# I've joined the kitty brigade! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 18, 2009, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-joined-the-kitty-brigade/503487 "2009-07-18T23:02:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Stauderhorse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce7236/32.png) [@Stauderhorse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stauderhorse)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2009, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-joined-the-kitty-brigade/503487/1 "2009-07-18T23:02:01Z")
There’s been a stray cat hanging around behind our restaurant for the last few weeks. He seems pretty healthy, albeit skinny, and we’ve been giving him some chicken and tuna. While he appreciated the food, what he really wanted was to be petted. We figured that he belonged to a household that just dumped him off, and since he’s healthy and we can afford it and all… Say hello to the newest member of the Stauderhousehold…[Willie](http://s494.photobucket.com/albums/rr306/starsandballs/?action=view¤t=cat002.jpg). Never had a cat before, so this should be an interesting experience. Now I’ll be squeeing at the kitty threads like all you guys. [First picture.](http://s494.photobucket.com/albums/rr306/starsandballs/?action=view¤t=cat001.jpg) [Nom-ing on some tuna.](http://s494.photobucket.com/albums/rr306/starsandballs/?action=view¤t=cat017.jpg) [Nice digs you got here.](http://s494.photobucket.com/albums/rr306/starsandballs/?action=view¤t=cat008.jpg) [Oooh, yeah.](http://s494.photobucket.com/albums/rr306/starsandballs/?action=view¤t=cat019.jpg) [His little kitty balls, which as of tomorrow will be no more.](http://s494.photobucket.com/albums/rr306/starsandballs/?action=view¤t=cat025.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Glory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7cd45c/32.png) [@Glory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Glory)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2009, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-joined-the-kitty-brigade/503487/2 "2009-07-18T23:04:35Z")
What a handsome boy! You guys are awesome to adopt him, he is an extremely lucky cat. I love his “tipped” fur, my tabby-ish cat, Serafina has similar white tipped fur. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2009, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-joined-the-kitty-brigade/503487/3 "2009-07-18T23:46:13Z")
What a good-looking kitty – and congrats for getting him fixed right away. You’re obviously going to be a very responsible [del]servant[/del] pet owner. ---
**Author:** ![smee\_goan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f07891/32.png) [@smee\_goan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smee_goan)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2009, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-joined-the-kitty-brigade/503487/4 "2009-07-18T23:56:19Z")
A bus garage was closed a few years ago. A few feral cats were being ‘kept’ in a room by an employee- turns out doctors were called, flea soaps, sprays, euthenasia, bites on lower legs was main pathology, Did you hear about the Wyoming camper that chainsawed a hungry mountain lion? ---
**Author:** ![whiterabbit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/cab0a1/32.png) [@whiterabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whiterabbit)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2009, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-joined-the-kitty-brigade/503487/5 "2009-07-19T00:14:07Z")
Aww, he’s a handsome guy. And trust me, he won’t miss the balls. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2009, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-joined-the-kitty-brigade/503487/6 "2009-07-19T00:57:25Z")
Cats are good karma. ---
**Author:** ![Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/malleus_incus_stapes/32/3293_2.png) [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2009, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-joined-the-kitty-brigade/503487/7 "2009-07-19T01:34:58Z")
He’s gorgeous! ---
**Author:** ![congodwarf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@congodwarf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/congodwarf)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2009, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-joined-the-kitty-brigade/503487/8 "2009-07-19T02:57:54Z")
He’s a beautiful kitty. It makes me happy when people adopt needy animals. My physical therapist’s office currently has 2 kitties. They usually find homes for needy animals (which live in the office til they have a home) but this time, no one wanted to part with them. The kitties are my favorite part of going to therapy. I’d love to have one myself but my nephew is allergic.