The Red Cat Society

2012-02-04T19:45:00.000+01:00

Chopper has a perfectly good water dish....

It even has an orange cat at the bottom!

But he still prefers to drink from the big dog water bowl. When he was a kitten he would get very wet, but now that he's bigger it's just his elbow and leg...depending on how deep the water is.

What's your cat's quirk?

Seeing Double

2012-01-24T22:10:00.001+01:00

Sleeping Kitty

2012-01-12T17:44:00.000+01:00

Happy New Year from Sherpa the Farm Cat

2011-12-31T20:27:00.000+01:00

Sherpa meows, "Happy New Year" to all of you and best wishes for a great 2012!

Where's the kitty?

2011-12-27T04:40:00.000+01:00

Orange guy helping

2011-12-18T18:19:00.000+01:00

Hobbes loves to decorate for the holidays.

Or....he just loves the boxes and the mess.

Poor Dakota

2011-11-29T11:16:00.005+01:00

So who is boss around here? Well, this was Dakota's new bed (Dakota is the American Eskimo dog that shares the house.) She happily used it all summer, while we stayed in the camper that is. Now, installed at the house in front of the big glass sliding door, it's been, um, permanently borrowed by Mariah and Red.

Dakota's a pretty good sport. She has a different bed in the kitchen that she likes OK. Not quite as fancy as the new one, but it will have to do....

Instructions for Giving Your Cat a Pill

2011-11-18T16:30:00.001+01:00

Hehehehe.....

INSTRUCTIONS FOR GIVING YOUR CAT A PILL

1. Pick cat up and cradle it in the crook of your left arm as if holding a baby. Position right forefinger and thumb on either side of cat's mouth and gently apply pressure to cheeks while holding pill in right hand. As cat opens mouth, pop pill into mouth. Allow cat to close mouth and swallow.

2. Retrieve pill from floor and cat from behind sofa. Cradle cat in left arm and repeat process.

3. Retrieve cat from bedroom, and throw soggy pill away. Take new pill from foil wrap, cradle cat in left arm holding rear paws tightly with left hand. Force jaws open and push pill to back of mouth with right forefinger. Hold mouth shut for a count of 10.

4. Retrieve pill from goldfish bowl and cat from top of wardrobe. Call spouse from garden.

5. Kneel on floor with cat wedged firmly between knees, holding front and rear paws. Ignore low growls emitted by cat. Get spouse to hold cat's head firmly with one hand while forcing wooden ruler into mouth. Drop pill down ruler and rub cat's throat vigorously.

6. Retrieve cat from curtain rail, get another pill from foil wrap. Make note to buy new ruler and repair curtains. Carefully sweep shattered figurines from hearth and set to one side for gluing later.

7. Wrap cat in large towel and get spouse to lie on cat with its head just visible from below spouse's armpit. Put pill in end of drinking straw, force cat's mouth open with pencil and blow down drinking straw.

8. Check label to make sure pill not harmful to humans, drink glass of water to take taste away. Apply band-aid to spouse's forearm and remove blood from carpet with cold water and soap.

9. Retrieve cat from neighbor's shed. Get another pill. Place cat in cupboard and close door onto neck to leave head showing. Force mouth open with dessert spoon. Flick pill down throat with elastic band.

10. Fetch screwdriver from garage and put door back on hinges. Apply cold compress to cheek and check records for date of last tetanus shot. Throw T-shirt away and fetch new one from bedroom.

11. Ring fire brigade to retrieve cat from tree across the road. Apologize to neighbor who crashed into fence while swerving to avoid cat. Take last pill from foil wrap.

12. Tie cat's front paws to rear paws with garden twine and bind tightly to leg of dining table. Find heavy duty pruning gloves from shed. Force cat's mouth open with small spanner. Push pill into mouth followed by large piece of fillet steak. Hold head vertically and pour 1/2 pint of water down throat to wash pill down.

13. Get spouse to drive you to emergency room; sit quietly while doctor stitches fingers and forearm and removes pill remnants from right eye. Stop by furniture shop on way home to order new table.

14. Arrange for vet to make a house call

Hi Mom!

2011-11-13T20:26:00.000+01:00

BB, the scaredy cat

2011-10-30T16:29:00.001+01:00

The Beebster is a big boy and you might think it makes him brave. But he's a scaredy cat. The closest he ever wants to get to outside, birds or even our resident alley cats is this...

He prefers hanging out (ie: napping) in his Daddy's big comfy recliner...

The Basket Days

2011-10-17T18:10:00.001+02:00

I have decided that my new bed and home will be a laundry basket!

I will spend my days lurking in the depths and pouncing on humans passing feet.

And sleeping of course...

Mouse Hunt--or not

2011-10-09T06:00:00.003+02:00

I found Hobbes sitting in the shed the other day. He was just sitting there, staring into the corner--which means only one thing--mouse.

Sure enough, there it sat. The wee thing, too terrified to move, just sat there blinking those big brown mousie eyes, hoping that my orange stripey would just go away. Yeah/no.

But apparently as big as Hobbes is, he is not hungry. And so he walked away from his mouse friend and moved on to other adventures like the leaves blowing across the yard. They were fun, you see--something to chase.

Smart mouse.

And yes, I scooted him into a bucket and set him free under the fence.

Introducing...

2011-10-06T06:09:00.003+02:00

Hello! I'm Billie (girl kitty, not boy). I'm named after Bill the Cat from Bloom County. I enjoy:

Sleeping (who doesn't?).

Climbing on the fridge and other tall things.

Hiding from naughty humans in bags.

And sleeping!

Among other things of course. I do hope to befriend other red cats in The Red Cat Society. Not that other cats are not as good, but red is an interesting color!

Now, I must go take a nice little cat nap. Tootle-pip!

It's a Catnip Party!

