Oh no, I ship my cats' food too... I hope I'll be able to get it.
Also my bf is now wanting to get us a naked cat lmao. Would be cute I guess.
Also sphinxes in little knitted sweaters is an absolute aesthetic. I mean, just look at this!!!
Welcome back Erica!
Does anyone know a Norwegian Forest cat? I keep telling people that I think my cat Ward could be one. I was told at Aarf when I adopted him that he was your run-of-the-mill domestic medium/long hair, but after flipping through different cat books I own and stumbling on some pictures of Wegies I am not so sure that he might not have a mixture of this breed somewhere in his ancestry. People dismiss me when I mention this, saying you don't find a breed like that in a shelter. They're expensive. I agree that is unexpected but in my experience volunteering at dog and cat shelters some beloved breeds have turned up there from time to time. I saw Yorkies last time I volunteered at the Humane Society.
This feline friend just showed up outside the door step of Aarf in a carrier, and we will never know where he came from. I can help but wonder now because I spot a lot of the features attributed to this breed like a ruff and plumed tail, tufts on the ears, large size, longer hair, but all in a subtly there way, not a pure bred but maybe still a trace of the Wegie. His personality also fits the bill. Norwegian Forest cats are known to be curious explorers, more chill and friendly than other cats, they are great mouse catchers, and like water. My cat is all of these things.
Thank you for sharing this information about your kitty cat. I'm not an expert on calico cats, but I do know that there are multiple patterns of calico, and I have seen some that are in splotches around the head like that, also calicos interestingly almost always female because cats need X two chromosomes to produce a certain coloration, or so I read.I know this feeling. I also don't know the breed of my cat either. Not much is really known about her because she was somewhat of a rescue, seeing how her original owner didn't want her/couldn't take good care of her. Anyway, some people think she could be Calico... but she doesn't have the same patterns and such. I've been speculating some breeds that she could be and what not. She also has heterochromia; one blue eye and one yellow. Here's a pic of her of anyone wants to take a guess at her breed. I'm all ears as to what you all think. :3
Before I say more though, does your cat have a big bushy tail, average, short? I didn't get a good look at the her tail because of the way she was positioned, and that part of the body might be a clue.
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Ohay.
Just an average tail. Nothing special. I don't have many pics of her where her tail shows. :( It's mostly like... black I think?
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This is such an amazing picture omg. Welcome to the club!Ohay.
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Whenever I see vids like this, all I can think of is how poorly my cat would do. Jude has no spatial awareness. He thinks he fits in the smallest spaces when he just doesn't. He'd definitely knock down all the dominoes he tried to walk through. Definitely more like the dog than the cat. 😂Sorry to hear that you've been down. I hope you feel better. I have been meaning to post a cute pet video I watched of a cat and dog going through a domino obstacle course. If this has been a sad week I definitely want to share now and maybe lift the spirits with a little something short but sweet.
I had some issues getting my cat's monthly litter supply again. This time Amazon clowned around and delivered my order to another address in a whole different state. So my new order was almost a week late, and I had to stretch what I had since I am still in quarantine.
Earlier this year when I had a late order of kitty later I tried a method I found online that involved newspaper/ junk mail, dishwashing liquid/ soap and baking soda... But I wasn't crazy about that one after trying it.
The product turned out alright, it smelled okay and looked like litter I guess, resembled some of the clay-based formulas I have used, but it was more tedious to make than it should have been. I had to meticulously shred stacks of paper, the paper needed to soak for several hours, and then dry for several more. It is not really practical in a pinch because it can take all day to make. Also even if you make what you think is a large amount often it boils down to being just only a little, barely enough to cover the litter pan for one day. So I didn't want to use this method a second time. It was just more trouble than it was worth.
So I tried something new yesterday and the day before to deal with the litter shortage. I shook the last few ounces of my usual cat litter formula out of the bag into the litter box. Since it wasn't going to be enough I went out into my back yard and gathered leaves and herbs to crumble and mix as a special emergency litter. We happen to have bushes of lots and lots of lemon grass several feet high. So I gathered arms full of the stuff, and shredded it to bits and made a big grassy bed for my cat in the litter box. It turned out surprisingly well. It doesn't track, it's very absorbent. It was quick and simple, and it makes the room smell just wonderful. It's a fragrant, clean, fresh, bright scent all day. It deodorizes better than any litter that I have bought. It smells like spring. I heard that cats respond well to this herb, and that it has similar qualities to catnip. When I pick lemon grass leaves now he immediately notices, and rubs his face against them. He loves the smell like I do! I read that lemon grass is also good for people. It's evidently calming, and come to think of it I feel really pleasant lately.
So I think we have turned a bad situation into something good. The overdue bag of kitty litter finally arrived this weekend, and I put it in my cat's litter box, but still sprinkle bits of lemon grass in my cat's litter regularly just as a freshener from now on, even though I don't need too.