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New kid on the block
Now, after accepting Peter and Julius in my home this year, another
stray showed up this October and checked our home thoroughly. As long as it is warm outside I keep my office window open. One evening, lying on the sofa, watching TV, an unknown orange tabby crossed the floor, checking dangers and supplies. On seing me he turned around, exchanged a glance and vanished through the window. Next day same procedure. He checked every room and after a week decided to move in. From this point on I could pet him and he is a real sweetheart. Purrs loud and demands his share. Regarding getting food he is fast as a lightning. When I cut meat and throw pieces to every cat sitting on the kitchen floor I call out the name of the cat the piece is intended for. This system does not work with Linus (as I called him). He goes after every piece and is able to snatch it out of the mouth of the slower eating cats. Whew - is this guy fast. The other cats are stunned by his perkyness. So am I.g So cute and so bold. He is not frightened at all of the other males. Strangely enough they just ignore him. No hissing, no fighting. They sniff at him and leave him alone. Strange. I think he might be about one year old, so he might still have the baby-protection. This would explain why the other tomcats don`t fight him. Linus has an unusual soft and fluffy fur. Dark orange, nearly no stripes recognizable. And his upper fangs show a bit so he does definitely look a bit like a vampire. A very sweet one.g I put up some pictures on webshots. Hope one of the links works. [IMG] http://thumb18.webshots.net/t/59/159/3/3/38/2897303380047546418XRaQHW_th.jpg[/IMG] a href="http://good-times.webshots.com/album/555187278pkeKPf"img src="http://thumb18.webshots.net/t/59/159/3/3/38/2897303380047546418XRaQHW_th.jpg" alt="Image hosted by Webshots.com"/abrby a href=http://community.webshots.com/user/lightwell lightwell/a Have fun |
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Lightwell wrote: Now, after accepting Peter and Julius in my home this year, another stray showed up this October and checked our home thoroughly. As long as it is warm outside I keep my office window open. One evening, lying on the sofa, watching TV, an unknown orange tabby crossed the floor, checking dangers and supplies. On seing me he turned around, exchanged a glance and vanished through the window. Next day same procedure. He checked every room and after a week decided to move in. From this point on I could pet him and he is a real sweetheart. Purrs loud and demands his share. Regarding getting food he is fast as a lightning. When I cut meat and throw pieces to every cat sitting on the kitchen floor I call out the name of the cat the piece is intended for. This system does not work with Linus (as I called him). He goes after every piece and is able to snatch it out of the mouth of the slower eating cats. Whew - is this guy fast. The other cats are stunned by his perkyness. So am I.g So cute and so bold. He is not frightened at all of the other males. Strangely enough they just ignore him. No hissing, no fighting. They sniff at him and leave him alone. Strange. I think he might be about one year old, so he might still have the baby-protection. This would explain why the other tomcats don`t fight him. Linus has an unusual soft and fluffy fur. Dark orange, nearly no stripes recognizable. And his upper fangs show a bit so he does definitely look a bit like a vampire. A very sweet one.g I put up some pictures on webshots. Hope one of the links works. [IMG] http://thumb18.webshots.net/t/59/159/3/3/38/2897303380047546418XRaQHW_th.jpg[/IMG] a href="http://good-times.webshots.com/album/555187278pkeKPf"img src="http://thumb18.webshots.net/t/59/159/3/3/38/2897303380047546418XRaQHW_th.jpg" alt="Image hosted by Webshots.com"/abrby a href=http://community.webshots.com/user/lightwell lightwell/a Have fun You have my cats! Linus looks just like Yoda, and Moritz could be Bootsie's twin! Linus is beautiful cat, and obviously a pretty smart one to have picked your home. Sherry |
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Lightwell wrote:
Linus has an unusual soft and fluffy fur. Dark orange, nearly no stripes recognizable. And his upper fangs show a bit so he does definitely look a bit like a vampire. A very sweet one.g I put up some pictures on webshots. Hope one of the links works. http://good-times.webshots.com/album/555187278pkeKPf Linus is gorgeous! He looks like a very friendly, sweet boy. And Moritz has very similar coloring to my cat Licorice, although Licky has a more angular face: http://home.sonic.net/~jwermont/cats/licky/licky.html Great pics! Joyce |
