He's 8 weeks old. His name is Bushiken (Boo-SHEE-Ken), or Bushi (BOOshee) for short.
I love cats, and admire them too. I particularly like female cats, and have had two, and another male, so Bushi is 2nd male, cat #4.
Cats are very quiet, orderly creatures, deadly fast, prefer to hunt and die alone.
To a cat, you, its keeper, are always its mother...not its pack leader or alpha male as with dogs.
So you have to train it as its mother would. A very interesting and rewarding process provided you make room in your life for its development.
Unfortunately for cats, many keepers don't; assuming that their independent nature precludes the nurturing process. It does not.
Bushi, like my last cat, is already fascinated by Kata.
I perform my four every night, and Bushi, like my last cat, will sit and watch me do this ritual in silent watchfulness.
I wonder if they see some kind of familiarity in the movements?
I have also leash-trained all my cats, which is supposedly contrary to their nature: not really!
They just walk you rather than vice versa.
They really are a companionable creature with admirable traits.
I'm looking forward to a long education from Bushi.
NM
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Cats are delightful creatures with very independent nature but they form close bonds. We have three females, one 12 yrs. old, and two are 1 year plus old.
We are cat lovers also and really enjoy our girls. The new ones insist on sleeping with us evey night and have done so since kittens. Funny thing!
I can't ever lock my bedroom door or bathroom door without my black cat shaking on the door to get in with me. Morning ritual, during every shower she cries until I let her in...then insists on either licking me or my shower curtain. What strange habits they have!
I hope you enjoy yours as much as we have ours. They sure are wonderful companions.
Vicki
We are cat lovers also and really enjoy our girls. The new ones insist on sleeping with us evey night and have done so since kittens. Funny thing!
I can't ever lock my bedroom door or bathroom door without my black cat shaking on the door to get in with me. Morning ritual, during every shower she cries until I let her in...then insists on either licking me or my shower curtain. What strange habits they have!
I hope you enjoy yours as much as we have ours. They sure are wonderful companions.
Vicki
My cat's play sticky hands with me. They're VERY good. It's fun to watch them fight (brother and sister). They have a thorough understanding of the guard position, and even use sticky hands on each other. I guess they move so fast that's the only way they can prevent getting torn up. People have seen them and the reaction is always "Crouching Tiger (house kitty?) Hidden Dragon! The girl has a mean sideflip she uses to get behind her brother without exposing her back. It's pretty amazing to watch. They have quite an extensive repetoire of (back leg) kicks as well, suprisingly.
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Anyone remember the Siamese cat a friend gave me to care for during the Cambridge Street dojo days? My friend was constantly being attacked by the cat and was cut-up pretty badly while transporting it by cab, to the dojo.
The cat loved the dojo and only fought when challenged. With sharp claws and a warrior's mindset, this unnamed cat spent about two months in the dojo taking on any brave student who wanted to spar.
In spite of the fact that the cat always won, it never lacked opponents. Students of all ages would line up to take on the cat. There weren't any rules. The object was to simply touch the cat. . . which the cat avoided by beautiful and effective evasive moves, accompanied with the fastest clawing movements I've ever seen.
The first aid kit was used a lot during those two months. Eventually the cat tired of this play and jumped out of the second floor window. Every once in awhile people reported seeing it prowling Beacon Hill, fighting the huge sewer rats that were found everywhere.
The cat loved the dojo and only fought when challenged. With sharp claws and a warrior's mindset, this unnamed cat spent about two months in the dojo taking on any brave student who wanted to spar.
In spite of the fact that the cat always won, it never lacked opponents. Students of all ages would line up to take on the cat. There weren't any rules. The object was to simply touch the cat. . . which the cat avoided by beautiful and effective evasive moves, accompanied with the fastest clawing movements I've ever seen.
The first aid kit was used a lot during those two months. Eventually the cat tired of this play and jumped out of the second floor window. Every once in awhile people reported seeing it prowling Beacon Hill, fighting the huge sewer rats that were found everywhere.
GEM
"Do or do not. there is no try!"
"Do or do not. there is no try!"
New Cat
Interesting Folklore (note history on Siamese Cats).
Vicki
FELINE FOLKTAILS - CATS IN FOLKLORE AND SUPERSTITION
Copyright 1994, 1995, Sarah Hartwell
There are hundreds of feline folktales and superstitions - cats predict the weather, sense domestic disharmony, steal a baby's breath, steal a dead person's soul, bring either good or bad luck and carry away a sick person's germs. Cats' eyes tell the time or the tides. Cats are witch's familiars, enchanted princesses, beloved by priests and prophets or envoys of the devil since they were sneezed forth by lions on the Ark and not created by God. This is very much a romp through some of the feline folktales and superstitions found around the world.
