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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / November 2006New kid on the block
Now, after accepting Peter and Julius in my home this year, another stray showed up this October and checked our home thoroughly. As long as it is warm outside I keep my office window open. One evening, lying on the sofa, watching TV, an unknown orange tabby crossed the floor, checking dangers and supplies. On seing me he turned around, exchanged a glance and vanished through the window. Next day same procedure. He checked every room and after a week decided to move in. From this point on I could pet him and he is a real sweetheart. Purrs loud and demands his share. Regarding getting food he is fast as a lightning. When I cut meat and throw pieces to every cat sitting on the kitchen floor I call out the name of the cat the piece is intended for. This system does not work with Linus (as I called him). He goes after every piece and is able to snatch it out of the mouth of the slower eating cats. Whew - is this guy fast. The other cats are stunned by his perkyness. So am I.<g> So cute and so bold. He is not frightened at all of the other males. Strangely enough they just ignore him. No hissing, no fighting. They sniff at him and leave him alone. Strange. I think he might be about one year old, so he might still have the baby-protection. This would explain why the other tomcats don`t fight him. Linus has an unusual soft and fluffy fur. Dark orange, nearly no stripes recognizable. And his upper fangs show a bit so he does definitely look a bit like a vampire. A very sweet one.<g> I put up some pictures on webshots. Hope one of the links works. [URL=http://good-times.webshots.com/album/555187278pkeKPf][IMG] http://thumb18.webshots.net/t/59/159/3/3/38/2897303380047546418XRaQHW_th.jpg[/IM G][/URL] <a href="http://good-times.webshots.com/album/555187278pkeKPf"><img src="http://thumb18.webshots.net/t/59/159/3/3/38/2897303380047546418XRaQHW_th.jpg" alt="Image hosted by Webshots.com"></a><br>by <a href=http://community.webshots.com/user/lightwell> lightwell</a> Have fun > Now, after accepting Peter and Julius in my home this year, another > stray showed up this October and checked our home thoroughly. As long [quoted text clipped - 32 lines] > > Have fun You have my cats! Linus looks just like Yoda, and Moritz could be Bootsie's twin! Linus is beautiful cat, and obviously a pretty smart one to have picked your home. Sherry > You have my cats! Linus looks just like Yoda, and Moritz could be > Bootsie's twin! > Linus is beautiful cat, and obviously a pretty smart one to have picked > your home. > > Sherry Thank you so much. Yes, it`s pretty good here for cats.<g> I am again bewildered by the variety of good names I find in this newsgroup. I like the names Yoda and Bootsie a lot. bfn > Linus has an unusual soft and fluffy fur. Dark orange, nearly no > stripes recognizable. And his upper fangs show a bit so he does > definitely look a bit like a vampire. A very sweet one.<g> > I put up some pictures on webshots. Hope one of the links works. > http://good-times.webshots.com/album/555187278pkeKPf Linus is gorgeous! He looks like a very friendly, sweet boy. And Moritz has very similar coloring to my cat Licorice, although Licky has a more angular face: http://home.sonic.net/~jwermont/cats/licky/licky.html Great pics! Joyce > > Linus has an unusual soft and fluffy fur. Dark orange, nearly no > > stripes recognizable. And his upper fangs show a bit so he does [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > http://home.sonic.net/~jwermont/cats/licky/licky.html Aww, I'm a sucker for completely tabby kitties, and Linus is a wonderful example of a gorgeous marmalade boy. Give him a scritching for me. Shmoggleberry (my owner) is a grey tabby, except that he's pretty much a ticked tabby, no spots or stripes along his body, just a few lines on his face & legs, rings on his tail and very light spots on his tummy. His fur along his back & sides is definately agouti fur, because each strand has multiple light & dark grey bands, but they don't form a pattern. Older members may have seen already seen these pics of Shmogg, but I'll post them again anyway: http://au.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/yowie9644/album?.dir=60a4&.src=ph&store=&prodid =&.done=http%3a//au.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/yowie9644/my_photos Yowie > > > Linus has an unusual soft and fluffy fur. Dark orange, nearly no > > > stripes recognizable. And his upper fangs show a bit so he does [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > > Yowie Hey that sounds nice - marmalade boy. Should have named him Ginger. He`ll get a scritching from you. And Shmogg is a beauty! What a silken fur. And he too looks like he`s a real danger to mice. Stern gaze and huge boy. Thanks for sharing the pics. bfn Bettina > > Linus has an unusual soft and fluffy fur. Dark orange, nearly no > > stripes recognizable. And his upper fangs show a bit so he does [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > Joyce Thank you. I had a look at your pics and they are gorgeous. Beautiful cats. And Licorice has the white chin like my Moritz has. And the same, stern gaze. Funny. Moritz is a big chunk as his father was a cartesian-blue. They have big genes. <g> Zorro comes more