Conference misery::feline_v1

    Do you remember what the brand of cat food was? That might help
    people here to better picture the cat.

    Deb

In Europe, primarily England and France, there are the "blue" breeds that
are quite popular at cat shows over there...I cannot remember the names
but the Cat Fancy magazine ran an article on them approx. 4 months ago.
Get thee to a local library and see if they have the magazine and you
should see pictures of your dream cat...it sure sounds like that is what
you are talking about.  Also try a good encyclopedia....darn, I KNOW
the name of the French breed, but I CANNOT remember it!!!  

    
    
    RE.2
    
                Is the name you're trying to remember (here comes the
    spelling!!!!)   Chautreaux?  
                                                 kim

    Doesn't the Chautreaux (sp?) have gold eyes?
    
    Karen, Tristan and Tenzing.

    I can see the commercial now....
    
    It's the one I believe with all the kitties running around the house,
    scrunching up the rugs, hanging in the plants etc.  It looks like
    a cat I saw at the cat show. Fur very dense, short, grey back ground
    with stripes, (__________ short hair.)?????????
    
    It's a dry food commercial.                    
    
    (Those blue eyes will getcha everytime.!!)
    
    Barbara

COMMERCIAL: Friskies, I believe

CAT BREED: Yup, Chartreaux was what I was looking for, but if it had
stripes, that ain't it....this guy was BLUE and had a very short, dense
coat that looks like velvet.  I could swear the cat pictured had blue
eyes, but as we get older our memory starts to go.....anyway, the magazine
article was interesting, and I loved the pictures of the blue cats.


			D

    RE. 6
    
          I only remember that breed from looking at the same magazine
    you did :^)  One was on the cover right and no they had no stripes.
    It was a solid coat and made me think of velvet too.  I didn't think
    this was the breed the originator was looking for cuz I remember
    how I fell in love with the beautiful copper eyes....  I just know
    how it feels to have something on the tip of the tongue and how
    it can drive me wacky!!!!!!!!!  I'm almost 99.99% sure you and I
    are thinking of the exact same cat and I'm going to have to dig
    up that magazine so I can make sure what color eyes.....  :^0
    
                                                                  kim  

    Maybe it was a British Shorthair, or did someone veto that breed
    already??  Blue/copper eyes/dense coat.  Didn't you say blue eyes?
    
    I saw the fresh step commercial last night, and they had a
    Silver Tabby/American Shorthair on - yummmy - he looked so
    much like my Misha!  They are such loves - I'm so glad I have
    him.  Brought him to Braintree to visit his grammy Sunday -
    he was very glad to go back home as he thanked me for not
    making a show baby out of him!!  Some like it - and some don't.
    
    sorry, i got off the track.\
    
    Are you sure it was a purebred?  Maybe it was a mixed breed domestic
    something - maybe a household pet??  Whatever it is, it sounds pretty.
    
    
    

    
    
    Hi,
    
    I just remember seeing this cat food commercial, i'd say almost
    last year sometime, and there was a lady talking about the cat food
    (I think she said, "I only feed my cat the best..").  She was holding
    a solid gray, short-haired cat with sky blue eyes.  I know for sure
    that it wasn't a siamese and it didn't have any stripes in it and
    the eyes were definately blue. 
    
    If we do find out what breed of cat (It looks like a pure-breed
    to me), where do I go about getting one?  I wouldn't be able to
    get one now because i'm still living with my parents and my mom
    doesn't like cats (sore sport!) and also my street has a double
    yellow line and the kids in their cars do about 60 going by my house.
    So, in two years when I get married, I want to find the cat of my
    dreams (I've always wanted a cat since day 1) and give it a good
    home with lots of love and happiness! :)
    The fun part is thinking up a name for it!
    
    
    Chris
    

Chris,

First it was probably the British short hair I was thinking about, which
fits your description.  Finding a breeder is no problem, just buy cat
fancy magazine or other cat magazine and look in the directory.  ONE
CAUTION - you will need money - maybe as much as $300.00 AND a breeder
of cats will want you to promise to keep the cat "indoor-only"....at
least all breeders I've ever dealt with do...besides, you would quickly
lose your kitten to theft or being killed if you let it out. 

Finally, I hope you find the kitten of your dreams, but please remember
to get it neutered or spayed BEFORE it can have more babies and keep
it healthy by regular visits to the vet.


				D

P.S. other noters - thanks for coming up with that breed name - I was
going NUTS!!!

    I know a good Brit breeder - where do you live?
    
    MAybe send me mail...
    
    E.T.