Posted on 12/11/2024 10:04:27 PM PST by Red Badger
My Bugs the Cat was as orange as could be. Not a white hair on him. He was also Manx and the most beautiful cat I ever saw. Crazy smart. The mutations mentioned make me wonder about susceptibility
to cancer.
I lost him a year ago. He was only 5.
I taught him to enjoy riding in the car and he and I ran from the Almeda fire together with nothing but that car. He was very independent and the experience was too hard on him.
So many places refused us a bed because I had a cat. I would have never survived the horrible places we had to endure without him!
The hardest thing I ever survived was watching him die. He would cling to my arm. He comforted me when I cried.
I lost everything. My home, my family, friends, my income and future. But the greatest loss I ever survived was Bugs.
I never imagined a pet could come to mean so much.
Well, maybe for an orange cat....
(Currently have two rescues: a Calico and a Tuxedo - both are alpha females and DO NOT get along, so they each give the obligatory "HISSS" as they pass each other in the hall.)
My cat is a lush solid black. The most super affectionate cat I have ever had; loves the dogs, and after a few days, loves other kittens. I think she thinks she’s the mother to everyone.
The other cat is an orange and white tabby. Pros - gets along with every other animal no matter their size. He’s extremely loving. He comes back to the house like clockwork. Cons- he NEVER stops meowing if he wants something. I mean it is loud and lasts for hours. Even the vet remarked about it when we took the cat to get neutered. he’s also a bit destructive and careless.
Both cats love each other.
For all I put up with that orange cat, he better be hunting mice big time when he’s outside.
Wow. I’m so sorry. Glad you had Bugs to get you through.
Cats are some darned odd critters. That’s what’s so cool about having them around, they have a WIDE range of personalities.
Did this study take any taxpayer money?
Does this color of cat have any advantage when crossing highways?
Those of us with beloved pets understand what you are saying.
On same gene branch known to incite evil behavior.
And, I like cats. Orange ones are just naughty.
Might be why the blue haired TWOT’s hate DJTrump so much.
Yep our orange “Tigger” was a rescue from the shelter. He is a real lover. He has a set routine that he follows everyday. Very predicable. He is probably one of the best we’ve ever had.
This article could have been written about my kitten experience from back in 2019. I've got a few gingers (3 - male) and a tortoiseshell (1 - female) all from the same litter. Daughter brought them home as foster pets when they were the size of mice. She nursed them to health feeding with medicine droppers. After several months, when they were growing and ready to go back to the shelter, we came to the realization that these little critters became part of our family and we couldn't part with them.
That’s great...do they ever gang up on the tortiseshell kitty as an outsider????
(I would think not...Siblings trumps Markings every time!)
And yep-keeping them long enough makes them yours without fail...:)
The tortiseshell is totally an outsider. She has arguments with the gingers, but they get along OK. The 3 brother gingers are very loving to each other. Like someone said earlier on this thread they all have their own personalities, just like people.
Great montage, especially the last (AI) image!
My orange coon cat Patrick was very clairvoyant. I could say something to him and he often displayed how accurately he understood. Miss him so much.
Their faces really resemble one another very closely.
Hilarious! So smart!
LOL!
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