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Kitten Gifts....                                                 Music click ~ ♫ Music Box ♫

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~ A Kittycat ~

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Gentle eyes that see so much,
Paws that have the quiet touch,
Purrs to signal "all is well"
And show more love, than words could tell.
Graceful movements, touched with pride,
A calming presence by our side
A friendship that takes time to grow-
Small wonder why we love them so

~ Author Unknown ~
It is impossible to keep a straight face
 in the presence of one or more kittens.
~Cynthia E. Varnado
Hear our prayer Lord,
for all animals,

May they be well-fed and well-trained and happy;
Protect them from hunger 
and fear and suffering;
And, we pray, protect specially, 
Dear Lord,
the little cat,
 
who is the companion of our home,
Keep her safe as she goes awandering
And bring her back to comfort us.


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  • Cat Laws
  • Always give generously. A small bird or rodent left on the bed tells them, I care.
  • Climb your way to the top, that's why the drapes are there.
  • Curiosity never killed anything except maybe a few hours.
  • Find your place in the sun,
  • especially if it happens to be on that nice pile of warm, clean laundry.
  • If you're not receiving enough attention, 
  • try knocking over several expensive antique lamps.
  • Life is hard, then you nap.
  • Make your mark in the world, or at least spray in each corner.
  • Never sleep alone when you can sleep on someone's face.
  • Variety is the spice of life, one day ignore people, the next day annoy them.
  • When eating out, think nothing of sending back your meal twenty or thirty times.
  • When in doubt, cop an attitude.

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    "Pussy, pussy baudrons, where have you been?" "I've been to London,
    To see the Queen!"
    "Pussy, pussy baudrons, what got your there?" "I got a good fat mousikie, running up the stair."
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    OH! Well I never! Was there ever
    A cat so clever
    As Magical Mr Mistoffelees!
    T.S. Eliot
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    When God made the animals 
    they formed a queue before His throne, 
    and the cat quietly went 
    to the end of the line.
    To the elephant and bear He gave strength,
    to the rabbit and the deer, swiftness;
    to the owl, the ability to see at night, 
    to the birds and the butterflies, beauty; 
    to the fox, cunning;
    to the monkey, intelligence; 
    to the dog, loyalty; 
    to the lion, courage;
     to the otter, playfulness.
    At last he came to the end of the line, 
    and there sat the little cat, 
    waiting patiently.
    "What will YOU have?" God asked the cat.
    The cat shrugged modestly.
     "Oh, whatever scraps you have left over. 
    I don't mind."
    "But I'm God. I have everything left over."
    "Then I'll have a little of everything, please."
    And God smiled at the cat's cleverness
    and gave her everything she asked for, 
    adding grace and elegance and,
     a gentle purr that would always 
    attract humans and assure her
    a warm and comfortable home.
    But he took away her false modesty.
    Lenore Fleischer
    I like little pussy, 
    her coat is so warm;
    And if I don't hurt her, 
    she'll do me no harm.

    So I'll not pull her tail,
     nor drive her away,
    But pussy and I
    very gently will play.

    She shall sit by my side, 
    and I'll give her some food;
    And she'll love me because
    I am gentle and good.

    I'l pat pretty pussy, 
    and then she will purr;
    And thus show her thanks
    for my kindness to her.

    But I'll not pinch her ears, 
    nor tread on her paw,
     lest I may provoke her
    to use her sharp claw.

    I never will vex her, 
    nor make her displeased-
    For pussy don't like
    to be worried and teased.
    Author Unknown
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A kitten is the most irresistible comedian in the world.  Its wide-open eyes gleam with wonder and mirth.
It darts madly at nothing at all, and then, as though suddenly checked in the pursuit,
 prances sideways on its hind legs with ridiculous agility and zeal.  ~Agnes Repplier

She clawed her way into my heart and wouldn't let go.  ~Missy Altijd

Of all the toys available, none is better designed than the owner himself.
 A large multipurpose plaything, its parts can be made to move in almost any direction.
 It comes completely assembled, and it makes a sound when you jump on it.  ~Stephen Baker

No matter how much the cats fight, there always seem to be plenty of kittens.  ~Abraham Lincoln

