intervening and saving ‘lil Dorrie….you’re an angel!!!
Let’s go back to talking about how cute the kitty is. What an adorable little girlie. Thank you for saving her and making her your little girl.
Good on ya for saving her! She is sweet and I’m sure a very happy kitty now.
I would have told the parents ( in front of everyone else, of course) what I thought of their parenting skills. Nothing like a little public humiliation to get the point across.
Good morning TDK’rs!!
What a sweetie this morning…..She’ll alway be appreciative of being rescued and reward you with lots of purrs and kitty kisses! I’ve figured out that most parents no longer have the time to teach children to respect all living creatures. It’s very sad.
As a working parent, I will tell you that is no excuse. You make time. It is that important. My husband and I both work full time, and our 8 year old son knows how to treat animals. It is his responsibility to feed the cats and give them fresh water everyday. The proper treatment of animals will translate directly to human relationships as he gets older. It is especially important for children to learn to care for creatures that are weaker than they are. This way they can become well rounded, compassionate adults.
*stepping down off my soapbox
I completely agree with you MeezerMama. It just seems some parents out there don’t want to take the time….at my previous home, I had neighbors with teenage boys, and you wouldn’t believe what they did to their own dogs in their back yard. I called animal control and the police but there was nothing they could do without me filing a written complaint with my name included. I was afraid of these boys and felt so bad for these dogs. Then one day the dogs were gone. I do applaude parents that take the time, and show children how rewarding an animals affection can be.
smart person. if they wouldn’t hurt you now…they’ll hurt someone down the line.
Amen!
Hi LeeAnne, I agree totally. I taught my kids to love, respect and treat animals with kindness from the beginning. My daughter is now teacher her kids the same thing. It is something they understand at a very early age.
I’m off to work for a few hours……
TTYL.. and have wonderful day!!
So sweet… love the nose smudge, and the big curious eyes.
I agree that the parents have the responsibility to teach their children to respect all life. Let’s keep in mind, however, that kids have minds of their own and will do as they will. Children of any age cannot be watched 24 hours a day. I wonder how many of you are parents yourselves that are fully blaming the parents. Many parents do all the right things and their children still go a different route. OK.. off my soap box now.
You’re right Debby. We are (me included) quick to assume this kid’s parents aren’t doing anything. Maybe he is just a work in progress. I know that it took time to teach my son the right way to handle a cat. Thankfully my meezer is patient
Thank you Debby…
This also could be a cry for help from a child who is abused himself. Often people that are picked on try to find someone smaller and weaker then they are and pick on them. It is a vicious cycle. I am so glad someone was there to step in and stop the abuse to this sweet baby. Maybe that little boy needs a hero too. Just food for thought. Have a great day everyone !
Please understand that I am in no way excusing what that boy was doing to Dooie.
I mean Dorrie.
what the little guy did was wrong, no doubt…. but keep in mind we do not know the age of this little guy, who was with him (and may have run at the sight of an adult) and this may well have been his first incident… not knowing any better. This could be the first lesson on treating living beings with care and respect. He may be an only child without a pet of his own.
Thanks Debby. You said it much better than I did. Unfortunately you are so right.
Like Randy Quaid said in “Independence Day”:
I’m BA-A-A-A-A-A-ACK!
Dorrie looks just like my Melveen did. She’s the first tuxedo cat I’ve seen since who had the white on her face go “across” her eye. The difference is that Melveen had the white go “across” both her eyes. She’s got the “Groucho” moustache thing going, too!
The shelter I volunteer at has a tuxedo cat named Trilogy who’s got that — the white across his eyes. He’s a three-legged cat, too! What a trooper.
What a cutie! We had a tuxedo cat too, named
Hootie. He was my daughter’s cat and she had
to give him up when she moved to an apt. He
was a great cat, grew to 18lbs of fuzz.
Unfortunately he got cancer and it went undetected
until almost the end. BUT after Hootie is another
furball, our Sammy. He came to the shelter 1 day
after Hootie died. What timing for Sam.
