People can be so rude about sphynx

Thanks Everyone,
I like the chinese crested dogs also.
I plan on getting another sphynx this year to show.
There are 4 vets there and the others love Cleo.
Its hard to leave there.
Not sure why one of the techs thought she would be mean.
My Coco is half siamese and is one of the nicest cats we ever had.
I also had a seal point siamese and she was nice when I was a kid.
I almost told that lady off and would have if my husband was not there.
I took my Russian Blue Mix to the vets a few weeks agi for her shot and a urine test.
I told them do not try to touch her because she is scared of people she doesnt know.
Everyone had to hold her like with Cleo.
It turned out she was not that scared like she used to be.
She was lpo spayedlast monday and it was easy to give her pain meds.

Try to let it go over your head unless of course these people interfere with her health care. I used to keep pet rats which I was always at the vets with as they often suffered with respiratory problems, I used to get people saying "eeewwww" quite a lot or turning their nose up. When you're worried about your baby it's not very nice to have to put up with that as well! These people are just being ignorant, Cleo is gorgeous and I wouldn't mind a cuddle!!

Originally Posted by Jupeycat

Try to let it go over your head unless of course these people interfere with her health care. I used to keep pet rats which I was always at the vets with as they often suffered with respiratory problems, I used to get people saying "eeewwww" quite a lot or turning their nose up. When you're worried about your baby it's not very nice to have to put up with that as well! These people are just being ignorant, Cleo is gorgeous and I wouldn't mind a cuddle!!

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You will always get odd looks when you have ratties as pets LOL I love my ratkids, all nine are close to the heart. They do require quite a bit of vet care, so I find myself tryng to defend them all the time. People just don't understand.

Im still loving Cleo though, that face is so cute I wouldnt care what anyone said about her....

My sister tells me that my SunLee ( a modern Siamese) is the ugliest creature she's ever seen. She thinks SunLee looks more like an Alien creature than a cat. Although in truth SunLee is far from extreme, non the less she does have a different look than the Old Style Siamese. I just think a lot of people are not comfortable with cats that look "different" from all the rest.

Here's my little Princess. I see her as a beautiful creature.

SunLee is quite exotic looking, her face is strikingly beautiful. I love Siamese cats, they have been a favorite of mine since childhood

I would be concerned about using the vet in that office who expressed dislike for Sphynx cats - you will never know if her care would be compromised by this person b/c of those feelings. The vet is only human, but her comments were really uncalled for .... she should keep that stuff to herself. Try using the ones who DO like the breed and Cleo in particular.

The old saying "If you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all" springs to mind. The last thing you want when you have a sick animal is someone saying awful things about it. The day I took my first rat to be put to sleep, my ex's father said "Is it dead yet?" in the most horrible way.

I agree with what AddieBee said and Cleo deserves a vet that is professional!

rude comments kinda comes with the territory when you own something unusual or different. However, I agree that the vet should be more professional about it, whether he likes the breed or not.

My Sphynx has the nickname of "Icky Kitty" here in my household. My brother isnt fond of her, and calls her that because "She looks like she feels icky".. it was such a silly nickname, for a silly reason.. it just kinda stuck.

I get all kinds of comments about my Crested.. most are curious questions tho, I rarely get rude comments.. What's amusing is the people who dont think he's cute at all, but they dont want to be rude... "He's so ugly, he's kinda cute"..... and my personal favorite is when they touch him.. "He feels just like skin!"

My sister paid 1800 to try to save her rat last July but he died anyway.
Everyone thought she was crazy.

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I understand this all to well

A few weeks ago I took one of my naked rat boys to the e-vet. He had developed a massive abcess and I was terrified of something happening to him. He was a resuce that had been though several surgeries proir to coming to live with me because his previous owner had not been able to have him vetted for wounds he got from older male rats.

I spent $509.00 for the surgery to debride and clean the abcess up. That was on Sunday, two days later he was to my regular vet and we had to euth him, the infection had spread again and there was nowhere left to go to try and help him.

It is very difficult to try and get people to understand the lengths you will go to for pets, yes, even those a little more unusual. I have learned to ignore most comments, until they are paying the bills... I dont need or want their opinions.

I didn't read the whole thread, just the main post.

I don't like sphynx cats.....their looks do not appeal to me at all. I like my cats and dogs with fur. BUT, that is my personal view and its based on aesthetics.

That said, I would never insult or make rude comments to a person who owns a breed that I personally don't like. That is just rude.