CATS AND GODS
The fecund cat is often been associated with fertility. The Scandinavian goddess Freyja rode in a chariot drawn by cats so farmers left out offerings for her cats to ensure a good harvest. In parts of Europe, a cat decorated with ribbons was released in the field after harvest-time to appease the gods. The Peruvian fertility god Ai Apaec could assume the form of a tomcat. A Chinese cat deity Li Shou warded off evil spirits at night and the Roman goddess Diana sometimes wore the form of a cat.
Chinese legends say that cats were put in charge of the world and had the power of speech. The cats soon delegated this job to humans so that felines could laze about. That is why cats can no longer speak and why they wear supercilious expressions when they see us scurrying about!
The shadowy patches on the necks of Siamese cats are the thumbprints of gods who picked the cats up to admire them. Birman cats started out as a plain brown cats until one jumped on the body of a Burmese priest slain by Thai invaders and the priest's spirit passed into it. The cat's body turned golden while its head, tail and legs remained brown. The cat's feet went pure white as they had touched the holy man's skin.
In Ancient Egypt, cats captured the glow of the setting sun in their eyes and kept it safe until morning, making it unlawful for cats to be killed (except in ritual sacrifice by priests). When the Persians attacked part of Egypt they tied cats to their shields - the Egyptians dared not put up a fight in case they injured or killed the cats.
To Muslims pigs and dogs are unclean, but the fastidious cat is tolerated. The Prophet Mohammed had a tabby cat which fell asleep on the sleeve of his robe. Rather than disturb the cat, he cut off his sleeve when he answered the muezzin (call to prayer). This cat once warned Mohammed of danger and to this day tabby cats have the 'M' mark on the foreheads in remembrance of his blessing and three dark lines on their backs where he stroked his cat.
The Egyptians believed the 'M' to depict the sacred Scarab beetle while in Christian folklore it is the mark of the Virgin Mary who blessed a cat which killed a venomous snake sent by the Devil to bite the Christ child in his crib. In a related version from Christian folklore, the infant Jesus was laying in the mangershivering from cold. Alerted by his cries, a mother tabby cat lay next to the child to warm him up. In gratitude, Mary stroked the cats forehead, marking it with an 'M' and to this day, the caring mother cat's descendents all carry the mark of Mary.
The non-religious version suggests that the 'M' is a set of frown-lines where the cat has been staring at a mouse-hole in concentration, waiting for the mouse emerge!
P.S. Sorry, I left off the God part-maybe too much to read.
Vicki
Vicki
FELINE FOLKTAILS - CATS IN FOLKLORE AND SUPERSTITION
Copyright 1994, 1995, Sarah Hartwell
There are hundreds of feline folktales and superstitions - cats predict the weather, sense domestic disharmony, steal a baby's breath, steal a dead person's soul, bring either good or bad luck and carry away a sick person's germs. Cats' eyes tell the time or the tides. Cats are witch's familiars, enchanted princesses, beloved by priests and prophets or envoys of the devil since they were sneezed forth by lions on the Ark and not created by God. This is very much a romp through some of the feline folktales and superstitions found around the world.
CATS AND GODS
The fecund cat is often been associated with fertility. The Scandinavian goddess Freyja rode in a chariot drawn by cats so farmers left out offerings for her cats to ensure a good harvest. In parts of Europe, a cat decorated with ribbons was released in the field after harvest-time to appease the gods. The Peruvian fertility god Ai Apaec could assume the form of a tomcat. A Chinese cat deity Li Shou warded off evil spirits at night and the Roman goddess Diana sometimes wore the form of a cat.
Chinese legends say that cats were put in charge of the world and had the power of speech. The cats soon delegated this job to humans so that felines could laze about. That is why cats can no longer speak and why they wear supercilious expressions when they see us scurrying about!
The shadowy patches on the necks of Siamese cats are the thumbprints of gods who picked the cats up to admire them. Birman cats started out as a plain brown cats until one jumped on the body of a Burmese priest slain by Thai invaders and the priest's spirit passed into it. The cat's body turned golden while its head, tail and legs remained brown. The cat's feet went pure white as they had touched the holy man's skin.
