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piddyprints

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8. Abyssinian

Sun Jul 28, 2024, 02:49 PM

Jul 28

We had 2 and they were absolutely awesome. But we have since gotten only rescues and we love them all. Abys have gotten expensive and the rescues need homes.

Still, if I ever saw an Aby at a rescue, I'd scoop it up.

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What is your favorite type of cat. You can include breed, coloring or markings, short hair or long hair, eye color. Mine [View all] debm55 Jul 28 OP

Calico, with medium long hair Walleye Jul 28 #1

Thank you, Walleye, Same here. When we first got married we got 2 sister cats. They were both calico but with shorter debm55 Jul 28 #2

Black cats Jan24 Jul 28 #78

Thank you so much Jan 24. Welcome to DU. debm55 Jul 28 #85

They are all beautiful TommieMommy Jul 28 #3

Yes they are . Thank you, TommieMommy. debm55 Jul 28 #5

Orange tabby. Different Drummer Jul 28 #4

Thank you, Different Drummer. Sounds like a beautiful cat. debm55 Jul 28 #7

Orange tabby boy Freddie Jul 28 #6

I had an orange tabby. Thomas was 5 weeks old when we found him stuck behind the radio in our car. Car dealer had to debm55 Jul 28 #9

Orange tabbies biophile Jul 30 #119

Thank you, biophile, Among my many cats over the year. I only had one orange tabby and he was a sweety. debm55 Jul 30 #120

Abyssinian piddyprints Jul 28 #8

Same as my Siamese. We got her as a rescue. Her owner died and I guess that no family member wanted her. She had debm55 Jul 28 #14

Maine Coon, Norwegian Forest cat 😻😻 we can do it Jul 28 #10

Thank you, we can do it. Those are the big boys/girls. My husband always wanted a Maine Coon. debm55 Jul 28 #16

Orange nt XanaDUer2 Jul 28 #11

Thank you, XanaDUer2. Orange cats are lovely and sweet. debm55 Jul 28 #17

All cats. Ocelot II Jul 28 #12

Thank you Ocelot II that is so true. debm55 Jul 28 #19

Big orange tabby. I always have what finds me though. I never have picked out a kitten. :) n/t brewens Jul 28 #13

Thank you brewens. We live at the end of a dead end street. People would dump their kittens in a box next to the debm55 Jul 28 #22

I don't care as long as it purrs, talks to me and is playful, sweet and cuddly. Fla Dem Jul 28 #15

Thank you Fla Dem. I agree with you. Our current cat is a rescue. We got it as a rescue. Her eye was shot out and we debm55 Jul 28 #24

tuxedo nealr Jul 28 #18

Thank you, neair. Alita sounds a wonderful girl. Oh and welcome. debm55 Jul 28 #25

Long hair female tabby KT2000 Jul 28 #20

Thank you KT2000, Long hair tabbies are lovely. debm55 Jul 28 #27

I always wanted a Scottish Fold iwillalwayswonderwhy Jul 28 #21

Iwillalwayswonderwhy, thank you, They are quite unique cats. debm55 Jul 28 #28

For me it would be any rescue. I have always had Polly Hennessey Jul 28 #23

Thank you very much, Polly Hennessey. Two of my cats were rescuses , The others were cats dumped in front yard. debm55 Jul 28 #30

All of my many cats came to me through the Cat Distribution System nt yellowdogintexas Jul 28 #55

Thank you yellowdogintexas. You mean dumped like mine were? debm55 Jul 28 #57

not really. One was a barn kitten my daughter brought home. Her kittens ended up staying with us. yellowdogintexas Aug 5 #121

Dead cat bounce Turbineguy Jul 28 #26

What the hell are you talking about.? debm55 Jul 28 #33

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This message was self-deleted by its author debm55 Jul 28 #41

You asked what the other poster was writing about PJMcK Jul 28 #42

He did it with no pictures or video. It was a not nice reply to posters sharing about their cats. Uncalled for IMHO debm55 Jul 29 #115

By the way... PJMcK Jul 28 #44

Barn cat, with medieval intent and habit. WheelWalker Jul 28 #29

Thank you, WheelWalker. debm55 Jul 28 #36

I don't care about color or pedigree... nocoincidences Jul 28 #31

I had one also. Yes Heather was a sweety and before it started to storm she would go to the basement. It was like she debm55 Jul 28 #38

The polydactyl cats at Hemingway's house EverHopeful Jul 28 #46

We had a polydactyl cat. She was very affectionate too. debm55 Jul 28 #60

White, with flame coloring, blue-eyed, long hair Ragdoll. Like my sweet Mellow was. sinkingfeeling Jul 28 #32

I am so sorry sinkingfeeling. Remember the ten years you spent together. debm55 Jul 28 #62

I love all cats, Island Blue Jul 28 #34

Thank you, Island Blue. In all the time we have been married . Rich and I have had all sorts of cats.We called them the debm55 Jul 28 #40

All three of my cats have been rescues Island Blue Jul 28 #72

Thank you Island Blue. Very sweet. debm55 Jul 28 #73

Stray Cats....Strut IA8IT Jul 28 #35

Love Them All DET Jul 28 #39

Thank you DET and I have heard the black cats not being adopted. Very sad. debm55 Jul 28 #58

Russian Blue MoonlightHillFarm Jul 28 #43

Thank you MoolightHillFarm. I am so sorry for you and your Russian Blue--beautiful cat. debm55 Jul 28 #59