I enjoy many silent moments with my cat, a conversation always resumed exactly where left off.  
~Robert Brault

The cat has always been associated with the moon.
Like the moon it comes to life at night, escaping from humanity and wandering over housetops 
with its eyes beaming out through the darkness.  ~Patricia Dale-Green

Ignorant people think it is the noise which fighting cats make that is so aggravating, 
but it ain't so; it is the sickening grammar that they use.  ~Mark Twain

Cats never strike a pose that isn't photogenic.  ~Lillian Jackson Braun

Who hath a better friend than a cat?  ~William Hardwin
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    Two Cats
    One up a tree, one under the tree
    The cat up a tree is he
    The cat under the tree is she
    The tree is an elm, just incidentally.
    He takes no notice of she,
    she takes no notice of he.
    He stares at the woolly clouds passing, she stares at the tree.
    There's been a lot written about cats,
    by Old Possum, Yeats and Company
    But not Alfred de Musset or Lord Tennyson or Poe or anybody
    Wrote about one cat under,
    and one cat up, a tree.
    Who knows why this should be left for me
    Except I like cats, as cats be
    Especially one cat up
    And one cat under
    A pretty elm tree.
    Author Unknown
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    I'm only a cat
    and I stay in my place...
    Up there on your chair,
    on your bed or your face!

    I'm only a cat,
    and I don't finick much...
    I'm happy with cream
    anchovies and such!

    I'll tangle your knitting
    If you will but share
    And I'll sit by the fire,
    but not over there!

    I'm only a cat,
    and we'll get along fine...
    As long as you know
    I'm not yours... you're all mine!
    Author Unknown
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♫ If my friends could see me now ♫
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There are few things in life more heartwarming than to be welcomed by a cat.  ~Tay Hohoff

If cats could talk, they wouldn't.  ~Nan Porter

There are two sweet means of refuge from misery - music and cats.  ~Albert Schweitzer

A catless writer is almost inconceivable.
It's a perverse taste, really, since it would be easier to write
 with a herd of buffalo in the room than even one cat; 
they make nests in the notes and bite the end of the pen 
and walk on the typewriter keys.  ~Barbara Holland

If animals could speak, the dog would be a blundering outspoken fellow; 
but the cat would have the rare grace of never saying a word too much.  ~Mark Twain

Cats are rather delicate creatures and they are subject to a good many ailments, 
but I never heard of one who suffered from insomnia.  ~Joseph Wood Krutch

The cat could very well be man's best friend but would never stoop to admitting it.  
~Doug Larson

There is something about the presence of a cat... that seems to take the bite out of being alone.  
~Louis J. Camuti

As every cat owner knows, nobody owns a cat.  ~Ellen Perry Berkeley

The problem with cats is that they get the exact same look on their face
 whether they see a moth or a prowler.  ~Paula Poundstone
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A cat isn't fussy - just so long as you remember he likes his milk in the shallow,
 rose-patterned saucer and his fish on the blue plate.
From which he will take it, and eat it off the floor.  ~Arthur Bridges

There is no snooze button on a cat who wants breakfast.  ~Author Unknown

Kittens can happen to anyone.  ~Paul Gallico

It is impossible for a lover of cats to banish these alert, gentle,
 and discriminating little friends, 
who give us just enough of their regard and complaisance to make us hunger for more.  
~Agnes Repplier

No heaven will not ever Heaven be
Unless my cats are there to welcome me.
~Author Unknown

The cat is the animal to whom the Creator gave the biggest eye, the softest fur,
 the most supremely delicate nostrils, a mobile ear, an unrivaled paw
 and a curved claw borrowed from the rose-tree.  ~Colette

A cat is the only domestic animal I know 
who toilet trains itself and does an impressive job of it.  ~Joseph Epstein

I have studied many philosophers and many cats. 
 The wisdom of cats is infinitely superior.  ~Hippolyte Taine

Although all cat games have their rules and rituals, these vary with the individual player.
 The cat, of course, never breaks a rule.  If it does not follow precedent, 
that simply means it has created a new rule and it is up to you to learn it quickly 
if you want the game to continue.  ~Sidney Denham

People who love cats have some of the biggest hearts around.  ~Susan Easterly

Prowling his own quiet backyard or asleep by the fire, 
he is still only a whisker away from the wilds.  ~Jean Burden

The trouble with a kitten is that
Eventually it becomes a cat.
~Ogden Nash
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    A Kitten
    He's nothing much but fur
    And two round eyes of blue,
    He has a giant purr
    And a midget mew.