In Ancient Egypt, cats captured the glow of the setting sun in their eyes and kept it safe until morning, making it unlawful for cats to be killed (except in ritual sacrifice by priests). When the Persians attacked part of Egypt they tied cats to their shields - the Egyptians dared not put up a fight in case they injured or killed the cats.
To Muslims pigs and dogs are unclean, but the fastidious cat is tolerated. The Prophet Mohammed had a tabby cat which fell asleep on the sleeve of his robe. Rather than disturb the cat, he cut off his sleeve when he answered the muezzin (call to prayer). This cat once warned Mohammed of danger and to this day tabby cats have the 'M' mark on the foreheads in remembrance of his blessing and three dark lines on their backs where he stroked his cat.
The Egyptians believed the 'M' to depict the sacred Scarab beetle while in Christian folklore it is the mark of the Virgin Mary who blessed a cat which killed a venomous snake sent by the Devil to bite the Christ child in his crib. In a related version from Christian folklore, the infant Jesus was laying in the mangershivering from cold. Alerted by his cries, a mother tabby cat lay next to the child to warm him up. In gratitude, Mary stroked the cats forehead, marking it with an 'M' and to this day, the caring mother cat's descendents all carry the mark of Mary.
The non-religious version suggests that the 'M' is a set of frown-lines where the cat has been staring at a mouse-hole in concentration, waiting for the mouse emerge!
P.S. Sorry, I left off the God part-maybe too much to read.
Vicki
New cat
The rest of the myths:
Vicki
CATS, DEMONS AND FAIRYKIND
Cats are often associated with demons and the three hairs on the tips of a cats tail are the devils hairs and cause the cat to prowl at night when all God-fearing beasts should sleep. In the southern parts of America the Devil sought retribution on anyone who drowned a cat and dispensed rheumatism for the lesser crime of kicking a cat.
n Britain, kittens born at the end of the blackberry season were notoriously mischeivous since Satan was cast out of Heaven at this time of year and landed among brambles while those born in May were often drowned as they were thought to make poor hunters.
Fisherman sometimes throw a bit of fish back into the sea 'for the cat'. This cat was the animal form of a suspected witch who went to see with her fisherman lover and brought destruction on the whole fleet to spite those who wanted her drowned as a witch. Many seafarers believed that if a cat fell overboard it would call up a storm to sink the ship. The Russian Karellian cat is a longhaired bobtailed cat. Karellians are believed to be enchanted princesses.
Many cultures consider cats to be mystical creatures which were really fairies or goblins in disguise hence the Norwegian Forest Cat is sometimes called the Fairy-Cat. Stare deeply into a cat's eyes and you will see visions of the fairy world which is spying on us through those self-same eyes. In Japan, vampires can disguise themselves as cats but are readily identified by having two tails while sorcerors disguised as cats enter houses to devour naughty children!
In a British folktale akin to Rumpelstiltskin a princess has to spin 10,000 skeins of pure white linen in order to save her betrothed from a sorceror's curse. Her three devoted cats did the spinning for her. A cats' purr is an echo of the hum of the spinning wheel.
In England, black cats are considered lucky and white cats unlucky. In America it is the other way; black cats are unlucky and white cats are the bringers of good fortune. In England if a black cat crosses your path you haven't offended the witch and she's passed you by (the cat either belongs to a witch or is a disguised witch), but in America the black cat's association with witches makes it a target for abuse not a good luck symbol. If it crossed your path from the left it brought ill luck, but if it crossed from the right it brought good fortune.
CATS FOR LUCK
In Russia, blue cats were often thought lucky while in Japan tortoiseshell-and-white ('mi-ke') is luckiest and tortoiseshell cats, especially tortie tomcats, are lucky for sailors wanting fair weather. Tri-coloured cats are also lucky in Canada, but naughty-torties are reputed to be troublesome in England. In Japan, a black spot on a cat means the the cat contains the soul of a departed ancestor. In Britain the black cat is considered to be a symbol of good luck and some people consider white cats to be unlucky, though "unlucky white cats" is not a widespread belief in Britain. In the US, white cats are lucky while black cats are unlucky and some shelters claim it is harder to rehome black cats because of the association with bad luck.
In many countries cats are said to foretell the weather. In Indonesia cats are thought to control the rain. Pour water on a cat and it will summon rain. Even today, the cloud-grey Korat is ceremonially sprinkled with water to bring rain for the crops.
In China the older and uglier a cat is, the luckier it is. This is self-explanatory as pets are forbidden and, according to a Chinese houseguest, his people traditionally eat "anything with legs except the table".
