Any "Crazy Cat Gentlemen" out there?

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I am most definitely a cat dude.  I agree with you, too:  There's something wonderfully serene and calming about cats and I just don't find that quality in dogs.
 
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So happy to see that there are so many loving cat guys out there! 

The most I've ever had under my roof at one time was 21 - yes, 21...twenty-one...all healthy, all happy, all well-loved, and all well-cared for. The house didn't stink, the furniture wasn't covered in dander or fur, and after that winter, I found loving homes for every one of them except the three I fell in love with myself and just had to keep. :-D

So, yes, cats on curtain rods? Check. Cats on the backs of chairs? Check. Cats on the bookcase? Check. Cats on the rug? Check. Cats on cushions? Check. Cat in my lap? Check.

And I loved every minute of it, wouldn't change that memory for anything, but wouldn't do it again...at least not in this city (and certainly not on a boat!!!) - but put me in similar circumstances and in a healthy environment like I had? I'm sure hearing enough contented purring would change my mind. 
 

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I've got to say I'm a both person, I love dogs and cats equally and don't hesitate to help out either one. But of course, they both have their advantages in different respects.

My great uncle though, always, always had dogs. Never owned his cat in his 60 years of life until his Great Pyrenees got shot. After that he swore off animals and said he could never handle a heart break like that again.
Well, a few years later a feral mama calico came up to their door and decided she was going to have kitten under their porch. Being the man he is, he decided to tame and keep all four of them.
That being said, my 75 year old great uncle is now a certified cat man with 7 fur babies of his own.
They all love him so much it's insane, he has a solid white long hair that will ride the tractor with him.
It's so hilarious that an old farmer has turned into a stay at home cat dad!
 

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My DH doesn't post here, either, but he's definitely a Cat Guy.  

Here's one of my favorite photos from we first got Ozzy and we were introducing him to the neighborhood.  Hubby was multi-tasking--conducting business on the phone while walking the cat.  
 

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last year to house my last two ferals until they're fully ready to come in to meet the current eight-cat Family, and they're just about ready to make the move.  Other than having established a 501-c3 Foundation and a Trust (with my house-call-making veterinarian and close Friend as Executor and co-trustee) to care for them, I don't see it as being in the least bit crazy, and upon last inspection, I seemed to conform to being, "male."

Caveat / disclaimer: I am not un-fond of cats.

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Very nice!  Have all of your rescues been ferals?  Should I ever find myself suddenly and unexpectedly rich, saving cats would be absolutely, positively at the top of my dream list.  
 

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Very nice!  Have all of your rescues been ferals? 
No; a neighbour was a cat-hoarder who suddenly - after 40 years - simply moved out of state, leaving a 40 cat outdoor colony and two dozen inside cats - primarily adolescents - who'd not been spayed / neutered, but the "inside cats" were simply allowed to scatter, and had to be caught along with the feral colony.  Thankfully, my veterinarian and I are still one speaking terms, though I still get dirty looks now and then, and often get stuck with the dinner check.  Miraculously, there was no hint of FeLV, FIV, nor Distemper.  Someone was watching out from them from Above, and the bonus is that I now have heat and air conditioning in the carriage house.

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No; a neighbour was a cat-hoarder who suddenly - after 40 years - simply moved out of state, leaving a 40 cat outdoor colony and two dozen inside cats - primarily adolescents - who'd not been spayed / neutered, but the "inside cats" were simply allowed to scatter, and had to be caught along with the feral colony.  Thankfully, my veterinarian and I are still one speaking terms, though I still get dirty looks now and then, and often get stuck with the dinner check.  Miraculously, there was no hint of FeLV, FIV, nor Distemper.  Someone was watching out from them from Above, and the bonus is that I now have heat and air conditioning in the carriage house.

