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She walked out of the woods behind our house. She had nursed kittens earlier and we suspect that someone tossed her out as we live in a farming area where dogs and cats are routinely dumped (way out past the lights of town.) She is a total sweetheart. She was so skinny and hungry. She has been spayed, wormed, combo tested, vaccinated, flea treated, and fed as much as she wants. Vet thinks about 3 years old. No telling how many litters she had. I thought she was still a kitten because she is so long and lanky, but now I'm beginning to wonder if she might be part oriental shorthair. Any ideas?
MLAA
(18,178 posts)Hats off to you for caring for her so well.
SharonAnn
(13,834 posts)hlthe2b
(104,971 posts)Pretty girl...
japple
(10,221 posts)2naSalit
(90,847 posts)Looks like she got a slender Siamese or similar breed body with a Calico Tabby paint job.
niyad
(118,030 posts)When I first saw the photo, I thought of Egyptian cats. Elongated elegance.
SupportSanity
(730 posts)What a nice find! Congrats.
Figarosmom
(721 posts)Of the Egyption Mau. They have the spotted coat like hers too and the pointy ears. Has she tried to get out or act like she wants to get her kittens? She looks like she hasn't nursed for a while and still has milk so I wonder if they are dead.
She is a beauty
japple
(10,221 posts)eating 2 cans of food), but the woods are too dense for an old lady with eye problems. When she came back a day later she came inside and has never tried to go out again, never acted anxious like most mother cats do when they have babies to protect. The vet said she is around 3 yrs old, so lord knows how many litters she already had. I figure someone dumped her because she is very sociable with humans, calm and domesticated. She got along immediately with my other cats too.
niyad
(118,030 posts)TommyT139
(396 posts)3catwoman3
(25,020 posts)Lucky you, and lucky her!
Does she have a name yet?
japple
(10,221 posts)model of the 1960s.
3catwoman3
(25,020 posts)I finished high school in 1969, so I know exactly who Twiggy is. I even remember her real name - Lesley Hornby.
japple
(10,221 posts)but didn't remember her last name. Twiggy was very mod!