God Bless you for saving Dorrie!!!
My tuxedo, Kittyman who will be 16 this year, has his smudge on his chin and looks like a goatie. He’s just so darn handsome with his big green eyes!!
My tuxedo cat, Sebastian, will be 17 on March 15. He’s a beautiful big boy - all 22 pounds of him. He has a goatee. I actually named him after Sebastian Cabot, because he looks like Mr. French. Follow the link in my name and look for Sebastian. He’s beautiful and he knows it.
Wow, Sebastian is a big kitty! My tuxedo kitty, Sylvester weighs all of about 13 or 14 lbs (time for vet checkup in June). I am thinking about adopting another tuxedo but a girl this time. There is one nearby whose name is Tia and has blue eyes which I find quite unusual. I asked my husband about adopting another kitty and he said that as long as you know that the cost and care will double and are willing to take responsibility for that, then he will support me in my decision. Soooo will Sylvester accept a seven month old kitty when Sylvester is a year and half. Time to think.
Wow! It seems like we need a tuxedo cat club. My tuxedo, Mr. Bounce will turn 15 on April 8th. He is also hyperthyroid and needs his tapazole every day but he still acts like a kitten sometimes AND he’s king of the house.
It seems like tuxedo kitties live a long time. My old boss’s lived to be 22.
Tuxedo kitties rule the school (and wherever else they happen to be)
I’ve got a tuxedo at home as well — Clio. She’s a totally affectionate little doll, sweet as the day is long. Loves cuddles and bellyrubs. SHe’s just out of kittenhood.
Dorrie is such a purrfectly beautiful little lady! My tuxedo boy D’artagnan has a goatee, and a moustache too. I’d swear from the sly look he sometimes wears after he’s gotten into his daily mischief, that he’d twirl them if he could!
I have two tuxedo cats. Puddin will be 9 yrs.old in August and my Spooky is 1 1/2 yrs. old. My Puddin is the most loveable big cat. If I sit down outside, she will be in my lap in no time. All 18 - 20 lbs. of her!
God bless you for rescuing this sweet baby!
What a cute baby! Love her markings. Glad Dorrie was saved by you. She will repay you with love for the rest of her life.
People complain about animals being wild…people need to control their wild brats.
I agree, kids can be hundreds of times more destructive. I’ve always hated the fact that rental places charge you for animals. I paid a $250 non-refundable deposit for my boys and I pay $25 more a month in rent because of them. However, they haven’t damaged anything in the apartment. On the other hand, the apartment complex made us move into one in which the carpet was permanently stained pink in EVERY ROOM, all because someone had a little kid who couldn’t hold a cup of koolaid in hand for the life of him (or her). It just burns me!! Then again, it’s more the apt. complex’s fault for not ripping up the carpet when they should have!
I think there should be a deposit fee for people with children under a certain age. Some children can destroy more things than any pet can!! That’s just like some complexes refuse animals of a certain weight because of the noise, ummmm….do they not realize when a child runs in an upstairs apt, it sounds like a stampede going through???
I agree with this. Children are at least as destructive as any animal. And the places that insist that your cat be declawed? THey don’t insist on mutilating a child, why should they insist on multilating a cat?!
I totally agree Andi. I never did understand the declawed thing…..the only thing my cats are going to claw up are MY things, MY furniture or in their case their kitty condos. I don’t believe in declawing, I realize in some people’s cases it’s necessary, but we all have our opinions on this one!!
LeeAnne,
I agree that children CAN be as destructive as some pets but I feel that I should not be punished for having children under a certain age.
Children of ALL ages, not just young ones, can be destructive if not properly taught how to behave themselves and respect what they have and the things around them. My babies are taught very early what respect is, being a person, possesion or a pet.
And also, what about young adults (heck even some older ones) that are out on thier own and party all the time, up at all hours of the night with loud music. Should they also be charged extra because of thier age.
