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Niagara

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111. I ♥ all felines, domestic and wild

Reply to debm55 (Original post)

Mon Jul 29, 2024, 12:51 PM

Jul 29

As far as domestic cats that I've been blessed to have the following in my life:

I've had two American Shorthairs previously. One was orange and the other was white and gray. I'm not sure if I have any digital photos of these two cats, so for right now I'll just mention them.

Turkish Van (Starr)

Bombay (Bermuda)

Tabby (Moppet) Sometimes spelled Moppit, no one in the house ever agreed how to spell her name

Today is the one year anniversary where we lost our senior 19 year old Moppet. She had chronic kidney disease, high blood pressure and several other age related issues.

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What is your favorite type of cat. You can include breed, coloring or markings, short hair or long hair, eye color. Mine [View all] debm55 Jul 28 OP

Calico, with medium long hair Walleye Jul 28 #1

Thank you, Walleye, Same here. When we first got married we got 2 sister cats. They were both calico but with shorter debm55 Jul 28 #2

Black cats Jan24 Jul 28 #78

Thank you so much Jan 24. Welcome to DU. debm55 Jul 28 #85

They are all beautiful TommieMommy Jul 28 #3

Yes they are . Thank you, TommieMommy. debm55 Jul 28 #5

Orange tabby. Different Drummer Jul 28 #4

Thank you, Different Drummer. Sounds like a beautiful cat. debm55 Jul 28 #7

Orange tabby boy Freddie Jul 28 #6

I had an orange tabby. Thomas was 5 weeks old when we found him stuck behind the radio in our car. Car dealer had to debm55 Jul 28 #9

Orange tabbies biophile Jul 30 #119

Thank you, biophile, Among my many cats over the year. I only had one orange tabby and he was a sweety. debm55 Jul 30 #120

Abyssinian piddyprints Jul 28 #8

Same as my Siamese. We got her as a rescue. Her owner died and I guess that no family member wanted her. She had debm55 Jul 28 #14

Maine Coon, Norwegian Forest cat 😻😻 we can do it Jul 28 #10

Thank you, we can do it. Those are the big boys/girls. My husband always wanted a Maine Coon. debm55 Jul 28 #16

Orange nt XanaDUer2 Jul 28 #11

Thank you, XanaDUer2. Orange cats are lovely and sweet. debm55 Jul 28 #17

All cats. Ocelot II Jul 28 #12

Thank you Ocelot II that is so true. debm55 Jul 28 #19

Big orange tabby. I always have what finds me though. I never have picked out a kitten. :) n/t brewens Jul 28 #13

Thank you brewens. We live at the end of a dead end street. People would dump their kittens in a box next to the debm55 Jul 28 #22

I don't care as long as it purrs, talks to me and is playful, sweet and cuddly. Fla Dem Jul 28 #15

Thank you Fla Dem. I agree with you. Our current cat is a rescue. We got it as a rescue. Her eye was shot out and we debm55 Jul 28 #24

tuxedo nealr Jul 28 #18

Thank you, neair. Alita sounds a wonderful girl. Oh and welcome. debm55 Jul 28 #25

Long hair female tabby KT2000 Jul 28 #20

Thank you KT2000, Long hair tabbies are lovely. debm55 Jul 28 #27

I always wanted a Scottish Fold iwillalwayswonderwhy Jul 28 #21

Iwillalwayswonderwhy, thank you, They are quite unique cats. debm55 Jul 28 #28

For me it would be any rescue. I have always had Polly Hennessey Jul 28 #23

Thank you very much, Polly Hennessey. Two of my cats were rescuses , The others were cats dumped in front yard. debm55 Jul 28 #30

All of my many cats came to me through the Cat Distribution System nt yellowdogintexas Jul 28 #55

Thank you yellowdogintexas. You mean dumped like mine were? debm55 Jul 28 #57

not really. One was a barn kitten my daughter brought home. Her kittens ended up staying with us. yellowdogintexas Aug 5 #121

Dead cat bounce Turbineguy Jul 28 #26

What the hell are you talking about.? debm55 Jul 28 #33

This message was self-deleted by its author PJMcK Jul 28 #37

This message was self-deleted by its author debm55 Jul 28 #41

You asked what the other poster was writing about PJMcK Jul 28 #42

He did it with no pictures or video. It was a not nice reply to posters sharing about their cats. Uncalled for IMHO debm55 Jul 29 #115

By the way... PJMcK Jul 28 #44

Barn cat, with medieval intent and habit. WheelWalker Jul 28 #29

Thank you, WheelWalker. debm55 Jul 28 #36

I don't care about color or pedigree... nocoincidences Jul 28 #31

I had one also. Yes Heather was a sweety and before it started to storm she would go to the basement. It was like she debm55 Jul 28 #38

The polydactyl cats at Hemingway's house EverHopeful Jul 28 #46

We had a polydactyl cat. She was very affectionate too. debm55 Jul 28 #60

White, with flame coloring, blue-eyed, long hair Ragdoll. Like my sweet Mellow was. sinkingfeeling Jul 28 #32

I am so sorry sinkingfeeling. Remember the ten years you spent together. debm55 Jul 28 #62

I love all cats, Island Blue Jul 28 #34

Thank you, Island Blue. In all the time we have been married . Rich and I have had all sorts of cats.We called them the debm55 Jul 28 #40

All three of my cats have been rescues Island Blue Jul 28 #72

Thank you Island Blue. Very sweet. debm55 Jul 28 #73

Stray Cats....Strut IA8IT Jul 28 #35

Love Them All DET Jul 28 #39

Thank you DET and I have heard the black cats not being adopted. Very sad. debm55 Jul 28 #58

