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IrishEyes

(3,275 posts)
Fri Feb 8, 2019, 04:15 PM Feb 2019

This year I will be spending my valentines day with my two cats instead of a boyfriend.

Last edited Sun Feb 10, 2019, 02:27 PM - Edit history (3)

Honestly, I couldn't think of better company right now. Any other people who will be spending valentines day with a furry loved one instead of a boyfriend/girlfriend? Pictures of your adorable cat, dog, bunny, turtle, etc would be welcome.

Here are my cats when they were kittens. They were both rescue kittens that were living on the streets. They were found in separate places and are probably not related.

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This year I will be spending my valentines day with my two cats instead of a boyfriend. (Original Post) IrishEyes Feb 2019 OP
I've been married a few months short of 50 years. GentryDixon Feb 2019 #1
Manny is cute. I like his jacket. IrishEyes Feb 2019 #5
Manny stevil Feb 2019 #35
Absolutely! They love me and I adore them! CurtEastPoint Feb 2019 #2
They are beautiful. IrishEyes Feb 2019 #3
Big kitties!! KT2000 Feb 2019 #16
They are 2 of a litter of four and are not quite a year old. Amazing kits! CurtEastPoint Feb 2019 #19
Nice cats..side note, i love your cabinets.. hibbing Feb 2019 #20
Old house, about 1928ish. Original butler's pantry. The pens? CurtEastPoint Feb 2019 #23
Beat me to it! 2naSalit Feb 2019 #28
Awww! Cute pic of you and your kids! smirkymonkey Feb 2019 #24
Sweeties. stevil Feb 2019 #36
It's been many years since I had a husband or a boyfriend, and that's OK with me. The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2019 #4
Perhaps next year I will have a boyfriend. IrishEyes Feb 2019 #6
cats in the bathroom KT2000 Feb 2019 #15
Those eyes. stevil Feb 2019 #37
I love them! Glamrock Feb 2019 #47
I'll be stuck on a week long work trip qazplm135 Feb 2019 #7
That is too bad. IrishEyes Feb 2019 #12
Your right samplegirl Feb 2019 #8
Handsome fella you got there. IrishEyes Feb 2019 #13
I think so!!!!❤️🐾 samplegirl Feb 2019 #32
Super cute. stevil Feb 2019 #38
I'll also be spending time with my cats sakabatou Feb 2019 #9
I hope you have a good valentines day anyway. IrishEyes Feb 2019 #14
Thanks :) sakabatou Feb 2019 #17
I'll be spending it with Crimson and Aengus tonekat Feb 2019 #10
Beautiful Kitties. IrishEyes Feb 2019 #11
How sweet are they? Glamrock Feb 2019 #46
Maestro and me TexasBushwhacker Feb 2019 #18
He does look like a symphony conductor with the white and black fur. IrishEyes Feb 2019 #21
What a great pic! Glamrock Feb 2019 #45
30 years into marriage, but I can probably ditch him for the night akraven Feb 2019 #22
I have one cat sleeping on my foot. IrishEyes Feb 2019 #25
Sorry, no new pics. But heres my favorites. Glamrock Feb 2019 #26
Your gray kitty looks like thinkingagain Feb 2019 #27
If he lost the white spot Glamrock Feb 2019 #29
Sorry about your Squeeker kitty thinkingagain Feb 2019 #31
Awwww Glamrock Feb 2019 #33
So happy you love them stevil Feb 2019 #39
All of these animals are adorable. IrishEyes Feb 2019 #41
I told them all what you said. Glamrock Feb 2019 #44
Yeah, I love my two cats. IrishEyes Feb 2019 #50
Mrs Glam decided she wanted a Russian blue again. Glamrock Feb 2019 #51
I have two dates for Valentines Day. Lefta Dissenter Feb 2019 #30
Hi Poppy and Teddy! stevil Feb 2019 #40
They are so cute. They look like they want to play. IrishEyes Feb 2019 #42
Oh my god! Glamrock Feb 2019 #48
I know Lefta Dissenter Feb 2019 #52
And here's one back from another animal lover. Glamrock Feb 2019 #53
. Lefta Dissenter Feb 2019 #54
My Visby stevil Feb 2019 #34
Beautiful. IrishEyes Feb 2019 #43
How precious. Glamrock Feb 2019 #49
It will be just me and my boston terrier Leo. AJT Feb 2019 #55
Boston Terriers are great dogs. IrishEyes Feb 2019 #61
Leo the Dog AJT Feb 2019 #66
Great picture. It is like a headshot for an actor. IrishEyes Feb 2019 #67
I haz a few fuzzies hermetic Feb 2019 #56
They're beautiful! Glamrock Feb 2019 #57
Trouble, overall hermetic Feb 2019 #64
Love them! Glamrock Feb 2019 #65
They are all beautiful. IrishEyes Feb 2019 #58
They're awesome! Glamrock Feb 2019 #59
Austin Healey (grey male) and Mercedes Benz (black female) IrishEyes Feb 2019 #60
Ha ha! hermetic Feb 2019 #62
Ahahahahaha! Glamrock Feb 2019 #63
Introducing Our Cat Niagara Feb 2019 #68
Beautiful kitty. IrishEyes Feb 2019 #69
I told Bermuda that you said that he is beautiful Niagara Feb 2019 #70

