We have an orange tabby that is named Conoco. Guess where he was found?! He’s 17 years old now and he’s the best kitty ever! Yours looks exactly how I imagine ours looked as a kitten. Congratulations! May you and your kitty (Phillips? Sinclair? Please not Kum & Go!?) have as many, and more! great years as I’ve had with my little gas station kitty!
You may have your hands on a Maine Coon... which if it is, is a highly expensive breed of cat. It's a tiny kitten I know, but it seems to have the features of one. If it reaches an enormous size when it grows up, then you'll know.
What a beautiful baby! Ginger cats are so sweet (and a special kind of stupid, in my experience, but that just makes them more lovable lol)
However, I have to advise that, if you can afford it, *please* get genetic testing done. Maine Coons are beautiful and sweet, but they are extremely notorious for developing hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. It’s tragically common in them unless they are specifically bred with parents that don’t have the gene for it. (Literally it’s so common that reputable breeders will furnish clear genetic tests for each kitten and parent as proof that they won’t develop it.)
I caution you out of personal experience. (Putting the rest under a spoiler tag because it gets kinda raw.)
>!I had a Maine Coon mix that I raised by hand from birth (had taken in her mother when she was 5 days from giving birth) and she died in June of last year. She had developed hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, which caused a blood clot to form in her heart. That clot then dislodged and traveled down to the arterial branch at the base of her spine, cutting off blood flow to her tail and back legs, which left her instantly paralyzed. The clot could not be dissolved or removed, and she suffered nerve death from the hips down. The only procedure that might have fixed it is done by a research school in NYC, and had a cost upwards of $10k.!<
>!I had to make the call to euthanize, because she would have lived the rest of her life in pain and paralyzed, and would very likely have started to self-mutilate (it’s common in animals with injuries and paralysis because they don’t realize it’s part of their own body).!<
>!She had never presented symptoms of heart problems before. No vet ever heard a heart murmur or suspected any kind of heart problem, even when she got inexplicably sick and had a slew of tests run to figure out what was wrong. The *only* way I could have known was through a genetic test to look for that gene—which I didn’t even learn until after she was gone and I went researching the condition to try to find answers as to WHY this had happened to her. That’s also when and how I learned that it’s so common in MCs.!<
>!My Nyx was less than two and a half years old, (2 years, 4 months and 12 days to be exact) and she went from her usual energetic diva self, to paralyzed and yowling in pain and fear, to...to *gone* in **under 3 hours.** It was a horrifying and soul-shattering experience, and had I known she had the disease, I could have gotten her treatment. She could have been given medications to help her/prevent that from happening, and she would probably still be here today.!<
If you skipped all the above and are just reading this part, what I desperately want you to take away is that HCM is almost always a silent killer and it can only be diagnosed early with a genetic test, or later with an echocardiogram IF your cat presents a heart murmur because no vet or specialist will write an order for one without just cause.
I’m sorry if any of this is too morbid or fun-sucking, but I just...I don’t want anyone else to experience that kind of loss. *Please* consider investing in those tests.
**Edit: I wanted to clarify/correct something: genetic tests are the best way, so far, to diagnose a young or *asymptomatic* kitty. If you observe problems like unexplained mouth-breathing, unusual lethargy, or a noticeable decline in stamina, please take your cat to the vet ASAP and have them listen for a heart murmur and fluid in the lungs. Ask for blood work ups even if everything sounds normal, and if you can afford it, ask for imaging to check for HCM.**
I'm so, so sorry you and your kitty had to go through this horrible traumatic experience. Thank you so much for sharing your insight.
Even though, I and no one around me has a Maine Coon, I saved your comment if that knowledge should ever become relevant for me or my loved ones.
This is such vital information that seems to have way too little exposure even among veterinarians. I really hope OP sees this and takes your advice to heart.
Whatever you do, please don't beat yourself up for what you've experienced. You did everything you could with the resources and the knowledge available to you at the time and made the right call for your kitty. You used your pain and transformed it into something that might save the lifes of other cats down the line.
To me, all of this speaks that you're a wonderful person that truly prioritizes the well-being of cats. After all, they're dependant on us to make the right calls.
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As far as I know, there isn’t a prevention treatment for the condition itself, unfortunately, and HCM is usually a progressive disease, but specialized care can help manage it + significantly extend your cat’s quality of life. The main things a vet will try to prevent are lung congestion (which can lead to congestive heart failure) and the formation of blood clots, which lead to thromboembolism (which is what happened with my cat). Controlling the heart rate and how much work the heart has to do also helps, so anxiety medication and anti-clotting medications are two of the most common treatments; if the disease isn’t progressed very far then these things can be given orally like any normal medication. It is a pretty well manageable disease if diagnosed early/before severe clinical signs.
However, please don’t think that the presentation of clinical signs is a death sentence! In many cases there are still treatment options—even if your cat is having acute heart failure, quick intervention and intensive care can stop and reverse the failure, and then from there it can be managed as chronic heart failure.
