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1CatOverTheLine

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They are absolutely GORGEOUS!  Though of course I love all cats, black cats are my favorites aesthetically, and black longhaired cats are absolutely the most gorgeous of all IMHO.  I think it's a beautiful picture.
You'd adore Clawed-Ya then - she's positively silky, with a vast, luxuriant tail.  So completely wild that she evaded traps for more than a week, and was absolutely unapproachable when she first came in - though she was happy to see her Mom, who'd come in about ten days beforehand.  Now they're simply delightful, and they're almost ready to come in to meet their Family.

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You're really lucky that I don't know where you live.  Because if I did, I'd show up on your doorstep wearing my coat.  You know, the one with the BIG pockets. 
<unbridled laughter>

If you brought food with you, they're probably simply run after you, from Olcott Beach to Glendale.  No matter how many times I see it happen, I'm still astounded by the fact that feral cats - each and every one - eventually respond completely to something as simple as Love.  To borrow a phrase from Jack London, "funny world, ain't it?"

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Yep - and trying to explain to new cat Parents that a vast number of what they consider "social adaptation problems" could be solved with another cat is nearly futile sometimes.

The newest pair - Black Friday (she came in on 24 September, just over a year ago, and hence was named for the 1869 Stock Market crash which took place on that day), a solid black DLH, and Clawed-Ya, her Daughter (named for exactly the %^#@%& reason you'd think), a black DVLH with a tiny white locket.  Thanks to backlighting and the fact that they're black cats, the image is much less than satisfactory, despite some tweaking.

No, the picture is perfect. Beautiful cats, an I love Clawed-Ya for a name.
 

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Here are a few pictures of our love birds, Sadie and Marley. They both came from feral litters that I took in in 2012. Marley was born in May and Sadie in July. All the other kittens in the litters became socialised quite quickly, but Sadie and Marley were both pretty shy and liked to keep themselves to themselves.

This is a picture of Sadie and Marley, with the rest of Sadie's sisters lying on top of them.


Sadie loves Marley. She will do a-n-y-t-h-i-n-g to get close to him.


They sleep in the same bed, share their food and follow each other around everywhere.



I'm only allowed to pet them a little bit and they hide from everyone else. It's a good job they've got each other.

 

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Thanks for posting all of these, Nora - but especially for this one.  What a wondrous bunch you have !

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Yep - and trying to explain to new cat Parents that a vast number of what they consider "social adaptation problems" could be solved with another cat is nearly futile sometimes.

The newest pair - Black Friday (she came in on 24 September, just over a year ago, and hence was named for the 1869 Stock Market crash which took place on that day), a solid black DLH, and Clawed-Ya, her Daughter (named for exactly the %^#@%& reason you'd think), a black DVLH with a tiny white locket.  Thanks to backlighting and the fact that they're black cats, the image is much less than satisfactory, despite some tweaking.

Beautiful cats!
 

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Here are a few pictures of our love birds, Sadie and Marley. They both came from feral litters that I took in in 2012. Marley was born in May and Sadie in July. All the other kittens in the litters became socialised quite quickly, but Sadie and Marley were both pretty shy and liked to keep themselves to themselves.

This is a picture of Sadie and Marley, with the rest of Sadie's sisters lying on top of them.




Sadie loves Marley. She will do a-n-y-t-h-i-n-g to get close to him.



They sleep in the same bed, share their food and follow each other around everywhere.






I'm only allowed to pet them a little bit and they hide from everyone else. It's a good job they've got each other.

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Beautiful cats also!
 

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Katniss and Joakim were adopted together in December - they're not littermates, but they were in the same cage (and sharing the same URI) when I met them. The thought is that Jo is a bit older, but he's much smaller, possibly from starvation at an early age, their vet suggested. Anyway, it took a little while, from being friendly with each other to Katniss grooming Joakim, to them running around together, and now they're buddies, grooming each other, wrestling, sometimes annoying each other. The only predictable time there's trouble is when I give them treats: Jo gets very possessive (and frantic) and will even growl if Kat is anywhere near him. Kat also has trouble dealing with treats, even if their texture isn't too different from kibble - she seems unable to figure out how to chew them. Anyway... I adore them and am so glad they're friends.

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Beautiful kitties everyone.

Luvbug (Male black) and Kuce (calico). Kuce has since passed in 2012 at 19.5 years of age.


Luvbug (foreground) and his girlfriend Lil' Jag (background).


Kuce (foreground) and Lil' Jag (as a kitten) in a mutual grooming session. THere was an 11 year difference between the girls.


Brothers Drooler (background) and Fang (foreground). Don't have a picture of them snuggling but they did on a regular basis. Fang passed in 2015 at a young 13 years of age.

 

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*That's me, with NO apology* and you're absolutely right.  Better make sure those doors have SEVERAL big deadbolts on 'em.  'Cause, you know, CATS. :kitty2: :kitty2:
Let me know when you are planning it, so I can get there the day (or night) before. The two of them would look good with my calicos. And didn't I see a longhaired pair of black kitties somewhere?
 
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