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Old April 30th 06, 06:58 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
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Wonderful of you to adopt all of these kitties. They all have their own
personalities and all love you.....
Gail
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The shelter I volunteer at also finds it takes black cats longer to
find homes. When I was a kid I had a wonderful orange tabby and when I
first started adopting cats recently as a adult I thought I wanted
another one. But I ended up taking home a "leftover" black
kitten..still stuck in a cage at 7 months old. He had been a bit
undersocialized and although he is bonded to me he just doesn't like my
boyfriend, though my boy has always been nice to him and has been loved
by cats in the past. This black cat is strange and a bit skittish, but
he gives me nose to nose greetings and I adore him.

A year later I adopted a Maine-coon-lookalike brown tabby 6 month old
kitten. He turned into a mellow but somewhat distant kitty who likes to
watch what's happening: but he will purr while being stoked or brushed
while held upside down like a baby, a position which in my experience
most cats hate.

Both these cats are rather independant and not lap cats, so recently I
went back looking for a lap kitty. I just adopted two long-haired black
brothers, one of whom is a real lap kitty it seems at 13 months (I just
pray he stays that way!) and the other is sweet next-to-you kitty. Both
are more purry and cuddly than my first black kitty who rarely purrs
except just before dinner or in an occaisonal rolling around mood, and
both are more vocal. So there you have it, three black cats all with
different personalities.

I have a theory about the orange tabby thing. More people like orange
tabbies...they fly out of the shelter. I think that they get handled
more as kittens. In a litter or kittens with an orange tabby or two and
assorted other colors most people are going to pick up the orange
tabby, and there you go, a more social cat, nothing genetic about it.



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Old April 30th 06, 07:20 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
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Our local spca also finds it takes black cats longer to
find homes. When I was a kid I had a wonderful orange tabby and when I
first started adopting cats recently as a adult I thought I wanted
another one. But I ended up taking home a "leftover" black
kitten..still stuck in a cage at 7 months old. He had been a bit
undersocialized and although he is bonded to me he just doesn't like my
boyfriend, though my boy has always been nice to him and has been loved
by cats in the past. This black cat is strange and a bit skittish, but
he gives me nose to nose greetings and I adore him.

A year later I adopted a Maine-coon-lookalike brown tabby 6 month old
kitten. He turned into a mellow but somewhat distant kitty who likes to
watch what's happening: but he will purr while being stoked or brushed
while held upside down like a baby, a position which in my experience
most cats hate.

Both these cats are rather independant and not lap cats, so recently I
went back looking for a lap kitty. I just adopted two long-haired black
brothers, one of whom is a real lap kitty it seems at 13 months (I just
pray he stays that way!) and the other is sweet next-to-you kitty. Both
are more purry and cuddly than my first black kitty who rarely purrs
except just before dinner or in an occaisonal rolling around mood, and
both are more vocal. So there you have it, three black cats all with
different personalities.

I have a theory about the orange tabby thing. More people like orange
tabbies...they fly out of the shelter. I think that they get handled
more as kittens. In a litter or kittens with an orange tabby or two and
assorted other colors most people are going to pick up the orange
tabby, and there you go, a more social cat, nothing genetic about it.

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Old April 30th 06, 08:07 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
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"furfin" wrote

A year later I adopted a Maine-coon-lookalike brown tabby 6 month old
kitten. He turned into a mellow but somewhat distant kitty who likes to
watch what's happening: but he will purr while being stoked or brushed
while held upside down like a baby, a position which in my experience
most cats hate.


My little Gracie, adores affection and can't seem to get enough,
there is an almost frantic quality to it. If she rubs against your legs
once she does it 20 times, like a windup toy, and any time I take her
in my arms she fits her little chin into the crook of my elbow and
closes her eyes and flattens out and becomes boneless, waiting
blissfully to be stroked.

However--when I flip her and try to hold her like a baby, this polite
little cat wriggles a little, then when I will not let go, gazes tolerantly
at me but PUSHES on my face with her paws---careful not to put
her claws out, but hard! It is really funny.



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Old April 30th 06, 08:11 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
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I'm not so sure about the color theory. As you say, how cats are socialized
contributes greatly to their personality. And the little buggers are just
all different - like people - even as kittens you can see personality
differences.

The example I'm thinking of - I have 2 friends who share a house. One black
cat has been aggressive and skittish since she was brought home as a kitten.
Her owner didn't expose her to other cats - but on my advice did handle,
pet, brush and play a lot with her. She's a nice one person cat - but a
terror with other cats.

Now the 2nd cat was rescued at 7-8 months. Also black. Very laid back.
Little bothers her. She was abandoned outside and my 2nd friend started
feeding her before bringing indoors. She has been kept in one bedroom until
she could be tested for feline leukemia.

Now the 2 cats are being introduced to each other. 2nd cat is used to lots
of other cats - having to cope with so many neighborhood cats outdoors. 1st
cat is still pretty upset - but they're starting to play now.

-- maryjane

"furfin" wrote in message
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Our local spca also finds it takes black cats longer to
find homes. When I was a kid I had a wonderful orange tabby and when I
first started adopting cats recently as a adult I thought I wanted
another one. But I ended up taking home a "leftover" black
kitten..still stuck in a cage at 7 months old. He had been a bit
undersocialized and although he is bonded to me he just doesn't like my
boyfriend, though my boy has always been nice to him and has been loved
by cats in the past. This black cat is strange and a bit skittish, but
he gives me nose to nose greetings and I adore him.

A year later I adopted a Maine-coon-lookalike brown tabby 6 month old
kitten. He turned into a mellow but somewhat distant kitty who likes to
watch what's happening: but he will purr while being stoked or brushed
while held upside down like a baby, a position which in my experience
most cats hate.

