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Hi Ducman, Thanks for that. Ithink you are right in as much as it does seem to be part of play/curiosity, maybe she will grow out of it. I'll try your suggestion of various levels of TSST and see how we get on. It happens mostly when she is in an excited state of play, she lets me know she is...

Hi everyone, happy new year. My kitten who is getting on for eight months old, has recently taken to leaping up my back and sitting on my shoulder. To be honest, it doesn't worry me too much as she seems to be gentle with her claws and it doesn't hurt. However, she also has started to do this...

Ok, got it now, thanks.

Haha, I knew somebody would come up trumps eventually. After your post I read about the Burmese breed on here and it makes sense that she may have some of those genes in her as her fur is like silk to touch, very soft with a slight sheen, and she likes to play fetch with just about anything she...

I can't see a pink tinge on Sophie's paw pads. They are more of a chocolate brown colour. Here's a pic:

Hi, Sopie's paw pads are dark brown, dare I say it - like chocolate.

Gulp! The mystery deepens!

Oh, thank you so much for doing that, please pass on my gratitude to your friend Anne for sharing her expertise. This has been like a good old detective game. Nial, yourself and the other posters set the clues and Anne came in and solved the mystery! A big thank you to you all. So I think...

This whole genetics thing is very interesting. When I was a teenager (many moons ago now) I used to breed budgerigars and was amazed then at the different mutations that were bred. Looking at Sophie now, the stripes on her body have got a reddish tinge, I think she is more likely cinnamon...

Wow, she is absolutely lovely. From one newbie to another, welcome.

That's purrfect, thanks, now I know!

Hi everyone, Thanks once again for your informative posts. It is intriguing, trying to make an educated guess at her heritage, I find it fascinating. A couple of other points, sorry for my naivety here. Is it possible for kittens from the same litter to have different fathers? Sophie was one of...

Hi everyone, Thanks very much for your kind advice and comments. I think I've more or less accepted she is a chocolate tabby. She has a long body though. The main thing is I love her to bits and wouldn't have her any other way. Indeed I am from the UK and neutering isn't usually done too early...

In Britain cats were used to help decode enemy messages made on the Enigma during WWII. Back then they used coloured leads into coloured sockets to act as a primitive computer and apparently some cats had an uncanny knack of being able to choose which lead should go into which socket before a...

Hi all, My kitten has really soft fur at the moment, like mink to touch. She is a short haired tabby. I feed her on James Wellbeloved kitten food with occasional milky treats. Are there any tips or techniques for keeping her fur soft, and general coat maintenance? Thanks in advance.

Yep, if you have the room outside it would make a great fun house for your cats. Toys, slides, litter, you name it it could be great for them. And free too!

Wow, thank you all for your kind comments. I like taking photos of Sophie and if you all don't mind I'll post some more over the weeks. It is getting harder to use my computer though, the chair you see in the picture is my computer chair and Sophie has more or less claimed ownership! When I'm on...

Hi, try pressing your page refresh button, usually works.

This is my very beautiful tabby kitten Sophie, 7 months old, who has just spied a pidgeon through the window. Gotta learn some more about taking cat pictures, there is a very good article in here by Anne on the subject. Great fun. I hope you like Sophie!

Thanks for the replies. Now I know she is a tabby I won't try to breed her and will get her spayed. She is still gorgeous though! Thanks again.