Happy National Cat Day!!!!

[joeybee12]

Dear humans,

We can't help noticing that you left for work this morning without leaving a heaping pile of presents next to our food dishes. It also appears you forgot there are no dogs allowed today, and we had to lock them in the bathroom ourselves. We know you're busy with human things, like removing all the hair we painstakingly left on your pants. (Yeah. We know you do that.) But since today is the most important day of the year, we don't think it's too much to ask you to cancel everything and come home immediately. In case you've actually forgotten that today is our day, please refer to the photo gallery above.

See you soon. We'll be in the kitchen cabinet chewing through the side of the Doritos bag, since you also forgot to leave special treats on the counter.

Respectfully,

The cats

http://now.msn.com/national-cat-day-is-here-so-celebrate-with-this-photo-gallery


Here's my group.




And here's the rescue kitten I took in last weekend!

[Sanity Claws]

1. But everyday is Cat Day around my place!

I foster cats for a local rescue group. I am proud to announce that last night a foster cat, who had been with me since January 31, was placed in a loving home. I am so happy for him! I was told that he has already adjusted and was even purring his first night in his new forever home.

[joeybee12]

7. Hooray!!!!

[Arugula Latte]

18. Wonderful!

Thank you for helping kitties!

[quinnox]

2. this calls for a pic of the popular grumpy cat

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

4. It's all in the eyes!

[WorseBeforeBetter]

3. Happy National Cat day from my two...

both from the county animal shelter!

[joeybee12]

6. Halloween kittehs!

[WorseBeforeBetter]

23. Started out with orange...

and was determined to get black! Halloween factor, plus black kitties are those least adopted.

[joeybee12]

24. I kept finding little black kittens this summer...

Kept one, Sam, found the others homes, though...I like black kittehs...had a couple growing up so I'm partial!

[WorseBeforeBetter]

25. I remember reading -- and cheering -- for Sam.

My little girl is as sweet as can be, but she does have a bit of a wild streak, mainly in tormenting her brother. Watching that orange/black furball wrestle is hilarious!

[joeybee12]

26. She's now about 6-1/2 months old...she and the others got fixed

last month....how time flies!

[pansypoo53219]

38. this is the 1st pair i do not have a black male. my brother 'rescued' a litter of 7.

i was going to pick out 2, sadly no black kitten, but sybil has lots of black w/ her lynx coat. and neither any white spots.

[MineralMan]

5. I don't know about the National Cat, but

my two cats are having a happy day. Every day.

[joeybee12]

10. Good!

[MineralMan]

12. My 17-year-old Tortie is sitting on my lap right now,

purring. She's completely deaf, but doesn't seem to notice that. Good kitty, Scout (skritching head).

[joeybee12]

13. Ah, what a good girl...

I posted a photo (above) of the dumped tortie I took in last week...we're guessing about 9 weeks old...very sweet, still a little scared from her ordeal, though.

[MineralMan]

16. I saw that. It reminded me of Scout.

We got her from a cardboard box in front of a supermarket. A little girl was there, giving away a litter of kittens. My wife said, see if there's a girl kitty in there. There was. She weighed only 12 oz. at the time and was really to young to be adopted, but we took her. She grew fast. That first night, she slept on my pillow, right by my ear.

She moved with us from California to Minnesota and converted into an indoor cat without any fuss or bother. She's just always there when you need a cat to pet. Nice girl, she is.

[joeybee12]

19. That was way too young...she was probably only 3-4 weeks I bet...

Fortunately she got a good home!

[MineralMan]

28. Fortunately, she was already eating solid food.

I think she was four weeks, and so did the vet. She had to wait a bit for her shots, but did just fine with us. Our calico male, Butthead, decided he was her mother, and took care of her meticulously, too. He taught her all about being a cat living in our house. They were best buds, and Butthead moved here with us to MN, too. Sadly, he died a couple of years ago. But Scout's still doing fine, despite her age and deafness. She got a checkup recently and the vet said all the blood tests looked fine and that she had a few good years left in her.

