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Colour of cat = personality of cat?
Wonderful of you to adopt all of these kitties. They all have their own
personalities and all love you..... Gail "furfin" wrote in message ups.com... 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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Colour of cat = personality of cat?
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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Colour of cat = personality of cat?
"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. Inviato da X-Privat.Org - Registrazione gratuita http://www.x-privat.org/join.php |
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Colour of cat = personality of cat?
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 oups.com... 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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Colour of cat = personality of cat?
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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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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Colour of cat = personality of cat?
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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Colour of cat = personality of cat?
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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Colour of cat = personality of cat?
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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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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