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Back in October, when I was briefly employed at this (as it turned out) really unprofessional and shady medical research place, I noticed there were a LOT of stray cats around the building. One morning I came in and my boss had found a litter of kittens by the dumpster on the corner, and one of them looked NOTHING like the rest. Most were black, tux, tabby...the usual. This one stood out, for reasons that are pretty obvious. We think a breeder in the area may have stuck her with this other litter to get rid of a "defective" kitten she wouldn't be able to sell, since she was quite cross-eyed. Otherwise, we have no clue how a Siamese ended up with this litter. I was placed in charge of her for the day, since no one could leave to take her somewhere else, and because I was the only one that could calm her down and stop her from crying. She followed me to meetings and such all day and slept in my lap and eventually started to purr. There was no question who should take her home.  I have another cat, Tyrion, who was pretty curious about wtf I had just brought home.  But within hours, they were inseparable.  And she had to follow him around and do everything her new big brother did.   Soon she started to grow more tolerant of the new human in her life.  And decided that yes, I own this place. She was eventually named Daenerys because she was regal as gently caress but tiny and vicious when she felt like it. One day I will make her a leather vest with three plush dragons around the collar.  She learned to hunt with the best of them.  And continued to grow.  And grow.  And today Daenerys is no longer the little fluffball of anger I took home, but an elegant, inquisitive she-devil who enjoys unrolling toilet paper to watch the humans react.  But no matter how big she gets, she still loves her big brother Tyrion.  Tyrion was also a stray that I took in from the street. I was trying to capture a Calico who appeared pregnant when he came crashing out of the woods near the maintenance shed and trotted right up to my girlfriend and I, giving zero fucks about these strange humans invading his home. He grew incredibly attached to my cat Worf, who sadly died last September after developing a perforated bowel from something he ate. Tyrion was very sad for weeks after we lost Worf, and I thought getting another kitten for him would help both of us...and it did. So, next time you're looking to get a cat, take a peek around the dumpster by your work first, or in the woods behind your home. Dumpster kittens are the best kittens. If you've already adopted one, share your stories as well! Epilogue to this story: The Calico I tried to get originally WAS pregnant, as it turns out. The maintenance crew at my complex took the family into the maintenance shed and left the door cracked so mom could go in and out as she pleased. I eventually helped get them adopted before the management could call county in to get them scooped up and destroyed. BaronVonVaderham fucked around with this message at Feb 14, 2013 around 03:01 |
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| # ? May 21, 2013 15:39 |
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Good for you and the cat
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| # ? Feb 14, 2013 03:48 |
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BaronVonVaderham posted:She was eventually named Daenerys because she was regal as gently caress but tiny and vicious when she felt like it. Also, going by her cross-eyed expression, she's got a full dose of that Targaryen inbreeding.  I kid. She's gorgeous. Good on you for choosing to take her in, though from that second photo I think it was more a matter of her choosing you as her human and you going along with her Grace's wishes.
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| # ? Feb 14, 2013 03:53 |
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farfegnugent posted:Also, going by her cross-eyed expression, she's got a full dose of that Targaryen inbreeding. It's true. She just howled and tried to run away when any of my coworkers held her (all female, incidentally), but the second she was in my lap she was totally calm and quiet.
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| # ? Feb 14, 2013 03:55 |
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She's so pretty  Meezers are great cats. They can be stubborn, entitled jerkasses (but aren't most cats?), but they're smart and affectionate, and they'll have conversations with you. You're making me miss Clawdia.
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| # ? Feb 14, 2013 03:58 |
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Drum posted:She's so pretty She's quite the conversationalist already. Tyrion picked up a lot of vocalizations from Worf, and he's passed them on to her. It's pretty cool to see those mannerisms live on in these two.
