A mix of tabby and Maine coon look like my spirit but on long haired
http://tinypic.com/view/?pic=j9u1k4


"Ball of Fluff" wrote in message
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Hi,

I used to post to rec.pets.cats years ago. It appears that it's gone now
and that I have not kept up with the changes. I see there are several cat
newsgroups now including this one.

It's nice to be back. I used to post under a different handle- Claire or
John Swazey- and now have a new ISP and new internet nick...long
story...still me, though.

We have a new kitten whom we got when he was about 12 weeks old. He's now
9 months old and is a real character.

He's the most aggressive bold cat I've ever had. He does have a sweet
nature notwithstanding that, so he has become a very good pet.

But he will play with ANYTHING. At the vet's the first time I took him he
was upset but only because he was being held and controlled (he used to
hate that but we've been working with him) and as soon as they let go, he
was batting at the vet's stethoscope. Never had a kitty who did that,
before.

And he isn't bothered by the weather. Loves water, will lie down on a cold
iron grate (to our water meter that is outside) and no problem. Very
sturdy. He's extremely fluffy but not like a Persian. More like either a
Maine Coon cat or Norwegian forest cat though I don't think he's a
purebred. I think he has one or the other in him.

I'm trying to figure out what, though.

His tail is not only plumey but is about 4 inches longer than our domestic
short hair kitties' tails are. (and believe me, it's hard measuring a
cat's tail!). He loooves the water- wants to drink from the tap/stream and
so we turn the tap on for him a couple times a day. We have a place on
the property that collects water that we had lined with cement and a pump
and doors to it put in. So we check it constantly this time of year to see
if it has water and how much, so we know to turn on the pump. The other
day he jumped right in and was not at all bothered by the fact that he was
standing in several inches of freezing water. If we'd have let him (which
we didn't) he'd have stayed there and gone under the house exploring.

Also loves to knock things over just to watch them.

Oh, and he's huge. at 9 months- which I don't think is totally full grown
yet-he's well over 10 pounds, maybe 11 by now. And very long. Not stocky,
not fat. (He is neutered)

When he was a kitten, he wasn't one of those fluffy kitten one sees cute
picture of. No, he had odd wisps of longish fur that it looked like he
hadn't quite decided what to do with. But he's quite fluffy now. I'd say
his fur is a good couple inches long. You can pick out segments and just
run your fingers donw it.

These pix don't quite do him justice but you can get an idea of what he
looks like.

(one of the pix is him as a four month old kitten. We took it to show how
like a fruitbat he used to look...I don't think we quite captured the
look...)

http://s107.photobucket.com/albums/m...eswazey/Kitty/

What do you think?

Part Norwegian Forest Cat? Part Maine Coon? Something else?

C