October 2009 Photo Contest Submission Thread

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The theme for October 2009 is in honor of National Feral Cat Day on October 16th: “From Wild to Mild!” (This is a change from the original plan, but we think more appropriate for this site
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This is a 2-part entry - a before and after of a feral/wild/stray cat in your life. They can be outdoors in a colony, barn cat, now pampered housecat, foster who was socialized...just showing the transformation in learning to trust and being comfortable.

Basics:
NO CATS CAN BE HARMED FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS CONTEST! Mildly annoyed , yes, but not actually harmed (pretty much goes without saying).

1.Only one entry per member per month, but you can change your mind and submit a different photo during the submission period.
2.No photo that has been featured in a past TCS Calendar can be submitted again. However, photos that were not in the top 3 (or 4 as the case may have been) can be resubmitted if they apply to the theme of the month. Additionally, photos can be submitted for more than one month but can only be voted in to the Calendar (top 3) once.
3.Rights to the winning photographs are granted to www.thecatsite.com for use in future TCS projects made available for purchase to other members and the public.

Photography

1. Photo and all rights must be owned by the submitter.
2.Photo entry must be at least 480 x 640 pixels, with higher resolution/size availability (by email) preferred.
3.Photo must be clear, focused, not manipulated by Photoshop (basic altering such as cropping, brightness, etc. is allowed) and apply to the theme of the month.
4.Photos that do not necessarily meet #2 and #3 can be entered, but will not make the final voting rounds.

Please be sure to tell us the name of the kitty(ies) in the photo, for award/future purposes.

The prize will include points, a custom signature and bragging rights for having the first, second and third place Ms. or Mr. October. The 1st place winner will also have a copy of the 2010 Cats of TheCatSite Calendar sent to them when it's finished. The calendar will include at least the top 3 place cats (possibly more depending on how close the votes are) from each monthly contest!

We also need to mention that winners will be asked to email full sized versions of the photograph to a moderator, and winning images will be used for future TCS projects made available for purchase to other members and the public (see above).

Deadline for submission is October 17, 2009.

All members, moderators, admin, and site owner are eligible for this contest.

For all 2009 Photo Contest Themes, click here!
 

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Ophelia Rose a urine soaked petrified kitty (back then known as "Lola")



And now....still slightly deranged, but generally speaking a very nice kitty
 

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My little feral Hope the day I got her:


and now... the Queen! (just don't tell Lucky!)
 

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Miss Cally on her first visit to flirt with the boys.


The princess now, approving (if only barely) of the accomodations
 

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here is Apollo when Eileen and her friend first caught him

and here he is now with his gorgeous orange eyes
 

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My jumpy little semi feral Jack who was outside with his siblings and his semi feral Mum until the Cats Protection were call out to rescue them and socialise them




Still a little bit jumpy at times, but he's getting there
 

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From a hissy and cranky little feral kitten

To a Majestic and Beautiful (still pretty hissy and cranky) Princess!


Both Princess and Nemo (Actually all of my cats, but Princess and Nemo are brother and sister) were born to feral cats, we had the Mama's fixed and returned them to the colony. Princess Mommy is just now starting to let us pet her though
Maybe she will one day join her kitties inside
 

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Baby Cat last year when she adopted us very skinny and very pregnant


Baby Cat now, spayed, filled out and quite happy to be a housecat
 

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Logan - born to a feral mama cat underneath a local library. One of the local cat rescues took in the mama & her kittens. The mama cat was trapped, spayed and released.


Logan at 7 months old (taken yesterday)
 

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Luvbug then (he was underweight - by at least 2 pounds - stray).


Luvbug now (he's in the foreground)
 

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Swat was rescued (along with his brother Bitty) from beneath a barn when he was approximately 5 weeks old. He came to us very frightened, dirty and sickly looking.



And now, after more than 6 years of loving and pampering, he has become the king of our home. As you can see, all fear is gone. He LOVES to have his belly scrunched and mooshed and tickled. Presenting, his royal majesty, (in his eyes anyway), Swat!!
 

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Oh, my! What a fantastic idea! And it warms my heart so much to see how comfortable and loved and happy these formerly feral kitties are!

I gotta go through my pics of Larry.

I love this thread and seeing these pics!
 

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Would Xander qualify for this since he was a stray living on the street when Eileen rescued him, even though he wasn't feral?
 
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