Blue-Eyed Stranger

gemlady · Oct 26, 2005

We have had a cat hanging around our garage for the last week or two. Shy but friendly, and very talkative. I held it once and it didn't seem to be starving. Hadn't seen it in a few days when on Monday it approached our van when we got home and asked to come into the house. (It was a bit windy and chilly.

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We let it in. Unfortunately, Ari is unhappy and hisses, and the kitty hisses, and right now kitty is hiding in the basement. (Unfinished and damp, but the door is open and it can come up whenever it wants.)

The eyes are a gorgeous blue which leads me to believe it might be a Siamese mix, but the color pattern is a new one to me. White with black and cream. (Which is also leading me to believe it is female.)

Soooo, we'll be seeing how long before it acclimates and the two get along. Stay tuned...

tnr1 · Oct 26, 2005

Originally Posted by gemlady

We have had a cat hanging around our garage for the last week or two. Shy but friendly, and very talkative. I held it once and it didn't seem to be starving. Hadn't seen it in a few days when on Monday it approached our van when we got home and asked to come into the house. (It was a bit windy and chilly.

)

We let it in. Unfortunately, Ari is unhappy and hisses, and the kitty hisses, and right now kitty is hiding in the basement. (Unfinished and damp, but the door is open and it can come up whenever it wants.)

The eyes are a gorgeous blue which leads me to believe it might be a Siamese mix, but the color pattern is a new one to me. White with black and cream. (Which is also leading me to believe it is female.)

Soooo, we'll be seeing how long before it acclimates and the two get along. Stay tuned...

I would definately keep them seperated until this little one can be seen by a vet. Also....chances are it may not be a siamese mix....the blue eyes are probably a recessive gene that can be carried by domesticated shorthaired cats as well (and it is Gaye's pet peeve to call any moggie a "mix" when you don't know the parents).

Katie

gayef · Oct 26, 2005

Originally Posted by TNR1

(and it is Gaye's pet peeve to call any moggie a "mix" when you don't know the parents).

*LOL@Katie*

kluchetta · Oct 26, 2005

Jan - does the white part go over the eyes? If so, I believe that is a white dominant cat with black and cream spots. Or something to that effect. Having had 2 odd-eyed white cats, my understanding was that they were white cats with white spots (the "white spot" being where the green eye was.) Sure hope you can get a picture, sounds beautiful! (But I think it would only be positively a girl if it were orange and black at the same time).

clixpix · Oct 26, 2005

Regardless of parentage or gender, it sounds like a beautiful & lucky kitty!

Can't wait for updates and pictures!

mercymanic · Oct 26, 2005

Same here.

gemlady · Oct 27, 2005

Originally Posted by TNR1

I would definately keep them seperated until this little one can be seen by a vet. Also....chances are it may not be a siamese mix....the blue eyes are probably a recessive gene that can be carried by domesticated shorthaired cats as well (and it is Gaye's pet peeve to call any moggie a "mix" when you don't know the parents).

Katie

Sorry, Katie & Gaye...

Ari and the stanger are good at remaining separated. The closest I've seen them is about 5 feet. I'm still trying to hold it long enough to determine gender.

tnr1 · Oct 27, 2005

Originally Posted by gemlady

Sorry, Katie & Gaye...

Ari and the stanger are good at remaining separated. The closest I've seen them is about 5 feet. I'm still trying to hold it long enough to determine gender.

No need to apologize...I didn't know this either until Gaye pointed out to me that although a cat may look siamese..doens't mean it has siamese in it.

Katie

gemlady · Oct 31, 2005

It's official - It" is a she and adult. I got a chance to pick her up and check.

"Miss Kitty" will come into mom's room at night, but that is where Ari likes to sleep. Then you will hear a hiss-snarl-growl contest until mom yells she will use a flyswatter and then all is quiet.

Miss Kitty is also a picky eater like Ari - they prefer the chopped/sliced meat in gravy as opposed to the pate variety.

gemlady · Nov 3, 2005

She's been christened Topaz because of her blue topaz eyes. She has moved upstairs and claimed Mom's bed.

She is an older cat and was definitely someone's lap cat. Loves the belly skritches. But she is also bossy and is not shy in chasing Ari. She even made an effort to whack him and he was nowhere near!

kluchetta · Nov 3, 2005

Can she hear? (She sounds like Elsa, who whacks both the dog and Tigger just for being alive!)

touro1979 · Nov 3, 2005

Have her checked for feline aids and leukemia too before you allow them together. Also a good idea to make sure your cats shots are up to date.

darla s · Nov 4, 2005

I have a little white kitten with blue eyes in the yard and my sister told me she was probably deaf. Is this true?

vibiana · Nov 4, 2005

I have heard that most blue eyed white cats are deaf too -- and that odd-eyed white cats with one blue eye are usually deaf on the side that the blue eye is on.

gemlady · Nov 5, 2005

Originally Posted by Darla S

I have a little white kitten with blue eyes in the yard and my sister told me she was probably deaf. Is this true?

Not always.

gemlady · Nov 5, 2005

Topaz will go out of her way to go after Ari! It's to the point he will start hissing and growling whenever she is in view. I know it takes time. Ari has been getting lots of extra love.

It's been over ten years since we've integrated a new cat. I've been really spoiled, especially when Minx accepted 2 new kittens back in 2000. (He had been gone for 6 weeks and friends gave us 2 kittens. A couple of weeks later, Minx returned. I told him he was gone so long I thought he was dead. He looked at the kittens, sighed, and began to groom them.)

rosiemac · Nov 8, 2005

Awww Jan Topaz sound like a little cutie as well as a little monkey with Ari

Can't wait to see pictures

sar · Nov 8, 2005

Awww, Jan! Topaz seems to have found her home!

Beautiful name, by the way!

I'm sure Ari and Topaz will become friends in no time!

awwww

and that is a lovely story about Minx and the kittens!

gemlady · Nov 8, 2005

Well, we have found out that Topaz did not belong to the new neighbors, but had been hanging out in their garage as well.

Managed to avoid a major fight Sunday night. Ari came running in to Mom's room, jumped on the bed, and landed on Topaz. She took off after him but I managed to grab her - by the tail. Had to wrestled her back and calmed her down. She has been very leery of me since. I'm wondering if I ruined her idea that she is number one in this house! (Which, BTW, is Mom since she owns the place!

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laureen227 · Nov 8, 2005

Originally Posted by rosiemac

Awww Jan Topaz sound like a little cutie as well as a little monkey with Ari

Can't wait to see pictures

[im]patiently waiting for pix...

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