Tuesday, August 27, 2013

Puffy and Gris | Pets From the Past

I was going through some old photo albums over the weekend and found some great photos of past pets that brought back some nice memories. Today, I'm sharing two cats from the past - Puffy and Gris. These pictures are about 16ish years old.

I had a lot of cats when I was a kid. Most of the time, they just showed up on the doorstep or my mom somehow came across a litter of kittens somewhere and would take one home with her. My parents never kept exclusively indoor cats, so most of them did not grow very old.

Gris

My cat, Gris, was one of the reasons why I think I'm in love with gray or silver cats. "Gris" is gray in Spanish, so that's how she got her name. This kitty had quite the attitude and I was the only one she really liked or listened to. Everyone else said she was "mean", but I loved her and she loved me.

Gris
My parents did not spay Gris right away and she had several litters of kittens, unfortunately. Each time, she had them in the same dresser drawer that was in my bedroom. Of course, I enjoyed helping Gris take care of her little babies. Sometimes, they would escape from their drawer and I would help her round them up.

Puffy 

Puffy was a petite tabby calico kitty. I know calicos sometimes have a reputation for having attitudes, but Puffy definitely did not! She was a sweetheart. 

Puffy 

Puffy was so sweet that she allowed Gris' kittens to nurse on her even though they weren't hers and she had no milk... it was a little weird, but kind of cute all the same. She just lay there and let the little babies try to get milk from her. Puffy seemed to be a little "special" I guess you could say. 

Time for a snack.

Keep checking back for more photos of pets from the past including some of Shiner's baby pictures! You definitely do not want to miss out on those!

Do you like looking through old photos of your pets?

20 comments:

  1. Lovely stories and photos! Eagerly await Shiner's puppy picture :-)

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  2. I don't have any pictures of my childhood dog, I really should pull one out. We have lots of pictures out and about of Loki and Gemini, who went to the bridge 3 and 2 years ago. Thank you for sharing your past cats!

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    1. I found a picture of one of my childhood dogs too. Gonna share that one as well. :)

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  3. Gris had her litters in your dresser drawer? What a smart kitty! Thanks for two wonderful stories about two wonderful friends from the past.

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  4. They are so sweet! Thanks for sharing them with us!

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  5. What pretty kitties! Thanks for sharing. I do enjoy the old photos of my pets but I also get weepy... then my current pets cheer me up!

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    1. Aw well I enjoy looking and hearing about your old pets too.

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  6. they were both beautys Ann,love hearing about them,xx Rachel

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  7. Gris was pretty and so was Puffy. I should get after TW to scan more of those pictures of her old cats to share. She had a calico who was really sweet also.

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  8. Beautiful, beautiful kitties and awesome memories!

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  9. Aww, love those photos and stories! Gris was a real beauty. And having her kittens in your dresser drawers...what a wonderful story.

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  10. We love grey kitties, you don't see them much here. :) xx00xx

    Mollie and Alfie

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  11. They were both lovely looking kitties. I have had many many cats live to old that lived outside. But we like the pictures. That is fun to look at old pictures.

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  12. My KKMM was the oldest cat I've ever had. She liked to be outdoors a lot, especially in the summertime. Except for her last summer. She would't come in at all that year.

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  13. Those a cute kitties.

    When I was a kid, we had a neighbor who had a lot of cats. They never had the cats fixed and there were always kittens around their house. Back then, nobody thought any thing of it. Times have changed.

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  14. I did a whole series on my pets from the past (mostly cats)....it was so much fun going through the old photos, and brought back great memories. Gris' story reminds me of my cat Concha when I was growing up...she was a mottled grey, but also had several litters of kittens, and a sister that helped nurse them! Both Gris and Puffy were so cute!

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  15. Our mom has had several torties and they are sweethearts with big puursonalities.

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  16. Awww, they are beautiful. Thank you for sharing their stories.
    Glogirly wants to do a post about the kitty that came before me sometime.
    xo, Katie

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