I like them all. CentralMass Jul 28 #45

Agree, Thank you CentralMass. debm55 Jul 28 #65

Doll-faced Persian cat synni Jul 28 #47

Thank you synni. I am sorry . I have seen them on shows and in books. The face would seem to cause breathing problems. debm55 Jul 28 #68

Black cats are loving and lovely. Timeflyer Jul 28 #48

Thank you Timeflyer. The sad thing is that we will outllive them. It is very hard to say good bye to one that only want debm55 Jul 28 #71

Since my current Feline Overlords are Tuxedo shorthairs EverHopeful Jul 28 #49

Agree. They are loved and they love us. debm55 Jul 28 #70

All. All of ours are rescues, unwanteds & abandons Bitbit Jul 28 #50

Thank you Bitbit. Same here with the rescues, unwanted and abandons. I remember them all their fun. "fights" playing. debm55 Jul 28 #69

Abyssinian maptap22 Jul 28 #51

Best cats on the planet! bif Jul 28 #53

I am going to do a search on the cat. I don't think I have ever seen one. Thank you, bif. debm55 Jul 28 #66

Thank you maptap22. debm55 Jul 28 #67

I love all cats and am currently the mom of two Snowshoes. Mme. Defarge Jul 28 #52

Thank you Mme. Defarge. what a beautiful cat. I love the coat and eyes. Thank you for the link. and give your two cuties debm55 Jul 28 #64

anything that meows and purrs yellowdogintexas Jul 28 #54

Thank you, yellowdogintexas. My Kimmie was a blue eyed Siamese, She was very smart. I would come home form school debm55 Jul 28 #63

Russian Blues Metaphorical Jul 28 #56

Thank you Metaphorical. Russian Blues are very unique. I have never had one. But I did have a couple of calico debm55 Jul 28 #61

Well, Now, Orange Tiger Tabby ProfessorGAC Jul 28 #74

Thank you ProfessorGAC. Your two cats are beautiful. Love how in the second photo the dog is simply ignoring the cat. debm55 Jul 28 #75

Get This ProfessorGAC Jul 28 #77

That is so funny. I love your post. Thank you. debm55 Jul 28 #80

Classic brown tabby quitnesset Jul 28 #76

I looked them up and you are right they are beautiful. Thank you quitnesset. debm55 Jul 28 #81

Orange cats are superior beings. At least, that's what my ornjboi tells me. n/t TygrBright Jul 28 #79

HAHAHAHAHAH that's funny. Thank you TygrBright. debm55 Jul 28 #82

Long hair tortoise shell The Blue Flower Jul 28 #83

Thank you, The Blue Flower. I never had a long hair tortoise shell but I did have two short hair tortoise shell. The are debm55 Jul 28 #88

Bobcat - the wild kind DBoon Jul 28 #84

Thank you , DBoon. Would they go after your dogs? debm55 Jul 28 #89

No. DBoon Jul 28 #90

We've only had short-haired cats. sakabatou Jul 28 #86

Thank you , sakabatou. All of my cats have been friendly and loving. EXCEPT , when I tried to give them a bath or took debm55 Jul 28 #87

My favorite? soldierant Jul 28 #91

Thank you, soldierant. I agree both are cute. debm55 Jul 29 #96

All cats! HeartsCanHope Jul 28 #92

Thank you very much HeartsCanHope. debm55 Jul 29 #98

I've had cats in my life most of the time... 3catwoman3 Jul 28 #93

Thank you, 3catwoman3. i love blue eyed cats. I also had a mixed Siamese named Rose and a seal point Siamese. named debm55 Jul 29 #100

long hairred black cats w/ green eyes. my cosmo was a funny looking kitten + at 6 m i had a pansypoo53219 Jul 28 #94

Thank you pansypoo53219, Your cats sound gorgeous debm55 Jul 29 #101

I'm partial to torties. Elessar Zappa Jul 29 #95

Thank you very much Elessar Zappa, Your cat sound beautiful. debm55 Jul 29 #102

Bombay, Siamese, Thai, Maine Coon, Norwegian Forest, Abysimian, Burmese electric_blue68 Jul 29 #97

Thank you electric_blue 68 Yes, they are very sweet and loving. debm55 Jul 29 #103

all. AllaN01Bear Jul 29 #99

Thank you, AllaN01Bear, I agree all are beautiful, loving and sweet. debm55 Jul 29 #105

Ragdoll and ragdoll mixes spooky3 Jul 29 #104

Thank you, spooky3 Ragdolls are beautiful. Do you have one? debm55 Jul 29 #106

I've had two mix rescues. I loved them dearly. spooky3 Jul 29 #108

Thank you spooky. I am so sorry. debm55 Jul 29 #109

Thank you. spooky3 Jul 29 #112

One that's not hungry. Emile Jul 29 #107

HAHAHAHHAHHAHHAHA Thank you very much, Emile debm55 Jul 29 #110

I ♥ all felines, domestic and wild Niagara Jul 29 #111

thank you very much, Niagara, Your cats are beautiful debm55 Jul 29 #114

I have never owned a cat. I see beautiful cats everywhere. Tikki Jul 29 #113

thank you Tikki. Beautiful cat debm55 Jul 29 #117

How about which one I don't like Homoudont Jul 29 #116

Thank you Homoudont, Yes they are different, But I think they are unique, debm55 Jul 29 #118