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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / December 2004Should I Rename Her
to "The Ever-Bigger Kitty"? Because she just keeps growing, and growing, and growing... Sammy's now 13 pounds at 8 months of age! http://www.PossiblePlaces.com/EverBigger/ Hugs, CatNipped > to "The Ever-Bigger Kitty"? Because she just keeps growing, and growing, > and growing... [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > CatNipped !3lbs? 13lbs!! Kitty FC weighs maybe 6, if that, and BF probably now as he's grown a bit, 8 or 9 at the most. Be afraid. I would. What weight might she end up as? She's nearly as big as a female fox already. Tweed > !3lbs? 13lbs!! Kitty FC weighs maybe 6, if that, and BF probably now as > he's grown a bit, 8 or 9 at the most. > Be afraid. I would. What weight might she end up as? She's nearly as big > as a female fox already. > > Tweed I know, Demi is only 6 pounds, and tiny Jessie is only about 5 pounds - and neither of them could be described as skinny. If Sammy were a purebred Maine Coon she could get as large as 25 pounds. Since she's a moggie, there's no telling how big she might get - I'm thinking maybe 18 pounds, but I don't know. She has *very* strong Maine Coon traits and she has *all* of the Maine Coon traits, so she could get lots bigger than that. Hugs, CatNipped >> !3lbs? 13lbs!! Kitty FC weighs maybe 6, if that, and BF probably now as >> he's grown a bit, 8 or 9 at the most. Be afraid. I would. What weight [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > Coon traits and she has *all* of the Maine Coon traits, so she could get > lots bigger than that. What are the Maine Coon traits, anyway? I never saw Oscar's presumed father, but I was told that he was just absolutely huge. Her mom was tiny, though. I entertained thoughts that Oscar might grow to be very MC-ish, but at less than 10 pounds, I'd say that didn't come true. But she does have some extra-long fur whisps between her toes, which Sammy seems to have in abundance. Is that a MC-type thing?  Signaturemonique, caretaker of Oscar > What are the Maine Coon traits, anyway? > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > her > toes, which Sammy seems to have in abundance. Is that a MC-type thing? Maine Coon traits are a very, *very* thick coat of hair that is very water-resistant (water will bead up and just flow off of Sammy's coat), very large (think snow-shoe) paws with lots of fur sticking out for extra insulation, lots of fur in the ears (also for insulation), a very , very long thick, bushy tail that can be wrapped around the body for extra warmth when sleeping, sometimes, but not always, lynx-point tufts at the top of the ears, and tiny little squeak of a meow that sounds *so* funny coming from a humungous cat, and they *like* water. Maine Coons were bred in a very cold, wet, and snowy environment, so most of their destinctive traits are things that help keep them warm and dry. Main Coons are not always gigantic, females can be as "small" as 9 pounds and males as "small" as 12 pounds. Hugs, CatNipped > Maine Coon traits are a very, *very* thick coat of hair that is very > water-resistant (water will bead up and just flow off of Sammy's coat), very [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > Main Coons are not always gigantic, females can be as "small" as 9 pounds > and males as "small" as 12 pounds. Hrm.. is there a Maine Coon picture registry where I can see examples? I am sure Oscar is a mutt, but it would be interesting. Thick coat: Check, although she has lots of really long hair, nothing like your cat. Oscar would prefer I not dump water on her to test her waterproofing. At least, I am going to assume as much for the sake of our relationship. Often, as a kitten, she would bat her water with her paw, then lick it. She still sometimes bats the water, but I haven't seen the licking thing in a long time =/ Paws: Not terribly large; some tufting. Furry ears: She definitely has some fur in her ears, but then, she has some fur everywhere. I figured it was just part of being a long-hair. Long, thick, bushy tail: Check. She likes to sleep with her butt facing me, tail twitching and hitting me in the face every time. Again, though, all of her is furry; her tail is no more bushy than the rest of her. Tiny squeaky meow: Well, sometimes. She makes a variety of noises. Here's her porn-star pose. You can clearly see tufts on her elevated viewer's-left paw: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca-2004.11.22/oscar/tn/oscar_cutie.jpg.html I'm guessing she's not much of a Maine Coon, if at all. I guess I'll never know, and that's okay. Signaturemonique, caretaker of Oscar > Hrm.. is there a Maine Coon picture registry where I can see examples? I am > sure Oscar is a mutt, but it would be interesting. [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > -- > monique, caretaker of Oscar Ohmygawd, she's gorgeous!!! She actually could have some Maine Coon in her. Try this link for more info on Maine Coons: http://www.cfainc.org/breeds/profiles/maine.html Hugs, CatNipped >http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca-2004.11.22/oscar/tn/oscar_cutie.jpg.html > >I'm guessing she's not much of a Maine Coon, if at all. I guess I'll never >know, and that's okay. She could be a Coon cat. It's a bit hard to tell because most Coons are tabbies, not lavender torties. Her fur texture looks a bit finer and softer, like what I'd expect from a Ragdoll. >>http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca-2004.11.22/oscar/tn/oscar_cutie.jpg.html >> [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > tabbies, not lavender torties. Her fur texture looks a bit finer and > softer, like what I'd expect from a Ragdoll. She's definitely about the softest thing I've ever touched, you know, when she lets you touch her. Well, she wouldn't let *you* touch her, as she'd be under the bed as soon as you came over, but, you know, in theory. I've never heard of a lavender tortie. I always thought of her as "grey", or maybe "mottled grey." I'm having trouble finding a picture of that coloration; is this it? http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca-2004.11.22/oscar/tn/06-oscar_profile.jpg.html Signaturemonique, caretaker of Oscar >She's definitely about the softest thing I've ever touched, you know, when she >lets you touch her. Well, she wouldn't let *you* touch her, as she'd be under [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > >http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca-2004.11.22/oscar/tn/06-oscar_profile.jpg.html I like how Oscar is a "theoretically" soft kitty. :) I picked up the term "lavender tortie" from Kristi, who says that her cat Mischief has this kind of coat pattern: http://www.imagestation.com/album/?id=4288144355 Dan M's Amelia also has a coat pattern that's sort of in this vein. >>She's definitely about the softest thing I've ever touched, you know, when >>she lets you touch her. Well, she wouldn't let *you* touch her, as she'd be [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > I like how Oscar is a "theoretically" soft kitty. :) Hey, to me, she's soft in practice. She'd be theoretically soft to a stranger =P > I picked up the term > "lavender tortie" from Kristi, who says that her cat Mischief has this kind [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Dan M's Amelia also has a coat pattern that's sort of in this vein. Hrm. That does look a bit like what Oscar's coat might look like, if I shaved most of it off =P Grey with blotches of cream-to-peach, right? Paging Dan M! Must have pictures of Amelia for research purposes!! Signaturemonique, who is sometimes allowed to pet Oscar, a grey DLH with an attitude! > Hrm. That does look a bit like what Oscar's coat might look like, if I > shaved > most of it off =P Grey with blotches of cream-to-peach, right? It's a coat pattern that we call here in UK, blue-cream. I looked at your picture of Oscar, she is blue - or that's what it's called here. With a bit of cream. I seem to remember only female cats can be blue-cream, a bit like torties. Tweed > It's a coat pattern that we call here in UK, blue-cream. I looked at your > picture of Oscar, she is blue - or that's what it's called here. With a bit > of cream. I seem to remember only female cats can be blue-cream, a bit like > torties. Neat! That sounds better than grey with splotches! Signaturemonique, who is sometimes allowed to pet Oscar, a grey^H^H^H^Hblue-cream DLH with an attitude! > Here's her porn-star pose. You can clearly see tufts on her elevated > viewer's-left paw: > http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca-2004.11.22/oscar/tn/oscar_cutie.jpg.html She looks more like she might have some Russian Blue in her, crossed with something long-haired, maybe even a Maine Coon. (Wouldn't that be a beautiful mix?) You ought to send that photo to the Eroticat page! http://home.ican.net/~otiss/gallery/gallery.html Joyce > > Here's her porn-star pose. You can clearly see tufts on her elevated > > viewer's-left paw: [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > something long-haired, maybe even a Maine Coon. (Wouldn't that be a > beautiful mix?) Of course she's beautiful! *grin* She could be the most bedraggled, pathetic-looking creature on the face of the planet, and she'd still be beautiful to me. To be honest, I know little of cat breeds. To my historically d*g-person eyes, while dogs vary greatly from breed to breed, cats are kind of .... um ... well, they're cats. They're all cute, and sure, they may have some distinguishing traits, but in the end, I see much less variation among most cats than I see among most dogs. Maybe I just haven't been properly indoctrinated yet. Hrm, okay, googled and found http://www.fanciers.com/breeds.html Russian blues are so short-haired -- they look like they have felt for fur! At least, that's the way it seems in the pictures. > You ought to send that photo to the Eroticat page! > http://home.ican.net/~otiss/gallery/gallery.html Thanks for the link. I'll check it out. Signaturemonique, caretaker of Oscar > in the end, I see much less variation among most > cats than I see among most dogs. Maybe I just haven't been properly > indoctrinated yet. There *is* much less variation among cat breeds. I mean, look at the huge variety just in the *sizes* of different dog