Am I the only person that seems to be decidedly unlucky? The weather is one of those things that hates me with a special passion...
By this time today I was supposed have been home with my new kitten in tow. Of course, the snow made it impossible for me to pick her up! A New England winter with very little nasty weather... and of course one of those few bad days ruins my plans.
Like I said, I just have bad luck!
Where in New England? My kids live in Nashua.
In addition to Nashua, I had a few domiciles in Massachusetts
Awwwww!!! The world can't be a truly bad place when there are kittens* in it. Kittens are just so darned cute.
As for the weather.. I feel your pain. I am sick, sick, sick of winter and can't wait to fry my bones in summer sunshine. Man, will that be nice.
* This also applies to puppies.
Quote from: "Yvonne"* This also applies to puppies.
and Curmudgeons
All Curmudgeons accept Mikel... j/k!
And I know that was our ONE snow day of the year, and I spent it shoveling.
Man, I haven't even SEEN snow in years.... I miss it :(
I'm sorry to hear that, Anwen! :( Do you think you can get your kitten tomorrow? Or at least this week?
And I miss the snow too... The Sierra Nevadas are only 6 hours away...I really need to go skiing up in Mammoth Lakes! But only if we get more storms...
Quote from: "Dana"Do you think you can get your kitten tomorrow? Or at least this week?
No such luck! It is snowing today too! The breeder is meeting me halfway, and understandably she didn't want to travel in the snow. Of course, classes didn't get canceled, so I still have to go!
Keep your fingers crossed and hope that tomorrow is as nice as it is supposed to be...
What sorta kitten is it?
Quote from: "Amanda"What sorta kitten is it?
A tonkinese. Most people have never heard of them, but the breed originated as a mix between siamese and burmese. I don't know yet what color my kitten is going to be, because the breeder has 3 little girls for me to pick from. :cat:
I've always wanted a tonkinese! They are so damn cute!
Quote from: "Heather"I've always wanted a tonkinese! They are so darn cute!
Uhm, dear?
What you actually want is one of each breed.
Quote from: "Mikel"Quote from: "Heather"I've always wanted a tonkinese! They are so darn cute!
Uhm, dear?
What you actually want is one of each breed.
I have no desire for a Persian.
Quote from: "Heather"Quote from: "Mikel"Quote from: "Heather"I've always wanted a tonkinese! They are so darn cute!
Uhm, dear?
What you actually want is one of each breed.
I have no desire for a Persian.
Isn't Scarlett?
Quote from: "Mikel"Quote from: "Heather"Quote from: "Mikel"Quote from: "Heather"I've always wanted a tonkinese! They are so darn cute!
Uhm, dear?
What you actually want is one of each breed.
I have no desire for a Persian.
Isn't Scarlett?
NO!!! He is a Himalayan. Totally different breed.
*shrugs* to me, they are all 'cats'
Except for Peaches. Peaches is a fuzzy person.
Quote from: "Mikel"*shrugs* to me, they are all 'cats'
Except for Peaches. Peaches is a fuzzy person.
And they loved having Uncle Mikel catsitting.
Got the new kitten today. She is currently hiding under my bed. She is a very light creamy brownish color (tonk breeders refer to it as "honey").
She doesn't have a name yet... have to get to know her for a little while.
Quote from: "Mikel"Quote from: "Heather"I've always wanted a tonkinese! They are so darn cute!
Uhm, dear?
What you actually want is one of each breed.
I think the only reason my mom approved of me getting a kitten (very essential when you are a college student and live at home during the summer months) is because I wanted a purebred! I picked what I term a "normal breed" (short haired), compared to her kitties which are all "mutant hair breeds." (that one is a real term amazingly enough, not my own creation) She has a cornish rex, a devon rex (both are curly coated breeds) and a very dumb, very lovable sphynix (hairless).
I have:
Peaches - DSH, Tabby
Princess Burkina - Chocolate Point Siamese Mix
Hercules - DSH, Black
Zeus - DSH, Silver Tabby (Handsome Devil!!!)
Osiris - DSH, Black and White
Pahket - DSH, Dilute Grey Tortiseshell Tabby
Misty - DLH, Grey Tabby
Triumphiant - DMH, Calico
Miss Chevious - DSH, Calico
Mr. Scarlett - Purebred Flamepoint Himalayan
Georgia Michelango - DSH, Tabby
*Terms*
DSH - Domestic Short Hair
DMH - Domestic Medium Hair
DLH - Domestic Long Hair
Domestic - Mixed Breed
I have one cat, a DLH named Slink.
He's a special needs kitty.
When I adopted him in August he had no fur around his neck, was extremely skinny, and would not let me touch him or even come near him. He lived here for a month before he even let me touch him and didn't learn how to play until he had been here for a several months.
