visiting my family - and their cats

I've just spent a week in hot, humid Florida, visiting my family, who
all live in this area. This consists of mom and dad (divorced 30 years,
but friendly, and now living in roughly the same area) and two sisters.
And their 10 cats, all combined. One sister has 4, the other has 3, mom
has two and dad has one.

The 4-cat household belonging to one sister includes a beautiful,
chubby striped boy with a black beauty mark on his nose, a siamese/
red tabby mix (he has tabby stripes where the "points" would be, and
blue eyes), a gorgeous fluffy black cat with tufted ears, and a little
black shorthair. All have sweet dispositions, enjoy people, and love
being petted. The little black shorthair has slept with me most nights,
and every time I said his name, he'd start purring. The part siamese
loves to be brushed, and I think I can safely say I've made a friend
for life.

I didn't get to meet my other sister's 3 cats, but I did meet her two
very friendly, cute dogs, a jack russell and a golden/pit bull mix.

My mother has two black-and-white tuxedo cats. One is 4 years old and
isn't very friendly. He'd let me pet him, then suddenly open his mouth
and hiss loudly at me. Whoops, better leave that one alone! The other
is a total sweetheart. He's 17 years old and a little creaky, but has
beautiful eyes and will gaze at you adoringly until you come to pet him,
which he loves.

This is my father's first cat, not counting the ones we had growing up,
which he didn't much care for. I didn't realize he could like cats at
all. But now he's got a great kitty, a sleek brown tabby who he considers
his best buddy. This cat takes long walks with my father. He calls the
cat "a dog in a cat suit". I always find it sweet when a professed non-
cat-person suddenly becomes very enamored of one.

It's been a great visit, human- and feline-wise alike. And now I'm
headed home to see my own 3 furballs!

Joyce

Good to hear your FL adventures, Joyce.....I've been doing the commuting
thing since end of March, as I said.....and many miles from where you
visited, but I have family near Oakland and some day hope to meet you. Safe
journey home to your fuzzbutt dictators.


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: I've just spent a week in hot, humid Florida, visiting my family, who
: all live in this area. This consists of mom and dad (divorced 30 years,
: but friendly, and now living in roughly the same area) and two sisters.
: And their 10 cats, all combined. One sister has 4, the other has 3, mom
: has two and dad has one.
:
: The 4-cat household belonging to one sister includes a beautiful,
: chubby striped boy with a black beauty mark on his nose, a siamese/
: red tabby mix (he has tabby stripes where the "points" would be, and
: blue eyes), a gorgeous fluffy black cat with tufted ears, and a little
: black shorthair. All have sweet dispositions, enjoy people, and love
: being petted. The little black shorthair has slept with me most nights,
: and every time I said his name, he'd start purring. The part siamese
: loves to be brushed, and I think I can safely say I've made a friend
: for life.
:
: I didn't get to meet my other sister's 3 cats, but I did meet her two
: very friendly, cute dogs, a jack russell and a golden/pit bull mix.
:
: My mother has two black-and-white tuxedo cats. One is 4 years old and
: isn't very friendly. He'd let me pet him, then suddenly open his mouth
: and hiss loudly at me. Whoops, better leave that one alone! The other
: is a total sweetheart. He's 17 years old and a little creaky, but has
: beautiful eyes and will gaze at you adoringly until you come to pet him,
: which he loves.
:
: This is my father's first cat, not counting the ones we had growing up,
: which he didn't much care for. I didn't realize he could like cats at
: all. But now he's got a great kitty, a sleek brown tabby who he considers
: his best buddy. This cat takes long walks with my father. He calls the
: cat "a dog in a cat suit". I always find it sweet when a professed non-
: cat-person suddenly becomes very enamored of one.
:
: It's been a great visit, human- and feline-wise alike. And now I'm
: headed home to see my own 3 furballs!
:
: Joyce

Good to hear your FL adventures, Joyce.....I've been doing the commuting
thing since end of March, as I said.....and many miles from where you
visited, but I have family near Oakland and some day hope to meet you. Safe
journey home to your fuzzbutt dictators.


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: I've just spent a week in hot, humid Florida, visiting my family, who
: all live in this area. This consists of mom and dad (divorced 30 years,
: but friendly, and now living in roughly the same area) and two sisters.
: And their 10 cats, all combined. One sister has 4, the other has 3, mom
: has two and dad has one.
:
: The 4-cat household belonging to one sister includes a beautiful,
: chubby striped boy with a black beauty mark on his nose, a siamese/
: red tabby mix (he has tabby stripes where the "points" would be, and
: blue eyes), a gorgeous fluffy black cat with tufted ears, and a little
: black shorthair. All have sweet dispositions, enjoy people, and love
: being petted. The little black shorthair has slept with me most nights,
: and every time I said his name, he'd start purring. The part siamese
: loves to be brushed, and I think I can safely say I've made a friend
: for life.
:
: I didn't get to meet my other sister's 3 cats, but I did meet her two
: very friendly, cute dogs, a jack russell and a golden/pit bull mix.
:
: My mother has two black-and-white tuxedo cats. One is 4 years old and
: isn't very friendly. He'd let me pet him, then suddenly open his mouth
: and hiss loudly at me. Whoops, better leave that one alone! The other
: is a total sweetheart. He's 17 years old and a little creaky, but has
: beautiful eyes and will gaze at you adoringly until you come to pet him,
: which he loves.
:
: This is my father's first cat, not counting the ones we had growing up,
: which he didn't much care for. I didn't realize he could like cats at
: all. But now he's got a great kitty, a sleek brown tabby who he considers
: his best buddy. This cat takes long walks with my father. He calls the
: cat "a dog in a cat suit". I always find it sweet when a professed non-
: cat-person suddenly becomes very enamored of one.
:
: It's been a great visit, human- and feline-wise alike. And now I'm
: headed home to see my own 3 furballs!
:
: Joyce

On Mon, 12 Apr 2004 03:07:28 GMT, wrote:

I've just spent a week in hot, humid Florida, visiting my family, who
all live in this area. This consists of mom and dad (divorced 30 years,
but friendly, and now living in roughly the same area) and two sisters.
And their 10 cats, all combined. One sister has 4, the other has 3, mom
has two and dad has one.

The 4-cat household belonging to one sister includes a beautiful,
chubby striped boy with a black beauty mark on his nose, a siamese/
red tabby mix (he has tabby stripes where the "points" would be, and
blue eyes), a gorgeous fluffy black cat with tufted ears, and a little
black shorthair. All have sweet dispositions, enjoy people, and love
being petted. The little black shorthair has slept with me most nights,
and every time I said his name, he'd start purring. The part siamese
loves to be brushed, and I think I can safely say I've made a friend
for life.

I didn't get to meet my other sister's 3 cats, but I did meet her two
very friendly, cute dogs, a jack russell and a golden/pit bull mix.

My mother has two black-and-white tuxedo cats. One is 4 years old and
isn't very friendly. He'd let me pet him, then suddenly open his mouth
and hiss loudly at me. Whoops, better leave that one alone! The other
is a total sweetheart. He's 17 years old and a little creaky, but has
beautiful eyes and will gaze at you adoringly until you come to pet him,
which he loves.

This is my father's first cat, not counting the ones we had growing up,
which he didn't much care for. I didn't realize he could like cats at
all. But now he's got a great kitty, a sleek brown tabby who he considers
his best buddy. This cat takes long walks with my father. He calls the
cat "a dog in a cat suit". I always find it sweet when a professed non-
cat-person suddenly becomes very enamored of one.

It's been a great visit, human- and feline-wise alike. And now I'm
headed home to see my own 3 furballs!

Joyce

It sounds like a great visit. Happy Easter.

On Mon, 12 Apr 2004 03:07:28 GMT, wrote:

I've just spent a week in hot, humid Florida, visiting my family, who
all live in this area. This consists of mom and dad (divorced 30 years,
but friendly, and now living in roughly the same area) and two sisters.
And their 10 cats, all combined. One sister has 4, the other has 3, mom
has two and dad has one.

The 4-cat household belonging to one sister includes a beautiful,
chubby striped boy with a black beauty mark on his nose, a siamese/
red tabby mix (he has tabby stripes where the "points" would be, and
blue eyes), a gorgeous fluffy black cat with tufted ears, and a little
black shorthair. All have sweet dispositions, enjoy people, and love
being petted. The little black shorthair has slept with me most nights,
and every time I said his name, he'd start purring. The part siamese
loves to be brushed, and I think I can safely say I've made a friend
for life.

I didn't get to meet my other sister's 3 cats, but I did meet her two
very friendly, cute dogs, a jack russell and a golden/pit bull mix.

My mother has two black-and-white tuxedo cats. One is 4 years old and
isn't very friendly. He'd let me pet him, then suddenly open his mouth
and hiss loudly at me. Whoops, better leave that one alone! The other
is a total sweetheart. He's 17 years old and a little creaky, but has
beautiful eyes and will gaze at you adoringly until you come to pet him,
which he loves.

This is my father's first cat, not counting the ones we had growing up,
which he didn't much care for. I didn't realize he could like cats at
all. But now he's got a great kitty, a sleek brown tabby who he considers
his best buddy. This cat takes long walks with my father. He calls the
cat "a dog in a cat suit". I always find it sweet when a professed non-
cat-person suddenly becomes very enamored of one.

It's been a great visit, human- and feline-wise alike. And now I'm
headed home to see my own 3 furballs!

Joyce

It sounds like a great visit. Happy Easter.

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chubby striped boy with a black beauty mark on his nose, a siamese/
red tabby mix (he has tabby stripes where the "points" would be, and
blue eyes), a gorgeous fluffy black cat with tufted ears, and a little

Awww.... that sounds like our beloved Quetzie (RB)...

It's been a great visit, human- and feline-wise alike. And now I'm
headed home to see my own 3 furballs!

Glad to hear you had a good time! And that you had your cat-fix.

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wrote:
chubby striped boy with a black beauty mark on his nose, a siamese/
red tabby mix (he has tabby stripes where the "points" would be, and
blue eyes), a gorgeous fluffy black cat with tufted ears, and a little

Awww.... that sounds like our beloved Quetzie (RB)...

It's been a great visit, human- and feline-wise alike. And now I'm
headed home to see my own 3 furballs!

Glad to hear you had a good time! And that you had your cat-fix.

--
Victor Martinez
Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM)
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wrote:

The 4-cat household belonging to one sister includes a beautiful,
chubby striped boy with a black beauty mark on his nose, a siamese/
red tabby mix (he has tabby stripes where the "points" would be, and
blue eyes),

You just described a "flame point" Siamese! (I think.) I had one like
that, too, and he looked just like the picture of the flame point
Siamese in one of my cat books. He was mixed blood, too - I know
because I saw the rest of his litter - but totally Siamese in
behaviour. (I've often felt sympathy for the unwitting folk who adopted
his brothers and sisters - at least Miu LOOKED like a Siamese, so it
wasn't a total shock when the behavioural characteristics showed up,
too.)

wrote:

The 4-cat household belonging to one sister includes a beautiful,
chubby striped boy with a black beauty mark on his nose, a siamese/
red tabby mix (he has tabby stripes where the "points" would be, and
blue eyes),

You just described a "flame point" Siamese! (I think.) I had one like
that, too, and he looked just like the picture of the flame point
Siamese in one of my cat books. He was mixed blood, too - I know
because I saw the rest of his litter - but totally Siamese in
behaviour. (I've often felt sympathy for the unwitting folk who adopted
his brothers and sisters - at least Miu LOOKED like a Siamese, so it
wasn't a total shock when the behavioural characteristics showed up,
too.)

wrote:

My mother has two black-and-white tuxedo cats. One is 4 years old and
isn't very friendly. He'd let me pet him, then suddenly open his mouth
and hiss loudly at me. Whoops, better leave that one alone! The other
is a total sweetheart. He's 17 years old and a little creaky, but has
beautiful eyes and will gaze at you adoringly until you come to pet him,
which he loves.

This is my father's first cat, not counting the ones we had growing up,
which he didn't much care for. I didn't realize he could like cats at
all. But now he's got a great kitty, a sleek brown tabby who he considers
his best buddy. This cat takes long walks with my father. He calls the
cat "a dog in a cat suit". I always find it sweet when a professed non-
cat-person suddenly becomes very enamored of one.

It's been a great visit, human- and feline-wise alike. And now I'm
headed home to see my own 3 furballs!

That does sound like a great trip! I thought at first that you said
that the 17 year old tuxedo lived with your mom, but took walks with
your dad.