Cat's Whiskers

: Cat's Whiskers; our cat, yesterday. was trying to get a good closeup of his eyes, without much success as he kept closing them : ); Created by: Alandrapal.; Tools Used: digital; Created on: 20 August 2005; Image Views: 386; Average Views per Day: 0.2; Image Number: 16964

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Alandra from southwestern BC Canada on Aug 23, 2005 at 4:59 PM said:

thankyou Meridian, in my rush to tell about the cat, forgot to thank you! Have I got it right that your name is Shirree? anyway, your kind comments are much appreciated, as are everyone elses'.

Alandra from southwestern BC Canada on Aug 23, 2005 at 4:57 PM said:

we just call him "Good Boy" and he goes into orbit when he hears us say that : ) - but he's listed at the vets as "Baby".

the vet put the tattoo in his ear for us when he was asleep having dental work done.

yep, it's for identification.

We had one cat that was hit by a car and killed behind our home, just before we got this guy, - so the vet called us with the terrible news, as one kind young woman took the poor cat to the vet. Otherwise we would not have known what happened.

it was a strange thing that day, our dogs were acting very "different" when they were let out onto the back deck, so I always felt that must have been when the cat got hit, or shortly afterwards. they sensed something wrong was going on just beyond our back fence. Poor little Pretty Boy, - we were devastated, as it happened shortly after my dad died, plus we were going thru a terrible time ontop of that. It seemed like the "last straw" at the time.

meridianz from NZ on Aug 22, 2005 at 5:38 PM said:

I thought he had an anceint egyptian look about him. What is his name? Is the ear tatooing for identification?

He looks absolutely gorgeous, and the squint, and slightly uplifted head makes him look more like an ancient egyptian. Great shot!

Alandra from southwestern BC Canada on Aug 21, 2005 at 7:47 PM said:

thanks Ev and Janice. Our cat is an Abyssinian, supposedly an ancient breed, from the days of the Pharoahs or some such thing : ) He is a lovely cat, very loving. The vet put a tattoo in his ear for us onetime when he was having some teeth removed.

sparkle1103 from Illinois on Aug 21, 2005 at 6:04 PM said:

Great shot of the cat. Sparkle will elusively not let me get the shot I like of her either.

Ev_Kudro from Chicago, IL on Aug 21, 2005 at 4:29 PM said:

Your cat is beautiful, what kind is he or she? And is the cat tatooed in his ear?

Alandra from southwestern BC Canada on Aug 21, 2005 at 3:25 PM said:

thanks Carol and Lulu. Those shows are very good. Hadn't heard that about the cats' friendly squint tho', that's interesting : )

Had heard about the nudging, and also that when they tap your face with their front paw, that is the "highest" form of love they can show you. Thought that was sweet.

Also if they bite, that is not done in spite (normally), as they bite their kittens too. But scratching you is done when they are angry.

Also, when they scratch the wood of a gate or fence, (or wherever else) they are leaving their scent there (they have scent glands near their claws, apparently). You might already know all this, but others might find it interesting.

Lulu from New Zealand on Aug 21, 2005 at 2:06 PM said:

Alandra, you have a gorgeous cat. I know what you mean about the eyes closing though. I watches a program on cats on the discovery channel and it said that closing their eyes to a squint is their friendly way of greeting. They don't like wide-eyed staring. Also, if they give you a head nudge, then they consider you to be one of them and a friend. The programme was really interesting. Made me see my cats in a different light.

Shutterbug from Maine on Aug 21, 2005 at 1:32 PM said:

Pretty green eyes!!!

Carol

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