and speaking of kitties...

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Lakerider, I'm so sorry about your kitty passing on.
She obviously had a good life with you. Looks like she was a huggable size 10 1/2.

[bmccasland]

Lakerider - so sorry to hear about loosing your lovely fur baby. She'll have lots of TE friends at the Rainbow Bridge.

Spindizzy - your two look just like the kitty that my vet has adopted as the office cat, and thinks everyone is a play toy. When I was picking up my kitties from boarding on saturday, Sam was out and about, so he got a "time out" by being put up on the fireplace mantle. Sam paced back and forth, back and forth, and s t r e a t c h e d down, and jumped down. The time-out spot will no longer work. Have fun with your two! They are cute!

[NoNo]

So sorry for your loss, Lakerider

[Lakerider]

So sorry for your loss, Lakerider

You ladies are great! Bike riders and cat lovers too!

[beccaB]

One of my cats weighs more than some bicycles.

[spindizzy]

OMG!!!I never thought of that - that is seriously funny

[blackhillsbiker]

My ginger cat (15 or so years old) "Casey" just informed me that it is now officially "Cat Lap Weather." She's doing her best impersonation of a scarf, with her tail on the laptop keyboard. Purring like an Evinrude. In the summer she stays on the arm of the couch. When it gets cold, I become her favorite furniture.

Deb

[colby]

My ginger cat (15 or so years old) "Casey" just informed me that it is now officially "Cat Lap Weather." She's doing her best impersonation of a scarf, with her tail on the laptop keyboard. Purring like an Evinrude. In the summer she stays on the arm of the couch. When it gets cold, I become her favorite furniture.

Deb

We're having the same "issue" at my house - but we have a few that try to compete for the prized positions of "belly" or "chest" or "that spot you make by your belly AND chest when you sleep on your side that is oh so snuggly and a cat fits right in, so sorry you can't ever roll over again now." One of ours is a little thing and likes to curl up in my legs if I sit cross-legged on the bed with my laptop (for about 10 minutes, then she starts spilling out onto the laptop keyboard).

Lakerider, sorry to hear about your kitty - she looks like she knew who was boss. I'm sure she'll find boxes to squat in over the rainbow bridge

And, back to the thread, I LOVE ORANGE KITTIES!! If I hadn't already adopted 5, I would have an orange kitty. They are super cute (and look very mischievous). We clip claws on all of ours, too, they have varying levels of enjoyment for the experience, but it's something that works well when you start them young.

[NoNo]

I've woken up the past few nights sleeping on my back with my legs in a diamond position (knees bent out to the sides, feet coming together) and Ruthie smack in the middle of them. Talk about not being able to move!

[spindizzy]

And, back to the thread, I LOVE ORANGE KITTIES!! If I hadn't already adopted 5, I would have an orange kitty. They are super cute (and look very mischievous). We clip claws on all of ours, too, they have varying levels of enjoyment for the experience, but it's something that works well when you start them young.

Colby, I think we're like you.. our last kitty, Nugget was orange as well....

I'll attempt to do a clipping this weekend.

The boy - we will name Axel. The girl is still nameless. I like "Juice." DD doesn't. She likes Storm. I'm not big on that one. DS is coming home from university for the weekend..maybe he'll have a good idea! DH is weighing in on the names; he is reasonable if you can present a good argument.

[e.e.cummings]

Lakerider - so sorry about your cat...

[bambu101]

Lakerider- sorry for the loss of your beloved kitty. She looked like a real sweetheart.

[RolliePollie]

Have you ever heard of Soft Paws?

http://www.softpaws.com/?gclid=CLSo6...FRQpawodLCD9tA

I've not tried them myself, but I've heard co-workers talking about them. They're like little soft plastic caps that glue over the claws so they can't scratch up the furniture. I'm not sure how long til they fall off and need to be replaced though.

My cats are declawed (yes, I'm a big meanie). This is a very weird comparison, but my grandmother had horrible ingrown toenails and had most of them surgically removed when she was in her 80's. We used to joke around that she was declawed too. She was thrilled with her "declawing" results and for some reason this fact made me feel a little less guilty about declawing my cats.

Oh, and your babies are really adorable!!!

[Eden]

My cats are declawed (yes, I'm a big meanie). This is a very weird comparison, but my grandmother had horrible ingrown toenails and had most of them surgically removed when she was in her 80's. We used to joke around that she was declawed too. She was thrilled with her "declawing" results and for some reason this fact made me feel a little less guilty about declawing my cats.

It's not even close.... declawing a cat is more like amputating the tips of your fingers and toes.... The claw, a tendon and the end of the bone are removed. It is very painful surgery for the cat and it leaves them with permanently impaired balance. Sometimes it doesn't heal well and leaves the cat with very unstable, painful feet. I volunteer at a shelter and we also find that cats who are declawed who are scared or aggressive tend to bite without warning, as they are aware that they can no longer defend themselves with claws.

[lph]

The girl is still nameless. I like "Juice." DD doesn't. She likes Storm. I'm not big on that one.

we had a Bailey, he was a bit smarmy
Pumpkin or Marmelade are obvious
my son suggests Rilla or Danky or Spencer, no idea where those came from
Mikey