For those of you who know me, you are familiar with my fascination for felines in all shapes and sizes - though regrettably, that little zoo in Virginia did not allow me to bring baby India home with me...
For $10, I was able to pose with India, a 3-month old tiger cub.
Natural Bridge Zoo, Virginia.
As such, our menagerie is made up almost entirely of stray, abandonned and often injured cats that have found their way to our little ramshackle house in Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue. Occasionally, we find ourselves taking care of a cat who actually HAS a home, but we always give those ones back... well, almost always, sometimes they just don't want to leave!! We also have three cats that we adopted when the people they lived with moved overseas.
Oh, and I can't forget to mention the two litters of kittens we raised, fell in love with and subsequently could not give up; one pregnant stray was dropped off at our vet by a woman I met at Loblaws (that's a whole other story for another day) and the second gave birth in our basement this past April (the kittens were ALL very sick and the ensuing medical drama will surely be the topic of a later blog post). But I digress...
As this is my first post, I thought it might be appropriate to introduce you to each of my feline friends, but then I wondered how many people would actually have the patience (or the time) to read through a list of what at last count was 32 cats. Yes, contrary to the blog title, we're not quite at 1000... yet!
Instead I will leave you with one of my favorites; and before you say it, I know I am not supposed to have favorites, but let's face it, we all do and I am not ashamed to admit it - as long as the others don't find out.
CeeCee
(AKA: Mr. Cee, Cee Bear, Cee McGee)
That's it for today, just wanted to get my feet wet with a little introduction (which is MUCH nicer than stepping in a puddle of cat pee - which happens a lot more often around here than you may think).
Don't forget to vote in the poll to give me some direction for my next post. Yes, YOU can choose whether I will write about the infamous "Shit Sheets", the litterbox marathon, the saga of the sick kittens or some other topic of your choice.
Until next time: DON'T FORGET TO SPAY OR NEUTER YOUR PETS!!
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CheChe's shot is awsome.
ReplyDeleteThanks Hera. He is lying on top of the stove, which is a favorite spot for the cats since it has a glass top that gets nice and toasty when I bake anything in the oven.
ReplyDeleteNice shot of CeeCee.
ReplyDeleteWow, you are super cool having a blog.
ReplyDeleteWhch is your biggest cat?
You've seen Fester, at one time he was almost 17 pounds....he's gotten lighter with some weight control measures over the years.
...but he's the coolest cat in Candiac ;)
Potato ranks number 2 ....for now.
Will your blog give the opportunity to have others post pics of their own cats also.
Amazing how much people love their animals. I certainly love ours....
Hummmm(n)... thanks Rob, you've given me an idea for tomorrow's blog. Be sure to tune in, it will be a good one!
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