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| # ? Feb 14, 2013 04:06 |
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BaronVonVaderham posted:We think a breeder in the area may have stuck her with this other litter to get rid of a "defective" kitten she wouldn't be able to sell, since she was quite cross-eyed. Otherwise, we have no clue how a Siamese ended up with this litter. Well, her pointed coloration (not unique to the Siamese cat) is a recessive gene, so she could have had zero other pointed cats among her entire lineage and still ended up pointed. I doubt she was stuck there by a breeder.
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| # ? Feb 14, 2013 04:14 |
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My understanding is that cats can have kittens from multiple parents, so it's possible that one and none of the others from the litter was fathered by a Siamese or Siamese mix.
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^^^ She's saying that the seal-point or 'Siamese' coloration is not actually limited to the breed. A cat with an entirely mutt ancestry can be 'Siamese' colored. Topoisomerase posted:Well, her pointed coloration (not unique to the Siamese cat) is a recessive gene, so she could have had zero other pointed cats among her entire lineage and still ended up pointed. I doubt she was stuck there by a breeder. Came here to post this. When I fostered kittens, I once had a litter, all from the same mom, with two tabbies, one orange, one black and one 'Siamese' AKA pointed. I was pretty  over it until I learned that seal point is a coloration/pattern and not necessarily a breed. Still a cute rear end cat though.
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| # ? Feb 14, 2013 14:17 |
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It's so cute when kitties get along like that especially when they weren't litter mates! You're so awesome for bringing both of them into your life. More cross-eyed pics, please.
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| # ? Feb 14, 2013 14:46 |
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The pictures of her and Tyrion together are way too cute But I can't help feeling a cat named Tyrion should be a Munchkin.
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| # ? Feb 14, 2013 17:43 |
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A pair of lucky cuties! Great names, and I love that they bonded so well.
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| # ? Feb 14, 2013 18:29 |
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Captain Foxy posted:Came here to post this. When I fostered kittens, I once had a litter, all from the same mom, with two tabbies, one orange, one black and one 'Siamese' AKA pointed. I was pretty
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| # ? Feb 14, 2013 18:38 |
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This is from when they first met. Tyrion had no idea what to do. "Do I....do I hit it?": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZ5eOSnh7yA
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adventure in the sandbox posted:The pictures of her and Tyrion together are way too cute He was actually super tiny when I got him, probably really underfed. Since I took him in he's gotten enormous. HEGEL SMOKE A J posted:This cat looks Meezy as all hell, though. Eyes, face shape, ears, build. That's what I think. I know color points aren't breed-specific, but she has so many other traits that indicate she does seem to have some Siamese lineage. Not by any means thinking she's a purebred, but her body type and the shape of her face with those huge ears just screams Siamese.
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| # ? Feb 14, 2013 19:32 |
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Aw that video is great. Tyrion is so confused but curious. Man, you got lucky to have found such awesome cattes.
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| # ? Feb 14, 2013 21:55 |
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BaronVonVaderham posted:...her body type and the shape of her face with those huge ears just screams Siamese.
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| # ? Feb 14, 2013 22:39 |
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BaronVonVaderham posted:That's what I think. I know color points aren't breed-specific, but she has so many other traits that indicate she does seem to have some Siamese lineage. Not by any means thinking she's a purebred, but her body type and the shape of her face with those huge ears just screams Siamese.  Topoisomerase is a vet student specializing in feline genetics, but okay. Tell us more about breed-specific traits in cats.
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| # ? Feb 14, 2013 23:45 |
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Your theory about the breeder dumping a kitten is cute but wrong. Coincidentally the same can be said about your new cat (just lookit them crossed eyes).
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| # ? Feb 14, 2013 23:48 |
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I think the only point was that she looks like she's part Siamese. Maybe she and the other kittens were all part Siamese, I don't know.
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| # ? Feb 15, 2013 00:16 |
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They look more Burmese or even Tonkinese to me. Maybe Birman.
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| # ? Feb 15, 2013 00:21 |
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I wonder if there's any Maine Coon in her?