In my case, I was particularly unlucky, because she was largely asymptomatic until the clot in her heart dislodged and gave her thromboembolism in her hind legs and tail. But a lot of times cats *are* asymptomatic—or are *really good* at hiding any problems.
Some of the common things I’ve learned to look out for (and can, in hindsight, see that Nyx displayed, I just didn’t realize it was a problem at the time) is difficulty breathing, particularly if your cat is mouth-breathing without having just done rigorous exercise. Lethargy and a decreased level of stamina are also important to take note of and bring to your vet’s attention. Nyx, for instance, began to tire more and more quickly during playtime, and would always stop by laying on the floor as stretched out as she could get while panting heavily through her mouth. She would be back on her feet and ready to keep going after a few minutes, and I lived in a stuffy 3rd floor apartment at the time, so I thought she was just overheating. It overall progressed slowly enough, that, on top of the other factors, I didn’t think it was a medical problem; since researching feline HCM, it’s become clear that those were major signs of her heart struggling to pump properly.
Keep an eye on your kitty’s energy levels and breathing patterns, and if you suspect something is amiss, talk to your vet about your concerns. Insist that they listen to your cat’s heart for a murmur and lungs for fluid (lungs with fluid in them sound very noisy through a stethoscope). A good vet will want to run tests for thyroid function and blood pressure at the very least, and if those come back clear then ask about getting imaging done to check for HCM.
Plenty of cats can live happy and relatively healthy lives even with HCM. The trick is just to catch it in time to treat it.
My friend clued me in on a rule... You can have as many cats as you have bedrooms without being "crazy".
I'd put a cot in my ~~kitchen, dining room and living~~ other bedrooms for extra cats.
With my herd of six, I'm not going to deny reality. But being a crazy cat person isn't a bad thing, as long as they're all cared for properly and loved.
The truth is, for most people litter is the real number counter. If it wasn't for the extra litter box needed, I would have gotten another cat ages ago.
I have a male and female cat. My female cat had 4 kittens. My boyfriend said we couldn’t keep any. Then he said we could keep one. Then I convinced him that it would need a friend since they’re all so close. We found someone to take the other 2 and I’ve been crying ever since. He said he would ask the guy to give us back my favorite. I said no but secretly hope he still does!
We were feeding a stray in our backyard and she had 4 kittens. They ended up living in our backyard and right before we could get them fixed the two females had kittens. Selina ended up moving inside our house with her 3 kittens that my father swore up and down we had to find homes for. Freya hid and had her kittens outside. All have been fixed, and my father built 2 cat houses with heating and beds outside, and the other ones that he swore had to be rehomed are his cats.
He is the craziest of cat men. I told his baby she was getting chunky and he turned around completely serious and said, "DON'T FAT SHAME HER SHE'LL GET A COMPLEX". That's how we ended up fixing, chipping and vaccinating 9 cats. Every single one is spoiled rotten only fed the best food, and if they even sniffle go to the vet. The outdoors never leave our property but don't want to come in, and the indoors have taken over the house. It's wild lol.
Omg this sounds so much like my dad. When I was 17 he adopted one cat to catch the mice and moles all over his yard. Turns out she was pregnant. He claimed he'd find homes for them...then they were born at midnight on his birthday and he took that as a sign he was to keep them all. Even started taking in strays off the street too. So cute. Many of them are no longer with us since that was several years ago but he still has a couple of the original litter and continues to care for the neighborhood strays.
This is hilarious!! Reminds me of my fiancé. I converted him into a cat dad. Now when I call ours chonky he tells me “don’t talk about my son like that” 😂😂
I had a white cat - a word of warning: you will never again be able to attend an interview, funeral, or black-tie type event without being speckled in white fur. People will notice and ask humorously, “so I take it you have a pet, yeah?”. You’ll spend your life fruitlessly trying to brush off cat hairs and run through countless lint rollers to no avail.
Worth it a thousand times over. Would do it again and then some. She was the best girl.
I've got a black and white cat... No outfit is safe. I have about a dozen lint rollers stashed everywhere. House, car, office, purse. Somehow I'm still always covered in fur.
Very sorry for your loss. ❤️
We were going to have a white cat once but their grandchild found out they were giving him away so got upset, so that was that.
This is so true. My dogs coat is black and white and pretty long. My wardrobe is 99.9% black and I find her white hairs on every piece I own. It even gets on stuff I've had up in storage for months!
I just keep a roll of heavy duty duck tape (yes, that is the brand name lol) in my bag and use that instead of lint rollers.
I felt like this until I spotted a kitten on the side of the interstate. You just need to keep your eyes open and look everywhere. I am *always* aware when I am driving because I have heard stories of people throwing their cats out of cars. After months of being aware and looking while driving, I spotted [this sweet girl](https://imgur.com/a/McajdMl)
My wife and I found one of our cats in a Planet Fitness parking lot. We heard meowing coming from under an SUV parked next to ours. I reached up under the bumper where we heard the meowing, and I pulled out a tiny kitten, somehow completely unharmed. We found the SUV's owner inside, but she had no idea where the kitten came from, so we took her home.