In parts of northern Europe a cat which enters a house of its own volition brings good luck with it. In Russia, couples make sure a cat moves into their new home with them to bring good fortune. In Japan, a cat waved a forepaw to beckon a lord into a building, saving him from a lightning bolt and the beckoning cat is still used as a good luck charm. According to Buddhists dark coloured cats attracted gold and light coloured cats brought silver.
In Abyssinia an unmarried girl who kept a cat was a wealthy catch. In rural areas of England it was believed unwise for a pregnant woman to let a cat sleep on her lap as the baby would be born with the face of a cat.
TAIL-PIECE
Cats show tremendous variation in tail length with bobtail mutations, kinks and curls having occurred in Asia, the Isle of Man, America and possibly in Russia.
Siamese palace and temple cats helped guard precious treasure. So diligent were they that their eyes became crossed from staring at the objects they were guarding. Their kinked tails came about when a Princess put her rings on a cat's tail while she bathed. The cat knotted its tail round the rings for extra security hence the kinked tails of early Siamese cats.
The Manx lost its tail when boarding the ark and the door closed on its tail. Others say that cat-tails were used to decorate spears and helmets so mother cats bit off their kittens tails at birth. Sadly there is a modern day version of this tale. On some Greek islands kittens risk being caught and killed and their tails turned into souvenir keyrings.
In Bali you stop a new kitten from straying by cutting off its tail and burying it by the door. Cats in Bali grew wise to this trick which is why cats in parts of Malaysia and in Japan only have bobbed tails. Of course, in England you just smear their paws with butter to stop them running off.
FOOT-NOTE
There aren't many superstitions about cats' feet. Polydactyl cats are also believed lucky by many people, especially by the early sailors travelling to America which is why there are now so many polydactyl cats in New England. They sailed across from Europe and jumped ship in the New World, leading to a high concentration of genes for polydactyly.
The belief isn't restricted to those sailors. "Six-finger cats" are also lucky for Malaysian households. Although some American writers and breeders have stated that polydactyls are only found in America, in actual fact they are common in Britain, fairly common in mainland Europe and not uncommon in Asia.
END PIECE
I've mentioned only a few variations of the more common feline folktales. There are hundreds more folktales, legends and regional variations on these tales. There are also modern-day Urban Myths involving cats. Like the older legends, some Urban Myths are malign and others benign reflecting the cat's continuing association with both good and evil forces.
Vicki
CATS, DEMONS AND FAIRYKIND
Cats are often associated with demons and the three hairs on the tips of a cats tail are the devils hairs and cause the cat to prowl at night when all God-fearing beasts should sleep. In the southern parts of America the Devil sought retribution on anyone who drowned a cat and dispensed rheumatism for the lesser crime of kicking a cat.
n Britain, kittens born at the end of the blackberry season were notoriously mischeivous since Satan was cast out of Heaven at this time of year and landed among brambles while those born in May were often drowned as they were thought to make poor hunters.
Fisherman sometimes throw a bit of fish back into the sea 'for the cat'. This cat was the animal form of a suspected witch who went to see with her fisherman lover and brought destruction on the whole fleet to spite those who wanted her drowned as a witch. Many seafarers believed that if a cat fell overboard it would call up a storm to sink the ship. The Russian Karellian cat is a longhaired bobtailed cat. Karellians are believed to be enchanted princesses.
Many cultures consider cats to be mystical creatures which were really fairies or goblins in disguise hence the Norwegian Forest Cat is sometimes called the Fairy-Cat. Stare deeply into a cat's eyes and you will see visions of the fairy world which is spying on us through those self-same eyes. In Japan, vampires can disguise themselves as cats but are readily identified by having two tails while sorcerors disguised as cats enter houses to devour naughty children!
In a British folktale akin to Rumpelstiltskin a princess has to spin 10,000 skeins of pure white linen in order to save her betrothed from a sorceror's curse. Her three devoted cats did the spinning for her. A cats' purr is an echo of the hum of the spinning wheel.
In England, black cats are considered lucky and white cats unlucky. In America it is the other way; black cats are unlucky and white cats are the bringers of good fortune. In England if a black cat crosses your path you haven't offended the witch and she's passed you by (the cat either belongs to a witch or is a disguised witch), but in America the black cat's association with witches makes it a target for abuse not a good luck symbol. If it crossed your path from the left it brought ill luck, but if it crossed from the right it brought good fortune.
