I received a request to open a new thread. Please stay civil.

A year ago, I had to send Ziggy over the Rainbow Bridge along with his lifelong companion Latte. Evenso right now I have tears in my eyes, I am able to cherish the many happy years they have chosen to spend with us.

Please continue to share pictures and stories about our present or past cat companions.

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Pluto will always be a planet to me.

Seti Ambassador
Not to late to order an Anni Shirt

Cats are so civilized. Don't you agree my dear?

Cats are so civilized. Don't you agree my dear?

I think the cat was knocking it off and someone reversed the video.

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David
Sitting on my butt while others boldly go,
Waiting for a message from a small furry creature from Alpha Centauri.

here is my boy in his 2nd favorite place to be with the big smile going.

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ME AND MY BOY LOOKING FOR ET

I think the cat was knocking it off and someone reversed the video.

Yes, and I can't decide if it would have been a better picture not reversed. I tried adding punctuation and added the post again by mistake. Oh well.

Cat ice fishing

Cats are so civilized. Don't you agree my dear?

I think the cat was knocking it off and someone reversed the video.

Agreed.

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~Sue~

I think the cat was knocking it off and someone reversed the video.

Yes, and I can't decide if it would have been a better picture not reversed. I tried adding punctuation and added the post again by mistake. Oh well.

Well I still like it.

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I think the cat was knocking it off and someone reversed the video.

Yes, and I can't decide if it would have been a better picture not reversed. I tried adding punctuation and added the post again by mistake. Oh well.

Well I still like it.

Oh, I like it. It's just not exactly what it appears to be. ;-)

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~Sue~

And they looked back and said goodbye
He had become like they are

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~Sue~

You may, Harry, and thank you so much.

I have not had the heart to post much lately. Work keeps my hands busy, but not my mind. I am still on the verge of tears, and beyond, a few times a day at work. And yet, I have had a few moments to smile for.

Tigger II is still with me, and has actually had some very delightful and spirited days as of late.
No diminishing of the swollen glands, but no dramatic increase either. It is just a day by day thing now, with the inevitable coming unchecked. The cancer is not going to go away.

She is a 'kitty on steroids'...literally. They are the only thing keeping her going, and with that kind of support her crash shall most likely be swift and sure when it comes. I asked the vet this morning to order her some more Prednisolone, but instead of the nasty cherry cough syrup stuff she has on hand, I asked her to send the prescription to Roadrunner Pharmacy, that special pet medicine pharmacy, so that they could formulate it for Tigger in a more palatable form.....something with tuna flavor perhaps. I should hear from them tomorrow.

She is, by the grace of the steroids, maintaining her appetite and activity levels so far. And zooms down the hall from the bedroom to the kitchen to meow her demands for her canned kitty food treats, although a little raspy her meow is these days. Within which I conceal her herbal cancer support kitty meds.

When I was getting ready for work a couple of days ago, she decided to race into the bathroom and jump into the tub (empty) and do a few laps...LOL. Which she has never done before. But, the girl also pooped outside of the litterbox a couple of times in the last week. Which she has never done before either.
Of course, I did not scold her.
She also has been coming to me whilst I sit here on the couch in front of the monitor and without hesitation jumping up on my lap or just sitting beside me smiling...kitties DO smile....for a few well deserved pettings, or just to sit there with me...and that has been priceless.

But most of all right now, and the only thing that broke me out of my heartbreak long enough to post now, was that I wanted to thank Harry (Hairy) for his wonderful and insightful post. He is obviously a man who understands. His BVSc training has done him well, and through my tears I wish to thank him sooooooooooo much for his kind post.

A very kind breather from the posts of someone WITHOUT such understanding, who only managed to drive me further into despair with his very unkind words.

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"Time is simply the mechanism that keeps everything from happening all at once."

Thank you Mark for the update on Tigger.

This part of your post made my day:

...she decided to race into the bathroom and jump into the tub (empty) and do a few laps...

Here's a short YouTube Video to share with Tigger :)

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My friends...........
I like to think that I was the one who brought cats to Seti.....
I certainly had something to do with making Cats cool here.

I certainly recall a time when it was not so......

I told everybody that is was cool to be a cat, and so the onslaught occurred.

Cats were just my early experience then....

I had two early on, just a couple tossed upon my bed by a GF....
Tigger and Squirrel.