2011-09-13T07:22:00.006+02:00

Catnip grows wild in patches here and there and when I catch it in bloom, I pick the buds for my furry little drug addicts. Red, naturally, keeps his cool even when keeping Purrmeister in line. Purrmeister, on the other hand, really gets carried away. Out of view of my iPhone camera, he tackled poor Mariah (who he now outweighs times two.) Note the clumps of fur on the rag rug? Uh huh, looks like some serious smacking going on. It was a wild party and a good time was had by all!

Wake Up Sleepy Head

2011-09-04T20:02:00.000+02:00

Wake up Chopper....

I need to use the your bed...the sink...

Come on sleepy head...

Rise and shine...

Inspector Cat Sherpa

2011-08-23T20:11:00.000+02:00

Sherpa must give the A-OK to anything that comes into the kitchen.

It seems that the apricots that my neighbor gave me are acceptable.
Perhaps because they are they are in the same color family as my orange beauty.

Wordless Wednesday

2011-08-17T05:21:00.000+02:00

Mouse huntin'.

Is it something to do with their color?

2011-07-27T17:19:00.001+02:00

Have you noticed that orange stripey cats seem to be bigger than your average cat? Like Lin's Hobbes for instance.

Whenever I post a picture of BB, the orange boy, people comment that he eats well, implying that he is fat. He is not - but he is very tall and very long. He is a BIG boy.

This is BB at approximately 5 months old - we had just adopted him from the Madison-Greene Rescue only an hour or two before...

And this is the very same BB, in the very same place (my husband's lap), almost exactly four years later...

Hmmmm...

a dingo in the garden

2011-07-24T06:20:00.002+02:00

The flowers can't compete with this cutie!

Pibby's Drive-Thru Cat Wash Open For Business

2011-07-23T17:07:00.000+02:00

Pibby and Star are at it again. This is how I found them early one morning a few Saturdays ago.

Thankfully Pibby started cleaning Star.

Boxes...

2011-07-07T03:26:00.002+02:00

Hello all! Chopper here. I just wanted to share with you a few of my favorite boxes...I love a box...any box.

I guess it all started here, when I and my sister Chica could both fit in this wicker box!

This box wasn't very big, but it was big enough!

This was a favorite...it came with crinkly paper inside!

This is my "go to" box...the only one my human has kept for more than two weeks. And there's a bonus...a hole in the bottom that goes forever. I know there's something down there...

Sometimes I swear I see it move, and swat around like mad in there to try and catch it, but it's very elusive...

Introducing Pibby

2011-07-01T11:55:00.000+02:00

Hi everybody! I'm Pib. That's the name I came with. The girl I was staying with left me alone for weeks at a time. All I had was a sofa and a tv I couldn't manage to turn on. My new mom had a friend who knew about me so they went on a rescue mission and brought me home. I spent the first few days on the top shelf of the closet warily eyeing the zoo I was brought home to. That is until I managed to fall off and have everything fall on top of me. After that I just stayed on the floor and hissed a lot. Now I hang out with the dogs I used to hate. This picture is the head shot I used for my audition with Red Cat Society. Like the walrus-whisker effect?

This is my buddy Star. Mom calls him Fancy Feast. He has a major posh attitude. He was part of the earlier rescue mission from the same girl who originally wanted to keep me. They were going to take him to the shelter where he would've been...ahhh you know the story. Anyway now we are both back together and most mornings fly up and down the hall sounding like a herd of elephants. 4 am seems to be a good time not to be bothered by the dogs. Now this picture I am trying to look like my hero Hobbes. Notice the orange ottoman pose? I really do have arms and legs.

Just so you know, I am the tough one in the family. There was this bug and Star just let it come cuddle next to him. But when I saw it I pounced about 50 feet in one leap and got it. Mom thought I wasn't paying attention from so far away but I showed her!

See you soon! Happy 4th of July!

Huntin' Season

2011-06-30T14:04:00.000+02:00

The butterflies are back in town and full-fledged messin' with Hobbes has resumed. I don't think he's ever caught one--but it doesn't mean that he gives up trying.

Chopper.....Blending in

2011-06-02T03:52:00.001+02:00

I got Chopper as an itty bitty kitten at an adoption fair.

The organization has a no kill policy, and asks me to sign a contract saying that I agree to never let the cat outside and that I will not have him declawed.

O.K.

This tiny little kitten is in a big dog kennel with four of his sisters. It's the first time they are away from their mom, and all of them, with the exception of Chopper, is hunkered down in fear. He is also the only orange one in the bunch! He's just sitting there, looking around. Then he gets up, strides across the kennel to one of his cowering siblings, and pounces directly on top of her. She responds only by cowering even more. "Hmf" Chopper seems say with his face, and does the same to another sister.

Probably wondering why no one wantsto play.

"I'll take the orange one" I say.

BB -

2011-05-06T04:55:00.000+02:00

The Beebster is 4. He was adopted from the Madison-Greene Rescue in Virginia. They were having an adoption thingy in PetSmart and we were there picking up some food or whatever for our 2 cats. I saw this crazy kitty trying to escape his cage. He had more energy and personality than could be contained in his striped tabby body. I had to meet this character. The Madison-Greene people said he was a little looney because he wasn't used to being in a cage; he lived in a foster home with other cats and people. There was this stiff and stuffy looking couple giving him the eye and I just knew this orange ball of energy was not for them so - Surprise! I took him.

He was about 5 months old so I called him BB for "baby boy" until I could come up with a better name. But less than 24 hours after we took him home BB came to mean "bad boy" and this is why....

New Red cat

2011-05-04T16:41:00.003+02:00

Hi there, my name is Little Bit. We were very nicely asked to post on this blog by Hobbes since he is a little tired right now. I came to my new Mom's house as a foster kitty because they were going to send me to the bridge since I had to have a big surgery done to my leg and a lot of people don't want a special care cat.

