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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / September 2004Well Now We know
When I got home from work today, QC was laying on my side of the bed, and I wanted to lay down. So I grabbed my hairbrush, the one for really tangled hair, and proceeded to brush QC's long thick fur. I rarely, for obvious reasons, brush QC's underside, but today I did. I got really into the underfur and made a discovery of epic proportions. Do you know that all this time, QC has been masquerading? She is a HE! A tranvestcat. A boycat in female fur. I am SO embarrassed. Pam S. owned by 6 boycats and 1 girl cat >When I got home from work today, QC was laying on my side of the bed, >and I wanted to lay down. So I grabbed my hairbrush, the one for really [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > >Pam S. owned by 6 boycats and 1 girl cat OMG. Are you serious?! How many years have you had QC, and how many times have you taken QC to the vet? It's amazing. ;) > OMG. Are you serious?! How many years have you had QC, and how many > times have you taken QC to the vet? It's amazing. ;) The Cooch joined us in 98, and has averaged one vet visit a year. However, he'd never needed any looking at in that area. The vet just assumed, as we did, that all that fur wasn't hiding anything of a male nature. His maleness is tucked up way up his belly and doesn't show in any way from behind. I wouldn't have noticed it at all, except that I finally got the fur parted and, well, there it was. I'm still embarrassed and bemused. Pam S. Tanada had something important to tell us on Tue, 14 Sep 2004 06:15:28 GMT: >The Cooch joined us in 98, and has averaged one vet visit a year. >However, he'd never needed any looking at in that area. The vet just [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > >I'm still embarrassed and bemused. LOL! He must be a very well-behaved boycat if you've never noticed typical male behaviour... now you know are you going to arrange another quick vet visit for the poor blighter?  SignatureKaren AKA Kajikit Here kitty kitty kitty... visit http://www.catslaves.org! Come and visit my part of the web: Kajikit's Corner: http://www.kajikitscorner.com Allergyfree Eating Recipe Swap: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Allergyfree_Eating Ample Aussies Mailing List: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ampleaussies/ > > LOL! He must be a very well-behaved boycat if you've never noticed > typical male behaviour... now you know are you going to arrange > another quick vet visit for the poor blighter? Nope. He's obviously neutered, so no reason to take him in. I'll get them to fix the records when we take him in for his annual shots later this year. Pam S. >> OMG. Are you serious?! How many years have you had QC, and how many >> times have you taken QC to the vet? It's amazing. ;) [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Pam S. You realize he's been laughing at you all this time, right? ;) Jill > You realize he's been laughing at you all this time, right? ;) > > Jill That might explain why he's so gentle. Dealing with crazy people can be very tricky. Pam S. When I had Zac, who was a wonderful looking cat, extremely handsome, He was spayed at 7 months that was the earliest they did it then, but even after that, he was hung like a dog, and you could never have mistaken him for a female, I personally have never seen a cat like that before or since, and his attitude was all male too Sorry Guys, nothing bad just that he was very macho he was the equivalent of a human greek god. Jean.P. > > OMG. Are you serious?! How many years have you had QC, and how many > > times have you taken QC to the vet? It's amazing. ;) [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Pam S. > When I got home from work today, QC was laying on my side of the bed, > and I wanted to lay down. So I grabbed my hairbrush, the one for really [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Pam S. owned by 6 boycats and 1 girl cat Thanks. I needed a laugh. I don't remember how long you've had QC, but I once had a cat named Tawny. His original name was Tanya, because I thought he was a she. I think I discovered it a couple of weeks after he moved in, but he was a short-haired kitten. I can see why a long-hair would take longer to unmask. Joy >Do you know that all this time, QC has been masquerading? She is a HE! > A tranvestcat. A boycat in female fur. I am SO embarrassed. Oh, dear. QC, the Cat in Drag. Don't be embarrassed, hon. I lived next door to a guy and didn't figure out he was a guy for months. Such