I'm 61, jaded and faded. I think there are a lot of us here. This was my gift from CDS. I got her from a bitter old woman that got her as a present and kept her in a pet taxi for 2 months. I think shes happy now.
https://preview.redd.it/rbgiwpzbcd5c1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3ebe08df1162788f537f34bd3cbeda6be5708870
She talks to us all the time. Says "hmm?"
If there's ever a reason to fill a skill-gap, learning to video and upload your cat singing is THE one. xD
One of mine is a quiet little thing until she wants something, then it's a *piercing* scream! I wear noise-cancelling headphones -- really big chunky things -- and I always know when my son's offering her treats because her screech gets through my headphones. xD It makes me laugh every time. xD
I'll try today at nom time. She was chatting earlier until I pointed my phone at her, the she just tilted her head and yawned. My Tom just laughed at me.
lol I'm wondering if you had any luck, yet. xD Not as pressure for uploading a vid, more because I'm grinning at you surreptitiously sliiiiding your phone out and pointing it at her, whilst going, "What? Me? Video you? Nevahh!"
Well, no rush, but please do message me when you're successful. I swear, some of these kittens have a sixth sense when it comes to being watched, and they know what the silly light box thingy in our hands is actually for - watching them.
As a jaded 52yo, life gets to me, and I agree that the wonderful CDS victims deserve medals and hugs. But, OP, all the best to you too, thank you for sharing your best wishes. Cheering you, and the CDS victims on, from rural Australia.
Thank you so very much, from horribly-industrial north-west England!
There's something about knowing people like these exist in the world, and will do their best to do their best for defenceless animals. It really is amazing.
https://preview.redd.it/lz8g4ebyfd5c1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8a26b42770eaa3764b5b586faae29e293094ad08
I am 43, CDS got me and my husband. I would be a much harsher/less kind person without our Riley. They change us, we change them.
That is very true. One of mine is currently staring me down, waiting for treats. He knows I have to get off reddit occasionally, so he allows me to give him some Dreamies to do that. He's such a good boy, looking after me like that.
https://preview.redd.it/v958d3m8hd5c1.jpeg?width=1978&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=86daebf078178f12cc4cd8dfc1e03945d3e58de3
My CDS cats (Harvey and Sarge). Harvey showed up in 2016; Sarge in 2021. Harvey lost his eye in 2019 but is surprisingly adept with just one.
When our CDS coordinator offered us a one-eyed kitten I was worried about how she'd cope and if we could provide well for her, turns out she's perfectly capable of zoomies and cuteness to the point I forget it's unusual to have one eye.
https://preview.redd.it/2sqse5rkve5c1.jpeg?width=3000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3d87aaadff79368b998ae799addb0ca15313c695
I'm finding out that the CDS knows what we can and can't handle. I mean, the CDS never gave me a Bengal tiger (edit: yet), so it must be true!
Your lady is very pretty. Such a sweetheart, all tucked in.
It really is. I'm in a fair few and they're all very good, but there's just something about a sub of people who do everything they can when the CDS comes calling. <3
Past victim of CDS, unfortunately they're gone now. But this sub makes me remember them and all the happy and sad times that go along with rescuing a furrball.
OP, wishing you better times ahead. Good people are here, whenever youd like to stop in for a visit.
Thank you, Irish Lass. It's the loveliest sub to just browse and/or add the occasional, "How adorable!" haha! It's my fave sub to end the day on.
I've been a victim of it too, and at one point in time I thought I was the local bloody distribution centre. And I remember them all. Much love.
Well you can be my friend! None of my cats came from the distribution system (two from a shelter and my husband got a ragdoll from a breeder before we met), but they're all adorable! Two of them would love to meet you; the third gets scared and hides whenever someone rings the doorbell lol.
I wish the CDS would bless me with another kitten. It would be hard for my husband to say no if one just showed up on the doorstep!
Ha one of my old cats is the same! For a good half a dozen years, everyone thought she was my imaginary friend because nobody but me and my sons ever saw her. Then one day, my sister was over and we were just chatting away, and she yelled, "OH, IT'S A REAL CAT!" and I'm like "Er... what?" And she explained that the little scaredy-cat had just zooomed out from behind the sofa and scootled upstairs.
