Hello everybody

Hello Everybody,
My name is Tamela and I live in Australia. I don't even have a cat of my own but I do have the pleasure of living with two.
The first is my husbands beloved girl Cob Web. She is about 15 years old and was unfortunatley taken from her mother too early so has always been nervous and skiddish. The older she gets the less she likes other cats and humans. She chooses to spend most of her time inside a box in our shed/garage and has a run outside every couple of days. Our children love her dearly and although she tolerates them patting her I can tell she would prefer they didn't. I clean her toilet, deliver her meals twice daily and chat to her. We think she feels safe inside her box and we feel we are doing the right thing for her. I would love to hear what you guys think?
The second cat is Ruben. My daughters saved their pocket money and bought him from our local vet about three months ago. The vet had rescued him from the pound. He had really done it tough, was so skinny and a bit roughed up. My girls chose him over two adorable kittens because he let them pick him up!
I am precious about my home and furnishings ect.. Ruben was going to be an outside cat. Oh but how things change!!! He won my heart immediately. Now I can't bear for him to go outside to the dangers that await him there, I love to see him sprawled out on my best couch and heaven forbid I love him sleeping on our beds!
I've gone completely cat mad. It's awesome and I love it!

Welcome Tamela, Cob Web and Ruben! 

You are not alone -  we are all cat mad here. 

Welcome to the crazy cat lover club!  When no one in "real" life understands me; I know my fellow TCSers will!

My Soul Kitty, Glory, was very skittish.  She only lived to 9.  She also preferred specific spots and her solitude.  Not easy when you have 5 kids, another cat and a dog in the house.  She really only preferred attention from me or my mother.  hehe  She spent most of her time in my room where it was quiet; but she also would go into the garage and she had a spot behind the iris' that she loved to sit in.  She was there so often nothing would grow in that spot.  I miss her so much and she's been gone for 11 years!  We always felt it was just her personality that she wasn't the most social cat.  She was ok around people if they weren't loud or obnoxious; but she wasn't crazy about it.  I bet if she had lived to 15 she would have been more like your Cob Web (which I think is an adorable name btw!).

We would love to see pics of Cob web and Ruben too!!