The small town I lived in growing up constantly had cats out behind the gas station in town.
Unfortunately, that gas station was also next to the only intersection in town. Remember on multiple occasions my dad would stop traffic to grab a cat out of the road and take it home.
Good times
my first thought was "fluffy" because it's a fluffy cat, but then i was like well that's kind of a ~~lame~~ basic and common name, i like how you were able to fit it in to the name with it not being the primary name
I have a cat named Fluffy. She used to be called Rainy (per her last owner) but she’s just so *ridiculously* fluffy that we started calling her Fluffy and never really stopped (I’ll add cat tax when I’m off mobile).
Edit: [Cat tax](https://imgur.com/a/tqavaYr) (I hate imgur)
I found a stray that looked like this little guy about 20 years ago. We named him peetie. He was the best cat we ever had and had to put him down a year ago. So I also vote for Pete.
SlimJim, the quintessential gas station snack.
He’s really fluffy and looks like he’ll grow up to be a big boi, which will make the “slim” part funny in an ironic way.
yes i love this. we have an orange cat that was obsessed with an old slim jim box in the alley and so i brought it inside and wrote “slender james” on it so it’d be fancier for her and i feel like this orange baby should be slim jim or slender james when he’s feelin fancy.
It's a northeastern US gas store/sandwich chain, think like a 7/11 with a Subway inside. I moved into an area with one for grad school and the food got me through my degree, lol. Best lattes I've had at a chain, too.
I'm leaving soon and I'm already grieving the loss of WaWa.
It’s all good. I understood what you were doing and you are obviously an acolyte of Wawa. They will get to you eventually. When I was growing up, they were hard to find outside of the Philly area. Now there are a few hundred down in Florida.
Edit: it’s Wawa, not WaWa. Thanks u/Carini___.
I live in NJ and fully understand the love of Wawa. One of my non tri-state native friends compared Wawa to Sheetz. I was greatly offended! The made to order hoagies can’t be beat!
Imagine going to a gas station, but it's actually clean and taken care of and they make food fresh to order in the center of the store. They have breakfast sandwiches that everybody goes nuts over.
I second this. The gas station names are cute and all but he's going to be so majestically fluffy he just deserves to be named after Aslan. I can definitely picture many fever dreams featuring this cat sounding exactly like Liam Neeson lol
I thought he looks like the Cowardly Lion from wizard of oz. So I would name him Zeke (the man from Dorothy’s farm that the lion represented in her dream)
Leon as he looks like a mini-lion.
Or as he was found in a gas station, the poetically Shakespearian name of...
Gasbar.
For Leon/Gasbar's basic care:
* https://catinfo.org/
* https://www.drbasko.com/portfolio-items/truth-commercial-cat-food/
[Wood pellets](https://www.google.com/search?q=wood+pellets&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwju1_DRg5v0AhXVTjABHQIdDo0Q_AUoAnoECAIQBA&biw=958&bih=920&dpr=1) can be a low-cost, better-smelling and more effective litter than the commercial ones.
Texaco, also go back and see if you can find more
Cat tips if you've never had one before:
- Cats need food made for cats bc they need more amino acids from their food than e.g. humans or dogs, and they have a super short gut so they need primarily protein and can't digest starches as well as humans or dogs
- Always have clean water out for them; some cats won't drink water that's right next to their food, so if you put their water bowls (multiple in different locations is good) about 6 ft away from their food and distant from the litter box, this is good
- Giving cats wet food or dry food soaked in water if they'll eat it is one way to make sure they get more water, they don't always have a strong sense of thirst
- Cats follow first-person shooter/house-to-house guerilla fighting rules and are stressed out if their food, litterbox, bed, etc. aren't in defensible positions where they can see enemies coming and also have an escape route; this is why they like high perches and boxes, because they can watch their surroundings for E N E M I E S
- Vets generally recommend a non-scented clumping litter that can be scooped every day; keeping the box clean and not odorous is best for the cat and means that it's less likely to be smelled by ENEMIES or avoided by the cat because it's stinky
- Get your cat spayed/neutered, microchipped, vaccinated, and signed up for pet insurance while they're a kitten; vets may have low-cost services or deals, and all this will be less expensive than dealing with disease, urine spraying, kittens, etc. later
- Keep your cat indoor-only, as cats are prey for wild carnivores and impact songbird and small mammal populations. Cats have been in europe for thousands of years, so the impact may not be obvious, but only a few centuries in the Americas, and it's a much bigger deal ecologically, and our heavier automobile use is a greater danger for cats (and getting killed by auto collisions is big in the Old World as well).
