As promised, here is a list of all the current cats we have:

1. Babybun

2. Kat

3. Onyx

4. Clairvoyant

5. Dusty

6. Slinky

7. M-U

8. Tasuki (Taz)

9. Patches

10. Citrus

11. A.C.E. (Attack Cat Extraordinaire)

12. Lisa

13. Twilight (named before the books, thank you)

14. Eclipse

15. Socks

16. Naughty

17. Nice

18. Lump of Coal

19. Sneakers

20. Amelia Pickford

21. Bagheera

22. Tiger

Our 18-year old baby Sylvia passed away the summer of ‘09. :’( At least she was happy and curled up in a blanket by out sunny window when she passed on. She is now in kitty heaven!

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And what good would a blog be without pictures? Yes, you may officially call me a crazy old cat lady now…

1. Babybun

Babybun is my baby! I have had him since I was 7. My Gma even wrote him an ode…I may put that at the end of the post. We got Bunny from my stepbrother. He was keeping some cats at his apartment illegally and when they found out, they were evicted (the cats at least), so we took him!

2. Kat

How we got Kat and Onyx is an interesting story. The day their mother had them, she was hit by a car. We literally raised them from birth! Kat was the runt and Mom wasn’t sure he would make it through the night, but he did and now he is one of our biggest kitties!

3. Onyx

Kat’s sister. This picture is when she was just a baby! It is also my favorite stone and a character in a book I have been working on since 8th grade.

4. Clairvoyant

Claire is my cat from college. One night it was storming and my roommate, Jenn, and I heard a meowing in the night. We opened up our sliding glass door and in ran Claire. He just made himself at home and has been part of the family ever since!

5. Dusty

Dusty is also 18, she is my Grandma’s cat who lives with us! She’s very picky about what she eats and throws a fit if Kat or Onyx get in the room. She protests by going under the bed and pooping. Lovely…

6. Slinky

We got Slinky from one of my best friends, Sadie. She didn’t look like she was going to make it, but she is a healthy, beautiful kitten now!

Here is one of my besties, Sadie, who gave Slinky to me!

7. M-U

We got M-U from one of my little brother’s friends, Dustin. He was moving away with his mom and no longer allowed to keep her. So, of course, we took her in. She and Slinky are best friends.

Here is a picture of Jacob, my little brother.

8. Tasuki (Taz)

I named Taz back when I was into this anime/manga series, Fushigi Yuugi. He was one of the main characters on the show.

Here is a picture of Tasuki the character and Tasuki the cat…

9. Patches

Patches is the brother of another one of kitties we lost to a car accident. His name was Boots. Patches had kittens with Eclipse (Twilight, Sneakers and Socks). Socks was named after Patches brother, Boots, as they look identical!

10. Citrus

Citrus is Patches’ arch nemesis for whatever reason. We found him by a dumpster at Rick’s C-Store here at the Lake. Another little kid was trying to coo him into the car, but he ran. When I tried, he came right to me and curled up in my lap!

11. A.C.E. (Attack Cat Extraordinaire)

ACE is my Mom’s baby, she likes to “hold him like a baby”, where she curls him on his back and cradles him like a small child. The crazy thing? He loves it!

12. Lisa

Lisa came from my old friend Shelby. She plead her case to my mother…they were moving and her Mom was either going to just leave them there or take them to the pound. We couldn’t let that happen…so lovely Lisa became our own!

13. Twilight (named before the books, thank you)

Twilight is a sweet, slinky (and fast!) kitty. He is one of Eclipse’s sons.

14. Eclipse

Eclipse is the big mama of Socks, Sneakers, Twilight, Lump of Coal, Naughty and Nice. Then we got her spaid.

15. Socks

Socks came to us from Eclipse and Patches. He was named after Patches brother, Boots, who looks just like him! Boots is on the left, Socks is on the right. Our little Bootsie passed away when he was hit by a car. They didn’t even stop. :’(

16. Naughty

Naughty is one of Eclipse’s sons, he and the next two are more ‘garage’ cats and they are hard to snap pictures of! He is tiger striped like Patches.

