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VelociBacon
Dec 8, 2009

I've been told the cat thread in yospos is a cool and good place to post my cat. I hope this is the thread.

Quill is 12 weeks old and I just took her today for her second round of vaccinations. She did really well at the vet and barely noticed anything even happened:



But an hour or so later she started to give me looks like this



and now she's just feeling lovely and holding her favorite toy and resting, and getting lots of affection and comforting pats

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VelociBacon
Dec 8, 2009

Update: She's now purring and stretching in her bed. Not really interested in eating or anything yet but she seems fine.

Last time, for her first shots she was out of it almost the entire next day and didn't eat or drink for nearly 24 hours so this seems an improvement.

VelociBacon
Dec 8, 2009

Quill update - she's back to normal today.





Since it seems like a lot of you haven't seen her from the other cat threads in PI, here's some gifs

https://i.imgur.com/iVFGRsR.mp4

https://i.imgur.com/Ej4f9XB.mp4

https://imgur.com/ikd2gaO.mp4

https://i.imgur.com/NxJ1Fkq.gifv

VelociBacon
Dec 8, 2009

Yo Quill would loooove to be in that. Her main activities are play fighting me and jumping all over the place/stalking me in preparation to fight me again. She especially loves going loving crazy and attacking toys (she never uses her claws on me):



She also likes to spy on me from her cat tree





And sleeping on my clean laundry

https://i.imgur.com/gqDFmQ9.gifv

But mostly, mostly this cat wants to throw paws.
https://i.imgur.com/A8QkKPF.mp4

VelociBacon
Dec 8, 2009


Dang those eyes are huge.

VelociBacon
Dec 8, 2009

Underwater Shoe posted:

scenes from feeding time


I love this.

e: poo poo page snipe uh uh here





VelociBacon fucked around with this message at 16:26 on Oct 2, 2021

VelociBacon
Dec 8, 2009

kw0134 posted:

ah i see you're already like us, we who have by volume 90% of our photos be cat pics

Yeah basically. I'm going to have to be better about deleting videos I don't need because they're going to fill my 256gb micro SD card up.

I'm curious - the markings in the first photo I posted, is this just somehow related to her ribs or are these stripes of some kind? I've seen people here talk about the bengal stripes as being a super dominant genetic pattern.

VelociBacon
Dec 8, 2009

Organza Quiz posted:

Black cats are actually just black on black tabbies! In the sun you can sometimes see their stripes. Pepper's were more visible when she was a kitten, I used to tell her she wasn't a real black cat and I was gonna take her back to the black cat store to get a proper one.

ETA: Google tells me there are in fact some actual black cats who aren't tabbies, but most of them are secret tabbies.

Oh super interesting. Thanks!

Quill also looks brown in the sun, or rather she gets a brown halo. Is this just an illusion from the light through black hair or are some of these black cats actually dark brown?

VelociBacon
Dec 8, 2009

MikeJF posted:

Many black cats are actually very dark brown. When she gets old you might see it start to fade towards brown or russet quite noticeably.

Very cool, thanks man.

https://i.imgur.com/ucpd16s.mp4

You can sorta see the brown in this video I took today but you know imgur compression etc.

VelociBacon
Dec 8, 2009

Sorry for all the photos. New cat dad etc. Now that I'm looking for it I can see the patterns pretty easily.



VelociBacon
Dec 8, 2009


Dang I love her coloration.

VelociBacon
Dec 8, 2009

Flakey posted:

I don't know what was in that mug but you should probably apologize to Lulu.

Decaf

VelociBacon
Dec 8, 2009

Arsenic Lupin posted:

My catte needs this toy. What's it called? (the toy, not the catte. The catte is Diana.)

Diana, currently having a nice snooze


The thing she jumped onto the bed to play with? It's a cat bed that I got for 30 bucks Canadian or something. I'm happy to buy one and ship it to you if you want. Total cost maybe around 40usd or something. She loves the bed and we take it to different rooms now and then if we want her to have a comfy place to sleep.

VelociBacon
Dec 8, 2009

Tinsel is a cutie.

VelociBacon
Dec 8, 2009

Arsenic Lupin posted:

My catte needs this toy. What's it called? (the toy, not the catte. The catte is Diana.)

Diana, currently having a nice snooze


Double posting to say I looked it up and found it here:

https://paulmacs.com/product/SCM05514/Soft-Tent-Bed-baileybella

VelociBacon
Dec 8, 2009



I feel like she's really getting lighter now.

VelociBacon
Dec 8, 2009

Sorry it's not a great photo but holy poo poo guys I love her



VelociBacon
Dec 8, 2009

VelociBacon
Dec 8, 2009

gently caress SNEEP posted:

are you brave enough to do an afternoon nap with marceline?


Your cat looks so French somehow

VelociBacon
Dec 8, 2009

So I guess they use ketamine for sedation then? It causes that kind of hypersalivation. I was wondering what they're going to use on Quill.

What age should I even be getting her spayed? 4 months is coming up soon which seems crazy fast.

VelociBacon
Dec 8, 2009

Josh Lyman posted:

has toaster ever had a bath? wanna see the tiny catte when all the floof is wetted down :3:

It's not Toaster but I love this Quill photo after her first bath.