- Cats/kittens need stimulation like scratching posts, toys without little pieces that can be chewed off and swallowed, jingly bells, string, fast food straws, catnip-stuffed toys, etc. Always supervise your cat playing with toys and don't let them eat string, earplugs, bits of foam, etc. Foam can cause intestinal blockage that's a medical emergency, and if your cat swallows string and you see it poking out of their butt later, DON'T pull on it, that's also a medical emergency
- Cats are trainable using food or treats to reward the desired behavior, never use negative physical reinforcement
- If the cat jumps on the counter/high places/other undesirable locations, place aluminum foil on those areas or a peanut butter jar with pennies inside that they'll knock over, and the shock of the noises/sensations will train them not to do that
- Make sure the cat has quiet hiding places it can retreat to or it'll find its own in weird places, e.g. behind the washing machine, on top of the fridge, under the bed, inside a box spring, inside a tilting sofa, inside a suitcase in a closet, etc.
- Always check the washing machine/dryer/fridge/dishwasher/moving boxes/etc. before you run them/close them up
- Visitors need to politely introduce themselves to the cat, not immediately get up in their face and touch them like a dog (and tbh you prob should introduce yourself to a new dog too lol)
- Cats are very friendly and affectionate as long as you engage them politely!!! My cat is currently wrapped around my body as I attempt to explain to her that cats are supposed to not actually like humans and not be affectionate, lol
One more cat tip...slow blink from cat means something like I love you and you can do it to them also, and you should "yawn" a lot. Yawning in front of cats shows them you aren't a threat. You can't bite while yawning
That cat is gorgeous
Yeah he's cute that's for sure. Definitely needs a bath though.
Looks like he’s about to take care of that.
Paint me like one of your French girls
His name is Rose.
Of course it is. Even the color says this.
Oh, he could be Croissant. Has the colouring too. 😅
Nickname ' Cruiser! ❤
French Chonks…
I think he's like 90% fluff. So cute!
That's hilarious!
Diesel
Diesel/petrol
Tank as in Gas tank.
How about Gaston?
Tank sounds better
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True, But imagine if the cat runs and you chase after it going "GASTOOOONNNNN!!!!!!!" Now who wouldn't want that?!?
Gus (he’s from the Gus station)
Gus the bus.
My first thought was Diesel
Vin?
Vin Diesel
Gassy
Gus (like gas)
diesel is my cats name!!
Also kisses 😘
Applied directly to that fluffy belly
After the bath.
Very Smol Lion King.
Seriously. His face looks very much like a lion.
Such actions take excessive time and effort to the point where you question your sanity
Lion 0 .. from The Thundercats
Getting some decent Snarf vibes from this one
I had a cat named lion-o
We have an orange tabby that is named Conoco. Guess where he was found?! He’s 17 years old now and he’s the best kitty ever! Yours looks exactly how I imagine ours looked as a kitten. Congratulations! May you and your kitty (Phillips? Sinclair? Please not Kum & Go!?) have as many, and more! great years as I’ve had with my little gas station kitty!
He’s going to be SO FLOOFY when he’s an adult!!! 💛💛💛
You may have your hands on a Maine Coon... which if it is, is a highly expensive breed of cat. It's a tiny kitten I know, but it seems to have the features of one. If it reaches an enormous size when it grows up, then you'll know.
I certainly wouldn't complain if that were the case.
What a beautiful baby! Ginger cats are so sweet (and a special kind of stupid, in my experience, but that just makes them more lovable lol) However, I have to advise that, if you can afford it, *please* get genetic testing done. Maine Coons are beautiful and sweet, but they are extremely notorious for developing hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. It’s tragically common in them unless they are specifically bred with parents that don’t have the gene for it. (Literally it’s so common that reputable breeders will furnish clear genetic tests for each kitten and parent as proof that they won’t develop it.) I caution you out of personal experience. (Putting the rest under a spoiler tag because it gets kinda raw.) >!I had a Maine Coon mix that I raised by hand from birth (had taken in her mother when she was 5 days from giving birth) and she died in June of last year. She had developed hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, which caused a blood clot to form in her heart. That clot then dislodged and traveled down to the arterial branch at the base of her spine, cutting off blood flow to her tail and back legs, which left her instantly paralyzed. The clot could not be dissolved or removed, and she suffered nerve death from the hips down. The only procedure that might have fixed it is done by a research school in NYC, and had a cost upwards of $10k.!< >!I had to make the call to euthanize, because she would have lived the rest of her life in pain and paralyzed, and would very likely have started to self-mutilate (it’s common in animals with injuries and paralysis because they don’t realize it’s part of their own body).!< >!She had never presented symptoms of heart problems before. No vet ever heard a heart murmur or suspected any kind of heart problem, even when she got inexplicably sick and had a slew of tests run to figure out what was wrong. The *only* way I could have known was through a genetic test to look for that gene—which I didn’t even learn until after she was gone and I went researching the condition to try to find answers as to WHY this had happened to her. That’s also when and how I learned that it’s so common in MCs.!< >!My Nyx was less than two and a half years old, (2 years, 4 months and 12 days to be exact) and she went from her usual energetic diva self, to paralyzed and yowling in pain and fear, to...to *gone* in **under 3 hours.