Both these cats are rather independant and not lap cats, so recently I
went back looking for a lap kitty. I just adopted two long-haired black
brothers, one of whom is a real lap kitty it seems at 13 months (I just
pray he stays that way!) and the other is sweet next-to-you kitty. Both
are more purry and cuddly than my first black kitty who rarely purrs
except just before dinner or in an occaisonal rolling around mood, and
both are more vocal. So there you have it, three black cats all with
different personalities.

I have a theory about the orange tabby thing. More people like orange
tabbies...they fly out of the shelter. I think that they get handled
more as kittens. In a litter or kittens with an orange tabby or two and
assorted other colors most people are going to pick up the orange
tabby, and there you go, a more social cat, nothing genetic about it.



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Old May 1st 06, 09:37 AM posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
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Furfin, I'm with you on the possibility that ginger cats "fly out of the
shelter". When we adopted our two twins even we didn't want to take the
black one. Lack of markings wasn't as attractive as "with markings", as
on the ginger one. Also, the black one was showing very bad behaviour,
though now I think that this may have been because since the day he was
born everyone had been cooing over his three beautifully patterned
siblings, while he is a uniform jet-black. When we got them home and
neighbours and friends met them, we noticed how everybody went for the
ginger one, and felt some distate for the black one.

We now have a crusade on! To let visitors know that in fact it is the
black one which is the super-intelligent one, the most loving one, the
cleverest one, etc. It's extraordinary how difficult it is though to
breakthrough visitors' prejudice. They smile and listen but we can tell
that in their hearts how stories don't change their attitude. Some
visitors are changing though to the black one. It's taking time.

Good luck with your new "lap cats". I have a possibly helpful hint. I
always wear jeans at home and I keep my right pocket half-full of dry
cat biscuits. We only serve our cats wet food at meal-times and so
these biscuits are a real treat for them at other times. Whenever the
cats come and sit on my lap I reach for a couple of biscuits. If I
settle down to watch TV and they choose instead to nestle on the other
side of the room (instead of on our laps or chests, where they
belong!!!!!) then I call them (maybe have to wave a biscuit in the air)
and over they come for their treat. They've learned it pays to be
"lap-cats"!

Good luck.

Ellie.

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Old May 1st 06, 09:40 AM posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
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cybercat wrote:
My little Gracie, adores affection and can't seem to get enough,
there is an almost frantic quality to it. If she rubs against your legs
once she does it 20 times, like a windup toy, and any time I take her
in my arms she fits her little chin into the crook of my elbow and
closes her eyes and flattens out and becomes boneless, waiting
blissfully to be stroked.


What a beautiful paragraph! These little creatures can be
extraordinary, can't they.

Ellie.

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Old May 1st 06, 09:44 AM posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
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joanieb wrote:
The animal shelter
told me they have the most difficulty finding homes for back cats. My
kitty had been there two months.


Thanks. More evidence of the "demonization" of "The Black Cat".

Maybe these little creatures feel the rejection and so work harder to
get the affirmation of humans - in much the same way as children in
large families who feel alienated or somewhat unwanted work hard to earn
attention.

Ellie.


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Old May 2nd 06, 03:50 AM posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
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Ellie, I loved your post. I'm glad you gave a black kitty a chance! I
really find black cats quite beautiful. The black coat makes their eyes
really shine out, and they are like elegant kitty sillouettes on the
hardwood floor. They don't show well in the dark cages most shelters
have. They look great against strong colors. The hair they shed tends
blend in with the dark colored clothes I like. Black is a recessive
gene so actually if I understand this wouldn't that mean they are more
rare than tabbies? It's just that they get left behind in the shelters.
I sort of like the witches' farmiliar reference too--a lot of those
witches were just uppity women and herbal healers or gals who just
stood out too much in the bad old days. It's also kind of wierd that
people don't appreciate black cats in a country where black people get
a bad deal too--it's like kitty racisim. I'm glad you are trying to get
people to see how wonderful the black kitties are!

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Old May 2nd 06, 10:00 AM posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
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furfin wrote:
Ellie, I loved your post. I'm glad you gave a black kitty a chance! I
really find black cats quite beautiful. The black coat makes their eyes
really shine out, and they are like elegant kitty sillouettes on the
hardwood floor. They don't show well in the dark cages most shelters
have. They look great against strong colors. The hair they shed tends
blend in with the dark colored clothes I like. Black is a recessive
gene so actually if I understand this wouldn't that mean they are more
rare than tabbies? It's just that they get left behind in the shelters.
I sort of like the witches' farmiliar reference too--a lot of those
witches were just uppity women and herbal healers or gals who just
stood out too much in the bad old days. It's also kind of wierd that
people don't appreciate black cats in a country where black people get
a bad deal too--it's like kitty racisim. I'm glad you are trying to get
people to see how wonderful the black kitties are!


Ellie.. Do you see what you've done...? Do you see the kind of people
that your little tale has enlisted? NUT CASES. Just like YOU. Now we
got us a ****ing witch. Can you deal with that...? I can't..
Kats are whatever colour that they are. It DOESN'T MEAN ANY GREAT
THING! It's all in genetics.
I just don't understand... why must you people always read something
deeper into everything than there really is? Because you're bored
LOZERS with no frigging life on your hands. That's the frigging problem
with your type. Get a job. Find a church. One with NORMAL people in it.
Put down your astrology books and your witch's spells and GET A LIFE.


IBen

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Old May 2nd 06, 02:40 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
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IBen,

You really have written ridiculously, you know. Your anger has only
made me laugh!

Maybe you should stop hopping up and down and stop perusing the posts on
a group that is dedicated to the health and behaviour of cats? Don't
you think that would be a sensible thing for you to do?

Bye-Bye, IBen.



 




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