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Have you been loyal to a particular make of cat? (Original Post) undeterred Sep 2012 OP
I use to be fond of panthers. Baitball Blogger Sep 2012 #1
We keep getting mutts OriginalGeek Sep 2012 #2
We get the mutt ones as well. LOL GreenPartyVoter Sep 2012 #3
I just wish the mutts would SING! OriginalGeek Sep 2012 #6
I like Siamese mutts - mix of Siamese with other cats that give stripes csziggy Sep 2012 #8
Linx Point Siamese! thatgemguy Sep 2012 #10
Yes - last night I couldn't think of that name! csziggy Sep 2012 #20
I've got one of those: The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2012 #13
She's adorable! csziggy Sep 2012 #19
That she is. The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2012 #22
Siamese have a mutation in the albino gene csziggy Sep 2012 #29
This clip... thatgemguy Sep 2012 #11
oh, I want one. Incitatus Sep 2012 #4
strays Flaxbee Sep 2012 #5
Hell, yeah! mykpart Sep 2012 #7
Siamese Here... thatgemguy Sep 2012 #9
No. I'll take the sweetest one. sakabatou Sep 2012 #12
Black and white TuxedoKat Sep 2012 #14
You and me both. dixiegrrrrl Sep 2012 #28
Yes! They are so loving and person-like. sibelian Sep 2012 #31
i love Siamese cats fbguy_144 Sep 2012 #15
Nope! We take what comes our way (strays, shelter kitties, etc.) Arugula Latte Sep 2012 #16
Anything feline. Mac1949 Sep 2012 #17
Tabbys and Russian Blues TrogL Sep 2012 #18
Yep - Tiggers. HopeHoops Sep 2012 #21
Tabbies and calicos geardaddy Sep 2012 #23
Not a particular make but color combo - black and white. nt avebury Sep 2012 #24
Shelter kitties! hifiguy Sep 2012 #25
I love my Tortie. AngryOldDem Sep 2012 #26
Maine Coon! nt kelly1mm Sep 2012 #27
Current kitteh is a snowshoe--a siamese mix with white feet and belly. TwilightGardener Sep 2012 #30

OriginalGeek

(12,132 posts)
2. We keep getting mutts
Thu Sep 6, 2012, 09:29 PM
Sep 2012

but what i WANT is a pair of Siamese cats because if you get two of them they will sing that song.


csziggy

(34,120 posts)
8. I like Siamese mutts - mix of Siamese with other cats that give stripes
Thu Sep 6, 2012, 11:14 PM
Sep 2012

Or other markings.

Here is my current model:


As a kitten, he only had faint markings on his body but dark on his legs, head and tail. He's gotten a lot darker all over but he still has that Siamese personality.

csziggy

(34,120 posts)
20. Yes - last night I couldn't think of that name!
Fri Sep 7, 2012, 10:21 AM
Sep 2012

He's a Humane Society rescue, one of a litter of a feral Mom cat found under a house. He was not properly socialized early enough, though he weighed only a few ounces when I adopted him. Now that he is ten years old, he's mellowed and no longer attacks me as often, though he still goes nuts every so often.

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,267 posts)
13. I've got one of those:
Fri Sep 7, 2012, 12:26 AM
Sep 2012


She has blue, slightly crossed eyes but doesn't have the Siamese voice. My gray tabby must have some Siamese ancestry, too, because he has both the 'meezer yowl and the long whippy tail.

csziggy

(34,120 posts)
19. She's adorable!
Fri Sep 7, 2012, 10:19 AM
Sep 2012

I love her "I'm so bored with the paparazzi" look, too.

Tashi doesn't have the Siamese voice, just the attitude - and the tail. His newest thing is when I take a nap in the recliner he sits on the arm and whips me with his tail. It's amazing how much power a 10 pound cat has in his tail!

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,267 posts)
22. That she is.
Fri Sep 7, 2012, 10:57 AM
Sep 2012

Lately her markings have become darker and there's a brown patch on her back. Oddly, her feet and legs are still white but her paw pads are dark brown instead of pink. There's some weird coloration things going on when you get Siamese DNA in the mix. I read somewhere that Siamese really aren't white cats with dark points, but dark cats with white bodies - the white is an overlay on the dark color. Go figure.

I love your guy's stripes. He's a beauty.

csziggy

(34,120 posts)
29. Siamese have a mutation in the albino gene
Fri Sep 7, 2012, 05:20 PM
Sep 2012

That dilutes the base color except on the points. The original Siamese were black base color with the dilution gene giving the classic color. Lilac is a dilution of solid gray, and so on.

I breed horses for dun, buckskin and grulla color - which involves the same gene. In those colors, the body can be any color from pale tan, gold, copper, to a chocolate color, but the points (legs, mane and tail) will be darker than the body, from red to black. In horses, the true albino gene is fatal but the dilution gene is very ancient.

I always thought it was cool that my favorite cat colors are genetically similar to my favorite horse colors!

thatgemguy

(506 posts)
9. Siamese Here...
Thu Sep 6, 2012, 11:16 PM
Sep 2012

Currently have a Seal Point and a Tortie Point. Have had seven others, the oldest one lived until 18 yrs old. Active in Siamese Rescue as a Shelter Contact, Intake Evaluator, and transporter. I'm helping with a transport on Saturday, that is moving three cats from Indianapolis to new homes in New England. I love the way meezers talk, and that they are so loyal and loving.

[link:http://www.siameserescue.org|

 

Arugula Latte

(50,566 posts)
16. Nope! We take what comes our way (strays, shelter kitties, etc.)
Fri Sep 7, 2012, 02:22 AM
Sep 2012

They tend to be domestic shorthairs or medium hairs, often with at least some tabby markings. I loooooves 'em all!

Mac1949

(389 posts)
17. Anything feline.
Fri Sep 7, 2012, 03:55 AM
Sep 2012

Our last five have been either strays or ferals. I have a friend who used to be a zookeeper and helped raise a florida panther cub. She used to take him on a leash for walks around the zoo.

TrogL

(32,818 posts)
18. Tabbys and Russian Blues
Fri Sep 7, 2012, 10:10 AM
Sep 2012

Although I did have a RB Tabby cross that was damn near psychotic. When we moved into the new place it got out into the back yard, crossed over to the neighbours and refused to let him in his own house.

Damn I miss that cat.

AngryOldDem

(14,061 posts)
26. I love my Tortie.
Fri Sep 7, 2012, 11:17 AM
Sep 2012

She was a street cat when I found her.

When she had her recent checkup, the vet told us something interesting. Apparently in shelters Tortoiseshells are usually hard to adopt out because people don't like their looks. That boggles my mind because I think there is nothing prettier than her mix of orange, black, gray, and white fur. The way the light plays with the colors when she's in different lighting situations is just beautiful, at least in my opinion.

TwilightGardener

(46,416 posts)
30. Current kitteh is a snowshoe--a siamese mix with white feet and belly.
Fri Sep 7, 2012, 05:25 PM
Sep 2012

She's kind of pissy, but aesthetically pleasing.

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