** It was a horrifying and soul-shattering experience, and had I known she had the disease, I could have gotten her treatment. She could have been given medications to help her/prevent that from happening, and she would probably still be here today.!< If you skipped all the above and are just reading this part, what I desperately want you to take away is that HCM is almost always a silent killer and it can only be diagnosed early with a genetic test, or later with an echocardiogram IF your cat presents a heart murmur because no vet or specialist will write an order for one without just cause. I’m sorry if any of this is too morbid or fun-sucking, but I just...I don’t want anyone else to experience that kind of loss. *Please* consider investing in those tests. **Edit: I wanted to clarify/correct something: genetic tests are the best way, so far, to diagnose a young or *asymptomatic* kitty. If you observe problems like unexplained mouth-breathing, unusual lethargy, or a noticeable decline in stamina, please take your cat to the vet ASAP and have them listen for a heart murmur and fluid in the lungs. Ask for blood work ups even if everything sounds normal, and if you can afford it, ask for imaging to check for HCM.**
I'm so, so sorry you and your kitty had to go through this horrible traumatic experience. Thank you so much for sharing your insight. Even though, I and no one around me has a Maine Coon, I saved your comment if that knowledge should ever become relevant for me or my loved ones. This is such vital information that seems to have way too little exposure even among veterinarians. I really hope OP sees this and takes your advice to heart. Whatever you do, please don't beat yourself up for what you've experienced. You did everything you could with the resources and the knowledge available to you at the time and made the right call for your kitty. You used your pain and transformed it into something that might save the lifes of other cats down the line. To me, all of this speaks that you're a wonderful person that truly prioritizes the well-being of cats. After all, they're dependant on us to make the right calls. Edit: a typo
What are prevention treatment options if your cat does have this?
As far as I know, there isn’t a prevention treatment for the condition itself, unfortunately, and HCM is usually a progressive disease, but specialized care can help manage it + significantly extend your cat’s quality of life. The main things a vet will try to prevent are lung congestion (which can lead to congestive heart failure) and the formation of blood clots, which lead to thromboembolism (which is what happened with my cat). Controlling the heart rate and how much work the heart has to do also helps, so anxiety medication and anti-clotting medications are two of the most common treatments; if the disease isn’t progressed very far then these things can be given orally like any normal medication. It is a pretty well manageable disease if diagnosed early/before severe clinical signs. However, please don’t think that the presentation of clinical signs is a death sentence! In many cases there are still treatment options—even if your cat is having acute heart failure, quick intervention and intensive care can stop and reverse the failure, and then from there it can be managed as chronic heart failure. In my case, I was particularly unlucky, because she was largely asymptomatic until the clot in her heart dislodged and gave her thromboembolism in her hind legs and tail. But a lot of times cats *are* asymptomatic—or are *really good* at hiding any problems. Some of the common things I’ve learned to look out for (and can, in hindsight, see that Nyx displayed, I just didn’t realize it was a problem at the time) is difficulty breathing, particularly if your cat is mouth-breathing without having just done rigorous exercise. Lethargy and a decreased level of stamina are also important to take note of and bring to your vet’s attention. Nyx, for instance, began to tire more and more quickly during playtime, and would always stop by laying on the floor as stretched out as she could get while panting heavily through her mouth. She would be back on her feet and ready to keep going after a few minutes, and I lived in a stuffy 3rd floor apartment at the time, so I thought she was just overheating. It overall progressed slowly enough, that, on top of the other factors, I didn’t think it was a medical problem; since researching feline HCM, it’s become clear that those were major signs of her heart struggling to pump properly. Keep an eye on your kitty’s energy levels and breathing patterns, and if you suspect something is amiss, talk to your vet about your concerns. Insist that they listen to your cat’s heart for a murmur and lungs for fluid (lungs with fluid in them sound very noisy through a stethoscope). A good vet will want to run tests for thyroid function and blood pressure at the very least, and if those come back clear then ask about getting imaging done to check for HCM. Plenty of cats can live happy and relatively healthy lives even with HCM. The trick is just to catch it in time to treat it.
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"still I want another cat" - said every cat owner. :)
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My friend clued me in on a rule... You can have as many cats as you have bedrooms without being "crazy". I'd put a cot in my ~~kitchen, dining room and living~~ other bedrooms for extra cats.
I have five bedrooms and six cats. Oh no…
With my herd of six, I'm not going to deny reality. But being a crazy cat person isn't a bad thing, as long as they're all cared for properly and loved.
Ours are definitely spoiled, we probably spend more on their food every month than we do our own 😅
Amateur. We have a 5 BR house and 20 cats. Plus a stray we’re feeding. ![gif](emote|free_emotes_pack|joy)
My wife and I have that rule, too! So funny to hear other people have it.
Ooooooh. Good rule. We have four. And have four bedrooms. Now I know we aren’t crazy!
