# Pet pictures! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 8, 2020, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pet-pictures/920105 "2020-09-08T15:32:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 145
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2026, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pet-pictures/920105/2893 "2026-10-21T13:41:19Z")
Meet Inara: [![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/kd51Tsd.jpeg "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/kd51Tsd) We just adopted her a couple of weeks ago from the local shelter. She’s about 7 months old, and she had been in the shelter for 5 months - a very long time. And it make sense: she’s one funny-looking creature, with a face from a Picasso painting and a moustache from Dali. She’s also the sweetest, most adorable, happiest, most sociable kitten I’ve ever met. It turns out that 5 months in a good shelter can create a highly socialized cat. She loves spending time with people, and she’s made it her life goal to make friends with our older cat Sophie, who’s a stuck-up little princess and isn’t quite sure why this little ball of energy is constantly dancing around her. It’s wonderful. ---
**Author:** ![thorny\_locust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thorny_locust/32/431_2.png) [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2026, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pet-pictures/920105/2894 "2026-10-21T13:51:41Z")
Congratulations to all of you! And I think that’s a pretty kitty — Has Sophie lived with another cat before? ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2026, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pet-pictures/920105/2895 "2026-10-21T13:59:02Z")
> [@thorny\_locust](#): > > Has Sophie lived with another cat before? Yeah. My primary cat, Big Fat Tony, passed away early last month at 12 after a very rough and heartbreaking summer. Tony, who I loved with all my heart, was a total asshole to anyone who wasn’t me, and made Sophie’s life miserable. So Sophie (who’ll be 2 years old soon) understandably has trouble accepting other cats. Inara’s wearing her down, though. ---
**Author:** ![thorny\_locust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thorny_locust/32/431_2.png) [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2026, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pet-pictures/920105/2896 "2026-10-21T14:02:44Z")
I’m sorry that you lost Tony, asshole or not. And I hope I said so earlier if you posted it earlier, and that I’ve just lost track. I also suspect that Sophie will make friends eventually. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2026, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pet-pictures/920105/2897 "2026-10-21T14:04:03Z")
Visual proof: (That’s Sophie burrowing into the blanket). [![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/grQF67B.jpeg "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/grQF67B) ---
**Author:** ![thorny\_locust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thorny_locust/32/431_2.png) [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2026, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pet-pictures/920105/2898 "2026-10-21T14:06:41Z")
Well, at least she’s on the same couch! That’s actually quite good progress for only a couple of weeks. ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2026, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pet-pictures/920105/2899 "2026-10-21T21:41:04Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > a face from a Picasso painting and a moustache from Dali An excellent description. Enjoy your new companion! ---
**Author:** ![ParallelLines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/parallellines/32/3575_2.png) [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2026, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pet-pictures/920105/2900 "2026-10-21T21:46:07Z")
A moment’s grace for your departed and a moment of love for the newcomer, who I find quite charming. And they’re conforming to my understanding of cat-physics: > [@The possible states of CAT matter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-possible-states-of-cat-matter/1012309/1): > > **Default Cat-State: Super-cooled liquid, much like glass** > > Because my cats at least are not a traditional solid! They have a verifiable tendency to pool up at the bottom, and despite claims of bones, they seem to only apply on demand. But they aren’t a complete liquid in this state, they reserve that for the second state! ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2026, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pet-pictures/920105/2901 "2026-10-21T22:06:10Z")
Look, Dad, _talkies_! That was adorable. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2026, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pet-pictures/920105/2902 "2026-10-21T22:07:00Z")
> [@thorny\_locust](#): > > I’m sorry that you lost Tony, asshole or not. And I hope I said so earlier if you posted it earlier, and that I’ve just lost track. I hadn’t mentioned his death before now. Too painful. I posted a couple of pictures of Tony in this thread, way back when, but here’s one last one of him from better times, at his fighting weight of sixteen and a half pounds: [![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/SSvS5IA.jpeg "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/SSvS5IA) ---
**Author:** ![aurora\_maire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aurora_maire/32/328_2.png) [@aurora\_maire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aurora_maire)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2026, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pet-pictures/920105/2903 "2026-10-21T22:13:29Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > And it make sense: she’s one funny-looking creature I love torties so much. She is beautiful. And I’ve found that the cats who’ve had a tough go of it will try very hard to win over the residents when they finally feel safe. I’m betting she charms Sophie very soon. ---
**Author:** ![thorny\_locust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thorny_locust/32/431_2.png) [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2026, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pet-pictures/920105/2904 "2026-10-21T23:19:32Z")
If it was a good shelter, she may not remember any really tough times; she may have been too young to remember anything before the shelter. She probably has never lived without other cats, and thinks of a mostly-friendly feline clowder as normal. So she’ll really want the only other cat in her new life to become a friend. And she may, in five months at the shelter, have gotten practice at making friends with new arrivals. And Tony was beautiful. And I bet when he glared at you, you knew you were being glared at! ---