    He darts and pats the air,
    He starts and cocks his ear,
    When there is nothing there
    For him to see and hear.

    He runs around in rings,
    But why we cannot tell;
    With sideways leaps he springs
    At things invisible -

    Then half-way through a leap
    His startled eyeballs close,
    And he drops off to sleep
    With one paw on his nose.
    Eleanor Farjeon
    Cat Owner's Prayer
    Because I'm only human,
    It's sometimes hard to be
    The wise, all-knowing creature
    That my cat expects of me.

    And so I pray for special help
    To somehow understand
    The subtle implications
    Of each proud meowed command.

    Oh, let me not forget that chairs
    Were put on earth to shred;
    And what I like to call a lap
    Is actually a bed.

    I know it's really lots to ask
    But please, oh please, take pity;
    And though I'm only human,
    Make me worthy of my kitty!

    Author Unknown
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-Cat Diary -Translations-

'HERE KITTY, KITTY, KITTY...'
Means they want to take you somewhere, most likely the Vet. Avoid it.

'I HAVE SOMETHING SPECIAL FOR YOU!'
Probably left overs they were about to throw out.

'HERE'S SOME KITTY TREATS...'
Most likely a foil wrapped appeals-to-a-human concoction. Real kitty treats are when no one's
paying attention and you get to lick the ice cream in the bowl, or jump
on the table for that great piece of meat loaf.

'YOU ARE SOOOOOO CUTE!'
You are about to rub noses with a human. They can never get enough of
our tiny fur- coated bodies and irresistible faces. Human noses are sooo warm.
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'YOU'RE IN MY CHAIR!' or 'YOU'RE TAKING UP TOO MUCH OF THE BED!' 
You picked the right spot. You are right where you should be.

'erk CAT HAIR!' 
You left your hair out in the open where humans can see it and properly clean it up. 

'STOP THAT!' 
Means you were caught. Remember exactly where you were and get back to 
it - ----once they leave the house. 

'Go away kitty!' 
Do not take this personally. It's usually the first thing they say after 
you wake them up by sticking your backside in their face.

SNAPPING OF FINGERS: 
They want you to come over. If they want me, they'll come get me. 
Otherwise, get a dog.

'I LOVE YOU...' 
Means just that. No translation needed here. And we love you, too.
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    The Purry Gates
    It seems that I've reached Heaven,
    or it's doorstep at any rate,
    and been winding round the angels' ankles
    by the Pearly Gates,
    I've plucked the cherubs' harp strings
    and made a merry sound,
    But it's plucking at my heartstrings
    that you are not around.

    So I think I'll wait, just beside the door,
    And as each soul comes floating in,
    I'll tap them with my paw,
    And when you come, we'll call this place -
    Our Purradise, and these the Purry Gates!
    Author Unknown

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A Cat's Prayer
Now I lay me down to sleep,
I pray this cushy life to keep
I pray for toys that look like mice
and sofa cushions, soft and nice

I pray for gourmet kitty snack
and someone nice to scratch my back
For windowsills all warm and bright, 
for shadows to explore at night

I pray I'll always stay real cool
and keep the secret feline rule
To NEVER tell a human that
The world is really ruled by CATS!
-unknown-
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♫ Getting to know you ♫
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Cats do care.
For example they know instinctively what time we have to be at work in the morning
and they wake us up twenty minutes before the alarm goes off.  ~Michael Nelson

When I play with my cat, who knows if I am not a pastime to her more than she is to me?  
~Michel de Montaigne, Essays, 1580

Kittens are born with their eyes shut.  They open them in about six days, take a look around,
 then close them again for the better part of their lives.  ~Stephen Baker

I had been told that the training procedure with cats was difficult.
It's not.  Mine had me trained in two days. ~Bill Dana

