Location: Cambridge, Ontario, Canada
This is my little girl Floyd at about a month old. She looks all sweet and cuddly, but don’t let that fool you. She’s a brat!
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ha ha aren’t they all brats inside? what a gorgeous little girl, looks like she’s ready to play!
i love kitties with white eyeliner !!!
Floyd looks very happy….I think Brat might be a little strong, don’t you?
I love her name! Floyd! Great!
Floyd is unusual for a girl kitty - is she named for the Roger Waters band or the SCTV character?
Ah, please tell me it vas for Count Floyd! (in worst possible Dracula imitation voice)
And who else remembers fondly Dr. Tongue and Edith Prickley?
*snork*
Dr Tounge’s 3-D House of Pancakes has to be one of the funniest things I have ever seen them do…next to Floyd Camenbert showing up loaded in the SCTV newsroom still in his Count Floyd get up…amazing, the power of TDK to bring back memories of very non-kitten related things…;-)
What about Dr. Tongue’s 3D House Of Stewardesses? Count Floyd was veddy veddy sceddy.
the beige girdles on the stewardesses vere very sceddy….but the 3-d effects in House of Pancakes vere vay sceddier……vould you like some…..Maple Syrup??? a john candy moment that will live forever..;-)
JCL
I loved SCTV! That was a talented bunch of people involved in that show. Canadian TV Rocks!
Love the white on her face, specially around the eyes.
Brat or not, she’s still a cutie pie!
She is a sweetie. I would be a brat too if I being a girl had a name of Floyd.
Or a boy named Sue.
way before my time, but i love that song. i hear it on the jukebox at the bar across the street all the time.
I have a deeper voice but so did my mama and grandmother anyway a person on the phone kept on calling me sir even after I told her my name is Susan. I finally interupted and asked her how many men have you heard named Sue besides Johnny Cashes song. She was rude and did not listen which so many people don’t they have a set amount of questions and don’t listen to the answers.
Just adorable! (I think there’s no coincidence that “brat” rhymes with “cat!”)
Now here’s a sweet little cat
Tabby fur covering up baby fat.
Demure little Floyd,
Isn’t that name rather “boy’”d?
Anyway, mom says she’s a brat!
Oh that’s sp cute! You have a talent for pussycat poetry!
She fooled me! Floyd looks sweeter than honey.
Please snorgle your brat for me
Floyd may be a wee bit of a brat but she is adorable. Don’t we all have some fuzzies that are forever imps. I know I do.
Good morning all. Our snow has been called off, just lots and lots of rain. April showers I can handle, just so glad I don’t have to get out the snow shovel.
This morning while I was cleaning all the litter boxes I had an idea for naming my future kitties. I already have one I call Mink or Minkie. I think it would be fun to have a Diamond, Ruby, Pearl, Caddy, Mercedes, Audi, Jag, (you get the idea). Then I could tell every one I have all these luxuries by name. Do you think the above thinking could be the result of litter dust?
Just an active imagination! I think they are wonderfull names. Since Bobbie Boo STILL does not come to her name, I think I will try some of these to see if she has a name she will answer to. She just ignores what I call her.
Hey, that’s great!
I bet it would create some hilarious situations! I suspect I steal your idea…
Elene, you are genious!
A hilarious invention! Just think about all the possibilities! I suspect I’ll steal your idea.
Tomorrow I’ll start some serious bragging…
I had a dog for a while that I called Sadie, which was short for Mercedes… the only one I figured I’d ever own.
Another day of Lap FUzZzZ! She has her human well trained -> Lay down, I need a warm mattress for my nap. Quite the adorable imp!
A beautiful fluff ball! She has very sophisticated colors, but the most I love those big ears and that delicate white paw.
A virtual rose and a glass of champagne to everyone who answered me yesterday!
Hi Miu - Aother thought. See if you can get a copy of the book “Cat Confidential” by Vicky Halls. This is a sort of general kitty behaviour book. She has also written one about specific problem situations called “Cat Detective”. (Both are available on Amazon). She is a cat psychologist and I think her books are very good. She does have one view that I know most folks on this site will not agree with; she doesn’t like multi-cat homes.