As far as the weight for certain anaimal, alot of places put a limit on this for saftey reasons along with property protection. If you think about it alot of the animals especially dogs that are kept out of apts for thier weight are the meaner dogs (pit bulls, dobbies, etc) This is a risk to not only other residents but to employees as well. I not sayign that I agree with this but here in Texas that is the main reasons listed for puting a weight on animals allowed in Apts. Granite it goes back to same as with kids, It is all in how they are raised.
I agree and totally understand Tracie, but I guess my problem is that my cats ARE my children, I haven’t been blessed with human children only furry ones. Like all parents, I’m protective of the children I have and adore! All in all, lots of adults need to be re-taught respect too. There are too many adults doing cruel things to other adults, children and animals…..it’s a vicious circle…..and it’s terribly sad..
Hey LeeAnne, try a 3 year old who screams like a banshee when he didn’t get his way and then throw temper tantrums at any hour of the day or night. The property manager wouldn’t do anything about it for fear of getting in trouble due to laws about discriminating against children in apartment rentals. So I had to listen to this until thankfully they moved out this past October. Now we have a bunch of twentysomethings who are actually just as bad as the kid as there apt is “party central” now and they litter the property with their cigarette butts. Disgusting! The property manager doesn’t care. Slimelord! :::getting down from my soap box now:::
Goes to look at cute Dorrie…awww picks her up, gives her a snuggle and a couple of kisses and puts her down for someone to put into their backpack. Such a cutie!
Karin, feel really bad for ya. I think the problem these days is there’s just too many “it’s all about me” kinda people….respect for others is a thing of the past……guess that’s just not “in” anymore! Geeeez! Society in general is going down the tubes is seems like..(getting down from my soap box now too)
I’ve noticed this too, LeeAnne. It seems to be cyclical in nature, but I think the permissive parenting craze really has done so much damage to our society it’s unreal.
Hey LeeAnne, I wonder if maybe the solution would be for more of us to get ON a soapbox and make people really listen to those of us who have respect for each other along with having common sense, maybe the world would be a much better place to live.
When my cats run around they sound like a stampede too. Once my downstairs neighbor came up and asked why he wasn’t invited to the party. He thought there were a bunch of people in my apartment. Just cats. Big, fat, noisy cats.
Good Morning All TDKer’s
A Very 50th Happy Birthday to Kathy in AL!
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OOh La La! I just love a tuxedo cat, Dorrie looks like my big boy June Bug. Happy birthday fellow pisces to Kathy in AL! Where in AL are you? I’m in the northeast corner of Miss., just in case you have missed it, the birthplace of Elvis! Rock on TDKers! In other words, have a great day.
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I live in Warrior, Al. and I have been to Tupelo, Miss. where the birthplace of Elvis you can go by a see the little house he lived in . This was a good day for me. Hope to have many more. Thanks everyone I look forward everday to see the daily kitten and reading the post. I don’t always reply. But I do enjoy reading Ivory Bills Poems he is so talented.
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Thanks so much, and thanks everyone for the advice about my Lucky’s dry skin.
Today kittens is adorable.
Is Dorrie short for A-dorrie-able? I know that is lame but thankfully she is not from the abuse she had to endure. Thanks for rescueing her.
Thank you for rescuing that little darling! She’ll be your special girl forever because of your kindness!
Dorrie was already posted a month ago… She’s very cute thogh.
i looked back till jan 1 did not see her
A duplicate Dorrie? More Dorries the better I say!
I’m so glad that you saved her - you will have a lifetimes of kitty hugs. I think in this case the parents are to blame. I know both my parents would kill me if they ever found out I had treated an animal like that. A good upbringing is necessary - there is no excuse for not educating your kids in how to treat people and animals.
Why are people so cruel. She looks a bit like my kitten Maisie.
Dorrie has such a trusting look on her sweet little face. Blessings on you for her rescue. It warms my heart to know that the trusting look on her face is for one who deserves it and repays that trust with love and kindness. Kisses for her splotchy nose.
so glad dorrie had you to rescue her, she’s just te sweetest looking happy b- day to kathy
What do you see when you look at the ink blot?
An adorable little kitty! How cute!
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