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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / February 2008The pusscat family mystery is solved
Remember how I posted that I didn't know which gender my friendly neighbourhood cats were? Well, the mystery was solved today - when I went for my walk the lady who lives there was just bringing the menagerie their dinner and we had a nice chat. She's a very nice friendly lady, and a good soul - the cats were partly inherited from other people who didn't want them any more, and some of them wandered in off the street or from neighbours' houses, and she gave them all a home. :) The big grey cat IS a tom and his name is Mulder... and the white/tabby cat is also a tom and not related to the others at all, it's just a coincidence that he's a tabby too (I didn't catch his name...) As for the gorgeous little tabby I called 'Russet' her name is Amber, which suits her beautifully... And pause a moment to say a purrayer for Mulder - his cheek was all icky today because he's obviously been in yet another fight, poor boy. > Remember how I posted that I didn't know which gender my friendly > neighbourhood cats were? Well, the mystery was solved today - when I [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > white/tabby cat is also a tom and not related to the others at all, > it's just a coincidence that he's a tabby too I hope she'll have them neutered soon! > And pause a moment to say a purrayer for Mulder - his cheek was all > icky today because he's obviously been in yet another fight, poor boy. Possibly with the nefarious shadow government? :) Purrs for his cheek to heal well! Joyce  SignatureTo send email to this address, remove the triple-X from my user name. > > Remember how I posted that I didn't know which gender my friendly > > neighbourhood cats were? Well, the mystery was solved today - when I [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > Joyce He may very well be neutered. Once they have the Tom cat jowls, they have them for life. And neutering never kept out Jake out of fights. Jo And neutering never kept out Jake out of fights. Neutering really put a crimp on Speedy Joe's macho lifestyle.....until the anaesthetic wore off! He was a holy terror to the neighbourhood cats- definitely the boss- dogs used to hide when he went past! Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs Once they have the Tom cat jowls, they have > them for life. Hugh's Tigger was neutered late and he has massive tom cat jowls! Getting a headbutt off him is a strangely worrying experience- it feels like he could break your hand Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs > <bastXXXette@sonic.net> wrote in message >>> The big grey cat IS a tom and his name is Mulder... and the >>> white/tabby cat is also a tom >> I hope she'll have them neutered soon! > He may very well be neutered. Once they have the Tom cat jowls, > they have them for life. And neutering never kept out Jake out of > fights. Well, I wasn't referring to their appearance, only to their fertility. I thought only an intact male was called a "tom". If a male had the chance to develop jowls before being neutered, he's not still called a tom *after* neutering, is he? Or are you just saying that Karen might be wrong in assuming these cats are still intact, just because they look like tom cats? Joyce SignatureTo send email to this address, remove the triple-X from my user name. > > <bastXXXette@sonic.net> wrote in message > [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > Or are you just saying that Karen might be wrong in assuming these cats > are still intact, just because they look like tom cats? I have to admit that while I'm guessing Tom and Queen refer to intact adult cats, I really don't know what neutered one are called Jo > I have to admit that while I'm guessing Tom and Queen refer to intact adult > cats, I really don't know what neutered one are called I don't know either. I think Tom and Queen are breeder terms that have spread into the general population. I just call neutered cats boy and girl kitties. JOyce SignatureTo send email to this address, remove the triple-X from my user name. >I don't know either. I think Tom and Queen are breeder terms that have >spread into the general population. I just call neutered cats boy and >girl kitties. Tomcat, it least in print, dates to 1809, according to the Online Etymology Dictionary. > I have to admit that while I'm guessing Tom and Queen refer to intact adult > cats, I really don't know what neutered one are called who was it that called a neutered tom a tim. lol. SignatureMarina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. >> I have to admit that while I'm guessing Tom and Queen refer to intact >> adult cats, I really don't know what neutered one are called > > who was it that called a neutered tom a tim. lol. Depriving them of their reproductive powers doesn't make them any less toms and/or queens! It's a personality thing that has very little to do with gonads (or the lack of them). >> I have to admit that while I'm guessing Tom and Queen refer to intact >> adult cats, I really don't know what neutered one are called > > who was it that called a neutered tom a tim. lol. I picked that up from Krista and Loen (her other half, both wonderful people) who live in British Columbia. I think it works perfectly, though I'm still working on what a neutered queen should be called. Pam S. who has four spay jobs and four Tims in the house > I picked that up from Krista and Loen (her other half, both wonderful > people) who live in British Columbia. I think it works perfectly, though > I'm still working on what a neutered queen should be called. > > Pam S. who has four spay jobs and four Tims in the house one tim and one princess here. SignatureMarina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. > Remember how I posted that I didn't know which gender my friendly > neighbourhood cats were? Well, the mystery was solved today - when I [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > And pause a moment to say a purrayer for Mulder - his cheek was all > icky today because he's obviously been in yet another fight, poor boy. Lots of purrs for Mulder, Polonca and Soncek |
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