after her mother, a white-black shorthair. But Lissie is a big one too, coming after her father. (And she is a rather rounded as well.) Question: Have you over there in the US with those strange windows no fear they could come down while the cats are lying underf them? I am a safety addict and am sure I would put some sticks under the window halves once they are open. <g> I would do. Just a stupid European question. bfn > And Licorice has the white chin like my Moritz has. And the same, stern > gaze. Funny. Exactly - the white chin. That's what I noticed. Licky usually doesn't have a stern gaze, though - I just happened to catch him on the camera like that. It's more like a scaredy-cat gaze! > Question: Have you over there in the US with those strange windows no > fear they could come down while the cats are lying underf them? I am a > safety addict and am sure I would put some sticks under the window > halves once they are open. <g> I would do. I put a portable screen in the lower portion of the window when I want to open it. That way, I get fresh air and nobody falls out. :) (I assume by strange windows, you mean the kind that open by pulling them upward?) Joyce > > And Licorice has the white chin like my Moritz has. And the same, stern > > gaze. Funny. [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Joyce Yes, thats what I meant with "strange" windows. <g> I was too tired then to find the right terminology. And, I guess I`ve seen too much movies which gave me the idea of windows coming down. Anyway - thanks for the explanation of portable screens. I wished we had windows yoursthat over here. So much better for keeping mosquitos out. bfn Bettina >> > And Licorice has the white chin like my Moritz has. And the same, stern >> > gaze. Funny. [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] >I wished we had windows yoursthat over here. >So much better for keeping mosquitos out. A carpenter over here would tell you that they are called double-hung windows. The parts that move up and down are sashes. The windows that swing open like doors are French windows. The USA is well endowed with insect life and you have to have window screens in most places. The insects do entertain the cats. Bud  SignatureThe night is just the shadow of the Earth. > A carpenter over here would tell you that they are called double-hung > windows. The parts that move up and down are sashes. The windows > that swing open like doors are French windows. My apartment has a few different kinds of windows. One is the double-hung kind. It used to have a screen mounted on the outside of the building, but then I bought a small window air-conditioner, which I wanted to be able to stick in the window on hot days, and take out again on cooler days (which is most of the time). That's why I didn't install the a/c permanently - about 360 days of the year, it'scool enough not to require a/c, and I like to have the window open to get breezes. So I bought one of those portable screens that you can adjust the width on to fit the window, and then just stick it into the open part. So that's what I use now. Another kind of window I have opens out like a door, from the outside of the building. It's controlled by a crank inside. I've got a couple of those. The screen is mounted on the inside, and the crank connects to the screen through the wall. Then there are these windows that open into the room, also horizontally (ie, swinging like a door, but inward). You just lift a latch and pull the window toward you. These are really pretty, multi-paned windows. However, there's no way to put a screen on them, so I don't open them. That's partly to keep bugs out, but mostly to keep cats in. :) I'm on the second floor, but the first floor is shaped differently, and has parts of the roof jutting out from under my windows, so it would be too easy for a kitty to jump out onto the first floor roof, and from there, down to the ground. Joyce > >> > And Licorice has the white chin like my Moritz has. And the same, stern > >> > gaze. Funny. [quoted text clipped - 35 lines] > -- > The night is just the shadow of the Earth. Thank you, now I have the terminology. I think those double-hung windows to be grat. You can put air-conditioners easily in as I did while living in New York. There they have really hot summers. In Germany we have windows that open to the inside of the rooms. Hard to put window screens in it. So most of the people use some mesh material on velcro tape. But the mesh comes down when cats try to catch flies and mosquitos. I would prefer screens. And yes, my cats love summer only if it is for hunting insects. It is a real entertainment industry for them.<g> bfn Bettina >Thank you, now I have the terminology. >I think those double-hung windows to be grat. [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >And yes, my cats love summer only if it is for hunting insects. >It is a real entertainment industry for them.