His problem? He had been rescued from an owner who probably started out with good intentions, but ended up with 87 cats in his house and eventually abandoned them. Most of the cats were diseased and malnourished (the reason for Slink's fur loss) and emotionally stressed. All but 14 had to be destroyed, so Slink was one of the lucky ones.
Wooo for kitties! Tell us the name when you pick one, Anwen!
I possess two, Moggy and Angel. Moggy's a shorthaired grey male with a very unusual eye problem. Angel's a white-and-brownish-grey longhaired thing. Incidentally, the Humane Society TOLD us she was a shorthair. Hah.
Quote from: "Heather"I have:
Peaches - DSH, Tabby
Princess Burkina - Chocolate Point Siamese Mix
Hercules - DSH, Black
Zeus - DSH, Silver Tabby (Handsome Devil!!!)
Osiris - DSH, Black and White
Pahket - DSH, Dilute Grey Tortiseshell Tabby
Misty - DLH, Grey Tabby
Triumphiant - DMH, Calico
Miss Chevious - DSH, Calico
Mr. Scarlett - Purebred Flamepoint Himalayan
Georgia Michelango - DSH, Tabby
Peaches is not a cat, she is a person in a fuzzy suit.
Princess was, apparently, born without a brain, butis without a doubt the sweetest animal in the world.
Triumphant only has three legs (Tri, get it :clown: ) but does not seem to know it. Certainly has not slowed her down any.
Scarlett's original owner thought he was a she, until an unfortunate fur not cleaning incident *shudder*
On the whole, Heather lives with a very interesting collection of personalities
Quote from: "Mikel"Quote from: "Heather"I have:
Peaches - DSH, Tabby
Princess Burkina - Chocolate Point Siamese Mix
Hercules - DSH, Black
Zeus - DSH, Silver Tabby (Handsome Devil!!!)
Osiris - DSH, Black and White
Pahket - DSH, Dilute Grey Tortiseshell Tabby
Misty - DLH, Grey Tabby
Triumphiant - DMH, Calico
Miss Chevious - DSH, Calico
Mr. Scarlett - Purebred Flamepoint Himalayan
Georgia Michelango - DSH, Tabby
Peaches is not a cat, she is a person in a fuzzy suit.
Princess was, apparently, born without a brain, butis without a doubt the sweetest animal in the world.
Triumphant only has three legs (Tri, get it :clown: ) but does not seem to know it. Certainly has not slowed her down any.
Scarlett's original owner thought he was a she, until an unfortunate fur not cleaning incident *shudder*
On the whole, Heather lives with a very interesting collection of personalities
I will note that Mikel was responsible for naming Zeus, Pahket, and Triumphiant.
Quote from: "vix"I have one cat, a DLH named Slink.
He's a special needs kitty.
When I adopted him in August he had no fur around his neck, was extremely skinny, and would not let me touch him or even come near him. He lived here for a month before he even let me touch him and didn't learn how to play until he had been here for a several months.
His problem? He had been rescued from an owner who probably started out with good intentions, but ended up with 87 cats in his house and eventually abandoned them. Most of the cats were diseased and malnourished (the reason for Slink's fur loss) and emotionally stressed. All but 14 had to be destroyed, so Slink was one of the lucky ones.
Several of my kitties are special needs.
Osiris - Male to Female Transsexual (Really. Ask Mikel.)
Pahket - Special Diet
Zeus - Special Diet
Triumphiant - 3.5 legs
Quote from: "vix"I have one cat, a DLH named Slink.
He's a special needs kitty.
I'm glad somebody is looking after Slink! What a sad story.
I've got three kitties and a puppy.
Prince is a Siamese Domestic Short Hair mix who has no fur on his belly. The SPCA I got him from shaved him when they went to fix him thinking he was a girl at first, I guess. It's never grown back and I've had him for several years.
Elliot is a long haired brown and black kitty who loves tormenting the dog.
Molly is mostly white with calico spots on her head, one in the middle of her back and the end of her tail. She's a special kitty as she got hurt laying in the engine of a car and had plastic surgery to repair her face at the SPCA. She was even on an episode of a show on Animal Planet. Elliot is the one who helped her get better, so they were adopted together by my friend who gave them to me when her son was allergic to Elliot.
My dog is a Sheperd Lab mix who thinks she is a lap dog.
Quote from: "vix"
His problem? He had been rescued from an owner who probably started out with good intentions, but ended up with 87 cats in his house and eventually abandoned them.
:megaeek: 87!!!!
My first kitty was a DSH tortishell. My partents got her for me when I was 2 and I had her until I was 19. She was my best friend growing up!
New kitten is doing well... slept under the covers with me last night. Still no name yet. :bounce:
Quote from: "Anwen"My first kitty was a DSH tortishell. My partents got her for me when I was 2 and I had her until I was 19. She was my best friend growing up!
