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Tater
Moonpie
The kittehs are full tilt boogie. I think all cats live in a Maurice Sendak world filled with wondrous and at times scary creatures. They protect us from the Wild Things that would haunt us. It is an eternal wild rumpus.
One item that Moonpie and Tater saw as an enemy was a new loaf of bread on the counter. I found it in their major play area one morning. The wrapping was pierced in places but there were no tears. I think they considered it a very soft item to jump on. It looked like a bag of crumbs and 'croutons'.
Scat has reached some agreement with them. They only merit occasional hisses. Moonpie looks so hurt when she is hissed at. From time to time I catch Tater staring at a sleeping Scat. She seems to be considering the plus/minuses of a sneak attack. So far, the minuses appear to be too high.
They like to cuddle and sleep with me. Moonpie has settled down. Tater is still in the
squirm and nip phase. I think they see me as the 3rd sister albeit a slow and stupid one. They are very disappointed in me at times.
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This thread will probably be locked. My last one was and I received this supportive message:
(I'm requesting that you please post any additional kitty threads in the lounge, here is one the alerts the Hosts recieved)
Enough of this already. Losing a pet hurts, that first thread was fine, but this (update #10 by now?) isn't GD material. Put it in the Lounge or the Pets forum from here on out, pretty please.
(and the hosts concur with this, we've made similar requests of other DUers too)
I post in GD because that's where the people I know are. I had a very hard time after Mousie passed and the messages helped a lot. I still haven't found a new balance to my life. I still have moments no matter if some think I am carrying on far too much.
Thanks to all who have helped!
shenmue
(38,506 posts)Good kitties!
Le Taz Hot
(22,271 posts)And with all the true drivel that is posted in GD these days I'm sorry they chose to lock your kittie thread. *I* like reading them and, you're right, more people read GD than anything else, although, I must admit, the Lounge is WAY less "cliquey" than it used to be.
Ms. Toad
(34,087 posts)There's tons of other crap that ought to be posted in the lounge, or nowhere on DU, that hangs around GD being annoying - locking threads that aren't offensive and that many of us enjoy is rude.
a la izquierda
(11,797 posts)that is needed (IMHO) and welcomed by many who've grown weary of the fight du jour.
malaise
(269,157 posts)I think that great 400 plus thread touched on attacks on threads like this one.
TBF
(32,090 posts)to most of the intentional propaganda we are subjected to in GD on a daily basis. Thanks for posting!!
Demo_Chris
(6,234 posts)That said, these two look like a couple cuties.
NJCher
(35,730 posts)I'm sorry you had such a hard time. I sure know what that's like.
These two are adorable! I have a friend who has just brought a dog from the shelter into her home with two kitties, so I understand what's going on in this phase.
Four years later, the senior cat still hisses at the junior when she leaves or enters the house. Some things never change. It makes me laugh.
Cher
Omaha Steve
(99,712 posts)I do the same thing. K&R.
OS
Fumesucker
(45,851 posts)CatWoman
(79,302 posts)IMHO
WhiteTara
(29,722 posts)The hissing and slapping and avoidance seem to be coming to an end. Picabo kisses Picasso when ever he can. They both sleep with me and trade sleeping in the favored spot.
Picabo still doesn't know how to purr, but sometimes his little tongue just lolls out of his mouth in ecstasy of being petted and stroked. He's also perked Picasso right up. The 12 year age difference, along with Picasso's privileged life and Picabo's rough and tumble life as a stray make for interesting kitty takes on the world.
jwirr
(39,215 posts)dreary. I for one have missed you. If they ban you again I will at least know where to look for you and your kitties.
They sound like they are doing okay and give you much joy.
G_j
(40,370 posts)with all the trashy and useless stuff posted in GD, updates on someone's pets are ok with me.
3catwoman3
(24,045 posts)...so I am very happy to see this.
I don't understand the locked thread nonsense. If someone doesn't like a topic, why not just ignore it? I have opened any number of threads that turn out not to interest me, and when that happens, I just move on. No need to carp and moan.
Are there other Tater and Moonpie threads that I might not have seen because I didn't know where to look? I don't want to miss anything about these little cuties. The last one I saw was April 12th.
Are_grits_groceries
(17,111 posts)Last edited Tue May 13, 2014, 04:33 AM - Edit history (1)
BTW Tater has green eyes and Moonpie has golden eyes.
Their fur is mostly black and gold with russet highlights and stripes. They don't have many solid color patches. The black has golden highlights and the gold has a light covering of black. I haven't seen any white.
Tater announces her presence with a high-pitched kitteh trill. Moonpie does it too but not with the sheer delight I hear in Tater's voice. Tater just seems to be so full of life she can't contain herself. Moonpie is very active but Tater is in overdrive all the time.
3catwoman3
(24,045 posts)...a couple of days ago that made me think of you and your buddies, especially Tater. It said -
Cats Are Like Potato Chips - You Can't Have Just One
How did you pick their names?
Are_grits_groceries
(17,111 posts)that seemed to fit them.
Heidi
(58,237 posts):kick:
Lucinda
(31,170 posts)?
MoonRiver
(36,926 posts)This is "general" discussion after all. The minor forums just don't get enough traffic to warrant posting there.
Btw, Tater and Moonpie are so adorable!