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Hi all, I'm new. Was an avian owner for decades but recently came over to the feline side of things when my cockatiel Alex died after being with me for over 17 years.
I got adopted by a shelter kitten in August of 2005. She was 8 weeks old at the time, and was listed as a DSH. Well, those shelter folks don't seem to know much about kittens - turns out she is mostly Maine Coon and her tail fur is close to 6 inches long - so her tail swells out to close to a foot across at its puffiest! And that's with her relaxed and happy!
She is beautiful, of course (aren't all kitties?) as she is a torbie - tortie mixed with red tabby, so she has 5 colors rather than 4 and is completely striated with color where she isn't striped with orange and cream. She's mostly red, so I named her Ginger after having her home for most of a day. It seemed to fit!
I love her much, and was looking for a place where I can talk about her without making others sick!
Here's her very first baby picture - 8 weeks old, first night home...this is the face I fell for...
Grumpy girl getting used to her new mommy...
And a shot that shows her heritage - aren't her colors beee-yoooo-teee-ful?
I got adopted by a shelter kitten in August of 2005. She was 8 weeks old at the time, and was listed as a DSH. Well, those shelter folks don't seem to know much about kittens - turns out she is mostly Maine Coon and her tail fur is close to 6 inches long - so her tail swells out to close to a foot across at its puffiest! And that's with her relaxed and happy!
She is beautiful, of course (aren't all kitties?) as she is a torbie - tortie mixed with red tabby, so she has 5 colors rather than 4 and is completely striated with color where she isn't striped with orange and cream. She's mostly red, so I named her Ginger after having her home for most of a day. It seemed to fit!
I love her much, and was looking for a place where I can talk about her without making others sick!
Here's her very first baby picture - 8 weeks old, first night home...this is the face I fell for...
Grumpy girl getting used to her new mommy...
And a shot that shows her heritage - aren't her colors beee-yoooo-teee-ful?