If there is one spot of sun spilling onto the floor, 
a cat will find it and soak it up.  ~J.A. McIntosh

No amount of time can erase the memory of a good cat, and no amount of masking tape
can ever totally remove his fur from your couch.  ~Leo Dworken

A dog, I have always said, is prose; a cat is a poem.  ~Jean Burden

The cat is the only animal without visible means of support
 who still manages to find a living in the city.  ~Carl van Vechten

There's no need for a piece of sculpture in a home that has a cat.  ~Wesley Bates

If the pull of the outside world is strong, there is also a pull towards the human.
 The cat may disappear on its own errands, but sooner or later, it returns once again for a little while,
 to greet us with its own type of love.  ~Lloyd Alexander

A cat improves the garden wall in sunshine, 
and the hearth in foul weather.  ~Judith Merkle Riley
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Cats can be cooperative when something feels good, which, to a cat,
 is the way everything is supposed to feel as much of the time as possible.  ~Roger Caras

When you're used to hearing purring and suddenly it's gone,
 it's hard to silence the blaring sound of sadness.  ~Missy Altijd

Any conditioned cat-hater can be won over by any cat 
who chooses to make the effort.  ~Paul Corey

Cats are dangerous companions for writers because cat watching
 is a near-perfect method of writing avoidance.  ~Dan Greenburg

Psychologists now recognize that the need in some people to have a dozen cats
 is really a sublimated desire to have two dozen cats.  ~Robert Brault

It always gives me a shiver when I see a cat seeing what I can't see.  ~Eleanor Farjeon

Way down deep, we're all motivated by the same urges.  
Cats have the courage to live by them.  ~Jim Davis

Cats speak a subtle language in which few sounds carry many meanings, 
depending on how they are sung or purred.  "Mnrhnh" means comfortable soft chairs. 
 It also means fish.  It means genial companionship... and the absence of dogs.  ~Val Schaffner

People that don't like cats haven't met the right one yet.  ~Deborah A. Edwards

Another cat?  Perhaps.  For love there is also a season; its seeds must be resown.
But a family cat is not replaceable like a wornout coat or a set of tires.
Each new kitten becomes its own cat, and none is repeated.
I am four cats old, measuring out my life in friends that have succeeded
 but not replaced one another.~Irving Townsend

I love cats because I love my home and after a while they become its visible soul.  ~Jean Cocteau

By and large, people who enjoy teaching animals to roll over
 will find themselves happier with a dog.  ~Barbara Holland

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A cat's got her own opinion of human beings.  
She don't say much, but you can tell enough to make you anxious not to hear the whole of it.  
~Jerome K. Jerome

I wish I could write as mysterious as a cat.  ~Edgar Allan Poe

The cat seldom interferes with other people's rights.  
His intelligence keeps him from doing many of the fool things that complicate life.  ~Carl Van Vechten

Cats come and go without ever leaving.  ~Martha Curtis

Cats seem to go on the principle that it never does any harm to ask for what you want.  
~Joseph Wood Krutch

You will always be lucky if you know how to make friends with strange cats.  ~Proverb

The ideal of calm exists in a sitting cat.  ~Jules Reynard

Dogs come when they're called; cats take a message and get back to you later.  ~Mary Bly

The cat is the only animal which accepts the comforts but rejects the bondage of domesticity.  
~Georges Louis Leclerc de Buffon

The city of cats and the city of men exist one inside the other,
 but they are not the same city.  ~Italo Calvino

My cat speaks sign language with her tail.  ~Robert A. Stern
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 ♫   Alley cat ♫
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Some people say that cats are sneaky, evil, and cruel.  
True, and they have many other fine qualities as well.  ~Missy Dizick

Authors like cats because they are such quiet, lovable, wise creatures,
 and cats like authors for the same reasons.  ~Robertson Davies

Nobody who is not prepared to spoil cats will get from them 
the reward they are able to give to those who do spoil them.  ~Compton MacKenzie

A cat is a puzzle for which there is no solution.  ~Hazel Nicholson

When a cat chooses to be friendly, it's a big deal, because a cat is picky.  ~Mike Deupree

