My Cat Pixel

[Murrmurr]

I'm a crummy photographer (with phone cameras, anyway) and Pixel is an uncooperative subject, so just know he wears a tux and sports a little beard. I named him Pixel because the black n white markings on one of his hind legs looked like pixels when we first met. Not so much anymore, but you can't see that anyway because he's kind of a jerk about my camera.

Since moving in yesterday, Pixel's never more than a few feet from me and spends a lot of his time literally stuck to my leg. He's officially a tripping hazard, so we're gonna have to come to terms about this. Kirk and Ariel (grandkids) are coming to stay the weekend with us. They're gonna be totally jazzed about Pixel joining the family.

 

[Kaila]

Adorable!

But we don't want him tripping you!

Welcome to our SF world, Pixel!

 

[Pinky]

What a beautiful kitty

 

[SeaBreeze]

Pixel is a handsome boy, nice that he's bonded with you like that. Your grandkids will be excited to meet him.

 

[Murrmurr]

Pixel is a handsome boy, nice that he's bonded with you like that. Your grandkids will be excited to meet him.

They definitely will. They really miss my two cats who died. They were old. Boss died a couple years ago and lap-loving Flint died several months later. I think he missed his brother too much.

 

[Murrmurr]

Uhhh....MY chair!

 

[Gemma]

What a gorgeous boy! Glad he's adapting to his new home.

 

[Kaila]

I am sure you are mistaken, @Murrmurr
That can't be your chair.
It obviously is someone else's.

He is sooooo cute!

 

[Jace]

Aah! So cute!

 

[mrstime]

Just a beautiful kitty! We have been without a cat for a few years now, but one of these days we will find one !

 

[SmoothSeas]

Uhhh....MY chair!

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Sir Pixel has made himself right at home, hasn't he...? In that photo he looks entirely too relaxed

Do you have some catnip in your cupboard...?

 

[Jules]

Is Pixel going to be a 100% indoor cat now?

 

[Murrmurr]

Is Pixel going to be a 100% indoor cat now?

Yes, I think so. We're on probation for a little while, meaning if he prefers outdoors then I'll let him out a time or two a day, and maybe he'll come back in or maybe he won't. So far he seems content indoors. He's used the litterbox, so....

 

[Murrmurr]

Sir Pixel has made himself right at home, hasn't he...? In that photo he looks entirely too relaxed

Do you have some catnip in your cupboard...?

He certainly has.

No catnip, and no toys either. Those are on the shopping list.

 

[Murrmurr]

What a gorgeous boy! Glad he's adapting to his new home.

All too quickly.

 

[dseag2]

You're lucky you only have one male cat. This is my afternoon on the couch.

 

[Devi]

Awww, they love you.

 

[Murrmurr]

The title of my thread was edited "to be more specific". That's cool. I figured since I posted this in the Pets forum, and because I've posted about Pixel in the Pets forum a number of times, specificity wasn't necessary.

I'll do better in the future. But I have to say, I'm not crazy about the editor's title. I'd have used something like The Formerly Homeless Pixel.

 

[Murrmurr]

Pixel is a handsome boy, nice that he's bonded with you like that. Your grandkids will be excited to meet him.

They went nuts. Pixel was lying on a little blanket right in the center of the room when the kids walked in yesterday. They saw him and looked sort of Star-struck for a minute.

They miss my old cats. Kirk especially. He's 14 and adored the oldest cat, Boss, ever since they were both kittens. After Boss passed away, Kirk hung a picture of him on his bedroom wall. He cradled Pixel like you'd cradle a baby, and Pixel let him! So they're both happy, which is really cool.

 

[Snow74]

These are the number of cats we had at one time..with old age it was almost a domino effect we have two of these left plus two we recently adopted..

 

[Pinky]

@Murrmurr .. that's wonderful! I had a bit of concern that Pixel might not be open to the kids coming at him all at once. He obviously once had a family.

 

[Snow74]

Is Pixel going to be a 100% indoor cat now?

Uhhh....MY chair!

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Correction Used to be your chair..lol

 

[Murrmurr]

@Murrmurr .. that's wonderful! I had a bit of concern that Pixel might not be open to the kids coming at him all at once. He obviously once had a family.

Yes, I'm sure of it.

I'm betting someone left him here when they moved away.

 

[Snow74]

You think you share.
.

 

[Kaila]

Correction Used to be your chair..lol

Perhaps he should now be calling it Our Chair, particularly when Pixel is within hearing range.
Which, for cats, is probably the entire home, or neighborhood.