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... Lightwell wrote: Linus has an unusual soft and fluffy fur. Dark orange, nearly no stripes recognizable. And his upper fangs show a bit so he does definitely look a bit like a vampire. A very sweet one.g I put up some pictures on webshots. Hope one of the links works. http://good-times.webshots.com/album/555187278pkeKPf Linus is gorgeous! He looks like a very friendly, sweet boy. And Moritz has very similar coloring to my cat Licorice, although Licky has a more angular face: http://home.sonic.net/~jwermont/cats/licky/licky.html Aww, I'm a sucker for completely tabby kitties, and Linus is a wonderful example of a gorgeous marmalade boy. Give him a scritching for me. Shmoggleberry (my owner) is a grey tabby, except that he's pretty much a ticked tabby, no spots or stripes along his body, just a few lines on his face & legs, rings on his tail and very light spots on his tummy. His fur along his back & sides is definately agouti fur, because each strand has multiple light & dark grey bands, but they don't form a pattern. Older members may have seen already seen these pics of Shmogg, but I'll post them again anyway: http://au.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/yow...9644/my_photos Yowie |
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Lightwell wrote:
I put up some pictures on webshots. Hope one of the links works. Linus is a handsome and sweet-looking little catman. Congratulations on your new family member! My sister also has a Linus-cat: http://pets.webshots.com/photo/28681...58511339IDXqrm -- Marina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. Stories and pics at http://koti.welho.com/mkurten/ Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki |
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Marina wrote:
Linus is a handsome and sweet-looking little catman. Congratulations on your new family member! My sister also has a Linus-cat: http://pets.webshots.com/photo/28681...58511339IDXqrm What a beautiful cat! I love that kind of sleek, shiny fur - it looks like his stripes are painted on. Does anyone remember The Central Scrutinizer and his cat Gizmo? Gizmo had painted-on stripes like that. Nice flowers, too - are they lobelia? Joyce |
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wrote: Lightwell wrote: Linus has an unusual soft and fluffy fur. Dark orange, nearly no stripes recognizable. And his upper fangs show a bit so he does definitely look a bit like a vampire. A very sweet one.g I put up some pictures on webshots. Hope one of the links works. http://good-times.webshots.com/album/555187278pkeKPf Linus is gorgeous! He looks like a very friendly, sweet boy. And Moritz has very similar coloring to my cat Licorice, although Licky has a more angular face: http://home.sonic.net/~jwermont/cats/licky/licky.html Great pics! Joyce Thank you. I had a look at your pics and they are gorgeous. Beautiful cats. And Licorice has the white chin like my Moritz has. And the same, stern gaze. Funny. Moritz is a big chunk as his father was a cartesian-blue. They have big genes. g Zorro comes more after her mother, a white-black shorthair. But Lissie is a big one too, coming after her father. (And she is a rather rounded as well.) Question: Have you over there in the US with those strange windows no fear they could come down while the cats are lying underf them? I am a safety addict and am sure I would put some sticks under the window halves once they are open. g I would do. Just a stupid European question. bfn Bettina |
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Yowie wrote: wrote in message ... Lightwell wrote: Linus has an unusual soft and fluffy fur. Dark orange, nearly no stripes recognizable. And his upper fangs show a bit so he does definitely look a bit like a vampire. A very sweet one.g I put up some pictures on webshots. Hope one of the links works. http://good-times.webshots.com/album/555187278pkeKPf Linus is gorgeous! He looks like a very friendly, sweet boy. And Moritz has very similar coloring to my cat Licorice, although Licky has a more angular face: http://home.sonic.net/~jwermont/cats/licky/licky.html Aww, I'm a sucker for completely tabby kitties, and Linus is a wonderful example of a gorgeous marmalade boy. Give him a scritching for me. Shmoggleberry (my owner) is a grey tabby, except that he's pretty much a ticked tabby, no spots or stripes along his body, just a few lines on his face & legs, rings on his tail and very light spots on his tummy. His fur along his back & sides is definately agouti fur, because each strand has multiple light & dark grey bands, but they don't form a pattern. Older members may have seen already seen these pics of Shmogg, but I'll post them again anyway: http://au.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/yow...9644/my_photos Yowie Hey that sounds nice - marmalade boy. Should have named him Ginger. He`ll get a scritching from you. And Shmogg is a beauty! What a silken fur. And he too looks like he`s a real danger to mice. Stern gaze and huge boy. Thanks for sharing the pics. bfn Bettina |
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