Apple Jax posted:

Ah! That's my cat!

That is Samson, Business Cat's 'brother'. My BOYFRIEND owns business cat, AKA Emilio and I own Samson (we all live together) and he sadly never gets the spotlight like Emilio does on the internet. You have warmed my heart, marshmallard, thank you for placing him in the OP.

Robo Kitty posted:

Scaredy Kitty/Black Kitty/"Indy's friend" now gets her breakfast each morning outside my window. Thankfully someone else went to the trouble of TNRing her already, so I don't have to worry about extra fluffballs appearing in my front yard. She still runs if I get too close, but now she greets me with a hiss and a yowl. Sometimes if breakfast is late she'll sit outside my front door and cry. She knows to show up when I open the curtains in the morning, and returns in the evenings when I come home in case she might get a second meal. I hope eventually I'll be able to grab her to apply some flea meds at least, but sadly I'm not magic like criscodisco.

Nostalgia4Infinity posted:

What's the policy of cats that are half-black? Both of mine are tuxedo variations that also have a hard time being adopted because black/white cats are "boring".

Can this thread be for tuxedo kitties too?

Robo Kitty posted:

Aww, I'm glad Scaredy's story touched someone's heart besides mine. She's starting to come out of her shell, except that I don't have time to socialize her so it's a really slow process.

More pictures, and a story!

When I open the curtains, she's usually chilling at the base of some shrubs, or on top of one of the two mysterious, ancient cars that haven't moved since 1996:


We look at each other for a moment and then I go get ready. When I come back, she seems to have disappeared - but she's actually sitting outside my front door where I can't see her. Then I come out with her food and water, and she runs from her station to her spot under the car. All I see is a flash of black tail, and then a somewhat hidden cat:


I tell her good morning and she hisses and meows, I fill up her tupperwares and retreat a safe distance so that she feels comfortable eating. (Edit: you can see a bit of her white belly tuft in this one!)


Then I go back inside to grab my stuff, and when I leave, two furry faces - Indy in the window and Scaredy at her food bowl - watch me go.

Story time (without pictures, sorry):
Today was rent day, which meant I needed to drop off a check at the building in front of mine. So this morning Scaredy and I went through our usual routine, but instead of going to her food bowl I first walked over to the next building with the rent check. I got to the top of the stairs and turned around to see Scaredy standing at the bottom, watching me. She'd followed me (since I was carrying her food) all the way there. Then she scampered into a hiding spot under the stairs, and I walked back to her food bowl. I turned and saw her, again, trotting along behind me, in pursuit of breakfast. Then it was business as usual and she went back to her scaredy cat ways.

ChairmanMeow posted:

I don't discriminate based on color (or size)

Absolute Evil posted:

My local no-kill shelter always has a "black cat special" throughout October. Black kitties are half priced. This year though, despite that deal and 15 to choose from, none were adopted. I'm a sucker for black cats. If I didn't already have 3 cats (only one black one though) and a poo poo-paying job, I'd have adopted them all.

Looking at all of these pictures made me realize how Jinx would look if he wasn't such a fatass.

Abbeh posted:

Shenanigans!

Edwardian posted:

This is Captain Biteypants. He's a long-haired tuxedo kitty; my eldest daughter found him as a kitten, and he's been terrorizing the family ever since. No ankles within a paw swipe of the bedskirt are safe.



The stair post is his usual roost. He will also take a swipe at you as you walk by.
(When we found him, some jerk had declawed him and them abandoned him. The worst of his swipe is his bony pink toepads -- but they are well-covered with toe floof.)

Flagrant Abuse posted:

Trin Tragula posted:

Jesus H Christ if ever I get any money I'm going to have to block Cats Protection or else I'm going to adopt everything

Dust Radio posted:

This is Chaplin. He was rescued the same day we picked up our poly-cat. He reached his paw through the cage and patted my husband on the back, and upon noticing the euthanasia order stuck to his cage for the next day, we had to take him. He'd been there for 4 months; since he was 5 weeks old. He'd been chased under a car and into the engine compartment, where he burned all the hair and a lot of skin off his head, leaving him prone to seizures for the next few months. Because he'd been in a cage for so long, his feet are splayed and he sashays rather than walks, so he became Chaplin.

notmandatory posted:

Fatasses in the sun:

cptn_dr posted:

Does Mini count as a Black Cat? He's got a bit of grey and a white bib on him...


Well, even if he doesn't count as a black cat, he is my Cat and I love him dearly. We got him from a work colleague of my mum's, and he was the smallest kitten in the litter. He has since grown up to be very big- he weighs about 6 kgs now!


He likes getting into the rubbish bin, which could explain why he's so big.

And since Tuxedo Cats are allowed, here's Kaylee.



We got her from the SPCA a few years ago, and she is the sweetest cat. She hates being picked up, and isn't very bright, but when she feels like cuddles, she won't leave you alone.
Edit: She's now asleep at the end of my bed and is snoring in a snuffly way

Mexican Deathgasm posted:

Here's Newton, the bestest cat ever, modelling his new bandanna. Newton has a little lamb stuffed animal he carries with him everywhere, it's pretty adorable watching him bathe it :3

Shifty Pony posted:

Oh no! Quickly Sadie, hide in your special hidden place!

notmandatory posted:

More belly!