But she still has good advice. One of her suggestions is a formula for the number of litter boxes in a home - 1 for each cat plus 1, the idea being that this should number should allow each cat to have at least one they are happy with using. Good luck!
Just a thought about multi cat homes. I read somewhere you shouldn’t have more cats than rooms in your house.
Make sense, no?
I wonder if bathrooms count? Cause if they do I could get 2 more kitties to make us a fur family of 5!
I didn’t even count my so called kitchen
OOPS! if thats the case I’ve got problems.
I don’t have anywhere near 17 rooms nor do I have 17 litter boxes plus 1.
Evangeline, of course you can count the two bathrooms and the so-called kitchen too. That’s 3 more, and a fur family of 6. Good news in case some needy purr babies come pulling your heart strings.
Hey Elene - Sounds like you are doing OK with your fur family of 17, since you didn’t even know you had a problem before you read this! You must be doing something right!
My oldest cat would always never let other cats around when he was outside. He would always fight and chase them off. He did this until my “orangie” showed up and it was like instant bonding. I ask my vet why all of a sudden did he decide that he liked him…his reply was I think cats are like people “aren’t there people you don’t like to be around.” So maybe it is the personalities in cats are just like humans. We all have our quirks that irriate someone else but we as humans refrain from bringing the claws out!!!!
Elene, 17 cats and CatRancher, 25 cats: I raise my hat for you.
Miu, you forgot Brandi Lee and her 25 fuzzbutts, 7 dogs, and two turtles not to mention the human element in her home! Wow!
Wow indeed!!! Brandi Lee must be a true critter whisperer!
And she probably has super natural organizational talent too. :0
Great! I hunt these books down.
I have now two boxes in separate rooms but they use only the smaller one. Cats. I love them but I do wish I would have better inter species communication skills.
Taffy and Domino would poop in one box get out and pee in the other. They were definetly the odd couple of critters.
They are something, aren’t they?
I am sure there is a clear logic. I just fail to see the reasoning.
When we still had Raffles we had two boxes - and they would do that too - use one for poop and the other for pee.
Miu, I don’t think there is a person alive who can have inter species communication skills with a cat. They have their own agenda and it changes minute by minute.
Don’t underestimate yourself! If you live in harmony with such a herd you must have have some super skills! I have my hands full with these two!
OK. I’ve noticed that they DO have ‘the right to change their mind whenever they want in every matter they choose.’
The last issue was the food. Their last week’s favourite food just isn’t good enough any more. There is no reason to believe it is contaminated - I suppose they demand variety. But I have yet to find a new food they choose to eat.
Floyd is fabulous…what a sweet purry-girl! I love that li’l button nose.
Hi, Elene…we’ve got the snow now. With a soupcon of rain.
I like your ideas for names. Whether dust induced or pure creativity, their cute.
Have a great day e1.
Beautiful little schweetie! Did you think she was a male at first so you named her ‘Floyd’? God’s blessings on you and her always.
Oops…”their” should have been “they’re”.
Sorry.
Heh. Behind those languid eyes, I bet she’s plotting her next caper. Climb the drapes? Hide Mommy’s watch? So much to do, so little time. . .
Cutie! her “M” on the forehead is perfect. Pretty girl.
Floyd is a very adorable, cute, snorg-able, playful, bratty littly minx. I would have picked her out right away too! Congrats on the new addition to your family. And please explain Floyd for a girl?
…typed as my brood fight for ‘King of the Bed’… I hear growling and hissing in the bedroom.
What a sweet little fuzzy baby! Yes - she is definitely plotting some sort of mischief!
Has anyone heard from Ivory Bill lately? Maybe I just missed his post.
oooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!! What a cute little brat!!!!!
Pouring rain in NJ. Hi all, no, haven’t seen post from Ivory Bill lately, come to think of it. Rainingwolf either. Are you guys lurking today?
