Bonjour de Paris!

Having problems posting photos....

Anyway, a big hello from Paris! I have really enjoyed looking at this site and have discovered a lot of valuble info. My kitten is a ten month old Turkish Angora. We found him trapped inside the engine of a car in our underground shared garage. He was approx fourteen weeks old, very dirty and hungry. Since the death of our beloved cat eight years ago affected us so deeply, i had always thought that i would never have another.
Gilbert (pronounced in the French way) however had different ideas and charmed us straight away. It seems that he had been litter trained and purred deeply while eating his first meal - he still does! The next morning I went to the local vets to ask if anyone had lost him and to check the area for missing posters. I came home with a litter tray, food, toys !!!
He is now fully harness and lead trained and i walk him every day. He is a typical Turk with loads of energy who finds whatever you are doing of huge interest. Hope i can work out how to post some photos so you can all see what a handsome boy he is!

Bienvenue!

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April

Thanks! Will get my husband on to it when we get back from our walk

Hi there welcome to tcs

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Salut de la Normandie! There are two members here from France, both in Normandie. I look forward to seeing pictures of your boy.

You are so lucky to have found such a beautiful cat and I guess he is lucky to have found you, too Welcome to the site!

et voila! Here's Gilbert..









and when we rescued him..

He is gorgeous

Gilbert est trÃ[emoji]169[/emoji]s mignon!

He's a beautiful boy!!

Welcome to TCS!

Gilbert is beautiful

Hola y bienvenido a TCS, ...Catulina

Milky

te saludan!!!........

(Translate: Bonjour and Welcome to TCS, Catulina & Milky say hello to you!!!... )

Please feel as you home here, we can learn so much and deep about out kittys in this marvelous site, I just only please ask you read the rules and other stuffs that can help you to feel as you Real home!.. here you have the link my friend.
http://www.thecatsite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=82565

Please ask whatever you need to know, there are plenty of good members and of course our tireness Mod´s to help us here!....

See you on the forums!, Glad you join us! Tres bien!:bigthumb

bienvenue!!! Oh goodness, Gilbert is adorable. I love orange and white boys!! And he has a great name. Hope you enjoy your time on the site!!

Welcome

Gilbert is beautiful

Hi there and welcome to TCS, Gilbert is just beautiful, I hope nto chat to you around the boards soon.xx

Gilbert is a beautiful sweet boy!! It sounds like you were meant for each other! Welcome to TCS!!

A big thanks to everyone for their lovely replies - Gilbert's fame grows!!! He is quite the local celebrity here. I bought a special cat carrier when i was last in Italy - its like a back pack that you wear on your front. It has a top flap that he leans out of when i take him for a walk. We are always getting stopped when we are out and about

Gilbert is certainly a gorgeous cat. I can't tell from the photos what colour his eyes are. Does he have the odd coloured eyes of the Turkish Van?

His eyes are amber, because we found him he does not have any papers. I am pretty much certain however that he is a full Turk. I had never heard of this breed until a man on the street told me that he was one!
He has the classic Turk build - very fine boned with back legs longer than his front. I didnt realise how fine his bones were until he first jumped into the bath - his legs are like twigs! He clearly shares his love of water with his Turkish Van cousins He has a full angora coat with no undercoat along with full "britches" ,long fur inbetween his pads and is starting to grow a mane. Oh yes and a HUGE plume of a tail - the photos dont do it justice.

He is certainly lovely, but he may be a cross-bred as his colouring is not a Van. They should have a base colour of white, with colours only on the head and tail, apart from maybe a few spots. But the real thing is the eye colour - usually one green and one blue. If you google the breed you will see lots of pictures of what they should look like. But I am not detracting from him, he is a really beautiful cat, whatever his breed.