is the world we live in. :) Sherry > Do you know that all this time, QC has been masquerading? She is a HE! > A tranvestcat. A boycat in female fur. I am SO embarrassed. > > Pam S. owned by 6 boycats and 1 girl cat So was QC fixed when you got him then? Otherwise I'd be looking for a different vet! ;o0 Helen M -- >So was QC fixed when you got him then? Otherwise I'd be looking for a >different vet! ;o0 I figure that Pam must've picked up QC as a lost neutered boy, and when she didn't see any danglies, thought QC was a lost adorable girl. When QC never went into heat, the matter was quietly forgotten, with everyone assuming that QC must've gotten spayed at some point. >>So was QC fixed when you got him then? Otherwise I'd be looking for a >>different vet! ;o0 [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > When QC never went into heat, the matter was quietly forgotten, with > everyone assuming that QC must've gotten spayed at some point. Pretty much correct, as usual, Tak. We all, including the vet, assumed that QC was a spayed female. No one really wanted to part that fur to make sure, after looking at QC's paw spread (about three inches) Pam S. >Pretty much correct, as usual, Tak. We all, including the vet, assumed >that QC was a spayed female. No one really wanted to part that fur to >make sure, after looking at QC's paw spread (about three inches) But isn't Coochie (I love that name) very gentle? >>Pretty much correct, as usual, Tak. We all, including the vet, assumed >>that QC was a spayed female. No one really wanted to part that fur to >>make sure, after looking at QC's paw spread (about three inches) > > But isn't Coochie (I love that name) very gentle? Yes, but we didn't know it at the time, and who really wants to take chances. The Cooch is extremely gentle, but he just about decimated the wild animal population in our back yard before he came in from the out. I find that I still tend to refer to him as she. Good thing he doesn't carry a grudge. Pam S. >>Do you know that all this time, QC has been masquerading? She is a HE! >> A tranvestcat. A boycat in female fur. I am SO embarrassed. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Helen M Fixed and not bothering to fire anything. No wonder why he acted like he was going to spray on occasion. I've had girl cats do that too, so didn't think much of it. Pam S >>>Do you know that all this time, QC has been masquerading? She is a HE! A >>>tranvestcat. A boycat in female fur. I am SO embarrassed. [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > was going to spray on occasion. I've had girl cats do that too, so didn't > think much of it. I wouldn't either. Our first bitch learned from her beloved neighbor dog to lift her leg to pee. And its been passed down by generation around here so our current bitch does the same. Though she has refined it into a squat on one leg deal so at least she doesn't pee down the other leg. Jo >Do you know that all this time, QC has been masquerading? She is a HE! > > A tranvestcat. A boycat in female fur. I am SO embarrassed. > >Pam S. owned by 6 boycats and 1 girl cat Oh my goodness! Suz Macmoosette Thank Heavens There's Only One =^..^= =^..^= =^..^= =^..^= =^..^= =^..^= Waiting for inspiration. Please hold while I contemplate my navel. |\__/| (=':'=) (")_(") >When I got home from work today, QC was laying on my side of the bed, >and I wanted to lay down. So I grabbed my hairbrush, the one for really [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > >Pam S. owned by 6 boycats and 1 girl cat Pam, don't feel too embarrassed. You're in good company ;-) Yep, same thing exactly happened to me many years ago with Circe. Oops! lol! I joked I should change the spelling to "Sir Sea", but I never did. Ginger-lyn > >When I got home from work today, QC was laying on my side of the bed, > >and I wanted to lay down. So I grabbed my hairbrush, the one for really [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Ginger-lyn Back in 1987, we took in a long-haired stray red and white kitten -- another case of masked identity -- we named her Shetra because it was an exotic feminine-sounding name from a book I was reading; turned out "she" was a "he," but he already knew his name so he got to keep it. Chrisitne > When I got home from work today, QC was laying on my side of the bed, > and I wanted to lay down. So I grabbed my hairbrush, the one for really [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Pam S. owned by 6 boycats and 1 girl cat Gee! I hope you didn't have HIM spayed. MLB >When I got home from work today, QC was laying on my side of the