<g> You should be able to mount window screens outside the inward-opening windows. I would suggest mounting the screen on a rigid frame, perhaps metal or wood, which is then fastened to the edges of the window frame. If you can find it, aluminum wire mesh is probably the best thing to use. It won't rust like steel mesh, and is more tear-resistant than plastic or fiberglass mesh if one of your cats decides to climb the inside of the screen. Make sure that the screen is fastened in place securely enough that it won't fall out, cat and all, if one of the cats tries to climb it. SignatureJohn F. Eldredge -- john@jfeldredge.com PGP key available from http://pgp.mit.edu "Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better than not to think at all." -- Hypatia of Alexandria > decides to climb the inside of the screen. Make sure that the screen > is fastened in place securely enough that it won't fall out, cat and > all, if one of the cats tries to climb it. I can second that one! I had a poorly secured screen on the outside of one of my windows, but of course I didn't know this until Smudge, who was innocently sunning herself on the sill of the open window, and leaning against the screen, suddenly fell out the window when the screen popped out. So yes, make sure they're well-fastened! Joyce > > decides to climb the inside of the screen. Make sure that the screen > > is fastened in place securely enough that it won't fall out, cat and [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Joyce I will make sure they`re well fastened. I am such an safety addict - when my cats where little, I woke up in the middle of the night, wondering if I had closed the toilet-seat properly so no one could accidentally fall in. I collect everything which could be a danger to the cats. When I moved here it took me two days to extract old, rusty nails from the wooden beams in the barn. People call me crazy.<g> bfn Bettina > >Thank you, now I have the terminology. > >I think those double-hung windows to be grat. [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > "Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better > than not to think at all." -- Hypatia of Alexandria I will mount screens next summer. Hopefully I can find aluminium mesh, as my cats love to go after the flies inside. Have to save up some money for that. > > Linus has an unusual soft and fluffy fur. Dark orange, nearly no > > stripes recognizable. And his upper fangs show a bit so he does [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > Joyce Thank you. I had a look at your pics and they are gorgeous. Beautiful cats. And Licorice has the white chin like my Moritz has. And the same, stern gaze. Funny. Moritz is a big chunk as his father was a cartesian-blue. They have big genes. <g> Zorro comes more after her mother, a white-black shorthair. But Lissie is a big one too, coming after her father. (And she is a rather rounded as well.) Question: Have you over there in the US with those strange windows no fear they could come down while the cats are lying underf them? I am a safety addict and am sure I would put some sticks under the window halves once they are open. <g> I would do. Just a stupid European question. bfn Bettina > I put up some pictures on webshots. Hope one of the links works. Linus is a handsome and sweet-looking little catman. Congratulations on your new family member! My sister also has a Linus-cat: http://pets.webshots.com/photo/2868130560058511339IDXqrm SignatureMarina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. Stories and pics at http://koti.welho.com/mkurten/ Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki > Linus is a handsome and sweet-looking little catman. Congratulations on > your new family member! My sister also has a Linus-cat: > http://pets.webshots.com/photo/2868130560058511339IDXqrm What a beautiful cat! I love that kind of sleek, shiny fur - it looks like his stripes are painted on. :) Does anyone remember The Central Scrutinizer and his cat Gizmo? Gizmo had painted-on stripes like that. Nice flowers, too - are they lobelia? Joyce > What a beautiful cat! I love that kind of sleek, shiny fur - it looks > like his stripes are painted on. :) [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Nice flowers, too - are they lobelia? Yes. That picture was taken last summer. Linus was guarding my Mum's cabin, as usual. Mum always has a pot of lobelia on the steps. She loves blue flowers. SignatureMarina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. Stories and pics at http://koti.welho.com/mkurten/ Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki > > I put up some pictures on webshots. Hope one of the links works. > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ > and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki Thank you so much. Yes, he is a little cat-man. Without any fear of others. And the strange thing is - they leave him alone, don`t bother him as they used to do with the other movers-in. Looked at your sister`s Linus - what a beautiful one! And what a nice photo. bfn Bettina > Now, after accepting Peter and Julius in my home this year, another > stray showed up this October and checked our home thoroughly. As long [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > Have fun Linus is very handsome! Best wishes, Polonca and Soncek > > Now, after accepting Peter and Julius in my home this year, another > > stray showed up this October and checked our home thoroughly. As long [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > Best wishes, > Polonca and Soncek Thank you so much. And he is very fast - he manages to take bits of food away right under the nose of the other cats. All the best Bettina |
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