I have to swim out to get a few more cats also. I’ve got 3 cats, and lots more ‘rooms’ than cats. I love the logic.
She’s a cutie. I adore the brick-colored nose w/black eye-liner. I have 4 w/noses that color. I’m glad she has a forever home.
What a precious little hurricane! Maybe they named her Floyd after Hurricane Floyd…..
Seriously pretty whiskers! Miss Floyd is a cutie!
She says “What brat!? I love mischief!” with those bright eyes of hers.
The girl I was getting a kitten from thought that she was a boy, so I decided that I was going to call him Floyd, just because it was a cute name for a little boy kitty. But then it turned out that he was really a she, but I had already fallen in love with the name, so she’s Floyd. It no longer seems like a boy’s name anyway.
Yes, in this day and age many names are becoming gender-neutral. And once you know them by that name nice to stay with it. Very precious. Name makes me think of Floyd the barber on Andy Griffith.
Ohhhhhh-I have a ‘lil’ mischeievius who’s name is Paisly -looks exactly like her!!!!!!!!!!! How I love your baby Floyd!
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Such a cute kitty! Looks like she is resting up so she can
get into more trouble!
Hi”ILoveMyCats from TX”. I’m curious about where your from in Texas. My brother & his wife just moved to Georgetown a few months back. They say that things are bigger in Texas. Are the cats too. LOL
Hi Susie,
I live in a rural area about 60 miles north of Dallas/Ft. Worth. It is close to Decatur, Texas. I was born and raised here and never lived in another state so I guess I’m the true country girl. Your brother is very lucky. He lives in a very pretty part of Texas. Our area is also pretty but does not stay as green during the hot summer months! Things seem to turn brown in the 100 plus summer heat. As far as everything being bigger in Texas…well I do have a boy kitty that weighed in at 14 pounds at 7 months…and we do have some pretty big rattlesnakes…which I could do without! Hope your brother enjoys living here!
I lived in Dallas near Highland Park when I was 7. I recall a tornado came within 3 miles of our house. The wind was howling in our area. I had to go out and get my bike off the front yard and put in the back. I was very scared. I also recall the summer temps as being on average 105 degrees. We went all summer in the community pool and back then it was only $5 to get in all summer.
What a pretty little baby, so soft and cudly. don’t worry about the brat business, I have a brat cat too.
Awww Floyd is adorable,
I always wanted a gray cat…:)
She’s sweet looking ,had a gray cat that looked like her GiGi was my baby for 14 years she got nose cancer ,it was a very unhappy day when I had to put her to sleep.
I’m sorry to hear of your loss.It sems abit more painful when you have to make that decision. I had a beautiful solid white cat that came to me. Bunny was her name. We had to make that very same decision when she developed cancer on her nose & one ear. I wouldn’t wish that disease on any family w/fuzzbutts. The great memories of her loving personality makes each day easier for me. And your pain I know will get easier. I’ve been there.
I think she is just great.
Precious picture and the comment made me laugh because it was so unexpected. How could such a cutie be bratty?
She’s got ME fooled! I think the cutest ones are brats simply because they know they can get away with it!
I don’t consider them brats they just have great catitude.
She looks so tiny and delicate. Wish I could scoop her up and kiss her little nose.
She’s a brat because she lives in a house of university students and when we are studying she will do the most annoying things like launching herself at clothes in the closet. All because we can’t pay attention to her for a few hours. She’s a bit better now because one of my housemates got a kitten close in age to Floyd, so they usually just go off and play when we can’t pay attention. But sometimes they team up and try to tell me that kittens are much more important than biochemsitry. (I usually agree with them)
Your ‘brat’ is a very pretty and clever lady.
I have two adult cats, a boy and a girl. I had to get a lock to my closet because the girl frequently opened the door, jumped on a shelf and threw my clothes to the floor. When the shelf was empty she wiggled herself to an upper shelf and did the same thing again. Usually only the 2 lowest shelves were untouched - I guess there was not enough challenge.
