“Get thee to a cattery!” So said Hamlet to Ophelia in Shakespeare’s first draft after she compared Hamlet’s odor to that of his dogs - “A hound by any other name would smell like you, you cur!”
We're definitely cat people (though I'm also a dog person--maybe a bi-animal type?), so I appreciate all the references here and especially the accompanying cartoons. We had a couple of gorgeous ginger cats, but unfortunately the last, a darling kitten that I called Jack and Jeff called Jinx, got himself run over, so we're currently cat-less and sad about it. The Siberian cat is an absolute stunner, but I read that he's the national cat of Russia, which might be a deal killer for me, though it certainly isn't the cat's fault. Nicely written and drawn, Crowden!
Ah that's probably true. I'm pretty sure a Ukrainian friend of mine also has one of these. He's the softest, furriest, most sweet-tempered of creatures. He lives with several rambunctious kids who haul him around unceremoniously, even upside-down, but he never scratches them, just looks for an opportunity to flee to higher ground.
Our neighbor would look after our latest cats (we only had two, serially). She always took the nicest care of each one, spending hours at our house when we were away so the cat wouldn't be lonely. I think she misses our late kitten as much as we do.🥲
That sounds like a Siberian. They're very dog-like. And, as you observed, suuuuper soft and silky. And gorgeous. And as a breed are low-allergen. All those pluses and they're really inexpensive too! (Okay, that last one is a filthy lie - they cost a ton in the US, unfortunately).
We're definitely cat people (though I'm also a dog person--maybe a bi-animal type?), so I appreciate all the references here and especially the accompanying cartoons. We had a couple of gorgeous ginger cats, but unfortunately the last, a darling kitten that I called Jack and Jeff called Jinx, got himself run over, so we're currently cat-less and sad about it. The Siberian cat is an absolute stunner, but I read that he's the national cat of Russia, which might be a deal killer for me, though it certainly isn't the cat's fault. Nicely written and drawn, Crowden!
Ah, but they also come from Ukraine so ...
What did you do with your cats when you went on vacation?
Ah that's probably true. I'm pretty sure a Ukrainian friend of mine also has one of these. He's the softest, furriest, most sweet-tempered of creatures. He lives with several rambunctious kids who haul him around unceremoniously, even upside-down, but he never scratches them, just looks for an opportunity to flee to higher ground.
Our neighbor would look after our latest cats (we only had two, serially). She always took the nicest care of each one, spending hours at our house when we were away so the cat wouldn't be lonely. I think she misses our late kitten as much as we do.🥲
That sounds like a Siberian. They're very dog-like. And, as you observed, suuuuper soft and silky. And gorgeous. And as a breed are low-allergen. All those pluses and they're really inexpensive too! (Okay, that last one is a filthy lie - they cost a ton in the US, unfortunately).