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DRH · 08-19-2009, 08:02 PM

Quilt Lady and I got a new kitten last week. He came north from a shelter in Bourbon County, KY. He's a little 10 - 12 week old red/orange guy named "Rusty", and he's got a big personality and a big purr.

Here's a shot I took of Rusty yesterday:

SteveA · 08-19-2009, 09:13 PM

Great looking little guy! Does he meow with a southern accent?

If I do the math right... you're only 6 behind us!

But you lead in dogs 1 to 0

trfour · 08-19-2009, 11:28 PM

And a very lucky cat!
Accent? Your from Boston?.. No, I'm from NH, are you from Texas? No, I'm from NH. What are you going to do this winter? I'm going to tune into www.winnipesaukee.com . COOL!

eillac@dow · 08-20-2009, 07:51 AM

Rusty is awfully cute. Best wishes with him!

SIKSUKR · 08-20-2009, 09:32 AM

Those eyes could melt a glacier y'all.

GrandmaBig6 · 08-20-2009, 10:13 AM

Never liked cats, but now we have three cats and couldn't imagine ever not having cats before.

Our cats names are Leni, Squiggy and Chloe. All get along with the dog and we are brining the dog and Leni to NH on Saturday.

The other two don't travel well in the car so we have someone taking care of them for us.

Thanks for sharing Rusty with us. (My niece has a Rusty too and he looks just like yours).

Mary

Ropetow · 08-20-2009, 11:15 AM

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Originally Posted by DRH

Quilt Lady and I got a new kitten last week. He came north from a shelter in Bourbon County, KY. He's a little 10 - 12 week old red/orange guy named "Rusty", and he's got a big personality and a big purr.

And, from the looks of things, a Big potential for shedding! But shouldn't everyone wear cat fur?

ILoveWinnipesaukee · 08-20-2009, 12:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Ropetow

And, from the looks of things, a Big potential for shedding! But shouldn't everyone wear cat fur?

I have a T-Shirt that says "No outfit is complete without cat hair" Could not live without my "kids" I have 6 of the feline variety and one of the canine variety and the cats sleep with the black lab on his orthopedic bed.

donnamatrix · 08-20-2009, 01:51 PM

OMG. He's so handsome... do you know that all striped cats have an M on their forehead?? This little guy looks like the cat in the book "Dewey" - a terrific tale of a library cat. We have two Siamese (sealpoint & bluepoint) that rule the house with an iron paw. Once you have a Siamese, you will always have one, they are amazingly smart critters and extremely affectionate. If I could figure out how to upload their photo I would do it, but can't figure it out.. Help!

PennyPenny · 08-20-2009, 08:11 PM

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Here's a shot I took of Rusty yesterday:

I love kittens/cats. My grandparents had 2 rust colored tigers named Rusty and Rascal. They both outlived the grandparents. Enjoy him.

tis · 08-21-2009, 06:53 AM

He is too cute!! How can anyone not love a little kitten? We had two Maine coon cats once that looked a lot like him.

twoplustwo · 08-23-2009, 08:54 AM

What a sweet baby!!

Jonas Pilot · 08-27-2009, 07:31 PM

This is Pokey. You better stay away from her food!

Pineedles · 08-29-2009, 01:50 PM

And Pokey better not get used to eating up there if that stove is used in the winter, or she'll be a cat on a hot iron stove.

donnamatrix · 09-23-2009, 08:54 AM

Can't figure out why I can't get this work! I attached the file

Quilt Lady · 09-23-2009, 09:17 AM

Donnamatrix, your kitties are wonderful. They look so much like my beloved Coco (seal point) and our first Siamese, Buffy Foonman (blue point). They lived to ripe old ages, many years ago.

You are right, once you have a Siamese, you will never be without one. Our third cat is a flame-point Siamese. The kitten is showing signs of a Siamese in his background. He is long and lean with long legs, especially the back legs. His head is wedgier than a domestic cat and he talks a lot. He chirps, squeaks, purrs and meows in all sorts of patterns to let us know what he wants (mainly food). Rusty is the smartest red cat we have had . . . but then that's not saying much. Red cats make good doorstops.

MEEZERS RULE!!!!!

LovelyToSeeYou · 09-23-2009, 09:52 AM

I move around too much with a 93 year old Mom in VA and kids and grandkids in CA and going to the warm weather etc. I lost my 18 year old Siamese in April of 2006. I had another Siamese before that one, but this last one bonded with me as the kids were grown. I really miss having a cat but plan to be able to have one again when I am only in the north. The children's father is dead and I raised them alone. So a cat is good company!! Can't wait to be able to have another. Siamese seem to smart too. Mine would retrieve and play hide and seek etc. I am happy for all of you that have a pet and thanks for the pictures as they are lovely.

