Abyssinians are the best

[BastetsMum]

*Sigh* another beautiful Abby!

[EssTer]

WOW I didnt know here on PT are so many abyssinians I think they are really great cats And those photos are gorgeos

[Randy_K]

I have a few pictures of an Ruddy Aby in Switzerland named Faramir who also likes to play in the bathtub. He prefers warm water, of course. When we visited there Helena wanted to demonstrate his love for water. She ran some water in the tub and Faramir jumped right in!





Also, there's a women's clothing chain that has stores all around the world (even in Bejing!) but absolutely none in North America so we were initially surprised to see a store named Mango on the Bahnhofstrasse in Zurich:

[Barbara]

Randy, we have that store in Munich too- but unfortunately they only sell clothes- no Abyssinians

[Randy_K]

Can you imagine a store full of Abys!!

[Barbara]

Makes me laugh just to think about it. It would be a very well organized store

[Randy_K]

In the morning when I'm getting ready for work, this is what I see when I get out of the shower. He has the better idea!

[sasvermont]

The few times I have been to the breeder, it has been simply heaven. I am not sure I could stand a steady diet of Abys fighting and destroying things. The breeder I use usually has one resident male stud and three females. Most times there is at least one litter wandering around. Sometimes two litters. Since Abys don't have large litters, you can expect two or three kittens each time! Sometimes the breeder keeps the females in different parts of their house, so they don't get in to fights. Three Abys is a bit much for me sometimes, other times, they are all off on their own and I don't even see them!

I am downloading a few photos right now and if I can get that accomplished, I will post the latest photo of JuniRose, the wanna be rabbit.

[Barbara]

Is it Mango or Peaches who shows us how to spend a working day in dignity?

And Sallyanne: I couldn't breed Abys maybe (and at the end of the day I don't wanna be a breeder ) but I could spend my life with your three.

[Randy_K]

Peaches is a tiny little cat weighing in at almost 6 pounds / 2.68 kg. A new vet recently thought she was a kitten although she's two years old! She sleeps the day away in a little cat bed in the window. Bubbles, the grey & white Tabby, sleeps in a cat bed on the couch. Mango, however, loves his flannel sheet on the bed. No spoiled cats here!

[Barbara]

Filou being a boy is heavier. He is 3,2 kilo. Sallyanne's are like Peaches- the sweetest little girls.

[Randy_K]

Filou is small! Mango is 8.5 lbs / 3.9 kg. Our Squid (who passed away in 2001) was 11 lbs / 5 kg most of his life. I know another 9 year old male Ruddy who weighs in at 14lbs / 6.3 kg but he's really active and plays a lot. He's just a big cat.

Peaches behaves more like a male Aby. Most females I have met are affectionate but not necessarity gregarious like the males. Squid used to "work the crowd" when guests were over making sure everyone petted him and paid attention to him... and maybe slipped him a snack. He created quite an awareness of the Abyssinian behavior among our friends.

Peaches competes with Mango for attention and she will single out someone new to her to become best friends with. It's fun to watch people not familiar with Abys deal with being swarmed by them. Fortunately no one is ever upset with the closeness and are forewarned about the cats. Mango even jumped on the shoulders of a plumber a few seconds after he walked in the door and started grooming him. The plumber was entertained by the attention.

[neko1]

I guess Tama is small too, because he's only about 6.5 pounds.

[Barbara]

Originally posted by Randy_K
Mango even jumped on the shoulders of a plumber a few seconds after he walked in the door and started grooming him. The plumber was entertained by the attention.

We have seen that around here too

Filou always says hello to everyone coming in- even to a dog. If it's a lady and she wears lipstick, he has to sniff the lipstick very close- but he doesn't lick

After his first meet and greet he usually leaves people alone.

When I was at Sallyanne's place, her three girls were over us all the time. Two of them (Juni Rose and Chloe) even slept with us in different layers of the bedding.

Filou only sleeps with us- never with guests.

I think I have never seen a 13 lb Aby. My Tigris (Aby x Siberian) is like that and he has double the frame of Filou. But he is all muscles- the vet is happy with him and doesn't think he's overweight.

[Randy_K]

Mango's breeder seems to manage living with about a dozen Abys of all ages quite well. Their "problem" is that they end up keeping a kitten from a litter every few years - simply because they become attached to the cat and can't let go. It was fun seeing all those Ruddys and Blues... and one Oriental... running around the house playing or snoozing in the sun or watching the birds in the backyard. Oriental cats seem to mix well with Abys but they are so much more vocal.