Do people think you are crazy?

Donna! it made me so happy to hear that you took that poor little kitten home!!! Tigger is so lucky that such a kindhearted person was there! I think you did the right thing too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I only have 2 cats, but the fact that I treat them as if they were human babies, talk to them, spoil the daylights out of them, everyone thinks I'm nuts.

Mom called and told me to tell her grandkitties that grandma loves them too! lol. Gues it runs in the family! LOL.

Just found this thread and decided to bring it back after a long hiatus

I've been feeling lately like everyone but my BF and my Cat Site friends must think I am out of my mind for having 13 cats. Not only that, but wanting to rescue more! We don't have children, but the cats are our kids. I like my cats better than I like a lot of people!

This past weekend, I had an exchange with an ignorant woman, I guess that was what set my nerves off on this.

Me: Oh, those are beautiful, but I couldn't buy them, my cats would find them and play with them and love them and end up destroying them (I was looking at beaded hair sticks).

Woman: How many cats do you have?

Me: (sheepishly) 13

Woman: 13 cats!? Why on earth do you have 13 cats?

Me: Well, it started when we adopted a cat from the SPCA and found out three weeks later she was pregnant..we couldn't find good homes for the kittens, and we kept them all...

Woman: You should have brought them to the shelter. 13 cats! You're crazy. (Gives me dirty look)

No, I didn't buy anything from her. I would never have given her my money. Instead, I stopped on the way home and bought the kitties some treats

Yeah -- i was told by my some friends who are none cat-lovers that i am "nuts over cats".

Teehee... i am sure they love me the same. :


Cheers!

My mother keeps asking me when I am going to "get rid of" some of my cats. She is not an animal lover. This has been a bone of contention between us, I told her they are my kids and I wasn't parting with any of them. I told her I was glad I was an only child, otherwise she might have had to "get rid of" some kids if there were too many

We have 2 kitties, and my mom thinks I am crazy for having them..In the beginning, Rocky was having problems with pooping on the floor, and I was getting aggrivated about it and complained alot too...well,all he was trying to tell me was he liked a certain kind of litter..I had changed a couple times, and he was letting me know what he thought about it....Even since we got Fluffy, he hasn't done it...anyway, my point it is, she just doesn't understand why I wanted another one after all my complaining...ohh well, she will never understand...both Rocky and Fluff and like family..they are a part of the family here..not just a house cat, we love them and include them with as much as they will let us. I was looking at kitty condos on ebay the other day and my mom said, I was wasting my money on stuff like that....she just doesn't understand....

How is spending money that will enrich a life a waste?

I am so glad that The Cat Site exists. I have met so many wonderful friends online here, and received so much information and support. I love you guys!!!

I know..that is what I thought when she said that...I am like...well, my kitties will like them and they like what they have right now too....I usually just bite my toungue now a days with my mother since it gets me nowhere to argue with her about it...she is getting old, and grouchy, so she has to complain about everything I do....I will spoil my cats if I want to and noone can stop me!!!

One good thing about having this many cats is that my mom refuses to visit me now. She is convinced my house "Must stink to high heaven" of cats. I have explained that we are very fastidious about the boxes (they get scooped twice daily and changed weekly, and there are now 9 of them) and if there is ever an accident, we clean it right away and treat it with Nature's Miracle...but she has made up her mind and won't be convinced otherwise.

That's fine with me, because every time she has visited before, she has found something wrong about the way I keep house. I know I am not the world's greatest housekeeper by a long stetch. But did she come to visit my house, or me?

Sue, LOL!!!!!

They ALL think we're crazy... but they've all thought we were crazy since we decided to live in an RV... But now to have four cats in here with us? To have taken out the "dining room" and put in cat furniture? We must really be insane!

...and since all the trapping of last summer, the Vets now have everyone calling Gary "The Cat Man of Blairstown," LOL!

Our vet is pretty cool. When we brought Romeo there when we first adopted him, the vet said, "Hmm, another cat, eh?" I blushed and nodded. He then told Romeo how lucky he was, that I loved cats and took good care of them. That made me feel good!

