Conference misery::feline_v1

is this a turkish van??? I've seen one at the vets - what a beauty she was!
the owner said she LIKES the water!  and will swim if allowed into the tub.
Now THAT'S a different cat!    

I wish I knew turkish words for cat, beautiful, princess, etc.  That might
be somewhere to start with the name....or, if she turns out anything like
my Javanese Princess has, try naming her "Hurricane ______" - it'll fit.
these long-haired, wedge headed wonders can be little spitfires.

Congratulations on the addition to the family -- what's one more?

    Sweetie's Turkish Delight  :-)
    

    I am so glad to hear of someone else who has one of these
    beauties.  My daughter and her husband have a Turkish Angora
    AND a Turkish Van. Not absolutely sure of pedigree but the one's
    in the cat books look EXACTLY like their two.  
    
    Holly and Michael's kitties are both  boys. The Angora is Azrael
    and he has the nestest little tufts of hair coming out of his head
    by his ears and it hangs down like earrings. What a love he is and
    BIG.  Nakota is the Van and he is the quiet one but BIG also. They
    seem to have very different personalities from other cats. Azreal
    is a real peoples cat, while Nakota is more shy and is a loner more
    or less.
    
    I hope you will keep us posted on your baby and I will pass the
    stories along to Holly and Michael.
    
    I like Karen's suggestion for a name. Call her Delight for short
    and she will surley reflect your feelings for her.
    
    Barbara & her 3M's
    
    

    How about "Raham's Amber Mist", for her eyes and white fur.

    By the way, for you youngsters, Turkish Delight was a candy bar,
    which I haven't seen in years, so I assume the company went out of
    business.  It was white, and sort of like extremely hard taffy.  I've
    seen Turkish Delight sold in Middle Eastern food stores, but it's
    some totally different confection from the candy bar -- something
    based on an apricot filling if I remember correctly (I
    probably don't).
                                 

    Re: .5,  Turkish Delight candy bars

    Ah, yes, I recall seeing Turkish Delights -- I think it was in an 
    antique candy museum.  :-) :-)  Just kidding, Karen -- my teeth well 
    remember that hard-but-sticky candy. I think they are now selling a 
    form of it under the name Crazy Glue.

    I think Turkish Delight would be a great name for an affectionate 
    Turkish Angora kitty that "sticks" to you.

    Linda

    Well, I don't think I can use that name.  It's great (and even though
    I'm a "youngun" I still remember Turkish Taffy!!  I LOVED the Vanilla
    and the chocolate!!), but I think there might be some kind of rule
    about using the name of the breed in the name of the cat.
    
    any other suggestions for names, everyone??
    
    thanks.
    Holly
    

    Rahams Princess Di          
    
    Rahams Snow Blossom
    
    Rahams Angora Angel
    
    Rahams Royal Regal   or Rahams Royal Raimbow    or Rahams Royal ??????
    
    Happy 25th Birthday.....Sandy

	Wasn't the brand name of Turkish Taffy 'Bonomo'?  There I go,
	showing my age again! :^}

	But Bonomo could be a cute name . . .

    I like Chantilly Lace.  I have a cat with that name, she is a cream and
    white hhp.  We call her Tilly for short.
    
    I will try and think of some other names for you.
    
    Jo

    What is the name of the person who is giving you the cat?  How bout a
    name that commemorates that it is your birthday, and that this friend
    gave this cat to you.  I have a friend who got a cat from a friend.  My
    friend named the cat Victoria's Secret since her friend Vicki surprised
    her with it. :^)
    
    Raham's Surprise Package
            ________ Gift
            ________ Secret
    
    and I always like names that go with a money theme or a heaven theme
    for white cats.
    
    Million Dollar Baby
    One in a Million
    Golddigger
    etc.
    
    Heaven Sent
    Heaven and Earth
    and stuff like that
    
    Jo

    White Cloud
    Cotton Candy
    Powder Puff
    

    Choose a name--why?  I have perfectly good names for my cats but
    they don't come when I call no matter what name it is.  
    
    E.G. Names that one cat turns a deaf ear to:  Charlemange, Charlie,
    Chuckie Cheese, Chuckie Cheese straw (changed to ball as
    he grew fatter), The all American Chuckster, Chunkie Monkey
    
    If only I could reproduce the sound of a chicken liver falling to
    the floor I would suggest that for your kitty's name.  It gets my
    cats attention every time.

    Or Rahams Royal Delight

    "Rahams Crystalclear Shantilly Lace"
    
    

    
    	Rahams Diamond Girl
    	Rahams Ivory Snow
    	Rahams Baby's Breath
    	
    
    	JJ
    

    
    
    Rahams Turkish Delight
    
    Tracy W.
    