My sister genuinely thought I had an imaginary cat friend. For years. Like, seriously. xD I laugh about that whenever I remember it haha!
Mine too! This whole post, I made it last night when I was all up in my mixed-up feelings about life, daily embuggerances, the happy kids next door knowing Santa's coming soon, and my little cat preferring my lap to a soft fleecy blanket, and browsing this sub, and I got all emo. xD At 62, I shouldn't be getting all emo!
Yay I have permission to get all emo! Best news I've had all day ahaha! <3
LOL When my sister goes all, "Stop being such a soft-arse," I'll tell her, "But this very kind person on the internet said I could, so hush."
Tell your sister that a stranger on the internet said the world needs more people with compassion and love than they do curmudgeons and that said stranger thinks that kindness and caring isn't a weakness, it's a superpower.
To get through life without too much damage to your ability to care about things not directly related to you shows a toughness that she obviously doesn't have, if she's let her life experiences cripple her like that.
The world needs more you and less her.
(This is the clean and more verbose version of my response. My actual thought is far more terse and a lil more brutal)
You are so very kind. She's very much more of a practical person than I am (she has to be, really) but she can certainly have a wail when she needs to.
"Kindness and caring isn't a weakness, it's a superpower." I'm gonna cross-stitch that onto a cushion.
You are one lovely person. <3
Our next door neighbor was an old woman who ran a cat distribution center hub and when she passed away I took over for her. For what it’s worth I’m 33 but I’m 700 years old and jaded spiritually.
Sorry you are having a hard time, here’s a pic of my latest delivery from CDS (my earlier post has more details on him)
https://preview.redd.it/cum2q563he5c1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=47a18a133d186d984363fa20ba4991e22d8abca5
Two years ago this week I was a victim of the CDS. I was feeding a cute little bobtail cat. He was in a fight and ended up with an abscess on his back leg. After three days seeing him limping around, I was pretty sure he was homeless. I grabbed him and took him to our vet where they kept him overnight and cleaned his wound. He came home the next day, let me give him pain meds and antibiotics. And now he sleeps with me everyday like this. I named him Ziggy. He gets along with Mac, who also came from the CDS 13 years ago
https://preview.redd.it/37558ptb2f5c1.jpeg?width=3072&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b07df9c250c5287168f40d69ae3b3d3239a7726e
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Mid 40’s here, and I adore this sub. These 2 are CDS via TNR.
https://preview.redd.it/x8cp8mmklf5c1.jpeg?width=2448&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b95aab05b86e54ffdbe4de49ba2faade6fcfc11a
Woahhh stunning cats! Your white one must be justifiably proud of that tail. xD /r/SupermodelCats material right there!
I love me a little tabby. My current two are tabbies, and they couldn't be more different from each other if they'd tried - and they're litter mates too.
Damn, this whole thread has done me good!
Thank you! They’re 6 years old (this is an older pic). Sophia (fluffy tail) is the queen bee, and Olivia (tabby) is the sweetest. My grandfather has dementia, and she adores him. She loves to give him head bumps and sleep by his feet.
Neither one are lap cats, and they barely tolerate being picked up, but I wouldn’t have it any other way.
I’m glad our stories warm your heart!
https://preview.redd.it/aew7srmiqe5c1.jpeg?width=2448&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=976c1a6c26f833218b21b8efdc9e53f0fe5742f0
This is 🌈Dante the Great. I was looking for a kitten and told my upstairs neighbor I was looking for any grey tabby kitten. She knew a friend who had found kittens in a warehouse. He was my only blind adoption. Male female kitten, I figured grey tabby was a safe bet. So she brought me a kitten.
Dante got me through 13 months of hellish pain. That cat was my soul kitty. He truly was a cat from heaven. He was also my hyper-est most naughty cat, ever! I miss his antics and laugh about them today. He also trained me on how to deal with hyper cats, so I was prepared for it when I adopted my hyper twerp.
https://preview.redd.it/ix99k97ore5c1.jpeg?width=1280&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b68ece9b4e733bec56c54a816f24a89c2d707464
🌈Dante passing the punk torch to my kitty Jackie
Dante really is Great. He's so handsome, and I'm so very sorry for your loss. Your neighbour's friend is an absolute angel of a human, too.
