Tommy
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Post by Tommy on Jan 2, 2018 23:31:18 GMT -5
Good on you Randy, such an adorable kitty and worth the effort - plus you and your kids will always have a great story to tell. Ten years from now you'll still be telling people who meet her about how you had to drive all the way to Alaska in a driving blizzard to pick her up. Our Siamese girl Bebe approves... It's an older photo - she's around 9yo now. I adopted her when she was around 1.5 yo, stray, pregnant, but with soft feet so they think she came from indoors. She has never been outside in the time I've had her. She has pretty much adopted my 90yo momma now which is a good thing - she brings momma a lot of joy and laughs in an otherwise rather depressing existence. Bebe has always been skittish cat and with Momma moving so very slow these days she's the only one Bebe trusts enough to crawl into a lap. It's a perfect trusting pair. (edited: I didn't mean she was pregnant when I adopted her - she was late term pregnant when picked up by animal control)
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Post by Garage Rocker on Jan 3, 2018 1:50:32 GMT -5
Good looking cat, Tommy. Thanks for the heartwarming story, too. Pets can make you feel better when the rest of the world has you down. You're right, the origin story for this kitten will get embellished through the years, I'm sure. With the truth being a good start, Alaska wouldn't be too much of a stretch! I joke with him and tell him he's here illegally, taking other kittens' jobs. He doesn't care. Cats...smh.
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Wooferhound
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Post by Wooferhound on Jan 3, 2018 9:23:12 GMT -5
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Post by MsAli on Jan 3, 2018 10:40:59 GMT -5
"Want a domesticated fox of your own? Remember these rules. First, bringing one into the United States costs almost $9,000. Several states outright ban people from keeping foxes as pets, including California, New York, Texas and Oregon. And of course, while domesticated foxes are friendlier than those in the wild, they can still be unpredictable".
$9,000?? No fox for me
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Post by 1dave on Jan 3, 2018 11:25:56 GMT -5
Interesting how wild animals change their fir pattern etc. when domesticated!
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Post by Wooferhound on Jan 3, 2018 11:40:12 GMT -5
Interesting how wild animals change their fir pattern etc. when domesticated! Yes, wild animals, once they are domesticated, start to look domesticated.
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Post by rockjunquie on Jan 3, 2018 11:50:24 GMT -5
I would LOVE a fennec fox. So damn cute. I've heard they make decent pets.
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Post by 1dave on Jan 3, 2018 13:27:39 GMT -5
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monna0000
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Post by monna0000 on Jan 3, 2018 13:53:39 GMT -5
What a sweetie, we are in the market for a new kitten as our youngest daughters kitten 8 months got run ower the Day after Christmas. We have an old norweigan forrestcat so a Ragdoll kitten would make a lovely pair. Thoose blue eyes!!!! http://instagram.com/p/Bcm-XRNFZRy
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Post by fantastic5 on Jan 3, 2018 16:37:17 GMT -5
I grew up with Siamese cats. They can have a real vindictive streak. Moreso than regular cats. I sure hope he likes your wife. Might make the bonding more difficult if he chooses not to like her. ETA: beautiful kitten BTW!! I've always had regular old alley cats. This is the first pure bred I've ever tried. It's a Ragdoll, which I never knew much about until I started looking for a Christmas kitten. This is a description from Wikipedia:
The Ragdoll is a cat breed with blue eyes and a distinct colourpoint coat. It is a large and muscular semi-longhair cat with a soft and silky coat. Like all long haired cats, Ragdolls need grooming to ensure their fur does not mat. Developed by American breeder Ann Baker in the 1960s, it is best known for its docile and placid temperament and affectionate nature. The name "Ragdoll" is derived from the tendency of individuals from the original breeding stock to go limp and relaxed when picked up.[1] Particularly popular in both the United Kingdom and the breed's native United States, ragdoll cats often are known as "dog-like cats" or "puppy-like cats" due to behaviors such as their tendency to follow people around, their ease at being physically handled, and their relative lack of aggression toward other pets.
They are also known to carry things in their mouth and play fetch. This one already follows anyone who gets up and leaves the room. They are the second biggest cat breed and he may be heavier than my miniature Aussie by the time he's grown.
Never heard of a Ragdoll before, but they sure are beautiful looking cats. Now that am looking at the pictures on a computer (instead of my phone) I can see the long hair. Sounds like they have the perfect temperament. I am more of a dog person myself. So a dog-cat would be right up my alley!
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Post by fantastic5 on Jan 3, 2018 16:42:00 GMT -5
I am the same way, huge animal lover- Have had dogs, a wolf, cats, fish, snakes, bearded dragons, the horses I borrow from my friends, & pigs, goats, chickens, ducks, geese, rabbits (tried making pets out of them anyways, ended up eating them) raccoons, and a pretty white tail doe that I raised from a fawn (momma hit by car) Wanted to be a vet, so I studied animal breeds of every species. (dork) Had a ragdoll when I was about 13 that I got when the breeder shut down-one of my favorite breeds. One day I will have my Maine Coon. Now when my daughter asks -I feel bad. She keeps throwing BUT YOU OWNED A WOLF in my face : ( hate saying No
I had a wolf hybrid when I was younger. My all time favorite pet every. She was a real handful, especially from about 12 - 18 months. Kept trying to be in charge, but finally settled down to know the order of things. Me, her, then my husband.
