Thematic Cats!

OrchidJulie · 03-11-2023, 09:00 AM

Originally posted by Digitalis

I recently ordered some of lighting modifiers from Elinchrom, after unboxing it all I set aside a box for Sunny and Tigger to play in.

A box!! Thanks, Papi...we love a box!

**luftfluss** · 03-11-2023, 09:13 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Mbaez

Ali paying us a visit

Pentax K1ii + Pentax FA* 85 @ f/1.4

Superb photo of a gorgeous cat!

**WPRESTO** · 03-12-2023, 03:29 AM - **3 Likes**

Annabelle on my lap. I may have posted this image already, sorry if it is a repeat

**jersey** · 03-14-2023, 01:06 PM - **2 Likes**

My garden dwellers:

Tama:

Filemon the II:

**WPRESTO** · 03-15-2023, 05:40 AM - **3 Likes**

Annabelle gathering tail, paws and nose together.

**Digitalis** · 03-19-2023, 02:52 AM - **6 Likes**

Tigger hopping in the washing hamper:

Sunny photobomb:

**WPRESTO** · 03-19-2023, 03:53 AM - **4 Likes**

Annabelle in her tube-bed. It looks cat-cozy, but she quit using it after a few weeks.

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OrchidJulie · 03-19-2023, 08:03 AM

Our cats don't seem to care much for store-bought "cat beds". We have several, either purchased or received as gifts, and none gets much use or attention. They seem to prefer a snuggly fabric in a basket, or any random spot with or without a towel or blanket.

**Mbaez** · 03-19-2023, 08:37 AM

Originally posted by WPRESTO

Annabelle in her tube-bed. It looks cat-cozy, but she quit using it after a few weeks.

Maybe if you store it for a couple of weeks and then put it back she will use it again. That's what we do with our cats and seems to work.

OrchidJulie · 03-19-2023, 10:10 AM

or a light mist of catnip spray on it...if she's a catnip-aficionada.

**WPRESTO** · 03-19-2023, 02:38 PM

The tube bed, SFAIK, is long gone. Annabelle prefers various chairs. Those she's allowed to use have kitty cushions that are removed when a human wants to sit. One chair I tried to make her special place has a special kitty-friendly heating pad which she does use regularly in the winter. Chairs we've decided she cannot use have nasty-looking plastic pads covered by toothpick-size spikes, what you might expect a cat that was an Indian Moslem/Hindu fakir to sit or lay upon. She stays off.

BTW: A few days ago Annie went in for her annual check-up (she does not like that) and was pronounced hale and hardy, amazingly free of any problems for a a cat at least 19 years old. On the other hand, yesterday (Saturday) our daughter had to have her cat Fiona put to rest. She was about 18 and has had severe arthritis for several years, but she had suddenly taken a turn for the much worse, unwilling to eat or drink, struggling to use the litter pan. Thankfully A found a vet who makes house calls when a pet needs to put down. Fiona was an indoor cat, declawed before A adopter her, never let outside, and was terrified of traveling in the car. Fiona had lived with A for about 16 years through some wonderful and some really terrible personal times. A wrote to me just today, Fiona was unafraid, as comfortable as her failing body would let her be, and went to her rest peacefully. A finds her house painfully quiet (Fiona was pretty noisy), almost as if it were haunted.

I should ad that Annabelle does have one age-related problem = she is almost completely deaf. I can relate to that as very recently I've added audio-enhancers to my wardrobe. They let me hear more, but the sound quality is not like natural hearing despite being high-end units, theoretically state-of-the-art. They are adjusted via an APP on my cell phone. I'm skeptical about some of settings available.

OrchidJulie · 03-19-2023, 03:05 PM

Condolences to A on Fiona's passing. Sounds like she may have had renal failure, which is common in senior cats.

**paulh** · 03-19-2023, 03:11 PM - **2 Likes**

"Go away!"

**Digitalis** · 03-20-2023, 04:58 AM - **6 Likes**

Pentax K1 MKII - SMCP-FA77mm f/1.8 Limited

jgnfld · 03-20-2023, 10:31 AM

Originally posted by OrchidJulie

Our cats don't seem to care much for store-bought "cat beds". We have several, either purchased or received as gifts, and none gets much use or attention. They seem to prefer a snuggly fabric in a basket, or any random spot with or without a towel or blanket.

...ESPECIALLY clothes fresh out of the dryer in a basket/pile on bed as I posted a little ways back here!

