Please Keep Your Cats Inside!, danger to outdoor cats Options

[gillian]

"Right, I've seen enough. Mam, can you please let me out now??"

This picture of Sasha was actually taken on Halloween evening, and I'd decided she was staying in for the evening cause there were young lads setting off fireworks, and I didn't want my cats hiding under a bush afraid or something. Darcey settled on my lap and went to sleep. But not Sasha - she sat at my front door like that for about 2 hours. Refusing to move and miawing. So we took a pic of it. I mean, it was raining outside, there were fireworks going off, and in the family room there was a fire going, and a bowl of tuna and milk waiting for her, and cosy laps to sleep on, but nope, she'd rather be out in the rain. Strange cat!

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[toonie]

Gillian those are truly fantastic pictures,so much fun to look at, your sweet pups and Darcey are all so neat Darcey has this sweet look even while playing, you know it's not a fight but a loving tease! thanks then that Sasha looks completely p---ed off with being kept inside against his will I know that look that cats can throw at you, they are so headstrong but it's all part of their charm somehow!

[gillian]

Ah thank you Toonie. Yes they are my loves. Do you have any pictures of your pets?

[Jon730]

in the family room there was a fire going, and a bowl of tuna and milk waiting for her, and cosy laps to sleep on, but nope, she'd rather be out in the rain. Strange cat!

Thank you for the needed chuckle this morning. Has there ever been a cat of ours that did not make us say."Strange Cat"?

I suspect the reason that funny cat pictures are so popular on the web is the range of bizarre and unpredictable things they do. One sees the pictures, and says "WHY would they do that in the first place?"
Things involving boxes and paper bags, for example-you see them examining it, and just know that something very weird will happen shortly.
Murphy examined a plastic shopping bag the other day. When she turned around to exit it, she went out the wrong hole. Suddenly, the crazed bag chased her all over the house, and the faster she ran the faster it followed her, as she howled in terror. We resued her from it.
To celebrate and to save her dignity, she carried her jingle ball into the empty bathtub and beat it to death.

[Jon730]

you were looking for more Pics of Sasha and Darcey. Here's a few -

SWOON.
Darcey is _Beautiful_.

[gillian]

This might give you more of a chuckle.

Darcey decided that she'd much rather have Coveu's bed, so she settled in nicely ... Check on next picture ...

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[gillian]

So Coveu thought "Fine! I'll take your bed then!"

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[Jon730]

Cats should not look at people like that.
The last time a HUMAN looked at me that way, I married it.

Umm.

If you ever find that Darcey is too much of a handful.....I have a Fedex account.

[gillian]

Jon, WHAT???

[Jon730]

Oh, I am sorry. I thought it was hilarious about how some pets look at us like that!

My girlfriend looked at me like that once, and I married her.

Dogs do it too, but especially cats. It's a loving look, but to my way of thinking, a bit too cute, and intense, to the point of being embarrassing.

"Don't look at me that way! I am not a cat, really!"

[goliath]

LOL Jon when I read your reply I understood right away! Darcey is a charmer. I gave my hubby a different kind of look, more like Sasha's picture by the door on Halloween. RRRRRRRRRrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. Row row Row!"Come and see me sometime, Big Boy!"

Gillian your pictures are wonderful. They depict the love you have for them well. I smile each time I look at them. Only somebody very full of love for animals takes the time to capture their beauty in expression through seizing a moment in time.

[gillian]

Ahh I see, I'm sorry. It was early when I read your reply, and I have a 7-month-old who had me up during the night, so a little slow on the uptake today.

[nicola]

Sophie is going to be a indoor cat.
Our Lucy was and only went in the garden when someone was there with her.
We have a big pen for Sophie so she can enjoy the fresh air and watch insects without us worrying about her getting killed by a car.

[DannysMom]

Sophie is going to be a indoor cat.
Our Lucy was and only went in the garden when someone was there with her.
We have a big pen for Sophie so she can enjoy the fresh air and watch insects without us worrying about her getting killed by a car.

Nicola, I applaud you for being such a responsible cat parent. I am sure that Lucy enjoyed her visits in the garden, and it was safe for her with a family member being there with her. There are just too many things that can happen to cats (and dogs) when they are left to roam outside unsupervised. A lot of people in my neighborhood let their cats roam, and I am so grieved every time I see a dead cat lying in the road. It could have been easily prevented if their owners had been more caring and responsible. And it makes me angry too that these sweet little creatures have to die so needlessly.