She has adopted our beagle/basset mix dog now, and is showing him the rules of the house and is keeping the doggie warm in his dog bed. They sleep together every night and get along famously. She has taught the dog how to properly lick a cat, too. Here they are:

[joeybee12]

37. She looks like she's eaten a lot over the years!

How old is the doggie?

[MineralMan]

41. Doggie is about 5, but we're not sure. We rescued him from a shelter

last December.

[joeybee12]

43. Good...and they look very happy...nt

[niyad]

8. according to mine, EVERY day is national cat day!

[joeybee12]

9. As it should be!

[Logical]

11. Lounge crap! Nt

[niyad]

71. wow. many people here on DU are animal lovers, and we enjoy reading and sharing about our

beloved companions.

[MoonRiver]

14. Happy Kitteh Day!

[joeybee12]

20. Awwwwwwwww

[meow2u3]

15. EVERY day is National Cat Day in my house

With 4 cats, that's the truth!

[joeybee12]

21. As it should be!

[Arugula Latte]

17. It's the best day of the year honoring the very best life forms on the planet!

Kitties ...

[joeybee12]

22. I agree!

[Lizzie Poppet]

27. Torties FTW!

Love that little rescue (and tortoiseshell cats in general)...

[joeybee12]

29. They really are great-looking!

This one is super-sweet, too!

[Blue Owl]

30. Extra treats will be served!

[KittyWampus]

31. TUNA TUNA TUNA.

I think I will treat them to some tuna tonight.

Why not?

[joeybee12]

36. Yes!!!

[GreenPartyVoter]

32. Here's Gizmo and Trixie

Our babies at the shelter:

(You can make the video clearer by watching it at the YouTube site and clicking the little gear on the bottom of the viewing box and raising the quality level.)

[joeybee12]

35. Awwwwwwwwwwwwww

[GreenPartyVoter]

64. Thank you. We just love them Sooo much!

[WorseBeforeBetter]

66. This one needs to be captioned for the Bad Cat calendar...

I just want to woogie that belly.

[GreenPartyVoter]

67. He has a great belly for that! :^)

[ScreamingMeemie]

33. My crew is in...

[joeybee12]

34. Oh my! The black kittie...did she "bare it all" to get those beads?

Has she been to Nawlins?

[Ratty]

39. Sink cat makes me sad

A relative had a cat that always sat on the bathroom sink. I mean ALWAYS. Every time I visited, that's where it was, in that back bathroom on the sink. Her cats could all go outside but that one chose to spend her life there by the sink. Though she seemed healthy enough she always made me so sad and I found myself thinking about her a lot. I felt so sorry for her.

[joeybee12]

40. She likes it there...I kept her in the bathroom

for the first week after rescuing her so she could adjust slowly...she likes the sink...one of my other cats used to always sit in it too...now the little tortie is exploring the rest of the place.

[fizzgig]

42. mine are in

great looking brood you have there

[joeybee12]

44. Aw! A bunny pose!

[ScreamingMeemie]

45. Your calico looks very much like my calico.

They are such odd characters.

[fizzgig]

48. is yours a talker?

mine is the most talkative cat i have ever had, she has something to say about everything.

[ScreamingMeemie]

49. Yes! I always warn people,"Don't make eye contact!"

Because she will then come up close and start a long and involved conversation about any number of things. She is also my one indoor cat who is always attempting to sneak outdoors. She thinks she is a great hunter, even though she was born and has been raised indoors. She usually scoots out the door and then sits there, waiting for me to pick her up.

[fizzgig]

52. it's the russian blue who thinks she belongs outside

silly little puppy kitty with no front claws (she came that way) makes a couple jail breaks a week. sometimes she takes off running, sometimes she comes trotting right back with i scold her.