17. Nice

Nice is one of Eclipse’s daughters. She is also tiger striped.

18. Lump of Coal

Coal is black and white, he got his coat from his mama, Eclipse.

19. Sneakers

Sneakers is Socks’ brother. He looks more like his papa, Patches.

20. Amelia Pickford
Amelia is the second cat that goes to college with me. She was born on April 20, 2009. She is one of the cutest kittens I have ever seen and poses in the most un-cat like poses I’ve ever seen! She also likes to climb into anything she can fit!

21. Bagheera

Named after the black panther from Disney’s The Jungle Book (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0xQ89pF5zo)

We recently got “Bags” from my friends Brady and Kaitlin.

22. Tiger

Tiger is another one of Eclipse’s. We haven’t been able to catch him yet, but he has the prettiest coat I have ever seen!

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Well, this post was a few months in the making! Sorry gang, hope you weren’t hanging by a thread or anything.

Until next time,

-Christine

Non, nous n’aurons pas de quatrième chat pour le moment, non, non je vous confirme que l’on est bien tous les cinq (deux humains + trois chats).

Il s’agit du nouveau cousin des nôtres, baptisé Loulou. Rappelons que c’est le deuxième cousin après Yoda (cf. ce précédent billet).

Âgé d’environ 3 mois, Loulou est un croisé siamois à poils longs X chartreux, d’après ce que je crois me souvenir, qui a pris ses quartiers en région parisienne, en compagnie d’Alexa & de Thomas et de leur chatte adulte dont je ne connais pas le nom. Déjà un beau petit masque ce Loulou…

Alors bienvenue Loulou, en route pour une vie trépidante et bien accompagnée.

Quand les espèces se mélangent, voici ce que cela donne…

(Source non retrouvée)

Le plus beau des représentants de la race, j’ai nommé Trixie Hippocrates Treasur of Karibs (Quadruple Champion).

Voici ce que dit la chatterie française L’Estive aux Fées à propos des Snowshoe :

C’est une éleveuse de Philadelphie, Dorothy Hinds, Daugherty, qui est à l’origine du Snowshoe. Elle souhaitait en effet, créer un Siamois à pieds blancs comme ceux que l’on peut voir sur certaines photos anciennes datant de l’époque victorienne. Pour cela, elle a marié des Siamois au type modéré avec d’autres races, dont le chat national des Etats-Unis, l’American Shorthair, et probablement avec des Sacrés de Birmanie.

Le Snowshoe est un chat de taille moyenne, combinant le côté massif de ses ancêtres américains et birmans et le côté élégant de ses ancêtres orientaux. Bien équilibré, ni trop petit ni trop grand, il est musclé, puissant et agile. Deux motifs de panachures sont acceptés : le bicolore et le mitted. La répartition de la couleur blanche dans ce dernier patron est une des plus difficiles qui soit à obtenir car elle est très précise et largement aléatoire. Seuls les quatre pieds doivent être blancs et le visage du chat doit présenter un V inversé.

Crée il y a peu de temps, le Snowshoe est un chat qui commence a être très prisé aux USA, mais qui est encore très peu connu en Europe, aucun article ne lui a jamais été consacré dans les revues félines françaises. Kenzo est le premier sujet à être arrivé en France (à ma connaissance) !

Quelques autres ressources sur le sujet :

• What is a snowshoe siamese? (en anglais)
• Wikipedia (en anglais)
• Snowshoe cat lovers (en anglais)
• Swisscat (en français)

Merci à la Chatterie américaine Karib’s Kats pour ces photos.

En écho à ce billet, voici une photo qui nous vient tout droit de Siamois Online. Alors combien cette fois ?

Vu sur GotCatsOnline.com, une portée dont je compte pas moins de 20 oreilles !