breeds. If you had that kind of size difference in cat breeds, well, it would be scary. Imagine a 100-lb cat - eek! (Also known as a "cougar", LOL.) Also, dog faces are hugely different among different breeds. There is some variation in cat facial features (pointy-faced Siamese vs Persians, for example), but that's much less extreme than doggy face variations. So, you've made a reasonable observation. > Russian blues are so short-haired -- they look like they have felt > for fur! At least, that's the way it seems in the pictures. Well, that's why I said she looked like a Russian Blue "crossed with a long-hair of some type" - such as, maybe, a Maine Coon... >> You ought to send that photo to the Eroticat page! >> http://home.ican.net/~otiss/gallery/gallery.html > > Thanks for the link. I'll check it out. By the way, I went to look at the site again and I noticed that many of the thumbnails are dead links. Some of them do point to the larger image, though, but unfortunately, the very first one on the page, which says "Miss February" beneath it, is one of the dead links. Too bad - that's my little girl Smudge, sprawled out sensually on my long-gone papasan chair. Joyce > > in the end, I see much less variation among most cats than I see among > > most dogs. Maybe I just haven't been properly indoctrinated yet. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > less extreme than doggy face variations. So, you've made a reasonable > observation. Okay, I'm glad that my observation isn't some sort of cat-person no-no! It could also explain why some dogs just don't "do it" for me, whereas all cats are pretty adorable to me. But some dogs ... they attract me like moth to flame. Signaturemonique, who is sometimes allowed to pet Oscar, a grey DLH with an attitude! >Long, thick, bushy tail: Check. She likes to sleep with her butt facing me, >tail twitching and hitting me in the face every time. Again, though, all of >her is furry; her tail is no more bushy than the rest of her. She doesn't look Coon to me. Her fur doesn't look uneven and the face/muzzle isn't Coon. But man-o-mister, that's beautiful cat. I was at the shelter today, and there's a very young cat that could be her, only smaller. If I go back before she gets adopted, I'll get a picture. Sherry >>Long, thick, bushy tail: Check. She likes to sleep with her butt facing me, >>tail twitching and hitting me in the face every time. Again, though, all of [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > today, and there's a very young cat that could be her, only smaller. If I go > back before she gets adopted, I'll get a picture. What do you mean by uneven fur? Her fur is definitely of varying lengths; she has medium-length fur interspersed throughout by extremely long, "flyaway" fur that's almost like human hair. Quite the fluffball. Please do take a picture! I didn't have a camera when she was a kitten, and I really wish I'd gone that much further into debt to get one. Hey, what's a single drop in a rather large bathtub? *grin* The main thing I remember about her as a kitten is her tail, which was that cute stubby thing that kittens have, not the big featherduster she has now. One memory I'll forever wish I'd caught on film: Puma, my 12 year old black labrador mix, had received a home-made blankie from my grandmother. Well, Puma's a dog, so the blankie's primary purpose was as a chew-toy, not a bed. I constantly found bits of stuffing and strips of cloth all over the apartment. Still, I was happy that he enjoyed this gift from my grandma so much. I got Oscar as a companion to my aging dog. I figured, correctly, that his cat-chasing days were over, and that a small kitten would be too innocent of the world to run from him and trigger his chase instincts. To be honest, Puma didn't seem to take much notice of Oscar; Oscar, on the other hand, would follow him or, more accurately, his tail, from place to place. It was very cute. Anyway, one day I enter my computer room to find both animals occupied with Puma's blankie. On one end, Puma, happily tearing up the fabric. On the other end, Oscar, batting the frayed bits that Puma had previously chewed up. Okay, maybe it doesn't sound that adorable in text. I wish I'd had a camera. Signaturemonique, caretaker of Oscar >What do you mean by uneven fur? Her fur is definitely of varying >lengths; she has medium-length fur interspersed throughout by extremely >long, "flyaway" fur that's almost like human hair. Sounds like what you describe; maybe it just didn't look to me that way in the pic. By "uneven", I mean Maine Coons have a kind of shaggy look. Awww...that does sound like a cute picture. Wish I'd had a dig camera when Yoda and Frank were kittens, too. Sherry LOL, I just found this description of a Maine Coon's characteristics: "Maine Coon owners enjoy the breed's characteristic clown-like personality, affectionate nature, amusing habits and tricks, willingness to 'help' with any activity, and easily groomed coat." http://www.faqs.org/faqs/cats-faq/breeds/coons/ Ergo, my "...With Mommy" stories! Hugs, CatNipped >> Maine Coon traits are a very, *very* thick coat of hair that is very >> water-resistant (water will bead up and just flow off