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| # ? Feb 15, 2013 00:22 |
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HEGEL SMOKE A J posted:I think the only point was that she looks like she's part Siamese. Maybe she and the other kittens were all part Siamese, I don't know. I don't actually disagree with the fact that she has a hint of what cat people call 'oriental' (hate that way of describing it) features. Those also aren't unique to Siamese and could be a part of normal randombred variation, would have to see the rest of the litter too (not just color) to make a slightly more educated guess. I was really just disagreeing that a breeder stuck a kitten with a random bunch of stray/feral cats though. That doesn't really happen, they just sell them for less money.
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| # ? Feb 15, 2013 00:26 |
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its just a loving cat
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| # ? Feb 15, 2013 00:37 |
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Superconsndar posted:its just a loving cat What an insightful contribution to this thread.
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Topoisomerase posted:I don't actually disagree with the fact that she has a hint of what cat people call 'oriental' (hate that way of describing it) features. Those also aren't unique to Siamese and could be a part of normal randombred variation, would have to see the rest of the litter too (not just color) to make a slightly more educated guess.
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BaronVonVaderham posted:What an insightful contribution to this thread. No, just the only meaningful thing to ever come of the "what kind of cat is it" arguments is "it is a cat"
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Superconsndar posted:No, just the only meaningful thing to ever come of the "what kind of cat is it" arguments is "it is a cat" You could just not say anything and go find another thread, but being an rear end is another way to go.
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| # ? Feb 15, 2013 05:54 |
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ok sorry cool siamese
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| # ? Feb 15, 2013 06:02 |
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Just had a lovely day at work, and reading this thread completely turned my day around. Thanks for the awesome story, and please post more fantastic photos of your beautiful cats!
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| # ? Feb 18, 2013 02:38 |
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 It's actually cold out tonight, here in Florida. I'm watching tv right now and this is what I see when I look to my left. I tossed a blanket on them after I took this, I think Dany's cold.
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| # ? Feb 18, 2013 02:58 |
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Siamese or part siamese or not siamese at all, that's a drat cute cat. You're super lucky your current cat seemed to accept her so quickly, mine would probably declare the entire apartment to be a World War combat zone if I dared bring another cat in the house, based on previous cat-sitting experiences.
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| # ? Feb 18, 2013 03:17 |
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BaronVonVaderham posted:
Goddamn this is a cute picture.
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| # ? Feb 18, 2013 08:33 |
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Still cold in Florida, so they're never more than a few inches apart:
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Captain Foxy posted:^^^ She's saying that the seal-point or 'Siamese' coloration is not actually limited to the breed. A cat with an entirely mutt ancestry can be 'Siamese' colored. Our last foster litter had a brown agouti, a cream point with some tabby striping, a longhair seal point, and a longhair grey tabby with a white belly. Both of the longhairs had classic maine coon toe tufts. These were all named after Game of Thrones characters, and Tyrion was actually the biggest one. We named the tiny one Arya, especially since she was constantly trying to climb every damned thing. A friend of ours ended up adopting the longhair seal point, Snow, and renaming him Beau. He is amazingly fluffy.
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It's always funny to walk into the living room and see she has claimed my giant beanbag for her own. "No, I can't move over, I need the whole thing." 
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Time for my periodic cuteness update. This is Tyrion going batshit earlier today. I don't know what happened, but I was typing and he suddenly decided that my hand was the greatest toy ever. (might still be processing) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVMHpibSeWs Then a bit later I managed to finally capture some of Dany's cuteness on camera: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dlnp8SCFywM
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BaronVonVaderham posted:This is from when they first met. Tyrion had no idea what to do. "Do I....do I hit it?": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZ5eOSnh7yA Ahahaha, his total bewilderment is great. And it's adorable how much they seem to like each other now.
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BaronVonVaderham posted:
Give me these cats. Also, as a Floridian now living in Ohio, it's cold there? Lol, I miss Florida "winter." Brr, sixty degrees! 
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BaronVonVaderham posted:
itisacat.txt  That is too cute!
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