• Members 833 posts
    Dec. 14, 2025, 2:43 a.m.

    Welcome all to the Sunday Cat!, a weekly online community gathering on a subject of mutual interest, our feline friends. The Sunday Cat! has appeared each Sunday, except for a brief interruption in September, 2016, since Anton AK started the thread at DPReview on 23 September 2007. Successive thread managers have been John King, Warriormouse, Robert J, Coldamus, Robert J again (with an assist by StanTsui) and since September 2016, former lurker, me. When DPReview was threatened with closure in March 2023, the last regular Sunday Cat! there was hosted on 2 April 2023. After taking a leap of faith, the Sunday Cat! found refuge here on 9 April 2023.

    Recuperating Kitty of the Week!

    Micio

    Micio, after a rough stint with an infection, is taking his recovery lying down! ;)

    ~~Image by @NCV

    As said by Warriormouse, "Photos can be more than just art, they can be memories, so come share your pictures and stories of your feline companions with us."

    "Official" posting time is every Sunday at 0000 UTC. Because this is Saturday afternoon for me, posting time may vary to accommodate my schedule. I'll try to post a message if I know I will be very late. Anyone anxious to start the new week is free to do so. But if you do, please PM me so I don't accidentally double post.

    Come one, come all! All cats, all cameras, all cat fanciers welcome! Digital cats or silver halide cats, cats of metal, or cats of the wilderness. Big cats, small cats, kittens and their toys. Cats of pen and ink, cats of brush and canvas, from any time, any place. Tales of their lives or adventures. Let the Sunday Cat! be a refuge to enjoy and marvel at the magic of cats, where positive comments abound and constructive criticism is given if requested.

    The Sunday Cat! is now open for mischief. :D

    Last week's purrs, #947 / DPRv #139 / Sunday Cats! #39

    Thread Manager's Corner:
    While Micio recuperates I think some of us are recuperating still from last week's sad event. I know I am. But it also made me aware that this is not just a place for sharing images but a community that feels for one another. That is remarkable. Thank you all.

    ~~~ Kim

    Though small in size, the imprint they make on our lives is huge.

  • Members 1651 posts
    Dec. 14, 2025, 9:57 a.m.

    Face off.....

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    Actually not really 😎

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    JPG, 1.5 MB, uploaded by Daneland on Dec. 14, 2025.

  • Members 6 posts
    Dec. 14, 2025, 4:49 p.m.

    Leo (2014-2025)

    We adopted our dear little Leo when he was just a couple of months old and we loved him dearly for eleven years. Leo had a huge personality and lived his life with gusto. He had the most beautiful green eyes, and he never lost his kitten cuteness. Unfortunately, his life was cut short by osteosarcoma. His back right leg was amputated in May 2025. We were devastated, but hopeful that the cancer had been stopped. Six months later x-rays revealed that it had returned and spread to his lungs. We had to say goodbye on November 24. Leo was truly loved and his passing has left a huge hole in our hearts. Life will never be the same without him.

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    JPG, 12.4 MB, uploaded by RobertBrownSF on Dec. 14, 2025.

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    JPG, 10.5 MB, uploaded by RobertBrownSF on Dec. 14, 2025.

    001 - Baby Leo.JPG

    JPG, 4.7 MB, uploaded by RobertBrownSF on Dec. 14, 2025.

  • Members 891 posts
    Dec. 14, 2025, 6:43 p.m.

    Shadow
    (in his element)

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    Steve Thomas

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    JPG, 355.1 KB, uploaded by stevet1 on Dec. 14, 2025.

  • Members 891 posts
    Dec. 14, 2025, 6:45 p.m.

    Robert,

    I'm sorry about Leo.

    I know what a hole that leaves.

    Steve Thomas

  • Members 1651 posts
    Dec. 14, 2025, 7:27 p.m.

    Such a beautiful boy! I am so sorry for your loss ...

  • Members 6 posts
    Dec. 14, 2025, 8:19 p.m.

    Thank you for your kind words. It is truly heartbreaking.

  • Members 6 posts
    Dec. 14, 2025, 8:20 p.m.

    Thank you for your condolences. We really miss that little guy.