Skinny Ethel
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A cat running at full pelt on a wheel , makes me cringe about safety what if they go too fast. Scared to even search for a video.
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Puddy_Tat
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May Kasahara
take me to the feeling
seeformiles
Lost in the wood
Many Happy Returns Lillith!
LeytonCatLady
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Lilith thanks you all for the birthday wishes. I allowed her to have a bowl of Dreamies at lunchtime by way of celebration.
LeytonCatLady
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xsunnysuex
Life is a horizontal fall.
I love this little face!
Epona
Sonic: 1 Nov 2006 - 8 Jan 2022
I was waylaid by the pub cat as I was on my way to the bus stop this morning - a massive miaow from under a car and then something was bumping into my ankles and purring 
She is so sweet and friendly and I am always happy when she recognises me and wants to say hello
She is so sweet and friendly and I am always happy when she recognises me and wants to say hello
Callie
Pivoting
RubyToogood Scottish fold just landed at WAR 
Epona
Sonic: 1 Nov 2006 - 8 Jan 2022
RubyToogood Scottish fold just landed at WAR
That's going to get more common unfortunately due to Taylor Swift popularising the breed - lots of people will get them, decide a cat really isn't for them after all and dump it at the nearest shelter
Unfortunately it is one of those breeds where breeding them is considered by many to be unethical (fatal gene which can result in kittens being stillborn or dying shortly after birth) and the increase in numbers being bred due to people wanting a cat like the ones Taylor Swift has is going to be problematic in the long term. The GCCF (main cat registry in the UK) refuses to recognise them as a breed or register them due to these issues.
Definitely if one is in a shelter it needs a good home though, and getting one from a shelter is not encouraging breeding them, they are nice cats, and I think similar in personality to British Shorthairs?
It's one breed I wouldn't go to a breeder for though due to the ethics of breeding them with the potential of those severe congenital problems in the first place.
RubyToogood
RubyTwobikes
I know. I had my WAR home check on Friday and the guy told me her back story. Although she has a beautiful coat I looked up the breed, and the likelihood of joint problems and other health conditions is very high and could be expensive I imagine.RubyToogood Scottish fold just landed at WAR
The ear thing is basically a cartilage defect. It's like dogs that can't breathe properly.
I'm hoping to meet Kerry next week. She looked scruffy and terrified in her website pics but has come on a lot in foster care. Half siamese do we think?
RubyToogood
RubyTwobikes
Also apparently all their hedgehogs go to the big prison in Banstead where there's a thriving colony cared for by the prisoners.
Epona
Sonic: 1 Nov 2006 - 8 Jan 2022
Green eyes so I would go with Burmese as the cause of the coat colour/markings rather than Siamese - cats with colourpoint coats of Siamese genes (and they are different genes) almost always have blue eyes, and hers look distinctly green.
Burmese have green or gold eyes, slightly darker coat (in the light parts of the colourpoint coat markings), and a rounder face.
She's gorgeous
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Gramsci
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Our part feral cat is very much at home now. Seems to have moved in permanently.
My OH says we need to to ration the Dreamies. I've got her on some decent food but she still craves the Dreamies.
OH thinks she might get over weight. She has got bigger. But she was very thin when first turned up hanging around my courtyard. So Im not so sure she is overweight.
Epona
Sonic: 1 Nov 2006 - 8 Jan 2022
If she's getting bigger and has been living feral and isn't spayed I'd say she's 90% likely to be pregnant - do her nipples look enlarged/prominent/pink (if she allows you close enough to have a look)?
She is certainly a very pretty wee thing
Puddy_Tat
naturally fluffy
i don't think i've ever met a scottish fold (i knew a kitty with one floppy ear, but that was only after a battle injury got infected)
i have read they can be a bit grumpy, but this could be due to painful joints
free the innocent hedgehogs!
oh
Epona
Sonic: 1 Nov 2006 - 8 Jan 2022
Oh RubyToogood - just a note if you google Burmese breed - stick to UK websites, there are some problems with congenital disorders in the Burmese in the US due to breeding for a more rounded skull shape (will people never learn?), but this is not an issue in the UK Burmese - they are essentially different breeds. A UK bred Burmese/part Burmese should make a healthy and loving companion (a bit less needy than a Siamese but still enjoys some lap time).
Epona
Sonic: 1 Nov 2006 - 8 Jan 2022
Oh and btw if you were wondering about the darker strip of fur on Kerry's side, that will be due to her having a flank incision for a spay probably within the last year.
Colourpoint cats (whether Siamese, Burmese, Tonkinese, Balinese, or Domestic cat) are caused by a form of albinism whereby a mutated gene makes melanin unstable at body temperature and upwards. In the Siamese, melanin is unstable at a relatively low temperature and this tends to result in a cream coloured torso that darkens as they age and depending upon ambient environment, and unpigmented blue irises. Burmese have a different gene that does a similar thing but melanin is stable until a bit higher temperature, which results in an overall darker coat with lightly pigmented green or gold eyes. Tonkinese are a mix of the 2 breeds so have 2 different genes with incomplete dominance that result in a coat between the two and dark blue/aqua/amber eyes.
They get darker skin and fur on their cooler extremities than their warm torso.
Also on areas of the body where they have been shaved for an investigation or surgical procedure - that strip where they have been shaved is cooler than the surrounding furry body when they start to regrow fur, and it grows back darker than the surrounding fur. It can take a while to grow out paler again to match the rest of the surrounding fur.
