favorite purebred cat

On 2004-08-30 22:16:42 -0400, "Bolo" said:

I was just wondering what everybodies favorite purebred is.I have a male
ragdoll (Max) and a female maine coon (Xena) and I think they are the best
cats in the world but I would like to hear about other purebreds.

I have a beautiful Chartreaux. Her name is Spot (Actually it's Nous
nours Bleu Rapture but, I mean really). She's a big girl, about 10
pounds, slate grey with gold eyes. Not a lap cat but likes to be near
me, follows me around the house. Ever night around 11p, she comes into
my bedroom, pats me on the face for treats, then curls up on her corner
of the bed.

Although when seriously stressed (having blood drawn) she screams, she
doesn't meow. She opens her mouth and sometimes a little squeak comes
out.

She travels with me regularly, by car. I take her to my boyfriend's
house when I go there for the weekends (180 miles). She doesn't seem to
mind going to a different house. I took her with me when I drove to my
parents' (1000 miles).

Like her French farm cat forebearers, she's a great mouser. (We live in
an old house. Mice get in. Of course, having a live mouse dropped on
your back at 4am is not so much fun.) She gets along beautifully with
the older DSH male who also lives in the house.

The list goes on but I'm too nauseated to continue.


I'll help you.

PKD.
Hip Dysplacia (sp?)
That awful condition where their knee joints lock up. Can't remember the name.
Maine Coons are prone to all of these.

Sherry

The list goes on but I'm too nauseated to continue.


I'll help you.

PKD.
Hip Dysplacia (sp?)
That awful condition where their knee joints lock up. Can't remember the name.
Maine Coons are prone to all of these.

Sherry

The list goes on but I'm too nauseated to continue.


I'll help you.

PKD.
Hip Dysplacia (sp?)
That awful condition where their knee joints lock up. Can't remember the name.
Maine Coons are prone to all of these.

Sherry

"dgk" wrote in message
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On Tue, 31 Aug 2004 07:00:03 GMT, "Mary" wrote:


"Phil P." wrote in message
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"Bolo" wrote in message
news:ecRYc.263529$M95.117512@pd7tw1no...
I was just wondering what everybodies favorite purebred is.

My favorite is the *only* truly purebred cat:



http://maxshouse.com/origin_domestic.../Felis_silvest
ris_lybica.jpg




I have a male
ragdoll (Max) and a female maine coon (Xena)

I suggest you have echocardiograms done on both cats as soon as
possible
since hyperthrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is prevalent in both breeds.

http://www.winnfelinehealth.org/repo...omyopathy.html
http://www.ragdoll-cats.com/Cardio.htm

http://petplace.netscape.com/article....asp?artID=148

http://wgnradio.com/shows/pet/cat%20disease.htm

Development and progression of inherited hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
in
Maine Coon cats. J Vet Internal Med, Vol 10, No 3, p 165, 1996.


and I think they are the best
cats in the world but I would like to hear about other purebreds.

The breed with the most (18) documented genetic defects is the Siamese
followed by the Persian and Burmese.

Brachycephalic Airway Syndrome - Persians and Himalayans have the most
worst
conformation. Now that's a particularly nasty defect that didn't even
exist
in nature until some moron decided cats should have flat faces, round
heads,
and short thick necks.. Maybe he was trying to create a cat in his own
image.

The respiratory muscles of these cats have to generate more force to
produce
airflow through the narrowed air passages. This can result in
barotrauma
to
the mucosal lining of the airways. In severe cases the respiratory
muscles
become fatigued which can result in ventilatory failure. Brachycephalic
dogs
especially the English bulldog - which usually requires surgery
(Pekingese,
shih tzus, Lhasa apsos, shar peis) can have the same problem.

Manx and Manx mixes are prone to rectal prolapse and sacrocaudal
dygenesis
(malformation of the sacrocaudal vertebre) - probably as a result from
tailless breeding. Now that was a stroke of pure stupidity; breeding
cats
without a tail... Cats use their tails for balance.

The list goes on but I'm too nauseated to continue.



*and the crowd went wild*

Go, Phil.


I'm part of that crowd. Still, one of my little devils is some sort of
Maine Coon derivative I would guess. What a wuss. The size of a small
freight train and scared of his shadow. Makes a great mop.

Aww, sounds like a cutie. I love *ALL* cats. I just don't want to
encourage people meddling and making more to some sort of
decorative or behavioral specs when I can still see the loving and
needy faces of the shelter cats every night before I go to sleep.
The ones I could not take.

"dgk" wrote in message
...
On Tue, 31 Aug 2004 07:00:03 GMT, "Mary" wrote:


"Phil P." wrote in message
...

"Bolo" wrote in message
news:ecRYc.263529$M95.117512@pd7tw1no...
I was just wondering what everybodies favorite purebred is.

My favorite is the *only* truly purebred cat:



http://maxshouse.com/origin_domestic.../Felis_silvest
ris_lybica.jpg




I have a male
ragdoll (Max) and a female maine coon (Xena)

I suggest you have echocardiograms done on both cats as soon as
possible
since hyperthrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is prevalent in both breeds.

http://www.winnfelinehealth.org/repo...omyopathy.html
http://www.ragdoll-cats.com/Cardio.htm

http://petplace.netscape.com/article....asp?artID=148

http://wgnradio.com/shows/pet/cat%20disease.htm

Development and progression of inherited hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
in
Maine Coon cats. J Vet Internal Med, Vol 10, No 3, p 165, 1996.


and I think they are the best
cats in the world but I would like to hear about other purebreds.

The breed with the most (18) documented genetic defects is the Siamese
followed by the Persian and Burmese.