;)

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I would say that someone was you!  Honestly, what a project.  Forty outside cats, and so many inside who had, it seems, never been properly socialized.  Two of my cats came from an animal hoarder, a former roommate (how I came to be involved with this person does not bear discussion here).  When he ran afoul of the law, I was left with the task of rehoming two lovebirds, a ferret, three dogs, seven cats, a mixed herd of sheep and goats, chickens, ducks, and quail beyond counting, a tame deer, and a donkey.  Not such a vast number, perhaps, but I still count him as a hoarder, because he kept taking in animals he had no intention of caring for properly.  No one would take three of the cats, so I took them with me when I escaped that mess.  One died of old age about two years later; I still have the other two, along with the four that were originally mine.  Still, that rather pales in comparison to the job you took on.  How on earth did you find homes for so many cats?    
 
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Nope you're not the only one
Although I guess I would consider myself a crazy pet guy. six cats two dogs and a turtle. Welcome to the forum.
 

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I would say that someone was you!     
Nope - it was that fellow in Genesis 1:28 - an oft' intentionally misquoted passage - who appointed Mankind the "Stewards" [אַפּוֹטרוֹפּוֹס] (really, "custodians" which from the Aramaic root means "servers" in this instance) of the Animal Kingdom.
 
No one would take three of the cats, so I took them with me when I escaped that mess.  One died of old age about two years later; I still have the other two, along with the four that were originally mine.  Still, that rather pales in comparison to the job you took on.  How on earth did you find homes for so many cats?    
Well done.  Every Life saved is a new part of our own Lives set aright.

Six of them are still with me; finding homes for the others was... well, you know... easy.  First you ask nicely, then you begin to plead, and lastly you threaten.

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Actually, two local shelters which pitched in with lending traps placed a fair number (in other words, I stuck two delightful people with extra cats just because they were nice enough to offer their help).  The rest went through 'networking' as it were, and some were incredibly easy to place.  A pair of Blue Point Siamese adolescents who'd been inside the house went to a neighbour, and several of the outside colony found inside homes with other neighbours who'd fed them in the past as well.  It really was no Miracle - except for the fact that it was. 

Made Life pretty amusing for eighteen months, though.  Not as good as being hit with bricks continuously, but quite close, really.

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HEY!

I definitely qualify as a crazy cat guy and I'm proud to say it.  That's me in my avatar with my daughter, my human daughter that is.  I also have a feline daughter whose name is Thirteen.  She's a lovely tuxedo with beautiful markings.  I also have a feline son, a spunky grey tabby, whose name is Atticus.  He's named after the literary character Atticus Finch. Click on my name and see my post in the Sleeping Beauties thread and you'll see them.

Glad to have you here!
 

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Nope - it was that fellow in Genesis 1:28 - an oft' intentionally misquoted passage - who appointed Mankind the "Stewards" [אַפּוֹטרוֹפּוֹס] (really, "custodians" which from the Aramaic root means "servers" in this instance) of the Animal Kingdom.

Well done.  Every Life saved is a new part of our own Lives set aright.

Six of them are still with me; finding homes for the others was... well, you know... easy.  First you ask nicely, then you begin to plead, and lastly you threaten.

;)

Actually, two local shelters which pitched in with lending traps placed a fair number (in other words, I stuck two delightful people with extra cats just because they were nice enough to offer their help).  The rest went through 'networking' as it were, and some were incredibly easy to place.  A pair of Blue Point Siamese adolescents who'd been inside the house went to a neighbour, and several of the outside colony found inside homes with other neighbours who'd fed them in the past as well.  It really was no Miracle - except for the fact that it was. 

Made Life pretty amusing for eighteen months, though.  Not as good as being hit with bricks continuously, but quite close, really.

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Oh, I was only joking about that Caregiver, I know well who you meant, although I think you certainly qualify for guardian angel status.  It really is quite remarkable, that in such a large group of cats, disease had not run rampant.  

I rather agree with you that it was all a bit of a miracle.  They do happen every day, you know.  
 

