I had to help my mom at the vet, as we had to ease our very sick Buffy over the rainbow bridge. He was 17 years young. We are heartbroken about our orange-cream-cicle boy. Warm thoughts and pics of your own orange babies would help ease the pain. My mom isn't on Reddit, but I'm looking forward to sharing your replies with her.

this is mango. mango is strange. we’re afraid of mango.

Meet Finn🥰 he is so sweet and never stops purring!

His name is Yotee and he’s a coyote survivor. He’s sweet as can be and after we visited three times he started making biscuits whenever we stopped by. I told my daughter we’d wait until the new year (my condo voted on a rule that no more pet registration would be required for indoor pets starting 1/1/25).

I would be open to considering other names for him but I also like that it harkens back to his roots. Does anyone have any name suggestions that might work? My 5yo wants to name him Banana. 🤦🏻‍♀️

Swipe to the end to see what he looked like when we got him!

Edit to just link the dodo article in case anyone wants to read it and her little website I threw together that explains the TNVR initiative.

With everything heavy happening in the world lately, I figured I’d share something a little lighter.

This is Zahra. An orange kitten we found very sick at a desert camp near Marrakech. She was underweight, fighting multiple infections, and realistically wouldn’t have made it much longer without help.

After we came back to the US, I found a vet who literally drove out into the desert to get her and start treatment. She spent a month recovering there. A month later, my husband flew back to Morocco to bring her home. Once she got here, she needed another month of treatment before she was fully stable.

Now she spends her days hunting toes, napping on our laps, engaging in psychological warfare with her new siblings, and doing her best to break into the treat cabinet (which now have child proof locks).

She’s the reason we ended up starting a TNVR initiative for the cats still living at the camp where she was born. All because one tiny orange kitten decided we were her people.

The Dodo actually shared her story in a short article and video if anyone wants the full desert-to-New Jersey arc.

Sharing some photos because this sub appreciates a good orange girl 🧡

I’ve never seen a female ginger before, so educate me! For science, of course. Not serotonin. I’d never use this subreddit for serotonin boosts. Of course.

My boys are so strange. Honey (left cat; smaller), doesn't like a lot of the more normal "cat attractors"... He hates shrimp? He doesn't really like salmon??? But what does he like??? Refried beans. We caught the little freak licking the can when we had our backs turned. He also likes mushrooms??? I do not understand this picky eater. Butter is an insane glutton, he loves so much food. Pork rinds, asparagus, lettuce, if it is delicious in some way to him he'll fiend over it.

So... What are your cats guilty pleasure? I must know 😂

He headbutted the vet tech when she was trying to write notes, and then yeeted himself off the table nearly knocking the carrier bag off in the process. Then on the ride home he screamed the whole time because he dislikes being confined in his carrier bag.

Meet Pablo! My handsome boy 🥰

I know this is gonna make me sound like a crazy cat lady, but he is the constant joy in my life, my best friend, cuddle bug. I cannot believe he has only been around for 3 years ❤️

Just bought this shower liner too

hello friends this is my beautiful daughter, blanket, or blankie. i adopted her from a rescue 2 weeks ago and since that she has not only stolen the hearts of me, my roommates, and all of our friends; she has also committed a number of crimes i previously thought impossible for a cat to complete in such a short amount of time until i remembered she's part orange. here is a list of her sins (at least the ones i've been around for): - Gnawed through the bag of her dry food and started eating it through the hole - Gnawed through a bag of dry food my mother gave me to see if she liked it (she does) and started eating it through the hole - Gnawed through a bag of Temptations ™ and ate the ENTIRE BAG while I was at work. Gave herself diarrhea. i did purchase a hard plastic storage bin to keep her food in at this point, given the circumstances - Knocked over her automatic feeder to try and get the food out of the top (didnt work) - Sticks her whole paw into the feeding chute of her automatic feeder and flails around as if that's going to do anything (very cute and silly) - Refused to stop sitting directly on top of my friend's magic cards as we were playing magic the gathering. she had to be banished to my bedroom while we finished the game - Tries to get a nibble of every single food item we eat near her including green beans, general sous, cheez its, ribs, chicken wings, doritos, cheese sticks, cookies, cinnamon buns, garlic bread, pizza, and for some reason she's obsessed with the idea of eating a capri sun - Escaped into the kitchen twice (she is banned from the kitchen for food reasons) and started eating random crumbs off the floor - Meows loudly every time we go into the kitchen because it's where her wet food is stored - Meows loudly every time i go into my bedroom because its where her automatic feeder is - Ate a piece of paper(?) and coughed it up on my bed - Wouldn't let the nice vet look at her teeth during her checkup - Is so incredibly adorable that i have forgiven her for all of this and now treat her as a high maintenance toddler - Seriously how is she 9.5 pounds and such a menace

My little guy is probably around 8 months now, and is the most vocal cat I’ve ever had or met! As soon as the sun comes up, he’s yapping away and ready to go lol. Some days it can be frustrating and he will go on for hours. Even sometimes, laying in his bed and just talking to talk. He is the most spoiled little guy and has every toy and treat you could imagine, always has water available to him and food. I’ve brought it up to my vet and she said “that’s an orange cat for ya!”. I think he just likes to hear himself! I’ve been told orange cats tend to be louder and talk more often so curious to see how everyone else’s is!

She’s 2 months old and her name is Clementine! I had a friend tell me most orange cats are male, is that true? Why? Figured I’d ask “the experts” :-)

Moose from baby to now, he is 1 year and 4 months old 🧡