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Conference misery::feline_v1

Title:Meower Power is Valuing Differences
Notice:FELINE_V1 is moving 1/11/94 5pm PST to MISERY
Moderator:MISERY::VANZUYLEN_RO
Created:Sun Feb 09 1986
Last Modified:Tue Jan 11 1994
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:5089
Total number of notes:60366

2845.0. "12 Scottish fold kittens!" by CRUISE::NDC (Nancy Diettrich-Cunniff-I wanted it all) Fri Sep 08 1989 14:11

    I talked to Tony - my breeder - today and he's got two litters
    of folds.  One is 1 wk old and the other 2 wks.  Its still too
    early to tell if they'll fold or not - that won't happen until
    3-4 wks.
      If anyone has been thinking of getting a Scottish Fold, let
    me know.
      Nancy DC
    
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2845.1FOLDS???TOLKIN::WOODWORTHFri Sep 08 1989 15:595
    what is a Scottish Fold and where are the kittens now? I'm just
    curious because I've never heard of Scottish Fold kittens before.
    
    Sandi
    
2845.2confusionOCTOP1::PLOETZPaula PloetzFri Sep 08 1989 16:4414
    Nancy,
    
    Aren't these the cats that you said have a nasty disposition (remember
    my note about Dickens who was attacking me in bed?).  What makes
    them special?  Please please please excuse my ignorance, I'm just
    confused as to why someone would want a cat with a bad disposition.
    
    BTW:  Dickens was just going through some kind of adaptation stage.
    He is really nice now - getting less and less independent every
    day!  
    
    Thanks in advance for your answer,
    
    Paula
2845.3she must have been kidding if she said thatWR2FOR::CORDESBRO_JOFri Sep 08 1989 17:199
    Folds are not nasty!!!  If Nancy said that about Dundee, it must
    have been tongue in cheek.  Folds have cute little round faces with
    sweet expressions.  They get their name because their ears don't
    stand up like other cat's ears, they are folded up against the head.
    They are a shorthaired cat (right now anyway, some associations
    are starting to recognize the Scottish Folds in longhair variety
    too).  Their faces kind of look like little snow owls.
    
    Jo
2845.4my mistake . . .OCTOP1::PLOETZPaula PloetzFri Sep 08 1989 17:3410
    that's good - i don't know what she said .  i'll have to check the
    note again.  it sounds like they look really great.  
    
    i'll be moving soon, and when i do, i'm getting another cat.  perhaps
    this should be a choice???   

    
    thanks for the info.
    
    Paula
2845.5You made an Oxymoron!!CRUISE::NDCNancy Diettrich-Cunniff-I wanted it allFri Sep 08 1989 18:4219
    Nasty Folds!!!  That's an oxymoron  ;-) 
    
    Like - Military Intelligence 
                   or
           Jumbo Shrimp!!
    
    I don't know what I said, but that's the furthest thing from the
    truth!  Dundee is about the sweetest cat I've ever met!   Other
    traits of Folds include a comical streak, a tendency to sleep
    or relax in odd positions (tho I don't think anything can beat
    Bumpy sleeping on her head), soft, plush coats and quiet, endearing 
    vocalizations.  Dundee is very quiet, speaking in peeps, meeps 
    and trills.
    
    The best description of folds I ever heard is "If the owl and
    the pussycat had kids, this is what they'd look like".  Come
    to the Framingham or W Warwick Show and meet Dundee!
    
      Nancy DC who wants another fold!!
2845.6CIRCUS::KOLLINGKaren/Sweetie/Holly/Little Bit Ca.Fri Sep 08 1989 19:093
    How exactly does a pussycat sleep on its head?  I mean, up
    against a wall....
    
2845.7Another head sleeper (two actually)REGENT::GETTYSBob Gettys N1BRM 235-8285Sat Sep 09 1989 21:429
                I once had one that did.
                
                Picture a cat sleeping in its normal curled up position
        and now pick it up and put it down so that it up against
        something like a chair back (like leaning a tire against a wall)
        and now rotate it like that tire until the top of the head is
        down. It does look strange, but I've seen 'em do it!
                
                /s/     Bob
2845.8CRUISE::NDCNancy Diettrich-Cunniff-I wanted it allMon Sep 11 1989 08:183
    You know how cats "crouch"?  Well, Bumpy will sleep in that position
    resting on her forehead.      
      Truth IS stranger than fiction  :-)
2845.9What you see is . . . ?OCTOP1::PLOETZPaula PloetzMon Sep 11 1989 10:4417
    I hope Nancy reads this . . .
    
    I just reread my note regarding my "mean" kitty biting me, and the
    reply that I THOUGHT said Folds were nasty.  In no way, whatsoever,
    did Nancy imply that these cats were mean.  I just read it that
    way.  I am so glad this note came up because I would have gone around
    telling people (I already have) that these funny-earred cats are
    nasty.  
    
    I take it all back and forward many apologies!
    
    Me, the writer, the communications major should know better than
    to fall for the ol' read/see what you want trick!
    
    Nancy, approximately how much do these guys cost?  

    Paula
2845.10VIDEO::MORRISSEYGet a life!!Mon Sep 11 1989 13:4315
    
    
    	Well I had never seen a "real live" Scottish Fold until
    	I met Dundee...he's ssoooooooo cute!!  Very shy but bring
    	out the kitty tease......
    
    	I did not have the pleasure of seeing Bumpy sleep on her
    	head however....Brandi kind of does that too...but more 
    	so her chin and neck are what you can see rather than
    	the top of her head......
    
    	gotta love these kitties!!
    
    	JJ
    
2845.11* WHEW *AIMHI::OFFENMon Sep 11 1989 18:2513
    Boy, Nance,
    
    I thought Dundee was a Daddy of 12 babies.  What a litter that would
    have been.
    
    Scottish Folds nasty??  I've met Dundee and he is such a love.  He is
    also gorgeous.
    
    I'm past my limit or I would consider one of the babies.
    
    Sandi  (mom to Lightning, DejaVu, Thunder & Storm)
    
    
2845.12CRUISE::NDCNancy Diettrich-Cunniff-I wanted it allTue Sep 12 1989 08:3315
    Oh I wanted to have Dundee father a litter, but my conscience got
    the best of me.  Since I had bought him as a pet I felt "honor bound"
    to get him neutered.  I'm not sorry I did.  Males have some fairly
    unpleasant habits when they're not neutered.
    
    Paula - Don't fret.  Just make sure you set the record straight
    with those folks you told that Folds were nasty  :-)
    
    re: cost - I believe the going rate right now for a pet is $250.
    Tony is more concerned with placing the cats in good homes than
    making money.  If you're interested get in touch with me and
    I'll give you Tony's number.  Maybe I'll even go over with you
    to see the babies when the time is right.  Of course, we still
    don't know how many of the 12 will "fold".  Its still too soon.
      Nancy DC