Why do I worry what other people think about me? I know I am doing the right thing, and I know I am able to provide good care and lots of love to all of the kitties here.

...I think you forgot to add... and spoil them ALL rotten!!!!

I think part of it is that some people don't/can't/won't see past the number of cats and think that anyone with that many must have some sort of problem, or be a cat hoarder. If I were unable to provide the proper care for them, I would not have this many. They get high-quality food, spring water from a fountain, annual vet checks plus vet visits when needed, and vaccines. They get groomed and played with. They get snuggled and kissed and petted. They get toys and a big cat tree (want to get another one). If I had $20 to last me til the next paycheck, I would use it to buy their cat food and litter, and a lot of ramen noodles for the 2 of us humans to live on

Oh yes, these are some VERY spoiled rotten cats here in this house. I think if you look up spoiled cats in the dictionary, there's a picture of them for reference

Sue, I just saw your post where the lady said you should've taken the kittens to the shelter. What an idiot! I can't stand for cats to be in shelters (or dogs either) because I know that the large majority of them won't ever make it out alive. I avoid their websites because it just makes me cry because I can't rescue them all. I wish there were more no-kill places for the poor babies. I hate what humans do to animals. Last night we were watching Court TV and they had a guy on that killed horses for insurance purposes. I got so mad.

As for thinking I'm crazy, people think I'm crazy for having 2 cats. People used to joke that once I get a third I'm no longer marriage material. My parents used to warn me about getting more cats and now they have 4 (people really think they're nuts!).

I've posted before that my Dad didn't like cats when he first married my Mom--but he loves them now. In fact, when I was in a relationship where the guy didn't want me to have Toes my Dad told me that if Toes ever has to move because of the guy he was going to personally come out and have a "talk" with that guy. Toes did have to move, but he moved WITH ME. I dumped the jerk because he tried to kick Toes. Nobody, and I MEAN NOBODY, touches my cats.

I dumped the jerk because he tried to kick Toes. Nobody, and I MEAN NOBODY, touches my cats.

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Ohhh man!!! That would have really steamed me!!! Good thing for dumping the jerk!!

Thanks! The sad part is that I let the guy abuse me for 3 years. But when he walked into my home and tried to hurt my baby I launched into a tirade and told him to get out and I'd be gone in 30 minutes. I had me and Toes packed and out of that place in less than 15 minutes, before he'd even left.

BTW, the place was his, he just wasn't living there--long story.

It's amazing, isn't it, how much crap we'll take and still stick around: but let someone hurt our kids, human or furry, and we're outta there!

Gee I am so happy someone started this thread!

It so nice to know so many feel the same way I do!

I wasn't aloud pets when I lived at home but always liked cats..

I got married and finally got a cat, which lead to another, and another. I have 3 cats. I live in a condo. When we got one, no one thought we were nuts. When we got the second, all the accusations that these are instead of having real kids started!!! (and not true, I plan to have kids of my own) my husband loves them, but thinks I am nuts sometimes because I spend a lot of time with them, and when the crazy comments come from others he get on my back again, but then plays and kisses them, so I know it's only the people who think we are crazy influence on him!!!

the way I feel, my kitties do keep me out of trouble, I would rather be home with them then at noisy club anyday! they are sweet creatures that enjoy the simple things a lot of people take for granted!

I over time realize these other poeple can never really understand why I have 3 cats, unless they themselves were willing to open their hearts and realize what having a cat is really like! (and for some getting over the myths about cats)

my family has come over a few times, and played with my kitties, now they were entertained by them for alomst two hrs! And even the most skeptical, could not help laughing seeing these kitties, jump, pounce, climb, stalk and chase! so slowly I think they are beginning to change.

my mom is good about it, she throws a comment here or there, (more before she got to know them) but says it's my life, my choice....as long as I am happy she doesn't care...

I know now I will always have cats. These same poeple keep saying I will have to get rid of them when the kids come???? I realize there can be some problems adjusting, but I think in general, cats can be a great asset for teaching kids to be gentle, caring, and respectful, and not to mention responsability (ofcourse when they are old enough to do so).

and this website is just awesome!!!!