Cat Chat® Photo Gallery
Boston Amanda
Tammi's new little girl, Boston Amanda, inside the Christmas tree.
Xena
One of author (The Ultimate Pet Food Guide) Liz Palika's cats, Xena.
Khan
Jennifer's adorable but very naughty Bengal kitten, Khan.
Madeline & Minerva
Kash's darling kitties, Madeline and Minerva, when they were loving buddies -- they're going through a rough patch right now, as you can see on my blog.
Bandit & Merlyn
This is Richard's black and white beauty, Bandit, and the Ocicat who lives with him is Merlyn.
Sunny, Adopted Orphan
This is Sunny, the tiny feral orphan kitten who Tammy found just before moving from New York to Florida, and who traveled like a champ, riding in the car like a pup the whole way.
Boo & Wee Wee (In Memoriam)
In Memoriam and loving memory of Robin's cats Boo and Wee Wee (aka Smokie), who lived to 26. It was the only time Robin ever saw her husband cry - he was devastated by Wee's death.
Taz
From Robin in Kingston, Pennsylvania, a photo of her newest cat Taz, in his favorite position when she is on the computer.
Crookshanks
This is Crookshanks, the 3 year old polydactyl just adopted by Adrianna and Louis.
Binky, 22-Years-Old
Debra who moved to England, wrote from Chester-le-Street, County Durham, United Kingdom and sent this charming photo of her aging kitty - but smartly dressed! - pussycat.
Could I ask a favor? The next time Ann Marie is on your show, since I can't call in from here, could you please ask her for me about my 22 year old cat Binky? She is slowing down and by that I mean not being as active and sleeping a lot. She can still jump up where she wants when she wants but just isn't doing that as much. Also, she isn't always using the litter box to pee. She has no bladder infection, it just seems she forgets where it is. I am a bit concerned about kitty dementia because of her age. I would appreciate it. (I even take her outside on our back patio when the weather is warm enough and she loves that.) Other than that she seems to be doing great and everyone else is adjusting to life in the UK. Thanks Tracie!
Cats Stalking Corn
So much for Dr Elizabeth Hodgkins saying that she's "Never seen a cat stalk an ear of corn" when talking about the majority of dry foods which are corn based highly processed carbohydrates. These kitties beg to differ!
Hi Tracie....
I heard the conversation about kitties eating corn last week and had to send you this. Corn isn't safe at my house. They got up on the counter, got the bag open, pulled the corn out, pulled the husks down and started munching. We finally pull the remaining husks off for them. My little blonde boy, Rico, loves to bite into an avocado, and carry it around house in his mouth. He is just a nut!
Have a great day, love the show!
Mary from Minnesota
Oh, and Mary - Dr Hodgkins wanted you to know this:
"Make sure Mary understands that this is NOT normal behavior any more than a human seeking out heroin if they have not become addicted to it beforehand. Cats that have had lots of kitty crack develop the most amazing "aberrant" food predilections, which merely proves our point. My raw-raised cats won't touch anything but raw meat, they don't even like canned cat food, and wouldn't eat an ear of corn if they were starving".
—Elizabeth Hodgkins DVM, Esq.
Shanika
Denise's Pretty Girl Shanika
Samson
This is Samson from Chicago, who lives with a devoted Cat Chat listener from way back, Tracie's pal from the Windy City, Michelle.
Sherpa
This is Sherpa from Ontario Canada, making his wishes known to Santa Claus.
Sagaponack Pair
These are the two feline representatives of one of DOG TALK's most devoted listeners, who manages to have a small ranch in Sagaponack, the newly-formed (Wall Street) village in the Hamptons.
Voodoo Bob
Voodoo Bob is originally from Chattanooga, TN where we got him at an art show about four years ago. We asked how old he was because he was so tiny and didn't look like he was old enough to be away from mom, but they kept assuring us he was six weeks old. He had been played with and handled so much that day that he slept the 2 1/2 hours back to Birmingham, AL in my husband's shirt pocket. When Voo was introduced to Annie [our German Shepard/Malamute mix] and Billy [our Lab Mix] Annie went maternal and took care of him as her own "puppy" and Billy would play chase with him through the house. Somewhere along the lines Voo has developed a joy of the game of fetch with pom poms and he sleeps in my husband's left armpit every night. He fell madly in love with out orange marmalade kitty Ocie from the start and is iffy about our calico Rose, and when Billy was his sickest with his lymphnoma, Voo would stay as close to him as possible to give him comfort and protection. He's a very sweet, very spoiled rotten boy.
Sydney, Australia!
Maxine and T-rex are the most long distance Cat Chatters - their human Linda, also listens to Dog Talk with her Aussie Labradoodle, Pluto.
Epsilon Mu (Eppy) is an Abyssinian mix who has the ticking and chirpish meow of the breed, but not the body type! He's 18 years old! Eppy is pictured with his much younger "brother" – Clancy, a red Abyssinian who just came in and forced Eppy to love him. You may remember Clancy as being the cat who just can't get enough of Swiffers!
Here is 21-year-old Binky from Rifle, Colorado - still the apple of Drew's eye, after all these years together.
This is Shadow from Wichita Kansas who just turned 18 and has been Tammi's best friend since he was 6 weeks old.
Oldest Cat
Jazzy. . .
Jazzy, R.I.P.
OLDEST OF THE OLD CAT CHAT™ CATS: This is Jazzy, the Persian rescued 13 years ago who turns 21 on April 6th! And to show it's never too late for an old lady to learn new ways, her wonderful person Judy is switching her to wet food because she just got Sirius and found Cat Chat and knows the "think outside the bag" truth now.
Jazzy R.I.P. - PDF File
Dear Tracie,
I listen to your show all the time on Sirius Radio. One of my co-workers, Keith, has a cat that I want to introduce to you. His name is Friday. The picture attached was taken in July of 2004, when Friday was 18 years old. That makes him 20+ years old. I think his story is worth telling you about.
In 1989, Keith was living in Chicago, Illinois. At his wife's work, they noticed this stray cat had been hanging around there for several weeks. The employees started feeding this cat so he obviously thought it was worth staying around. One Friday evening, Keith and his wife decided to stop by the office to check on this cat. When they arrived they couldn't find him, so they started calling "here, kitty, kitty... " Out of nowhere the cat walked up to them. Keith opened the back door of the car and the cat jumped in and rode home with them. This is how he got his name, Friday. He still lives with Keith today. When Keith first got Friday, he took him to the vet and they estimated Friday to be about four years old. In reality, he's probably more like twenty-two. He's living the fine life with Keith, even though he's somewhat deaf. He greets Keith each evening at the door upon his return home from work.
I thought you would enjoy Friday's story. Hopefully he can join your "oldest kitties" club.
—Shelly
Cleo is (at least) 19 years old and shares a home with Martha Stewart Living Radio's own Cocktail Hour host, Betsy Karetnick. Cleo formerly held the title of "Oldest Cat Chat Cat."
Sorry, Cleo. We'll always love you as our first oldest cat, but along came Friday... and, well, that's show biz, honey. —Tracie
1st Red-Headed Cat Chatter
Tracie welcomes any and all questions about cats AND dogs on both her live radio shows. Call in to DOG TALK on Saturdays from 11-Noon (EST) to 800-394-8830 or Wednesdays 8-9 PM (EST) to CAT CHAT 866-675-6675. (You don't need to have Sirius to call in!)
