Tater, Moonpie, and Me

[Are_grits_groceries]

Tater

Moonpie


The kittehs are full tilt boogie. I think all cats live in a Maurice Sendak world filled with wondrous and at times scary creatures. They protect us from the Wild Things that would haunt us. It is an eternal wild rumpus.

One item that Moonpie and Tater saw as an enemy was a new loaf of bread on the counter. I found it in their major play area one morning. The wrapping was pierced in places but there were no tears. I think they considered it a very soft item to jump on. It looked like a bag of crumbs and 'croutons'.

Scat has reached some agreement with them. They only merit occasional hisses. Moonpie looks so hurt when she is hissed at. From time to time I catch Tater staring at a sleeping Scat. She seems to be considering the plus/minuses of a sneak attack. So far, the minuses appear to be too high.

They like to cuddle and sleep with me. Moonpie has settled down. Tater is still in the
squirm and nip phase. I think they see me as the 3rd sister albeit a slow and stupid one. They are very disappointed in me at times.
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This thread will probably be locked. My last one was and I received this supportive message:
(I'm requesting that you please post any additional kitty threads in the lounge, here is one the alerts the Hosts recieved)
Enough of this already. Losing a pet hurts, that first thread was fine, but this (update #10 by now?) isn't GD material. Put it in the Lounge or the Pets forum from here on out, pretty please.
(and the hosts concur with this, we've made similar requests of other DUers too)

I post in GD because that's where the people I know are. I had a very hard time after Mousie passed and the messages helped a lot. I still haven't found a new balance to my life. I still have moments no matter if some think I am carrying on far too much.
Thanks to all who have helped!

[shenmue]

1. Cuties

Good kitties!

[Le Taz Hot]

2. Beautiful babies.

And with all the true drivel that is posted in GD these days I'm sorry they chose to lock your kittie thread. *I* like reading them and, you're right, more people read GD than anything else, although, I must admit, the Lounge is WAY less "cliquey" than it used to be.

[Ms. Toad]

3. Thanks for the updates, and boo-hiss to the hosts.

There's tons of other crap that ought to be posted in the lounge, or nowhere on DU, that hangs around GD being annoying - locking threads that aren't offensive and that many of us enjoy is rude.

[a la izquierda]

4. Your threads bring a lightness to GD...

that is needed (IMHO) and welcomed by many who've grown weary of the fight du jour.

[malaise]

5. Lovely post

I think that great 400 plus thread touched on attacks on threads like this one.

[TBF]

6. Honestly I prefer these kitties

to most of the intentional propaganda we are subjected to in GD on a daily basis. Thanks for posting!!

[Demo_Chris]

7. This thread needs more Dogs....

That said, these two look like a couple cuties.

[NJCher]

8. awww, grits

I'm sorry you had such a hard time. I sure know what that's like.

These two are adorable! I have a friend who has just brought a dog from the shelter into her home with two kitties, so I understand what's going on in this phase.

Four years later, the senior cat still hisses at the junior when she leaves or enters the house. Some things never change. It makes me laugh.



Cher

[Omaha Steve]

9. I post in GD because that's where the people I know are

I do the same thing. K&R.

OS

[Fumesucker]

16. Me three..

[CatWoman]

10. any forum is a good place of a kitty thread

IMHO

[WhiteTara]

11. Picabo and Picasso and bonding these days

The hissing and slapping and avoidance seem to be coming to an end. Picabo kisses Picasso when ever he can. They both sleep with me and trade sleeping in the favored spot.

Picabo still doesn't know how to purr, but sometimes his little tongue just lolls out of his mouth in ecstasy of being petted and stroked. He's also perked Picasso right up. The 12 year age difference, along with Picasso's privileged life and Picabo's rough and tumble life as a stray make for interesting kitty takes on the world.

[jwirr]

12. BOO to the hosts. Your post and videos bring a moment of peace and hope to DU when all else seems

dreary. I for one have missed you. If they ban you again I will at least know where to look for you and your kitties.

They sound like they are doing okay and give you much joy.

[G_j]

13. boo to the alerter/s

with all the trashy and useless stuff posted in GD, updates on someone's pets are ok with me.

[3catwoman3]

14. I have been hoping for a Tater and Moonpie update...

...so I am very happy to see this.

I don't understand the locked thread nonsense. If someone doesn't like a topic, why not just ignore it? I have opened any number of threads that turn out not to interest me, and when that happens, I just move on. No need to carp and moan.

Are there other Tater and Moonpie threads that I might not have seen because I didn't know where to look? I don't want to miss anything about these little cuties. The last one I saw was April 12th.

[Are_grits_groceries]

15. No. This was the first update since then.

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BTW Tater has green eyes and Moonpie has golden eyes.

Their fur is mostly black and gold with russet highlights and stripes. They don't have many solid color patches. The black has golden highlights and the gold has a light covering of black. I haven't seen any white.

Tater announces her presence with a high-pitched kitteh trill. Moonpie does it too but not with the sheer delight I hear in Tater's voice. Tater just seems to be so full of life she can't contain herself. Moonpie is very active but Tater is in overdrive all the time.

[3catwoman3]

19. I saw a sign at an outdoor market...

...a couple of days ago that made me think of you and your buddies, especially Tater. It said -

Cats Are Like Potato Chips - You Can't Have Just One


How did you pick their names?

[Are_grits_groceries]

20. Just good oi' Southern names

that seemed to fit them.

[Heidi]

17. Happily recommended!

:kick:

[Lucinda]

18. Mine brought in a bunny today...i'd prefer they attack bread!

?

[MoonRiver]

21. I think our pet and animal threads should stay here.

This is "general" discussion after all. The minor forums just don't get enough traffic to warrant posting there.

Btw, Tater and Moonpie are so adorable!