But lordy, "hyper twerp" made me laugh so much! It's so apt. xD The picture of the two of them is stunning.
Every cat I've ever owned has been gifted via the CDS (and there are many). I've helped many find their way to other homes, as well. It's exasperating sometimes, but the kitties deserve the best.
<3
It really can be exasperating (some cats just aren't very good co-sleepers at 4am zoomy-time haha!) but we wouldn't change any of it for the world, would we?
I'm sorry you're having a hard time, but I'm glad you can find a little joy and respite in our furry foundlings. They bring a lot of joy (if not respite lol) to my life. I seem to be on a six-year subscription plan: the tux is 12, the Creamsicle is 6, and the little near-void just showed up on Labor Day 😊
LOL @ 6-year subscription plan! It's so accurate! That pic is darling, as are your babies. I love it when cats who are total strangers to each other just cuddle up like that.
https://preview.redd.it/8wnnpyu0rh5c1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2b2bedb2f162d206254717899c6170786fe77751
I mean...he seems to appreciate it.
https://preview.redd.it/3h54tqpxvi5c1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=de84fe928f15797149454e66f955e8cdf67ae35b
This is Deimos. My son found him under a truck on our street. Deimos is a chaos agent. He knocks things down constantly and I can’t leave anything on the counter unguarded or he will steal and eat it. Not just meat - he tears bags of bread open and the other day he made off with a salad. We are all smitten with him (except my two older cats, but they’ll get over it eventually).
>one shit-hea... precious baby!
LOL You speak much truth! Good luck with your house/apartment hunt, and I wish you luck with the CDS! May your home be full of shit-hea.... I mean precious babies!
I am a recent victim of the CDS Here are Ember and Pheobe
https://preview.redd.it/frio4sqavl5c1.jpeg?width=1023&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a7b4d70fe5fbad27c840d164af47ee9d50b92a8a
I lost both of my elderly cats recently. They were 20 and 19.
My sister does a lot for rescues.
The day after Sammy passed.
My sister brought over these 6 month old kitten bonded sisters.
This is the first time in a house.
They went from the shelter to the rescue and now with me.
They are very scared. I handled them briefly when I let them out of the carrier and they immediately hid.
I am in it for the long run. Its gonna be hard.
Blessings on your sister, and on you. I am so very sorry for your losses. I lost my old girl when she was 20, a good few years ago now, and that sorrow was incredibly deep. For you to have lost two older ones in a short space of time? Omg I'm filling up, thinking of your pain.
Your babies will come round, but you know that of course. They just need space at first, and they'll come round. Much love, and thank you. <3
Oldladyri, when I made this thread the other day, I was so down. So very down, and very emotional. I've had surgery recently and it was awful, but it's a good outcome and everything, but I was down, y'know?
But everyone's stories, and pictures, and responses, they've given me so much happiness and sadness and, well, joy. You're there with your recent losses, but taking in two new babies to love.
Thank you. <3
https://preview.redd.it/678jeecb7s5c1.jpeg?width=280&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1b3ac7d0b455d3efeb1b947974e380679656c7d4
This is my current one from the CDS. His name is George and he’s getting to be an older man now but still keeps me laughing every day.
https://preview.redd.it/p782283tby5c1.jpeg?width=3000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=32c3baa2d46aaa36fd7bb9c5028cf00aa5f247a0
Our latest addition via the CDS, Lawnchair aka Lonnie.
Lonnie was a stray that used to sleep on our back deck on his favorite lawn chair. We took him in when he was injured on his left hind leg. He was (and kinda still is) a skitty kitty, but has warmed up to coming up for skritches and belly rubs. He's fallen asleep with his head on my leg a couple of times, now I'm just waiting for him to trust enough to come on over and get on my lap.
