British Shorthairs

[bolimepipi]

here’s my ‘’little’’ girl

 

[Allthevest20]

YAAAAAAY cats! I got my boy in January 2019 after my 18 year old baby passed away. He needed alot of input behaviourally. Was vicious and I spent the first couple of weeks crying about it. But we got there. I wasn't giving up (I was his 3rd home and he was only 3!). He's still quite spikey, hates men he's shit scared of them, loves the ladies though . Meet Frank

 

[Flossy2019]

I have a male lilac point British shorthair (5 months) and two male ragdolls (4 years old). I adore both breeds, they are so affectionate and gentle with kids.

Wow you are so lucky. I absolutely Adore rag doll cats. Also Burmese cats are gorgeous too. I meet so many cats out and about - I am a post girl. And if I see a cat sitting on someone’s door step and it looks like they are in I knock on the door so the cat can go in

I have had cats all my life. My mum got a cat ( blotch tabby) when I was 6.. he lived til 18 he was absolutely amazing. Literally the best cat ever. He went blind in the end and a neighbours rescue dog from Romania attacked him andkilled him I was absolutely devastated. My mum has another cat ( grey and white)she is 14 and the sweetest thing. She doesn’t miaow she just says mow she’s a little nervous but adorable and has the loudest purr in the world. She had cat flu when she was a kitten and sometimes sneezes10 times in a row.Those were my childhood cats

the cats I have with my boyfriend are a rescue cat - my boyfriend rescued him from a scrap yard two years ago night before bonfire night. He was led on a pile of rubbish Staring at theg ground and didn’t even look up when he picked him up. I’ve never honestly seen a cat in a state like it. He was riddled with fleas you could see them on top of his fur and he was a bag of bones. He said he couldn’t leave him so we took him home for the night. No chip at the vets and put posters up around the area. Nothing. He is neutered and litter Trained so obviously been someones pet.He sleeps under our bed during the day and downstairs at night .. and his heart still races when we pick him up got another long haired black and white cat who is sooo needy and loving

First pic is the night we brought him home - the pic doesn’t do justice on how skinny he was second - last summer

 

[Lilooooo]

I have a 5 year old black & white cat , she’s my world. I was given her as a gift when I was going through a very bad patch with my mental health (very depressed & anxious), she’s saved me as I had to get out of bed and look after her. She’s very chirpy & chatty, and loves male attention

She has heart failure, and is on medication every 12 hours so I know my time with her is limited, but I adore her

 

[mcfeez]

I love british shorthairs, they are gorgeous.

We have a nearly three old Siamese girl. We adopted her from cats protection just over a year ago, she was rescued from a breeder who was keeping them in really poor conditions. She is amazing! So affectionate, just loves a cuddle and would rather sit and sleep on top of me or my husband than her bed. Typical Siamese in that she loves to chat haha. A little snap of her -

 

[DCICassieStuart]

This is my little lady. She's a tabby/white. Not 100% sure how old she is as she was a stray who was hanging around our garden for a while before she decided she was moving in for good. That was in 2014 and the vet reckoned she was about a year at the time, so she's around 7 now.
The photo was taken by a local photographer a few years ago. It was for an animal charity and done on a donation basis, but the photographer got some great shots of her.

 

[PuddyTat]

This is my girl, she’s 6. She’s very much a loner, doesn’t really like other cats, and everything is on her terms. She hates being picked up, she almost screams when you do, but she absolutely loves tickle belly

 

[Thelmachops]

This Thelma and one of her favourite positions..

 

[shadyessex33]

Omg a cat thread!!! I’m so happy! I adore our two babies. Our boy was left in a box at the vets when he was a kitten, so he moved in with us on the day we bought our first house. Our tabby girl came along a couple of months later from an overcrowded house. Both 8 years old now and bring us so much joy! They have their own little personalities and I couldn’t be without them

 

[Giggling Squid]

This is my little lady. She's a tabby/white. Not 100% sure how old she is as she was a stray who was hanging around our garden for a while before she decided she was moving in for good. That was in 2014 and the vet reckoned she was about a year at the time, so she's around 7 now.
The photo was taken by a local photographer a few years ago. It was for an animal charity and done on a donation basis, but the photographer got some great shots of her.

I’d love to have something like this with ours but I don’t think she’d stay still enough

 

[Tricham]

My husband's grandparents have a blue british shorthair, and he is absolutely gorgeous.

We have 2 Ragdolls ourselves. Great personalities too. They are laidback, affectionate, loving (sometimes a little too clingy.. it is hard to cook and clean with 2 cats hanging round your legs!.. but I wouldn't change them) it is also nice to be greeted at the door when we get home from a stressful day at work. How do people live without cats (or dogs!)?

Both our boys on my lap..

 

[bolimepipi]

oh that is so sweet!

i agree that cats get a bad rep but i honestly don't understand why. okay they are very independent but if you give them love, you will get so much love back. like you, i am also also her favorite human she cuddles up so close to me, sometimes she moves position 2-3 times trying to get as close to me as possible. she's also not a lap kitty though, i think british shorthairs in general aren't and they also hate being carried.

my favorite example of how loving she is: one evening my bf and i were watching the news and they showed a video of a man hitting dogs. i didn't expect they would show the full video, i never would have watched that. it made me cry a lot and she ran from the complete opposite side of the house straight to me, jumped next to me, leaned her little body on me, placed her paw on my hand and looked at me straight in the eyes as if she's telling me everything is okay

 

[Giggling Squid]

We’ve got an 8 month old blue Burmese - she’s completely bat shit crazy, snores like an old man, hunts anything that moves (toys, the washing machine, cars outside the window, rain.....) and I can’t imagine life without her.

 

[marlaxo]

I have my 8 year old long haired black cat Luna, she only has one eye bless her, she was found on the street at 6 weeks old with an awful eye infection so the RSPCA removed her eye and we adopted her. She is soo grumpy with anyone except us. We also have Lily our 1 year old tabby cat, she is so shy but very affectionate. I LOVE cats!

 

[bolimepipi]

Thought I'd start this thread for all the cat lovers here

I have a beautiful 1 year old lilac british shorthair girl and she is just the best little thing. I can't believe how kind and loving this breed is. Never have I met a cat or animal in general that is so caring and sociable. She is really helping me through this rough time.

I thought here we could share our experiences, tips and even photos.

 

[Trixabellee9393]

I’m obsessed with my cats I never stop cuddling kissing stroking and just annoying them! I have two x

 

[hrh89]

We have a 9 year old black kitty. We adopted her from Cats Protection 4 years ago she’s the best thing ever. Never had a cat in my life until then and now I could not see my life without one. She’s affectionate but only on her terms very noisy when it’s dinner time and loves trying to swipe food off my plate (often successfully)

 

[bolimepipi]

oh i'm so happy i started this thread
i love looking at all the photos, especially when they are cuddling!

Has anyone got a Maine Coon?I went to a small cat show few years ago in the States,I couldn’t believe the size of those babies,so beautiful,first time ever see the breed in real life.

i was recently in a shop and saw a guy carrying a bag with a baby maine coon inside. he was so good and curious and i couldn't help myself, i had to go say hi. his owner was absolutely lovely, he was actually travelling and found him in the street in istanbul he took him to his travels and he absolutely loves it!! he was so cuddly and such a good boy. and considering he was only a few months old, it was funny he was the size of quite a large adult cat absolutely gorgeous, with black stripes all around his green eyes, like eyeliner. little explorer

 

[Dollylovesshoes]

My Dave is a bastard,soooo independant as well loving in his own way just ordinary black and white mog,funny though follows me to shop if he is out,all neighbours know him if their front door is open in he goes for nose round then out again.Lovely boy though can sleep for bloody hours.

 

[Lilooooo]

I have a 5 year old black & white cat , she’s my world. I was given her as a gift when I was going through a very bad patch with my mental health (very depressed & anxious), she’s saved me as I had to get out of bed and look after her. She’s very chirpy & chatty, and loves male attention

She has heart failure, and is on medication every 12 hours so I know my time with her is limited, but I adore her

My baby passed away a few weeks ago very suddenly, ive got her ashes back so she’s still with me 🤍