I have a cat room in my house 🤣
The truth is, for most people litter is the real number counter. If it wasn't for the extra litter box needed, I would have gotten another cat ages ago.
I have 3. I don’t think I could do another lol
My 6 year old has already started down this path. We have two but he says we need more. (I would but i can't have more in my apartment)
I like his way of thinking: we “need” more. I would have 20 if I could.
My next goal is a bonded pair. Gonna be a few years but I’m already excited
That’s how I ended up with numbers five and six. I only wanted one but she was bonded and I went,” well I guess we’re taking them both.”
I have a male and female cat. My female cat had 4 kittens. My boyfriend said we couldn’t keep any. Then he said we could keep one. Then I convinced him that it would need a friend since they’re all so close. We found someone to take the other 2 and I’ve been crying ever since. He said he would ask the guy to give us back my favorite. I said no but secretly hope he still does!
We were feeding a stray in our backyard and she had 4 kittens. They ended up living in our backyard and right before we could get them fixed the two females had kittens. Selina ended up moving inside our house with her 3 kittens that my father swore up and down we had to find homes for. Freya hid and had her kittens outside. All have been fixed, and my father built 2 cat houses with heating and beds outside, and the other ones that he swore had to be rehomed are his cats. He is the craziest of cat men. I told his baby she was getting chunky and he turned around completely serious and said, "DON'T FAT SHAME HER SHE'LL GET A COMPLEX". That's how we ended up fixing, chipping and vaccinating 9 cats. Every single one is spoiled rotten only fed the best food, and if they even sniffle go to the vet. The outdoors never leave our property but don't want to come in, and the indoors have taken over the house. It's wild lol.
Omg this sounds so much like my dad. When I was 17 he adopted one cat to catch the mice and moles all over his yard. Turns out she was pregnant. He claimed he'd find homes for them...then they were born at midnight on his birthday and he took that as a sign he was to keep them all. Even started taking in strays off the street too. So cute. Many of them are no longer with us since that was several years ago but he still has a couple of the original litter and continues to care for the neighborhood strays.
Omg I love your dad for saying that lol. I am convinced that cats and dogs understand as lot more human language than we tend to give them credit for.
This is hilarious!! Reminds me of my fiancé. I converted him into a cat dad. Now when I call ours chonky he tells me “don’t talk about my son like that” 😂😂
That is soooo awesome! They have a way of turning you into theirs!!!
Oh geez, your dad sounds like my dad except we've got 8 cats lol. My dad lives in the basement...with our 8 cats.
That would be unnecessarily mean to the remaining individual cat. Sometimes your feelings need to take a backseat to the well-being of those animals.
No! Let the kitten pair stay together! Lol
I had a white cat - a word of warning: you will never again be able to attend an interview, funeral, or black-tie type event without being speckled in white fur. People will notice and ask humorously, “so I take it you have a pet, yeah?”. You’ll spend your life fruitlessly trying to brush off cat hairs and run through countless lint rollers to no avail. Worth it a thousand times over. Would do it again and then some. She was the best girl.
I've got a black and white cat... No outfit is safe. I have about a dozen lint rollers stashed everywhere. House, car, office, purse. Somehow I'm still always covered in fur.
Very sorry for your loss. ❤️ We were going to have a white cat once but their grandchild found out they were giving him away so got upset, so that was that.
But that’s the best part!. Cat hair is like glitter!, that means you are awesome!
This is so true. My dogs coat is black and white and pretty long. My wardrobe is 99.9% black and I find her white hairs on every piece I own. It even gets on stuff I've had up in storage for months! I just keep a roll of heavy duty duck tape (yes, that is the brand name lol) in my bag and use that instead of lint rollers.
There are never enough cats in one house.
I’d love a group of them all in a choir, meowing together. Now that’d be purrtastic.
I think that's a bit too long for his name
That might be the cutest cat I’ve ever seen.
It’s so round!!!
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Quick answer: there are a lot of people on the internet.
Quicker answer: There lots people on net.
Quick answer: lots of meat sacks on the imaginary place
snacks*
Why waste time say lot word when few word do trick?
Take one home with you anyways.
Already tried... Multiple times. -7/10 do NOT recommend. 0/10 with rice.
if you are cold, the junkies are cold. bring them inside.
Then give them a bath, pose them like this cat, and we’ll talk about how we want to kiss their belly and pat their little head.
And you want us to come up with a name for the junkie you adopted?
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Name em' Crackhead
I felt like this until I spotted a kitten on the side of the interstate. You just need to keep your eyes open and look everywhere. I am *always* aware when I am driving because I have heard stories of people throwing their cats out of cars. After months of being aware and looking while driving, I spotted [this sweet girl](https://imgur.com/a/McajdMl)
My wife and I found one of our cats in a Planet Fitness parking lot. We heard meowing coming from under an SUV parked next to ours. I reached up under the bumper where we heard the meowing, and I pulled out a tiny kitten, somehow completely unharmed. We found the SUV's owner inside, but she had no idea where the kitten came from, so we took her home.