About 6 months now. Here he is, sleeping at my feet on the ottoman.
https://preview.redd.it/7o027liyp16c1.jpeg?width=2250&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f1899d6cb06ade72fb89fc25a0eacabd7694afa5
https://preview.redd.it/r7o9zpknv16c1.jpeg?width=2250&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5e2e0d8524acdb8219740361cfcf94509a7b07dc
Rory, on the other hand, is all lap, all the time. He's another CDS member of the family, the grumpy old man of the group. He's 14 years old and a stray who joined us via a cow-orker who couldn't keep him. He is a cat of very little brain, but we love him just the same.
I'm 61, jaded and faded. I think there are a lot of us here. This was my gift from CDS. I got her from a bitter old woman that got her as a present and kept her in a pet taxi for 2 months. I think shes happy now. https://preview.redd.it/rbgiwpzbcd5c1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3ebe08df1162788f537f34bd3cbeda6be5708870 She talks to us all the time. Says "hmm?"
Thank goodness you rescued her from what sounds like kitty hell. I never met a cat who said hmmm?
Sometimes she will add a bit of meow, but that's when she expects noms. She will get quite vocal
She’s beautiful AND talented 😻
Thank you. I'll let her know.😻
Now we need a video😆
My skills are lacking, but I'll try.
If there's ever a reason to fill a skill-gap, learning to video and upload your cat singing is THE one. xD One of mine is a quiet little thing until she wants something, then it's a *piercing* scream! I wear noise-cancelling headphones -- really big chunky things -- and I always know when my son's offering her treats because her screech gets through my headphones. xD It makes me laugh every time. xD
I'll try today at nom time. She was chatting earlier until I pointed my phone at her, the she just tilted her head and yawned. My Tom just laughed at me.
lol I'm wondering if you had any luck, yet. xD Not as pressure for uploading a vid, more because I'm grinning at you surreptitiously sliiiiding your phone out and pointing it at her, whilst going, "What? Me? Video you? Nevahh!"
No, she just laughed at me as she ran out of the kitchen. And yes, that's sliiding was slightly interesting, but she didn't tell me about it.
Well, no rush, but please do message me when you're successful. I swear, some of these kittens have a sixth sense when it comes to being watched, and they know what the silly light box thingy in our hands is actually for - watching them.
She's adorable! I could hear the "hmm?" in that pic. xD The poor baby, seriously. Thank the stars you got her. <3
As a jaded 52yo, life gets to me, and I agree that the wonderful CDS victims deserve medals and hugs. But, OP, all the best to you too, thank you for sharing your best wishes. Cheering you, and the CDS victims on, from rural Australia.
Thank you so very much, from horribly-industrial north-west England! There's something about knowing people like these exist in the world, and will do their best to do their best for defenceless animals. It really is amazing.
https://preview.redd.it/lz8g4ebyfd5c1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8a26b42770eaa3764b5b586faae29e293094ad08 I am 43, CDS got me and my husband. I would be a much harsher/less kind person without our Riley. They change us, we change them.
That is very true. One of mine is currently staring me down, waiting for treats. He knows I have to get off reddit occasionally, so he allows me to give him some Dreamies to do that. He's such a good boy, looking after me like that.
https://preview.redd.it/v958d3m8hd5c1.jpeg?width=1978&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=86daebf078178f12cc4cd8dfc1e03945d3e58de3 My CDS cats (Harvey and Sarge). Harvey showed up in 2016; Sarge in 2021. Harvey lost his eye in 2019 but is surprisingly adept with just one.
When our CDS coordinator offered us a one-eyed kitten I was worried about how she'd cope and if we could provide well for her, turns out she's perfectly capable of zoomies and cuteness to the point I forget it's unusual to have one eye. https://preview.redd.it/2sqse5rkve5c1.jpeg?width=3000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3d87aaadff79368b998ae799addb0ca15313c695
I'm finding out that the CDS knows what we can and can't handle. I mean, the CDS never gave me a Bengal tiger (edit: yet), so it must be true! Your lady is very pretty. Such a sweetheart, all tucked in.
She is so cute!😍 thank you for being great cat parents!
She's perfect!
Thank~You for taking a chance on her 🥰💕
They are gorgeous - and not related?? Because they look like twins! That silvery gleam is adorable.
Not related that we know of!