Well I worked my way right into Marg's heart and she just couldn't let me go. So I am a permanent fixture here now. I am also a feral cat but I am getting better and better every day.

I am learning to trust humans a little bit plus I am using my bad hind leg more and more. So things are looking good right now.

We are so glad to be asked to join this Red Cat Society. There are 3 more red cats here, so we will be back.

Red Cat Society is Looking for Members!

2011-05-04T05:01:00.000+02:00

Nothin' like fresh air, freedom of the open yard, and warm sunshine to wear Hobbes out. You can almost set your watch by him--he's passed out by 9:00 p.m. each night. And always with that silly grin on his face.

Okay, red/orange kitties--we are looking for some fresh contributors to join the Red Cat Society. As you can see, Hobbes is too exhausted to keep posting--he needs some help! If you'd like to help him out, please leave me your email address in the comments and we'll hook you up with a membership to the Red Cat Society. Any kitty who wears orange or red is invited!

Where's the Kitty?

2011-04-04T13:45:00.001+02:00

He thinks we can't see him when he's in the grasses. Silly Hobbes. He's ottoman-sized and orange for goodness sake!

Remember when you were a kid and you thought if you closed your eyes nobody could see you? Yeah, it's kinda like that.

My Cat Smiles

2011-03-08T13:40:00.000+01:00

Does yours?

Big Red Cats

2011-02-15T02:57:00.003+01:00

Here's a good excuse for why I tend to avoid working at my desk. This would be my desk chair. Red Kitty loves the Red cushion. How can I move him when he looks so comfy? So instead, I go and use my work bench chair. Unfortunately, my bills and taxes aren't over there...my art projects are! Not sure if this is a good thing or a bad thing actually....

But I chose this picture because it shows how big Red Kitty is. Sometime the past month or so, Red Kitty turned 10 years old (it's approximate because it was many months after he was born that he found us and eventually joined our household.) According to my cat age chart here, since he's an indoor cat, he's about 56 in human years. I guess that's middle age. He's definitely the elder statesman among the cats.

He tolerates just about everything and everyone which is more than I can say for the other two cats, who are striving to drive each other nuts.....or maybe it's being shut in for all the crummy weather that's making everybody nuts? Oh well, a warming trend is moving in so there is hope! I was finally able to break up a huge sheet of ice that had formed right in front of my entry door (because of the roof eave above.) It was so nice to see my mat and my wooden deck again! Hoping all the cats get a touch of outdoor time over the next couple of days!

Ignore the Cat in the Sink....

2011-02-10T03:54:00.001+01:00

I'm really hoping that he stops growing. It's when Hobbes fills the large side of the sink that I'm gonna start worrying!

A year with Pumpkin

2011-01-21T01:15:00.000+01:00

We've had our Pumpkin Pie for a little over a year now so I made a photo mosaic at Big Huge Labs for some of my favorite photos. Click on the image for a larger view.

He really seems to enjoy the snow this winter too!

After a year our cat Zazu has finally decided she will tolerate him!

A little water on the chin after a drink from the fish bowl.

When is Groundhog Day Anyway?

2011-01-15T16:57:00.002+01:00

I'm not sure what we are missing more these days--the sunshine, our shadows or the green grass. Sigh.

Book Review: Warriors (Warrior Cats) by Erin Hunter

2010-12-27T19:23:00.003+01:00

For the Red Cat Society, I have tried to find references to red cats in literary works. Here is a whole series of novels for young people with a red cat as protagonist:

'Warriors' is a series of novels about the adventures of four rivaling groups or clans of feral cats living in a wooded area of the UK. Stop here, if you want to read this amazing story without knowing too many details. Scroll down to the row of stars after this one:

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Six novels follow the career of Rusty, an ordinary ginger tom kitten, who runs away from his humans and joins a band of feral cats called Thunderclan, who are the wild cats living in the woods behind his suburban home. Because of his daring and sense of pride in being a cat, Rusty is accepted into the clan and rises through the ranks within their cat-heirarchy from apprentice to warrior and finally clan-leader.

With each new status, Rusty is renamed. Rusty becomes Firepaw as apprentice, Fireheart as warrior and finally Firestar as clan leader. There are many memorable characters throughout these six books. Bluestar is Thunderclan's amazing female leader and Rusty's mentor.

Tigerclaw/Tigerstar is a strong, powerful, but corrupt warrior and then later deputy in Thunderclan. Tigerclaw/Tigerstar becomes Rusty's/Firepaw's/Fireheart's/ Firestar's arch-rival.

Spotted-Leaf, a beautiful young medicine-cat, with whom Firepaw falls in love and dreams about many times long after her tragic death.

Yes, death. These are books in which many cats die. The cats believe in Starclan, where the spirits of dead cats who have lived a clan-cat-worthy life, dwell. It is Cat-Heaven. Among the clan-cats, dreams and visions reveal what is to happen or which way to choose in this very harsh outdoor feline-life. In several ways these cat societies resemble primative human tribes. There are no human characters in the Warrior Cat-books. Cats must rely on themselves or other cats. There are a lot of clever solutions to how cats can do things. The medicine cats show many wonderful examples of this.

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This is a fantasy-book for us cats, even though the publishers market it as good reading for two-legged kits from eight years old of age and up. (These six books are real page-turners that even grown-ups humans can enjoy, if they want to read fast-paced adventure books with happy ends and good morals.) If you have ever wondered or dreamed about how life would be if you left home for good and joined forces with strong and clever wild cats, this is the book for you. Ask your human to read it aloud for you.

Purrs,
Sara Cat

First Commenter:
xxx

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Christmas Card Fail

2010-12-23T20:14:00.002+01:00

Who would have thought their cat would rather run and play in the snow than to sit on their owner safe from the cold wet stuff? Well, I guess me.

