Introducing Snowball and Rocky

[BigB_Kittys]

Hello,

This is my second post to the Pet Talk Boards - my first was regarding Debbie's beautiful cat named Dylan.

Sorry, I'm not very good at writing these types things but here goes.

I live in Ontario, Canada in the area that is popularly known as the Golden Horseshow. I have two cats named Snowball and Rocky that I received from my neighbour, across the hall in April 2002 when another tenant complained about the number of cats she had (she had 5 cats and all were fixed). My municipality has a by-law regulating the number of pets that you may have. In her case she could only have two cats, or two dogs, or a combination of both, but not more than two. So, she gave two of her cats to my my mom and I to have. She was allowed to keep the other three cats.

Snowball had been coming to our apartment when ever my neighbour's apartment door was opened since 1996. He would often stay for many hours and considered this his second home. Rocky, the tuxedo cat was found by my neighbour in 1999 and had been coming over to our apartment since the first day.

My-self... I'm in IT systems though I haven't been able to work for a number of years due to severe depression, panic attacks and anxiety. I'm on medication and doing much better and trying to rebuild my life.

Without further adieu, I present my two cats Snowball and Rocky...

Snowball in 1995...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/BigB_Kittys/snowball2_09_1995.jpg

Snowball playing in 1995....
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/BigB_Kittys/snowball1_09_1995.jpg


Snowball sleeping on couch in 2001
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/BigB_Kittys/Snowball_couch.jpg

Close-up....
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/BigB_Kittys/Snowball_sleep.jpg

Rocky....
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/BigB_Kittys/Rocky_table.jpg

Sometimes Rocky has a very sinister look, But I can assure you he is a very friendly and affectionate cat.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/BigB_Kittys/Rocky2.jpg

Close-up...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/BigB_Kittys/Rocky.jpg

Brian,

Ontario, Canada

[jazzcat]

Welcome to PT!!

Snowball and Rocky are gorgeous kitties. Rocky is just stunning with all that gorgeous fur.

I have five kitties and a dog. My two newest additions are Rocky and Rumor, kittens I adopted from another PT member who does rescue, Kimlovescats.

I look forward to seeing and hearing more about your furbabies.

[rg_girlca]

A big hearty WELCOME TO PT BRIAN :)

Snowball was a cute widdle kitty and has grown into such a gorgeous cat.

Rocky is quite the handsome fella. I just love his face markings.

Thank you for sharing your story and pictures with us.

Looking forward to hearing more from you and of course seeing more pictures of your precious furkids.

You can see mine in my signature.:)

[sirrahbed]

Hi Brian, I am reproducing your post so that the images show. They just needed img tags instead of url tags. I think maybe you clicked the http button instead of img? See above the posting area- the easy buttons (IMG and http) are there already for inserting hyperlinks or images so we do not have to manually use any tags. (in case you did it manually) Some of the pix are big so you might want to resize before you upload to imagestation - I usually use PSP and resize to 500 pixels wide and keep dimensionsand that seems to be a good forum size:)

Your kitties are just gorgeous!! Just post away all you want - we are not formal at all if you haven't noticed:p


Originally posted by BigB_Kittys

Without further adieu, I present my two cats Snowball and Rocky...

Snowball in 1995...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/BigB_Kittys/snowball2_09_1995.jpg

Snowball playing in 1995....
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/BigB_Kittys/snowball1_09_1995.jpg


Snowball sleeping on couch in 2001
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/BigB_Kittys/Snowball_couch.jpg

Close-up....
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/BigB_Kittys/Snowball_sleep.jpg

Rocky....
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/BigB_Kittys/Rocky_table.jpg

Sometimes Rocky has a very sinister look, But I can assure you he is a very friendly and affectionate cat.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/BigB_Kittys/Rocky2.jpg

Close-up...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/BigB_Kittys/Rocky.jpg

Brian,

Ontario, Canada

[Uabassoon]

Welcome to Pet Talk! Snowball looks so nice and sweet :) Rocky is a very handsome kitty. I hope we get to see more pictures soon, and I hope you stick around and post some more about your kitties.

[BigB_Kittys]

Thank you for the welcome and the kind words regarding my two cats. I won't be able to post pictures very often as I do not have a digital camera at the present time.

Debbie, thank you for the uploading and posting tips. I also have to ask you something. How much does Dylan weigh? He looks generously proportioned and about the same size as Snowball who weighs 18.5 pounds.

Rocky is normally affectionate on his terms, but at night he is my mom's cat. He lays with her until she falls asleep and then he goes out to the living room, to the couch to sleep. If she gets up during the night he again stays with her until she falls asleep and then sleeps on the couch.

Snowball is my velcro-kitty. He sleeps with me at night, but sometimes he keeps me awake by headbutting, using his paw to touch my arm or meowing. I told my neighbour's 22 year-old daughter who called my mom and I last week, why I now know why her and her sister were always late for the school bus and I had to drive them. Snowball kept them awake at night.

