Monday, May 07, 2007

Derby

















Derby is an energetic three and a half year old man cat. He was adopted two years ago today. It was the first Saturday in May, the day they run the Kentucky Derby, so Derby he became. I was looking to adopt a cat and had been check on the local shelters, mostly on line. So once the timing worked out with work and vacation, I dropped in to check out the kitties in person. There were two that caught my eye and I asked to see them in the play room so I could interact with them outside their cages. Well the first guy didn’t impress me, but Derby came in, and I was sold at the first Meow. He loves to play, chasing toys, his laser dot and me. He spends his waking hours keeping track of the many birds outside at the feeders. Occasionally he even manages to find a mouse in the house. He has been blogging since November 2005, sharing his suburban life as a housecat with the rest of the world. You can visit his blog here. -Mum Janet

18 comments:

Oscar the Puppy Cat said...

Hi Derby! Glad to see you here on Kat's Cat! I love you and your blog! These are great pictures of you, especially the intense hypnotic eyes of the pic on the left. The pic on the right looks just like Oscar when he plays like this, all belly and legs in the air!

Hi Fuzz!

Anonymous said...

awww Derby is a cute and handsome guy! i love the little stripe on his head. the playing pic is so funny i love his 'bunny feet' and pink paw pads. so cute! kudos for adopting him he seems like a great guy. i've never actually chosen a cat, they've all chosen me...ha ha.i hope the other guy got a good furrever home too :)

Just Ducky said...

Thank you Kat and thank you mum for nominating me for Cat of the Day. Looking forward to having a good day.

Ann M & the Kitties said...

Thanks for sharing your story, Derby. You have such soulful eyes.

Emma's Kat said...

You're so welcome Derby! Thank you for submitting your pix! You are such a cutie and handsome, of course, too! I'm w/Jess, LOVE those pink paw pads of yours!

Anonymous said...

Yo Derby! Nice photos!

Around Your Wrist said...

derby, you are exactly where you belong! kat's cat of the day...celebrating your gotcha day.

love
--suz

Victor Tabbycat said...

Yeah, Derby!

Kimo and Sabi said...

Yippee fer Derby!

Hot(M)BC said...

Yay Derby!
And you should have told them you're Cheysuli's running mate for 2008 too! hehehe

momsbusy said...

derby is one of my favorite blogs. love his adventures and his "sassiness". happy gotcha day, derby!

Fat Eric said...

Yay! Derby is Cat of the Day! It couldn't happen to a nicer guy.

Pumpkin said...

Happy Gotcha Day, Derby! We iz happy to see that yu got to be Kat of the Day too! That's a grate purrsent frum yoor Mum.

Parker said...

I love Derby! It's great to see him here on his "Gotcha Day"!

Anonymous said...

....sexywhiskerlumps........

PrincessMia said...

ooh! I wonder who anonymous is, talking about your sexy whisker lumps! So cheeky! I didn't say it, but I'll have to agree.

Willow said...

I am also wishing you congratulations. Quite the sassy mancat you are!

caspersmom said...

Hey Derby, you are looking great on Kat's cat of the day. You certainly deserve the honor.

Casper