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92. i was allergic as well…but then i got a kitten and learned

Tue Jun 3, 2014, 10:45 PM

Jun 2014

i do not have the same response to them and actually have developed a tolerance to kittens even after they grow up. but, when exposed to an unknown or new, full grown cat - allergic response - rash and swollen eyes, everything.

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That kitty I found at the edge of the woods 10 or so days ago? [View all] Lex Jun 2014 OP

Now that is adorable. Xyzse Jun 2014 #1

Oh is he ever cute! LaurenG Jun 2014 #2

That little buddy makes me laugh/smile. Hoyt Jun 2014 #3

Me too. He's a handful but is funny Lex Jun 2014 #4

He's so CUTE!! Rockyj Jun 2014 #61

The new Black is ORANGE! :-) Rockyj Jun 2014 #97

Looks like a keeper! Blue Owl Jun 2014 #5

OMG. CUTE OVERLOAD! Triana Jun 2014 #6

Ahhh! Too much cute!!!! LisaLynne Jun 2014 #7

He's adorable! nt TBF Jun 2014 #8

Wow, absolutely gorgeous! MerryBlooms Jun 2014 #9

Judging by the second photo Rob H. Jun 2014 #10

Lovely. hamsterjill Jun 2014 #11

Apparently it was your lucky day! CrispyQ Jun 2014 #12

you made a friend KT2000 Jun 2014 #13

Wow! He's just beautiful - and so adorable! Rhiannon12866 Jun 2014 #14

What a handsome boy! nt avebury Jun 2014 #15

Charmer! Lizzie Poppet Jun 2014 #16

Doll baby! spooky3 Jun 2014 #17

I'm in love! There's nothing better than a kitten. Arugula Latte Jun 2014 #18

yes there is eShirl Jun 2014 #21

Good point! Arugula Latte Jun 2014 #23

Lucky you! Nonhlanhla Jun 2014 #19

It's true. Every orangie I've ever known has been a big lovebug. Arugula Latte Jun 2014 #113

What a face! brer cat Jun 2014 #20

I am severely allergic to cats, alsame Jun 2014 #22

i was allergic as well…but then i got a kitten and learned hopemountain Jun 2014 #92

Aghhhhh! Adorableness! BlancheSplanchnik Jun 2014 #24

SQUUUUUUUEEEEEEEEEEEEEE CUTE OVERLOAD!!! dorkzilla Jun 2014 #25

I'm happy that you found each other! Rider3 Jun 2014 #26

Beautiful....Cute.....Adorable!!!!! lucca18 Jun 2014 #27

Awwwww! polmaven Jun 2014 #28

WOW! rizlaplus Jun 2014 #29

A note about the claws thing. SheilaT Jun 2014 #30

Thanks. Very good point. Lex Jun 2014 #49

He's quite a gift that "fell" into Your caring hands & heart!! hue Jun 2014 #31

Oh my, what a handsome boy! City Lights Jun 2014 #32

What a sweetie pie ~ the both of you ~ toby jo Jun 2014 #33

He's going to have a great career, BarbaRosa Jun 2014 #34

What a total cutie pie. You are so lucky to have found him. Vinca Jun 2014 #35

Now that's a happy cat. rickyhall Jun 2014 #36

Pure perfection. Autumn Jun 2014 #37

kick Liberal_in_LA Jun 2014 #38

he's a lucky guy nt ellenrr Jun 2014 #39

I see you are adapting to the training schedule quite well. Ikonoklast Jun 2014 #40

When does ear-scratching start in? Mine wanted it almost immediately, but.... lastlib Jun 2014 #96

Message auto-removed Name removed Jun 2014 #41

my kitty in 1992 mikeysnot Jun 2014 #42

What a great-looking cat. Lex Jun 2014 #48

Thanks! mikeysnot Jun 2014 #52

Love! myrna minx Jun 2014 #43

Just so precious! GreenPartyVoter Jun 2014 #44

Yet another defenseless creature corrupted by a human Prisoner_Number_Six Jun 2014 #45

