Heartwarming "black cats" story

**krazyaboutkatz** · 08-13-2006, 06:38 PM

This story also gave me LES and I forwarded it to a few cat friends of mine. My RB Pepper has been the only black cat that I've owned and he was such a wonderful laid back loving cat. I adopted him from a rescue group at Petco and chose him because he was the friendliest and was purring constantly. He was also the only long haired kitten and I wanted one to kind of match my Storm's fur. He and Storm bonded within 1 hour and were best friends. I still miss him very much.

**Danegirl2208** · 08-13-2006, 06:43 PM

What a great story.. it is so sad, this happens with dogs too. I happen to adore black cats

**Karen** · 08-13-2006, 06:48 PM

Hee hee hee! We always saved the black jellybeans in our Easter baskets for my big brother - I didn't like them, and he loves 'em! And he's the only one of my siblings who doesn't have any cat allergy at all (skipped him, went to his daughters).

What a great story!

**flamepony12** · 08-13-2006, 07:20 PM

What a wonderful story! Thanks for posting!

**Lizzie** · 08-13-2006, 07:23 PM

I should pass this on to the shelter where I've volunteered, also. They were thinking of adopting a ruse used by our local humane society, tying a bandana around the cat's neck before their photograph was taken - another colourful way to make them stand out.

I'll never forget Melissa's post about talking to a shelter worker who said their shelter was so overwhelmed with kittens that all the black ones were killed right away.

I've always loved black cats most of all, preferring that colour to any other, and I simply can't understand why others have an aversion to them. When I adopted Raven, the shelter apologised that he had a small dot of white on his throat because they knew I loved the all-blacks so much. The volunteer who took me around and introduced me to the social-ferals asked me to adopt her favorite because she'd been passed over so many, many times over the years - and she's georgous. People who avoid black cats are missing out.

It's interesting that this thread came up now because I was thinking this morning that I should photograph all my black cats and post a thread on them - Dagda, Belle, Raven, Luke, LOS (Limb of Satan because of her behavior, not her colour), Tom, and the still un-named CH kitten.

**jenluckenbach** · 08-13-2006, 08:22 PM

What a wonderful story!

**QueenScoopalot** · 08-13-2006, 10:18 PM

I've had a special place in my heart too for overlooked black kitties. Doing a lot of trapping, and trying to foster, and find fosters, shelters etc. to take on the never ending tidal wave of kittens, one of the comments I hear constantly is "I hope they aren't black"..."we have so many black ones already".

I wouldn't trade my Skippy & Chip for any amount of money as they are such priceless characters.

**KitCat** · 08-14-2006, 11:36 AM

Keep on naming Jellybeans. It sure seems to give them luck!

**JALB** · 08-11-2008, 03:28 PM

http://petadoption.co.orange.ca.us/a...d&orderBy2=asc
This cat is listed in our newspaper today.

**Medusa** · 08-11-2008, 09:04 PM

This really is a wonderful story. As I'm typing this, my blackie Boo is sitting on my lap. He had his annual checkup today and when the vet tech brought him back to me, she said "I just love him! He's so good! I don't want to let him go!" Everyone feels that way about my Boo Bear. He's the man. Why anyone would turn their back on a black cat or a cat of any color is beyond me.

**columbine** · 08-11-2008, 11:27 PM

What a brilliant idea! That's a great story. Dear little black cats - their only "flaw" is that they're so hard to photograph well! I've known many sweet, wonderful black cats. I actually think they're particularly beautiful. Especially when they even have black whiskers; for some reason I think that's very pretty.

They say that if you find a shed black cat whisker, you should pick it up and keep it, and take it with you when you don't want to be noticed. I used to have one, and I'd carry it with me when I was sick and feeling grungely and depleted and didn't want to deal with anybody. I wish I knew where I put it.

Love, Columbine

**kitten645** · 08-12-2008, 02:58 PM

"They say that if you find a shed black cat whisker, you should pick it up and keep it, and take it with you when you don't want to be noticed. I used to have one, and I'd carry it with me when I was sick and feeling grungely and depleted and didn't want to deal with anybody. I wish I knew where I put it."

Well my two boys are all black and I wouldn't have any other color from now on! Calvin is my heart kitty and Hobbes is a big ole softie! I save every whisker I found so if you want one, PM me your address and I'll pop one in the mail! I have so many I must be positively INVISIBLE!

I think it's very charming that as they've grown older, some whiskers have gone white!
Claudia

**Medusa** · 08-12-2008, 03:30 PM

Originally Posted by columbine

What a brilliant idea! That's a great story. Dear little black cats - their only "flaw" is that they're so hard to photograph well! I've known many sweet, wonderful black cats. I actually think they're particularly beautiful. Especially when they even have black whiskers; for some reason I think that's very pretty.

They say that if you find a shed black cat whisker, you should pick it up and keep it, and take it with you when you don't want to be noticed. I used to have one, and I'd carry it with me when I was sick and feeling grungely and depleted and didn't want to deal with anybody. I wish I knew where I put it.

Love, Columbine

And if you want protection, wear a black cat's claw/s somewhere on your body.

**TenHouseCats** · 08-12-2008, 05:27 PM

this is one of those wonderful web-tails that needs to be sent around every once in awhile, for those who haven't seen it yet, and for those of us who've forgotten it. it's such a simple and elegant way to deal with a constant problem....

FirstCat was a black persian mix, and my first persian was black, and the current elder cat is a black persian (hmmm, is there a pattern here?)--i can't imagine not having one of these magical beasts around. but take one out for a walk on a leash some moonlit night with clouds, and watch them appear and disappear, and you'll start to understand where some of the superstitions come from....

MC