Follow 5 Friday

TGIFF! Yeah, it’s Friday, my most favorite day of the week. Of course, that’s because on most Fridays, I am lucky enough to have a few of my twitter pals share a little of their story with all of us. This week, I am thrilled to tell you is no exception.

Our first guest today is our good pal Buckpg.

How did you find your forever home? (Or how did it find you?)

One morning, I woke up on the front porch of some lady's house. I was curled up with my brazen sister Belinda, and so began my love of cuddling. We were about 6-weeks old at the time. Our Mama, who didn't have a home, would visit us and feed us then run off to be with my daddy and several uncles. Mama was a hussy but we loved her. She and Belinda found a home with a nice neighbor. I decided to keep the lady whose porch I lived on and moved into the house with her. Who knew she'd still be around 18-years later?

What do you call the humans you live with?

I call my humans The Lady and That Guy.

What do you like to do, even though it drives your human(s) crazy?

I like to drink bourbon and smoke cigars but what drives my humans the most crazy is when I "twang" the springy, doorstop thing on the back of the bedroom door while everyone is sleeping.

Is there anything else you would like your twitter pals to know?

I think my twitter pals know more about me than they should know already.

Recommend 5 of your twitter friends to our readers:

Friends I'd like to know more about are: @rumblepurr @emilyrose2005 @fluffythecat @ladycat3 @chesterpdexter

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Next we have the adorable LillianCat

How did you find your forever home? (Or how did it find you?)

My human mama and her daughter, Caitlin, had just moved to a new city . They wanted to get a kitten to make their home complete. Caitlin looked online at the SPCA and found a list of kutiekittens. She saw my picture and fell in love with my cute orange face (I was named Poppy then until I found a home…an I am NOT a Poppy!!). I was being fostered in a home with my mamacat and four other kittens. My mama was dropped off at the shelter just before she had babies. My other brothers an sisters did not survive. Some other kittens from three other litters were missing a mama, so my mamacat nursed them too (I was a good milk sharer). When my human mama and Caitlin came to check me out, my BoUnCiNg and BoUnDiNg around them made them fall in love with me. They couldn’t leave my mamacat so she found a new home as well! She is in picture with me.

What do you call the humans you live with?

I call them human mama and Caitlin…it gets confusing having two mamas!

What do you like to do, even though it drives your human(s) crazy?

Mostly…I am perfect. But I do like to annoy them by vomiting in more than one area at one time. I also like to take my time when asked to come for a snuggle. It’s not that I don’t WANT one…I just likes it on MY terms.

Is there anything else you would like your twitter pals to know?

I am a very loved and spoiled kitty. My humans make me feel proud and happy all the time. A big thanks you to them. I love them very very much.

I would also like to say that I is very proud to be part of a great anipal twitter community that is filled with anipals who are just as loved and spoiled as me.

Recommend 5 of your twitter friends to our readers:

meowwwwwwwwwww this so very hard...i have such great twitter friendies.

First is MrBasilCat...i have a big kittykrush on him.

Then there is rumblepurr...he always has nice things to say to me

I can't forget morriscat...who was one of my first friendies here.

I adore Dixie_Belle..she is my doggie friend.

And # five, if i has to choose just one more...is ArtyTheCat who always makes me smile.

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Third we have Javathecat, who is kind of new to twitter, but is proving to be powerful force on the twitter front.

Hi. I am Javathecat. I am a 13 year old Ocicat who lives in Irvine California. Hope I did not write too much, I get that trait from my daddy.

How did you find your forever home? (Or how did it find you?)

I was from a breeder of Ocicats. My folks were told about me and my litter-mates. And when they came to see me, I was such a little lady (with my paws crossed) that they were smitten for life. They had not heard about Ocicats before, so that night they did lots of research on the internet and at a bookstore. By the time they came back the next day, I had them wrapped around my little spotted paw!

What do you call the humans you live with?

Mom & Dad! And I have grandparents too. They live near by. I get to visit them when mom & dad go away for a few days. I love it. My grandfolks really spoil me (even more than my folks!)

What do you like to do, even though it drives your human(s) crazy?

My most favorite activity is to stalk the neighborhood critters. We live in a place that backs up to county land. So it is like a wilderness (I call it my jungle). We have tons of quail (California you know), in fact they had a coddle (thats what they call a litter) right in our backyard patio (16 babies)! There is tons of bunnies- Figgie, Whitefoot (he is the grand daddy) Amber, Blacktip, Little Bunny, Babie Bunny, iMac & iPod. They eat the flowers in our garden (but thats OK- the flowers are hibiscus, roses & jasmine- and we have tons of them). Then there is Chirp. He has been around for years. He is a Wrentit- a large bird who is the major of our yard- he controls everyone.(He has his own swimming pool- it is a large dog dish daddy fills with water) We also have tons of hummingbirds & finches, lizards!, a woodpecker, and owl (or 2?) and Mr. Squirrel (he makes me so mad!). Because of the chaparrel brush there are bobcats, raccoons, hawks & rattlesnakes. And our neighbor saw a Cougar. Well I guess by now you figured out- I am an indoor cat. So it is just lots of stalking & kittie TV. I drive my folks crazy cause for a 12 lb. cat I can make a ton of noise and I howl at the critters. They always think something is wrong and they run to attend to me. But it is just me showing who's boss!

Is there anything else you would like your twitter pals to know?

I love to talk with the other kitties, pups & critters. Everyone is so nice!

Recommend 5 of your twitter friends to our readers:

There are so many nice pals- but here goes...Rosy the Cat (queenrosy), Maya Lilly Sophia (MayaLillySophia), Noodles (noodlesthecat), Wildy Cat (Wildycat) and Oliver P Jones (oliverpjones)

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Forth we have the luvly DaisyDarlin

How did you find your forever home? (Or how did it find you?)

