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So, as I posted about a year ago, I got 5 babies from a vet who were sentenced to die if someone didn't grab them by closing. I took them home, vetted, and bottlefed them and they are now over a year old and the picture of health. Sadly, I was a young, broke, physically disabled (on a cane) college student at the time, with only the money to care for myself and my feline friends but not pay major bills, so we lived at my parents'. At first, they demanded the kittens be rehomed when they came of age, and I agreed to it, knowing they'd go back on it because they love animals too, and would grow attached. That plan backfired. Now, things in my life have taken a turn for the better, and I'm back on my own, and I wanted to take my babies that I loved when no one else would to my new home. My parents, however, had grown too attached, and refuse to part with them. That leaves me with only my two adults, which, for me, simply isn't enough.
So what do I do? I go save another life. First was a little feral lavender point Siamese mix girl, abandoned by her mother and left to die, because a rogue tom had been killing her siblings. She was the survivor. She could barely walk when her foster mom found her, but I quickly discovered upon taking her home that, once fully vetted and healthy, she was a little fireball, and would be happiest not being the only kitten (or maybe that was just my excuse to get another one, haha). My adults were overwhelmed, even though they are kitten-friendly. So, I went to a local no-kill eleventh hour rescue and found a little boy her age. I'm wondering if he might have something besides DSH in him. . .
While this little guy has a medium coat, it's much longer in the neck/chest, belly, and tail areas. He has beautiful inner ear tufts, large feet with long fur in between the toes, thick, sturdy legs, and is a chirper. I suspect that he'll become quite large when he hits maturity, possibly even bigger than my half Maine Coon 15lb male (featured in the earlier thread "Hex, serial baby snuggler"). He's striped, but mostly black with loose stripes of sparse tan/grey hairs, and his belly fades into tan/grey. His temperament, in contrast to my new baby girl, is very mild, laid back, and relaxed. The little fellow goes limp when you pick him up. He's incredibly social and prefers to eat with his new sister rather than eating alone. He's the most social kitten I've ever seen, never wanting to be further than a foot or two from me, and loving strangers.
As far as I know, these are all Maine Coon-ish traits. I don't think he's half or anything, but maybe a grandparent, great grandparent? He's just very unusual-looking.
So what do I do? I go save another life. First was a little feral lavender point Siamese mix girl, abandoned by her mother and left to die, because a rogue tom had been killing her siblings. She was the survivor. She could barely walk when her foster mom found her, but I quickly discovered upon taking her home that, once fully vetted and healthy, she was a little fireball, and would be happiest not being the only kitten (or maybe that was just my excuse to get another one, haha). My adults were overwhelmed, even though they are kitten-friendly. So, I went to a local no-kill eleventh hour rescue and found a little boy her age. I'm wondering if he might have something besides DSH in him. . .
While this little guy has a medium coat, it's much longer in the neck/chest, belly, and tail areas. He has beautiful inner ear tufts, large feet with long fur in between the toes, thick, sturdy legs, and is a chirper. I suspect that he'll become quite large when he hits maturity, possibly even bigger than my half Maine Coon 15lb male (featured in the earlier thread "Hex, serial baby snuggler"). He's striped, but mostly black with loose stripes of sparse tan/grey hairs, and his belly fades into tan/grey. His temperament, in contrast to my new baby girl, is very mild, laid back, and relaxed. The little fellow goes limp when you pick him up. He's incredibly social and prefers to eat with his new sister rather than eating alone. He's the most social kitten I've ever seen, never wanting to be further than a foot or two from me, and loving strangers.
As far as I know, these are all Maine Coon-ish traits. I don't think he's half or anything, but maybe a grandparent, great grandparent? He's just very unusual-looking.