While I lay there making a snow angel, Hobbes bailed to chase imaginary snow flakes in the yard--making our Christmas card photo extra difficult.

Anywho....

Merry Christmas to all our Red Cat friends and followers!

Red Kittens update

2010-12-12T09:29:00.006+01:00

These photos have been posted before on my blog, Anna's Adornments for an alphabet-meme for Jenny Matlock. I am posting them again here because I haven't really said that much about the red kittens that were going to live with us.

The photo above shows Anna-Lisa nursing her two kits, Anna-Matilda and Nils. These are the kittens that I had hoped would be be ours. But as I have mentioned before, they have found another home and will not be going to the children Elisabet and Erik. We all miss the kittens, who are almost grown now, but are happy that they are living with good people.

A little later, the kits have grown...

More time passes and they almost look like grown up cats.

It seems ironic, but we will be working with a blog for red cats, without having any red cats of our own! But one day we will.

Until then, it is good to be among all of these beautiful blogging red cats!

Best wishes,
Anna

The Master of Zen

2010-11-25T16:31:00.002+01:00

Has anyone else noticed that Hobbes has mastered the art of relaxation? May we all remember to take a few minutes to do the same in the upcoming madness of the season.

Autumn Sun

2010-11-05T01:19:00.001+01:00

The weather is growing colder with every day that passes. But that doesn't stop Hobbes from trying to snag every last bit of warm sunshine on his belly.

Such trust for a cat, eh?

Red Kitty is on the Make

2010-10-26T04:40:00.004+02:00

Is it the full moon or the season? I can't explain it but Red Kitty is really feeling, shall we say, very frisky the past couple of days. The object of his affections is Mariah (don't worry, they are both fixed!) Just now, he caught my attention because he was calling/crying like crazy. Just standing in the middle of the living room, downstairs, screaming his little head off. Very strange.

Of course, I'm concerned that somehow I've damaged him by leaving him so alone for so long over the past summer...with no company but other cats. He and Mariah are, and for years now have been, best buddies. So she tolerates his sexual advances, though I think she's clueless about what's on his mind. These little "attacks" turn into wrestling matches as Mariah wiggles out of being pinned down from behind.

They all seem very happy that I'm back living in the house with them. The past week, since I've been back, they follow me from room to room and basically hang out where ever I'm doing stuff. Yes, I do believe I'm the recipient of lots of kitty love...lucky me!

The Adventures of Milo and Otis-movie

2010-10-08T03:49:00.000+02:00

Hey everyone! I just bought my 3 year old "The Adventures of Milo and Otis", a live-animal sort of action story with a pug and an orange kitty and their adventures. It took four years to film, in Japan, and features lots of wildlife, as well as the birth of kittens and puppies. Really adorable, and I was assured that no kitties were hurt in the filming (they do get into some mischief). Really cute for Red Cat Lovers! I got the DVD at Target for $5.00. It's also soothing, with simple narration by Dudley Moore (no explosions, obscenities, or humans are ever seen).

Hobbes in Autumn

2010-09-28T04:34:00.001+02:00

'Tis good to be orange.....and a kitty.

What is soooo interesting?

2010-09-14T01:58:00.002+02:00

Irish and Maddux have now become pals and seem to be almost attached at the hip at times. Here they are together staring intently by my front door.

What do you think they are staring at?

Update: Ding! Ding! Ding! We have a winner. It's Lin. They are bug huntin'. The porch light was on and moths were gathering outside the door. They were mesmerized for literally an hour by them. Lol!

Lola

Goodbye Summer, Goodbye Admirals

2010-09-02T16:00:00.002+02:00

September brings about the closing of summer and the disappearance of the tormenting butterflies. Poor Hobbes--I think he's bored now that the Admirals have sort of moved on.

He never did catch one--well, that I know of anyway.

Baby Hobbes

2010-08-18T02:48:00.002+02:00

I've been going through baby photos again as my son leaves for college for the first time. It's hard to believe he has grown up so quickly!! Well, both of them, actually. Time flies, doesn't it?

World Cat Day / This week with Entrecard, August 2nd to 8th, 2010

2010-08-08T17:48:00.015+02:00

Thanks to nice Entrecard-bloggers who advertised with us on our EC-widget this past week from August 2nd to 8th! Please visit these fine blogs:

Monday, August 2nd - Anna's Adornments

Tuesday, August 3rd - The Maaaaa of Pricilla

Wednesday, August 4th - Broken Teepee

Thursday, August 5th - My Quality Day

Friday, August 6th - Hugs Before You Go?

Saturday, August 7th - Mariuca's Perfume Gallery

Sunday, August 8th - Cat On My Head

Purrs,
Calle Cat

Tom's not feeling friendly!

2010-08-06T05:02:00.000+02:00

He doesn't want to make eye contact, except to glare. Still handsome, in that aloof movie-star way!

Thanks to EC-bloggers July 27th to August 1st, 2010

2010-08-01T13:14:00.030+02:00

Seated here on the kitchen table on the farm, Calle sends purrs and kind regards to all of his blogging friends.

This photo is a little redish because I snapped it late in the evening in the TV-room upstairs. Calle says that he is enjoying life as a country gentle-cat, and is keeping up with The Red Cat Society.

Hope he decides to come home to us!
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Thanks to nice Entrecard-bloggers who advertised with us on our EC-widget from July 27th to August first! Please visit these fine blogs:

Tuesday, July 27th - Anna's Adornments

Wednesday, July 28th - Hugs Before You Go?

Thursday, July 29th - Old Cat Gossip

Friday, July 30th - Cat Things

Saturday, July 31st - Sara Cat writes / Sara Katt skriver

Sunday, August first - WillOaks Studio

Purrs,
Sara Cat

Thanks to Entrecard Advertisers from July 15th to 26th

2010-07-27T11:59:00.012+02:00

Do you see the bee flying by the flower?