Hermit Cover · 09-23-2009, 02:37 PM

Don and QL....great kitty! Kentucky is famous for CATS...but they are called The Kentucky Wildcats...and they are located in Lexington. Kentucky also is famous for Bourbon, and they say "beautiful horses and fast women"or something like that. Being a native Kentuckian I can assure you that if you play some nice bluegrass music in the background your kitty will smile! Heading to Central Kentucky this weekend for my high school reunion.....Congrats on your cute new addition....a purrrfect pet!

donnamatrix · 10-23-2009, 01:45 PM

Hey: I am an ambassador for Maker's Mark and have a barrel down there with my name on it. They make the best bourbon - or sipping whisky as my Grandmother used to call it. Yum

trfour · 10-24-2009, 12:27 AM

Good thing to know in these times. Kittens know when they have a good home! ' And Winnipesaukee Cats Got It Maid!'

Greene's Basin Girl · 10-27-2009, 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by DRH

Quilt Lady and I got a new kitten last week. He came north from a shelter in Bourbon County, KY. He's a little 10 - 12 week old red/orange guy named "Rusty", and he's got a big personality and a big purr.

Here's a shot I took of Rusty yesterday:

Does Rusty have a brother? My sister has wanted a male kitten that looks like that for a long time.

DRH · 10-27-2009, 05:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Green's Basin Girl

Does Rusty have a brother? My sister has wanted a male kitten that looks like that for a long time.

We found Rusty by scanning the web sites of the shelters in our area. Most of them post photos of their cats who are available for adoption. I'd suggest your sister do a Google search of the shelters in her area and scan their web sites. Hopefully she'll find a little guy like Rusty.

winni wanderer · 10-27-2009, 08:03 PM

Just put my 23 year old down after seeing all the warm fuzzy faces I realized
how much I need another lap warmer (exsp with winter coming)
Rusty is a beauty thanks, ww otherhalf

DRH · 11-23-2009, 07:42 AM

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Originally Posted by DRH

Quilt Lady and I got a new kitten last week. He came north from a shelter in Bourbon County, KY. He's a little 10 - 12 week old red/orange guy named "Rusty", and he's got a big personality and a big purr.

Rusty's now 6 months old and he's grown like a weed. He's a playful little devil, as most kittens are, and he loves to drink water from a faucet. I took this picture of him yesterday morning.

Yosemite Sam · 11-23-2009, 07:55 AM

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Originally Posted by DRH

Rusty's now 6 months old and he's grown like a weed. He's a playful little devil, as most kittens are, and he loves to drink water from a faucet. I took this picture of him yesterday morning.

Neat picture!

You must have a camera with you most of the time to get a picture of your cat drinking out of a faucet like that.

SIKSUKR · 11-23-2009, 09:13 AM

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Originally Posted by DRH

Rusty's now 6 months old and he's grown like a weed. He's a playful little devil, as most kittens are, and he loves to drink water from a faucet. I took this picture of him yesterday morning.

Great photo DRH but how did you train him to turn the water on to a slow flow?

Soon he'll be drinking those k-cups!

Quilt Lady · 11-23-2009, 01:07 PM

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Soon he'll be drinking those k-cups!

Just what I need . . . a full-tilt, warp drive kitty with a caffeine buzz!!!!!

SteveA · 11-23-2009, 07:18 PM

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Just what I need . . . a full-tilt, warp drive kitty with a caffeine buzz!!!!!

ya... you better stock up on some DeCaf K-Cups.

Janet · 11-24-2009, 06:18 PM

My tabby, Jack, does the same thing as Rusty. As soon as I come in the front door, Jack is on the bathroom vanity waiting for his drink. He also loves playing in a little water in the tub. I thought cats were afraid of water - not my Jack! His sister Maggie wants nothing to do with water.

SteveA · 11-25-2009, 03:04 PM

This is a nice "why does my cat... ??" site.

http://www.xmission.com/~emailbox/whycat.htm

Interesting, I always wondered about the "little bites" several of our cats will give us when we're patting them.

As far as the running water, we have several cats that insisted on drinking at the sink. We solved it with this,

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We got it online for about $50. They all love it and are all drinking a lot more water, and that is a good thing.

Made by an company called DrinkWell.

webmaster · 12-22-2011, 02:25 PM

Sorry to revive this 2 year old thread but when I read this article I thought of the picture of Rusty drinking from the faucet. Turns out a cat's ability to drink is really quite interesting:

http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/gree...el_the_ph.html

trfour · 06-28-2012, 11:47 AM

And they hardly ever need any practice!