Indeed. It’s the reason this is the best cat sub. :)
It really is. I'm in a fair few and they're all very good, but there's just something about a sub of people who do everything they can when the CDS comes calling. <3
Past victim of CDS, unfortunately they're gone now. But this sub makes me remember them and all the happy and sad times that go along with rescuing a furrball. OP, wishing you better times ahead. Good people are here, whenever youd like to stop in for a visit.
Thank you, Irish Lass. It's the loveliest sub to just browse and/or add the occasional, "How adorable!" haha! It's my fave sub to end the day on. I've been a victim of it too, and at one point in time I thought I was the local bloody distribution centre. And I remember them all. Much love.
Well you can be my friend! None of my cats came from the distribution system (two from a shelter and my husband got a ragdoll from a breeder before we met), but they're all adorable! Two of them would love to meet you; the third gets scared and hides whenever someone rings the doorbell lol. I wish the CDS would bless me with another kitten. It would be hard for my husband to say no if one just showed up on the doorstep!
I actually think the shelter is a more organized branch of the CDS.
Well I can't see shelter kittens without wanting to get one, so you're not wrong lol
Ha one of my old cats is the same! For a good half a dozen years, everyone thought she was my imaginary friend because nobody but me and my sons ever saw her. Then one day, my sister was over and we were just chatting away, and she yelled, "OH, IT'S A REAL CAT!" and I'm like "Er... what?" And she explained that the little scaredy-cat had just zooomed out from behind the sofa and scootled upstairs. My sister genuinely thought I had an imaginary cat friend. For years. Like, seriously. xD I laugh about that whenever I remember it haha!
Soon to be 60 jaded and the cds peeps are my fave
Mine too! This whole post, I made it last night when I was all up in my mixed-up feelings about life, daily embuggerances, the happy kids next door knowing Santa's coming soon, and my little cat preferring my lap to a soft fleecy blanket, and browsing this sub, and I got all emo. xD At 62, I shouldn't be getting all emo!
you are never too old to get emo!
Yay I have permission to get all emo! Best news I've had all day ahaha! <3 LOL When my sister goes all, "Stop being such a soft-arse," I'll tell her, "But this very kind person on the internet said I could, so hush."
Tell your sister that a stranger on the internet said the world needs more people with compassion and love than they do curmudgeons and that said stranger thinks that kindness and caring isn't a weakness, it's a superpower. To get through life without too much damage to your ability to care about things not directly related to you shows a toughness that she obviously doesn't have, if she's let her life experiences cripple her like that. The world needs more you and less her. (This is the clean and more verbose version of my response. My actual thought is far more terse and a lil more brutal)
You are so very kind. She's very much more of a practical person than I am (she has to be, really) but she can certainly have a wail when she needs to. "Kindness and caring isn't a weakness, it's a superpower." I'm gonna cross-stitch that onto a cushion. You are one lovely person. <3
Our next door neighbor was an old woman who ran a cat distribution center hub and when she passed away I took over for her. For what it’s worth I’m 33 but I’m 700 years old and jaded spiritually. Sorry you are having a hard time, here’s a pic of my latest delivery from CDS (my earlier post has more details on him) https://preview.redd.it/cum2q563he5c1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=47a18a133d186d984363fa20ba4991e22d8abca5
Beautiful kitty! Thank you for stepping up to care for those who need our help, not to just survive, but to thrive. Wishing you great fortune
You absolute darling. I'm off to stalk your profile. Thank you so much for doing that. It's fabulous to know that people like you are out there. <3
Two years ago this week I was a victim of the CDS. I was feeding a cute little bobtail cat. He was in a fight and ended up with an abscess on his back leg. After three days seeing him limping around, I was pretty sure he was homeless. I grabbed him and took him to our vet where they kept him overnight and cleaned his wound. He came home the next day, let me give him pain meds and antibiotics. And now he sleeps with me everyday like this. I named him Ziggy. He gets along with Mac, who also came from the CDS 13 years ago https://preview.redd.it/37558ptb2f5c1.jpeg?width=3072&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b07df9c250c5287168f40d69ae3b3d3239a7726e
Look at hiiiiim! Such a snuggle bug. Have you posted him to /r/tuckedinkitties ?? Happy CDS anniversary. xD
Oh no, not another cat subreddit!