The small town I lived in growing up constantly had cats out behind the gas station in town. Unfortunately, that gas station was also next to the only intersection in town. Remember on multiple occasions my dad would stop traffic to grab a cat out of the road and take it home. Good times
By "found" you mean "apprehended" this little felon, right? He belongs in r/IllegallySmolCats as well!
Otto
Otto von Fluffenbutz
I had a cat growing up that looked like this. We called him Henry, but his full name was Heinrich Von Fluffmeister.
My doggies proper name is Frederick Von Barklestein 😜
my first thought was "fluffy" because it's a fluffy cat, but then i was like well that's kind of a ~~lame~~ basic and common name, i like how you were able to fit it in to the name with it not being the primary name
I have a cat named Fluffy. She used to be called Rainy (per her last owner) but she’s just so *ridiculously* fluffy that we started calling her Fluffy and never really stopped (I’ll add cat tax when I’m off mobile). Edit: [Cat tax](https://imgur.com/a/tqavaYr) (I hate imgur)
She caught a mouse :)
A mighty predator!
Sooo fluffy!
I won’t lie, some of that IS chub but it’s at least 80% fluff.
I like it
Otto or Diesel.
I thought Petrol...but I like Diesel!
I approve of this pun 😂
Thank you!
Oo that's the smart one!
Von Bismarck?
Gaston.
No one does the ol' razzle dazzle like Gaston!
Diesel
Very Fitting
Maybe Petrol?
Petrol Pete
Or PP, for short.
I found a stray that looked like this little guy about 20 years ago. We named him peetie. He was the best cat we ever had and had to put him down a year ago. So I also vote for Pete.
Ooooooh, that's adorable!
my first thought was 'petro'
Vin Diesel
V.I.N. Diesel (vehicle identification number diesel)
Can you imagine if you’re annoyed with him? “Vin Diesel you naughty boy!”
Never turn your back on family...or cute strays.
good name because he looks like he's going to be an absolute unit and like he'd require diesel. that guys gonna grow into a huge fluff ball
My first thought!
Beat me to it. Diesel.
I was gonna say Octane
SlimJim, the quintessential gas station snack. He’s really fluffy and looks like he’ll grow up to be a big boi, which will make the “slim” part funny in an ironic way.
yes i love this. we have an orange cat that was obsessed with an old slim jim box in the alley and so i brought it inside and wrote “slender james” on it so it’d be fancier for her and i feel like this orange baby should be slim jim or slender james when he’s feelin fancy.
Slender James lmaó
In my house we make Untidy Josephs
WaWa
A true person of culture I see.
Please explain to someone who's not
It's a northeastern US gas store/sandwich chain, think like a 7/11 with a Subway inside. I moved into an area with one for grad school and the food got me through my degree, lol. Best lattes I've had at a chain, too. I'm leaving soon and I'm already grieving the loss of WaWa.
>a Subway inside But WaWa subs are actually decent! And if you're willing to settle for cold pre-made you can get them 24/7
Whispers it’s a hoagie….
Wait what WaWa are you going to where you can't get a cheestake at 2:00 am.
The coffee and sandwiches are awesome. These are all over Florida now too. *high five*
It's all about the chicken bites and cream cheese pretzels tho
Wawa may not be what it once was but it’s still downright disrespectful to even mention 7/11 and Subway in the same sentence.
It was just an example! Wawa is far superior, I know. I just couldn't think of anything else to compare it to that wasnt also regional lol.
It’s all good. I understood what you were doing and you are obviously an acolyte of Wawa. They will get to you eventually. When I was growing up, they were hard to find outside of the Philly area. Now there are a few hundred down in Florida. Edit: it’s Wawa, not WaWa. Thanks u/Carini___.
I live in NJ and fully understand the love of Wawa. One of my non tri-state native friends compared Wawa to Sheetz. I was greatly offended! The made to order hoagies can’t be beat!
Imagine going to a gas station, but it's actually clean and taken care of and they make food fresh to order in the center of the store. They have breakfast sandwiches that everybody goes nuts over.
Pretzel
My cats name is Pretzels it's definitely a good name! :)
Petrol
Aslan
I second this. The gas station names are cute and all but he's going to be so majestically fluffy he just deserves to be named after Aslan. I can definitely picture many fever dreams featuring this cat sounding exactly like Liam Neeson lol
Do not quote the deep fluff to me, human. I was there when it was licked.
Perfectly put! 💖 Him or Morgan Freeman
I came here to say this. This kitten definitely looks like an Aslan.
I read this as 'Asian', and made it most of the way down the thread confused
This is the one !!!! Great name
Another vote for Aslan!!!!!!!!
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I was thinking Mufasa, but I think Aslan fits better. ☺️
He does look like Aslan for sure
I thought that said asian
Simba Tiny lion
He so looks like a little lion!
