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  • May 19, 2010, 09:36 AM
    Wondergirl
    Have you taken them to the litter box and pretended to be Edith, showing them how to scratch the litter while holding their little paws? (I'm sure you must have... )
  • May 19, 2010, 09:45 AM
    hheath541

    No, I haven't done that yet. They know HOW to use the litter box. It's just a matter of convincing them that's the ONLY place they should go.

    That, and convincing edith that the little litter box is for her babies, not her.
  • May 19, 2010, 09:51 AM
    Unknown008

    Oh, and congratulations to unky for knowing how to use the litter box :D
  • May 19, 2010, 10:00 AM
    hheath541

    he's a smart little guy. He just had me open the blind so he can see outside ^_^
  • May 24, 2010, 05:33 PM
    hheath541

    http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-..._2284459_n.jpg
    Aura - 8 weeks

    http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-..._1232811_n.jpg
    Mop - 8 weeks

    http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-..._3109511_n.jpg
    Spot - 8 weeks

    http://hphotos-snc3.fbcdn.net/hs332...._1461326_n.jpg
    Unky - 8 weeks

    http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-..._3521977_n.jpg
    Zoe - 8 weeks

    http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-..._6546418_n.jpg
    Alty-cat - 8 weeks
  • May 24, 2010, 05:36 PM
    Alty

    I'm partial to Spot. Reminds me of my old cat Whiskers, except that Whiskers was grey and white.
  • May 24, 2010, 05:40 PM
    hheath541

    Spot's pretty, and he knows it. He can be very dignified, when he's not being a goofball.

    I'm glad I ended up with another Maine coon. Even more so, because he looks nothing like the one I had to leave behind. Marble is the more traditional tabby pattern. I fell in love with Maine coons because of him. It would hurt too much if spot looked like him, but it helps some that he's a Maine coon. It's amazing how much you can miss a pet.
  • May 24, 2010, 05:41 PM
    Aurora_Bell

    Can I just have them all?
    They are way too cute. I love Aura and Spot.
  • May 24, 2010, 05:45 PM
    hheath541

    Aura figured out that she can hang out on the top of the cubes yesterday, and has spent a good deal of time there ever since. When they others try to copy her, they end up either rolling the cubes over or collapsing them. She's just a dainty little princess, and she knows it.
  • May 24, 2010, 05:46 PM
    Aurora_Bell

    Aww!

    How come you couldn't take your other cats with you?
  • May 24, 2010, 05:53 PM
    friend4u178

    Those little cuties are really fattening up nicely... someone pass the sauce :cool:
  • May 24, 2010, 05:54 PM
    hheath541
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Aurora_Bell View Post
    Aww!!

    How come you couldn't take your other cats with you?

    I had to leave behind when my life fell apart and I ended up homeless.
  • May 24, 2010, 05:54 PM
    Alty
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by friend4u178 View Post
    Those little cuties are really fattening up nicely.......................................someo ne pass the sauce :cool:

    I'm afraid to ask and sure I'll regret it, but, what kind of sauce do you serve with kittens? :confused:
  • May 24, 2010, 05:55 PM
    Aurora_Bell

    Ahh I understand heath. Sorry. Been there done that. Lost two WONDERFUL cats. Still hurts to talk about it.

    M, you better be careful, I'm rolling up the news paper as we speak.
  • May 24, 2010, 05:56 PM
    Aurora_Bell
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Altenweg View Post
    I'm afraid to ask and sure I'll regret it, but, what kind of sauce do you serve with kittens? :confused:


    Gravy?
  • May 24, 2010, 05:58 PM
    hheath541
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Aurora_Bell View Post
    ahh I understand heath. Sorry. Been there done that. Lost two WONDERFUL cats. Still hurts to talk about it.

    M, you better be careful, I'm rolling up the news paper as we speak.

    I left behind 8, the 9th had died only a couple weeks before. Only 2 of them were 'mine,' though.
  • May 24, 2010, 05:58 PM
    hheath541
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Aurora_Bell View Post
    Gravy?

    Do NOT encourage him.
  • May 24, 2010, 06:00 PM
    Aurora_Bell

    Aw that really sucks Heath. Sorry to hear about that. Hey did you ever get the rest of your stuff back?
  • May 24, 2010, 06:05 PM
    hheath541

    no. I no longer have the money to get there to pick it up, even if it still exists.
  • May 24, 2010, 06:09 PM
    Aurora_Bell

    |Did you ever call them?
  • May 24, 2010, 07:18 PM
    KISS

    I like Spot too.
  • May 24, 2010, 07:23 PM
    hheath541
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Aurora_Bell View Post
    |Did you ever call them?

    I don't know the number anymore. The only way to contact them would be through myspace, and that's only if my profiles aren't blocked.
  • May 24, 2010, 07:24 PM
    hheath541
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by KeepItSimpleStupid View Post
    I like Spot too.

    He's a looker, isn't he?
  • May 24, 2010, 07:57 PM
    KISS

    Way too cute.
  • May 24, 2010, 08:53 PM
    Alty
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by KeepItSimpleStupid View Post
    Way too cute.