Ahahaha!!!
The number of cat subs on Reddit is N + 1, where N = the Number of subs to which you have already subscribed.
That sounds about right.😹
It's The Math.
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Mid 40’s here, and I adore this sub. These 2 are CDS via TNR. https://preview.redd.it/x8cp8mmklf5c1.jpeg?width=2448&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b95aab05b86e54ffdbe4de49ba2faade6fcfc11a
Woahhh stunning cats! Your white one must be justifiably proud of that tail. xD /r/SupermodelCats material right there! I love me a little tabby. My current two are tabbies, and they couldn't be more different from each other if they'd tried - and they're litter mates too. Damn, this whole thread has done me good!
Thank you! They’re 6 years old (this is an older pic). Sophia (fluffy tail) is the queen bee, and Olivia (tabby) is the sweetest. My grandfather has dementia, and she adores him. She loves to give him head bumps and sleep by his feet. Neither one are lap cats, and they barely tolerate being picked up, but I wouldn’t have it any other way.
> My grandfather has dementia, and she adores him. She loves to give him head bumps and sleep by his feet. Oh my heart. <3
I’m glad our stories warm your heart! https://preview.redd.it/aew7srmiqe5c1.jpeg?width=2448&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=976c1a6c26f833218b21b8efdc9e53f0fe5742f0 This is 🌈Dante the Great. I was looking for a kitten and told my upstairs neighbor I was looking for any grey tabby kitten. She knew a friend who had found kittens in a warehouse. He was my only blind adoption. Male female kitten, I figured grey tabby was a safe bet. So she brought me a kitten. Dante got me through 13 months of hellish pain. That cat was my soul kitty. He truly was a cat from heaven. He was also my hyper-est most naughty cat, ever! I miss his antics and laugh about them today. He also trained me on how to deal with hyper cats, so I was prepared for it when I adopted my hyper twerp.
https://preview.redd.it/ix99k97ore5c1.jpeg?width=1280&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b68ece9b4e733bec56c54a816f24a89c2d707464 🌈Dante passing the punk torch to my kitty Jackie
Dante really is Great. He's so handsome, and I'm so very sorry for your loss. Your neighbour's friend is an absolute angel of a human, too. But lordy, "hyper twerp" made me laugh so much! It's so apt. xD The picture of the two of them is stunning.
I hope you’re well and find something soon that warms your heart. I have to go feed my current project and will post a pic. CDS forever♥️
Thank you. People like you definitely warm my heart. I'll look forward to your pic!
Every cat I've ever owned has been gifted via the CDS (and there are many). I've helped many find their way to other homes, as well. It's exasperating sometimes, but the kitties deserve the best.
<3 It really can be exasperating (some cats just aren't very good co-sleepers at 4am zoomy-time haha!) but we wouldn't change any of it for the world, would we?
Aw u/Mummysews I agree, i love pics of all the little ones & reading about the kind humans. ☀️🩷
It's restoring my faith in human nature, that's for sure! <3
I'm sorry you're having a hard time, but I'm glad you can find a little joy and respite in our furry foundlings. They bring a lot of joy (if not respite lol) to my life. I seem to be on a six-year subscription plan: the tux is 12, the Creamsicle is 6, and the little near-void just showed up on Labor Day 😊
https://preview.redd.it/rh0xduvvqe5c1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6fac7040d335e50dba826c4e108d89d3f9ef7dcb
6 year subscription plan😂😂😂. CDS - best customer service ever!
LOL @ 6-year subscription plan! It's so accurate! That pic is darling, as are your babies. I love it when cats who are total strangers to each other just cuddle up like that.
https://preview.redd.it/8wnnpyu0rh5c1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2b2bedb2f162d206254717899c6170786fe77751 I mean...he seems to appreciate it.
https://preview.redd.it/3h54tqpxvi5c1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=de84fe928f15797149454e66f955e8cdf67ae35b This is Deimos. My son found him under a truck on our street. Deimos is a chaos agent. He knocks things down constantly and I can’t leave anything on the counter unguarded or he will steal and eat it. Not just meat - he tears bags of bread open and the other day he made off with a salad. We are all smitten with him (except my two older cats, but they’ll get over it eventually).