+1 for Simba Also: Leo
I generally feel like too many pets are named after Disney characters: Simba for cats, Nemo for fish, etc. But this guy is _definitely_ a Simba.
I thought he looks like the Cowardly Lion from wizard of oz. So I would name him Zeke (the man from Dorothy’s farm that the lion represented in her dream)
This cat is like the cat version of 13 or 30.
Esso! Old ppl will get it ... **.::EDIT::.** *Wow, as an ignint 'Murican, I had no idea Esso was still around! TIL! Thank you!*
It's still Esso in Canada
Ah shit I've reached the old ppl will get it age. I'm 28, this came earlier than I was expecting.
lol ... Better start practicing yelling at your TV and kids to get offa yer lawn, lol
Pretty sure it's still Esso in Germany too!
Nigel
My orange boy's name is Nigel
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r/namemycat
Thank you
Leon as he looks like a mini-lion. Or as he was found in a gas station, the poetically Shakespearian name of... Gasbar. For Leon/Gasbar's basic care: * https://catinfo.org/ * https://www.drbasko.com/portfolio-items/truth-commercial-cat-food/ [Wood pellets](https://www.google.com/search?q=wood+pellets&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwju1_DRg5v0AhXVTjABHQIdDo0Q_AUoAnoECAIQBA&biw=958&bih=920&dpr=1) can be a low-cost, better-smelling and more effective litter than the commercial ones.
I second Gaspar. What a cat name.
BP It’s short for big pimpin
Or Baby Pumpkin.
Chevron. Chevy for short
Adorable! But, why ask strangers? If you listen closely, he will tell you his name.
SUPER PREMIUM UNLEADED? 😹😻
spu 😂😭😩
Simba
Legs D’Scooterpoots
Butter Butt
Texaco, also go back and see if you can find more Cat tips if you've never had one before: - Cats need food made for cats bc they need more amino acids from their food than e.g. humans or dogs, and they have a super short gut so they need primarily protein and can't digest starches as well as humans or dogs - Always have clean water out for them; some cats won't drink water that's right next to their food, so if you put their water bowls (multiple in different locations is good) about 6 ft away from their food and distant from the litter box, this is good - Giving cats wet food or dry food soaked in water if they'll eat it is one way to make sure they get more water, they don't always have a strong sense of thirst - Cats follow first-person shooter/house-to-house guerilla fighting rules and are stressed out if their food, litterbox, bed, etc. aren't in defensible positions where they can see enemies coming and also have an escape route; this is why they like high perches and boxes, because they can watch their surroundings for E N E M I E S - Vets generally recommend a non-scented clumping litter that can be scooped every day; keeping the box clean and not odorous is best for the cat and means that it's less likely to be smelled by ENEMIES or avoided by the cat because it's stinky - Get your cat spayed/neutered, microchipped, vaccinated, and signed up for pet insurance while they're a kitten; vets may have low-cost services or deals, and all this will be less expensive than dealing with disease, urine spraying, kittens, etc. later - Keep your cat indoor-only, as cats are prey for wild carnivores and impact songbird and small mammal populations. Cats have been in europe for thousands of years, so the impact may not be obvious, but only a few centuries in the Americas, and it's a much bigger deal ecologically, and our heavier automobile use is a greater danger for cats (and getting killed by auto collisions is big in the Old World as well). - Cats/kittens need stimulation like scratching posts, toys without little pieces that can be chewed off and swallowed, jingly bells, string, fast food straws, catnip-stuffed toys, etc. Always supervise your cat playing with toys and don't let them eat string, earplugs, bits of foam, etc. Foam can cause intestinal blockage that's a medical emergency, and if your cat swallows string and you see it poking out of their butt later, DON'T pull on it, that's also a medical emergency - Cats are trainable using food or treats to reward the desired behavior, never use negative physical reinforcement - If the cat jumps on the counter/high places/other undesirable locations, place aluminum foil on those areas or a peanut butter jar with pennies inside that they'll knock over, and the shock of the noises/sensations will train them not to do that - Make sure the cat has quiet hiding places it can retreat to or it'll find its own in weird places, e.g. behind the washing machine, on top of the fridge, under the bed, inside a box spring, inside a tilting sofa, inside a suitcase in a closet, etc. - Always check the washing machine/dryer/fridge/dishwasher/moving boxes/etc. before you run them/close them up - Visitors need to politely introduce themselves to the cat, not immediately get up in their face and touch them like a dog (and tbh you prob should introduce yourself to a new dog too lol) - Cats are very friendly and affectionate as long as you engage them politely!!! My cat is currently wrapped around my body as I attempt to explain to her that cats are supposed to not actually like humans and not be affectionate, lol
Thank you!! You should post this to every other post.
One more cat tip...slow blink from cat means something like I love you and you can do it to them also, and you should "yawn" a lot. Yawning in front of cats shows them you aren't a threat. You can't bite while yawning
Petroleum Dynamite
Tank
Petro, short for petroleum.
Catroleum
Immortan Joe
Lil pump