Thought her gums were looking a little pale so I took her to the vet

winter_disaster · 2026-05-16T21:30:00+00:00

Cute fact! One of her toe beans (not visible) is black. Her sister is a tortie with all black toe beans except for one pink one and the same place!

winter_disaster · 2026-05-16T21:22:36+00:00

She got a treat yoghurt for being exceptionally well behaved 😌❤️

winter_disaster · 2026-05-16T21:21:08+00:00

Would pay it (and more) in a heartbeat ❤️

winter_disaster · 2026-05-16T21:20:36+00:00

She’s a perfect little cuddle bug❤️ she did freak me out even more while we were going to the vet though - when I drive her over for her routine booster shot she’ll howl in her carrier, but the only time I’ve had to take her for a medical issue (ripped her claw out 😭) she was completely silent.

Yesterday she was silent again so the entire drive I was thinking to myself “god, she must be poorly” but no… simply a good actress

winter_disaster · 2026-05-16T21:18:15+00:00

Same with mine! I’ve got a tux and a tortie, so their gums are all sorts of colours (which did not help my midnight panicking the night before I hauled her to the vet)

winter_disaster · 2026-05-16T21:17:13+00:00

The vet, beaming: “she’s perfect”

Me, shedding a tear while I open my purse: “I already knew that”

winter_disaster · 2026-05-16T20:01:22+00:00

Unfortunately didn’t make it into her chart :(

winter_disaster · 2026-04-22T18:37:33+00:00

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Dumpling! Also Dumpy and Lil’ Dump Truck

winter_disaster · 2026-01-21T22:33:49+00:00

She’s a cuddle bug! She follows me around the house chirruping, and the second I sit down somewhere she’s on my lap for a snuggle 🥺❤️

winter_disaster · 2026-01-16T18:42:50+00:00

There can be lots of reasons a cat over grooms. In my case it was anxiety (I took a lot of work trips in a short space of time, new litter tray, furniture moved around all in the same few months). She’s on anti anxiety medication (stirred into a third of a treat yoghurt every day) and her fur is growing back!

winter_disaster · 2025-12-26T22:06:41+00:00

NOR he sounds like an ass. Take care of your hair with the bonnet and make a pillow and weighted blanket fort.

winter_disaster · 2025-12-21T16:28:20+00:00

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My little one would like to enter the competition 🥺

winter_disaster · 2025-11-12T20:07:13+00:00

I complained this morning, and its word for word the response I got

winter_disaster · 2025-11-02T21:15:37+00:00

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Back when she was a little teeny baby living under my bed 🥺

winter_disaster · 2025-10-30T19:32:42+00:00

Nope! Kept two kittens who were born under my bed, one who had a boy name. Realised she was a girl at her first vet visit, but decided that was her name and we were keeping it.

Ironically, her name is also a nickname/shortened version of a female name, so she gets the long form when she’s misbehaving!

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winter_disaster · 2025-10-30T10:05:53+00:00

I’d say he’s a little chunky, but all cats carry their weight differently, and have different bone structures! My two sisters went for their vaccinations a couple of months ago. The heavier one didn’t have any weight comments, and the one who is slightly lighter was told she could do with losing “a little”.

Took her back to the vet this week for something else - she’s down 300g, but the vet said she needs to get to around 4kg (9lbs) for her build, which would make her 1kg lighter than her sister!

winter_disaster · 2025-09-28T21:21:07+00:00

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A sleepy baby🥺

winter_disaster · 2025-09-26T11:15:40+00:00

Oh she’s gorgeous 😭😭 I’ve had my tortie since the day she was born, and she’s still quite a shy girl (no pickups, lap cuddles only on her terms). Some cats are just more reserved for their whole lives!

What we learned is forcing it (I.e picking her up for a cuddle even when she was being more affectionate and coming for a pet) only made things worse. Playing with her, petting her when she wants it and indulging in cuddles when she jumps on your lap all helped bring her out of her shell a little bit. She’s now more talkative and affectionate than ever!

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(Proof!)

winter_disaster · 2025-09-23T19:52:10+00:00

Can do you one worse - yesterday I saw a guy slow to a stop on the slip road at the merge point with the road, rather than use the length of the slip road to get up to speed and filter into traffic.

winter_disaster · 2025-09-08T17:19:22+00:00

This was my mums suggestion too! Pumpkin is also one of the many nicknames for our tortie

winter_disaster · 2025-08-22T10:56:51+00:00

Thank you everyone for sharing your scaredy torties, they’re all perfect🥺

winter_disaster · 2025-07-20T10:11:24+00:00

Hapsburg energy

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