I thought we needed a different kind of ginger-coloured animal today. For a change.

Otherwise, I am not a 'bug-photographer'!
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Thank you for advertising with us between July 15 and 26th .
Please visit these fine sites:

Thursday, July 15th - Dogs Deserve Freedom
Friday, July 16th - Sandy Petals
Saturday, July 17th - Hugs Before You Go?
Sunday, July 18th - Cat on my head
Monday, July 19th - Sara Cat writes / Sara Katt skriver
Tuesday, July 20th - Grab a book from our stack
Wednesday, July 21st - Anna's Adornments
Thursday, July 22nd - Hugs Before You Go?
Friday, July 23rd - AsTheCrackerheadCrumbles
Saturday, July 24th - The Saponification Addict
Sunday, July 25th - Sara Cat writes / Sara Katt skriver
Monday, July 26th - Ask Fisher

Purrs,
Sara Cat

Meet Anna-Lisa's kittens!

2010-07-24T09:57:00.013+02:00

An unexpected turn of events made it possible to visit and take pictures of Anna-Lisa and her kittens.

This is what Anna-Lisa looks like as cat-mother nursing her two kittens.

And here they are! (Sorry about the soft focus.

I did not want to use a flash, so this is a paw-held shot under a sofa.)

My two-legged brother, Erik, has already decided what to call the boy-kitten: 'Nils'!

This is Moa who lives next door. She is holdning the girl-kitten that my two-legged sister, Elisabet, wants to call 'Anna Mathilda'.

Elisabet and Erik are very happy about the kittens!

I am too!

Purrs,
Sara Cat

New hope for The Red Cat Society

2010-07-18T12:35:00.009+02:00

This is a photo of a lovely red cat-girl named Anna-Lisa. She's just a kitten here sitting in front of Elisabet, one of the two-legged's kits.

This photo was taken more than a year ago. Just a couple of weeks ago, Anna-Lisa had gave birth to two kittens that look just like her. Red kittens! I haven't seen them yet, but the two-legged kits, Elisabet and Erik, play with them a lot on the farm. If Calle Cat can't come back to us, we are hoping that maybe Anna-Lisa's kittens will join us. This means that I will have to continue to blog here until the kittens are old enough to take over. If they are interested in blogging, that is. Let's hope so!

Best wishes,
Sara Cat

Summer Reading About Red Cats

2010-07-17T22:04:00.013+02:00

Red Cats in detective novels: Lydia Adamson's A Cat in a Glass House

Sara Cat and I thought it might be fun to try to find references or stories about red cats in books. It's summer. It's hot. Maybe you should read a good mystery while you are resting by the pool or gently swinging in a hammock. This passage, about a beautiful red cat named Millie, is to be found on page 11:

Then I saw the cat. An enormous red tabby, napping like a ragdoll on the ledge of one of the stainless-steel shelves, high up.
The only parts of the tabby moving were the tail and one twitching paw. What a wonderful place to snooze, I thought. And what a beautiful kitchen cat!

Sara Cat meets a ginger neighbour while Calle Cat is away

2010-07-15T11:52:00.002+02:00

Calle Cat has moved to the farm for the summer or perhaps for a longer time. We don't know when or even if he will return to us here in town. He is well and sends purrs and love to all of his blogging ginger and non-ginger friends. Calle Cat has asked me, his sister, Sara Cat, to help blog while he is away.

So, Calle Cat has asked me to post about a meeting with one of our neighbours, a handsome red cat named Gustav. He lives in a house on the other side of the little alley behind our house, where he has a nice garden.

Gustav had a brother when he first moved in. But his brother disappeared when they were still young cats. Gustav's human when looking for Gustav's brother, but never found him.

So Gustav lost his brother and best friend. He now lives with a big yellow dog.

While Calle Cat is away on the farm, I will look after The Red Cat Society page and post anything I find that is related to red cats.

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Another thing that Calle Cat has asked me to do while he is away, is to thank everyone who has advertised with us on the Red Cat Society EC-widget. We are a little behind in our 'thank-yous'. Please visit these fine sites:

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Saturday, May 1st - Cat on my head
Sunday, May 2nd - Hugs before you go?
Monday, May 3rd - Ask Fisher
Tuesday, May 4th - Hot Rocks Glass Jewels (Left EC, but worth visiting)
Wednesday, May 5th - Casbah kitten
Thursday, May 6th - WillOaks Studio
Friday, May 7th - lost information
Saturday, May 8th - lost information
Sunday, May 9th - AsTheCrackerheadCrumbles
Monday, May 10th - Annas Adornments
Tuesday, May 11th - Mariuca's Perfume Gallery
Wednesday, May 12th - Hugs before you go?
Thursday, May 13th - Split Rock Ranch
Friday, May 14th - Ask Fisher
Saturday, May 15th - Cat on my head
Sunday, May 16th - The Soap Seduction
Monday May 17th - Sara Cat writes / Sara Katt skriver
Tuesday, May 18th - Anna's Adornments
Wednesday, May 19th - Patsy's Words of Wisdom
Thursday, May 20th - Hugs before you go?
Friday, May 21st - Ask Fisher
Saturday, May 22nd - Cat On My Head
Sunday, May 23rd - Sara Cat writes / Sara Katt skriver
Monday, May 24th - PetsBlogs.com
Tuesday, May 25th - WillOaks Studio
Wednesday, May 26th - Anna's Adornments
Thursday, May 27th - Babe Cattykins
Friday, May 28th - Hugs before you go?
Saturday, May 29th - Therapy Home
Sunday, May 30th - Dogs Deserve Freedom
Monday, May 31st - Sara Cat writes / Sara Katt skriver
Tuesday, June 1st - Yummy-as-can-be
Wednesday, June 2nd - Timeless Images Snippets
Thursday, June 3rd - The Soap Seduction
Friday, June 4th - Anna's Adornments
Saturday, June 5th - Hugs before you go?
Sunday, June 6th - Ask Fisher
Monday, June 7th - Therapy Home
Tuesday, June 8th - Sara Cat writes / Sara Katt skriver
Wednesday, June 9th - Sherkhan
Thursday, June 10th - Cat on my head
Friday, June 11th - Anna's Adornments
Saturday, June 12th - Hugs before you go?
Sunday, June 13th - Cat Gossip
Monday, June 14th - Superficial Creepy Gathering (Sorry, I can't find link)
Tuesday, June 15th - Zeitheist (Sorry, I can't find link)
Wednesday, June 16 th - Furry Paws
Thursday, June 17th - Anna's Adornments
Friday, June 18th - Sara Cat writes / Sara Cat skriver
Saturday, June 19th - Hugs before you go
Sunday, June 20st - The Third Uncle (Left EC, but worth a visit)
Monday, June 21st -Tip Tail Agility to Zen
Tuesday, June 22nd - Cats who twitter
Wednesday, June 23rd - Dogs Deserve Freedom
Thursday, June 24th - Sparkle the Designer Cat
Friday, June 25th - Anna's Adornments
Saturday, June 26th - Sara Cat writes / Sara Katt skriver
Sunday, June 27th - Hugs before you go
Monday, June 28th - Space in Pictures
Tuesday, June 29th - Orient Lodge
Wednesday, June 30th - Sara Cat writes / Sara Katt skriver
Thursday, July 1st - Anna's Adornments
Friday, July 2nd - Dogs Deserve Freedom
Saturday, July 3rd - Life from a cat's perpective
Sunday, July 4th - The Third Uncle (Left EC, but worth visiting)
Monday, July 5th - Hug before you go
Tuesday, July 6th - Broken Teepee
Wednesday, July 7th - The Maaaaa of Pricilla
Thursday, July 8th - Seek No More
Friday, July 9th - Cat on my head
Saturday, July 10th - Hugs before you go
Sunday, July 11th - Sara Cat writes / Sara Katt skriver
Monday, July 12th - Cat gossip
Tuesday, July 13th - Space in Pictures
Wednesday, July 14th - Anna's Adornments

After this I will try to give these extra links once a week.
We are sorry that it piled up like this.

Purrs,
Sara Cat

Kitties Love Suitcases

2010-07-12T21:47:00.003+02:00

I don't think it's ever possible to have a suitcase that doesn't have a bunch of cat hair on it. If the kids leave theirs out even for a minute after returning from their dad's house, Irish and Maddux move in and start to play.

Lola's Diner

Sherpa Has a New Friend

2010-06-30T03:20:00.000+02:00

Even though Sherpa's new friend is not orange, he wanted to introduce him to everyone here.
His name is Harry.
Harry's mommy was hit by a car and a neighbor of Sherpa's human asked her to take him in.

Sherpa loves having a real toy to play with all day long!

And sleep with.

Sherpa has been a much happier kitty since Harry joined the family!

Where's the Kitty?

2010-06-25T04:35:00.001+02:00

For some reason, Hobbes thinks that if he gets low in the grass that nobody sees him.

Yeah.....no. Maybe it's his orange color.
Maybe.

Everyone's Favorite Orange Stripey

2010-06-17T04:22:00.001+02:00

I think Tigger qualifies for a mention here at the Red Cat Society, don't you? I saw him this past week at Disney and it just reminded me of Hobbes and the rest of the gang here at RCS.

Lingo hiding in the cabinet

2010-06-11T02:35:00.000+02:00

He was an orange kitten who faded to creamy orange as he got older. He can't understand that we get grossed out when he hides in the dish cabinet.

I think he just likes to watch us jump when we open it.

Tom and Cookie say hi!

2010-06-02T21:35:00.000+02:00

Tom and Cookie are pals, a real May-December thing. He's ten and she's just five. Tom (the ginger) doesn't speak at all...no meows or even an occasional mew. Just purrs.

Saw this online and thought it was cute: only a cat would get a tattoo of themselves.

Tree Climbing

2010-06-02T00:23:00.003+02:00

Pumpkin is going to great heights to pursue birds lately.

Luckily I haven't caught him with any!

Loving Couple

2010-05-21T07:30:00.003+02:00

Unfair, unflattering--Red Kitty looks a bit like a beached whale here, but the reason I grabbed my camera....

....was how sweet Red and Mariah looked snoozing after supper here, together. They are the best buddies even if Red is twice as large as Mariah. So I found a new gadget to help with my cats' health I'd like to put in a plug for here....

I have two male cats; each has been neutered and each is on a special diet to forestall urinary tract problems (I had a wonderful kitty die from this back in the '80's.) Drinking plenty of water is highly recommended, too.

Red Kitty loves to drink from a dripping faucet, has taught Mariah to do this and Purrmeister is just beginning to get the hang of it. This little water bowl with a circulating pump was not terribly expensive (under $30) and is easy to clean and maintain. It offers both the gentle stream of water AND the movement keeps the water fresh and aerated. I found it at Petsmart.

I'm really surprised by how much more water all the cats seem to be drinking now--I have to top it off a couple times a day! But you know the saying about "teaching an old dog new tricks?" Well, the Red Kitty is the slowest to get the hang of this contraption, so far....

I currently have it installed on a folded vinyl table cloth. Purrmeister thought it was the best toy ever at first so he was splashing all over the place....thankfully, I expected that and so was prepared before I filled it up and plugged it in. What is it with that kitten and water? I half expect him to start taking showers soon....

Window Watchers

2010-05-20T20:25:00.006+02:00

My cats Irish and Maddux are indoor cats. Of course that doesn't mean that they don't like to peek at the outside. Today I caught Maddux at the window, licking the window and nipping at the birds, flying insects and butterflies on the other side of the glass.