Cats can work out mathematically the exact place to sit
 that will cause most inconvenience.  ~Pam Brown

After scolding one's cat one looks into its face and is seized by the ugly suspicion
 that it understood every word.  And has filed it for reference.  ~Charlotte Gray

A cat can be trusted to purr when she is pleased, 
which is more than can be said for human beings.  ~William Ralph Inge

A kitten is so flexible that she is almost double; 
the hind parts are equivalent to another kitten with which the forepart plays. 
 She does not discover that her tail belongs to her until you tread on it.  ~Henry David Thoreau

Your cat may never have to hunt farther than the kitchen counter
 for its supper nor face a predator more fierce than the vacuum cleaner.  ~Barbara L. Diamond
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You cannot look at a sleeping cat and feel tense.  ~Jane Pauley

If by chance I seated myself to write, she very slyly, very tenderly, seeking protection and caresses, 
would softly take her place on my knee and follow the comings and goings of my pen 
-sometimes effacing, with an unintentional stroke of her paw, lines of whose tenor she disapproved.  
~Pierre Loti

If he is comic, it is only because of the incongruity of so demure a look and so wild a heart.  ~Alan Devoe

To err is human, to purr is feline.  ~Robert Byrne

Cat lovers can readily be identified.  Their clothes always look old and well used.  
Their sheets look like bath towels and their bath towels look like a collection of knitting mistakes.  ~Eric Gurney

The cat loves fish, but she's loath to wet her feet.  ~Proverb

Do you see that kitten chasing so prettily her own tail?  If you could look with her eyes,
you might see her surrounded with hundreds of figures performing complex dramas, 
with tragic and comic issues, long conversations, many characters, many ups and downs of fate.
 ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

  I don't think it is so much the actual bath that most cats dislike; 
I think it's the fact that they have to spend a good part of the day putting their hair back in place.  
~Debbie Peterson

The way to keep a cat is to try to chase it away.  ~E.W. Howe

To bathe a cat takes brute force, perseverance, courage of conviction - and a cat.  
The last ingredient is usually hardest to come by.  ~Stephen Baker

Some people say man is the most dangerous animal on the planet. 
 Obviously those people have never met an angry cat.  ~Lillian Johnson
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Our perfect companions never have fewer than four feet.  ~Colette

The cat does not offer services.  The cat offers itself.  Of course he wants care and shelter.
You don't buy love for nothing.  Like all pure creatures, cats are practical.  ~William S. Burroughs

One cat just leads to another.  ~Ernest Hemingway

Women, poets, and especially artists, like cats; 
delicate natures only can realize their sensitive systems.  ~Helen M. Winslow

A cat is a tiger that is fed by hand.  ~Proverb

I put down my book, The Meaning of Zen, and see the cat smiling into her fur
 as she delicately combs it with her rough pink tongue.  
"Cat, I would lend you this book to study but it appears you have already read it."  
She looks up and gives me her full gaze. 
"Don't be ridiculous," she purrs, "I wrote it."  ~Dilys Laing, "Miao"

Who among us hasn't envied a cat's ability to ignore the cares of daily life 
and to relax completely?  ~Karen Brademeyer

Cats only pretend to be domesticated 
if they think there's a bowl of milk in it for them.  ~Robin Williams

Every dog has his day - but the nights are reserved for the cats.  ~Author Unknown
A cat pours his body on the floor like water.  ~William Lyon Phelps

There is no more intrepid explorer than a kitten.  ~Jules Champfleury

A meow massages the heart.  ~Stuart McMillan
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♫ You're adorable ♫
Most cats, when they are Out want to be In, and vice versa, 
and often simultaneously.  ~Louis J. Camuti

Before a cat will condescend
To treat you as a trusted friend,
Some little token of esteem
Is needed, like a dish of cream.
~T.S. Eliot

Most of us rather like our cats to have a streak of wickedness. 
 I should not feel quite easy in the company of any cat 
that walked about the house with a saintly expression.  ~Beverly Nichols

You see, wire telegraph is a kind of a very, very long cat. 
 You pull his tail in New York and his head is meowing in Los Angeles.  Do you understand this? 
 And radio operates exactly the same way:  you send signals here,
 they receive them there.  The only difference is that there is no cat.  ~Albert Einstein

