Show me your "favorite" fur child

[Mac and Cats]

I didn't find a similar thread like this, so I apologize if it already exists!

I know, I know. We don't have "favorites". Neither do I. But some touch our hearts a little differently. Here's my sweet Bubby that we lost in November of 2021 from kidney disease. He was 18. I found him when he was 5 (microchip confirmed his age) as a skinny flea infested cutie. He came to my porch for food several days in a row. I worked to gain his trust and the second he let me touch him, I snatched him up and took him to the vet. His previous owners never responded to the vet reaching out. So, I claimed him. He was the sweetest and I miss him every day.

 

[catloverfromwayback]

My Caitlin, usually known as Katie or Katiekins. Had her from three months to thirteen years, when cancer killed her within a fortnight of diagnosis. Wonderfully bossy, affectionate little cat, very fond of biting my chin when lying on me. Very long and lean for her size, and with a piercing voice; I sometimes wondered if she had a bit of Oriental in her ancestry. One hell of a hunter (this was in the 90s when I still let my cats outside) - she once took out nine birds in a fortnight (blackbirds, an invasive species) and I once saw her catch a bird in flight. Stupid thing sat twittering at her from a branch about 5’ up, and took off just as she did - end of that bird.

The second photo isn’t my hand, btw. It’s a friend who didn’t have the sense to listen when I told her not to tickle baby Katie’s tummy.

I adored my little Katie. She’s been gone now longer than I had her; 2009, the week of the Black Saturday fires, on her thirteenth gotcha day.

But I want to add that I love Phoebe and Daisy more than I thought I could when I adopted them. Took longer than with Katie, but they are every bit as much my dear darlings.

 

[Mac and Cats]

catloverfromwayback

So sweet! Looks very much like my first cat, Tigger. Thank you for sharing!

 

[catloverfromwayback]

catloverfromwayback

So sweet! Looks very much like my first cat, Tigger. Thank you for sharing!

Welcome, amd thank you for sharing your dear Bubby!

 

[tarasgirl06]

"Favorite"? No such. With over 60 cats in my life so far, and every one of them loved completely and unconditionally, how could I have a "favorite"? My big brofur was 3 when I joined the family, and most of my life has been multi-catted, until June of last year, when Elvis became an "only cat." Here's the silly guy, in one of his many mysteriously fascinating poses.

 

[JamesCalifornia]

Relaxing ... ​