03-19-2023, 02:38 PM	#1781
WPRESTO Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Massachusetts Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 59,137	The tube bed, SFAIK, is long gone. Annabelle prefers various chairs. Those she's allowed to use have kitty cushions that are removed when a human wants to sit. One chair I tried to make her special place has a special kitty-friendly heating pad which she does use regularly in the winter. Chairs we've decided she cannot use have nasty-looking plastic pads covered by toothpick-size spikes, what you might expect a cat that was an Indian Moslem/Hindu fakir to sit or lay upon. She stays off. BTW: A few days ago Annie went in for her annual check-up (she does not like that) and was pronounced hale and hardy, amazingly free of any problems for a a cat at least 19 years old. On the other hand, yesterday (Saturday) our daughter had to have her cat Fiona put to rest. She was about 18 and has had severe arthritis for several years, but she had suddenly taken a turn for the much worse, unwilling to eat or drink, struggling to use the litter pan. Thankfully A found a vet who makes house calls when a pet needs to put down. Fiona was an indoor cat, declawed before A adopter her, never let outside, and was terrified of traveling in the car. Fiona had lived with A for about 16 years through some wonderful and some really terrible personal times. A wrote to me just today, Fiona was unafraid, as comfortable as her failing body would let her be, and went to her rest peacefully. A finds her house painfully quiet (Fiona was pretty noisy), almost as if it were haunted. I should ad that Annabelle does have one age-related problem = she is almost completely deaf. I can relate to that as very recently I've added audio-enhancers to my wardrobe. They let me hear more, but the sound quality is not like natural hearing despite being high-end units, theoretically state-of-the-art. They are adjusted via an APP on my cell phone. I'm skeptical about some of settings available. Last edited by WPRESTO; 03-19-2023 at 02:50 PM.

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03-11-2023, 09:00 AM	#1771
OrchidJulie Moderator Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Magic City Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 6,962	Originally posted by Digitalis I recently ordered some of lighting modifiers from Elinchrom, after unboxing it all I set aside a box for Sunny and Tigger to play in. A box!! Thanks, Papi...we love a box!

03-11-2023, 09:13 PM - 1 Like	#1772
luftfluss Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: NJ Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 11,626	Originally posted by Mbaez Ali paying us a visit Pentax K1ii + Pentax FA* 85 @ f/1.4 Superb photo of a gorgeous cat!

03-14-2023, 01:06 PM - 2 Likes	#1774
jersey Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: 3City agglomeration Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,058	My garden dwellers: Tama: Filemon the II:

03-19-2023, 02:52 AM - 6 Likes	#1776
Digitalis Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Melbourne, Victoria Photos: Gallery Posts: 11,694	Tigger hopping in the washing hamper: Sunny photobomb:

03-19-2023, 08:03 AM	#1778
OrchidJulie Moderator Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Magic City Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 6,962	Our cats don't seem to care much for store-bought "cat beds". We have several, either purchased or received as gifts, and none gets much use or attention. They seem to prefer a snuggly fabric in a basket, or any random spot with or without a towel or blanket.

03-19-2023, 08:37 AM	#1779
Mbaez Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2018 Location: NY Photos: Albums Posts: 3,774	Originally posted by WPRESTO Annabelle in her tube-bed. It looks cat-cozy, but she quit using it after a few weeks. Maybe if you store it for a couple of weeks and then put it back she will use it again. That's what we do with our cats and seems to work.

03-19-2023, 10:10 AM	#1780
OrchidJulie Moderator Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Magic City Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 6,962	or a light mist of catnip spray on it...if she's a catnip-aficionada.

03-19-2023, 03:05 PM	#1782
OrchidJulie Moderator Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Magic City Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 6,962	Condolences to A on Fiona's passing. Sounds like she may have had renal failure, which is common in senior cats.

03-19-2023, 03:11 PM - 2 Likes	#1783
paulh Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: DFW Texas/Ventura County, CA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 33,301	"Go away!"

03-20-2023, 04:58 AM - 6 Likes	#1784
Digitalis Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Melbourne, Victoria Photos: Gallery Posts: 11,694	Pentax K1 MKII - SMCP-FA77mm f/1.8 Limited

03-20-2023, 10:31 AM	#1785
jgnfld Moderator Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Avalon Peninsula, Newfoundland Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,796	Originally posted by OrchidJulie Our cats don't seem to care much for store-bought "cat beds". We have several, either purchased or received as gifts, and none gets much use or attention. They seem to prefer a snuggly fabric in a basket, or any random spot with or without a towel or blanket. ...ESPECIALLY clothes fresh out of the dryer in a basket/pile on bed as I posted a little ways back here!