VelociBacon
Dec 8, 2009

https://imgur.com/aOSpXS9.mp4

I swear she doesn't actually claw at me, I know it looks bad in the video.

VelociBacon
Dec 8, 2009

Just a reminder that Quill is ridiculous. Drinking normally until she notices me watching her.


https://i.imgur.com/IdkhHSj.mp4

VelociBacon
Dec 8, 2009


You need to redo your pillows for the +1 man

VelociBacon
Dec 8, 2009

Hi Marcy!

I'm so sorry about Ash. I actually have been trying to figure out how long it will take before I stop getting super sad pretty much daily thinking about one day having to put my cat down :c is this just new cat dad poo poo and it'll go away? I had this experience with a dog years ago and I guess it left more of a mark on me than I realized. I feel like it's getting better and I can appreciate her without having that in the back of my head.

Speaking of which, Quill loves to lay on a cozy blanket on my desk and pull my hand over so she can bite it just a bit:

https://i.imgur.com/PlIaD5W.mp4

She also just got this new toy which is USB rechargeable, she loves it:

https://i.imgur.com/mib7hGM.mp4

VelociBacon
Dec 8, 2009

Crankit posted:

Does anyone know what kind of cat this is
https://i.imgur.com/JhQuT2v.mp4

This is is a wizard that got cursed

VelociBacon
Dec 8, 2009

https://i.imgur.com/GAmc6ui.mp4

Just in case anyone is worried about it, this was a month or so ago when she had some irritation on her lower lip, we switched to a ceramic food bowl and I clean it with soap every single time I feed her and it went away quickly. Don't use plastic bowls I guess!

VelociBacon
Dec 8, 2009

GATOS Y VATOS posted:

breakfast for Mister Kitty



I gather that you're an experienced cat person from what other people here are saying about your cat/previous ones but I have to say I had those bowls and my cat developed a pretty painful looking infection/irritation on the bottom lip from the plastic/bacteria/who knows. I looked around and everyone recommended switching to ceramic, so I did that and it went away really quick.

I'd just hate to see another cat have to deal with it!

VelociBacon
Dec 8, 2009

Cozy Quill having a mid-morning rest

https://i.imgur.com/xGAWnMj.mp4

VelociBacon
Dec 8, 2009

Roosevelt posted:

hello thread

i just bought my wife a new canon EOS 4000D. i dont know anything about cameras. i was wondering if you photographers had any tips or general advice about lenses/settings/functions etc. for taking optimal catte pix for me to post

It's less about the settings and more about the light you're able to get. In general though I'd recommend picking up a fixed focal length 'fast' lens like a 50mm f/1.8 because they're cheap and the large aperture allows you to take photos at lower ISO and faster shutter speeds. You get a bit more subject separation also.

Something like an 85/1.8 would be even better, I don't know what exists in the canon space at what price point. Don't be afraid to look up third party lenses like tamron, sigma, etc. For actually shooting with the camera I'd set it to aperture priority and set it as wide as it can go (lowest number) for your indoor shots. Setting it to auto will probably just already do this since you'll be limited by light anyways.

VelociBacon
Dec 8, 2009

Calendar looks incredible so far!

VelociBacon
Dec 8, 2009

Shifty Pony posted:

and quill goes for the quick pin



https://i.imgur.com/WzIIB5E.mp4

Checks out!

VelociBacon
Dec 8, 2009

I assume there's going to be an order link or something for the calendar and we don't all need to say how many copies we'd like here in the thread right?

VelociBacon
Dec 8, 2009

Oh in that case I'll take 2 with a huge thank you to the artist + the organizer of this. I'd make a google doc spreadsheet but I feel like you guys already have some system in place.

VelociBacon
Dec 8, 2009


Where is that tunnel toy from? I've seen it in a bunch of videos of and I think Quill would like it.

You've got a beautiful cat!

VelociBacon
Dec 8, 2009

FelicityGS posted:

It's a catit Sense 2.0 circuit, you can pick it up pretty much anywhere. I have one for Lucky and Toaster. It is Lucky's favourite bed and Toaster's favourite toy

Thanks, just ordered the wave kit and the flat kit, and an LED red ball. She's gonna love it I think, ball toys are her favorite.

VelociBacon
Dec 8, 2009

https://i.imgur.com/IImu1VL.mp4

Quill in a rare affectionate moment.

VelociBacon
Dec 8, 2009

El Gar posted:

donut time *may* end this week, provided this little bump on her belly is just swelling and not a hernia. lol at trying to keep a kitten from running around and jumping on things






Can you recommend which donut to buy (off Canadian Amazon)? Quill goes under the knife soon. I know it's fine but I'm dreading it.

VelociBacon
Dec 8, 2009

Quill found out this morning that she can jump up on top of my server and router and will be handling all tickets in the order received, thanks for your patience.

https://i.imgur.com/kdIRkfW.mp4

https://i.imgur.com/BYwSRZT.mp4

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VelociBacon
Dec 8, 2009



Quill update, now she's staring at me like this while I try to sleep before my night shift.

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