Cat Thread 🐈 (rolling)

[xcheopis]

He is just so handsome and cuddly. Why do I ever leave the house?

He is getting another foam bath today and I need to clean his brushes and combs.

[xcheopis]

I was re-reading one of my favourite somethingawful threads the other day, which literally starts with
“I’m going to be completely honest, in that I’m not a fan of cats.”
And ends with three cats in the house and a plot afoot to snag a fourth little stray. The entire saga, over several threads and a blog post, ends with six cats! (And his beloved pugs)

It’s available to read without registering but none of the old images display and there’s some annoying forums drama that occurs periodically. But still, very heartwarming!

[imipolex]

She stayed out all night last night and has been feeling the effects today.

[xcheopis]

“I’m getting too old for this”

[Gert]

Spare a though for this lad getting his nuts off on Thursday. I keep thinking that I’m at the fork in the timelines, in one of which he’s my eunuch toy pet and the other he’s a brawler who sires litters all over the neighbourhood.

[boxtoboxelder]

Grandpa Zizou looking like camouflaged pancake. Sausage in his crow’s nest. GBOCs!

[colossalhorse]

I woke up on the sofa not long ago to find Mr Socks watching over me from the dining table. As with everything he does it’s kinda sweet but also a wee bit sinister.

[Gorkys_Forever]

anyone here with cat allergies? Been looking into “hypo-allergenic” cats and apparently they don’t really exist, but Siberians are meant to give you the least amount of trouble.

[guntrip]

Stayed over night at my mum’s last weekend, woke up to find one of her cats perched on the end of the bed staring at me.

She’s a lovely cat but its not the best way to wake up.

[the_ravens]

my mate who has cat allergy says that it’s the saliva rather than the fur that is the trigger for his (I don’t know if this is true generally) so I guess fur-less / non-sheddy / not-very-hairy cats might be a bit of a pointless exercise, but I guess as a lot of the mechanism for the saliva getting to him is on the shedded fur it might help.

[Gorkys_Forever]

it is the saliva aye, I heard Siamese are OK too but unconfirmed.
cant be arsed looking after a long-haired cat like a siberian

[the_ravens]

I’ve asked my friend if there are any breeds he finds alright. Will let you know what he says.

Yeah, long hairs look so awesome, but when I had a long hair cat visitor I remember being so glad I didn’t have to maintain his coat - it got so mucky and matted so quickly, his owner must have groomed him so often!

[Gorkys_Forever]

cheers pal.
yeah they look amazing but…nah

[Matt_was_taken]

don’t know if theres any truth to it but a couple of people have said they are ok around their own cats but not others… so you sort of get used to it

[colossalhorse]

I’m pretty allergic to cats in general but I managed to get used to Mr Socks. He sort of came as an unitended bonus with the house so I didn’t have much choice. I didn’t think I’d ever be able to have a cat so it’s been a lovely happy accident. Do still get a bit sneezy when he’s shedding his fur but antihistamines usually sort that out.

[the_ravens]

no help I’m afraid - “Nope…but then I’ve just got in the habit of steering clear of our feline friends”

Hope you have better luck

[xcheopis]

In that light, it appears to be a calico.

[xcheopis]

I’m sure it’s the light. A very good-looking beast, regardless!

[suapth]

Met a really fluffy friend last night.

[colossalhorse]

This cat is a bastard.

I wasn’t sure how he’d managed to get on top of the least accessible cabinet in the kitchen and he seemed a bit freaked out about getting down. So I got a chair, comforted him and gave him some treats to make him feel better. Then I tried to pick him up, at which point he scratched me, knocked a massive Kilner jar off the cabinet and directly onto my bare toes and then casually got down himself.

And yet shortly afterwards I found myself apologising to him and coaxing him back into the house for having the temerity to have yelled, “FOR FUCK’S SAKE!” at him while hopping on my one good foot. Like I was the arsehole in this scenario.

Bloody cats.