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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

3479.0. "5 + 1 = 6" by STAR::PMURPHY (The Paws That Refresh!) Mon Apr 02 1990 13:12

Re. Note 3284.14
    
Picked up one of these cuties Saturday morning; he's sooo tiny.  None of
my cats were ever that small when I got them; not even D.P. when I found
him.  He's one of the classic silver & white tabby boys that Tony had.
It was very difficult to leave with just "one" of these adorable babies
but figured it would be easier for my crew of big cats to adjust to one new
baby.  

Took time watching them at play and holding them, before I made my final 
decision. When I held him he snuggled right up in my arms and didn't cry 
nor try to get down.  I've decided to name him "Jamie" as I thought that's
a nice Scottish name for the lad. :-)

Now, my adult cats have been pretty good accepting this tiny tot; just
your normal growling or hissing when he started to come too near or thought
he could play with their tails.  The biggest plus is "Thai"; he had become
Jamie's Uncle, Papa, Mama, & Best Friend by Saturday evening.  He washes, 
plays with, calls to, and sleeps with Jamie.  Thai has taken Jamie under 
his "paw" and now has a constant shadow. ;-)


Pat, Holly, D.P. Gremlin, Thai, Buffy, Midnight, Jamie (& Cookie)

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
3479.1	Congrats!	SASE::MORRIS		`Mon Apr 02 1990 13:28`	7
	Pat, Congratulations on your new addition. He sounds beautiful! Are you planning on showing him? Paula
3479.2	Congratulations !	NATASH::ANDERSON		`Mon Apr 02 1990 13:31`	13
	Oooh Pat...I am jealous! Your new baby sounds absolutely precious. I want a new kitten so badly - but now the scuttlebutt I have heard is that I shouldn't have 3 (I have two already) but 4....keep the numbers even so that two don't gang up on the third. My Otis has been sick so I want to nurse him back to health before taking on another kitty. I do love hearing about the latest adoptions - so please keep us posted. Congratulations and all the best. Marilyn
3479.3	Thanks, he is.	STAR::PMURPHY	The Paws That Refresh!	`Mon Apr 02 1990 13:36`	7
	Thanks, Paula. He is beautiful and "oh those big wistful eyes". I do hope to eventually show him in HHP classes but we'll have to wait and see how he'd like it. Would love to show Thai but I know he wouldn't stand for all the handling of the judges. Pat
3479.4	You're doing right to wait	STAR::PMURPHY	The Paws That Refresh!	`Mon Apr 02 1990 13:50`	6
	Thanks, Marilyn. I've been reading your updates on Otis and I do hope he gets better soon. You are doing the right thing to wait until he's well before bringing in a new baby. Pat
3479.5		FSHQA1::RKAGNO	A Cat Makes a Purrfect Friend	`Mon Apr 02 1990 14:16`	7
	Oh, Pat, I'm sooooo envious! Does he have folded ears? Congratulations!! --Roberta
3479.6	one of the folds that didn't	STAR::PMURPHY	The Paws That Refresh!	`Mon Apr 02 1990 16:49`	3
	No, Roberta, he is one of the straight-earred babies Tony has for adoption.
3479.7	Pretty smart for his age	STAR::PMURPHY	The Paws That Refresh!	`Mon Apr 09 1990 13:45`	22
	Jamie is sooooo adorable. It just took him the third day with us to learn this trick. At feeding times when all his "Uncles" and his "Aunt" are walking about impatiently looking for their meals, Jamie sits at the refrigerator door and paws at it while meowing and looking up at me. Of course, all the grown up cats know where the food is kept but he decided to remind me where it was (in case I forgot). For an 8 week old baby, he's pretty smart I think. ;-) All of my adult cats have totally accepted Jamie and seem to know he is just a baby and can get away with quite a bit with them. From chasing their tails and eating out of their dishes with whichever one he likes, to actually grabbing onto D.P.'s hind leg and hanging on as D.P. tries to keep walking. All they do is pin him down and start washing him. When Jamie and his Uncle "D" and Uncle "Thai" start playing, it is hilarious to watch; whether it's a game of tag or tackling a ferocious toy mouse. Pat, Holly, D.P., Thai, Buffy, Midnight, Jamie (& Cookie)
3479.8		CRUISE::NDC	Putiput Scottish Folds - DTN: 297-2313	`Tue Apr 10 1990 09:04`	5
	Must be a fold trait, Pat. My crew let Bonnie B Bitten get away with everything, including climbing into the cat bed on top of the present occupant. Love those folds!! Nancy DC
3479.9	It's all in fun	STAR::PMURPHY	The Paws That Refresh!	`Tue Apr 10 1990 13:26`	7
	I think you're right, Nancy, about it being a fold trait. He's also discovered out of the 5 adult cats, D.P. is the easiest and best one to tackle; either by grabbing a leg, his tail, or just rearing up and leaping with paws wrapped around D.P.'s neck. D.P. seems to like the extra attention he gets from Jamie and it's all in fun, he knows, from bringing up "Velvet Thai". ;-)