Tales from the grey-striped queen...memories!

I've been a cat lover since a young age, my late Grand Mother has had cats for as long as I can remember. There was this grey taby female (whose name I forget) that just loved me; she'd rub against my shins, let me rub her tummy and lie on her back on my lap...

I remember that cat chasing a family friend's dog around the kitchen table (yes the cat was chasing the dog!) and having a litter of kittens. Two of them stand out in my memory, one was this meek looking white kitten with orange and black spots and his bigger brother who had medium-length fur and a nice "Sylvester the cat" black and white coat.

The meek little one kept hanging around with his mother, whch at one point, irritated her so badly she hissed at the little one. The black and white big brother stepped closer, sat down between the Mom andthe kitten; looked at her and took a swing at her as if to say "Don't be mean to my little brother!"

The look on the queen's face was priceless, an almost "how dare you swat at your mother?" look; and she gave the black and white kitten an insulted hiss!

Awww, I love kittens with an attitude (as long as that attitude isn't towards me! ) I love watching them grow up and develop minds of their own. What a cute memory.

My grandmother had a cat named Tom, before the days of neutering, I guess. I loved Tom and he lived up to his tom cat name. He had been in so many cat battles that his ears were almost chewed off. He would disappear for weeks at a time, then return home again, bearing many fresh wounds. I couldn't imagine having a cat that did that...I'd worry myself insane. My fondest memory of Tom was that he would growl if anyone walked into the kitchen while he was eating. He meant business, too. I wanted to adopt a red female kitten a while back that the rescue organization said liked to growl. Daisy was a growler when we first adopted her...now she's just more of a grumbler.

What precious memories Thank you for sharing with us
And I'm sure your grandma and all our TCS rb kitties are looking down on us all and comparing notes