Josi, part Siamese, part Stegosaurus?

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Rainy-Day-Laughter - 30 Jan 2004 16:42 GMT

My almost-grown part-Simmy, Josiah, is one of the most playful
cats I've ever known. He's a white furry ball of energy, leaping
into the air, dashing in a blur across the carpet, chasing my feet
under the covers whenever I move in bed... My sister lovingly calls
him "our demon spawn." She brought to my attention a strange
characteristic about Josi: when he's playful (which is almost all
the time he's awake and/or not eating), a thin ridge of fur down his
spine stands at attention. He's not frightened or anything, he's
just being a "demon spawn", crazy with energy and play, but I'm
curious to know if anyone's ever seen this Stegosaurus trait in
other cats. Thanks.

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Christopher Havlicek - 30 Jan 2004 20:20 GMT

> My almost-grown part-Simmy, Josiah, is one of the most playful
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> curious to know if anyone's ever seen this Stegosaurus trait in
> other cats. Thanks.

Hazard, my foundling feline from the university, shows the same type
of ridge when he's fired up for playtime. He doesn't get as much
attention as he should (bad cat dad, *bad*), so he's almost always fired
up for playtime..;)

He also carpet surfs, laying down on his belly or side and pulling
himself around on the carpet, and even does that up and down the stairs.
That's just one of the ways he earned his name. Of course, when he does
that, the static electricity makes his fur go in *all* sorts of
different directions.

Purrs-

Chris and the Fairfax felines

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Ted Davis - 01 Feb 2004 16:29 GMT

>when he's playful (which is almost all
>the time he's awake and/or not eating), a thin ridge of fur down his
>spine stands at attention.

I recently noticed something like this in one of mine: the humidifier
had failed. Replacing the humidifier brought the hair back down.

T.E.D. (tdavis@gearbox.maem.umr.edu - e-mail must contain "T.E.D." or my .sig in the body)

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