Siamese vs regular cats

[Agent Sparrow]

I'm going to use this as an excuse to post these pictures again.

 

[Agent Sparrow]

I honestly think they're more affectionate than other cats.

Dog owners often outline complaints about cats - they won't cuddle you or show affection, they're distant, they don't want attention, they just do their own thing, etc - and all of them are untrue about selectively bred siamese, they're almost like dogs at times, but with none of the disadvantages (don't need to take them for walks, they don't try to shag people's legs, etc).

If you want a dog cat, apparently the turkish van or the maine is what to go for. I love turkish vans btw, but not because they're dog cats.

 

[upsidedownwalrus]

Hadn't heard of them before, so looked it up

 

[upsidedownwalrus]

Did you mean a Maine Coon

Want!

(Not sure I could own a cat called a 'coon' though )

 

[upsidedownwalrus]

Oh man, I'm getting one of them when I get a proper house.

 

[Agent Sparrow]

Hadn't heard of them before, so looked it up

Yup. They swim.

Did you mean a Maine Coon

Want!

(Not sure I could own a cat called a 'coon' though

Yup, I was being PC in leaving the second part of the name out . Not because I was wrong at all.

 

[upsidedownwalrus]

I thought you were, I just thought I would check

Does the word not have the same pejorative meaning in the USA? I can't imagine many pet shops here would sell them under that name

 

[upsidedownwalrus]

They really do look like very impressive beasts, I hadn't realised there were cats that big which were legal to own.

 

[teuchter]

I love turkish vans btw,

Do you like this one?

 

[upsidedownwalrus]

Boom tish!

 

[tufty79]

any excuse to post this...

drunk and covered in one of the pointy siamese kitterns about six months ago...
kitty kitty kitty fest...

 

[Epona]

Oh man, I'm getting one of them when I get a proper house.

I saw a particularly large Maine Coon at a cat show once, it must have weighed more than 25lbs.

I like them but I don't do hairy cats, too much work!

 

[fogbat]

I'm going to use this as an excuse to post these pictures again.

The Midwich Kittens!

 

[Agent Sparrow]

Do you like this one?

That actually really did make me lol for a couple of seconds. Well done sir on your quick wittedness

The Midwich Kittens!

However, I just don't know what this means

 

[Bakunin]

I saw a particularly large Maine Coon at a cat show once, it must have weighed more than 25lbs.

Ah, but may I present a worthy contender for 'huge moggy' crown?

Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you the majestic, domestic and, in general, absolutely wonderful mog that rejoices in the name of the 'Norwegian Forest Cat.' Also known by Norwegian folk as the 'Skogkatt' or 'Skogkatter.'

This especially majestic and beautiful example is a stud cat named Kulfi.

 

[fogbat]

However, I just don't know what this means

Science fiction references ftw.

 

[Agent Sparrow]

Oh, Village of the Damned. Should have got that really.

 

[upsidedownwalrus]

I saw a particularly large Maine Coon at a cat show once, it must have weighed more than 25lbs.

I like them but I don't do hairy cats, too much work!

That's true actually - the size is but not the hairiness. Are there any bred to still be such awesome size but with regular hair?

I don't think I'm tidy enough to be able to look after a hairy cat.

 

[upsidedownwalrus]

Ah, but may I present a worthy contender for 'huge moggy' crown?

Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you the majestic, domestic and, in general, absolutely wonderful mog that rejoices in the name of the 'Norwegian Forest Cat.' Also known by Norwegian folk as the 'Skogkatt' or 'Skogkatter.'

This especially majestic and beautiful example is a stud cat named Kulfi.

That is absolutely beautiful.

 

[Upchuck]

siamese are an ill tempered, selfish, dismissive breed

 

[FridgeMagnet]

My stepmother had a Maine Coon. They're furry obviously, but actually they don't seem to shed all that much, though they do get hairballs. They're actually just really massive cats, which makes it look like they're furrier than they are, because you assume that cats don't get that big. (A common comment from visitors was "is that a cat?")

They also climb a lot. Hers used to sit on top of the kitchen cupboards and scare the life out of people. It was very Ceiling Cat.

 

[Epona]

My stepmother had a Maine Coon. They're furry obviously, but actually they don't seem to shed all that much, though they do get hairballs. They're actually just really massive cats, which makes it look like they're furrier than they are, because you assume that cats don't get that big. (A common comment from visitors was "is that a cat?")

They also climb a lot. Hers used to sit on top of the kitchen cupboards and scare the life out of people. It was very Ceiling Cat.

You're right they don't shed too much, and the hair that does come out is easy to clean up cos it's long. When I said fluffies were too much work, I meant in terms of grooming. Maine Coons are fairly low maintenance in that regard, but they still need grooming at least 3 times a week - that's 3 times a week more than my ultra-shorthairs

 

[upsidedownwalrus]

Yeah - that's the thing that really would worry me, especially shit-encrusted fur at the rear end.

 

[upsidedownwalrus]

Some more Maine Coon porn

How much Whiskas do you have to feed these things?

Better pray the one you get doesn't want Sheba instead

 

[upsidedownwalrus]

 

[FridgeMagnet]

these is not real cats

 

[upsidedownwalrus]

Was the one your stepmother had as big as those?

I reckon I'd freak if I went to someone's house and saw a cat like that. Probably think it was a Lynx which had had a steroid injection into its fur or something.

 

[upsidedownwalrus]

siamese are an ill tempered, selfish, dismissive breed

Untrue - the ones I had as a kid were the most docile, friendly cats I've ever met.

 

[Orang Utan]

how can you think ill of this beautiful cat?





<goes back to lurking>

 

[upsidedownwalrus]

That's an ace pic OU, whose is that?