CATS FOR LUCK
In Russia, blue cats were often thought lucky while in Japan tortoiseshell-and-white ('mi-ke') is luckiest and tortoiseshell cats, especially tortie tomcats, are lucky for sailors wanting fair weather. Tri-coloured cats are also lucky in Canada, but naughty-torties are reputed to be troublesome in England. In Japan, a black spot on a cat means the the cat contains the soul of a departed ancestor. In Britain the black cat is considered to be a symbol of good luck and some people consider white cats to be unlucky, though "unlucky white cats" is not a widespread belief in Britain. In the US, white cats are lucky while black cats are unlucky and some shelters claim it is harder to rehome black cats because of the association with bad luck.
In many countries cats are said to foretell the weather. In Indonesia cats are thought to control the rain. Pour water on a cat and it will summon rain. Even today, the cloud-grey Korat is ceremonially sprinkled with water to bring rain for the crops.
In China the older and uglier a cat is, the luckier it is. This is self-explanatory as pets are forbidden and, according to a Chinese houseguest, his people traditionally eat "anything with legs except the table".
In parts of northern Europe a cat which enters a house of its own volition brings good luck with it. In Russia, couples make sure a cat moves into their new home with them to bring good fortune. In Japan, a cat waved a forepaw to beckon a lord into a building, saving him from a lightning bolt and the beckoning cat is still used as a good luck charm. According to Buddhists dark coloured cats attracted gold and light coloured cats brought silver.
In Abyssinia an unmarried girl who kept a cat was a wealthy catch. In rural areas of England it was believed unwise for a pregnant woman to let a cat sleep on her lap as the baby would be born with the face of a cat.
TAIL-PIECE
Cats show tremendous variation in tail length with bobtail mutations, kinks and curls having occurred in Asia, the Isle of Man, America and possibly in Russia.
Siamese palace and temple cats helped guard precious treasure. So diligent were they that their eyes became crossed from staring at the objects they were guarding. Their kinked tails came about when a Princess put her rings on a cat's tail while she bathed. The cat knotted its tail round the rings for extra security hence the kinked tails of early Siamese cats.
The Manx lost its tail when boarding the ark and the door closed on its tail. Others say that cat-tails were used to decorate spears and helmets so mother cats bit off their kittens tails at birth. Sadly there is a modern day version of this tale. On some Greek islands kittens risk being caught and killed and their tails turned into souvenir keyrings.
In Bali you stop a new kitten from straying by cutting off its tail and burying it by the door. Cats in Bali grew wise to this trick which is why cats in parts of Malaysia and in Japan only have bobbed tails. Of course, in England you just smear their paws with butter to stop them running off.
FOOT-NOTE
There aren't many superstitions about cats' feet. Polydactyl cats are also believed lucky by many people, especially by the early sailors travelling to America which is why there are now so many polydactyl cats in New England. They sailed across from Europe and jumped ship in the New World, leading to a high concentration of genes for polydactyly.
The belief isn't restricted to those sailors. "Six-finger cats" are also lucky for Malaysian households. Although some American writers and breeders have stated that polydactyls are only found in America, in actual fact they are common in Britain, fairly common in mainland Europe and not uncommon in Asia.
END PIECE
I've mentioned only a few variations of the more common feline folktales. There are hundreds more folktales, legends and regional variations on these tales. There are also modern-day Urban Myths involving cats. Like the older legends, some Urban Myths are malign and others benign reflecting the cat's continuing association with both good and evil forces.
They're Bengal cats. A great way to learn all those "cat" moves.Van Canna wrote:Love cats. Very mysterious animals.
Panther has "attack" cats.
Bengals are 1/2 Egyptian Mao and 1/2 Asian Leopard... This one,
as required by Massachusetts law, is three generations out of the
wild. (According to MGL, that means he's considered "domestic"
enough... but don't tell him that.)
Hate to disagree with anyone, but cats do have the "alpha male"
syndrome. Of all the pets in the house... cats and dogs, here is
a picture of the alpha male. He can jump from the floor directly to my
shoulders or all the way to the top of the kitchen wall cabinets. (A seven
foot leap from standing on the floor... not a running jump, a standing
jump.) He loves music... he loves live mouse toys... he loves to sleep
with us... he loves to ride around on my shoulders... he loves to sit and
watch the fireplace... he loves to get attention... and he hates that thing
that I do everyday when I climb in the "water-wall".
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Panther
That is one really awesome cat.
