Today is International Cat Day where cats of all stripes are celebrated every August 8. Created in 2002 by the International Fund for Animal Welfare, it is a day to raise awareness for cats and learn about ways to help and protect them.
So in honor of International Cat Day, the Ranch Hands thought it appropriate that I share a pic of my neph-mew, Angus, one of the most interesting cats I’ve ever known. He is one fascinating and handsome Maine Coon kitty.
Here’s your smile in honor of International Cat Day. Make it a great week.
Live, love, bark! 🐾
Buahahaha!
And that Angus is so cool!
He really is one. cool. cat!
🙂
Angus looks quite dignified with the handsome beard…
He’s all that and then some.
angus man cat iss hansum an speck-taculur!!! What a man cat!!
You have a lovelee Neff-mew!
An THE comick iss heeelareeus!!! 47 squirtss ISS “bad-a$$’ Mew mew mew….
**nose bopss** BellaDharma an ((hugss)) BellaSit Sistur
Thanks dear kitty. He’s quite the big cat!
All THE more to cuddell Miss Monika 😉
Angus is GORGEOUS, great picture!! Happy belated International Cat Day!
Thank you…he’s really something. I’m looking forward to visiting with him again soon. Hope your kitties had a good International Cat Day 😻
I guess every day is International Cat Day around here, LOL
Ha! I know that feeling.
Charlee: “We can’t believe International Cat Day came and went and Mama and Dada didn’t throw us a party or get us a card or anything.”
Chaplin: “They are SO going to find hairballs in their shoes tomorrow morning.”
Blame the Metaverse, guys. They probably had a hand in it. 😈
uh-oh…cue the scary music.
OMC that is one handsome looking beefie…err… Angus😺Pawkisses from Heaven to all of you🐾😽✨
Isn’t he a handsome fella? I just love those white whiskers.
Yep – that’s bad ass alright – AND probably a world record too!!
Hugs, Pam
Heh, heh…bad kitty or stubborn…or a bit of both? LOL
What a pretty cat and nice of Elsa and Norman to want to honor cats! 😊
They try. On occasion 🤣 Angus is one of the coolest cats around. I think he thinks he’s a dog sometimes. 😁
LOL! Of course he thinks he is a dog, they are cool! 😄
BOL on that great cartoon! No, seriously, we’re all barking out loud at all the cats!
Maine Coons really are a special breed, and can grow quite large.
BTW, got the package. Thanks!
That cartoon gave me a chuckle too. Glad the package arrived. As always, thanks!
I know some Cat-gals who would absolutely swoon if they saw Angus! What a gorgeous Mancat!
Happy International Cat Day!
He is a beauty, that’s for sure. And so freaking self-assured. LOL Have a great week!
A shout-out to all the cool cats out there. My cat (who was most appropriately named Cat…I’m not kidding) was part aloof and part snuggle buddy. Of course, that depended on HIS mood, not mine. Angus makes a wonderful spokes-cat for Cat Day ’22.
He’s quite the independent dude (as I suspect most if not all cats are). And he totally acts like a dog a fair amount which makes him very interesting. Happy Monday!
What a beautiful boy Angus is!!
He is one of the most interesting and handsomest cats I’ve ever met and acts more like a dog!
Your neph-mew Angus reminds me of our departed Maine Coon, Cujo. He was 22 pounds of muscle and lived a great life.
I wasn’t familiar with Maine Coons-they sure are interesting (and the biggest of the cat breeds I discovered). They are one BIG breed.
Cujo’s paws were huge. He once took off a screen door and left it in splinters.
Holy cow! Are you sure he wasn’t part panther?
Ha ha ha. He had the biggest heart ever. He was so loving. A real nutcase for laps.
In Shepherdstonw/WV we saw 3 VERY young kitties on the lawn under our balcony. They were maybe 2 weeks old and thier mother was no longer there. One of the housekeppers promised to give them some food, but maybe they were too young still and depended on their mother’s milk still. Unfortunately, one of them died. But the other two were taken care of by that same housekeepr. She took them home. So, hopefully, they can enjoy International Cat Day in a good home.
Paws crossed the remaining two are taken care of and live a long happy life.
A day to celebrate all the fabulous kitties out there. Your neph-mew Angus is most handsome.
Love the cartoon. I laughed out loud. Badass indeed.
I linked this post to Awww Mondays.
Have a fabulous day and week, my friend. Scritches to the pups, a smooch to Norman and a big hug to you. ♥
Thanks for the link, Sandee. I’m allergic to most cats, but Angus seems to be one my body will tolerate. He’s quite the looker, isn’t he? I was so intrigued with his whiskers! Happy Monday.
😻 Beautiful Maine coon cat!
Isn’t he quite a handsome man-cat?
A fine specimen, for sure. 😉 I had a big grey one once named Bruno, what a guy he was. The neighbors still reminisce about him! 😀
Bruno seems like the perfect Maine Coon cat name!
He fit it to a ‘t’… he was boss, but fairly so. 😀
👍🏻 I’ve heard that about the breed.
happy cat day to all cats of our slice earth…
Yes, we hope more people become familiar with cats through this educational day on the calendar. Happy Monday.
I had to hide your post from Kloe. Anything with the C word and she goes ballistic! I do wonder what she would do if she ever caught one….. have a great week at the ranch.
Elsa’s prey drive also kicks in seriously around the ‘c’ word. I think Norman is mostly cool around cats except the one that attacked him when he went sniffing the bush it was hiding in. It did not bode well for any of us-both Norman and I received the pointing end of some serious fangs and claws.
Late reply…..😬. Kloe would gladly have Elsa on team GK to help with all these feral cats.
Heh, heh! She’s a silent, but dogged huntress. Teamwork with a pack might be a problem (she hasn’t figured out it’s better to split duties for success yet).
Hide-it’s cat day.
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Aw, Angus says thanks for the props💜‼️🐈
Angus is one of the coolest cats around-so naturally he had to be today’s poster child for today! Happy Monday.
Cartoon is great even to a feline cleaning up the rear.
It cracked me up-I know a few cat parents who use the squirt bottle deterrent. Some respond better to it than others. 😹
Mine would snag the bottle and hide it.
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Neph-mew, lol😁😸
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What a handsome cat!
He’s a total pinup boy. Very handsome and very confident. 🐈
Hahahaha!
Happy Monday!
When I saw that cartoon, it made me think of Omelette. 😸
And she keeps coming back for more. Well, I don’t know officially as she has moved out with her mistress… 🙂
Gotta admire their tenacity. Wait…she has a mistress?!
She ain’t my cat. She belongs to my daughter 🙂
I guess I didn’t realize you had a daughter, I only thought you had sons. Where have I been?? 😳
Oh, darlin’… Not your fault… I DID have only sons. The youngest is in the process of transforming into a daughter…
A-ha. Now I understand.
It’s been a process, needless to say…
I can imagine. Good thing your in Canada-hopefully it’s easier than in the lower 48. And don’t get me started about Florida.
Yeah. I am hoping it goes smoothly. Scares the bejeezus out of me.
🤞🏼 Here’s praying all goes well, mum.
Thank you, my friend.
Sending all kinds of loving thoughts your way.
You are the best.