r/cats

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TaDa!

i foster with a cat rescue group, and a few months ago i received a message about a mumma cat and 2 kittens who had been humanely trapped by a member of the public and needed a place to stay. i picked them up the next day and took them to my apartment.

i knew the two babies were little boys (gremlin and dobby) but "mumma" did not enjoy being handled, so i wasn't able to closely examine her before going to the vet the next day.

when it became "mumma's" turn to be taken out of the carrier and get checked out, the vet remarked "god she smells like a tomcat". a moment of silence ensued... before the tail was lifted and a giant set of troublepuffs was discovered!

"mumma" has since been named linkle, and we don't know if he's the father/older brother/random dude along for the ride. the vet thinks he may have been raised alongside the kittens, as his fondness for them is quite unusual being a (then) entire male cat.

he just loves looking after kittens though. i recently took on two little ones (leaf and tatiana), and he's been taking care of them too. he cuddles and grooms them just like a mother cat.

he's since settled into the life of a house cat, chunked up quite a bit, loves chin scratches and his tail does that little vibrate thing when you pet him. it's been incredible watching him go from hissing every time i enter the room, to waiting for me at the door while yelling.

linkle has a meet and greet this weekend, so he might be leaving my house soon. i don't usually get attached to my fosters, but i've got quite a soft spot for this guy. i don't think i'll ever see another cat quite like him.

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Our cat, Ersie, has really long hair and needs a good brushing every few days.

We always clean the brush out using this metal comb. When I last did it, it occurred to me that what comes off his brush would make a great topee. And viola. I have hair again!

(But seriously, I would never wear this out in public, and it doesn't look convincing, but it sure made us laugh. We hope you get a giggle too)

source: phoebe.thescottishfold on ig

1 — 2 months old, 5 — 3.5 months old.

I’ve never heard of this before and neither has my vet, so I thought I’d try in this forum (although r/roastmycat was tempting). My rescue cat (2.5yo F) is super socially awkward and odd (one vet said she is evidence of neurodivergence in cats), but she has really taken a liking to my boyfriend who moved in late last year. When we’re getting ready for bed, she gets super excited to see him and does all these weird moves that are best described as breakdancing, and she purrs like crazy. She also, on several occasions, has randomly squeezed out a tiny, dry, rabbit-poop-sized smelly pellet during all of her spins and rolls and flops on the bed. She never did or does this for me- just my boyfriend!

Obviously I love that she’s so happy, but we could do without her smelly poop pellets on the bed. Anyone have a cat who does this? Did they grow out of it?
She’s otherwise healthy (aside from slightly anxious/hyperactive) and eats expensive wet & dry food.

He isn't Eva's brother though, i adopted him later.

some photos of little miette! present day and some baby pics at the end :)

she’s about 6 months now and we adopted her and her sister. she was advertised as a very shy kitten - she was in a big foster home and pretty much just hid to the point where we were advised against adopting her when we visited as she didn’t come out once.

in the month we’ve had her she’s turned into one of the most affectionate cats ive ever met - always showing her belly and coming up to knead you. and very very chatty!

I’m not blaming just him.. at first I did out of anger and shock, like how could this happen on my birthday.. out of all days. I should’ve told him that she was in the garage. It’s both of our fault. We were heading out to go on a birthday trip and now I can’t go.

If anyone has any tips or advice on finding her then please let me know. Id appreciate it so much. She used to be a stray before I caught her about a year ago, but she’s not familiar with this area because we just moved 3 weeks ago. I also left the garage door open with my clothes, her toys, litter box, and some warmed up cat food with water by the entrance. It’s currently still day time.

She hid under my car parked in the driveway at first and then left. Truthfully I don’t think she’s too far, but she’s probably scared to come out from me calling her name since her first instinct was to hide under my car. Luckily I fed her extra food before she left but I’m worried for her. Even tho she is a former stray. There’s way too many bushes and places for her to hide for me to be able to properly check during day time right now. I tried my best but it’s just way too many potential hiding spots.. I live in that type of area where people let their dogs loose in the morning and there’s a lot of stray cats

I’m dumb for not getting her microchipped. She doesn’t let anyone else get close to her besides me and my boyfriend so idk how much it would’ve helped but she is up to date on all her vaccines.