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Post by Garage Rocker on Jan 3, 2018 19:59:24 GMT -5
What a sweetie, we are in the market for a new kitten as our youngest daughters kitten 8 months got run ower the Day after Christmas. We have an old norweigan forrestcat so a Ragdoll kitten would make a lovely pair. Thoose blue eyes!!!! http://instagr.am/p/Bcm-XRNFZRy Sorry about your kitten, That's horrible. I took in many strays growing up and they were mostly outdoor cats. They preferred it that way. I lost a few to the road. Always broke my heart. I like that Norwegian Forest Cat. It's another breed I looked at, but they are hard to find over here. Good luck finding a companion for yours.
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Post by rockpickerforever on Jan 9, 2018 12:41:01 GMT -5
Glad you had a good time, rockpickerforever Jean. Love the pics of the little fox. How did you get the camera to focus in the dark? Your rig fire a pre flash strobe? Surprised that didn't scare the critter away. Like MsAli said, I don't think this was it's first rodeo. Wendy was a good looking cat. I had a very similar looking MC mix named Tuck. Big and gentle. Ash might get a playmate when we lose either a guinea pig, hermit crabs, or both. You say Ragdoll=Siamese, but they are two distinct breeds. Other than coloring, Ragdolls more resemble Burmese or Himalayan in shape and coat. They have some similar characteristics to Siamese, but some differing as well. Everyone I've talked to claims the Ragdoll is more social and has less 'catitude'. We'll find out, I guess. Glad you made it back safe. Happy New Year. Hi Randy,
Missed this, sorry to make you wait so long for an answer. As to your question about focusing in the dark - I use an old (15 years, at least) Sony PC100 digital video camera (mini DV) that also takes still photos (puts onto a memory stick).
Sony DCR-PC100 digital camcorder (camera info)
In its day, it was top of the line. I have one working, and two for parts. I love everything about it, except that to take the photos off the memory stick, I have to turn on an old Windows XP laptop. I think that is the last OS that can talk to it, lol. Not compatible with even Windows 7. Set on the highest resolution, photos are only 500 - 600 kb! It was primarily a video camera.
I bought it new, and then purchased a few Sony items to go along with it, including a flash unit/video light that attaches to the shoe on top. When using the flash in the dark (obviously!), I don't have TTL, the viewfinder and screen are both dark. So I am literally shooting blind! I manually focus the camera first, in this case, maybe seven feet distance, while pointing at something that is lit so I can see it. Then I turn down the aperture to about halfway. Can't tell you a number, as there is only a bar and a scale. I suppose I could look at the rings on the Carl Zeiss Vario Sonnar lens, to get that info. Not important to me to know the number. I have learned from experience/experimenting that halfway is needed in order to get light from the flash, without being overexposed.
As for Foxy, yes I'm sure it wasn't her first rodeo. She probably comes and begs from anyone that camps in that spot. I can only hope that anyone that goes out there is not the type of person that would harm her. On the last day of the year, we had a little chipmunk/ground squirrel come scampering up to us looking for a handout as well. We were busy at the time, so he got nothing from us. Only saw him that one day.
I was talking to my dad yesterday about the kit fox (I had sent him some photos). He wondered the same thing, about if you could tame one for a pet. I told him I'm sure you could, but you'd be breaking a butt load of state, federal and city laws to do so. I would never take an animal like that out of the wild.
Of course you are right about the ragdoll not being Siamese, I wasn't thinking. Siamese, Burmese, Himalayan, Tonkinese, Balinese, I get them all confused. Flame point, seal point, lilac point, so many different names for the coloring. My next door neighbor years ago had a Ragdoll, so at least I have seen one before, lol. That's all I know, I plead ignorance!
Jean
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Post by Garage Rocker on Jan 17, 2018 10:47:34 GMT -5
Glad you had a good time, rockpickerforever Jean. Love the pics of the little fox. How did you get the camera to focus in the dark? Your rig fire a pre flash strobe? Surprised that didn't scare the critter away. Like MsAli said, I don't think this was it's first rodeo. Wendy was a good looking cat. I had a very similar looking MC mix named Tuck. Big and gentle. Ash might get a playmate when we lose either a guinea pig, hermit crabs, or both. You say Ragdoll=Siamese, but they are two distinct breeds. Other than coloring, Ragdolls more resemble Burmese or Himalayan in shape and coat. They have some similar characteristics to Siamese, but some differing as well. Everyone I've talked to claims the Ragdoll is more social and has less 'catitude'. We'll find out, I guess. Glad you made it back safe. Happy New Year. Hi Randy,
Missed this, sorry to make you wait so long for an answer. As to your question about focusing in the dark - I use an old (15 years, at least) Sony PC100 digital video camera (mini DV) that also takes still photos (puts onto a memory stick).