Russian Blue MoonlightHillFarm Jul 28 #43

Thank you MoolightHillFarm. I am so sorry for you and your Russian Blue--beautiful cat. debm55 Jul 28 #59

I like them all. CentralMass Jul 28 #45

Agree, Thank you CentralMass. debm55 Jul 28 #65

Doll-faced Persian cat synni Jul 28 #47

Thank you synni. I am sorry . I have seen them on shows and in books. The face would seem to cause breathing problems. debm55 Jul 28 #68

Black cats are loving and lovely. Timeflyer Jul 28 #48

Thank you Timeflyer. The sad thing is that we will outllive them. It is very hard to say good bye to one that only want debm55 Jul 28 #71

Since my current Feline Overlords are Tuxedo shorthairs EverHopeful Jul 28 #49

Agree. They are loved and they love us. debm55 Jul 28 #70

All. All of ours are rescues, unwanteds & abandons Bitbit Jul 28 #50

Thank you Bitbit. Same here with the rescues, unwanted and abandons. I remember them all their fun. "fights" playing. debm55 Jul 28 #69

Abyssinian maptap22 Jul 28 #51

Best cats on the planet! bif Jul 28 #53

I am going to do a search on the cat. I don't think I have ever seen one. Thank you, bif. debm55 Jul 28 #66

Thank you maptap22. debm55 Jul 28 #67

I love all cats and am currently the mom of two Snowshoes. Mme. Defarge Jul 28 #52

Thank you Mme. Defarge. what a beautiful cat. I love the coat and eyes. Thank you for the link. and give your two cuties debm55 Jul 28 #64

anything that meows and purrs yellowdogintexas Jul 28 #54

Thank you, yellowdogintexas. My Kimmie was a blue eyed Siamese, She was very smart. I would come home form school debm55 Jul 28 #63

Russian Blues Metaphorical Jul 28 #56

Thank you Metaphorical. Russian Blues are very unique. I have never had one. But I did have a couple of calico debm55 Jul 28 #61

Well, Now, Orange Tiger Tabby ProfessorGAC Jul 28 #74

Thank you ProfessorGAC. Your two cats are beautiful. Love how in the second photo the dog is simply ignoring the cat. debm55 Jul 28 #75

Get This ProfessorGAC Jul 28 #77

That is so funny. I love your post. Thank you. debm55 Jul 28 #80

Classic brown tabby quitnesset Jul 28 #76

I looked them up and you are right they are beautiful. Thank you quitnesset. debm55 Jul 28 #81

Orange cats are superior beings. At least, that's what my ornjboi tells me. n/t TygrBright Jul 28 #79

HAHAHAHAHAH that's funny. Thank you TygrBright. debm55 Jul 28 #82

Long hair tortoise shell The Blue Flower Jul 28 #83

Thank you, The Blue Flower. I never had a long hair tortoise shell but I did have two short hair tortoise shell. The are debm55 Jul 28 #88

Bobcat - the wild kind DBoon Jul 28 #84

Thank you , DBoon. Would they go after your dogs? debm55 Jul 28 #89

No. DBoon Jul 28 #90

We've only had short-haired cats. sakabatou Jul 28 #86

Thank you , sakabatou. All of my cats have been friendly and loving. EXCEPT , when I tried to give them a bath or took debm55 Jul 28 #87

My favorite? soldierant Jul 28 #91

Thank you, soldierant. I agree both are cute. debm55 Jul 29 #96

All cats! HeartsCanHope Jul 28 #92

Thank you very much HeartsCanHope. debm55 Jul 29 #98

I've had cats in my life most of the time... 3catwoman3 Jul 28 #93

Thank you, 3catwoman3. i love blue eyed cats. I also had a mixed Siamese named Rose and a seal point Siamese. named debm55 Jul 29 #100

long hairred black cats w/ green eyes. my cosmo was a funny looking kitten + at 6 m i had a pansypoo53219 Jul 28 #94

Thank you pansypoo53219, Your cats sound gorgeous debm55 Jul 29 #101

I'm partial to torties. Elessar Zappa Jul 29 #95

Thank you very much Elessar Zappa, Your cat sound beautiful. debm55 Jul 29 #102

Bombay, Siamese, Thai, Maine Coon, Norwegian Forest, Abysimian, Burmese electric_blue68 Jul 29 #97

Thank you electric_blue 68 Yes, they are very sweet and loving. debm55 Jul 29 #103

all. AllaN01Bear Jul 29 #99

Thank you, AllaN01Bear, I agree all are beautiful, loving and sweet. debm55 Jul 29 #105

Ragdoll and ragdoll mixes spooky3 Jul 29 #104

Thank you, spooky3 Ragdolls are beautiful. Do you have one? debm55 Jul 29 #106

I've had two mix rescues. I loved them dearly. spooky3 Jul 29 #108

Thank you spooky. I am so sorry. debm55 Jul 29 #109

Thank you. spooky3 Jul 29 #112

One that's not hungry. Emile Jul 29 #107

HAHAHAHHAHHAHHAHA Thank you very much, Emile debm55 Jul 29 #110

I ♥ all felines, domestic and wild Niagara Jul 29 #111

thank you very much, Niagara, Your cats are beautiful debm55 Jul 29 #114

I have never owned a cat. I see beautiful cats everywhere. Tikki Jul 29 #113

thank you Tikki. Beautiful cat debm55 Jul 29 #117

How about which one I don't like Homoudont Jul 29 #116

Thank you Homoudont, Yes they are different, But I think they are unique, debm55 Jul 29 #118

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