bed, >and I wanted to lay down. So I grabbed my hairbrush, the one for really [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > >Pam S. owned by 6 boycats and 1 girl cat Don't feel bad, the same thing happened to my daughter. They had this beautiful long-haired kitty show up at their door. They named her Miss Kitty. Everything was fine until they took Miss Kitty to TED to be checked out and spayed. They dropped Miss Kitty off at TED in the morning, and when they got back home they had a phone call from TED telling them that they could come back and pick up MR. Kitty. -- Nan and the furkids A wise man talks because he has something to say; a fool talks because he has to say something. Tanada <tanada@earthlink.net> skrev i diskussionsgruppsmeddelandet:Rhv1d.1077$n16.565@newsread2.news.atl.earthlink .net... | When I got home from work today, QC was laying on my side of the bed, | and I wanted to lay down. So I grabbed my hairbrush, the one for really [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] | Do you know that all this time, QC has been masquerading? She is a HE! | A tranvestcat. A boycat in female fur. I am SO embarrassed. what can I say ... better late than never? =) -- lewe ------------------------------------------------------------------------- lewemi at yahoo dot se | cat pics: photos.yahoo.com/lewemi ROFL!!! That happened to us with my first cat, Nicki. I was only 10 and my parents knew nothing. They wanted the cat to have one litter before spaying to let me experience the miracle of birth (rolling eyes, I know, I know!). Nicki got fat but nothing ever came out. 3 years later we finally clued in about how there were a lot of similar looking long haired brownish black cats in the neighbourhood. We took him to the vet who confirmed that Nicki was a boy and proceeded to chop his bits off. In our defence, it was really hard to see anything because he had so much long fur. SignatureBritta Sandpaper kisses, a cuddle and a purr. I have an alarm clock that's covered in fur! Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album > When I got home from work today, QC was laying on my side of the bed, > and I wanted to lay down. So I grabbed my hairbrush, the one for really [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Pam S. owned by 6 boycats and 1 girl cat I'm sorry; forgive me; I HAVE to ask this; QC doesn't stand for "Queen Cat," does it? If you would like to kick my butt now, please let me know. I probably have one coming from somewhere... Blessed be, Baha > When I got home from work today, QC was laying on my side of the bed, > and I wanted to lay down. So I grabbed my hairbrush, the one for really [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Pam S. owned by 6 boycats and 1 girl cat >I'm sorry; forgive me; I HAVE to ask this; QC doesn't stand for "Queen >Cat," does it? > >If you would like to kick my butt now, please let me know. I probably have >one coming from somewhere... Or "Queen's Counsel"! Hee hee . Q.C., Q.C. ;) Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com > I'm sorry; forgive me; I HAVE to ask this; QC doesn't stand for "Queen > Cat," does it? "Quality Control". Conveniently gender neutral! :) Joyce > I'm sorry; forgive me; I HAVE to ask this; QC doesn't stand for "Queen > Cat," does it? [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Blessed be, > Baha Actually it stood for Quality Control office which is what they called the Technical inspection shop at Fort Bliss when Rob worked there, inspecting helicopters. It was the easiest way we could think of to convince Rob to let us take "her" in. However, QC has been called "Queen Cat" on occasion. Now a couple of the kids are calling him "Queer Cat" when they don't think Rob is listening. Rob is not amused. Pam S. Living with the strange Tanada <tanada@earthlink.net> had some very interesting things to say about Well Now We know: >When I got home from work today, QC was laying on my side of the bed, >and I wanted to lay down. So I grabbed my hairbrush, the one for really [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > A tranvestcat. A boycat in female fur. I am SO embarrassed. >Pam S. owned by 6 boycats and 1 girl cat Uh, you'd never taken him to TED for neutering? :-) Reminds me of not only my own little mixup about the bird ("he" laid an egg about a week ago, for the first time in 21 months of acquaintance), but what happened about a year ago to a friend of mine. Lori had decided she needed another cat (and convinced her DH of it), so went to the shelter and promptly found her new owner. Said new owner was duly conveyed to TED for a spay. Lori