stevehnz Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 Last Friday, I became a reluctant adoptive father to yet another Burmese cat, another wee tom kitten because it had been deemed that our first one needed company. From the reaction in the first few days, he was not convinced of that, Marty is now just on 18 months old & the new one Jonesy(Ripley's cat) just on 3 months old, cat wars were a thing in our household. I was at work for the first few days but even the evenings were fairly torrid. On Monday, my first day off, I was left alone with them & was completely traumatised by the time the day was done. The next couple of days saw much more acceptance from Marty & then yesterday a breakthrough. Marty was asleep on my sons bed when Jonesy joined him. They spent several hours like this, the aspect of the photo makes Jonesy, the near one look bigger than he is, their heads give a better idea of relative size. Last night as did my thing on Britmodeller I was joined at the computer by Jonesy who proceeded to swarm up my arm & perch across my shoulders. Comfortable for him maybe, me, not so much. Edited to add this photo to show the difference a day makes, 24 little hours in fact, working things out but Marty still not quite reconciled by the look of his face. Steve. 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Laidlaw Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 That is splendid, Steve. They must have finally agreed on their boundaries... much to everyone's relief, I imagine. Jonesy looks like a splendid young fellow, and I am sorry in advance for your future back/neck issues. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 They're both lovely! Hope a permanent truce is signed soon Steve....!! Keith 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 So do we, it is looking promising though. Steve. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airfixpeter Posted May 14, 2021 Share Posted May 14, 2021 Does this remind you of anyone. Maybe in a former life. 1 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince1159 Posted May 14, 2021 Share Posted May 14, 2021 Maybe he's just seen the ad on the telly.... 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antoine Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 On 5/13/2021 at 2:23 AM, stevehnz said: Last night as did my thing on Britmodeller I was joined at the computer by Jonesy who proceeded to swarm up my arm & perch across my shoulders. Got a carbon copy here. When she was born, I was about to name her FS36118, but I changed my mind at the last second. Blue, she's a cream, and she just turned two. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 1 hour ago, Antoine said: Blue, she's a cream, and she just turned two. She's lovely and has hypnotic eyes....!! Keith 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antoine Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 1 hour ago, keefr22 said: She's lovely and has hypnotic eyes....!! Keith Indeed! I believe she's a goddess reincarnated, cross bred with a battery cell. Capable to jump on the spot as high as one meter ans half without runup! Here she is again, with her brother Tomcat. Sadly Tomcat is no longer with us, having left this world one month ago. I miss you Tomcat... 2 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 I'll be she misses Tomcat too. Our two are currently curled up together on a lounge chair, they're inseparable now, the Marty, the older one does get ticked off with Jonesy at times, Jonesy is showing signs of becoming the dominant one & that can lead to frustration with inevitable results. I still miss our black & white who passed over over two years ago now, he was sooo cruisey. Steve. 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Laidlaw Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 4 hours ago, Antoine said: Sadly Tomcat is no longer with us, having left this world one month ago. So sorry for your loss, Antoine. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lasermonkey Posted May 22, 2021 Share Posted May 22, 2021 Sorry to hear about Tomcat, Antoine. My heartfelt condolences. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airfixpeter Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 Try to teach our youngest house work to pay for her food but I don't think she can get the hang of mopping. 1 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxbat Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 My little helpers. Tolv (the silver) is two next month so is about half grown. Eir (the little brown one) was one last week. She has quite a bit of growing to do. Andy 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 They're lovely, gorgeous colours - do they let you brush them to keep their coats looking good? Ours is a shorthair and the missus insists on trying to brush him - he flatly refuses to co-operate! Keith 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxbat Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 13 minutes ago, keefr22 said: They're lovely, gorgeous colours - do they let you brush them to keep their coats looking good? Ours is a shorthair and the missus insists on trying to brush him - he flatly refuses to co-operate! Keith Tolv loves being groomed and is very patient - we make a game of it which helps. Eir likes the idea but about 30 seconds is her limit then it's "Nope, important cat stuff to do now" Andy 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 Those are beauties Andy, two lovely looking felines. Steve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PattheCat Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 They are too cute. I sent the picture to my daughter, she is fond of cats particularly with "socks". I think she will love Eir. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 On 3/9/2021 at 1:59 PM, jhutchi said: We have 3 and it seems like 20 sometimes. The one under the umbrella looks like our Elsie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 On 5/14/2021 at 10:26 AM, airfixpeter said: Does this remind you of anyone. Perhaps as smart as Einstein too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 As much as I enjoy the Airplane RFI and Rumormonger, both of which I view daily, I thoroughly enjoy coming back to this thread from time to time to see the photos and read about the cat lovers at Britmodeler. Keep this thread going. It's heart warming. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skodadriver Posted May 26, 2021 Author Share Posted May 26, 2021 Merry is starting to look noticeably older but she's still pretty sprightly, no doubt helped by sleeping for about sixteen hours a day. It's a hard life! 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonhoff Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 McRae fell asleep in my arms the other night - Looked quite pleased with herself... IanJ 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skodadriver Posted May 26, 2021 Author Share Posted May 26, 2021 5 hours ago, Bonhoff said: McRae fell asleep in my arms the other night - Looked quite pleased with herself... IanJ That's a lovely image Ian. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 6 hours ago, Skodadriver said: Merry is starting to look noticeably older but she's still pretty sprightly, no doubt helped by sleeping for about sixteen hours a day. It's a hard life! And some wonder why some of us humans say we'd like to live a cat's life ... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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