GentryDixon

(2,953 posts)
1. I've been married a few months short of 50 years.
Fri Feb 8, 2019, 04:29 PM
Feb 2019

I have not received a valentine card nor gift from spouse in most of those years, nor do I care. It is an artificial holiday.

Your cats are most likely better company. 💕💕

Because we have two homes from Utah to North Carolina, and hubby spends a good bit of time in NC, I am very used to being alone, except with my dog.






hibbing

(10,098 posts)
20. Nice cats..side note, i love your cabinets..
Fri Feb 8, 2019, 10:44 PM
Feb 2019

And the cup full of pens reminded me of my father who must have had 50 pens in every room of the house.

Peace

CurtEastPoint

(18,652 posts)
23. Old house, about 1928ish. Original butler's pantry. The pens?
Sat Feb 9, 2019, 09:29 AM
Feb 2019

Our TNR organization had a silent auction last fall and needed tons of pens. You think I would find a better place.

2naSalit

(86,650 posts)
28. Beat me to it!
Sun Feb 10, 2019, 12:39 AM
Feb 2019

I do like that style, especially when I have a pretty set of dishes or something artsy to put in them.

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,743 posts)
4. It's been many years since I had a husband or a boyfriend, and that's OK with me.
Fri Feb 8, 2019, 04:32 PM
Feb 2019

Last edited Fri Feb 8, 2019, 05:07 PM - Edit history (2)

They're mostly a nuisance. Instead I will be spending a comfortable Valentine's Day with three cats and Netflix.

Here they are:

Jeoffrey and Pixie watching me in the bathroom, in accordance with Cat Rule #273, "No human may occupy a bathroom unless accompanied by at least one cat."



Milo wearing his Christmas tie:





IrishEyes

(3,275 posts)
6. Perhaps next year I will have a boyfriend.
Fri Feb 8, 2019, 04:35 PM
Feb 2019

Last edited Fri Feb 8, 2019, 09:04 PM - Edit history (1)

Perhaps not. Cats and Netflix are a great combination.

Your cats are really cute. My cat used to freak out if I tried to go into the bathroom without him. There must be invisible monsters in the bathroom of every cat household.

IrishEyes

(3,275 posts)
12. That is too bad.
Fri Feb 8, 2019, 09:06 PM
Feb 2019

I used to think it would be fun to travel anywhere but there are a few places I don't really want to visit.

IrishEyes

(3,275 posts)
21. He does look like a symphony conductor with the white and black fur.
Fri Feb 8, 2019, 11:34 PM
Feb 2019

Very cute. He looks like a good snuggler.

akraven

(1,975 posts)
22. 30 years into marriage, but I can probably ditch him for the night
Sat Feb 9, 2019, 08:58 AM
Feb 2019

and spend it with Nosey Diddy-Bits (who is now on my foot)….

IrishEyes

(3,275 posts)
25. I have one cat sleeping on my foot.
Sun Feb 10, 2019, 12:22 AM
Feb 2019

The other cat is sleeping on my arm. They are making sure I can't go anywhere without their knowing.

Glamrock

(11,802 posts)
26. Sorry, no new pics. But heres my favorites.
Sun Feb 10, 2019, 12:34 AM
Feb 2019

The Mighty Zeppelin!
(Doing his best "Most Interesting Dog In The World" pose.


A boy and his dog


Muddy!


The Beans and her brother Steviewonder


Bootsy on the day she was rescued. Heading to her new permanent home!

thinkingagain

(906 posts)
31. Sorry about your Squeeker kitty
Sun Feb 10, 2019, 01:03 AM
Feb 2019

I know how you feel we had a big fluffy grey kitty Moses. He was the best cat not afraid of anything so relaxed, didn’t meow, would run out and meet me at my car so many things
Been gone a few years now and I still miss him and wish I could find another just like him. That is why we got Tuey in her pic she had the look in her eyes I could resist. Brought her home well she liked hubby better than me and she’s nothing like Moe she’s uppity!

Glamrock

(11,802 posts)
33. Awwww
Sun Feb 10, 2019, 01:55 AM
Feb 2019

I know how you feel. Steviewonder is a total mama's boy.