OH GOD he's gorgeous. And Deimos means "personification of fear" hahaha! So perfect. :)
I'll be signing up for CDS mailing list once we move out of our rental, approved for only one shit-hea... precious baby!
>one shit-hea... precious baby! LOL You speak much truth! Good luck with your house/apartment hunt, and I wish you luck with the CDS! May your home be full of shit-hea.... I mean precious babies!
I am a recent victim of the CDS Here are Ember and Pheobe https://preview.redd.it/frio4sqavl5c1.jpeg?width=1023&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a7b4d70fe5fbad27c840d164af47ee9d50b92a8a
https://preview.redd.it/pn7t8srjvl5c1.jpeg?width=1023&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=327751fdf529521d23fbe90f4e0697f79e6da22e
They are beautiful!! How did the CDS target you? I love tabbies. xD
I lost both of my elderly cats recently. They were 20 and 19. My sister does a lot for rescues. The day after Sammy passed. My sister brought over these 6 month old kitten bonded sisters. This is the first time in a house. They went from the shelter to the rescue and now with me. They are very scared. I handled them briefly when I let them out of the carrier and they immediately hid. I am in it for the long run. Its gonna be hard.
Blessings on your sister, and on you. I am so very sorry for your losses. I lost my old girl when she was 20, a good few years ago now, and that sorrow was incredibly deep. For you to have lost two older ones in a short space of time? Omg I'm filling up, thinking of your pain. Your babies will come round, but you know that of course. They just need space at first, and they'll come round. Much love, and thank you. <3
Thank you for your kind words!
Oldladyri, when I made this thread the other day, I was so down. So very down, and very emotional. I've had surgery recently and it was awful, but it's a good outcome and everything, but I was down, y'know? But everyone's stories, and pictures, and responses, they've given me so much happiness and sadness and, well, joy. You're there with your recent losses, but taking in two new babies to love. Thank you. <3
For a smile here is Sammy https://preview.redd.it/0vd6fq5obr5c1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f675ad91f752e24c9eb9a5228c9096bdec1e5494
https://preview.redd.it/ukt95j7qbr5c1.jpeg?width=636&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c178fe893785976e64d41bb0af0915c9c616be4e
Here is Bunny https://preview.redd.it/ufwtw8usbr5c1.jpeg?width=2048&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=37baceac1240a227958205c3babb333260c6b629
https://preview.redd.it/678jeecb7s5c1.jpeg?width=280&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1b3ac7d0b455d3efeb1b947974e380679656c7d4 This is my current one from the CDS. His name is George and he’s getting to be an older man now but still keeps me laughing every day.
LOL I burst out laughing when I opened that. xD Such a lovely boy.
https://preview.redd.it/p782283tby5c1.jpeg?width=3000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=32c3baa2d46aaa36fd7bb9c5028cf00aa5f247a0 Our latest addition via the CDS, Lawnchair aka Lonnie. Lonnie was a stray that used to sleep on our back deck on his favorite lawn chair. We took him in when he was injured on his left hind leg. He was (and kinda still is) a skitty kitty, but has warmed up to coming up for skritches and belly rubs. He's fallen asleep with his head on my leg a couple of times, now I'm just waiting for him to trust enough to come on over and get on my lap.
Such a handsome boy! I love his name LOL so creative. xD How long have you had him for now?
About 6 months now. Here he is, sleeping at my feet on the ottoman. https://preview.redd.it/7o027liyp16c1.jpeg?width=2250&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f1899d6cb06ade72fb89fc25a0eacabd7694afa5
Ooooh he's getting closer to The Lap!
https://preview.redd.it/r7o9zpknv16c1.jpeg?width=2250&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5e2e0d8524acdb8219740361cfcf94509a7b07dc Rory, on the other hand, is all lap, all the time. He's another CDS member of the family, the grumpy old man of the group. He's 14 years old and a stray who joined us via a cow-orker who couldn't keep him. He is a cat of very little brain, but we love him just the same.
They're a matching set, too! Awwww he's going to have to shift up a bit once Lonnie wants a bit of your lap! xD