got a call from TED's office: "Uh, about the cat you brought in for a spay? Turns out he's already neutered." This *after* the poor little guy's tummy had been shaved for surgery. :-) Signature"The universe is quite robust in design and appears to be doing just fine on its own, incompetent support staff notwithstanding. :-)" - the Dennis formerly known as (evil), MCFL > Lori got a call from TED's > office: "Uh, about the cat you brought in for a spay? Turns out he's > already neutered." This *after* the poor little guy's tummy had been > shaved for surgery. :-) Whew! I thought for sure you were going to say it was after the little guy's tummy had been *cut* already. (I've heard of that happening!) Shaved isn't so bad, by comparison! But really, vets should never take anyone's word for it when they insist the animal is a particular gender. Ordinary people do make that mistake, seems to happen rather often, actually. I find it much less excusable when a vet does it! Joyce > already neutered." This *after* the poor little guy's tummy had been > shaved for surgery. :-) Awww.... poor baby! And they'd probably put him under already... you would think TED would check beforehand... SignatureVictor Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam here: uce@ftc.gov Email me here: pistorLITTER@BOXaustin.rr.com Victor Martinez <me@nospam.com> had some very interesting things to say about Re: Well Now We know: >> already neutered." This *after* the poor little guy's tummy had been >> shaved for surgery. :-) >Awww.... poor baby! And they'd probably put him under already... you >would think TED would check beforehand... Apparently, the assumption was made that shelter staff (possibly including a TED) could determine the gender of a short-haired cat accurately. :-) Signature"The universe is quite robust in design and appears to be doing just fine on its own, incompetent support staff notwithstanding. :-)" - the Dennis formerly known as (evil), MCFL > Tanada <tanada@earthlink.net> had some very interesting things to say > about Well Now We know: [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > already neutered." This *after* the poor little guy's tummy had been > shaved for surgery. :-) This happened to my Siamese. The young Vet said he did not see a scar so opened her and found she had already been done....... I felt terrible (and so did Princess) that she had that unnecessary operation. She was a stray about two years old at the time. MLB >This happened to my Siamese. The young Vet said he did not see a scar so >opened her and found she had already been done....... I felt terrible >(and so did Princess) that she had that unnecessary operation. She was a >stray about two years old at the time. MLB Guess it's something that happens pretty regularly, even if not exactly common. When LB and Sammy were spayed their TED suggested a tattoo next to the incision. That way, if, heaven forbid, I lost them they wouldn't have to be opened up just to find they'd already been spayed. My regular TED provides several little services like this at no cost - but makes up for it by charging plenty when he does charge ;-) SignatureSteve Touchstone, faithful servant of Sammy, Little Bit and Rocky stouchst@JUNKsirinet.net [remove Junk for email] Home Page: http://www.sirinet.net/~stouchst/index.html Cat Pix: http://www.sirinet.net/~stouchst/animals.html > When I got home from work today, QC was laying on my side of the bed, > and I wanted to lay down. So I grabbed my hairbrush, the one for really [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Pam S. owned by 6 boycats and 1 girl cat ROFL!! It happened to me with Betsy, who was rather wild when I adopted her so I didn't make a really close examination. That's my excuse, and I'm sticking to it! I was told by the people who caught her she was a male. So I take her to the vet, and explain that I want 'him' to have a physical exam, and, if 'he's' healthy, I want to schedule neutering & vaccinations. The vet says 'SHE'S a very healthy-looking cat...' and I felt like an idiot! Cheryl I think it can happen to anyone, especially if the cat is a LH. BTW, my grandmother was a Perkins, maybe we're related? Tweed > It happened to me with Betsy, who was rather wild when I adopted her so I > didn't make a really close examination. That's my excuse, and I'm sticking [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Cheryl > I think it can happen to anyone, especially if the cat is a LH. > BTW, my grandmother was a Perkins, maybe we're related? [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > > > Cheryl Oh hey! My grandmother