my favorite cat ever had to be put down today. he liked to sit in the hay field behind my house back home and chase whatever ran through there and he must have been sitting out there today and the hay cutter got him. my mom took him to the vet but it fucked up both legs on one side so he could no longer walk if he was going to live. i've been kind of down all night about it. i loved that cat. i trained him to jump into my arms standing up and he would always hang out on the deck and just wait for someone to come out and pet him. sucks when pets die. hope this wasn't too much of a downer on the thread. lol.

the cat i have now at my house is a trip. she's a former stray and my roomate found her with her ribs all kicked in and malnutritioned. she refuses to sit on laps but loves having her chin scratched. anyone know of any good ways to train a cat to like sitting on laps?