KittyBytes Photo Gallery

One of the truly delightful parts of doing this whole thing has been the meeting of lots (lots!) of really nice folk -- sharing info, helping each other......and some have even sent photos of their kitties!!

So I've decided to share them for everyone's enjoyment. If you'd like your kitty's photo posted, please just send to me in a .jpg file and I'll be happy to post it.

Please be patient -- sometimes it's hard for me to get the time to groom the site as often as I'd like. But if you send me a photo, I promise it will eventually make it here!

A little bit of trivia I recently read (something we cat owners (and our cats!) have known for years):

"The critter with nine lives just might save yours.  The risk of dying from a heart attack is 40 percent higher in people who have never owned a cat, compared to people who have say researchers from the University of Minnesota's Stroke Institute of Minneapolis.  Vets chalk up most of the benefit to petting.  The repetitive action reduces cat owners' heart rates, blood pressure and stress levels". 

And a few of my favorite links for some of the coolest and most unique kitty videos ever. If you're in a bad mood or have had a rough day, just watch one of these and they'll cheer you right up!!

First the little kitten video: http://www.boingboing.net/2009/11/30/surprised-kitten-is.html

and now for the BIG kitty video: http://www.flixxy.com/lion-whisperer-kevin-richardson.htm

and if you think YOU are spoiling your kitty too much, and need a reality check, watch this one.  At the time of this writing nearly 8 million views on Facebook (and please make sure to watch to the end to see him playing in boxes -- priceless!)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_AbfPXTKms&feature=relmfu

And below some footage showing some AMAZING inter-species relating (for those who like dolphins as well as kitties....) 

http://www.slothster.com/2352-Cat-On-Boat-Plays-With-Dolphins.html

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  (Left) "That's PRINCESS Callie to you, if you please!"

Princess Callie (front) and Mr. Carl lounging......waiting for........chocolate??!!!

 Hedy's Ollie (all the way from the UK) loves shopping (left) and lounging (below right). I'm told he's NOT spoiled....... :-)

 Kim's Alfred and Bastien help to unpack their new Forever Tray (below)

Bastien making sure to read the instructions (right) 

    "OK! Looks good to me! Let's try it out now!!!!!"

In Phoenix, AZ, Bob's big Ragdoll Whitney and his brand new little brother Mac (also a Ragdoll) work on perfecting the fine art of sink sitting (below).

Some photos (below) from Regina -- just a few of her family of 26 cats!!! (Sweet Pea on top of the box in below photo) 

 And from Virginia, Bobbi's cats JaDee (left) and Maly (below)

 Plusha (left) is a Sphynx and son of Bagira (on the right), who is a Devon Rex!

Fiona (below) is a "hugger" -- adopted by Skylar as a great companion for her Mom (92 years young!)

Dizzy & Essie’s ‘Indoor/Outdoor’ litter box -- with Mikki's notes below:
 
"If you have indoor cats and hate having a litter box in the house, a good way to remedy that is to put it in the garage. I put a door through the laundry room into a series of cages in the garage that gives them both litter space and playing space. First it was just one cage with a litter box in it but if I was working in the garage they’d sit in the litter to be ‘outside’ with me. I’ve modified it (a couple of times) and this is what I’ve ended up with. The largest cage, which is an outdoor cat cage, is meant to stand up tall rather than lie down. It actually works best for the Scoop Free system on its side and the way the doors open make it very simple to change the litter. It’s also tall enough that you don’t have to take the top of the system out of the cage to get the tray out; you just remove the two raising covers and stand the top up to the right. What I do to deter the kitties from coming out the door when cleaning is just place the vacuum hose by their door so they can see it. It has 4” squares on the bottom, which is the side when turned to work best so I remedied that problem by getting black grates from the Japanese Dollar Store and zip tying them on so they couldn’t get through there. Where I sawed the metal to make a passage upstairs, I put 4-5 layers of duct tape on any sharp edges that they might come in contact with. Another tip is to zip tie anything to the cage they might knock down or tip over that would prevent them from going downstairs."

Betty's baby boy Zach (OK, he's still her baby even though he's 9!) (below)

...and "posing" for the camera (right)

Emma (left) is Betty's "needy child". "She has to be where I'm at and she does the kneading thing a lot and if she had her way, it would be right on my throat. She has to go to the bathroom with me and if she is on the outside of the door, she rattles it til I open it".

Ethan (right) helps Betty with the laundry 

 And Zach again at left showing he's an equal opportunity snugger!

(Below) Missy and her adopted brother Rocky take some time out for "bonding" -- one of six cats in Mary's household.

 Jenny's Roo and Ariel (below) "chillin'" together........... 

Veronica's Pumpkin (left) asking "So when are those new rakes gonna be ready?"

   Frank and Sandi's Mia (not the stone one!)

 Kimberly swears he did this himself and is still alive!

 Liam (who owns Bob in Canada) in relaxation ("I'm so cute") mode.

Liam again below: "This is the best cat toy EVER!!"

Carrie's Fido (below): "That's the last time I'm touching that tequila...whew!!"

 Kiki (left): "Touch me again and it's Santa CLAWS for you!!"

 Becca's Princess Pearl (left) on her favorite stair.

"With a name like 'Dude' -- you expected WHAT? Of course I like my picture taken!" (Below)

Dude again below-- playing dead after a full, tiring day of photos

  Bobbi's Maly (left) relaxing in (of all places) a banjo case, and Jadee (below)...........not small guy at 18lbs!

The ever-alert Tiger (right and below) 

"Huh? Me? I didn't do it! I was just laying here napping.....honest!"

 
Lin's Cleo (above) "And so....why did you wake me up?" 

"You talkin' to me?.......You talkin' to ME?" (Vanessa's cat Baby)

Beauty sleep is very, very important for feline grace (Vanessa's Tiffany above) 

"Just do something cute. It always works, no matter how much trouble you get into!" (Veronica's Pumpkin below)

 "No cat can have too many toys......." (Pumpkin)

Pumpkin (below) "I sure do like this huge cat bed.......they made just for me!" 

Jerry from Texas (below).........relaxing after a tough day of playing..........

......and below his housemate Sweetpea in her favorite box.

Carole sends the below photos of Romeow, Jezebelle, Awthello and Splokedah 

Cooper (below) from Chicago being a great help to Jonathan....notice the great graphs those speedy little paws produced!

Baxter (below) of Sunnyvale, CA napping after a rough morning that included.......er......naps....