Tigger...........the original Tigger...died after a long battle with CRF, and my story was written in stone at that point.
Squirrel, her sister, passed a couple of years ago after a fine long life.

What happened between twixt the two, was I became a Setizen.

Timelines are not my thing, but about the time I became Seti aware was also about the time I became kitty aware.

I was very shy at first, and the kitties were nowhere on the boards then.


I am not sure that I recall the moment that my kitties became an item on the forums. Or my joining in. It probably started with a single comment and grew from there. I am not sure when my first 'meow' came about....LOL.

I thank all of you who have contributed to the wonderful understanding that the Seti boards have given to kitties since that moment, whenever it came.


I am now dealing with a failing one, and that, for me, is the hardest thing I shall face in the coming days. Being a kittyman, I have observed and cried for, the passing of many other kitties here on Seti.
As well as a few joyful times, such as the miracle of ES's wonderful return of her dear kitty after so many months gone missing. I think her joy was perhaps only second to my own when hearing the news of Suaron's return.

My grief of one of my own's impending departure after so long, I am sad and yet relieved to share here, as this is my forum, and my marker in time for so many years as well. Thank you to those who understand, and a pox on those who somehow cannot understand the love.
The two I have left after this ordeal, Purrball and Bandit, love you anyway.

Best wishes and kitty kisses,
Mark

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"Time is simply the mechanism that keeps everything from happening all at once."

Tigger II is still with me, and has actually had some very delightful and spirited days as of late.
No diminishing of the swollen glands, but no dramatic increase either. It is just a day by day thing now, with the inevitable coming unchecked. The cancer is not going to go away.

Just keep her happy, thats all you can do.

It can be a long hard road and I do not know what is worse - the wait or the ending.

Just make sure that you have one or two close friends near that can offer you assistance when its needed.

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Kevin

Kitten with mustache found abandoned in donation bin

FRESNO, Calif. - A little feline, known as "Mustache Kitten," was found abandoned in a donation bin at a Salvation Army in downtown Fresno, California.

The kitten, also called Sally Ann, has a pattern around its mouth in the shape of a perfect mustache... a cat-stache!

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Tigger II is still with me, and has actually had some very delightful and spirited days as of late.
No diminishing of the swollen glands, but no dramatic increase either. It is just a day by day thing now, with the inevitable coming unchecked. The cancer is not going to go away.

Just keep her happy, thats all you can do.

It can be a long hard road and I do not know what is worse - the wait or the ending.

Just make sure that you have one or two close friends near that can offer you assistance when its needed.

I should like to think that I have many such friends right here. Most of you have offered such kind advice and helpful words. When the time gets rough, I'll be here asking for your help.

Meow.

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"Time is simply the mechanism that keeps everything from happening all at once."

God has a part in most everything we do.
And, certainly in the life of this most amazing kitty.

God has graced me with so many kitty moments and their lives around which I am surrounded with.

Some of you do not know the beauty of cats. I wish you could understand.

Their eyes, their love. Nothing else on the planet compares to the love of a cat. Only perhaps, the love of a child. But then, they ARE my children.
They are. They are my beloved children. Cradle to grave.

As my own blood, I do so love my cats.

Paw, cuddle, and purr.
Every night for almost 15 years. Tigger has been my companion for almost 15 years now.
And some of you wonder why I am in such distress over the coming loss of such a one?

How could I not be so stricken? WHat I DON'T quite understand is that some of you cannot quite realize what I am going through.
This is a life changing event for me, and I would appreciate some respect for that, seeing as how I am the most outspoken advocate of cats this forum has ever seen.

You don't call me the kittyman for no reason.
And when I am about to lose one of my own, I do ask for some understanding on YOUR part in my sad situation.

Tigger is still happy and holding on.
She actually just jumped up on my lap a few moments ago.
And says meow to you all////.
Might be the last time.
I hope you all appreciate that.

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"Time is simply the mechanism that keeps everything from happening all at once."

Tigger has just now laid herself beside me.
Tail tweaking my nose.
She is once again a very happy kitty.
You know how happy a kitty is when they show you their butt....LOL.
Finest tribute a kitty can give.

At least for one moment, I can smile.

Meow.

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"Time is simply the mechanism that keeps everything from happening all at once."