Some people who show female neutered colourpoint cats will request a midline spay so the part that was shaved is less obvious, but it's quicker for the vet to do a flank spay so for cats that aren't being shown they will do that regardless and you just have to wait for the fur to grow out to all the same colour again.
It doesn't matter in the slightest of course and isn't at all relevant to the health or wellbeing of a cat and just wanted to explain the reason for her having an odd looking patch of different coloured fur on her side
Sorry for babbling on, I find cat coat genetics endlessly fascinating, it's one of my ND "specialist subjects"
Colourpoint cats (whether Siamese, Burmese, Tonkinese, Balinese, or Domestic cat) are caused by a form of albinism whereby a mutated gene makes melanin unstable at body temperature and upwards. In the Siamese, melanin is unstable at a relatively low temperature and this tends to result in a cream coloured torso that darkens as they age and depending upon ambient environment, and unpigmented blue irises. Burmese have a different gene that does a similar thing but melanin is stable until a bit higher temperature, which results in an overall darker coat with lightly pigmented green or gold eyes. Tonkinese are a mix of the 2 breeds so have 2 different genes with incomplete dominance that result in a coat between the two and dark blue/aqua/amber eyes.
They get darker skin and fur on their cooler extremities than their warm torso.
Also on areas of the body where they have been shaved for an investigation or surgical procedure - that strip where they have been shaved is cooler than the surrounding furry body when they start to regrow fur, and it grows back darker than the surrounding fur. It can take a while to grow out paler again to match the rest of the surrounding fur.
Some people who show female neutered colourpoint cats will request a midline spay so the part that was shaved is less obvious, but it's quicker for the vet to do a flank spay so for cats that aren't being shown they will do that regardless and you just have to wait for the fur to grow out to all the same colour again.
It doesn't matter in the slightest of course and isn't at all relevant to the health or wellbeing of a cat and just wanted to explain the reason for her having an odd looking patch of different coloured fur on her side
Sorry for babbling on, I find cat coat genetics endlessly fascinating, it's one of my ND "specialist subjects"
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Epona
Sonic: 1 Nov 2006 - 8 Jan 2022
She looks a bit like she might be in hunty-grabby mode - look at those gorgeous eyes paying full attention!
Such a beautiful cat
Rebecca Riot
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Scottish Fold cats are also very prone to ear infections which could make them grumpy. As the ears are folded down, the cat can't clean them properly so they get a build up of wax and all sorts of other nasty stuff. It's probably difficult for the vet to give the ears a good clean as well and may have to be done under anaesthetic which is another big expense.i don't think i've ever met a scottish fold (i knew a kitty with one floppy ear, but that was only after a battle injury got infected)
i have read they can be a bit grumpy, but this could be due to painful joints
free the innocent hedgehogs!
oh
Rebecca Riot
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This is my semi-feral visitor who popped in for a meal yesterday. He's most definitely a tom so at least I don't have to worry about kittens.
StoneRoad
heckling from the back!
Years ago now, the vet that spayed my Flora - very much an all-black BSH but potentially had some Siamese from her conformation / behaviour - decided he would do a mid-line as he didn't want a line of white on her side and charged me for a flank op ... to prove his reasoning a few years later Flora got a bad cut under her front leg [treated on Crimble morning as an emergency ££££] which did get white hairs over the scar.
I must have a few images, somewhere ...
I must have a few images, somewhere ...
RubyToogood
RubyTwobikes
That's fascinating!Oh and btw if you were wondering about the darker strip of fur on Kerry's side, that will be due to her having a flank incision for a spay probably within the last year.
Colourpoint cats (whether Siamese, Burmese, Tonkinese, Balinese, or Domestic cat) are caused by a form of albinism whereby a mutated gene makes melanin unstable at body temperature and upwards. In the Siamese, melanin is unstable at a relatively low temperature and this tends to result in a cream coloured torso that darkens as they age and depending upon ambient environment, and unpigmented blue irises. Burmese have a different gene that does a similar thing but melanin is stable until a bit higher temperature, which results in an overall darker coat with lightly pigmented green or gold eyes. Tonkinese are a mix of the 2 breeds so have 2 different genes with incomplete dominance that result in a coat between the two and dark blue/aqua/amber eyes.
They get darker skin and fur on their cooler extremities than their warm torso.
Also on areas of the body where they have been shaved for an investigation or surgical procedure - that strip where they have been shaved is cooler than the surrounding furry body when they start to regrow fur, and it grows back darker than the surrounding fur. It can take a while to grow out paler again to match the rest of the surrounding fur.
Some people who show female neutered colourpoint cats will request a midline spay so the part that was shaved is less obvious, but it's quicker for the vet to do a flank spay so for cats that aren't being shown they will do that regardless and you just have to wait for the fur to grow out to all the same colour again.
It doesn't matter in the slightest of course and isn't at all relevant to the health or wellbeing of a cat and just wanted to explain the reason for her having an odd looking patch of different coloured fur on her side
Sorry for babbling on, I find cat coat genetics endlessly fascinating, it's one of my ND "specialist subjects"
Personality wise she's said to be independent but affectionate which is about right for me. They think she's about 2.5 - 3 years old.
The advantage of getting a cat that's been in foster care is that the carers really get to know them, as opposed to a rehoming centre.
seeformiles
Lost in the wood
Vic has taken up residence on the dining room table. Mrs SFM will not be pleased as she’s got her sewing stuff all laid out and he is sure to be ousted when she sees it. I haven’t the heart to move him so will pretend I haven’t seen him.
