Cuuute pet photos here! I loved reading through this thread, and have meant to post here for a while, but never got around to it until now.
I'm not one of those people who collects cats. I never set out to have seven kitties running around, but I love each of them so much! I worked at an animal hospital for a couple of years, and I dunno; my sweetie and I, over time, took in some of the homeless kitties that ended up living there. Our small two-story place is spacious enough that they all have plenty of room to each have their space, and they all get along well, for the most part.
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Elise:
She was the runt of her litter and was born with a cute li'l nub tail. She's no longer a kitten, but she's still smaller than most adult kitties and has a little bitty kitten meow. The funniest thing about her is that when I laugh really hard about something, she comes running from wherever she is to be near me. She's a little snuggle pie. She tries to bully the biggest kitty, but if he goes after her instead, she runs away screaming. Other than that, they all get along wonderfully.
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Servo:
Servo is debonair and usually very reserved, but he also often has a crazy look in his eye like he could go absolutely apeshit crazy at any second (and he can, and does). And when you tousle his tummy fur and hand-wrestle him, he gets all hyper and crazy. He loves to wrestle with us. And he also loves to bite the corners of my books. If I forget to return a book to whatever bookshelf it came from, you can be sure that when I pick it back up later, it will have little bite marks on at least one corner. It used to upset me more since my books are my absolute most treasured possessions, but now I just make sure to put my books away, and if I forget, well then I have to enjoy the cute little Servo souvenir bite-mark on it.
*edit* Hehe I just noticed you can see his li'l teeth and claws digging into my hand. Yes, he's quite ferocious. ^^
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Peter:
He's on the left, with Fluffypants on the right. This big guy had a rough life before coming to us, but is finally settled down and very happy. He's the biggest kitty in the house but is a total cream puff, and the cuddliest kitty ever. When he sleeps, he looks like a giant kitten because he puts his li'l face in his paws and looks all innocent.
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Emma:
Emma and her brother, Fluffypants, are from the same litter and looked like twins when they were younger. Emma does this weird, funny thing: when Sweetie or I (or both at the same time) shower, Emma waits outside the bathroom on top of the stair-rail and when we come out, she kind of cute-attacks us. She rawrs her little Emma-rawr while she grabs at our hands and play-bites and head-butts. But only when we've just showered. Too cute ^^
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Fluffypants:
Emma's brother, Fluffypants, is the most mellow kitty I've ever known. He'll plop down anywhere and just look so relaxed and contented. He and his sister also have the most plaintive-sounding meows ever. They're both happy kitties, but when they talk, they're like "Reaaaaaaaaaaooowwwwwww? Reaow-wowrrow?" Fluffypants seems a little, um… "special" sometimes. I know most kitties love shiny, sparkly things, but when Fluffypants sees anything shiny in motion, like my new kitty watch-ring reflecting light, he goes all trance-y and seems mesmerized by it. He gets the funniest expression and *** his head to the side like a li'l doggie. It makes me laugh.
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Ladybug:
Ladybug is our oldest kitty, and she's ancient. She was already old-ish when she arrived at the animal clinic in need of a home, and that was about five years ago. She had obviously lived a rough life and had been in some epic fights, but she's always super-sweet and loving. She gets home made food that I make especially for her to keep her plump and healthy since she doesn't eat much dry food anymore. She's completely deaf, but is otherwise not much encumbered by her age.
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Mao:
He's my little nighttime snuggle buddy. He sleeps with Sweetie and me under the blanket most nights, or on one end of my pillow. Of all the kitties, he loves to be held the most. His little meows are so cute, and he still plays like a kitten. He drags that little giraffe buddy all over the house.