Kittens are angels with whiskers.  ~Author Unknown

Even if you have just destroyed a Ming Vase, purr.  Usually all will be forgiven.  ~Lenny Rubenstein

Purring would seem to be, in her case, an automatic safety valve device
 for dealing with happiness overflow.  ~Monica Edwards

It is in the nature of cats to do a certain amount of unescorted roaming.  ~Adlai Stevenson

A cat bitten once by a snake dreads even rope.  ~Arab Proverb

Cats have intercepted my footsteps at the ankle for so long that my gait, 
both at home and on tour, has been compared to that of a man wading through low surf.  ~Roy Blount, Jr.

Everything I know I learned from my cat:  When you're hungry, eat.  
When you're tired, nap in a sunbeam~Gary Smith
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  • Two little kittens, one stormy night,
    Begun to quarrel, and then to fight;
    One had a mouse, the other had none,
    And that's the way quarrel's begun.

    "I'll have that mouse," said the biggest cat;
    "You'll have that mouse? We'll see about that!"
    "I will have that mouse," said the eldest son;
    "You shan't have the mouse," said the little one.

    I told you before 'twas a stormy night;
    When these two little kittens began to fight;
    The old woman seized her sweeping broom,
    And swept the kittens right out of the room.

    The ground was covered with frost and snow,
    And the two little kittens had no where to go;
    So they laid them down on the mat at the door,
    While the old woman finished sweeping the floor.

    Then they crept in, as quiet as mice,
    All wet with snow, and cold as ice,
    For they found it was better, that stormy night,
    To lie down and sleep than to quarrel and fight.
  • And what might we learn from the two little kits
  • But be content, or it'll be worse than we think.
  • Author Unknown

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When God created kitty cats, He had no recipe;
He knew He wanted something sweet,
As sweet as sweet could be.

He started out with sugar, with a trace of spice;
Then stirred in drops of morning dew,
To keep them fresh and nice.

He thought cats should be soft to pet,
Thus He gave them coats of fur;
So they could show they were content,
He taught them how to purr.

He made for them long tails to wave,
While strutting down the walk;
Then trained them in meow-ology,
So they could do cat-talk.

He made them into acrobats,
And gave them grace and poise;
Their wide-eyed curiosity,
He took from little boys.

He put whiskers on their faces,
Gave them tiny ears for caps;
Then shaped their little bodies,
To snugly fit on laps.
  • Author unknown
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He liked companionship, but he wouldn't be petted, or fussed over,
 or sit in anyone's lap a moment; he always extricated himself from such familiarity 
with dignity and with no show of temper.  If there was any petting to be done, 
however, he chose to do it.  Often he would sit looking at me,
 and then, moved by a delicate affection, come and pull at my coat and sleeve 
until he could touch my face with his nose, and then go away contented.  ~Charles Dudley Warner

Even overweight, cats instinctively know the cardinal rule:  
when fat, arrange yourself in slim poses. 
 ~John Weitz

In the middle of a world that had always been a bit mad, the cat walks with confidence. 
 ~Rosanne Amberson

If the claws didn't retract, cats would be like Velcro.  ~Bruce Fogle

A cat determined not to be found can fold itself up like a pocket handkerchief 
if it wants to.  ~Louis J. Camuti

There has never been a cat
Who couldn't calm me down
By walking slowly
Past my chair.
~Rod McKuen

Your cat will never threaten your popularity by barking at three in the morning.  
He won't attack the mailman or eat the drapes, 
although he may climb the drapes to see how the room looks from the ceiling.  ~Helen Powers

What greater gift than the love of a cat?  ~Charles Dickens

Meow is like aloha - it can mean anything.  ~Hank Ketchum

If only cats grew into kittens.  ~R. Stern
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God made the cat in order that man might have the pleasure of caressing the lion.  ~Fernand Mery

A cat is a lion in a jungle of small bushes.  ~Indian Proverb

The domestic cat seems to have greater confidence in itself than in anyone else.  ~Lawrence N. Johnson