Terry
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08-19-2009, 08:02 PM	#1
DRH Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Meredith, NH Posts: 1,686 Thanks: 1,201 Thanked 675 Times in 178 Posts	New Family Member Quilt Lady and I got a new kitten last week. He came north from a shelter in Bourbon County, KY. He's a little 10 - 12 week old red/orange guy named "Rusty", and he's got a big personality and a big purr. Here's a shot I took of Rusty yesterday: __________________ DRH

08-19-2009, 09:13 PM	#2
SteveA Deceased Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Gilford, NH Posts: 2,311 Thanks: 1,070 Thanked 2,054 Times in 497 Posts	What a Beauty! Great looking little guy! Does he meow with a southern accent? If I do the math right... you're only 6 behind us! But you lead in dogs 1 to 0 __________________ "Before you criticize someone, walk a mile in his shoes. That way, if he gets angry he'll be a mile away and barefoot!" unknown

08-19-2009, 11:28 PM	#3
trfour Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Lakes, Central NH. and Dallas/Fort Worth TX. Posts: 3,694 Blog Entries: 3 Thanks: 3,069 Thanked 472 Times in 236 Posts	Cute Kitten.... And a very lucky cat! Accent? Your from Boston?.. No, I'm from NH, are you from Texas? No, I'm from NH. What are you going to do this winter? I'm going to tune into www.winnipesaukee.com . COOL! __________________ *trfour* Always Remember, The Best Safety Device In The Boat, or on a PWC Snowmobile etc., Is YOU! Safe sledding tips and much more; http://www.snowmobile.org/snowmobiling-safety.html

08-20-2009, 09:32 AM	#5
SIKSUKR Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 5,075 Thanks: 215 Thanked 903 Times in 509 Posts	Those eyes could melt a glacier y'all. __________________ SIKSUKR

08-20-2009, 10:13 AM	#6
GrandmaBig6 Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Long Island, New York Posts: 103 Thanks: 10 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	A very handsome boy! Never liked cats, but now we have three cats and couldn't imagine ever not having cats before. Our cats names are Leni, Squiggy and Chloe. All get along with the dog and we are brining the dog and Leni to NH on Saturday. The other two don't travel well in the car so we have someone taking care of them for us. Thanks for sharing Rusty with us. (My niece has a Rusty too and he looks just like yours). Mary

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08-20-2009, 07:51 AM	#4
eillac@dow Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Dow Island & Weymouth, MA Posts: 365 Thanks: 295 Thanked 94 Times in 48 Posts	Rusty is awfully cute. Best wishes with him!

08-20-2009, 01:51 PM	#9
donnamatrix Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Moultonboro Posts: 833 Thanks: 24 Thanked 258 Times in 120 Posts	What a cutie pie OMG. He's so handsome... do you know that all striped cats have an M on their forehead?? This little guy looks like the cat in the book "Dewey" - a terrific tale of a library cat. We have two Siamese (sealpoint & bluepoint) that rule the house with an iron paw. Once you have a Siamese, you will always have one, they are amazingly smart critters and extremely affectionate. If I could figure out how to upload their photo I would do it, but can't figure it out.. Help!

08-21-2009, 06:53 AM	#11
tis Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 6,698 Thanks: 751 Thanked 1,452 Times in 1,009 Posts	He is too cute!! How can anyone not love a little kitten? We had two Maine coon cats once that looked a lot like him.

08-23-2009, 08:54 AM	#12
twoplustwo Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Moultonborough Posts: 456 Thanks: 51 Thanked 39 Times in 21 Posts	awwwww!!! What a sweet baby!!

08-27-2009, 07:31 PM	#13
Jonas Pilot Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Wolfeboro, New Hampshire is my home, 24-7-365 Posts: 1,686 Thanks: 1,047 Thanked 336 Times in 189 Posts	Our new member. This is Pokey. You better stay away from her food! Attached Images

08-29-2009, 01:50 PM	#14
Pineedles Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Moultonborough & CT Posts: 2,542 Thanks: 1,071 Thanked 667 Times in 366 Posts	And Pokey better not get used to eating up there if that stove is used in the winter, or she'll be a cat on a hot iron stove.

09-23-2009, 08:54 AM	#15
donnamatrix Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Moultonboro Posts: 833 Thanks: 24 Thanked 258 Times in 120 Posts	Trying to upload this photo again! Can't figure out why I can't get this work! I attached the file Attached Images

09-23-2009, 09:17 AM	#16
Quilt Lady Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: West Alton, NH Posts: 169 Thanks: 0 Thanked 25 Times in 11 Posts	I'm in love!!!! Donnamatrix, your kitties are wonderful. They look so much like my beloved Coco (seal point) and our first Siamese, Buffy Foonman (blue point). They lived to ripe old ages, many years ago. You are right, once you have a Siamese, you will never be without one. Our third cat is a flame-point Siamese. The kitten is showing signs of a Siamese in his background. He is long and lean with long legs, especially the back legs. His head is wedgier than a domestic cat and he talks a lot. He chirps, squeaks, purrs and meows in all sorts of patterns to let us know what he wants (mainly food). Rusty is the smartest red cat we have had . . . but then that's not saying much. Red cats make good doorstops. MEEZERS RULE!!!!! __________________ QL (Doing my best to encourage Global Warming ... one quilt at a time!)

