today is national hug your cat day!

[niyad]

how to hug a cat perfectly:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/06/04/national-hug-your-cat-day_n_5434368.html

[Brother Buzz]

1. This doggie wants a little, fluffy kitty to hug

[Throd]

2. That is every day around here.

[niyad]

6. it certainly was for mine!

[djean111]

3. Oh, that is priceless! I love the French hug.

[winter is coming]

4. Tomorrow is national band-aid day!! n/t

[niyad]

7. so true~

[enlightenment]

5. We have many cats.

I'm exhausted, but I think the bleeding is finally starting to slow . . .

[niyad]

8. snicker!!!

funny, but mine always adored being hugged, carried, loved.

[enlightenment]

9. House cats are cool with it -

the "ferals" (currently sleeping on the couch?!), not so much.

[niyad]

10. I am waiting for the day the outdoor kitteh I have been taking care of the last two years allows me

to pick her up. we are getting closer each day.

[enlightenment]

13. Last summer we looked out

the front gate and saw eight feral kittens; about 8 weeks old. No mom cat in sight. Put out food and they came on the run; they were very, very hungry. Continued to put out food, moving the dishes into our courtyard . . . they followed, still no mum.

Eventually trapped them - sometimes one in a day, sometimes two - and took them for spay/neuter/vaccinate/ear tip. We were told by the vets that they would probably run off and might come back. Yeah. Right.

Seven survived. For about six months they lived in the courtyard - we didn't care, because having a colony in place means the other ferals stay away. Slowly but surely, they have moved in. Only one will let us hold him; only one will have nothing to do with us. The remaining five will allow petting to varying degrees as long as no picking up is involved. Our house cats just give us the look ("really? An entire HERD of them? Find homes for them already!&quot but tolerate them well.

I really didn't plan on becoming an official cat lady. Really.

[niyad]

15. uh, huh, suuuuure you didn't!!!

the one I am feeding is part of the t/n/r program, apparently (the tipped ear, and NO offspring anywhere) she is finally allowing me to pet her, but it is clear that she has suffered abuse--every sound frightens her, and moving my hand sometimes scares her. recovering lost ground from the holiday weekend with all the traffic, and people, and noise.

[enlightenment]

17. Sounds like you are making progress, though.

Poor little mite.

And yes, we're suckers. Completely.

[tymorial]

11. This made me smile and I needed it

My cat of 15 years is not going to be around much longer. She is still having good days but she has had a lot of medical problems. I think that I will have to put her to rest in a couple of weeks. It could be as soon as tomorrow when she has her next vet appointment. I will give her an extra hug tonight. I rescued her when she was 2 years old. She had been at the SPCA for nearly 4 months I don't think she would have been around much longer. Cybel was with me through a lot of tough times. I shall miss her terribly.

[niyad]

12. ((((((ty)))))) many here know the pain you are experiencing, as we have been there ourselves.

even though letting them go when they are suffering is the most loving thing we can do, it is so incredibly hard.

please know that the du family of cat lovers is here for you. give cybel our love, and I will send mine to greet her at the rainbow bridge when the time comes.

[tymorial]

16. I'm sure she will love chasing birds in the meadows of summerland

thank you for your kind words. mp.

[enlightenment]

14. It's the worst part of loving our pets.

Hang in there and be strong - we'll all thinking of you.

[fizzgig]

18. peace and love to you both

i took my princess for that final drive to the vet three months ago and i there is still a gaping hole in my heart. she was with me through some of the worst times of my life and, although she made judgey faces at me, she always loved me.

[tymorial]

22. :)

Despite maybe having hyperthyroidism, the vet thinks my Cat is doing okay for her age. Cybs is still kicking

[Gormy Cuss]

19. My cat's not a hugger, alas.

He likes to be touching his humans though and stalks us. I guess it's love.

[yuiyoshida]

20. My cat will not let me hug him...

The thing is the first year of his life, he spent outside and being as wild as he wanted to be. Its taken him a long time to even allow me to pick him up, without him having a fit. Had I started on day one, things would have been different, but my living circumstances didn't allow me much luxury back then. Hopefully some day he will allow me to hug him, but is already an "old guy" now by cat standards.

[niyad]

21. ., . .

[Juicy_Bellows]

23. And June 5th is National donut day!

Cats and donuts - good things all.

[niyad]

24. welcome to du. you are absolutely correct.