Brilliant news - I've actually seen Livia! I feel so much more relaxed now they are feeding (and shitting).
I popped out to the new vets this morning, to get them registered and transfer their records from the old vets. So, Livia is 9yo and second-hand (rescue cat), whereas Claude is 3yo and came new (as a kitten).
But . . . they are TONKS, not Burmese! That's a Siamese - Burmese cross.
Tonkinese Cat Club website
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Well, yes, but one's hiding in a dark box, and I've no idea about the other one . . . so sorry but pictures will have to wait.
In other news, they scoffed a tin of tuna overnight, plus a few Dreamies. Thanks for this recommendation.
You need some of those wildlife cameras that are set up to capture images of rare species. Need cat photos 😕
Or David Attenborough‘s cameramen...
We used to have a Tonkinese, it was an extremely intelligent cat. Once they have got used to you and their new territory those two cats will be brilliant companions. Cats do like a refuge that gives them height, where they feel safe. When the Gato Negro comes around our cat runs up an apple tree shitting herself as she runs.
Still early days, we got a rescue cat and it hid behind the sofa for 3 weeks.
Cats are funny creatures, they're basically just using you
Dogs are far more straightforward 😀
But apparently Tonks think they are dogs.
Anyway, they are still hiding but in more obvious places, where I can actually see them. And Claude even came to talk to me, albeit briefly, so I gave him some Dreamies as a reward. Progress!
Dreamies for the win !
You know how crack is a bit... moreish ?
Dreamies is kitty crack.
Ada once found a full, unopened packet. A little later I found a pool of orange vomit, and a kitten looking for some more Dreamies.
Wait a minute. One of the cats cane to see you and we still have no photos.
They farkin move fast when you want to take a photo. Tried video'ing out two Raggies chasing each other around the house - impossible. Only when asleep is your chance....
I check this thread every there is a new post. Still no photos. Is disappoint.
[See also the thread about working away from home ... it can be dull]
Set up a video camera - even an old phone on timelapse mode will be perfect, it might even track down where they're hiding if you can set it up with a wide view over the food / litter tray.
We want pics! We want pics!
You're all trying to turn me into the kind of girl who posts pictures of cats on the internet, aren't you 😉
I promise photos as soon as possible. But in my defence, I've just been looking at Wendy's FB page and there are NO photos of her beloved cats. So they are clearly not easy to photograph.
Claude is getting a bit braver now, but Livia is staying put under the stairs. However, there'll be more people in the house from tomorrow, so I guess Claude will go back into hiding for a while.
You’re all trying to turn me into the kind of girl who posts pictures of cats on the internet, aren’t you
You know what needs to be done.
In the absence of your cats here is one of mine.
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We have a Tonkinese. They are very smart cats and very trainable. Ours also likes hiding, behind the fridge, in wardrobes and under kitchen units are his favorite places.
Ours is very vocal as well and will talk at you for ages, when he's been left for a while or when he wants the door opening.
Having said all that, he is highly strung. When we had our daughter our moggy couldn't care less, but it really stressed the Tonkinese out, to the point he was losing fur. All in all it lasted about 9 months.
Matt
Here’s ours, Tiffany. Not our name, breeder gave her it
Dammit, how do you post pics on here these days? Ah, there we go
Here’s ours, Tiffany. Not our name, breeder gave her it
Does it think you're alone now?
If it does, it's probably plotting to kill you...
In that picture there doesn't seem to be anyone around.
( the fact I can remember those lyrics is a matter of deep shame, I was young and in love )
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LoddrikSchroedinger's cats
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A couple of Tonkinese stories: ours used to love going round the room jumping from one piece of furniture to the next, which he did because it got him attention. When he reached the mantlepiece he would bat my Mum's horrible porcelain ornaments off so you had to get him down fast or remove the porcelain. He did it once when my Uncle John was staying; Uncle John was an extremely devout indoctrinated Catholic so when my Mum leapt forward to catch a falling pice of porcelain then shouted: "You ****ing little demon!" poor Uncle John got a bit of a shock. One of the staging posts in the round-the-lounge tour was a glass topped Habitat table. One fine day I took the glass away so when the cat jumped onto it he went clean through. The entire family erupted in laughter but everybody knows you never laugh at an embarrassed cat so he was pretty irritated and lashed his tail and swore at us. From then on he would always stop and put out a paw to check the glass was there before jumping.
Bed time was always fun as the Tonkinese would sprint upstairs and hide under a bed, from where he had to be hauled out and stuffed up my Dad's jumper. Dad was in advanced Alzheimer's by then so it was a welcome bit of fun and comfort for the poor old chap, walking back downstairs with the cat's head sticking out of his V neck.
We had a Tonk called George when I was a kid. He would literally never shut up. One day he disappeared and went and stayed at the local holiday park and then came back 6 months later!
We have to shut ours in the kitchen overnight if we want sleep - that means all 4 cats. It's the two ragdolls that chase each other round the house, culminating in both of them dashing round our bed, over the top of both of us, and then back downstairs for a lap of the lounge, then back up and repeat.
Can't get the female ragdoll in from the cat run at night - she loves sitting out in it in the dark, and as she is dark grey, we can't see her.
Lionheart
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In one of my sci-fi books, One follows a cat the find the ‘gaps’ that allow one (and cats) to travel between the parallel universes. Just a thought.
Spares?
Always love a cat thread
"In one of my sci-fi books, One follows a cat the find the ‘gaps’ that allow one (and cats) to travel between the parallel universes"
Pixel from "The Cat Who Could Walk Through Walls" Robert A Heinlein ?
"The title of the book refers to a cat by the name of Pixel, who has an inexplicable tendency to be wherever the narrator happens to be (see Schrödinger's cat). In one scene Pixel does, in fact, walk through a wall, and it is explained that Pixel is too young to know that such behavior is impossible"
Or the one from Pullman's His Dark Materials book?
Photos! Of Claude, at least. Livia's still keeping a very low profile.
Claude is a handsome chap, but he could probably do with a couple more Dreamies.
Cat tax paid in full.
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Looks like a small Cougar!
Stunning cats! Great to see pics..
Good to see them settling in to their new home, without a drop of blood being shed getting them there. Claude is extremely handsome!