Well, you do know I can't say no...
By ElicBxn
@ElicBxn (64169)
United States
September 21, 2010 9:48pm CST
When it comes to cats.
So, here's a picture of the newest member of the household, with my beautiful Scamp.
Of course, you can't really see how beautiful Scamp is, since he's BLACK, but you can see the baby behind him.
The baby is named Sparky, as in "spark plug" since he was found in a car engine. Obviously he got out safely...
However, he's pretty timid so we are mostly keeping him shut up in my bedroom, this means a certain amount of "musical cats" opening the door and letting the big cats come and go.
However, the big cats, after giving him a pretty good sniffing over, are treating him just like another member of the family. The only time I've seen a big cat swat him, he's bitten a tail.
So, isn't he just a beauty? I like those bold "classic" tabby bulls eyes on his sides, I know its kind of hard to tell in the pix, but he has them...
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@aeisle (377)
• Philippines
22 Sep 10
Our cat just gave birth to her kittens too. As I got home last weekend, I was surprised to see that our pregnant cat's tummy have gotten small. And that's when my mom says that our cat have already gave birth a day ago as I got home. I haven't seen the kittens yet because she hid in our storeroom just like how she did last time. I'm expecting to see the kittens maybe after two weeks of waiting when they were already able to run and play. I'm getting excited to see them soon and play with them. I also keep on wondering what would be their colors and how they look like. -)
@TheCatLady (4691)
• Israel
22 Sep 10
Sorry aeisle there is no excuse for your cat having kittens. As you said this is her second litter. Spay her before she has any more.
@alaskanray (4636)
• United States
22 Sep 10
!ALWAYS SPAY/NEUTER YOUR CATS! I hope you get your mama cat spayed before another litter comes. There is nothing like overpopulation of cats!
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@jerzgirl (9384)
• United States
22 Sep 10
If I could afford it and had more willingness to keep vigilant on cat litter boxes, I wouldn't mind taking in cats in need. We have one our landlords still don't know about, but I'm glad I haven't seen any others (and try not to look at pleas for help, either, because I just can't help and feel guilty over it).
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@GardenGerty (169449)
• United States
22 Sep 10
Kittens are so hard to resist. I am glad he got out of the car engine safely. Your big cats must be used to you bringing new ones home all the time. I can't wait to go look at the picture.
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@LilyoftheThorns (12918)
• United States
22 Sep 10
That is very nice of you! Was the kitten in your/a friends engine, or did you adopt him from a shelter and they told you he was stuck in one?
I can tell you're cat is beautiful because all black cats are beautiful! :) And yes, you're new guy is very very cute! Sparky (spark-plug) is a really cute name!!!
@ElicBxn (64169)
• United States
22 Sep 10
A friend of a friend... Nef and Tuti's mom's neighbor was the one to discover the kitten in her engine. She thought her cat was terrorizing the baby, but honestly, the kitten is kind of borderline feral, its taken some convincing that we aren't going to eat him, to calm him down. He's not as feral as the other feral cats and I think we've "flipped" him, because he wasn't as far gone as the others.
We have 5 black cats, and Scamp is, in my never to be humble opinion, the most beautiful, then Nef, then Elizabeth, then Sassy (with her white whiskers), and lastly Tuti. Tuti is kind of not put together quite right, head too small, tail kinked, but she gives GREAT massages!
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@minx267 (15526)
• Hartford, Connecticut
22 Sep 10
he's beautiful.. I love Tabbies too. One of my first cats and loves of my life was a petite female Tabby w/white chest and paws and she like (almost) never meowed.. Not until she was like 5...
I have 2 tabbies now one short hair and one medium.. I love the patterns and markings..
He's going to be SO Handsome... congrats on the new baby.
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@alaskanray (4636)
• United States
22 Sep 10
Your Scamp is a beauty and reminds me of my Misty! The kitten is lovely, too. I love the silver/black tabbies. I think they are the prettiest. My Chester is tan/black as is Spooky and Smoky. But the silver/black is the prettiest color combo!Thank you for sharing your photos! I wouldn't be able to resist such a cutie, either, kiddo!
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@moondancer (7431)
• United States
22 Sep 10
Kittens and puppies I just can not resist. Although I must at times, just don't let me see them. lol
Your babies are beautiful. Sparky says he has found who he wants to hang out with.
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@moondancer (7431)
• United States
22 Sep 10
lol, yeah the babies are like that.
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@scarlet_woman (23463)
• United States
22 Dec 10
LOL @ bitten a tail
it's funny,i've noticed black cats seem to take no poop when they're moving in.
my tiniest,the little female black cat has the biggest mouth.if you saw her trying to puff up and look intimidating in the face of 28 pounders,you'd die laughing.
they usually look at me like "damn,what's her problem?"
it's funny,i've noticed black cats seem to take no poop when they're moving in.
my tiniest,the little female black cat has the biggest mouth.if you saw her trying to puff up and look intimidating in the face of 28 pounders,you'd die laughing.
they usually look at me like "damn,what's her problem?"1 person likes this
@writersedge (22563)
• United States
22 Sep 10
Actually, you put an excellent picture on here. In the enlargement, you can see the contours and the sheen of the different fur and light going off from it. I've never seen a black cat photographed so well. My silver grey (blue) cat always comes out dull grey or like an old person's hair. I can't get the grey with silver tips differentiation.
Anyway, glad Sparky found you. He's got great coloring and I'm glad he's found some friends of the 4 legged kind. Hope that swat taught him not to bite tails. Take care.
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@gitfiddleplayer (10362)
• United States
22 Sep 10
How many cats do you have? I'm not a cat person so I could say no, actually I'm not an animal person at all. Must be all the moving we do because traveling with an animal would be a chore beyond what it already is right now. I'm glad that you can take in some cats and give them love. Funny name for a cat but appropriately named.
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@bellis716 (4799)
• United States
23 Sep 10
Both cats are beautiful, but I'm a little partial to the black one./ Sparky is a great name for the kitten.
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@scififan43 (2434)
• United States
8 Jan 11
OH its a he, I thought it was a she. I am sure he loves you so much, I know my gf dogs love her very much too. they also sleep with her in the bed.
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@Kashmeresmycat (6369)
• United States
22 Sep 10
Oh I'm sooo jealous! What a cutie and I absolutely LOVE the name! I so wish I could get just 1 little kitty..I miss mine so much.
It's so cool your big cats just mosy on in, check him out, and leave. And yes, his eyes are beautiful and full of mischief.
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@JudgeIronFist (2470)
• Singapore
22 Sep 10
He's handsome, haha. Well cats are one of the world's most nicest and most gentle animals. I love them and more when they meow.
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@cerebellum (3863)
• United States
22 Sep 10
Congratulations on your new addition to the family! He is so cute! They all are when they are babies though. Then they grow up and become beautiful, like your black cat. I had a black cat that I thought was the most handsome (he was male) one I had ever seen, but he was a long hair. I didn't like picking up the fur, no matter how attrative I thought he was.