Who? Me?
Yes, you Maddux!
Curious kitty...look at that tail twirling!
Here is a video. You can see Maddux chomping trying to get those suckers! (check out 0:21.) And his tail is twirling away!

Lola from Lola's Diner

Backyardigan

2010-05-19T04:58:00.002+02:00

At every possible opportunity, Hobbes chooses to be outside--even if it raining. There is lots going on out there now that spring has officially arrived. Lots of bugs to chase, birds to talk to, neighbors to visit, and catnip to munch on.

Life is good for Hobbes.

Sorry, no extra links for EC-advertisers on our widget, this past week

2010-05-10T22:55:00.010+02:00

We are terribly sorry, but we don't know who to thank for advertising with us on our Entrecard widget.

The little card with all of the blogs names on it has disappeared and there is no other record to be found. Well, not with us, but if you login to your Entrecard-page and go to http://entrecard.com/details/153306 and pull down "history", you can see exactly when your ad ran on our site "The Red Cat Society".

So if you think that you had your badge on our widget from May 3rd to 9th, give this search a try and let us know what you find, because we don't have access to this information. We will give you an extra link.

Best wishes
from Calle Cat,
on behalf of
The Red Cat Society

The Sunshine Magnet

2010-05-05T04:30:00.002+02:00

I admire a kitty's ability to find the one sunbeam in the entire house. If there is sunshine--they're in it. And the whole purpose in finding it? To lay in it and enjoy.

I like their thinking.

This week with Entrecard - April 26th to May 2nd - Thanks to blogging friends

2010-05-02T09:01:00.009+02:00

Aren't these cute? I think they look like Hobbes, Henry, Red, Pumpkin, Maddux, Sherpa and even ME, Calle Cat.

Thank you for advertising with us on our EC-widget this week from April 26th to May second. Please visit these great sites:

Monday, April 26th - Meow Diaries

Tuesday, April 27th - Seek No More

Wednesday, April 28th - Behind the Bit

Thursday, April 29th - Mariuca - Wishing on a falling star

Friday, April 30th - Anna's Adornments

Saturday, May 1st - Cat on my head

Sunday, May 2nd - Hugs Before You Go?

On behalf of the Red Cat Society,
Thank you for advertising with us!
Purrs,
Calle Cat
for The Red Cat Society

Pumpkin as a kitten...

2010-04-29T01:35:00.000+02:00

Even though Pumpkin is still a young cat, somedays I miss the kitten.

Who would believe such pleasure from a wee ball o' fur? ~Irish Saying

Thank you all Entrecard-folks for advertising with us !

2010-04-27T03:04:00.019+02:00

Here at The Red Cat Society we are following a tradition that Anna learned from Clara Drummond of Coming Back to Life and My Meme Mania, that is to give EC-credit-advertisers an extra link and say thank you.
In the beginning, there was a lot happening here at RCS and I may have missed the very first sites to advertise on our widget. We're sorry. (There is no record on the Entrecard page of which sites that have had ads once they have finished running. You have to write the names down yourself on paper to know when which blog was on the widget.) Please visit these fine sites:

Friday, April 16th - PLR Fan Club

Saturday, April 17th - WillOaks Studio

Sunday, April 18th - Dare to Go Green

Monday, April 19th - Communication Exchange - Talk About Talk

Tuesday, April 20th - Subjective Soup

Wednesday, April 21st - Broken Teepee

Thursday, April 22nd - The Maaaaa of Pricilla

Friday, April 23rd - The Soap Seduction

Saturday, April 24th - Sparkle the Designer Cat

Sunday, April 25th - Marg's Pets

Monday, April 26th - Meow Diaries

On behalf of the Red Cat Society, Thank you for advertising with us!
Purrs,
Calle Cat
for The Red Cat Society

Water Lessons by Red Kitty

2010-04-26T08:11:00.003+02:00

The Young Red Kitty (now a Cat)

2010-04-23T06:42:00.004+02:00

I fell in love with Red Kitty when he wandered on to our farm in Iowa back in 2002. His eyes were an amazing orange color that matched his amazing orange fur. It was love at first sight...and it was mutual love, too. I love boy cats...they can just be so darn affectionate!

The Red Kitty was probably about 6 or 7 months old when he moved in, and after we had him neutered, he moved into our house with 3 other cats and a German short-hair pointer. Later, he moved to Woodstock with me. Back then he was the young punk of the house...here he's become the elder statesman. Time flies!

I was searching for old photos of him and haven't had much luck with finding stills yet (my early digital photo filing was a disaster!) But I was very happy to find this little clip with a collection of other ones. He was then, and continues to be, quite a character. Red is a credit to the Red Cat Race, if I do say so myself!!

Dances with Worms

2010-04-20T02:03:00.002+02:00

Hobbes sniffs and licks them too, although I have never seen him actually eat one. He does have standards, you know.

Fluffy Friday # 20 : A blue bouquet for Calle Cat

2010-04-16T10:12:00.013+02:00

The snow has finally disappeared!

And the two-legged kits gave me a bunch of blue flowers!

By the way, can anyone tell me the name of these flowers?
Happy Fluffy Friday!
Purrs,
Calle Cat

Share your fluffy friends with us every Friday! Whether it's a favourite stuffed toy or an adorable pet - basically anything fluffy, we'd love to see your pictures & stories! Leave ONLY the POST URL here and grab the Fluffy Friday badge at Meow Diaries. Any unrelated links will be deleted.

A Pumpkin in the garden...

2010-04-14T17:25:00.000+02:00

Our kitty "Pumpkin" strolling the garden this morning.

Henry

2010-04-13T21:40:00.003+02:00

Is having an orange cat addictive?

Yep.
Once you go orange, you never go back.