New kitten is doing well... slept under the covers with me last night. Still no name yet. :bounce:
It took 2 weeks for Slink's name to be revealed.
Quote from: "vix"It took 2 weeks for Slink's name to be revealed.
It took 16 YEARS for the old cat's name to be revealed, and even then we had to have her put to sleep before we figured it out. Over those 16 years the vet always made out like we were failing as cat owners because we'd never named her. You know, she ruled our household but apparently she was being deprived by being unnamed.
When we got in touch with the breeders to get the most recent cat, the first thing we asked was - Does he come already named?
Luckily for him (and us) he did!
Quote from: "Jane"Quote from: "vix"It took 2 weeks for Slink's name to be revealed.
It took 16 YEARS for the old cat's name to be revealed, and even then we had to have her put to sleep before we figured it out. Over those 16 years the vet always made out like we were failing as cat owners because we'd never named her. You know, she ruled our household but apparently she was being deprived by being unnamed.
When we got in touch with the breeders to get the most recent cat, the first thing we asked was - Does he come already named?
Luckily for him (and us) he did!
Ok... that is a little strange, it's really hard to imagine for me. I mean, just... how can you live with someone (pets are someone!) for 16 years and not give them a name? What did you say when you talked to her (pets need conversation too!) "Hello there cat." What did your cat answer to when you needed to call her for something?
Not that you're a bad cat owner or anything... it's just so unimaginable to me! lol
Well, unfortunately my fiance is a non-cat person. :-p @ Him.
But, I'm okay with dogs too, so we're currently a foster home for a Greyhound rescue group. They're sweet pups, and even for being on the larger side they're awesome in apartments! We're getting our next pupper next weekend on the 10th.
Quote from: "Amanda"Quote from: "Jane"Quote from: "vix"It took 2 weeks for Slink's name to be revealed.
It took 16 YEARS for the old cat's name to be revealed, and even then we had to have her put to sleep before we figured it out. Over those 16 years the vet always made out like we were failing as cat owners because we'd never named her. You know, she ruled our household but apparently she was being deprived by being unnamed.
When we got in touch with the breeders to get the most recent cat, the first thing we asked was - Does he come already named?
Luckily for him (and us) he did!
Ok... that is a little strange, it's really hard to imagine for me. I mean, just... how can you live with someone (pets are someone!) for 16 years and not give them a name? What did you say when you talked to her (pets need conversation too!) "Hello there cat." What did your cat answer to when you needed to call her for something?
Not that you're a bad cat owner or anything... it's just so unimaginable to me! lol
I have to agree with Amanda -- it was very difficult for that two weeks, not knowing what to call Slink. "Buddy" and "tough guy" only go so far.
The way he finally revealed his name was in the way he'd move toward his favorite hiding space when I surprised him by walking into the house. He still slinks around quite a bit, though now I think that his middle name is "Skritch."
Quote from: "Amanda"Not that you're a bad cat owner or anything... it's just so unimaginable to me! lol
After a while it was unimagineable that she should be named. She just *was.* As for calling her! Open the fridge door and she was there. You think she needed a name for that?
:)
The kitten now has a name... Andy. I went through a whole punch of potential names before I finally settled on something. I swear I also read the baby name book I got to help me figure something out from cover to cover! My mom immediately asked "Andy, like as in a nickname for Andrea?" Since she will probably would have be refered to by her full name if I gave her one, I am sticking with the shortened version Andy. :cat:
Yeah, when I was 10 I got a cat for Christmas. When my mom asked me what I wanted to name her I said that I wanted to name her Cassi. My mom said that was too short of a name, so thought about it for a second, shrugged and I said "Ok, Cassiopeia, but I'll still call her Cassi."
Mike and I named our cats and then they grew into their names.
Puck is a pain and gets into everything.
Pandora only gets into boxes. Especially when we don't want her to.
Most of the time poor Dora doesn't live up to her full name though. :D She's always just Dora.
We always named our pets right away... Usually based upon some physical characteristic of the animal. My dog I had growing up was Muffin cause she was the color of a cornbread muffin. Another dog we had before Muffin was Skittles, cause he had all these skittle sized spots all over. My sister's dog is named Domino cause she's got a series of spots on her head that look like a domino. My dad's dog is Merlin cause he's a miniature schnauzer and with his eyebrows and whiskers he looks like a bit like a wizard. lol
My grandmother named her newest cat Rosey cause she's always been nosey, having to poke her head into everything... if I had a dollar for every time I've had to get her out of the dishwasher or fridge cause she climbed in when the door was opened.... And Rosey rhymes with nosey. *G*
Kitten name update: Andy didn't stick. Have named her Sina instead. :cat: