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Darker markings on pointed cats (was: Miss Pua)
Takayuki wrote:
"kilikini" wrote: Takayuki wrote: Her fur and markings have really come in. She's an extremely beautiful cat. How wonderful to have her following you, and those big eyes watching you! Thanks! I've heard as Meezers get older, more markings come through. Do you know if this is true? It seems to be true for all pointed cats - Himmies, Ragdolls, etc. I meant to add a post to this long ago, and forgot! What I've heard about pointed cats is that their markings are heat-sensitive. Their points are always the darker areas because there is less circulation (or heat) in those areas. My theory is that when a pointed cat gets older, they tend to get darker in general because their circulation slows down. Our last siamese got darker in her later years, her body color and her points. She also had a large cyst on her shoulder that was filled with a watery substance that the vet really didn't want to remove at her age. It was harmless but really stuck out. That area turned very dark brown too, being away from the body. She developed another "point." Two of the kittens born to our last stray were tan. I'd never seen a yellowish/tan cat before. Well, within 24 hours, they started developing points! I think they were nice and warm inside mom and in the real world, the temperature dropped. Rhonda |
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Miss Pua
kilikini wrote:
wrote: Do you still have a "before" photo of Pua? I don't remember what she looked like when you first took her in, and I'd be interested in seeing the transformation. Joyce I have more pictures, but this one is probably one of the most dramatic. She looks about dead. http://i18.tinypic.com/2ztiqmt.jpg kili That is hard to look at, kili. I remember when she showed up at your house and you loved her immediately. The "after" picture is gorgeous. She was in that body all of the time, just waiting to come out. You should send that story in to that Borders animal rescue book thing that Karen posted about. You and Pua would win top honors, hands down. Rhonda |
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Darker markings on pointed cats (was: Miss Pua)
On Sun, 11 Feb 2007 20:12:41 +0000, Rhonda wrote:
Takayuki wrote: "kilikini" wrote: Takayuki wrote: Her fur and markings have really come in. She's an extremely beautiful cat. How wonderful to have her following you, and those big eyes watching you! Thanks! I've heard as Meezers get older, more markings come through. Do you know if this is true? It seems to be true for all pointed cats - Himmies, Ragdolls, etc. I meant to add a post to this long ago, and forgot! What I've heard about pointed cats is that their markings are heat-sensitive. Their points are always the darker areas because there is less circulation (or heat) in those areas. My theory is that when a pointed cat gets older, they tend to get darker in general because their circulation slows down. Our last siamese got darker in her later years, her body color and her points. She also had a large cyst on her shoulder that was filled with a watery substance that the vet really didn't want to remove at her age. It was harmless but really stuck out. That area turned very dark brown too, being away from the body. She developed another "point." Two of the kittens born to our last stray were tan. I'd never seen a yellowish/tan cat before. Well, within 24 hours, they started developing points! I think they were nice and warm inside mom and in the real world, the temperature dropped. Rhonda Princess (Siamese RB 16) got very dark in her old age. However, in the last few months of her life, her fur got lighter and lighter. When she died she was almost ivory color. (How I miss her). MLB |
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Darker markings on pointed cats (was: Miss Pua)
mlbriggs wrote:
On Sun, 11 Feb 2007 20:12:41 +0000, Rhonda wrote: Takayuki wrote: "kilikini" wrote: Takayuki wrote: Her fur and markings have really come in. She's an extremely beautiful cat. How wonderful to have her following you, and those big eyes watching you! Thanks! I've heard as Meezers get older, more markings come through. Do you know if this is true? It seems to be true for all pointed cats - Himmies, Ragdolls, etc. I meant to add a post to this long ago, and forgot! What I've heard about pointed cats is that their markings are heat-sensitive. Their points are always the darker areas because there is less circulation (or heat) in those areas. My theory is that when a pointed cat gets older, they tend to get darker in general because their circulation slows down. Our last siamese got darker in her later years, her body color and her points. She also had a large cyst on her shoulder that was filled with a watery substance that the vet really didn't want to remove at her age. It was harmless but really stuck out. That area turned very dark brown too, being away from the body. She developed another "point." Two of the kittens born to our last stray were tan. I'd never seen a yellowish/tan cat before. Well, within 24 hours, they started developing points! I think they were nice and warm inside mom and in the real world, the temperature dropped. Rhonda Princess (Siamese RB 16) got very dark in her old age. However, in the last few months of her life, her fur got lighter and lighter. When she died she was almost ivory color. (How I miss her). MLB Her fur got lighter? That's interesting. What did she die from? Is there any possibility her system was heating up, like a thyroid problem? We did have a pointed rabbit, white with black points, who one summer went completely white. It was during a drought/heat wave in the midwest. It was terrible, we lived in the upper floor of a house and for a couple of months the temp hit 100 degrees every day. It didn't quit. When Buns molted during that time, he became a white rabbit. I felt so bad, he must have been incredibly hot! He did get some relief by laying against the base of the toilet, and we kept wetting down his ears. In the fall with the next molt, he got his points back. Rhonda |
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Miss Pua
Rhonda wrote:
kilikini wrote: wrote: Do you still have a "before" photo of Pua? I don't remember what she looked like when you first took her in, and I'd be interested in seeing the transformation. Joyce I have more pictures, but this one is probably one of the most dramatic. She looks about dead. http://i18.tinypic.com/2ztiqmt.jpg kili That is hard to look at, kili. I remember when she showed up at your house and you loved her immediately. The "after" picture is gorgeous. She was in that body all of the time, just waiting to come out. You should send that story in to that Borders animal rescue book thing that Karen posted about. You and Pua would win top honors, hands down. Rhonda Thanks, Rhonda. As I've said, I hate to pick favorites of the clowder, but, heck, she's smart, she's beautiful, she's loving and she's sweet. She wins! My advice to anyone is, find a stray and save their life! The rewards are worth it. :~) kili -- http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/kilikini |
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Miss Pua
"kilikini" wrote in message ... Rhonda wrote: kilikini wrote: wrote: Do you still have a "before" photo of Pua? I don't remember what she looked like when you first took her in, and I'd be interested in seeing the transformation. Joyce I have more pictures, but this one is probably one of the most dramatic. She looks about dead. http://i18.tinypic.com/2ztiqmt.jpg kili That is hard to look at, kili. I remember when she showed up at your house and you loved her immediately. The "after" picture is gorgeous. She was in that body all of the time, just waiting to come out. You should send that story in to that Borders animal rescue book thing that Karen posted about. You and Pua would win top honors, hands down. Rhonda Thanks, Rhonda. As I've said, I hate to pick favorites of the clowder, but, heck, she's smart, she's beautiful, she's loving and she's sweet. She wins! My advice to anyone is, find a stray and save their life! The rewards are worth it. :~) kili -- http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/kilikini She is at that! Poor little girl, that first picture brings a tear to my eyes. |
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Darker markings on pointed cats (was: Miss Pua)
On Mon, 12 Feb 2007 07:14:08 +0000, Rhonda wrote:
mlbriggs wrote: On Sun, 11 Feb 2007 20:12:41 +0000, Rhonda wrote: Takayuki wrote: "kilikini" wrote: Takayuki wrote: Her fur and markings have really come in. She's an extremely beautiful cat. How wonderful to have her following you, and those big eyes watching you! Thanks! I've heard as Meezers get older, more markings come through. Do you know if this is true? It seems to be true for all pointed cats - Himmies, Ragdolls, etc. I meant to add a post to this long ago, and forgot! What I've heard about pointed cats is that their markings are heat-sensitive. Their points are always the darker areas because there is less circulation (or heat) in those areas. My theory is that when a pointed cat gets older, they tend to get darker in general because their circulation slows down. Our last siamese got darker in her later years, her body color and her points. She also had a large cyst on her shoulder that was filled with a watery substance that the vet really didn't want to remove at her age. It was harmless but really stuck out. That area turned very dark brown too, being away from the body. She developed another "point." Two of the kittens born to our last stray were tan. I'd never seen a yellowish/tan cat before. Well, within 24 hours, they started developing points! I think they were nice and warm inside mom and in the real world, the temperature dropped. Rhonda Princess (Siamese RB 16) got very dark in her old age. However, in the last few months of her life, her fur got lighter and lighter. When she died she was almost ivory color. (How I miss her). MLB Her fur got lighter? That's interesting. What did she die from? Is there any possibility her system was heating up, like a thyroid problem? We did have a pointed rabbit, white with black points, who one summer went completely white. It was during a drought/heat wave in the midwest. It was terrible, we lived in the upper floor of a house and for a couple of months the temp hit 100 degrees every day. It didn't quit. When Buns molted during that time, he became a white rabbit. I felt so bad, he must have been incredibly hot! He did get some relief by laying against the base of the toilet, and we kept wetting down his ears. In the fall with the next molt, he got his points back. Rhonda Yes, she was hyper thyroid and couldn't tolerate the medication. The Vet said she had no chance of surviving surgery. At that time I was recovering from knee and hip surgery and could not walk well - could not get to the floor and could not drive -- I had no help with her at all, so nature had to take its course. It stil tears me up to think of it. MLB |
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