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You're so right, Bastet's mum, I missed them too. Look at my Filou at August 8th. There are more Aby fans here: Look at Neko1's Tama (e.g. under Kitties and Warm Places) and sasvermonts Miley and Graemer. Miley looks like Filou's sister.
But Bastet is maybe the most special of all. Do you have new pix? She must have grown now.
Yes I do! But being new here I am still learning how to post so bear with me! I have a wonderful one of her with her chest puffed out and smiling because it was her birthday (May 6th) and she got mousies!
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What can I say. I am in love with my cats - especially my two Abys. There is something so very endearing about the breed. I am sure everyone feels the same way about their cat(s). Having had all different types/breeds, I still prefer the Aby.
I am hooked!:D
I love abys!!! what more is there to say?
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I still haven't figured out how to post pictures without the attachments....one day !!! Here's to abys. I have been fortunate to have enjoyed the companionship of 4 Abys in my life. They have unique and wonderful personalities and their intelligence makes life with them very interesting. My present 2, Maya and Bodhi , are now 10 months old and there is never a dull moment or quiet one for that matter. Like SAS I love all cats but have a soft spot for Abys.
Ah, boy can I remember what 10 months was like. It is better now, but not much better. They are still very, very active and into everything. They add insult to injury every chance they get. I do love them so.....
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After meeting the Abys on here I wanted to see one in person.... here's he is...
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Look at those bright eyes!! What a doll!!
(Cat Show...Chicago Navy Pier 11/02)
And curious and courageous and adventurous and funny and lively and cuddly.....
I finally managed to add an avatar to my name -it might not be the technically most convincing but it's a start!
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Miley is on the left, Graemer, the darker is on the right!
One day we must check whether they have some common grandpa.......
Of course I love most dogs and definitely all cats but my heart melts when looking at these boys and girls. :) :D :) :D
OH sas I just love your abys! I wish I could meet them in person and give them a big kiss!
SASVermont- are they both boys? I think Graemer looks bigger..is it just the photo? They seem like little silk worms to me (that is a compliment...though worms isn't very pleasing, is it?). I think they seem so 'wrappable' like a stole, maybe...
Cataholic, the two of mine are one of each. The smaller is the female, Miley.
Yes, they are very, very silky to the touch. They have very lean bodies and are constantly wrapping themselves around my legs and head at night. They are love bugs for sure. I often tell them "you are so silllllkkkkyyyy"...... they don't shed much either. I seldom brush them, but do pet them lots.
The only drag to these two is that they have this ever present need to "get as high" as possible. They reside on tops of doors, cabinets, chests of drawers, headboards, so there is no place really sacred. I cannot seem to stop them. One time Graemer, the male, actually got into a drop ceiling and walked around, finally dropping THROUGH one of the tiles.
I do love the breed though. I am hoping that when they mature a bit more, they will settle down. My last Aby became very calm at about age 5
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SAS- verrrrrry interesting. I could see saying to them the same thing. They do look so silky and slinky and slippery. I wonder why they go after the height so much? Did you notice this, or have you been informed this is a characteristic of the breed? I think it is very interesting. I have those shutters, too, and mine used to do the same thing. But, my cats are a little, uh, 'heftier' than yours. Ok, let's be honest- two of mine are plain old big boys.
My brother likes Abbys. I will encourage him to pick up a pair...right after he divorces his wife, who hates all non-two legged creatures. :D
What happened to your post? You need to remove a period .
after the last jpg in your image....
if you go back up to my last post, you will see one of your photos that i copied to my post...
one more time lailamara
Thanks SAS. And to think I'm one of the more computer literate at my school.
That was Bodhi you posted. I'll try one of the both of them. They are both annoyed right now that I'm mucking about on the computer instead of playing with them .
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Oh Lailamara, what cuties you have! A pity we can't meet. Cataholic: Yes they are silky and slim -and they always want to be on top of it all. Filou is the same. When he says hello, he jumps on people's shoulders. When he is on my shoulder and my husband comes he jumps on his, because he is taller than me and if there is a cupboard he will jump to the cupboard......
There is no cat that you see so often on shoulders like the Abys.
Sas: Filou will be 7 next February (4th of February to be precise) and I do not see that he calms down. Of course it's not the same as he has been with 10 months but he can still run through the house like a dust devil. If you throw mousies or furballs for him he will run after it and jump on it with all 4 paws getting really mad.
Oh I love him so.
(His brofur Tigris is half Abyssinian and has the proportions and face of an Aby but the size of a small Maine Coon (his mother was Siberian) -he does not jump on shoulders which is fine because he has 13 lb and if he plays he tries much more to hunt and kill -it's a pity he only can catch flies)
lailamara, what a great picture. Now that you know how to post them, I hope we will see many, many more. I should carry my camera with me all the time. I could probably take better and more pictures of things they have broken to bits rather than pictures of the cats. I am constantly finding things moved, removed, broken, attacked, distmantled or in general ruined.
Last night I was awakened by a cat playing in bed with several toys. In MY bed - at 3 AM. It was not a live toy - which is a big fear of mine, that one day they will find a mouse and bring it to bed.
Off to work. I am late. I could go on and on.:rolleyes:
My friend's Aby Xeline brings moss from the roof (they have a roof garden where the cats can go out). So she finds herself in the morning in a moss bed.
Filou likes live toys in the night: us;)
Oh, oh.....looks like an attic of the mini blinds might be iminent here. Better watch out SAS. ;) :DQuote:
That Graemer is such a goofball. I think it would be a riot to have him around. Never a dull moment I'm sure. ;) :D
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It is right here, above where the cat is, that Graemer found out how to push the tile up and walk throughout the ceiling, then finally fell through. I had to reinforce the tiles from above, with plywood so they cannot push it up and get in anymore. They still try. I say they, because now Miley hangs out on door tops as well. For quite some time it was just Graemer.
