Black Cat Appreciation Day: Do You Know Your Melanistic Cats?

National Geographic ^ | August 17, 2013 | Jordan Carlton Schaul

[Attention Surplus Disorder]

[Slings and Arrows]

[KosmicKitty]

Do tuxedo kitties count?

I have one almost all black and two tuxedo’s.

[B4Ranch]

>>when my grandma said “you should call it ni**er”, my mother replied, “we don’t use that word in this house”.<<

I was expecting the sentence to end with, “and the fight began.”

[Slings and Arrows]

I wouldn’t - cats don’t understand cages. IMO, befriend her, give her someplace safe and warm to have the kittens, and after they’re about 6-8 weeks old, trap, neuter, and release the family.

Also, call a local animal rescue group in your area and see if they have any suggestions. They might also be able to help with the TNR.

[Slings and Arrows]

I hope so - I have two tuxies myself.

[doorgunner69]

We were recently adopted by a tuxedo kitty. He was apparently part of a litter abandoned by some renters that moved and left them. He is staying as an outside cat for now, much to the displeasure of our indoor cats that would love to have outdoor privileges.

[Pablo64]

Thanks for posting the article.

My black cat, Solomon, knows that he is appreciated, and not on just one day a year.

[diamond6]

I’ve been trying but she always runs away. :(

I just realized that if I catch her and cage her, how do I clean the cage?

[Chode]

and it's not even Halloween...

[Oztrich Boy]

[Utilizer]

Meh. Anyone who came across My post the other day concerning why cats are truly to be appreciated, not to mention the replies I posted to a female freeper’s claim that dogs were actually better, knows that there are far better reasons to have a Cat Appreciation Day, lol!

[SkyDancer]

[MinuteGal]

Good one!

Leni

[Paladin2]

I have a BLACK Lab and you can’t see her in the dark. And the camera can’t see her in the daylight. She’s like a photon magnet.

[RandallFlagg]

I see your kitty and raise you my Zombie Kitteh!!

[Utilizer]

Bloody great pic! Stealing it for My collection... *waggles eyebrows, slowly preens moustache*

[Fresh Wind]

[mcmuffin]

[Snickering Hound]