If a dog jumps into your lap, it is because he is fond of you;
 but if a cat does the same thing, it is because your lap is warmer.  ~Alfred North Whitehead

Cats are to dogs what modern people are to the people we used to have. 
 Cats are slimmer, cleaner, more attractive, disloyal, and lazy.
  It's easy to understand why the cat has eclipsed the dog as modern America's favorite pet.
People like pets to possess the same qualities they do.  
Cats are irresponsible and recognize no authority, yet are completely dependent on others for their material needs. 
Cats cannot be made to do anything useful.  Cats are mean for the fun of it.
In fact, cats possess so many of the same qualities as some people 
(expensive girlfriends, for instance) that it's often hard to tell the people and the cats apart. 
 ~P.J. O'Rourke, Modern Manners

It's really the cat's house - we just pay the mortgage.  ~Author Unknown

Cats are notoriously sore losers.  Coming in second best, 
especially to someone as poorly coordinated as a human being, grates their sensibility.  ~Stephen Baker

Does the father figure in your cat's life ever clean the litter box?
 My husband claims that men lack the scooping gene.  ~Barbara L. Diamond

Cats have an infallible understanding of total concentration -
 and get between you and it.  ~Arthur Bridges

Four little Persians, but only one looked in my direction.
 I extended a tentative finger and two soft paws clung to it. 
There was a contented sound of purring, I suspect on both our parts.  ~George Freedley

The smart cat doesn't let on that he is.  ~H.G. Frommer
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If I called her she would pretend not to hear, but would come a few moments later 
when it could appear that she had thought of doing so first.  ~Arthur Weigall

If we treated everyone we meet with the same affection we bestow upon our favorite cat,
 they, too, would purr.  ~Martin Buxbaum

If there were to be a universal sound depicting peace,
I would surely vote for the purr.  ~Barbara L. Diamond

We should be careful to get out of an experience only the wisdom that is in it and stop there,
 lest we be like the cat that sits down on a hot stove-lid.
 She will never sit down on a hot stove-lid again, and that is well; 
but also she will never sit down on a cold one anymore.  ~Mark Twain

Sometimes he curls up on my pillow during the night and I don't know he's there
 until I yawn and my mouth closes on a whisker.  ~Astrid Alauda

I have noticed that what cats most appreciate in a human being 
is not the ability to produce food which they take for granted,
 but his or her entertainment value.  ~Author Unknown

It is remarkable, in cats, that the outer life they reveal to their masters
 is one of perpetual boredom.  ~Robley Wilson, Jr.

The reason cats climb is so that they can look down on almost every other animal - 
it's also the reason they hate birds.  ~K.C. Buffington
Cats are the ultimate narcissists.  You can tell this because of all the time they spend on personal grooming. 
 Dogs aren't like this.  A dog's idea of personal grooming is to roll on a dead fish.  ~James Gorman

Like a graceful vase, a cat, even when motionless, seems to flow.  ~George F. Will

One is never sure, watching two cats washing each other, whether it's affection, 
the taste, or a trial run for the jugular.  ~Helen Thomson

A cat, I am sure, could walk on a cloud without coming through.  ~Jules Verne
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Girl kitty teaparty ~ Tea with little friends
White kitty ~ My Dearest Friend
Ginger kitty  ~ Wings of love
Barn kitties ~ Country charm friend
Ginger kitty sitting ~ Sunshine I cherish
Ginger kitty ~ Memories are really friends
Kitty bear hug ~ No greater love
Kitty swing ~ Swinging on by
Kitty bear ~ Just too far
Black kitten ~ Take me home
Ginger kitty in tree ~ Take time to jump
White kitty with rose ~ Missing you so
Girl hugging kitty ~ Everything to me
Girl kiss kitty ~ Alighthouse-Wrapped in love
Sad kitty ~ Forgive my mess up
Tulip kitty ~Fab Friday -alighthouse
Tabby with flowers ~ Birthday kitty
Snowy window ~Winter solace
Sympathy kitty loss ~ Kittyloss-in pink
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    There's music in a hammer,
    There's music in a nail,
    There's Music in a tom-cat
    When you tread upon his tail.
    Author Unknown

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