My name is Daisy Jane Cody. I am named after the song Daisy Jane. I was abandoned, in a cage, at the First Baptist Church in Grayson, GA. Mama's niece was dating a guy and his step mother worked there. The lady took me in and Mama's niece fell in love with me. I would fall alseep and sleep in her arms. She could not keep me at home because her sister was allegic to me. So Mama said she would foster me until Pam could take me. Pam didn't think I was as cute when I wasn't sleeping in her arms and became afraid of me! Pam gave her to Papa but I had spent so much time with Mama that I adopted her. Mama loves me even when I am upset. I mean I love Papa but Mama is special.

What do you call the humans you live with?

I call Mama - Mama and I also live with Papa and Mema.

What do you like to do, even though it drives your human(s) crazy?

I can't seem to find the litter box sometimes. I get angry easily and see things in Black ad White. Never Grey. I cry when someone leave the room and doesn't tell me where they are. I try to run out of the house at times but just want to smell the flowers by the front door. I picked up some bad habits from Daisy and Minnie - two cats that I hung around when I was little and that is where I found hissing got you places. Since there where two Daisys my gang name was Little D and thn there was Big D and MinMin.

Is there anything else you would like your twitter pals to know?

Mama got me a little $1 kitty that looks like me and I love to carry her around the house. Her name is Junior. I love to smell flowers and love stuffed animals in general. I love to look out windows and watch the birds. If I get too upset Mama carries me outside and I calm down. I don't want to be out. I don't know but I always calm down. I live with ForrestTheCat. I told Mama about him when he was little. Mama drives me and Forrest places and if she drives by the First Baptist Church I growl and hiss. I get very upset. Mama thought it was a fluke but I remember and however many times she tries to trick me in where I am I growl and hiss at only that church. I LOVE mosit food and come running when I hear the dish clnk. I love the smell of Starbucks coffee but hate the taste. Mama told me I would but I didn't believe her. Mama works there and she comes home with coffee smell. It reminds me of when I first was with her. I snuggle in her coffee clothes!

Recommend 5 of your twitter friends to our readers:

@ForrestTheCat @pipercat1 @petiethecat @rumblepurr @babypatches

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Since we were lucky enough to have Daisy story on here today, it is only natural that we also include her good buddy and roommate ForrestTheCat

My name is Forrest Grayson Cody. I was born in Grayson, GA about 30 miles from Atlanta. My Mom is a Siamese and my Dad was a big black Cat. I am a Black Siamese and if you get me in certain light you can see my markings. I had 2 siblings. Mom and us kitties lived under the shed out back. We would come out at night and play on the back deck or the front porch. @DaisyDarlin first saw us and let her Mama know - who became my new Mama. New Mama starte putting food and water outside for us. I would ome up to the window and look in and meow. I would run off if new Mama came out to talk to us. Mom was very strict about us talking to strangers. I got my name one day when us kitties were on the back deck sleeping under the grill. Mama came out and my siblings ran down the steps. I froze and the only thing I could do was jump off the deck, fly mid air with my arms and legs stretched out. I hit the ground running and mam screams out "Run Forrest Run!" My 2 siblings left home early on but Mom an I woudl hang out with Dad in the back yard. I started getting food off the back dek and sometimes we got TUNA! I walked into a trap and talked Mom into a cage with tuna in it. the cage slammed shut and we were there. Mama wante to give us both better lives. Mom didn't believe it and bolted while we were in Atlanta. I again sat like a deer in headlights. I was so wild that Mama put me in a safe cage while she worked and everyday would take me out left me be and also held me and petted me. I wasn't into it at first. One day I found how to purr and things changed. Mama was going to give me to a friend to keep and the first night I was there he didn't watch me and thought I left. I was in the wall up by the dish washer. Someone heard me and told Mama that I was there. She came over - I was terrified- and talked me out. She held me and tokd me she was never going to let me go again.

What do you call the humans you live with?

I call her Mama or sometimes I say Ma. I also live with my Mema and Papa. They need me cause they are old and love to be loved and kissed.

What do you like to do, even though it drives your human(s) crazy?

I love to get up early in the morning and look at birds out the windows. I am talking 530AM. I chat about the birds. I don't understand why noone else likes to get up so early. I love to wake up Mama in the middle of the night to snuggle and also when I am scared. I also get real jealous if Mama pays attention to @DaisyDarlin. Ya see Daisy isn't so affectionate and if she wants to snuggle or Mama talks to her I get beside myself and take it out on Daisy by chasing her around the house until she hisses.

Is there anything else you would like your twitter pals to know?

Feral Free since Dec 28 2006. I love Greenies Tuna. I don't care too much for moist food. I love to lay on my back and sit in front of the air vent on the floor of the house. When I hear Mama's voice especially when she comes home from work I come running even if I have been asleep. I love to give nose to nose kisses and if Mama ask me if she can give me a kiss I turn my head down so she can kiss the top of my head. I love the color red and my favorite toy is Rudy Redmouse. Oh and one more thing - Ever since Mama came and rescued me from inside her friends wall I have NEVER hissed - even at Daisy when she hisses at me!

Recommend 5 of your twitter friends to our readers:

@JavaTheCat @queenrosy @oliveblackcat @YoungMrFudge @09Casper

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Wow, not only are these great kitties, they offered up some great recommendations of their own. I’m going to have to go check out some of their friends, cause I see names of a couple cats I haven’t met yet.

Also don’t forget to stop by and check out our nice long list of cats. We are sitting at just over 900 currently, but we still have several to add. If you’re a kitty, but not yet listed, just follow catswhotwit. I haven’t added to the list for a couple weeks, but Henry is going to learn how to set it up sometime over the weekend.

Thanks for stopping by,

OscarTheCat