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I think it is just amazing how height crazed they are!!!! And, I seem to see more pictures of Abbys loving all over one another than I do of anything else..unless you count me and the tuxies..he he he
Maya, like Graemer likes to spend her time in high placeshttp://www.imagestation.com/picture/...d/fd10dcd3.jpg
Bodhi on the other hand loves to spend hours playing in the kitchen sink. He's
always wet!
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My aby loves the kitchen sink too!! He is always up on the counter! He also loves to sleep on the stove because the pilot lights keep him warm. I've never seen a cat so addicted to anything warm!
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This is Miley. She loves water. Excuse the awful caulking job. I did it myself, not knowing before I started, that I needed a caulking GUN. Someday soon, I will do it the correct way!
Graemer likes water - just not knee deep!:)
last week or so, Jenlukenback took a picture of my Fawn and put in on line. Fawn is part Abyssinian. Not only because of his color (fawn) but also, when he was a kitten, he definitely had Aby habits.
........wayne
Filou sits in the sink or the bath tub and asks me to turn the faucet on -but he would never accept wet feet as Miley does -incredible. But it's really funny how similar they are. I also have picture of young Filou and young Tigris on top of one door, (unfortunately I have no scanner) -sometimes here I feel I have to buy a scanner but I am still pushing my husband to a digital camera. (I am technically 100% stupid -I'm a word person)Quote:
Originally posted by sasvermont
This is Miley. She loves water. Excuse the awful caulking job. I did it myself, not knowing before I started, that I needed a caulking GUN. Someday soon, I will do it the correct way!
Graemer likes water - just not knee deep!:)
*laughs* wow! Abby's that love water. Bastet hates water with a passion! But her passion is boxes. I can put any old box down and she will try to fit, sit,squeeze her way into it! :D
SAS you have good reason to worry about live (or once live prey) in your bed or elsewhere. I once had a big beautiful tabby boy who put a dead pigeon on the pillow next to me while I was sleeping. I was groping around in the dark to turn on the light and put my hand on the dead bird. The blood curding yell was heard by all my neighbours. After disposing of the bird and locking the cat out of the bedroom for the night next morning I opened the door and stepped on another dead pigeon that he left outside just outside the door.
I also had another very intelligent black female cat who put a dead mouse in my shoe after she tried to get my attention to show me her hunting skills and I just ignored her chirupps. In the early morning I slipped my shoes on and felt something in my shoe....:eek:
yup the dead mouse. I threw those shoes out immediatley.
So all in all the Abys have been pretty good . They only bring toy mice and garbage to the bed. ;)
The problem with loooking at all these Abys, is that it makes me want one (or two) along with my other furkids. If I didn't have so many kids to care for, both inside and outside, I would definitely get a pair of Abys.
.......wayne
Wayne, I just don't think these cats will do really nicely in a big group. They often need SO much attention, that I think they do better in an exclusive environment. They do share, but they are also very, very demanding. That is not to say that some thrive or don't thrive in groups....it is an observation on my behalf. They tend to PUNISH you if you don't spend time with them...one on one...
Maybe some of the other Abys owners will chime in on this one...
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Filou does not like too many people or animals around. He retires then and does not come outside as long as the people have not left (some of our friends are sad about that because they would love to pet him). His mother and dad however lived in a multi-cat household with 5 cats and some rabbits and adjusted well. His dad was the only not-spayed tom there -this must have been a reason why. And it was a really big former farmhouse. Another of the cats there was a Bengal who used to play ball with little Filou.
Filou however is polite: he says hello to everybody and gives a nosekissie to everyone who comes (even to my mom's dachshund Amber -but then he goes upstairs). I think I agree with Sallyanne.
BTW: Filou is a French name and means something like "charming rascal". His official name is Solo (because he was a single kitten) but I think my idea was better.:D
Wayne I'm not so sure Abys would like to be in a group of cats. Males may be more willing to share. Females on the other hand are not so accepting in my experience. They are very territorial . My breeder doesn't recommend 2 females in one house. Male and female seems to work best. Maya is the boss here and Bodhi accepts this with little protest. I think she sees herself as my boss too. Her displeasure with my being away from home too long is to pee on something of mine or a place like the bed or sofa where I spend lots of time. I'm home by 7 o'clock now, no more late hours and no more peeing , so far. Bodhi is such a mellow guy nothing seems to bother him. I sometimes wonder if he even knows when we go out. He is fixated on or rather in the kitchen sink.
My cats are extremely socialble and will greet anyone and sit on their laps. My aby is attached to me and I tend to give him more attention than the others simply because he's in my face 24-7. I think he would probably like it better if he were the only cat but since he was the 4th everyone's here to stay. He can get really spiteful though, if you are not paying enough attention to him he will defecate in the litter box room in the middle of the floor. It's a small price to pay for his unconditional love! When the time comes that I have no more cats, I would definately get another aby (and a somali too!!)
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She doesn't mind having her paws get wet, at all!
You can still see where she was licking her fur off, eariler this summer. The spot, quite large, is toward her upper back end.... right now it is just about grown in, but still has a different shade or color to it. Those darn Abys!
Supercute -and a real cat duck! You couldn't believe it...
Tama doing what he does best: looking cute
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Playtime: (sorry for the blurry pic)
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I love Tama's colouring. I've never seen a Blue Aby in person. Pretty boy looks good with the colours in your living room too. Must add that Neko (the nose) in your pictures is absolutley adorable. An honorary Aby I'd say.;)
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good luck and enjoy