    KISS, don't you need a furry friend? I think you do. :)
  • May 24, 2010, 09:09 PM
    hheath541
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Altenweg View Post
    KISS, don't you need a furry friend? I think you do. :)

    Just not spot. I'm keeping him and zoe.
  • May 24, 2010, 09:30 PM
    KISS

    Every cat, I've known run away. Most dogs either like me or bark at me.
  • May 25, 2010, 05:24 AM
    albear
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Altenweg View Post
    I'm afraid to ask and sure I'll regret it, but, what kind of sauce do you serve with kittens? :confused:

    Kat-chup :D
    Instant Rimshot
  • May 26, 2010, 08:32 AM
    Unknown008

    Lol Bear... :p

    Up to now, I have seen no one eat cats... but I've seen dog meat in a dish, ugh :(

    The kitten are really growing now :)
    They're all so cute!
  • May 26, 2010, 07:04 PM
    morgaine300

    I like Spot - very pretty. Though I wouldn't want to actually have a long-haired cat.

    I'm actually partial to orange ones, but was never able to look at the orange cats after my last one died.
  • May 26, 2010, 07:26 PM
    hheath541

    if spot's anything like the last Maine coon I had, then he'll be fairly low maintenance. Maine coons have naturally tangle-free fur, and don't really shed any more than any other cat.

    I've never really had a preference for one color or another. Black cats seem to like me, though. Almost half the cats I've lived with throughout my life have been black. Never once have any of them brought me bad luck ^_~
  • May 26, 2010, 08:49 PM
    Wondergirl
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by hheath541 View Post
    if spot's anything like the last maine coon i had, then he'll be fairly low maintenance. maine coons have naturally tangle-free fur, and don't really shed any more than any other cat.

    We rescued a 6 m/o Maine Coon kitten (and his little two brothers and his mom) from our back yard. It was funny -- I was trying to round up the two babies and get them into a cat carrier to bring inside, and the older brother just walked into the carrier and sat there, like "Let's go." We kept him and found homes for the others. He is a total delight, happy-go-lucky, thick non-tangling fur, all black except for a white bib, has a gorgeous profile, and has adopted my autistic son as his person. Yes, Maine Coons are definitely keepers!
  • May 27, 2010, 01:14 AM
    morgaine300

    Then you'll be happy to know my one cat is black. He's never brought me bad luck, but he has been difficult to find at times.
  • May 27, 2010, 07:02 AM
    hheath541

    I have a nightlight BECAUSE I have a black cat. After tripping over her every night for the first week I lived here, I bought the nightlight. The kittens love it. They sit next to it and hug the bulb. Don't know why, but since it doesn't hurt them any, I let them.
  • May 27, 2010, 02:34 PM
    morgaine300

    Before I bought a house, I was renting a townhouse and my bedroom/bath were upstairs. The stairs were dark and this cat loved to sit on the top step. I'm surprised I never actually tripped over him and killed myself, but what would happen is that I'd catch my foot on him and he'd get kicked down the stairs. He doesn't learn lessons very well though.

    The stairs I have now lead to the basement but he doesn't sit on them. If I go into the basement, he'll maybe sit on the landing and wait for me, but I can easily see him there. At night I can't see him at all. He could be on the floor right in front of me and I'd never see him. I only know he's in bed if I feel or hear him.
  • May 31, 2010, 09:35 PM
    hheath541

    it's a little late, but here's this week's pictures ^_^

    http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-..._7804487_n.jpg
    Spot - 9 weeks

    http://hphotos-snc3.fbcdn.net/hs281...._4047818_n.jpg
    Alty-cat - 9 weeks

    http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-..._4479376_n.jpg
    Unky - 9 weeks

    http://hphotos-snc3.fbcdn.net/hs261...._4494422_n.jpg
    Aura - 9 weeks

    http://hphotos-snc3.fbcdn.net/hs261...._5899305_n.jpg
    Mop - 9 weeks

    http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-..._8296401_n.jpg
    Zoe - 9 weeks

    oh, and I have very good news. They seem to have FINALLY gotten the hang of using the litter box. There haven't been any little poopy messes on my floor in a couple days. I've caught a couple of them peeing on my floor, but I think that'll fix itself soon, too. Now that they're not pooping on my floor, I have high hopes that they'll stop peeing on it, too.

    now, if I could just get them to stop dumping their water and landing in the food dish when they jump out of the window.
  • May 31, 2010, 09:55 PM
    Alty

    Alty cat is filling out nicely.

    I love the coloring on her paws.

    I'd take her in a heart beat, and of course I'd keep the name. :)
  • May 31, 2010, 10:02 PM
    Wondergirl
    Spot is definitely the handsomest one of the lot -- and he knows how to pose in a casual Very Important catlike way.

    They all are so cute, but growing up much too fast. Who is male, and who is female?
  • May 31, 2010, 10:03 PM
    friend4u178
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Altenweg View Post
    Alty cat is filling out nicely.

    I know... yummmmmyyyyyyyyy :D
  • May 31, 2010, 10:06 PM
    hheath541
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Wondergirl View Post
    Spot is definitely the handsomest one of the lot -- and he knows how to pose in a casual Very Important catlike way.

    They all are so cute, but growing up much too fast. Who is male, and who is female?

    the torties are girls. The black and white ones are boys. It was very nice of them to come out color-coded for simplicity ^_~

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