My, How Time Flies!

at129 · Mar 4, 2010

I was warned that she wouldn't stay small for long, but I had no idea it would go this quickly!

Sophie with the mouse, at approximately 7 weeks of age...

A few days ago, Sophie (now around 7 months) decided to pay her old friend the mouse another visit, and as soon as I saw her "pose," I had to snap a photo for comparison purposes. And wow, what a difference!

From a beautiful little kitten, to a beautiful young cat...in what feels like such a short time! So glad I had the opportunity to snap two such similar poses, it really drives home how far she's come.

If anyone else has "then and now" photos, I'd love to see them.

[Also, just a quick disclaimer: yes, there are cigarette packs/cartons visible in both pics, but I do not smoke around my precious girl! This little kitty probably added a few years to my life by moving in with me, because I've cut back on the smokes significantly since I've had to start going outside in the cold!]

GoldyCat · Mar 4, 2010

Here's my before and after of Shareena. I don't have that piano any more so can't do one with her full-grown.

mystik spiral · Mar 4, 2010

Aw, Sophie is SO cute! I adopted Holland as an older kitten around 5 months of age, and she's a small girl anyway, so my "then and now" photos don't have much contrast:

The night I brought her home:

And now:

I wish I had pictures with the same kind of reference as you have with the mouse, but I couldn't find any!! The biggest difference with Holland is that her belly was still shaved from her spay when I brought her home.

I also think her face is quite a bit less "kittenish" now.

cheylink · Mar 4, 2010

OMG! How adorable are those pics!!!!!! Now I have to see if I have some of Maia......

at129 · Mar 4, 2010

Originally Posted by Mystik Spiral

I wish I had pictures with the same kind of reference as you have with the mouse, but I couldn't find any!! The biggest difference with Holland is that her belly was still shaved from her spay when I brought her home.

I also think her face is quite a bit less "kittenish" now.

Your pics are great, you caught her in the same pose, and you can really see the "kitten face" vs the "cat face"! Holland is so lovely! Such a sweet face, and she's looking up at you so adoringly (that pesky camera was just getting in the way!

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Originally Posted by GoldyCat

Here's my before and after of Shareena. I don't have that piano any more so can't do one with her full-grown.

And Goldycat, your comparison is better than mine! All Shareena needed to do was twitch her tail over to the left in the second picture and it would've been a carbon-copy! Another little beauty, and with obvious musical talents!

starryeyedtiger · Mar 5, 2010

Aww I love the before & after!!

What a beautiful kitty

mystik spiral · Mar 5, 2010

Originally Posted by at129

Holland is so lovely! Such a sweet face, and she's looking up at you so adoringly (that pesky camera was just getting in the way!

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Aw, thanks! She actually has on her "grumpy" face in that second photo... she tends to put that face on when I pull out the camera.

I love this thread idea, I hope we get lots more then & now photos!!

gemlady · Mar 5, 2010

They grow up so fast!

Ari - about 4mos here (2005)

A later pic on my old monitor for comparison, taken about a year later

Taken last summer - big kitty, little perch

OMG! I just realized it's almost time for his 5th birthday!

mismaris777 · Mar 5, 2010

Awwwww, I love this thread! When I get home I will soooo have to post Pirate's baby pictures and what he looks like now. Out of four cats, he's the only one that I had as a kitten. The rest were all adopted as adults so I didn't get to see them as kittens. But sometimes I wonder what they would've been like as kittens... Oh well, I guess I will never know...

Cute kitties everyone!

kscatlady · Mar 5, 2010

Aww, same age as my Abbey. I can't believe how fast she grew.

myfamiliars · Mar 5, 2010

I love before and after pics! All the cats here are so cute. Sophie is so precious as a baby and so gorgeous in the second pic. And, Holland is gawgeous. Love the black cats.

laureen227 · Mar 6, 2010

i don't have baby pix of Pixel or Chip [didn't have a camera when Pixel was little - Chip came to me as an adult] but i do the other 3.
Cable, the day she was found

Cable now

Java, the evening of the day she was found

Java now

Firefox, her 1st night indoors

Firefox now

mystik spiral · Mar 6, 2010

I love how you caught Cable in almost the EXACT same pose!!! My goodness, what a difference you can tell in all three of them, the love you've given them has transformed them. Firefox looks like a whole new cat!!

Java's markings are amazing. Gorgeous little ones!!!

laureen227 · Mar 7, 2010

Originally Posted by Mystik Spiral

I love how you caught Cable in almost the EXACT same pose!!! My goodness, what a difference you can tell in all three of them, the love you've given them has transformed them. Firefox looks like a whole new cat!!

Java's markings are amazing. Gorgeous little ones!!!

thanks! actually, when i found Firefox, i really thought i was bringing her inside to pass in warmth & comfort. but she surprised me by making it!

p&r · Mar 7, 2010

Holy cow she got big! Still beautiful as ever

mystik spiral · Mar 17, 2010

I just snapped a photo of Holland in her beach house and couldn't resist coming back here to post...

Shortly after coming home:

Not the best picture in the world, but today:

I guess she has grown some!!!

zoeysmom · Mar 17, 2010

Belle and Delilah the night I brought them home:

And about a year ago, and just over a year old!

Babies in a basket!

Big girls in a basket! (Not quite full grown here...we we still have the basket, but it's typically occupied solo now!)

krazy kat2 · Mar 17, 2010

Delilah and Belle are absolutely gorgeous! I love red kitties.

zoeysmom · Mar 18, 2010

Originally Posted by krazy kat2

Delilah and Belle are absolutely gorgeous!

Thanks! They agree with you!

silva_unt · Mar 20, 2010

Mine still has some growing to do but here's when i brought her home at 4 months. Skinny little thing only weighed 3lbs. Needs to grow into her ears:

And here's 10 months:

And 11 months:

Can't wait to see her as a full grown kitty.... but then i'll want her in kitten form again

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