Sherpa Reaches for the Light

2010-04-10T02:04:00.000+02:00

Or a bug or something...

The silly kitty likes to sit on the CPU

And he gets attracted to who knows what

He is very determined to catch whatever it is.

It's probably just a piece of dust.
Crazy kitty!

Private Life of Red

2010-04-08T06:29:00.005+02:00

I was surprised to walk in on this today! I never saw Red and Mariah sleeping nose to nose, almost cuddling...wait, there was no "almost" about it, they had their arms about each other!

So I disturbed them and got this goofy look, like huh?

Then Purrmeister decided he had to get in on the action, which really ticked old Mariah off!! It was quite the tableau!

Tax Time

2010-04-06T04:57:00.004+02:00

Lucky me!! Red Kitty is doing my tax return! Ummmmm, well........

Fluffy Friday # 18 : Calle Cat is a cat with principles

2010-04-03T08:39:00.017+02:00

Let's face it.

Being a cute ginger tom has its downside.

The two-legged kits are always there!

They want to play with me!

They want to carry me around like a toy!

To be a cat with principles is not so easy.
To have claws, but not to use them!

Happily, I have someone who can rescue me...

And she's usually there when I need her.

Happy Fluffy Friday/Saturday!
Calle Cat

Red's Famous Talent

2010-04-02T19:57:00.005+02:00

I'm working now to teach Purrmeister this wonderful trick. So far, he treats the water stream like a string, bats it all over, and makes a pretty big mess. Me? I only get my face nice and wet so that it's clean AND I get a nice fresh drink. I've already taught Mariah this trick but she doesn't like to stand right in the kitchen sink like I do. Unfortunately, I can't work the faucet myself, so I jump up on the sink, sit near the tap and stare at it until my mom shows up to help out. She knows what I mean so it works.

Maddux Goes Camping...

2010-04-01T23:05:00.002+02:00

Well...not really. But he is definitely enjoying this little tent.

Sherpa Sleeps!

2010-03-31T22:36:00.000+02:00

It amazes me how cats can sleep in the oddest positions!

I Love Mariah

2010-03-31T01:00:00.003+02:00

My oldest buddy, Mariah, is the very best pillow in the whole wide world!! We love each other very much. Now that new fellow? Purrmeister? We're not too sure about him yet. Too wild and crazy, too much energy because you see, we love to snooze!

Cat Giveaway Next Week!

2010-03-30T07:00:00.000+02:00

Well, not really.

I received this email tonight:

Hi Ducky Lady,

Here's a picture of our sisfur Furzilla (Joya Amabella) who has red spots and stripey places. If there is going to be any prizes for the Red Cat Society we would like to suggest that you give Furzilla away, maybe as the 10th place prize. We would be happy to pay for the shipping.

Sincerely,

Ozark Mountain Cats

Sorry, Ozark Mtn. Cats, we aren't doing a cat giveaway this week, but it is a great idea. Although we may just put the Post Office over the edge if we all start shipping tubby cats all over the U.S.

We'll be emailing your invitation to join us, Furzilla. Okay, so you aren't all over orange, but you got that red cat spunk that we are looking for here. Join us, won't you?

P.S. I love your ottoman look.

My best human

2010-03-30T06:16:00.000+02:00

Now that we have seen so many really cute kitten-pictures of Hobbes and Sherpa, I really wish Anna would hurry up and post som pics of me when I was a kitten. But she has to "scan" them first, she says. I wasn't born in the "Digital Age". But here is a photo of me and the two-legged male person who rescued me as a kitten of unknown age, from under the roof of a root-celler were my two sisters and I were trapped and abandonned after our mother never returned to fetch and move us. He heard my screams and yowls and removed several roof tiles in order to dig me out and save me from dying of starvation. We have been very close ever since.

Purrs,
Calle

(This photo was previously posted on Meow Diaries "Fluffy Friday" on Anna's Adornments, Friday March 26, 2010)

Baby Sherpa

2010-03-27T15:43:00.000+01:00

This is my little, tiny kitten Sherpa.
My husband surprised me with him after the loss of my Fred.
I had always wanted and orange cat but had never had one.
My hubby went to the shelter especially to find me an orange cat.
Sherpa is now 8 months old and I will show more photos later.
But he was such a sweet little guy when he came home.
Just look at that face!

Baby Hobbes

2010-03-26T12:49:00.003+01:00

This is one of my favorite baby photos of Hobbes. We knew he was going to be a big boy from the size of those ears.

Welcome, Red!

2010-03-24T12:50:00.005+01:00

Ooooh, look at our newest member at the Red Cat Society--Red. Geesh, he's a lovely (handsome?) cat. He comes to us by Karen over at Will Oaks Studios, where she typically features her incredible jewelry and photography as well as her kitties.

Red got news late last night of the Red Cat Society and you can see how happy he was to be included. He immediately went to work preening for his shot!

And this spot is just right.....

2010-03-24T02:07:00.004+01:00

Hobbes has been hanging out by the fence lately. Apparently the sun reflects off the mulch in the garden and the cedar fence, making this spot idea for sunning your stripey self and watching the birds. It is lovely to have spring here, isn't it?

Welcome to the Red Cat Society!

2010-03-07T10:37:00.003+01:00

My name is Calle Cat and thanks to my two-legged mommy, Christina Wigren ("Anna" of Anna's Adornments) and her blogging friend, Lin (of Duck and Wheel with String) all red cats have a place to blog!

Why red cats? Well, we like all kinds of cats in all shapes and colors, but we thought it might be fun to blog about being red, yellow, orange or ginger. Here's my blog-partner Hobbes:

The black cats have a very nice club-blog called the "Tuxedo Gang". So we thought we would start our own blog for cats that look like Lin's Hobbes or me, Calle Cat!

Purrs,
Calle