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I would say that someone was you!  Honestly, what a project.  Forty outside cats, and so many inside who had, it seems, never been properly socialized.  Two of my cats came from an animal hoarder, a former roommate (how I came to be involved with this person does not bear discussion here).  When he ran afoul of the law, I was left with the task of rehoming two lovebirds, a ferret, three dogs, seven cats, a mixed herd of sheep and goats, chickens, ducks, and quail beyond counting, a tame deer, and a donkey.  Not such a vast number, perhaps, but I still count him as a hoarder, because he kept taking in animals he had no intention of caring for properly.  No one would take three of the cats, so I took them with me when I escaped that mess.  One died of old age about two years later; I still have the other two, along with the four that were originally mine.  Still, that rather pales in comparison to the job you took on.  How on earth did you find homes for so many cats?    
 
HEY!

I definitely qualify as a crazy cat guy and I'm proud to say it.  That's me in my avatar with my daughter, my human daughter that is.  I also have a feline daughter whose name is Thirteen.  She's a lovely tuxedo with beautiful markings.  I also have a feline son, a spunky grey tabby, whose name is Atticus.  He's named after the literary character Atticus Finch. Click on my name and see my post in the Sleeping Beauties thread and you'll see them.

Glad to have you here!
Most amusing.  I've had a pair named Scout (Miss Jean Louise Finch) and Jem (Jeremy Atticus Finch) in the past, and before they acquired their names - Friday and Clawed-Ya, my most recent arrivals were simply called, "Nine," and, "Ten," on their Vet's charts.  Thanks for the kind welcome.

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I rather agree with you that it was all a bit of a miracle.  They do happen every day, you know.  
They do - and we actually watch them happen, and then somehow we manage to convince ourselves that they were our own doing.

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HEY!

I definitely qualify as a crazy cat guy and I'm proud to say it.  That's me in my avatar with my daughter, my human daughter that is.  I also have a feline daughter whose name is Thirteen.  She's a lovely tuxedo with beautiful markings.  I also have a feline son, a spunky grey tabby, whose name is Atticus.  He's named after the literary character Atticus Finch. Click on my name and see my post in the Sleeping Beauties thread and you'll see them.

Glad to have you here!
What sweet pictures!  

I also have literature-inspired cats.  Bonus points if you recognize the sources.  Jeoffry, Jennyanydots, and Truman (hint:  this is actually from a movie, not "real" literature.)
 

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What sweet pictures!  

I also have literature-inspired cats.  Bonus points if you recognize the sources.  Jeoffry, Jennyanydots, and Truman (hint:  this is actually from a movie, not "real" literature.)
Sorry; almost missed this post; the Christopher Smart and T. S. Eliot references are easy enough; "Truman," might simply have been Capote, though having your hint, I'd wager it was Jim Carrey's Truman Burbank portrayal, in Peter Weir's The Truman Show, an absolutely delightful film.

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Sorry; almost missed this post; the Christopher Smart and T. S. Eliot references are easy enough; "Truman," might simply have been Capote, though having your hint, I'd wager it was Jim Carrey's Truman Burbank portrayal, in Peter Weir's The Truman Show, an absolutely delightful film.

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Brilliant!  You are right about Truman, although his handsome coat would have made him a lovely addition to the Black and White Ball.  The Truman Show  is quite possibly my favorite film, and, I feel, rather underappreciated.  
 

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Brilliant!  You are right about Truman, although his handsome coat would have made him a lovely addition to the Black and White Ball.  The Truman Show  is quite possibly my favorite film, and, I feel, rather underappreciated.  
Sadly, a number of films of that same ilk are underappreciated, but I agree - it's an extraordinary vehicle.  I wonder - had the alternate ending been utilised, instead of that in the original film - if it might have had more critical acclaim?  Yes - I realise that would have been pandering.  Not Peter Weir's gig at all.  Ah well, as Life has ever been - plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose.

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