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Hi all. I brought my new tonkinese kitten home yesterday around 2:30 PM. The car ride was about an hour and a half. She has settled in pretty well - she is playful and doesn't hide, she has eaten about 8 oz of canned food since then (yesterday and this morning) and some dry. She hasn't...

I finally brought my baby home today. She's a platinum point tonkinese. She is 14 weeks old and SO tiny! So far, she has eaten, played, explored, and offered massive love! She is such a purr box! I havent caught her using the litter box, and when I'm not in the room she hides, but other...

I am waiting for my kitten to be old enough to come home with me from the breeder! She was supposed to be spayed yesterday, and I was scheduled to pick her up next Friday the 6th. The breeder told me that she has held off on her spay until June 3rd so that she can get more weight on her. She...

So, to tide me over while I impatiently wait for June 6th (the day I can pick my kitten up), the breeder has kindly sent me some pictures of her. She is the platinum point kitten (mostly white with platinum points). Off topic but - what are the tips for eliminating red-eye? I know many of...

I know that my kitten will need a name that she is registered with, and a call name. What I'm a little confused about, is how to incorporate the two. I don't know exactly what kind of registered name she needs. I know that it will be Maytime's .... (the cattery is Maytime Tonkinese) but...

My breeder says she is introducing my kitten to Proplan wet food and Whiskas in the packets. Obviously, this is not the wet food that I want her to be eating once I get her. Do you have to wean kittens off of wet food when you change it the same way that you do with dry? (Mixing 3 parts, 2...

Will this be big enough for my Tonkinese once she is an adult? It is a carrier. Measures 19 x 12.6 x 10. Suggested for cats, chihuahuas, yorkshire terriers.

So, I know that I probably won't actually pick a name until I pick my baby up (beginning of June!) from the breeder and spend some time with her. BUT I keep trying to think of possible names anyway. I am pretty stuck on the idea of a literary name - YES - I am a huge dork (English...

So...I absolutely cannot wait to get my new kitten (June 11!!) but I am starting to get nervous. I want to do everything right! What is one thing that you wish you had known before you got your cat(s) - or one thing you'd do differently now? I thought this would make for an interesting and...

Would any of you be willing to look at the contract my breeder wants to use via PM? Though I have a year of law school and know about contracts, I know nothing about pets - especially purebred! I'd appreciate some input.

So, I have wanted a Tonkinese kitten for a very long time. I finally found a reputable breeder - but now I can't decide! They are too young to have a personality, but I have to choose one for her to hold for me when I send the deposit. I am stuck between a platinum point female (color only on...

Everything I have read about Tonkinese cats says that if you are "going to be gone for long periods of time" you should get a second cat for them to play with, or they will get "destructive." My question is - what exactly constitutes long periods of time? A normal workday? 2 cats is not an...

My oral argument is today at 3 PM. I'm a law student, and this is the beginning of the "moot court tournament." Today, I argue "on brief" which means I represent the Plaintiff (as I did in my brief). It's 12 minutes of pure terror for me, that requires you to have a memorized argument, but to...

Hey guys, I am looking to add a feline companion to my house in the next month or so. Currently we have no pets in our home. I joined this board when I adopted my former cat, Bella, from the Humane Society. She was 10 months old at adoption. THe first night, she was manic and chewed every...

So...I *somehow* ended up at the local Petsmart today. (Can't IMAGINE how that happened!) I looked at the kittens up for adoption and I was absolutely STUNNED by a gorgeous russian blue mix kitty. He was breathtaking, and I would guess probably purebred (though listed as a mix because no...

Hi all! Can any of you tell me some more about the Tonkinese breed? I *think* I understand the color groupings.. that the kittens can be either solid, mink, or pointed? And that only the mink and pointed have some form of blue/aqua eyes? Is $600 plus spay/neuter reasonable? (I hope it...

Does anyone have experience with both or tips to offer me on which would be better? No kitty yet but I want to be prepared!

So..I haven't been around a WHOLE lot since I lost Bella. Too hard to read about all of the kitties. But I've been back lately and I've really enjoyed reading the posts. I'm hoping to get a new kitten this summer..I think I'm ready (but I'm going to be much more careful about the health of...

Is there such a thing as a pointed cat that is not a purebred? Will you be able to tell when they are a kitten or will the points only come out later?

My mom called me this morning to tell me that our Humane Society at home burned down almost entirely this morning. The news reports said that all but 2 dogs were rescued but most cats did not make it alive. JHS is a huge facility, with sometimes over 100 cats at a time in two seperate...