    Rahams Crystal Princess
    Rahams Snow Queen
    Rahams Winter Magic

    
    	Raham's Snow Flurry
    	(nonserious one) Raham's Abominable Snowcat =)
    	Raham's Platinum Blonde
    

    Rahams Crystal Copper Penny
                    
    (Crystal for white, copper for eyes)
    

    
    	OOOh Lynne, I've been wracking my brain trying to think
    	of a name that combined the two!!  you beat me to the punch
    	=)
    

    Rahams Kahlua & Cream
    Rahams Lucky Penny
    
    -Stella

    I rather like the name Ariel which was the name of the Mermaid in
    Disney's recent release.  
    
    Raham's Princess Ariel
    
    

    Well, she's finally arrived!!  It's Raham's Kyra of Taliea Manor.  We
    went to pick her up this weekend!
    
    First, if anyone has a soft spot for longhaired cats but really wants
    an active cat, let me suggest a Turkish angora!!  They are absolutely
    beautiful!!  And they DO come in ALL colors!!  
    
    Kyra is SO cute!!  She's just four months old (today as a matter of
    fact!) and is a holy terror!!  She can already jump to my waist!  And
    she has learned the "Turkey death grip" on any teaser we have! (-:
    
    The funniest thing she's done so far was with a teaser!!  We stayed the
    weekend at the breeder's house in New York.  We had Kyra in our room
    and I was playing with her with the teaser.  Well, she was running out
    of breath so I hit the teaser under the blanket.  She was too smart for
    that, though!!  She looked at me for a minute as if to say, "What'd you
    do that for??" and then dove under the blanket to get the teaser. (-: 
    Well, I thought I'd outsmart her and distract her  bit and then put the
    teaser in the suitcase!  I made one slight mistake and left the
    suitcase top unzipped!  She layed on the bed for a while and just let
    me pet her.  As I was getting ready to go take a shower, she jumped
    over to the suitcase.  The next thing I knew, she was completely INSIDE
    the suitcase!  She jumped out, teaser in mouth, QUITE proud of herself! 
    (-:
    
    I'm sure that there will be MANY more stories about KYRA the TURKEY!!
    (-:
    
    Thanks everyone for suggestions of names.  We finally decided to name
    her Kyra after one of the seven meuses (sp??).  One of Zeus's
    daughters.
    
    Holly
    

    Congrats Holly..
    Kate, Happy, Preschie, Kissy..

    Welcome, little one!
    
    Bonnie, Tabitha & Callie

    Must be a Turkish Angora trait. That is what my daughter's van
    does. He would kill for the toy of his choice which is HIS
    sparkler. Holly has to keep it in the pantry on the top
    shelf so Azriel (sp) doesn't get worn out chasing it or hitting
    the other cats in the face with the end of the stick as he walks
    around with it in his mouth. Holly just recently was able to buy
    25 of these for 75 cents each and did just that.
    
    Enjoy you little new one, they grow up so fast.
    
    Barbara

    I just got that add too and was thinking of buying a number of them.
    Can you tell me what the stick is made of?
      Nancy
    

    The ad we got was for $.25 a piece for kitty teasers.  I couldn't make
    them this inexpensively if I made them myself.
    
    Jo

    Well, Kyra has a new favorite toy.
    
    Are you ready for this??  BUBBLES!!!! (-:
    
    She is SO funny!!  I'll blow the bubbles and she jumps after them. 
    Then when she hits one, she can't figure out why it disappears.  Last
    night when I was blowing bubbles for her, there was a blanket on the
    floor and some of them landed on the blanket.  Since the blanket is
    soft, they didn't pop when they landed.  She POUNCED on them and they
    popped as soon as she touched them.  It is the FUNNIEST thing to see!!
    
    But she DID get smart, though!!  She decided to look UNDER the blanket
    for them! (-:  What a riot!!
    
    Holly
    

    The bubbles don't stick too well to tile but if you blow them in a
    carpeted room they will stick - and then the cats sneek up to them and
    stare for a while and then - bam! poof! el gone-0.  We blow them up on
    our deck - which is all enclosed - and it's a riot to watch the three
    of them chasing bubbles in the wind.
    
    Giudi + 3 bubble heads
    

    AAAh! That's so funny! I'm going to have to give that a try w/ Callie
    tonight!! We have a full bottle that we never use.
    
    Can't wait....
    
    Bonnie

Just in case someone else would be naming another Turkish Angora, I checked
with a Turkish friend of mine, Bahar, and here's what she said:



	The Turkish name for cat is kedi (which is pronounced like kadhi).
This is what Leena says. "e" is pronounced like in Figen (my sister).
	The name of Figen's cat is Savas, which is pronounced like Savash.
John pronounces it very well, if you wanna hear. 

Bahar



FYI - Figen's cat is _very_ active, and not so much playful as a fighter,
known for slashing the hands of friendly strangers...  Savas is "war"!

-Tanya