This was taken last week. She's a brown tabby Maine Coon. This is where I got her: http://www.vasilismainecooncats.com/home-page
Her parents are Acosta and Nadia.
Posted on 11/22/2013 5:45:02 PM PST by Perdogg
I have both inside and outside. A bunch of us feed lots of outside cats behind plazas’ in in commercial business areas. They get TNR’d as we find them. Now they at least have a life and get fed. A short life might be their fate, but a life nonetheless. Who am I to play God and kill them. I’d never do it. In my own house that I just bought, I put up a vinyl 6 foot fence with some chicken wire on top of it. Not pretty, but I put 6 ferals back there that I was feeding from my other house and 2 from a bad neighborhood. I wish I could take the chicken wire down, but the cats don’t get out, the neighbors pit bulls and rotties can’t see or get in, and it also keeps out the racoons. The cats feel safe and I feel secure.
May your neighbor rest in hell.
That is one beautiful cat.
LOL, good one! (And likely here too, if I left edibles out tempting the wildlife.)
People who let cats go outside are abusing their pets. Their life spans are 2/3 shorter than indoor cats, and they become prey for all sorts of bigger, meaner critters. Nasty people (serial killers in training) torment and kill them. Cars run over them. They get fleas, and from eating the fleas during grooming they get tapeworm and other disgusting things. Many cats have extreme flea allergies.
We moved to Tennessee in 2010 and seeing the way our neighbors treat their pets, i.e., let them run free, is probably the worst thing about living here. We spend much more time and money caring for our neighbors’ pets than their owners do.
What a uniquely marked creature. Beautiful little girl. Got any more pics of her?
My last kitty was an indoor girl. Unfortunately I managed to booby trap her a time or two, having opened the kitchen window without noticing that on a previous occasion I’d switched the screen to cover the upper half of the window.
Luckily she hadn’t far to fall to the ground, but I recall the first time it happened: I was sitting at the computer & took a while wondering what that was repeatedly smacking into & sliding down the front of the house. Poor thing, she couldn’t manage to jump quite high enough to return the same way! She was really freaked out to be outside.
This was taken last week. She's a brown tabby Maine Coon. This is where I got her: http://www.vasilismainecooncats.com/home-page
Her parents are Acosta and Nadia.
Thank you. She looks like she knows she’s regal & luxurious, LOL.
Horsehockey. Mine go outside every day. They roam throughout 5 acres. Cats are outdoor creatures.
I have heard my veterinarian say to people more than once “outside cats live short violent lives”.
“if you don’t give a crap bout following leash laws, dont’care your neighbors don’t want to hear you scream at the top of your lungs for your cats, have your cats get into fights with other cats, and crap and hunt in your neighbors’ yards, then yes it’s okay.”
I would love it if my neighbors had a cat that was outside. My garden wouldn’t be decimated by rabbits and stripped gophers.
And cat killers shouldn't cry if they get a rattlesnake in their mailbox.
“She was the most amazing, best cat I’ll ever have and we only had her for 3 years. Hubby and I almost had 2 nervous breakdowns when she died, and no I’m not kidding and we’d both suffered some big losses in our lives.”
We can identify after having to euthanize our 2-1/2-year-old “Duke” two weeks ago who began to suffer frequent seizures starting in April. We’ve had (and have) a lot of cats, but he was the absolute sweetest and most beautiful. I’m ashamed to say I cry more about losing him than I did after the deaths of my brother and father combined.
All of our cats are 100% indoor Even the ferals that we’ve brought in and tamed figure they’re much better off now than before and don’t even attempt to escape.
“I’m ashamed to say I cry more about losing him than I did after the deaths of my brother and father combined.”
I hear you! Hubby and I each lost our favorite sibling and yet we cried (keened, literally) more over that cat than either of them.
Are the queens and studs genetically tested?
Is she polydactyl?
I have no idea if the queens and studs are tested. She does receive quite a few cats from highly regarded breeders in Europe. She also has some “fancy” vet there in Kansas City. Her home is immaculate and she gives you a tour once you remove your shoes, wash your hands, and greet 20+ cats anxious to make your acquaintance. No cages anywhere. Cats are happy and friendly.
No extra toes on Mosi.
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