Hi there, my name is Luds and I'm going to be posting and using this account with my girlfriend Stephanie.

We are both 25 and have a little kitty named Tendresse (French for tenderness) She is about 9 months old. She is very lenghty and is now about 12 pounds!

Tendresse is my third cat. As a kid, I had a kat with my parents & sisters named Caresse. She was very soft and loving. Then about 5 years later my older sister's boyfriend bought her a cat, Muffin, and the house exploded! It took about 3 years for Caresse to accept that Muffin also lived under the same roof! 8 years later, they still coexist.

Anyways, the reason I'm here os to talk about my cat Tendresse. We've been having some difficulties with her as she is getting a bit too aggressive. I've started to read some posts the issue and figured I'd join.

Here are a few pictures of Tendresse:

April 2nd 2004! We bought a cat! Tendresse was about 2-3 weeks old! (http://www.inetworld.co.uk/users/Luds/89_tendresse1.JPG)
Tendresse in Stephanie's arms (first day) (http://www.inetworld.co.uk/users/Luds/91_tendresse3.JPG)
Tendresse's first toy (first day) (http://www.inetworld.co.uk/users/Luds/95_tendresse7.JPG)
Tendresse on her scratching post (~5 weeks old) (http://www.inetworld.co.uk/users/Luds/14_T_pot1.JPG)
Tendresse on post again (~ 6 weeks old) (http://www.inetworld.co.uk/users/Luds/25_T_pot12.JPG)
Tendresse watching the F-1 Race on TV! (~3 months old) (http://www.inetworld.co.uk/users/Luds/33_T_auto2.JPG)
Tendresse watching F-1 race again (same time) (http://www.inetworld.co.uk/users/Luds/36_T_auto4.JPG)
Tendresse in her new bed? (~ 4 months old) (http://www.inetworld.co.uk/users/Luds/102_T_bol4.JPG)
Playing in a grocery bag is so fun! (~ 6 months old) (http://www.inetworld.co.uk/users/Luds/05_Tendresse_sac.JPG)
Laundry day is fun! (~7 months old) (http://www.inetworld.co.uk/users/Luds/40_Tendresse_bas2.JPG)

Hope you enjoy the pictures!

Hi and welcome :wavey: to both of you and Tendresse, what a sweet name! She looks adorable! I'm sorry you've been having some problems with her, I hope we can help you out - just let us know how!

Welcome to the site! Tendresse is just gorgeous!! :love:

Probably the best thing for getting ideas on how to deal with her aggressiveness would be to post your question in the Behavior forum. :)

Thanks for the welcome!

I already read most of the ideas on how to understand cat behaviour. We never had problems at home with teh other 2 cats when I was a kid, both of them were just plain quiet & soft fur balls!

I'll explain some of the problems on the other board. Thanks valanhb!

Glad you find Tendresse cute! She's our first baby ;)

Hi & Welcome to TCS!!!!!!!!! :wavey:

Welcome to TCS! :wavey:
Tendresse is so cute! :heart3:

Hi :wavey: and welcome to the site, Tendresse is beautiful. :)

Hi Luds & Stephanie:wavey: Welcome to TCS! Tendresse is verrrry pretty. I love her cute nose! I checked out this site for a while before joining, and was so impressed with the depth of care and compassion I saw....I'm sure you'll get some good tips and helpful hints! Check out my fur-kids in yesterday's thread : "Hi There" in New Cats on the Block. It's in there by mistake (oops!) I'm still learning!!! It's long:blush: but I guarantee, you'll know my "kids" pretty well after! :lol3:

Hi, welcome to TCS, Tendresse, Stephanie, and Luds!:wavey:So glad you joined us!:clap: Your baby is so adorable and just sounds so sweet! I would be so happy to help you in any way as you learn your way around the site. Please, simply click on my user name and send me a Private Message!:)

Welcome to the site :) :wavey:

She looks so beautiful :love:

a bit belated - but..

:wavey: WELCOME TO TCS :wavey:

oh good grief Tendresse is adorable :heart2: - hope you get the behaviour problems sorted out - looking forward to getting to know you all better

Welcome again from me & my boys :wavey:

she is really beutiful........her eyes are amazing.......:)

Thanks everyone!

She's now 12 and a half pounds! And about 10 months old. She's so long it's crazy! And she's not fat at all... Anyways, I'll update with more picks shortly!

What a beauty. Looks like another member's cat named Cooper. I'm glad you joined and will look forward to hearing more about your kitty from you and Stephanie!

What a beauty. Looks like another member's cat named Cooper. I'm glad you joined and will look forward to hearing more about your kitty from you and Stephanie!

Chris I was thinking the same thing! Cooper is also VERY long and has the longest tail I've ever seen on a cat. Tendresse has a lot more black on her, but her hair looks kind of long and fine like Cooper's. I betcha Cooper would get a crush on her if he met her! :lol3:

Welcome Luds, Stephanie, and Tendresse. She's just beautiful!

I've updated my signature with a recent picture of Tendresse in a grocery bag. SHe loves them! Every week... She'll spend a few hours sleeping in there assoon as we put it on the floor!

Hi again! Glad to see an updated pic on Tendresse! As I suspected, she just gets prettier 'n prettier!

Thanks :blush:

We love her so much! It's Stephanie's first cat so she's very special to her as well! :love: :love: :heart3:

It's our first cat together, but my 3rd as I had 2 cats at my parents.

Cat people rule! :clap: :jump:

I'm a little late to this thread :blush:

Hello and welcome!!! :wavey: Your baby is very beautiful!!! :heart3:

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Waaaaiii~~~ you have a very cute cat!!! :D I love her! Welcome to TCS!

Welcome to TCS Luds! :)