Please tell me about your black cats.

[catfamily]

Jen
If you need to re word that or anything like that...that's fine with me.
I hope it's a good one.And I really mean what I say about Black cats.They ARE very different.Very special.I don't understand why either.

[orangemm]

My RB Mikey (all black with 2 white hairs on his chest) was such a lover; he couldn't get enough attention. I found him in a pet shop many years ago. He was the mouthiest one of a new litter they had received and I told my husband about him. We already had 2 cats, but one evening Jeff came home with a stupid grin on his face and a distinctive bulge in his shirt! It was our Mikey. He was ravenous that first day; when we got him to the vet, we found out why. He had worms and his little belly was so bloated. However, with treatment, he bounced back and seemed fine.

He did have problems with urinary blockages and we had him at the vet's many times. Finally the vet told us that he needed surgery to correct it (I can't remember the name, but I think it removed his penis and enlarged the opening). It was a pretty new procedure and we had to scrape together the $$ for it, but it was the best money we ever spent.

After that he was fine. He loved sleeping with us (usually on my head) and was such a loving part of the family. He was extremely tolerant for a cat; I never heard him hiss or growl ONCE. We could clip his nails and he wouldn't wriggle or struggle, he didn't mind being bathed, and he was a lap cat.

We had him for 17 years and it was so difficult for us to let him go. I miss him, even though it's been almost 10 years since he went to the RB.

Mikey, I loved you with all my heart.

In fact, I hope my next cat is a blackie.

[jazzcat]

My Jazz kitty is the first cat to make me understand what being a cat lover means. Yes, I owned Ripley first for more than 10 years before Jazz came along but Jazz is the one who showed me what it feels like to be owned and loved by a cat. She is sweet, smart and mellow. She is soft, silky and huggable. She's the reason I now share my home with five cats.

There is nothing quite like a black kitty!