Do your cats sit like this? [Archive]

tuxluvr

11-09-2002, 10:58 AM

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid38/p47cd621241e2408afe3eac9286bb36b2/fd10988d.jpg

Ritzy sits in this position a LOT and I always think it looks really uncomfortable, like she's all tensed up and ready to pounce, but she will sit like this for hours....her tummy parts barely touch the floor when she is like this....I call it kind of a "hover cat" pose...

tuxluvr

11-09-2002, 10:59 AM

...also I think this pose makes her looks HUGE - like she is trying to imitate a Thanksgiving turkey:eek:

neko1

11-09-2002, 01:55 PM

Yep. mine do it all the time. Here's a pic of Neko. When he sits like that, the lighter colored grey fur on his shoulders sticks out and it looks like he has 2 white shoulders!

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid38/p667d6a92c86ac3442a1a35f5082934c6/fd1062b5.jpg

Here's Pumpkin:
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid35/pa1cf3dc503371e02c7fe24b815e552a8/fd2f6562.jpg

jenluckenbach

11-09-2002, 03:15 PM

That pose of Ritzy is WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY too comical for words. I just died laughing!

AmberLee

11-09-2002, 05:19 PM

Hmmm... Does she do this pose most often after watching Marlon Brando in "The Godfather" videos? What other imitations does she do?

kitten645

11-09-2002, 05:51 PM

Hahaha!
Ritzy: "You talkin to me??"

Come to think of it I always suspected there was a kitty mafia! :p

tuxluvr

11-09-2002, 06:29 PM

Originally posted by AmberLee
Hmmm... Does she do this pose most often after watching Marlon Brando in "The Godfather" videos? What other imitations does she do?

ROTFLOL...she does look like a real "wide load" in this shot, like she just ate a whole thanksgiving turkey!

And Neko, PUmpkin is just scrumptious! Looks like PUmpkin is doing a balancing act, all the toes really close together! How sweet

All Creatures Great And Small

11-09-2002, 06:51 PM

tuxluvr

11-09-2002, 06:55 PM

I got the hiccups from laughing at that sumo reference....Ritzy just ran off in a snit

lailamara

11-09-2002, 06:57 PM

Ritzy a sumo wrestler..... All Creatures Great and Small....You're spot on:D :D :D

neko1

11-09-2002, 07:07 PM

rofl that pic with the sumo is hilarious!!

Miss Meow

11-09-2002, 07:31 PM

Ha ha ha, that's hilarious!!! Let's hope whoever said 'the camera never lies' got it wrong!

sasvermont

11-09-2002, 09:12 PM

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid28/pd8984d849162c4933db3525a5dd95ce5/fd6b1a94.jpg
Ya mean like this?

11-10-2002, 07:04 AM

ROTFLMAO !!!!

Oh oh , my belly still hurts ...:D :D

Yewhew

11-10-2002, 08:52 AM

If I didn't know better, I'd say that was my Cookie ! Recently rescued from the streets and COD a few days ago. She sits like that ALL the time...on the floor, on my bed, on top of the computer, on the scanner ! She usually has her left paw tucked under her right one . :)

smokey the elder

11-10-2002, 09:00 AM

Originally posted by kitten645
Hahaha!
Ritzy: "You talkin to me??"

Come to think of it I always suspected there was a kitty mafia! :p

I believe it's known as DaFURR.

tuxluvr

11-10-2002, 10:09 AM

Originally posted by Yewhew
If I didn't know better, I'd say that was my Cookie ! Recently rescued from the streets and COD a few days ago. She sits like that ALL the time...on the floor, on my bed, on top of the computer, on the scanner ! She usually has her left paw tucked under her right one . :)

So glad to finally meet Cookie's caretaker, and welcome to Pettalk - could we coerce you into finding a way to post some pics so we can see those hidden "white parts"? cookie is gorgeous and we have a lot of tuxedo-cat fans here at Pettalk!

Yewhew

11-10-2002, 10:51 AM

PLEASE don't tell her I sent in this pix of her ! She would be mortified, totally relaxed, yes....but mortified.:)

Former User

11-10-2002, 12:01 PM

Great pics everyone! Ritzy sure looks huge, but we all know better, she's not!

