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Meghan Noecker - 16 Feb 2005 11:57 GMT
I went to a cat show this past weekend. I was a vendor as I sell photo
related products.

It was a nice show, lots of great people. I chatted with the rep from
Royal Canin, and in that conversation, learned that she had collies.
My mom helps me with the booth, and she had collies, so she went to
chat with the lady. Turns out that the lady was good friends with a
couple my mom was friends with. The lady died of cancer, so the
husband gave away the collies, one of them going to my mom. She was a
very special collie, and this lady at the cat show was the owner of my
mom's collie's father. Small world :)

Then there were the raffles. They had a cat tree being raffled. I took
one look at and knew it was perfect for Maynard. It has 3 levels, and
done in such a way that an elderly cat can get all the way to the top
without help. I bought 3 tickets and waited most impatiently til
Sunday afternoon for that drawing. They drew my ticket!  Woohoo! It
was hard stuffing it in the van, especially with all my vendor stuff,
but I am the happy winner of an awesome cat tree.

And the best part of the weekend. I went over the check out the
shelter display. At the previous show last month, I had a drawing for
a free photo session, and the lady from the shelter won. So, I was
over there talking to her and looked at the cats available for
adoption. She had 3 adults and 3 kittens there. There was a huge male
who caught my eye. It was his face. Such a nice face and expression.
And a nice looking cat, though I couldn't see him all since he was
sleeping in his litter box. And he seemed pretty friendly and mellow.
I mentioned him to my mom, so she went over to check them out. She
really liked the one female, but commented that the male was rolling
and purring and pushing his face into the edge of the cage to be
petted. So, back over I went.

I didn't know it til Sunday, but my mom had already mentioned to
others that I was in love with the cat. I hadn't even considered it
since we already have 3 cats and 2 dogs, and as I mentioned, we are
over the legal limit. But the shelter doesn't keep track of that like
the pound. So, I am now the proud owner of another cat :)

The shelter lady was great. Since he is si huge, and we will be going
to her place soon for the photo shoot, she loaned us the regular
carrier. They normall give out the cardboard ones, but that would be
bad for a huge cat with an hour drive. I was going to call home and
ask somebody to drive up with my own carrier.

He is 3-4 years old, male, neutered, extremely sweet, and wonderful.
He was listed as a himi mix, but he looks like a very large balinese,
with a couple extra white markings (a couple back toes, and a white
tear on his face). Otherwise, he looks exactly like Kira, a blue point
balinese, just larger.

He's been very agreeable, did well with all the introductions. He has
purred several times and rubs up against us. He's still nervous, but
more relaxed than when he first arrived. He's rolling around playing
with a catnip toy right now.

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Karen Chuplis - 16 Feb 2005 12:43 GMT
> I went to a cat show this past weekend. I was a vendor as I sell photo
> related products.
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> Equine and Pet Photography
> http://www.zoocrewphoto.com

Wow. That is one thing I've never brought home from a catshow. Pics!
Meghan Noecker - 18 Feb 2005 13:05 GMT
>Wow. That is one thing I've never brought home from a catshow. Pics!

Here he is:

http://www.zoocrewphoto.com/jayjay.htm

I hope to have better pictures of him next week. He has gorgeous blue
eyes that don't show up in the digital photos.

I posted this under another topic too, so you may see it twice.

He's really sweet. I didn't realize just how big he was until I saw
him next to my other cats. Now, they look tiny.

The shelter lady called him a himilayan mix, but he looks almost
identical to my balinese. He has a couple white toes and a white tear
on his face and his face is thicker. Otherwise, he likes like a
balinese, only maine coon size (but not as heavy as a maine coon). His
coat isn't as thick as a persian, but is a little thicker than my
balinese. I can feel a small mat on his chest, so he will need more
grooming than Kira, but not as much as a persian.

He is really sweet, and usually comes when called, even though he
doesn't know his name yet. He comes to here kitty kitty and/or a hand
motion.

I'm still learning about his personality and temperment as he relaxes.
The first day, he only meowed at the doors and windows, but now he
meows when he wants on the counter to eat. He either doesn't want to
jump, or he has been trained to stay off the counters. He specifically
looks at the counter, then at me, and meows. He also talks a little
when I pet him.

He is afraid of the dogs, but getting more confident. He doesn't back
down, but isn't agressive. He has swatted a couple times when the dogs
got too close, but has not growled or hissed once. The cats have
hissed at him, but he just sits there calmly and doesn't react to
them. He really is quite mellow.

He has found some hiding places, the first being in the ceiling.
Fortunately, he came when called, and we were able to board up the
opening, so he can't get back in there. The other hiding spots are
acceptable. He seems to take a break when he needs it and comes back
out when he is ready.

He has purred me for me several times and enjoys a good head rub. He
did sit on my lap for a little earlier tonight (I put him there).
Previusly, he squirmed immediately. He doesn't seem to be a lap cat
(yet), but I hope that will change. He doesn't sit on the bed, except
to stare at the window.

I am also really pleased at how the rest of the crew is taking it. I
really expected Kira to be grumpy and have a bunch of hissy fits. But
she has only hissed at him once, and that was when she got trapped
between him and Chase. She would rather take on a stranger twice her
size than go past Chase. Speaking of Chase, he is doing great,. He did
a very pathetic whine that I think was supposed to be a tough sounding
growl. And Maynard managed a few hisses when he though Jay Jay got too
close to him. But everybody is doing great. They do approach and sniff
him, but they don't seem bothered and and are going about their normal
business.

Jenny, the dog, doesn't seem to be aware that we have another cat. She
ran into him face to face the first night. He moved over, and she
pushed on past. He looked rather insulted, and she never noticed.

Gracie seems surprised that she never noticed this cat before. She's
very energetic, and does spook him more. And she must have gotten too
close today as one eye was squinting today. But she knows to back down
when Jay Jay assumes a defensive posture.

Strangely, one raccoon was seriously impressed with him, while he
wasn't at all impressed with them. They were face to face through the
sliding glass door. I have never seen the raccoons react to our cats
before (other than the pschyo cat who used to chase them), but this
huge raccoon pulled back with an expression like "whoa, what have then
been feeding that one?!?" Jay Jay just looked at him, and back to
pacing along the door.

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Lesley Madigan - 16 Feb 2005 14:18 GMT
> He is 3-4 years old, male, neutered, extremely sweet, and wonderful.
> He was listed as a himi mix, but he looks like a very large balinese,
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> more relaxed than when he first arrived. He's rolling around playing
> with a catnip toy right now.

He sounds lovely!Pictures?

Lesley

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Mary - 16 Feb 2005 16:25 GMT
> > He is 3-4 years old, male, neutered, extremely sweet, and wonderful.
> > He was listed as a himi mix, but he looks like a very large balinese,
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>
> He sounds lovely!Pictures?

Yes! We love Kitty Porn here. ;)

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