What a beauty. Part Maine Coon? LiberalEsto Jun 2014 #46

He's the son of some feral cats in the woods Lex Jun 2014 #47

He looks Maine Coon-ish to me too distantearlywarning Jun 2014 #80

YOU HAVE A KEEPER THERE! BEAUTIFUL KITTEN~ secondwind Jun 2014 #50

I can feel it..... Iwillnevergiveup Jun 2014 #51

In about two to three weeks he'll start climbing your leg jmowreader Jun 2014 #53

What a charmer! 3catwoman3 Jun 2014 #54

He's very photogenic nikto Jun 2014 #55

He still has blue eyes! crim son Jun 2014 #56

OMG he's so cute!!!!! Le Taz Hot Jun 2014 #57

I will give him Lex Jun 2014 #59

You're probably going to want to slap me upside the head for this but . . . Le Taz Hot Jun 2014 #60

You are completely right. 3catwoman3 Jun 2014 #73

One of the best things we ever did was adopt two litter mates. calimary Jun 2014 #89

We also got two at once when we were ready for a kitten distantearlywarning Jun 2014 #91

Exactly! Well-described! calimary Jun 2014 #99

The only time I can trim my kitty's talons is when she is almost asleep. Laffy Kat Jun 2014 #76

he's adorable! good work, Lex! n/t ms liberty Jun 2014 #58

He is adorable! NEOhiodemocrat Jun 2014 #62

Wonderful! shenmue Jun 2014 #63

He is so beautiful Samantha Jun 2014 #64

Wow! LisaL Jun 2014 #65

Is he smiling in the first pic? mwdem Jun 2014 #66

kewl and cute! heaven05 Jun 2014 #67

K & R Iliyah Jun 2014 #68

If he's up for adoption I'll take him! obxhead Jun 2014 #69

Great looking cat... awoke_in_2003 Jun 2014 #70

Adorable smallcat88 Jun 2014 #71

that's a lovely orange tabby.... mike_c Jun 2014 #72

What a beauty! 840high Jun 2014 #74

What a Sweetie Pie Suzshopper Jun 2014 #75

Welcome to DU gopiscrap Jun 2014 #98

OMG! *dies of cute* distantearlywarning Jun 2014 #77

Thank you for rescuing him and giving him a good home. nm rhett o rick Jun 2014 #78

Awwwwwww . . . another_liberal Jun 2014 #79

Mirror Mirror on the wall AgingAmerican Jun 2014 #81

Gorgeous and thank you for adopting him! mrsadm Jun 2014 #82

He's gorgeous, looks almost identical to my baby (now nearly 15) proReality Jun 2014 #83

I think I just squee'd myself. The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2014 #84

Lol! Arugula Latte Jun 2014 #114

SCHEDULING LEX FOR ASS KICKING Skittles Jun 2014 #85

Wassup with a kitty thread that has almost 150 recs? I better investigate.... chknltl Jun 2014 #86

Aww.. what a cutie (nt) question everything Jun 2014 #87

Oh man! What a looker!!!!!!!! glinda Jun 2014 #88

He just wanted a home. Hissyspit Jun 2014 #90

Such an adorable baby! Brigid Jun 2014 #93

He's a beauty! Solly Mack Jun 2014 #94

You'll be rewarded daily for having rescued Nemo indepat Jun 2014 #95

the pink nose and pads kill me fizzgig Jun 2014 #100

Oh, Lex!!! Heidi Jun 2014 #101

Adorable & very photogenic! pacalo Jun 2014 #102

He is quite the beauty. Lunabell Jun 2014 #103

What a cutie! AzDar Jun 2014 #104

I don't know who is the luckier... GoCubsGo Jun 2014 #105

Nemo.....heheh....love it. blm Jun 2014 #106

What a dolll baby!!!!! n/t onecent Jun 2014 #107

Lex- you are a good hooman! blondie58 Jun 2014 #108

He is too adorable TuxedoKat Jun 2014 #109

Lex Diclotican Jun 2014 #110

So adorable Liberalynn Jun 2014 #111

Congratulations! You are now the proud servant of a cat! Alex P Notkeaton Jun 2014 #112