Putting clothes on cats!

Originally Posted by Cat Person

My cats are like your Sid. They would not stand for it

. I also have to say your husband is a great artist

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Thanks for the compliment!

I should have said that my husband 'only' paints the faces! (they are portraits of our friends' cats ) but I knit the jumper fronts which are then
combined with the heads using collage techniques!

Aww!! I see some cute outfits on the kitties. lol

Beryl, do you and your husband sell these well-dressed cats in some form? They're wonderful! So much personality...

Originally Posted by capt_jordi

haha I try to dress mine... It usually fails.

Joey in his halloween hat

My moms kitty Chablis in a St Patricks Day bowtie

Kahlua giving me a death stare in a halloween hat. And Joey very angry in the background.(sorry for the bad pic)

Kahlua in her pirate bandana.

My old roommates cat Keiko in a cosplay wig lol

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I LOVE those photo's too. Thank you for sharing them with us. I those photo's too.

Originally Posted by Beryl

Thanks for the compliment!

I should have said that my husband 'only' paints the faces! (they are portraits of our friends' cats ) but I knit the jumper fronts which are then
combined with the heads using collage techniques!

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You are very welcome. When I have enough posts and if you are still around will you make my signature? I love yours. Thank you for explaining about you and your husbands art. I think it is great !

Originally Posted by CarolPetunia

Beryl, do you and your husband sell these well-dressed cats in some form? They're wonderful! So much personality...

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I agree with you about her artwork. I also love you have a cat named Clyde. The first cat of my youth was named Clyde.

I've only ever tried to put clothes on Nora. I bought a couple cute shirts in the dollar section at Target. As soon as they are put on her, she turns into a paraplegic. She acts like her back legs don't work, and she drags herself around by her front claws. It is the funniest thing, but I learned my lesson and no longer put clothes on my cats. LOL

Originally Posted by kara_leigh

I've only ever tried to put clothes on Nora. I bought a couple cute shirts in the dollar section at Target. As soon as they are put on her, she turns into a paraplegic. She acts like her back legs don't work, and she drags herself around by her front claws. It is the funniest thing, but I learned my lesson and no longer put clothes on my cats. LOL

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I'm so glad. I really dislike the dressing up of cats for the entertainment of humans.

Originally Posted by kara_leigh

I've only ever tried to put clothes on Nora. I bought a couple cute shirts in the dollar section at Target. As soon as they are put on her, she turns into a paraplegic. She acts like her back legs don't work, and she drags herself around by her front claws. It is the funniest thing, but I learned my lesson and no longer put clothes on my cats. LOL

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My vet tech uses this technique to get her cats to be still for nail-clipping. Since they lose all their bones if you put a harness or clothing on them, that's what she does, gets their nails clipped real quick!

I would never put clothes on my cats. They are not human kids and are not meant to wear clothes. Not to mention, if I tried to put clothes on my cats, I would pay dearly

When I was a kid, I had a very tolerant cat. I put my dolls hats on her and she'd walk around like that. I have a picture somewhere of her in a pink beret my mother had crocheted for my dolls.

I do dress my dogs up for various holidays and my Maltese has more sweaters than me for the winter.

I recently read about a Cat Fashion Show at the Algonquin Hotel.

There are definitely some... unique outfits there...

I must admit though, some of the cats were really adorable in their outfits.

http://gothamist.com/2010/08/12/cat_fashion_show.php

http://newyork.timeout.com/things-to...t-fashion-show

http://www.styleite.com/media/cat-fashion-show-photos/

My gosh, those poor cats. None of them look happy and most look downright depressed. I would never dream of putting my cats through something like that. Dressing them is bad enough, but to expose them to the noise and confusion and stress on top of it....awful.

LOL - no. I have never put clothes on my cats. My son has tried to put a scrunchie around Blue's neck once and Blue bit him! HAHA! I was cheering the cat on the whole time!

I do put a sweatshirt on my cocker in the winter when he has to go out in the snow and potty. I have to keep his coat short due to allergies and he needs to sweatshirt for warmth. It doesn't seem to bother him and when he gets cold, he will actually go to the drawer where I keep it and whimper until I get it out and put it on him.

I shudder at the thought of trying to dress Turtle up!! Oh the injuries she would inflict on me...not to mention the "shunning" that would follow...

They look so cute, not so happy though

Originally Posted by BSHcatLover

I recently read about a Cat Fashion Show at the Algonquin Hotel.

There are definitely some... unique outfits there...

I must admit though, some of the cats were really adorable in their outfits.

http://gothamist.com/2010/08/12/cat_fashion_show.php

http://newyork.timeout.com/things-to...t-fashion-show

http://www.styleite.com/media/cat-fashion-show-photos/

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I love those links. Thank you for sharing them with us .

Originally Posted by otto

My gosh, those poor cats. None of them look happy and most look downright depressed. I would never dream of putting my cats through something like that. Dressing them is bad enough, but to expose them to the noise and confusion and stress on top of it....awful.

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How can you tell if a cat looks confused and depressed? I mean other then ear placement/movement and vocal behavior ?

Originally Posted by My4LLMA

They look so cute, not so happy though

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Yes very very cute indeed.

Originally Posted by My4LLMA

They look so cute, not so happy though

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Haha so true.

I Would like to dress up my cat like on halloween or something, but not for like a everyday thing.

I have a shirt that I bought for Franklin when he was a puppy but quickly out grew and put it on Herc once..it says Stud Muffin on it and I couldnt resist. I swear Herc literally is phased by nothing. He just went about like nothing was wrong. He has worn the shirt once and that was it. I put it in the Franklins clothing bin after that. Now my dog however does wear clothes and only during the winter. Hes a smooth haired mini doxie and we live in Pa so it gets bitter bitter cold here sometimes. He has a sweater to wear for when we take him somewhere like Grammys house. And he has a faux fur hooded puffy coat for playing in the snow. Im making him booties this for this year because I have a feeling we are going to have a nasty winter so booties and leg warmers are gonna be a must have this winter.

I dont think its inhumane to put a sweater or booties on a dog or cat especially breeds that really need that extra warmth year round or in the winter. I dont dress Franklin up for the sake of being cute or fashionable no matter how adorable he looks in his coat. I dont dress the cats up at all because they dont need it they dont go outside they dont go anywhere and dont need the extra warmth. I dont see the point in dogs or cats having as many clothes as a human because its freakin expensive, I find the over the top dressing up of animals more obnoxious than anything.

Plus look at how adorable he is with his coat. Hes a baaaaddd puppy. His coat has a skull and crossbones on it. LOL Hes tuff stuff!!!

I have never been tempted to put clothes on my cats. We used to put a sweater on our dog when I was growing up, but that was because he was a small terrier and it was cold and snowy out. He would always shivver. Never would do it just to play dress up.

My cats don't mind if I only put them on long enough for a pic, but I've only done hats.

My dog on the other hand, loves wearing clothes, which admittedly look pretty silly on a 60 pound pit mix.
He wears a bandana all the time, and I let him pick which one out of his two dozen or so.
He seems to have 5 favorites lol.

This whole thread reminds me of this, from the movie Anchorman


(Safe for work and young ears)