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Cheryl wrote:
The same with my little tabby babies. Though I like to think of Rhett and Scarlett as having Bengal blood because someone pointed out the characteristics, I'd still never say I have "Bengals". They act They do look like bengals! The only tell-tale sign that the brown tabby is not a purebred is the white bib (which I actually like very much, mind you)... They are gorgeous! -- Victor M. Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam he Email me he |
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"Cheryl" wrote in message
... On Tue 15 Feb 2005 09:01:00p, CatNipped wrote in rec.pets.cats.anecdotes ): Wow! They really *DO* look like Bengal's - are you sure they aren't? Well, whatever they are, they are *GORGEOUS*!!! They are, aren't they. Their parentage is totally unknown. They were found under someones shed. The wierd thing is that of the litter of four, the two males are identical brownish tabbies, the two females are identical gray tabbies. Their markings are identical, but the grays are like dilute versions of the browns. Scarlett is unique of any cats I've known. She took a long time to grow, but she had some health problems. Now, she is very looooong and narrow. If you look down on her, she is only a couple of inches wide. But she has a long neck, and a very long body. If she sees something that scares/interests her and she lengthens her body to strain to check it out, she looks so funny! I know, I've been reading about Scarlett and our crew has been purring for her recovery. The body type is also very much like the Bengal - that long and lean physique is typical of the breed. I wouldn't be surprised if they were purebred (at least half) Bengal's (people who buy cats from Breeders aren't always responsible slaves!). Hugs, catNipped -- Cheryl |
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Mudama" wrote: On 2005-02-15, trishy penned: Hello there i have a little maine coone and when i took her to the vet the lady there said ohhh you have a maine coon. I didnt know what she was talking about.hehe.Then she showed me the little M on her face. I had never noticed it before. I was just wondering is that a thing that all maine coons have?? Another thing is KissPurr (don't laugh at her name all she does is kisses and purrs) lol does not have really long hair so is she still considered a Maine Coone? Any will her fur get longer over time?? Thanks in advanced for your help She probably just meant that your cat may have a maine coon in her ancestry. Your cat isn't "really" considered a maine coon unless she has papers to prove it, but I promise that no one here will demand papers before allowing you to call her a MC if that's what you want to do. I've never heard of an "M" having anything to do with maine coons, but maybe it's related. "Little" isn't a word generally associated with MCs, though. I've heard people mention the "mini coon", perhaps a hybrid of some sort, or is there a recognized sub-breed? Rhonda looks like a classic Maine Coon, except that she's about 6.5 pounds at 2.5 years of age. |
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On Wed 16 Feb 2005 08:42:50a, Victor Martinez wrote in
rec.pets.cats.anecdotes ): Cheryl wrote: The same with my little tabby babies. Though I like to think of Rhett and Scarlett as having Bengal blood because someone pointed out the characteristics, I'd still never say I have "Bengals". They act They do look like bengals! The only tell-tale sign that the brown tabby is not a purebred is the white bib (which I actually like very much, mind you)... Yeah, the comments I received about how they conform to breed standards is that Rhett's ears are too big (but he's only ~5 months old and not done growing yet) and the "locket" on his chest. I like it too. It's a purrfect equilateral triangle. lol The only reason I was curious if they could be Bengals is because I'm not sure I'm up for them. I get scared reading about their antics. They are gorgeous! And they are just sooooooooo cute! When I get home from work every night my first pitstop is the bathroom (hour commute, at least!) and all the cats gather in there with me. Rhett and Scarlett usually follow each other in circles on the bathroom floor, batting at each others tails. lol It's the funniest thing I've ever seen! Not running chasing tails, just walking. In circles. Each batting the others tail. -- Cheryl |
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On Wed 16 Feb 2005 03:57:34a, hobbs wrote in
rec.pets.cats.anecdotes ): I would love to see them Cheryl but unfortunately I couldn't get the pics, only thesquares they 'should' have been in lol that sometimes happens to me. Jean.P. ps I'm sure they are quite georgous though. Jean. Aww... I'm sorry Jean. -- Cheryl |
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On Wed 16 Feb 2005 10:25:10a, CatNipped wrote in
rec.pets.cats.anecdotes ): I know, I've been reading about Scarlett and our crew has been purring for her recovery. We appreciated that very much! And they worked! The body type is also very much like the Bengal - that long and lean physique is typical of the breed. I wouldn't be surprised if they were purebred (at least half) Bengal's (people who buy cats from Breeders aren't always responsible slaves!). This is true. -- Cheryl |
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by Cheryl Feb 15, 2005 at 08:32 PM On Tue 15 Feb 2005 09:01:00p, CatNipped wrote in rec.pets.cats.anecdotes ): Wow! They really *DO* look like Bengal's - are you sure they aren't? Well, whatever they are, they are *GORGEOUS*!!! They are, aren't they. Their parentage is totally unknown. They were found under someones shed. The wierd thing is that of the litter of four, the two males are identical brownish tabbies, the two females are identical gray tabbies. Their markings are identical, but the grays are like dilute versions of the browns. Scarlett is unique of any cats I've known. She took a long time to grow, but she had some health problems. Now, she is very looooong and narrow. If you look down on her, she is only a couple of inches wide. But she has a long neck, and a very long body. If she sees something that scares/interests her and she lengthens her body to strain to check it out, she looks so funny! -- Cheryl __________________________________________________ ________ Spicey does this too. Joanne calls it snake kitty. She also can stretch her body long when she reaches up. She might have swollowed an accordian but heer markings aren't traditional Tabby. When wet she's real narrow boned. She eats well she's not starving. Suz |
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They do look like Bengals. What beautiful kitties you have.
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wafflycat wrote:
"trishy" wrote in message oups.com... Hello there i have a little maine coone and when i took her to the vet the lady there said ohhh you have a maine coon. I didnt know what she was talking about.hehe.Then she showed me the little M on her face. I had never noticed it before. I was just wondering is that a thing that all maine coons have?? Another thing is KissPurr (don't laugh at her name all she does is kisses and purrs) lol does not have really long hair so is she still considered a Maine Coone? Any will her fur get longer over time?? Thanks in advanced for your help Your cat is only a Maine Coon if it has the pedigree papers to prove it. That doesn't mean to say it doesn't look like a Maine Coon. Cats with tabby markings, pedigree or not, tend to have the 'M' on the forehead. My plain old feral rescue tabby has a very well-defined 'M' on his forehead. Cheers, helen s And that 'M' stands for a few things, not only Marble. ;-) -- Adrian (Owned by Snoopy & Bagheera) A house is not a home, without a cat. |
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Cheryl wrote:
it too. It's a purrfect equilateral triangle. lol The only reason I was curious if they could be Bengals is because I'm not sure I'm up for them. I get scared reading about their antics. They do calm down quite a bit after they turn into adults. However, they are too smart and curious for their own good and will keep getting into trouble whenever they can. -- Victor M. Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam he Email me he |
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