I used to be somewhat of a cat fan, sort of by default. I've always been a dog person. When I lived in my frat house, I found out that people were abusing the house cat. They would leave their food out in the TV room and go to the kitchen to get some salt and - surprise - the cat would jump up and take a bite. Considering the chaos of a typical frat house, you could understand why. But their reaction was often a bit severe. I found out certain members would punish the house cat for doing things like this by sticking him in the freezer for 20 minutes or so. In any case, the cat quickly learned that I was his advocate, and "adopted" me. He stayed in my room for safety, and hung around me when I was in the house. He looked something like this guy.
Yes, they have no tail.
Too bad I'm allergic to cats these days...
So, Panther, does that cat also serve as "watchcat?" I can imaging that fellow could mess you up if he wanted.
- Bill
That is one really awesome cat.
I used to be somewhat of a cat fan, sort of by default. I've always been a dog person. When I lived in my frat house, I found out that people were abusing the house cat. They would leave their food out in the TV room and go to the kitchen to get some salt and - surprise - the cat would jump up and take a bite. Considering the chaos of a typical frat house, you could understand why. But their reaction was often a bit severe. I found out certain members would punish the house cat for doing things like this by sticking him in the freezer for 20 minutes or so. In any case, the cat quickly learned that I was his advocate, and "adopted" me. He stayed in my room for safety, and hung around me when I was in the house. He looked something like this guy.
Yes, they have no tail.
Too bad I'm allergic to cats these days...
So, Panther, does that cat also serve as "watchcat?" I can imaging that fellow could mess you up if he wanted.
- Bill
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Too bad that wasn't one of Panther's cats you had living with you. Heh. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.....
"I found out certain members would punish the house cat for doing things like this by sticking him in the freezer for 20 minutes."
And to those @$$holes that did that...
and I think they should at the very least have this done...
And to those @$$holes that did that...
and I think they should at the very least have this done...
Yes it is... That picture was taken right before I posted it. He's standing on my livingroom sofa. Your next question might be "does he claw up the furniture?" The answer is: He has clawed some furniture, but is very well trained to use all of the scratching posts (3-4 different sizes/types) throughout the house. He also gets his jollys this time of year when "unpaying tenants" sneak in to get warm. I've learned to just put the little mouseys out of their misery and reward my kittys. The cats (& dog, who's learned how to mouse from the cats!) like the reward of fresh meat when they catch a "present" for me. I give fresh turkey/chicken, fresh beef (one of their favorites), fresh fish and they've even eaten cold cuts in a pinch in the past. He likes to check out everything I'm eating... it's a simple equation actually... Is it meat? Might be meat? Hey Dad... That's meat! Give me some of the meat! OR Is it meat? Might be meat? Hey Dad... What the heck is that? That is not meat! Why are you eating that? See... simple...TSDguy wrote:BTW, is that LEATHER that puma is sitting on?
I just deleted everything I wrote about the person who put the cat in the freezer, because what I wrote scared even me.
Even though I have a fair command of English, I can't think of the exact word which describes such a person.
Even if I knew the word I don't think it would be one I'd use on the Forums.
On a happier note, Desmond Morris, the famous anthropologist (The Naked Ape, The Territorial Imperative) has two books on the nature of cats, they are "Catwatching" and Cat Lore".
NM
Even though I have a fair command of English, I can't think of the exact word which describes such a person.
Even if I knew the word I don't think it would be one I'd use on the Forums.
On a happier note, Desmond Morris, the famous anthropologist (The Naked Ape, The Territorial Imperative) has two books on the nature of cats, they are "Catwatching" and Cat Lore".
NM
My new cat
Hey guys,
That cat is absolutely fabulous. My almost 15 year old daughter, Steph, loves cats (we have three females) so I called her up to see this picture of Panther's cat. BTW, she does not go on this forum but I knew she would be interested in this. She asked me if she could post this one time, so here is her post to Panther:
Panther,
I love the picture you posted of your cat. He has beautiful markings and is absolutely gorgeous. I just have a few questions:
1. Where did you get him from?
2. Where can I find out more information?
3. If you don't mind me asking, how much was he because I've never seen anything like him and know he must have been expensive.
Thanks for your time,
Stephanie
That cat is absolutely fabulous. My almost 15 year old daughter, Steph, loves cats (we have three females) so I called her up to see this picture of Panther's cat. BTW, she does not go on this forum but I knew she would be interested in this. She asked me if she could post this one time, so here is her post to Panther:
Panther,
I love the picture you posted of your cat. He has beautiful markings and is absolutely gorgeous. I just have a few questions:
1. Where did you get him from?
2. Where can I find out more information?
3. If you don't mind me asking, how much was he because I've never seen anything like him and know he must have been expensive.
Thanks for your time,
Stephanie
