Kitten of Thursday Update

[lagilman]

Because I know you're really only here for the cats...

Castiel Kitten of Thursday has a clean bill of adult health, including some issues we had concerns about when he was a wee kitten. It was also confirmed that, at 9.4 pounds, he is NOT finished growing yet.

And, as he finally starts to show his "adult" self, we've been able to rule out certain breed influences, and narrow it down to two:

"When you are not available to entertain him, an Oriental will divert himself by jumping on top of the refrigerator, opening drawers, seeking out new hideaways to frustrate anyone who might be searching for him, and watching television with clear interest."

uh-huh. Also, "the Oriental resembles the Siamese, with the same svelte, muscular body, wedge-shaped head, and large, triangular ears" (but with a range of colors, and green eyes, not blue)

However, when I look at the picture here, y all I can think is "my god, that's him, down to the cowlicks." Except the eye color is wrong (see above), and Castiel's face is pointier (more like, well, an Oriental's).

What all this tells me is, well, that I have an affectionate, muscular, highly-intelligent, and very social cat of a particular breeding line.

So. Not. A. News. Flash.

Comments

[spiderorchid81.livejournal.com]

Of course we're only here for the cats! Every cat will tell you so. ;)

He's a real beauty and it's good news that he's healthy.

Oh, and because books are important too (even if cats don't like to hear it): Congratulations on reaching the goal for financing the new Cosa Nostradamus stories!

[lagilman]

Thanks!

[sorek.livejournal.com]

The url to the article on Bombays is missing a "y" at the end.

[lagilman]

thanks. fixing.

[threeoutside.livejournal.com]

Oh, Castiel Kitten of Thursday. You. Are. A. BEAUTY!

[lagilman]

He really is. And seems utterly oblivious to it, unlike, say our old Russian Blue, who KNEW he was handsome...

[cithra.livejournal.com]

British Bombay standards allow more gold- than copper-colored eyes without it being a fault, so they are out there. :)

[lagilman]

Cas has olive-green eyes, with occasional flecks of gold. They're very pretty, but not (any) Bombay standard.

[martianmooncrab.livejournal.com]

I used to think that not all black cats had a touch of Siamese in them, because my Newton was such a quiet boy. Then I put him in the car to make a 200 mile move, and he never stopped yowling. The. Entire. Drive.

[lagilman]

I'm pretty sure that many black cats DON'T have Siamese in them.

I'm also pretty sure that few cats would put up with a long car ride without yowling, unless you'd given them kitty 'ludes.... my old calico, Indiana, used to raise the frickin' banshee banner, every time we had to go to the vet...

[martianmooncrab.livejournal.com]

you would think they would get exhausted and pass out after the first 50 miles...

[elektra.livejournal.com]

The odds of him being a bombay, given their rarity (and his looks--to my trained eye) are low. He's too tall on his legs and long in the nose, proportionally--bombay is a semi-cobby and surprisingly heavy for their size, Cas sounds like he's going to be both heavy & large . . .
He doesn't look much like an oriental either (sorry). He pretty much looks like a domestic shorthair, albeit an absolutely gorgeous one. And one with a superior personality, which is the important part.

[lagilman]

While I respect your knowledge, obviously, I'm also going to listen to my cat-specialist vet, who has actually handled him up close. I had said up front that his head was NOT the Bombay type (although he does have the short-muzzle breathing issue). His body type, when upright, is a dead ringer for pics of Bombays I've seen, and the vet concurred.

*shrug* He's mine, whatever he is.

He's definitely not 100% domestic shorthair, US or British. I've had a dozen or so of those in my life, and i can see the differences in his body shape.

[desperance.livejournal.com]

Heh. Thursday's kitty has far to grow. Let us know when he stops; we'll measure then.

Meantime: awww. He's gorgeous. What more could possibly matter?