of Sammy's coat), [quoted text clipped - 51 lines] > never > know, and that's okay. > LOL, I just found this description of a Maine Coon's characteristics: > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > CatNipped Hah! Yeah, that description is diametrically opposed to Oscar, except of course that she has to "help" whenever new sheets go on the bed. One of these days I'm just going to leave her under the fitted sheet! I don't even think she'd mind. I still remember how confused Eric was the first few times he tried to make the bed. "Monique, why does Oscar get in the way when I'm trying to do this?" He's since stopped asking "why" about Oscar. Signaturemonique, who is sometimes allowed to pet Oscar, a grey DLH with an attitude! > > LOL, I just found this description of a Maine Coon's characteristics: > > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > > > CatNipped That's a good description of Rhonda's personality, and she looks quite a bit like the breed pictures. At 2.5 years, though she weighs 6.3 pounds. >> > LOL, I just found this description of a Maine Coon's characteristics: >> > [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] >That's a good description of Rhonda's personality, and she looks quite a >bit like the breed pictures. At 2.5 years, though she weighs 6.3 pounds. She's a mini-Maine, like my sister-in-law's cat, Sneakers. ;) Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com "CatNipped" <CatNipped@ix.netcom.com> had some very interesting things to say about Should I Rename Her: >to "The Ever-Bigger Kitty"? Because she just keeps growing, and growing, >and growing... >Sammy's now 13 pounds at 8 months of age! >http://www.PossiblePlaces.com/EverBigger/ The part that might scare you is that Maine Coons keep growing longer than other cats do :-). They tend to reach full adult size around *3* years old [Felix was still growing for the first year or so we had him. Outgrew two harnesses in that time, and is big enough that we have to shop in the d*g section for him. They don't make harnesses for cats in his size]. Sammy does resemble Felix. 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 > >to "The Ever-Bigger Kitty"? Because she just keeps growing, and growing, > >and growing... > >Sammy's now 13 pounds at 8 months of age! > >http://www.PossiblePlaces.com/EverBigger/ Big and beautiful! Foxy Noxy is about 13 pounds, but she's stopped growing now. --Fil > to "The Ever-Bigger Kitty"? Because she just keeps growing, and growing, > and growing... [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > CatNipped What's scary is .... her paws still look like they need to be grown into!! > to "The Ever-Bigger Kitty"? Because she just keeps growing, and > growing, and growing... [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > CatNipped But she's a *lovely* kitty! Just be prepared to need a back brace if you intend to carry her around in a couple of years :) Jill >to "The Ever-Bigger Kitty"? Because she just keeps growing, and growing, >and growing... > >Sammy's now 13 pounds at 8 months of age! > >http://www.PossiblePlaces.com/EverBigger/ Gadzooks! The name "Kitzilla" comes to mind. ;) Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com > >to "The Ever-Bigger Kitty"? Because she just keeps growing, and growing, > >and growing... [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > The name "Kitzilla" comes to mind. ;) LOL - we've nicknamed her giganticat! Hugs, CatNipped > Theresa > Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh > My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com Maybe you should call her Samsonette! Christine > to "The Ever-Bigger Kitty"? Because she just keeps growing, and growing, > and growing... [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > CatNipped > Maybe you should call her Samsonette! > Christine [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] >> >> CatNipped That is what TuTu did -- kept growing and growing -- wider and wider until she is 15 1/2 pounds, Sammy looks like a Princess in her lovely bed... MLB > to "The Ever-Bigger Kitty"? Because she just keeps growing, and growing, > and growing... [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > CatNipped She's huge! And gorgeous! Your kitten is bigger than life, and obviously meant to be a star. :-D ------ Krista MOOOOOO!!!!! she's like my Brandy. At ten months old, Brandy is between 13 and 15 pounds. When we were fostering Brian, he was a little steer. He weighed close to 25 pounds. Thanks to rigorous wrestling matches with Stosh, he trimmed down quite a bit before going home to the UK with his mama Cindy. What was funny was that he has a very Holstein-like pattern. Louie and I used to call him our little Gateway ad! Blessed be, Baha > to "The Ever-Bigger Kitty"? Because she just keeps growing, and growing, > and growing... [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > CatNipped > MOOOOOO!!!!! she's like my Brandy. At ten months old, Brandy is between 13 > and 15 pounds. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > Blessed be, > Baha ROTFLOL!! How cute!!! Do you have any pictures? Hugs, CatNipped |
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