Chicken, Dreamies and Lickelix - the Excellent Cats form a disorderly queue

[TheBroonOneAndTheWhiteOne]

..... behind Gizmo, of course.

Calling all cats! Come and get some chicken.

What is wrong with people?🤬🤬🤬

Pud wasn't very fangy

@Pudmyboy Pud was a star

That's what happened to Kettle and his brother. Abandoned and then fed by neighbours until the rescue centre trapped them.

I quite understand you need time to grieve before you think about a new cat. Hope you're OK today 💐

@Esgaroth well kettle has fallen on his paws! where is his brother?

No idea! We were shown both of them but told they didn't really like each other so they could go to separate homes. We only wanted one cat...

I do feel a bit bad about it but I'm sure he's made someone else very happy.

@Breadcat24 I’m so sorry to hear your sad news. Tiny creatures leave a big hole in our lives when we lose them. She was such a beautiful girl.

you will know when the time is right for another, although I know a few of us have found that to be much quicker than we thought we were ready for - Ollie’s mum getting Shady for one, and Toddlerteaplease another.

in the meantime, we’re all thinking of you

Is my DH silly or what? (It’s the cat's birthday…)

Well, I think the Excellent Cats could give this lot a run for their money. 😁

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/sep/05/the-cat-mayoral-race-meet-11-runners-and-riders-in-the-uss-most-furious-and-furriest-election?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

And Happy 13th Birthday Samscaff Cat! 🥳

What a beautiful cat, I love how half of her face is black and half is ginger. I hope your husbands off roasting a whole chicken so she can celebrate her birthday in style.😀

Did anyone see Larry the cat being let into 10 Downing St on the news?
At least he's not lost his position in the reshuffle!

Your DH is very sensible. Happy birthday, cat!

I spotted that - getting in Lammy's way as he walked in. 🤣

I missed Larry getting in the way, I'll see if I can find it later. I watched a really interesting documentary on the cats of No 10 a few months ago, It was fascinating. I never would have thought of Thatcher as being a devoted cat owner, but apparently she was and Churchill adopted a stay street cat. I can't remember what it was called, but I'll have to try and find it again, although I'm sure someone on here will know what it was called.

Well it's Ernie all the way for me!
(Also a long time since I read a Grauniad article I enjoyed, so thank you for that!)

@Breadcat24 you asked for photos of the excellent cats? I found Walter and Benny lying on the patio together this afternoon, not trying to hurt each other!

Re getting another cat, I think sometimes it happens sooner than you expect. Actually I had a friend lose her beloved dog, they were heartbroken and couldn't ever imagine having another. But soon she realised they just couldn't not have a dog in the house. Of course, first dog wasn't replaced, and their grief wasn't any less, but their house just wasn't right without a dog, and they loved the new addition.

Nice to see Walter and Benny NOT fighting, Coaster.

I think I'm going to have to endorse Berry as an actual user of the area. Minerva is very beautiful, but it's unclear if she is for or against crime, so I think she has to be eliminated. 😀

Herbie thinks Berry should remain mayor (as a fellow cat with a black smudge on his nose!)

Bread at, here are Three and Four being happy together.

Is 4 the teeny tiny scrap of previous posts? What beautiful kitties you have!😻

Yes, Pudmyboy, Four is one year old now and a glorious fluff ball. She has only just lost her kitten face.
Cat Three has been her big brother who has taught her the ways of the world so she has a lot mistaken perceptions: doors and bathrooms are scary; it’s a good idea to eat Cat One’s food for him; jump onto the dresser with the runner, nothing bad will happen.
She walks all over the kitchen bench when dh is cooking and he lets her.
Bonus photo of Cat One teaching her the ways of the pot.
In a couple of years she might be nearly as glorious as Sybil.

The dementia choir performed today (I'm the conductor) and it was at a village fete doodah.

Met some gorgeous NMSPs.
This is Fudge. He is training to go into hospitals and nursing homes.

When not stuffing himself with grass, obvs.

What sort of repertoire do you sing in the choir?

Love the NMSP!

Fudge is beautiful. I was trying to work out what an NMSP was until the picture posted.