Our duo doesn't sit like that, but oh so many other funny ways though :rolleyes:

tuxluvr

11-10-2002, 12:09 PM

Originally posted by Yewhew
PLEASE don't tell her I sent in this pix of her ! She would be mortified, totally relaxed, yes....but mortified.:)

wow!!! THERE IS a striking resemblance! Ritzy has 3 white spots, shaped like diamonds...one under her chin, one on her chest between front legs and one between the back legs (look at the picture in my signature)...looks mighty familiar! And what a great pic - cats can relax and sleep in such neat places. Is Cookie as full of personality as she looks?

Yewhew

11-10-2002, 02:05 PM

Cookie is as sweet as her name - never a growl or hiss, just sweet meek meows. But if I'm not up by 6 am, she takes the blanket in her teeth and shakes it ![COLOR=blue]

neko1

11-10-2002, 04:39 PM

Love the belly shot!

Cataholic

11-10-2002, 06:44 PM

Originally posted by Yewhew
PLEASE don't tell her I sent in this pix of her ! She would be mortified, totally relaxed, yes....but mortified.:)

OHHHHH I saw her private parts!!!! What a sweet kitty. Welcome to Pet Talk. I really have a thing for those tuxies..:D

AmberLee

11-10-2002, 09:57 PM

Yewhew, thanks for the extra shots of Cookie, she is gorgeous! Welcome to Pet Talk, by the way...

Vio&Juni

11-11-2002, 05:10 AM

Juni also sits like this and I she looks a little bigger than normal, but not that big. Her father was a 6kg cat, but her mom - Naomi was twice smaller than Juni now, so she looks more like Naomi. She does a lot of exercises, still, her belly fur hangs like her father's.
Yewhew, so glad to see finally Cookie's hidden white spots. We want more pictures!

Barbara

11-11-2002, 05:34 AM

Originally posted by Yewhew
Cookie is as sweet as her name - never a growl or hiss, just sweet meek meows. But if I'm not up by 6 am, she takes the blanket in her teeth and shakes it

Oooh what a sweet and beautiful tuxie!!!

11-11-2002, 06:34 AM

Cookie is a very special tux !! So much black , and such a shiny fur .... AW , pet her for me , please ;) :D ;)

btw , welcome to our Pettalk-family , Yewhew !!
http://pages.prodigy.net/bestsmileys1/emoticons3/anigrla2.gif

Edwina's Secretary

11-11-2002, 11:02 AM

It's all in the camera angle!

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid33/pb1fa885fad9510fad34c7a6c0830f8e6/fd3e5593.jpg

wolflady

11-11-2002, 11:17 AM

Originally posted by All Creatures Great And Small
http://members.aol.com/myerssh61/ritzsumo.jpg

Oh my goodness!!! :D ROTFL :D :D This is just too too funny. When I saw the first pic, I died laughing, and then I saw this and laughed so hard I thought I'd pee my pants! LOL LOL JK, but that is hi-larious!

That pose certainly does look uncomfortable. Marius will perch like that on the end of our couch. It's a semi-catloaf position. Maybe I'll start calling it the "sumo position"! ;) :D

Tubby & Peanut's Mom

11-11-2002, 11:45 AM

Wow :eek: :eek: Ritzy does look huge!!! And that sumo wrestler reference is hilarious!!! :D Tubby is way too relaxed (read: couch potato) to sit like this for long. Peanut does occassionally, but not that often either.

It seems Edwina keeps her "elbows" in and Ritzy sticks them out because Edwina actually looks quite slim in that picture, where Ritzy, OMG, Ritzy does look like a Thanksgiving turkey!!! :D :D

Vermontcat

11-11-2002, 11:57 AM

Tuxluvr, that photo is great! Ritzy doing the Sumo pose! Too funny!:D

Yewhew, welcome to pet talk, I love your Cookie too! You have to post more of her photos in Cat General where you can see all of the other cute tux cats and we can all admire Cookie too!:)

All Creatures Great And Small

11-11-2002, 12:46 PM

It's funny, because the name my family had for this pose also had an Asian reference - my dad had this stupid 45 record (oops, I just dated myself) of a jazz band playing a song called "Squatty Roo", kind of a Japanese-sounding song. So my sisters and I used to call this the "Squatty-Roo" when our kitties were in that position.

tuxluvr

11-12-2002, 10:04 AM

Originally posted by All Creatures Great And Small
It's funny, because the name my family had for this pose also had an Asian reference - my dad had this stupid 45 record (oops, I just dated myself) of a jazz band playing a song called "Squatty Roo", kind of a Japanese-sounding song. So my sisters and I used to call this the "Squatty-Roo" when our kitties were in that position.