PS. I agree with biochemistry. You have two kittens and friends in a house and you plan to study IT???
I would have loved this occasional distraction from biochem! But, alas, I lived in the dorms and no kitties allowed. You are lucky to have one, especially one this cute.
I think Floyd is adorable! but I can definitely see how she might be a brat. She has that look of “I am so cute you will let me get away with anything”. She is so pretty, with her white eyeliner. It really makes me yearn for a baby (kitten, that is).
Well id certainly b fooled if i saw it 4 the first time.
:) 
SHES SO CUTE !!!
Hello everyone!! Happy “rainy” Sunday.
He is feeling more like himself. Yay! I still worry about him….
That is all it has done here is rain.. rain.. rain…. I am so glad it is not snow!
My Perry is still eating and drinking a lot as well. He is overly lovable though! I hope he is okay… He still walks around the house meowing… I was so happy to hear him knocking things off my dresser last night for food, like old times
I think with everything going on with the food and all the sick kitties lately that is hard not to worry about them…even our healthy ones. I opened a new sack of food yesterday and made sure that I would be home for a couple of days to watch my fur babies after they eat in case they started acting strange. Glad your fur baby is feeling better!
I have not been reading all the posts so forgive me if this has been covered. I saw this on CNN two weeks ago. A vet said that she would not give her pets any food with WHEAT GLUTEN She saw this ingredient as the only common link. A week later another food was recalled this time a Canadian brand that I use (not the exact product) but it was really scary to hear Medi-Cal mentioned in the same breath as
as the recalls. So I feel vindicated cause after I heard that vet I checked the foods (3 kitties 3 different foods …don’t ask)
And no wheat gluten. I just thought I would mention this just in case. My heart aches for the poor babies who got sick or worse. I know none of us want to hear about even one more kitty or dogie being sick.
Hey thanks Evangeline!
I don’t think they put wheat gluten in dry food normally? But, you never know. What if it isn’t even listed as an ingredient? They say that the dry food is manufactured in a different place, but the same bad wheat may have been used just the same. I am just so afraid,,,,
You are welcome Bumblebee, Yep the Medi-Cal recalled was dry and did have wheat gluten. Was manufactured in Canada but the bad wheat was used.
Stay away from wheat. I think the ingredients have to be listed.
Hey Evangeline.
I just got finished reading the site of Itchmo and some people lost their pets eating dry Iams original, and Hill’s Science dry regular!!! The vet gave my Perry c/d Hills and people lost their pets to that too!! OMG I am so scared now. Maybe that is why Perry is so clingy and whiny cause the food he eats is bad too! I bet he got sick from the dry Iams I was giving him cause the pain in the neck wouldn’t eat the Newman’s Own Organic I bought my cats!! He wouldn’t eat the c/d at the vets or at home but probably got so hungry he noe eats it. My POOR baby!! I feel as if someone punched me in the stomach! Darn, the Health Food store isn’t even open now…. closed tomorrow also. Maybe I’ll get him fancy feast or make chicken. Picky thing he is….
Fancy Feast Gosh Bumblebee, I hope you are reading this.
I told my vet that my very finicky Sydney will only eat Fancy Feast and me being somewhat of a food snob didn’t think anything from a supermarket could be good food. WRONG!
He said Fancy Feast is fine. My Sydney adores turkey and giblet. No wheat in it. No gluten of any kind. Hope this helps.
My husband gives our akita Purina One - lamb and rice. He has sensitive skin and we found wheat was key in that. The Purina One has no wheat in it. Maybe they make one for the kitties?
Hey psychomama,
My kitties have tried Purina One, but get itchy from it. The dog eats it and does fine though. I also make him homemade food once in awhile and the cats lenjoy homemade, too, but not Perry. *sigh* He is my very picky one….
I appreciate the suggestion though!