Brian,

Ontario, Canada

[CalliesMom]

Nice to meet you Brian. Your kitties are absolutely beautiful! I hope to see you post on here more often...we could always have more kitty pictures.

Sarah

[RedHedd]

Welcome to Pet Talk Brian. Your kitties are beautiful and Snowball sounds like quite a character. Does he still have that cute grey streak on his head? Regardless, they're both cute!

[NoahsMommy]

Welcome to Pet Talk, Brian! :)

Your two cats are adorable. Snowball is such a beautiful and sweet looking kitty. Rocky looks like quite the character. His pictures remind me of a tuxedo version of my maine coon mix, Noah.

I'm Kelly and my hubby and I live with all nine cats you see in my signature. :)

[BigB_Kittys]

Snowball does not have the dark marking on top of his head like he did when he was young. Except for one or two dark hairs on his head he is all white now. When he was younger and slimmer, he used to go under the radiator in the hallway and would come out with a big black dirt streak down his back. Something like the markings of a skunk, only in reverse. It was quite funny to see, though he didn't think so, because my neighbors daughter would promptly give him a bath!

I have no idea what kind of breed Rocky is, I think that he has a lot of Norwegian Forest in him though. He has very long fur between the toes of his paws (turkey feathers) which is common to Norwegian Forest cats. I keep asking him what breed he is but he doesn't answer! LOL.

[catlady1945]

My goodness, your cats are beautiful!

[iloverat]

Brian, Rocky and Snowball --- Welcome to PT!!!! Brian, your cats are beautiful! I enjoyed reading about how they came to live with you. That was so nice for the kitties that they already knew you and your home well. I'm sure it helped with the transtion when they moved in with you permanently. Hope you enjoy PT as much as most of us do. It is lots of fun seeing all the super cats and meeting their people. :)

Take care - Bobbi

[kimlovescats]

Welcome to PT, Brian ... your two babies are GORGEOUS!!! I look forward to seeing and hearing more about them in the future! You will love it here, as we are one big happy family!;)

I have a cat rescue called Cats4Keeps .... you can visit my brand new webhome at www.cats4keeps.com and meet some of my babies!;)

[shais_mom]

You're kitties are gorgeous!
I am owned by a Golden retriever named Keegan, a well proportioned all white kitty named Kylie, and a little tortie girl kitten named Kloe.

[rosethecopycat]

Welcome to PT.



Originally posted by BigB_Kittys
Snowball does not have the dark marking on top of his head like he did when he was young.


That is a curious trait. Can anyone fill me in on why a white kitten has a black spot on the head and later it disappears?

I know that it is common, and when I saw Snowball's baby pic, I told my husband that it would be gone in the next pic.
(now my husband thinks I have super powers)

Very beautiful cats you have there. I can't believe he weighs 18.5 lbs a good 4lbs more than my heaviest, bowling ball of a cat, Snowy.



:eek: :p

[QueenScoopalot]

Welcome to Pet Talk Brian! :) Gorgeous pair of kitties you have, thanks for sharing them with us. I love the expression on Rocky's face (or should I say markings)? Looks like an Elvis Presley expression LOL! Snowball is adorable as a baby, and equally adorable as an armload. :D

[catmandu]

a GIANT Found Cat Greeting,to Snowball,and Rocky,to Our Fellow Canadian Cats,who laso live,in the Golden Horse Shoe,and send a Found Cat MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMEEEEEE EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW To Our New Pals Snowball,and Rocky.

[sirrahbed]

Originally posted by BigB_Kittys
I also have to ask you something. How much does Dylan weigh? He looks generously proportioned and about the same size as Snowball who weighs 18.5 pounds.



generously proportioned? http://www.click-smilies.de/sammlung0304/lachen/laughing-smiley-016.gif THAT is putting it very kindly! Your Rocky is much sleeker than my plush boy. Dylan's last checkup was in June or July and he was 20 pounds. He is....er......a bit bit fluffier now than he was then:o
My consolation is that we believe Dylan is either a Maine Coon or a MC mix and if so, he is not fully grown yet since he will not be three until next June. Maybe he has baby fat still? :p

I did try to put him on a diet - really I did! 1/3 cup of Science Diet W/D twice a day. He told me I was starving him to death and that he would perish soon if I kept it up. He gave me the most pitiful looks with those green eyes!! I woke each morning with his nose about an inch from mine, begging for his breakfast. I could not stand it. I caved. He eats regular food again though still smaller amounts twice daily although he cleans up after the other four:rolleyes:

Enough from me. One of my talents is to write a novel when a few words would suffice:D

Hope to see you around and posting. Have fun!!

[catlover4ever]

Brian, welcome to Pet Talk!!!! Thank you for sharing such wonderful pictures of Snowball and Rocky!!! :)

My name is Meg and I am owned by Tigger, Smokey, Tucker, Mystic, Abner, Gabriel and his sister Gracie.

[Tubby & Peanut's Mom]

Welcome to PT Brian! I love Snowball and Rocky! Especially Rocky and his "sinister"(?) little white milk mustache. ;) :D

[Lillycat]

WELCOME! .........your kitties are darling!!!