09-23-2009, 09:52 AM	#17
LovelyToSeeYou Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 49 Thanks: 3 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Ohhhhhhhhhhh, I am without a cat now. Wahhhhhhh I move around too much with a 93 year old Mom in VA and kids and grandkids in CA and going to the warm weather etc. I lost my 18 year old Siamese in April of 2006. I had another Siamese before that one, but this last one bonded with me as the kids were grown. I really miss having a cat but plan to be able to have one again when I am only in the north. The children's father is dead and I raised them alone. So a cat is good company!! Can't wait to be able to have another. Siamese seem to smart too. Mine would retrieve and play hide and seek etc. I am happy for all of you that have a pet and thanks for the pictures as they are lovely.

09-23-2009, 02:37 PM	#18
Hermit Cover Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Hermit Cove Posts: 354 Thanks: 20 Thanked 68 Times in 40 Posts	Kentucky Cats.. Don and QL....great kitty! Kentucky is famous for CATS...but they are called The Kentucky Wildcats...and they are located in Lexington. Kentucky also is famous for Bourbon, and they say "beautiful horses and fast women"or something like that. Being a native Kentuckian I can assure you that if you play some nice bluegrass music in the background your kitty will smile! Heading to Central Kentucky this weekend for my high school reunion.....Congrats on your cute new addition....a purrrfect pet!

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10-23-2009, 01:45 PM	#19
donnamatrix Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Moultonboro Posts: 833 Thanks: 24 Thanked 258 Times in 120 Posts	QC-get the bourbon Hey: I am an ambassador for Maker's Mark and have a barrel down there with my name on it. They make the best bourbon - or sipping whisky as my Grandmother used to call it. Yum

10-24-2009, 12:27 AM	#20
trfour Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Lakes, Central NH. and Dallas/Fort Worth TX. Posts: 3,694 Blog Entries: 3 Thanks: 3,069 Thanked 472 Times in 236 Posts	Research.... Good thing to know in these times. Kittens know when they have a good home! ' And Winnipesaukee Cats Got It Maid!' __________________ *trfour* Always Remember, The Best Safety Device In The Boat, or on a PWC Snowmobile etc., Is YOU! Safe sledding tips and much more; http://www.snowmobile.org/snowmobiling-safety.html

10-27-2009, 08:03 PM	#23
winni wanderer Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 24 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	its time Just put my 23 year old down after seeing all the warm fuzzy faces I realized how much I need another lap warmer (exsp with winter coming) Rusty is a beauty thanks, ww otherhalf

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11-24-2009, 06:18 PM	#29
Janet Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Texas Posts: 470 Thanks: 233 Thanked 133 Times in 91 Posts	My tabby, Jack, does the same thing as Rusty. As soon as I come in the front door, Jack is on the bathroom vanity waiting for his drink. He also loves playing in a little water in the tub. I thought cats were afraid of water - not my Jack! His sister Maggie wants nothing to do with water.

11-25-2009, 03:04 PM	#30
SteveA Deceased Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Gilford, NH Posts: 2,311 Thanks: 1,070 Thanked 2,054 Times in 497 Posts	This is a nice "why does my cat... ??" site. http://www.xmission.com/~emailbox/whycat.htm Interesting, I always wondered about the "little bites" several of our cats will give us when we're patting them. As far as the running water, we have several cats that insisted on drinking at the sink. We solved it with this, We got it online for about $50. They all love it and are all drinking a lot more water, and that is a good thing. Made by an company called DrinkWell. __________________ "Before you criticize someone, walk a mile in his shoes. That way, if he gets angry he'll be a mile away and barefoot!" unknown

12-22-2011, 02:25 PM	#31
webmaster Moderator Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 2,453 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 456 Thanked 3,818 Times in 839 Posts	MIT researchers unravel the physics of how cats drink Sorry to revive this 2 year old thread but when I read this article I thought of the picture of Rusty drinking from the faucet. Turns out a cat's ability to drink is really quite interesting: http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/gree...el_the_ph.html

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06-28-2012, 11:47 AM	#32
trfour Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Lakes, Central NH. and Dallas/Fort Worth TX. Posts: 3,694 Blog Entries: 3 Thanks: 3,069 Thanked 472 Times in 236 Posts	Awesome Cats And they hardly ever need any practice! Terry ________________________________________ Attached Images __________________ *trfour* Always Remember, The Best Safety Device In The Boat, or on a PWC Snowmobile etc., Is YOU! Safe sledding tips and much more; http://www.snowmobile.org/snowmobiling-safety.html