**Author:** ![GESancMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gesancman/32/2923_2.png) [@GESancMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GESancMan)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2026, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pet-pictures/920105/2905 "2026-10-22T00:34:33Z")
> [@GESancMan](#): > > Otto is a big boy. He doesn’t really fit in many of the places he likes to sleep, but he doesn’t let that stop him. Trying this again: [![](https://i.ibb.co/jvq9VHby/20261008-125723.jpg) ](https://i.ibb.co/jvq9VHby/20261008-125723.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![GESancMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gesancman/32/2923_2.png) [@GESancMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GESancMan)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2026, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pet-pictures/920105/2906 "2026-10-22T00:38:03Z")
And on the subject of Otto: when we got him four months ago, my daughter was convinced that he’s part Maine Coon. I’ve never actually met a Maine Coon, but I’m wondering if she’s right. For one thing, like I said before: He’s a _big_ boy. And, he’s got these tufts behind his ears - I’m not sure if this pic does them justice. Is that a Maine Coon trait? Or maybe it’s just part of his winter coat coming in? ETA: And then, of course, there’s the big, magnificent bushy tail! [![](https://i.ibb.co/8D7TNvY5/20261021-133048.jpg) ](https://i.ibb.co/8D7TNvY5/20261021-133048.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![GESancMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gesancman/32/2923_2.png) [@GESancMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GESancMan)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2026, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pet-pictures/920105/2907 "2026-10-22T00:41:17Z")
One more: Irving and Ophelia taking advantage of the last gasps of the Pacific Northwest sun, before it slips behind the clouds for the next nine months. [![](https://i.ibb.co/pvc7DtSK/20261021-143917.jpg) ](https://i.ibb.co/pvc7DtSK/20261021-143917.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![GESancMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gesancman/32/2923_2.png) [@GESancMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GESancMan)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2026, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pet-pictures/920105/2908 "2026-10-22T00:46:09Z")
I suppose this is as good a place as any to ask this: assuming imgbb is going to trash my pictures again, I asked Claude for recommendations on image hosting sites. He suggested Catbox, with the caveat that Australia is blocked, just like Imgur has blocked the UK. Has anyone used Catbox, and is that true about Australia? ---
**Author:** ![thorny\_locust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thorny_locust/32/431_2.png) [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2026, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pet-pictures/920105/2909 "2026-10-22T01:23:38Z")
> [@GESancMan](#): > > Trying this again Sorry, can’t see a thing but the blue box. ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2026, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pet-pictures/920105/2910 "2026-10-22T01:51:18Z")
I use Flickr for image hosting. It seems to work pretty well. For example: [![Imgur](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55603297042_a5ecf3db90_b.jpg "20261020\_213623") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/204260084@N04/55603297042/) ---
**Author:** ![GESancMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gesancman/32/2923_2.png) [@GESancMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GESancMan)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2026, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pet-pictures/920105/2911 "2026-10-22T20:34:07Z")
Alright. Goodbye ImgBB, hello Flickr: > [@GESancMan](#): > > Otto is a big boy. He doesn’t really fit in many of the places he likes to sleep, but he doesn’t let that stop him. [![Imgur](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55606045591_76af8ac014_b.jpg "20261008\_125723") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/205069504@N02/55606045591/in/dateposted-public/) ---
**Author:** ![GESancMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gesancman/32/2923_2.png) [@GESancMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GESancMan)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2026, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pet-pictures/920105/2912 "2026-10-22T20:35:24Z")
> [@GESancMan](#): > > And on the subject of Otto: when we got him four months ago, my daughter was convinced that he’s part Maine Coon. I’ve never actually met a Maine Coon, but I’m wondering if she’s right. For one thing, like I said before: He’s a _big_ boy. And, he’s got these tufts behind his ears - I’m not sure if this pic does them justice. Is that a Maine Coon trait? Or maybe it’s just part of his winter coat coming in? > > ETA: And then, of course, there’s the big, magnificent bushy tail! [![Imgur](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55606452800_08d824f065_b.jpg "20261021\_133048") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/205069504@N02/55606452800/in/dateposted-public/) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pet-pictures/920105.md?page=144) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pet-pictures/920105.md?page=146)