So... it's official. I love this site. My boyfriend can make fun of me for talking about the "cat forum says!" all he wants! I lurked around for a while, then made my first posts recently. I love having more catmoms and catdads to discuss with!
So, after asking questions the first two threads, I thought I'd do a thread and share about my boys instead!
Crumb, named after R. Crumb the illustrator, and Harvey, named after Harvey Pekar, the writer.
Crumb is a year and 4 months old. He is a grey shorthair tabby who trills instead of meows, unless frightened or angry. We adopted him at 5 months old from a no-kill shelter in NJ where he was asleep at the bottom of a pile of juvenile kittens! Because of this, he loves other cats and enjoys visiting both my and my DB's parent's cats. He is very affectionate and loving toward us, although he has recently developed a fear of strangers, especially male ones. After unsuccessfully trying Feliway, we're hoping the vet can give us some something for his anxiety when we visit on Monday. He loves toy mice, rolls of paper towels, the 2nd highest tier of our cat tree (commonly referred to here at the 'catsle', playing dress up, catnip, and Tuna Temptations.
Harvey is a 3 months (to the day!) orange and white shorthair tabby, who meows to complain about pretty much anything that bothers him... including us sleeping too long! We decided Crumb needed a companion, and we adopted him from a family in NJ because he was raised with kids, dogs, and cats around. We had hoped he would also help with Crumb's stranger anxiety... well, Harvey isn't afraid of anything, even if Crumb is! We call him tiny alpha. He has been quite a mess this past month and a half... having flea eggs hatch on his skin 3 days after we got him, and then a mild eye infection this week. We go for this 2nd combo vaccine Monday! He loves bouncy balls, trying desperately to eat human food, sleeping on the top tier of the catsle, wrestling with Crumb, and purring so loud he vibrates.
And now... in chronological order...
Crumb is chosen!
You got me a KITTEN? No way! (And this is after less than 24 hours!)
"Sorry, girls, we only date models."
I love you, brodder.
I just put up a bunch more photos in the cat pictures area... can you tell I like to take pictures?
So, after asking questions the first two threads, I thought I'd do a thread and share about my boys instead!
Crumb is a year and 4 months old. He is a grey shorthair tabby who trills instead of meows, unless frightened or angry. We adopted him at 5 months old from a no-kill shelter in NJ where he was asleep at the bottom of a pile of juvenile kittens! Because of this, he loves other cats and enjoys visiting both my and my DB's parent's cats. He is very affectionate and loving toward us, although he has recently developed a fear of strangers, especially male ones. After unsuccessfully trying Feliway, we're hoping the vet can give us some something for his anxiety when we visit on Monday. He loves toy mice, rolls of paper towels, the 2nd highest tier of our cat tree (commonly referred to here at the 'catsle', playing dress up, catnip, and Tuna Temptations.
Harvey is a 3 months (to the day!) orange and white shorthair tabby, who meows to complain about pretty much anything that bothers him... including us sleeping too long! We decided Crumb needed a companion, and we adopted him from a family in NJ because he was raised with kids, dogs, and cats around. We had hoped he would also help with Crumb's stranger anxiety... well, Harvey isn't afraid of anything, even if Crumb is! We call him tiny alpha. He has been quite a mess this past month and a half... having flea eggs hatch on his skin 3 days after we got him, and then a mild eye infection this week. We go for this 2nd combo vaccine Monday! He loves bouncy balls, trying desperately to eat human food, sleeping on the top tier of the catsle, wrestling with Crumb, and purring so loud he vibrates.
And now... in chronological order...
Crumb is chosen!
You got me a KITTEN? No way! (And this is after less than 24 hours!)
"Sorry, girls, we only date models."
I love you, brodder.
I just put up a bunch more photos in the cat pictures area... can you tell I like to take pictures?