If I saw Cleo at the vet, I would have to ask permission to touch her, because I've heard so much praise of "warm peaches." She's not to my taste, necessarily, but I've seen some cats at the shelter who were patently "ugly" to me but who had wonderful personalities. Like people, we only see a new person or cat for the first few minutes. After that, all we see is the personality, and most of us would have a hard time actually describing a good friend, or a cat.

I've heard nasty comments about my hot rod, too. But it's mine, reflecting my personality, and I just let such comments roll off my back.

Oh if I had a $1 for every person that has ever said a Persian was ugly at the show - I'd be OH so rich!

Just like mrblanche said, let it roll off your back.

Originally Posted by WellingtonCats

Oh if I had a $1 for every person that has ever said a Persian was ugly at the show - I'd be OH so rich!

Just like mrblanche said, let it roll off your back.

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I was once AT a show watching a Siamese being judged, and some woman who was stood right behind me made a very loud comment about how much she hated them and they were just like rats with little ratty tails. This was AT a cat show where everyone ought to have been true cat-lovers, and ranks amongst the worst displays of bad manners I have ever witnessed, in a supposedly civilised setting. You could see a large portion of the crowd do a sharp intake of breath and glare at her. Unfortunately the cat fancy does contain some very rude and unpleasant people.

Originally Posted by Epona

I was once AT a show watching a Siamese being judged, and some woman who was stood right behind me made a very loud comment about how much she hated them and they were just like rats with little ratty tails. This was AT a cat show where everyone ought to have been true cat-lovers, and ranks amongst the worst displays of bad manners I have ever witnessed, in a supposedly civilised setting. You could see a large portion of the crowd do a sharp intake of breath and glare at her. Unfortunately the cat fancy does contain some very rude and unpleasant people.

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I likely would have turned and pointed out how siamese have tails nothing like rats LOL I would know, I have a cage full of handsome little ratmen at home

Siamese tails do not look like rat tails at all.
Cleos tail did when she was younger.
There are a lot of rude people in Cfa I have seen.
Some breeders were rude to me once at the stockton show.
I asked if they knew where this other breeder was because I needed to talk to her and se got so rude.

Originally Posted by anita1216

I likely would have turned and pointed out how siamese have tails nothing like rats LOL I would know, I have a cage full of handsome little ratmen at home

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I wanted a pet rat SO badly when I was a kid (I even remember what type I wanted, a black & white hooded rat - always had a soft spot for bicolours LOL)! We weren't allowed to have rodents because living backing onto agricultural land we always had a problem with mice and rats coming in, and the food may well have attracted wild ones to try harder to get in!

I certainly do not view being like a rat as an insult - except this was said in a tone of voice that definitely made it so. And it was denigrating both Siamese/Orientals AND rats! Doubly rude and definitely unnecessary and ill-mannered!

How can people like that even call themselves animal lovers?!

I can understand being surprised to see a Sphynx if your'e not used to seeing one, but to just "not like" the breed in general is odd to me. It's a CAT. And I like CATs.

Heck, I even think possums are cute! I can't help it. All animals melt my heart.

Originally Posted by Epona

I wanted a pet rat SO badly when I was a kid (I even remember what type I wanted, a black & white hooded rat - always had a soft spot for bicolours LOL)! We weren't allowed to have rodents because living backing onto agricultural land we always had a problem with mice and rats coming in, and the food may well have attracted wild ones to try harder to get in!

I certainly do not view being like a rat as an insult - except this was said in a tone of voice that definitely made it so. And it was denigrating both Siamese/Orientals AND rats! Doubly rude and definitely unnecessary and ill-mannered!

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I had a hooded rat when I was a kid... She was one of the best pets I ever had. That little rat rode around on my shoulder most of the time. I'd let her run loose in my bedroom too.. she never attempted to escape. They are very intelligent little pets.

Originally Posted by nekkiddoglady

I had a hooded rat when I was a kid... She was one of the best pets I ever had. That little rat rode around on my shoulder most of the time. I'd let her run loose in my bedroom too.. she never attempted to escape. They are very intelligent little pets.

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Despite waht some people would prefer to believe, rats are in fact just as intelligent as cats and dogs. With proper training and patience they learn tricks and can be litterbox trained. All of my rats come when called by name, they use a litter box and the only cute trick they ever learned was "beg".

I have siamese, rex, and hairless rats Love my little men and one girly (she is spayed and was born blind)