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I've been singing the Spongebob song all day :) The last house I bought was never touched unless I tripped on it on the way to the bathroom or I moved it to Vacuum. Then one day they rolled over it while wrestling and flattened it. It became a cat papasan chair after it was flattened. They...

Am I the only one here who gets so annoyed thinking about how LITTLE half-wits in suits (who claim to be experts :nono:) know about cats/animals actual behavior that I go shopping and buy cats things? I spent the last 2 days reaffirming my cat lady status at TJMaxx :lol:

I'm no genius but it seems to me that all of my cat's (feral included) love and emotion for me (and their litter/house mates) is a direct reflection of what I put into those relationships. My theory is: An animal's love/compassion/attachment for me is a mirror image of my own emotional...

While I see cat strangers being kind to each other and will probably never be sure whether that's compassion or coincidence, I do believe these owners who tell stories of their cats feeling empathy for them or their house/litter mates. After taming 3 feral kittens I can absolutely tell you...

I have definitely seen signs of empathy/compassion in house mates and litter mates. I also know feral cats will form colonies if food is plentiful but I've never witnessed how feral cats will treat each other in complex situations. The feral cat we visit (mother of many of my cats, including...

I have 10 cats. The family dynamics are as follows: 1 feral cat who lives in the woods behind me and mothered many of the others (4 yrs old). 2 pet cats I took in from other people (2-3 yrs old). 2 half domesticated feral kittens from the mother's 1st litter. One lives in the woods 75% of the...

lol yeah they eat well. Gary is all about food. He and Ollie follow me to the kitchen every single time. Ollie squeals for treats while Gary just looks up at me longingly. Originally I was going to find homes for the younger 5. When Ollie was about 2 weeks old my daughter came to me and...

While 10 cats are hard to manage and were not in my plan I can't imagine how different my life would be if their mother had not escaped. They were less than 24 hours from being aborted and came close again a few times. I believe there is a tiny soul with a fully formed personality even within...

Here's one of the mom with the newer litter.

Gary and Shine on the electric blanket. Hard to believe I spent a year of hard work and long days trying to save them and their mother from feral life. They look like house pets now but let a stranger stop by or make a sudden loud noise and they will still panic. Gary will bolt out of the cat...

Update: It's been a long year. The 3 surviving kittens were dragged into my shop/garage by their mom at 12 weeks and lived there happily for some time. All were trapped and fixed. I lost one of my pet boys to a major illness during this time so I needed the babies as much as they needed me...

This is great. Thanks!

Yes, it's very silky. Her fur all over is silkier than the belly fur of her siblings. All of my cats have always been rescues over the years so I have not experienced much in the way of unusual genetics. At first I thought "oh it's cute how it ended up being the little marble one has this...

This is her (Mia). Maybe something about her appearance can help solve the buttery soft fur mystery. (and yes, she's fixed...all of them are;)).

I have a litter of kittens, 4/5 of which all have normal American short hair which is softer on the belly. If you really pay attention you'll notice their back fur has soft fur mixed with coarser strands. I imagine there is a purpose for these coarser strands mixed in. Mom was a tortoise shell...