Brachycephalic Airway Syndrome - Persians and Himalayans have the most
worst
conformation. Now that's a particularly nasty defect that didn't even
exist
in nature until some moron decided cats should have flat faces, round
heads,
and short thick necks.. Maybe he was trying to create a cat in his own
image.

The respiratory muscles of these cats have to generate more force to
produce
airflow through the narrowed air passages. This can result in
barotrauma
to
the mucosal lining of the airways. In severe cases the respiratory
muscles
become fatigued which can result in ventilatory failure. Brachycephalic
dogs
especially the English bulldog - which usually requires surgery
(Pekingese,
shih tzus, Lhasa apsos, shar peis) can have the same problem.

Manx and Manx mixes are prone to rectal prolapse and sacrocaudal
dygenesis
(malformation of the sacrocaudal vertebre) - probably as a result from
tailless breeding. Now that was a stroke of pure stupidity; breeding
cats
without a tail... Cats use their tails for balance.

The list goes on but I'm too nauseated to continue.



*and the crowd went wild*

Go, Phil.


I'm part of that crowd. Still, one of my little devils is some sort of
Maine Coon derivative I would guess. What a wuss. The size of a small
freight train and scared of his shadow. Makes a great mop.

Aww, sounds like a cutie. I love *ALL* cats. I just don't want to
encourage people meddling and making more to some sort of
decorative or behavioral specs when I can still see the loving and
needy faces of the shelter cats every night before I go to sleep.
The ones I could not take.

"dgk" wrote in message
...
On Tue, 31 Aug 2004 07:00:03 GMT, "Mary" wrote:


"Phil P." wrote in message
...

"Bolo" wrote in message
news:ecRYc.263529$M95.117512@pd7tw1no...
I was just wondering what everybodies favorite purebred is.

My favorite is the *only* truly purebred cat:



http://maxshouse.com/origin_domestic.../Felis_silvest
ris_lybica.jpg




I have a male
ragdoll (Max) and a female maine coon (Xena)

I suggest you have echocardiograms done on both cats as soon as
possible
since hyperthrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is prevalent in both breeds.

http://www.winnfelinehealth.org/repo...omyopathy.html
http://www.ragdoll-cats.com/Cardio.htm

http://petplace.netscape.com/article....asp?artID=148

http://wgnradio.com/shows/pet/cat%20disease.htm

Development and progression of inherited hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
in
Maine Coon cats. J Vet Internal Med, Vol 10, No 3, p 165, 1996.


and I think they are the best
cats in the world but I would like to hear about other purebreds.

The breed with the most (18) documented genetic defects is the Siamese
followed by the Persian and Burmese.

Brachycephalic Airway Syndrome - Persians and Himalayans have the most
worst
conformation. Now that's a particularly nasty defect that didn't even
exist
in nature until some moron decided cats should have flat faces, round
heads,
and short thick necks.. Maybe he was trying to create a cat in his own
image.

The respiratory muscles of these cats have to generate more force to
produce
airflow through the narrowed air passages. This can result in
barotrauma
to
the mucosal lining of the airways. In severe cases the respiratory
muscles
become fatigued which can result in ventilatory failure. Brachycephalic
dogs
especially the English bulldog - which usually requires surgery
(Pekingese,
shih tzus, Lhasa apsos, shar peis) can have the same problem.

Manx and Manx mixes are prone to rectal prolapse and sacrocaudal
dygenesis
(malformation of the sacrocaudal vertebre) - probably as a result from
tailless breeding. Now that was a stroke of pure stupidity; breeding
cats
without a tail... Cats use their tails for balance.

The list goes on but I'm too nauseated to continue.



*and the crowd went wild*

Go, Phil.


I'm part of that crowd. Still, one of my little devils is some sort of
Maine Coon derivative I would guess. What a wuss. The size of a small
freight train and scared of his shadow. Makes a great mop.

Aww, sounds like a cutie. I love *ALL* cats. I just don't want to
encourage people meddling and making more to some sort of
decorative or behavioral specs when I can still see the loving and
needy faces of the shelter cats every night before I go to sleep.
The ones I could not take.

"Meg St. Clair" wrote in message
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On 2004-08-30 22:16:42 -0400, "Bolo" said:

I was just wondering what everybodies favorite purebred is.I have a male
ragdoll (Max) and a female maine coon (Xena) and I think they are the
best
cats in the world but I would like to hear about other purebreds.

I have a beautiful Chartreaux. Her name is Spot (Actually it's Nous
nours Bleu Rapture but, I mean really). She's a big girl, about 10
pounds, slate grey with gold eyes.

Pictures!

"Meg St. Clair" wrote in message
news:2004083110341516807%megsaint@earthlinknet...
On 2004-08-30 22:16:42 -0400, "Bolo" said:

I was just wondering what everybodies favorite purebred is.I have a male
ragdoll (Max) and a female maine coon (Xena) and I think they are the
best
cats in the world but I would like to hear about other purebreds.

I have a beautiful Chartreaux. Her name is Spot (Actually it's Nous
nours Bleu Rapture but, I mean really). She's a big girl, about 10
pounds, slate grey with gold eyes.

Pictures!

"Meg St. Clair" wrote in message
news:2004083110341516807%megsaint@earthlinknet...
On 2004-08-30 22:16:42 -0400, "Bolo" said:

I was just wondering what everybodies favorite purebred is.I have a male
ragdoll (Max) and a female maine coon (Xena) and I think they are the
best
cats in the world but I would like to hear about other purebreds.

I have a beautiful Chartreaux. Her name is Spot (Actually it's Nous
nours Bleu Rapture but, I mean really). She's a big girl, about 10
pounds, slate grey with gold eyes.

Pictures!