SQUATTY-ROO.....now THAT's funny....poor Ritzy, if she only knew how we were making fun of her.

As to her weight, she's about 13lbs, and according to vet, well and healthy and within normal kitty parameters. I'm guessing if you took a picture of me in a "squatty roo" position it wouldn't be too flattering either (which is why I avoid cameras whenever possible - after age 40, almost every picture looks kind of "squatty roo") :):rolleyes: :eek:

All Creatures Great And Small

11-12-2002, 12:39 PM

(which is why I avoid cameras whenever possible - after age 40, almost every picture looks kind of "squatty roo")

:D :D Amen to that! When they started the thread of "what do you look like", my first instinct was to say YOU DON'T WANT TO KNOW! I still have to rummage around in some old shoebox somewhere and come up with a picture of me from way back, when I was still reasonably attractive:p ;) Good thing I already got my man:D :D because I'd have a hard time of it now!

krazyaboutkatz

11-14-2002, 11:46 PM

This thread is too funny. :D Sunny sits like this quite often. Here's a picture of him.
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid28/pef677c6af9631957539e14f133ba8f5b/fd6b89e8.jpg

Here's another pic of Sunny. I think he looks funny in this pic.
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid28/pab933a4096d9aa40b255d8f207d4f7a1/fd652334.jpg

Janeway

11-15-2002, 06:05 AM

When Nikki, my 3 1/2 month old Cornish Rex kitten sits like this he looks just like a gargoyle! He's almost hairless and skinny and with those big ears and his elbows looks like wings. I hope I can get a picture!

Vio&Juni

11-15-2002, 07:11 AM

Sunny is soooooo handsome!

lbaker

11-15-2002, 07:44 AM

.......frequently mistaken for a meatloaf....;)

RICHARD

11-16-2002, 01:24 PM

is the sofa arm position.......

front paws tucked under and the rear legs splayed, hanging over each side....

gini

11-16-2002, 01:37 PM

Originally posted by lbaker
.......frequently mistaken for a meatloaf....;)

That is exactly what I was going to add.....when Rascal sits like this I call it his MEATLOAF positon.

tuxluvr

11-16-2002, 06:45 PM

Originally posted by RICHARD
is the sofa arm position.......

front paws tucked under and the rear legs splayed, hanging over each side....

that has been officially dubbed in Pettalk as the "full doily cat" position :) ...and a true "meatloaf" has a smoother, more rounded texture to the overall presentation (no kitty elbows sticking out like turkey wings ) :)http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid38/p39dd8d6e445a82290c4072305ae3fe59/fd109881.jpg

I also call the "meatloaf" pose the "parade float" kitty because you can't see the "wheels" or "feet":D ;) :rolleyes:

shais_mom

11-18-2002, 12:24 AM

Those are too funny! Kylie sits like that all the time!

Tubby & Peanut's Mom

11-18-2002, 01:00 PM

I never noticed Peanut sit like this before, but now that the "turkey" position has been brought to my attention, look who is doing her own rendition of the pose. ;) :D
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid39/pead4be9802811b444736cfe12c0b0062/fd07db19.jpg

I'll also add this one so everyone can clearly see the difference between "parade float/meatloaf" and "turkey." :D
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid39/p57073a2ffb23ce211a14af7e50ad8b6f/fd07da6b.jpg

:D Cats are so funny. What we do without them in our lives. :D

Edwina's Secretary

11-18-2002, 02:43 PM

Isn't Peanut just the daintiest looking little lady!!! The second picture in particular.

The embodiment of feline femininity!

Tubby & Peanut's Mom

11-18-2002, 02:46 PM

Originally posted by Edwina's Secretary
The embodiment of feline femininity!