I was allergic to cats n dogs as a kid. I had some fish, but ya know, kinda hard to cuddle with. So I moved in with the amazing Mrs. glam at 23 and she had to have a cat. I was still allergic but wrapped around her finger so I relented. Turned out, I could be in the same apartment. Just couldn't touch her. Few years later I'm good. My immune system put up instead of shut up, dig? No more allergy. So we decide to get a second. A buddy of mine has a litter of kittens he needs to unload. We picked out a Russian Blue. Straight grey. No coloring at all. Called him Squeeker because of his little kitten squeeks. Yeah, I know. Not very imaginative. But it so fit.

He and I clicked. He loved his mama, but I was his person. He and I were on a whole other level than the Mrs. and him. He was my cat. Period. And a cooler cat the world has never seen. He drank beer off mama's fingers. When I packed a bowl he was in my face. Im not making this up. Hed get in my face until i blew some his way. One time, he got into a glass of Southern Comfort i had in my lap. I was watching TV. He walked up and sniffed and looked up at me. I didn't think nothing of it. I'm watching TV and I realize I hear him lapping out of my glass! Whoa dude! That's not for you! That's not good for you dude, as I yank it away. Needless to say, I had a hammered little kitty. He was thee party animal.

He was my best friend. He greeted me at the door every day and had to be knee deep in whatever I was doing. I loved him like nothing else (besides mrs. Glam).

At 4 years old, he died. He had a heart condition. It never stopped growing. As the heart muscles thickened, the cavities got smaller, causing the heart to work harder and harder until it failed. We drove him 2.5 hours to a feline heart specialist at Purdue University. Dropped him off and wandered the campus. Came back a few hours later. Doc walks in and says, "your cat has the largest heart I've ever seen." Nuff said. We took him home just crushed. Knowing we had weeks left with him.

A couple weeks later, got home from work and found him dead. Where I sit on the couch. I was destroyed, and I still miss him. Greatest cat ever.

IrishEyes

(3,275 posts)
41. All of these animals are adorable.
Sun Feb 10, 2019, 12:56 PM
Feb 2019

I have a grey cat that looks exactly like the cat in the picture. I also have a black cat but she is very fluffy.

Glamrock

(11,802 posts)
44. I told them all what you said.
Sun Feb 10, 2019, 01:02 PM
Feb 2019

They all blushed. Except for The Beans. She's an arrogant little shit.

All kidding aside, thank you. They're all pretty awesome creatures. They own my heart.

IrishEyes

(3,275 posts)
50. Yeah, I love my two cats.
Sun Feb 10, 2019, 01:14 PM
Feb 2019

I was only going to get one but somehow I ended up with another rescue kitten the same week. They are best friends. I'm really happy I decided to get two cats.

Glamrock

(11,802 posts)
51. Mrs Glam decided she wanted a Russian blue again.
Sun Feb 10, 2019, 01:21 PM
Feb 2019

You can see his story in this thread. Our vet had a litter of em. She went to pick one out and came home with Steviewonder and The Beans. Best decision ever! I highly recommend getting two litter mates. I don't think we watched TV for three months. Their antics were so entertaining.

Lefta Dissenter

(6,622 posts)
52. I know
Sun Feb 10, 2019, 01:29 PM
Feb 2019

I appreciate them each and every day. Teddy is ten years old and Poppy is two. Their personalities are so different, as you can tell even from her grin and his serious, contemplative expression. I just love them to pieces.

And here’s a ❤️ for you for that reminder of how lucky I am!

IrishEyes

(3,275 posts)
43. Beautiful.
Sun Feb 10, 2019, 12:59 PM
Feb 2019

I used to have a dog who looked just like your dog. He was the sweetest and smartest dog ever.

Glamrock

(11,802 posts)
49. How precious.
Sun Feb 10, 2019, 01:13 PM
Feb 2019

I see a golden in the Glam household in the future. Awesome animals. Love goldens.

hermetic

(8,310 posts)
64. Trouble, overall
Sun Feb 10, 2019, 02:49 PM
Feb 2019

But, Adam and Grania on top. Adam's a girl but....long story.
Dash and Sami (can you guess which one he is? )
And Val.

IrishEyes

(3,275 posts)
60. Austin Healey (grey male) and Mercedes Benz (black female)
Sun Feb 10, 2019, 02:35 PM
Feb 2019

I really like classic cars. I also like saying that I have a Mercedes.

Niagara

(7,628 posts)
68. Introducing Our Cat
Tue Feb 12, 2019, 02:36 AM
Feb 2019

His name is Bermuda. He loves people, lap naps, food (chicken and steak), people, belly rubs, boxes, more people and more lap naps.




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