Kitty Talk

[tkam]

Skittles playtime!!

[skullguise]

Just too fucking cute!

When I was in my early teens, we got a cat that was originally named Skittles, but my mom renamed her to Skeeter (she had another cat by that name and she looked similar she said).

In later years, I started reverting to calling her Skittles, and she would come to me when I called.  She also was not a lap cat so much, but loved to lie next to me and lean into me on one of our couches.  Such a sweetie....

 

[Knuckledragger]

I started posting this in the ambient/IDM thread and quickly realized I was talking about cats, not ambient music.  I have mentioned Martin Strutzer to my (sainted, octogenarian) mother a number of times over the years, specially how he does live ambient "jams" while his incredibly well behaved cat sits patiently beside him.  She asked me to play a video of him performing, and I found this one on the YouTubes:

The cat does its job to a T.  I continue to be amazed how cooperative it is.  Compare to my attempts to DJ with the "help" of Ozzie the cat some 15 years ago:

I never DJ'd around Heidi the cat, but I am positive I know what she'd have done if I did.

It would NOT be "sit there patiently and wait to be petted."

Edited August 30, 2025 by Knuckledragger

[Dusty Chalk]

Bobby (the cat pictured in the beginning of this thread) was put down a year and a half ago.  Skye (companion I got for Bobby in 2014) got sick the next month.  I fed her through a feeding tube and saved her life.

But not fully.

She passed away a week ago.  In my hands.

I was heartbroken.

She made this trilling sound -- like a pigeon cooing -- all the time, to get my attention.  It was always very insistent.

I heard it today.

I started to respond (I make a version of that noise in response, to let her know, "I hear you."), but then I realized I will never hear that sound again from her.

My heart broke all over again.

RIP Skye (2014-2026)

[skullguise]

So sorry, Peter....RIP to a beautiful kitty.  Thank you for saving her and taking care of her!

[Dusty Chalk]

I still got Kikik, and she's really stepping up.  She understands the assignment.

[guzziguy]

So sorry, Peter.  RIP Skye.