:D :D Yeah, all except that wonderful, bright sunny smile she has on her face in the second picture. :rolleyes: :D Evidently she wasn't at all please that I interrupted her nap just for another stupid picture. :D

(Thanks. She really is a sweetie.)

Zippo_Punk_Cat

11-18-2002, 04:45 PM

--||Zippo||--

:D LMAO!! How cute!

2kitties

11-19-2002, 01:11 PM

Ritzy is so beautiful! I'll show her picture to Rocky. He likes to look at pictures of pretty girls. He'll love her!
If you missed this in the other thread, it is the lovely way I caught Rocky sitting.
http://www.pickheaters.com/webpics/rockysittingugly.jpg
I caught him in the middle of a butt bath!

tuxluvr

11-20-2002, 06:52 AM

Originally posted by 2kitties
Ritzy is so beautiful! I'll show her picture to Rocky. He likes to look at pictures of pretty girls. He'll love her!
If you missed this in the other thread, it is the lovely way I caught Rocky sitting.
http://www.pickheaters.com/webpics/rockysittingugly.jpg
I caught him in the middle of a butt bath!

ROFLOL!!!

Rocky is quite a HUNK! man there sure are a lot of handsome tuxie boys on Pettalk these days!

dragonchilde

11-21-2002, 02:03 PM

The is my baby girl tux, Minette. She ALWAYS sits like that. I call it the Vulture. This isn't a great shot, but this is her wanting to go in the office, when she knows she can't.

All Creatures Great And Small

11-21-2002, 11:02 PM

tuxluvr

11-22-2002, 04:57 AM

THAT is one HANDSOME tabby cat! Great eyes and a great photo! Love the "squatty roo"

Vio&Juni

11-22-2002, 06:49 AM

Originally posted by tuxluvr
THAT is one HANDSOME tabby cat! Great eyes and a great photo! Love the "squatty roo"

shais_mom

11-27-2002, 10:25 AM

I couldn't find the thread at first, looking in Cat General. But here is a pic of Kylie
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid40/pc59b1ecd67a1019f6cde2d5eadd9e326/fd003892.jpg

lbaker

11-27-2002, 10:44 AM

not a meatloaf but a turkey pose if I ever did see one. How very appropriate and how very beautiful:D

RockyRoad

11-27-2002, 02:00 PM

Yep, Sally sits like that too.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid40/pb74e1afb6980936f7f5371cd94c17f1f/fcffeca4.jpg

I don't get how they do it either!!:eek:

Vio&Juni

11-29-2002, 06:17 AM

Juni seats like this too.
Here's one position
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid40/p5df9cc5f4b11f268a801e7a58db4155d/fd021f00.jpg
And another one we call Sphynx
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid40/pd2470a88df597037fa60a6c8854ee9e5/fd021efd.jpg

smokey the elder

11-29-2002, 07:41 AM

As I sit here Bosun is demonstrating the "turkey" position!:D

2kitties

12-06-2002, 11:52 AM

Just a note: The counter is a continuous fight at my house. Rocky and Taz are NOT allowed. You can clearly see how well they obey my rules.
At any rate, Rocky often likes for one of his limbs to be extended.

kittykay

12-31-2002, 03:08 PM

My girlcat Dinah Lee sits like that when she's in a mood to ambush and chase one of her brothers. She looks like a gargoyle perched on the rooftop of a building, so we call it her "gargirl" pose.

Rocky'smomma

01-06-2003, 03:02 PM

I can't see the picture

tuxluvr

01-06-2003, 05:13 PM

Originally posted by Rocky'smomma
I can't see the picture http://members.aol.com/myerssh61/ritzsumo.jpg

I'm not sure what happened to the original picture - it's still in my Imagestation but isn't showing up...but here's the "remake" showing the similarity to a "sumo sit"...:)

Rocky'smomma

01-07-2003, 08:14 AM

Ohh he is so cute!!

rbrowne222

01-14-2003, 08:02 PM

Originally posted by All Creatures Great And Small
http://members.aol.com/myerssh61/ritzsumo.jpg

Now THAT'S funny!!!!!! You guys are too much! ROTFLMAO!!