was a Perkins too! Maybe we can have a reunion. :-D ------ Krista >> I think it can happen to anyone, especially if the cat is a LH. >> BTW, my grandmother was a Perkins, maybe we're related? [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > ------ > Krista What are the names of *your* Perkins relatives? My aunt and uncle, the ones who are staying with me at the moment have done quite extensive genealogy on Perkins & Palmer families. They are Mormons. Seanette will understand why they've done it. They've got it back to the late 1600's/early 1700's. It's very interesting. Another name connected with Perkins is Pawley. Tweed > What are the names of *your* Perkins relatives? My aunt and uncle, the ones > who are staying with me at the moment have done quite extensive genealogy on [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Tweed Errrr... my great-grandfather's first name probably wasn't "Dr." but that's the only way I've ever heard him referred to. All my Perkins relatives are long dead, but maybe someday I'll see what I can find out. I'm sure *someday* I will have the time and energy for such a thing. Someday. :-) ------ Krista > I think it can happen to anyone, especially if the cat is a LH. > BTW, my grandmother was a Perkins, maybe we're related? > Tweed Bets is a shorthair! She was young, but not a tiny kitten; the vet estimated her age at about 6 months. I thought maybe a bit younger because she looked kind of scrawny, but that changed as soon as she started getting regular meals. If we're related, and you're posting from the UK, it would be way back. My Perkins family came from Maine, USA. A couple of my Perkins relatives did the family history and found out when that particular branch left the UK. I'd have to look up the booklet they sent me for the date, but it was at least a couple hundred years ago, IIRC. SignatureCheryl >> I think it can happen to anyone, especially if the cat is a LH. >> BTW, my grandmother was a Perkins, maybe we're related? [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > she looked kind of scrawny, but that changed as soon as she started > getting regular meals. Ah, well <g> anyone can make a mistake! > If we're related, and you're posting from the UK, it would be way back. My > Perkins family came from Maine, USA. A couple of my Perkins relatives did > the family history and found out when that particular branch left the UK. > I'd have to look up the booklet they sent me for the date, but it was at > least a couple hundred years ago, IIRC. -- Lois Perkins, my great grandfather's sister, emigrated to the USA, Boston, Mass, in 1913. So, it's likely that is too recent for us to be related. Tweed > Lois Perkins, my great grandfather's sister, emigrated to the USA, Boston, > Mass, in 1913. So, it's likely that is too recent for us to be related. It's also unlikely if she married and changed her name! According to the info I have, my ancestor Wesley must have been busy in the eastern US around then, as in 1918, he was looking for work and courting his future wife in New York and New Hampshire. They must have gone to Maine at a later date. John Perkins, a more remote ancestor, left Bristol in 1630. The cousin who provided the information traced the family back to Warwickshire, and possibly Shropshire. Cheryl > When I got home from work today, QC was laying on my side of the bed, > and I wanted to lay down. So I grabbed my hairbrush, the one for [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Pam S. owned by 6 boycats and 1 girl cat LOL, Thanks Pam. After all the sadness I needed a laugh. SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy & Bagheera) A house is not a home, without a cat. > > When I got home from work today, QC was laying on my side of the bed, > > and I wanted to lay down. So I grabbed my hairbrush, the one for [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > LOL, Thanks Pam. After all the sadness I needed a laugh. With all the Mothership games, I rechecked Ding after his walkabout. This is not difficult, as he is sprawled on my computer table next to the trackball. Yes, neutered male confirmed, as well as demand for tummy skritch. He is the cat of my acquaintance most insistent on regular tummy attention. >When I got home from work today, QC was laying on my side of the bed, >and I wanted to lay down. So I grabbed my hairbrush, the one for really [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > >Pam S. owned by 6 boycats and 1 girl cat ROFL!! But it is hard to tell even without the hairy mass in the way. -- CATherine |
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