Sony DCR-PC100 digital camcorder (camera info)
In its day, it was top of the line. I have one working, and two for parts. I love everything about it, except that to take the photos off the memory stick, I have to turn on an old Windows XP laptop. I think that is the last OS that can talk to it, lol. Not compatible with even Windows 7. Set on the highest resolution, photos are only 500 - 600 kb! It was primarily a video camera.
I bought it new, and then purchased a few Sony items to go along with it, including a flash unit/video light that attaches to the shoe on top. When using the flash in the dark (obviously!), I don't have TTL, the viewfinder and screen are both dark. So I am literally shooting blind! I manually focus the camera first, in this case, maybe seven feet distance, while pointing at something that is lit so I can see it. Then I turn down the aperture to about halfway. Can't tell you a number, as there is only a bar and a scale. I suppose I could look at the rings on the Carl Zeiss Vario Sonnar lens, to get that info. Not important to me to know the number. I have learned from experience/experimenting that halfway is needed in order to get light from the flash, without being overexposed.
As for Foxy, yes I'm sure it wasn't her first rodeo. She probably comes and begs from anyone that camps in that spot. I can only hope that anyone that goes out there is not the type of person that would harm her. On the last day of the year, we had a little chipmunk/ground squirrel come scampering up to us looking for a handout as well. We were busy at the time, so he got nothing from us. Only saw him that one day.
I was talking to my dad yesterday about the kit fox (I had sent him some photos). He wondered the same thing, about if you could tame one for a pet. I told him I'm sure you could, but you'd be breaking a butt load of state, federal and city laws to do so. I would never take an animal like that out of the wild.
Of course you are right about the ragdoll not being Siamese, I wasn't thinking. Siamese, Burmese, Himalayan, Tonkinese, Balinese, I get them all confused. Flame point, seal point, lilac point, so many different names for the coloring. My next door neighbor years ago had a Ragdoll, so at least I have seen one before, lol. That's all I know, I plead ignorance!
Jean
Proves you don't have to have the latest gear, as long as you know how to use what you've got! The kitten is growing rapidly and showing off all his skills. Arched back, sideways hop. Standing swat. Climbing furniture (considering the curtains). Grab with front legs and kick with back legs. Spastic jump and run for unknown reason. Stalk, wiggle back end, and pounce on anything that moves. Tormenting the dog. He's feeling mighty sure of himself. It's the 3 AM get in your face and purr that my wife isn't crazy about.
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Post by rockpickerforever on Jan 17, 2018 12:07:30 GMT -5
Proves you don't have to have the latest gear, as long as you know how to use what you've got! The kitten is growing rapidly and showing off all his skills. Arched back, sideways hop. Standing swat. Climbing furniture (considering the curtains). Grab with front legs and kick with back legs. Spastic jump and run for unknown reason. Stalk, wiggle back end, and pounce on anything that moves. Tormenting the dog. He's feeling mighty sure of himself. It's the 3 AM get in your face and purr that my wife isn't crazy about. He sounds like fun! I'm sure he keeps you and the rest of the family amused. Which dog does he torment? The puppy, or the older dog?
When we had cats, I didn't mind them sleeping on the bed so much, but didn't much care for them right up next to my head!
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Wooferhound
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Post by Wooferhound on Jan 17, 2018 12:37:30 GMT -5
The cats will suck your breath away
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Post by rockpickerforever on Jan 17, 2018 12:58:04 GMT -5
The cats will suck your breath away
So they say! I think it's the other end I am more concerned with . And also the cat litter the fuzzy-footed ones would drag out of the catbox with them. Not missing that at all!
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Post by Garage Rocker on Jan 17, 2018 12:59:55 GMT -5
Proves you don't have to have the latest gear, as long as you know how to use what you've got! The kitten is growing rapidly and showing off all his skills. Arched back, sideways hop. Standing swat. Climbing furniture (considering the curtains). Grab with front legs and kick with back legs. Spastic jump and run for unknown reason. Stalk, wiggle back end, and pounce on anything that moves. Tormenting the dog. He's feeling mighty sure of himself. It's the 3 AM get in your face and purr that my wife isn't crazy about. He sounds like fun! I'm sure he keeps you and the rest of the family amused. Which dog does he torment? The puppy, or the older dog?
When we had cats, I didn't mind them sleeping on the bed so much, but didn't much care for them right up next to my head!
He's brought much laughter to the house. I'll see if I can get a video of him riding the Roomba later. My youngest saw one doing it on the internet, had to try it. The dogs run from it, but he'll ride it for a while. Pretty funny looking. He wrestles with Luna, the mini Aussie. She pulls him around by the tail, he latches onto her neck. He's prone to launch sneak attacks from under the furniture also. Jumps on her back and then runs off. They both enjoy the interaction.
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Post by Garage Rocker on Jan 17, 2018 13:01:29 GMT -5
The cats will suck your breath away[/quotep] My old school grandma used to be genuinely worried about this. Used to tell my mom not to let cats in the house when we were little.
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Post by Garage Rocker on Jan 17, 2018 13:02:05 GMT -5
The cats will suck your breath away
So they say! I think it's the other end I am more concerned with .
Too funny!
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