[progressoid]

46. Same as every day.

Ours are sleeping.

[joeybee12]

47. Mine are still pretty young...

So they're tearing up the place right now!

[progressoid]

50. Your tortoise rescue kitty looks a lot like one of our rescues.

She's 6 now, so the afternoon is for sleeping! Currently on the middle of our bed. Which is better than before when she used to tear through the lining on the bottom of the box spring mattress so she could crawl in the box spring for a nap.

[joeybee12]

54. Hah!

Melanie and Scarlet did that when they were kittens...all the new ones haven't had the opportunity...for a year and a half I've just had the mattress on the floor...first Melanie, then Scarlet and now India weren't able to jump up anymore, and I wanted them to still be able to get onto the bed...wonder what it will be like to have a bed again once poor India is gone!!

[SheilaT]

51. Well no wonder a black cat showed up in my back yard

today! I let her/him inside for a few minutes, we talked a bit, and the she/he left.

I used to have three cats, but alas they have all departed. At the moment it suits me to be without cats, as I want to do a lot of travelling in the next few years. Someday, someday.

I've already told my sons that if I ever need to be put into some kind of home, make sure it's one with resident cats. I'm sure that no matter how senile I might get, I will always love cats and want to be with them.

[joeybee12]

59. Hopefully the black kitteh has a home...

Sounds like it since he/she didn't talk long...if he/she were hungry, the conversation would have gone on much longer!

[SheilaT]

63. The cat was very well fed.

Perhaps it just wanted to make a new human friend. No collar, which always worries me. If she were clearly thin and hungry, I'd have gotten some food for her and looked for a new home as I'm just not ready for a new feline in my life.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

53. You should have see her on Arbor Day...

"Treehugger" doesn't quite cover it.

[joeybee12]

60. Must be a fascinating show on tv...he's riveted!

[gopiscrap]

55. I have a great cat

he's crazy, he loves water!

[joeybee12]

58. He's part Tiger!

Tigers love water, too.

[gopiscrap]

61. Mine is extremely social, will jump in the shower with you

and plays in the dripping water all the time. At night he comes and lays next me under the covers with just his head peeking out!

[mockmonkey]

56. My Cats

It was a rough year due to a break-up I went from 13 cats to 8 and I really miss the other 5.

Jake and Captain testing the limits of the cat tree.

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Titus being photogenic

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Harvey the sweetest kitty

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Candy aka "da pisser"

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Patches the annoying kitty

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The elusive StinkerButt

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MamaKatt everyone's Mama except for Patches

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[joeybee12]

57. Awwwww...are Jack and Captain brothers?

[mockmonkey]

62. Yes they are.

Jake is from one of the first litters and Captain is from the last of four. Captain is our biggest cat and continues to act like the baby of the family.

It took quite awhile to catch MamaKatt so she had four litters under our stairwell before I finally gained her trust to get her into the house. We caught 9 of her kittens and of those we found homes for 2 of them and kept the other 7.

[joeybee12]

65. Those eyes are just way too similar!

O would have guessed same litter!

[Boomerproud]

68. Remembering Spencer and Madison

Two wonderful souls who graced my life for 11 and 17 years respectively. I love you both.

[joeybee12]

70. Aw...I'm sure they're in kitty heaven!

[Boomerproud]

72. Thank you for the kind words Joey

Yes, I smile when I think of them together again. BTW Go Sox!!!

[joeybee12]

75. I'm convinced there's a heaven for animals...as for humans,

I'm not so sure!

I am already going out of my mind over tonight's game!

[niyad]

69. to all of you who shared your precious kittehs with us--thank you so much for the smiles and grins.

to all of you who are rescuing our four-legged friends, the deepest thanks of my furries and me.

[ellie]

73. Your rescue kitty

looks like my beautiful Frances. I can't believe she has been gone 10 years.

[joeybee12]

74. Aww...10 years...

I know what you mean...you never forget them