Hey, Bumblebee;
I actually feed my Psycho Fancy Feast as well, with no problems. I make sure after she eats about an hour or two later that she’s okay, since I heard it hits pretty quickly, and so far so good. We also give her Purina Cat Chow Indoor Formula and have had no problems… Hope Perry is back to his old self soon! (He’s not named after Perry Mason, is he?)
Also, this is what I found a couple days ago, for those of you who didn’t get to see it: I have a how-to on my Google and this one might interest some of you. http://www.wikihow.com/Make-Raw-Cat-Food. Also all dry all the time is bad for males. It’s one of the things that will clog up a male’s plumbing.
Glad to hear Perry is doing so much better. As for his meowing,he might just be missing his outside enviroment. I have 2 males indoors & from time to time they do alittle sounding off themselves. What helped me,and i know not why, was growing some grass for them to nibble on since they no longer can go out to graze like they used to. It really helped them calm down.
Perry was never really outdoors though. He was born in my house and was always an indoor kitty. I think he still may be looking for his sister? I gave her away at 1 1/2 years old. He was so upset afterwards and meowed for her for weeks. It just broke my heart. I won’t do that again. She is a medium long haired calico, and just beautiful! Her name is Tiara Rose Marie. I gave her to a lady in NJ that lost her cat after 18 years and was heart broken. She visited us and the cat went right to her. I felt so sorry for this lady so gave Tiara to her. Boy, I wish I hadn’t.
Thanks for the suggestion though! Sounds like a great idea!
Bumblebee- Your description of Tiara Rose sounds exactly like one of the new kittens in my back yard. She’s beautiful,but,she has long hair,not medium like your Tiara. She’s about ten months old now. If something doesn’t come up soon to find a home for them,I’ll have to trap her & her brothers & sister & take them to the city shelter. I don’t no what else to do. It’s not fair to them. Their mother is already out there somewhere w/a new littler. I haven’t been able to find. I’m sorry for the pain your going thru missing Miss Tiara’s company.
TNR stands for trap, neuter and release. If you know somewhere (a national chain of pet stores or a vet) that holds pet adoptions, speak with a volunteer, and ask for information about other groups, and TNR. Have fun.
So glad to hear your Perry is feeling better. I thought Sylvester’s paw was better but he started limping again this morning. I am going to take him to the vet tomorrow. Not sure what they find but I guess they will need to take x-rays. He will not like that.
Karin in Sf Ca,
I have been concerned about your Sylvester’s paw also, but have been so wrapped up in my Perry being so sick, I haven’t really commented too much to the comments, although I read each and every one.
Now, my Perry is meowing again…. saomething has got to be bothering him. He was just sleeping in the chair, meowed and jumped down.
Bumblebee, so sorry that Perry is giving you so much worry. I hope nothing is wrong again or still. You said he is eating okay so it shouldn’t be to serious. I think most cats go off food whenever stressed from pain or illness. I could be wrong, but that is the way my kits are.
I suppose you better call the vet in the morning just to ask about his crying.
Yes, that is true Elene, but he is eating the special c/d food by Hills and I read on Itchmo that people have lost their cats after eating it! The cat is sick, goes to the vet, has IV fluids, etc. Goes home eating the kidney food and ends up dying! I don’t want that to happen to my precious Perry!! As I type, he is meowing in the other room again….. The Siamese coming out in him!! I don’t mind the meowing, I only worry why he does it so much now?? When I talk to him, he comes running and jumps on my lap. Awwwww
I think the dry Iams he was eating may have made him sick. I read that a cat can get kidney problems and/or block. He was blocked. I am worried sick!
I appreciate you guys listening to me and for your suggestions, and for caring. I am so blessed to have this site to come to. It is so very informative! I am addicted!!
Bumblebee: Virtual hugs to you and Perry! There are many people who love you two.
Aaaw! She’s way too preety to have a boy’s name.
ha ha ha such a cute little face!!
I read somewhere that cats respond to the dominant sound in their name, such as “oy” in Floyd. So if you call them Babydoll they don’t know who you mean.
Flyod is so cute i could take her home. She would love the other two cats prince and frosty. Please take good care of her