Ninja-n-Bear
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Cat grass is good stuff, a local pet store here carries tubs that are already started. $1.99. Still doesn't keep Ninja off my plants lol.
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New Kitten came home with me today.
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Sean
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One flower that Bella will not leave alone is a rose. I find that most things that set her in motion are things
with a strong sent. She also goes nuts if I have been out working in the tomato plants. She will rub all over
me trying to cover herself in the sent. Al our friends have been alerted to avoid any of the toxic plant gifts.
But we still get something every now and then when the florist sends something that my sister has ordered
and forgot to tell them about the cat. If that happens we enjoy it on a table we can watch and it goes out in
the garage at night. The funny thing about that because the times tend to be in the winter they last longer
by being out in the cool garage for the night. One plant I did not know about was the lucky bamboo. But she only
terrorizes it ever now and then.
Here is a list I found that the ASPCA has published on toxic and non-toxic plants and cats.
https://www.aspca.org/pet-care/animal-poison-control/cats-plant-list
with a strong sent. She also goes nuts if I have been out working in the tomato plants. She will rub all over
me trying to cover herself in the sent. Al our friends have been alerted to avoid any of the toxic plant gifts.
But we still get something every now and then when the florist sends something that my sister has ordered
and forgot to tell them about the cat. If that happens we enjoy it on a table we can watch and it goes out in
the garage at night. The funny thing about that because the times tend to be in the winter they last longer
by being out in the cool garage for the night. One plant I did not know about was the lucky bamboo. But she only
terrorizes it ever now and then.
Here is a list I found that the ASPCA has published on toxic and non-toxic plants and cats.
https://www.aspca.org/pet-care/animal-poison-control/cats-plant-list
Sean
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Bella will if she goes on a binge. But if she just nibbles a bit here and there she keeps it down.
Xander has found the grass and I have not seen him bring it back up as of yet. And both of
the boys never spit any of it up. So I think it really depends on the cat and how much they eat.
Ninja-n-Bear
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It did once, but I had bought one to grow myself and it had this weird jelly as a grow medium, and I think the jelly made them ill. (Even after washing the grass) No other kind has ever made any of my cats vomit. What I get now is wheat grass, but oat grass is good, too.
Ninja-n-Bear
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Thank you!
Sean
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The photos I said I was going to post are finaly off my camera's memory card. Stupid Mac would not
see the SD card until I had rebooted it for some reason. So here we go. The devil in a fur coat.
He looks so innocent.
They are planning something. But that is also a good thing(?) They are now playing games and doing play ambush attacks.
Also it does look like we have some spots in this photo. Not one of the better ones I have taken but the bset spot one.
Only one bad thing going on right now and it not his fault. He is teathing and seems to like hands, arms and plastic coat hangers to chew on.
I also gave him a sock that is knotted to chew on.
Tonight he was playing with Bella and was sneaking up on her. He did the butt wiggle and poped out around the corner almost right in her face.
He hit the brakes but for some reason claws don't work on hard floors and he went skidding into her. You could hear the claws sliding on the floor
and it was all I could do to not laugh at him. He got himself turned around and ran with Bella right on his tail. It is very good to see them playing.
Bella still gets a little hissy when it comes to HER food.
There will be more later.
see the SD card until I had rebooted it for some reason. So here we go. The devil in a fur coat.
He looks so innocent.
They are planning something. But that is also a good thing(?) They are now playing games and doing play ambush attacks.
Also it does look like we have some spots in this photo. Not one of the better ones I have taken but the bset spot one.
Only one bad thing going on right now and it not his fault. He is teathing and seems to like hands, arms and plastic coat hangers to chew on.
I also gave him a sock that is knotted to chew on.
Tonight he was playing with Bella and was sneaking up on her. He did the butt wiggle and poped out around the corner almost right in her face.
He hit the brakes but for some reason claws don't work on hard floors and he went skidding into her. You could hear the claws sliding on the floor
and it was all I could do to not laugh at him. He got himself turned around and ran with Bella right on his tail. It is very good to see them playing.
Bella still gets a little hissy when it comes to HER food.
There will be more later.
Ninja-n-Bear
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Lol Siamese have no fear, we had a house-full growing up, the two boys used to tag team harass the big dog that lived next door. We had a tiny (like maybe 5lbs) Burmese girl named Blaze later on who was in charge of the pack from the time she walked in the door (even tinier then lol). Both breeds are similar to SVs imho.
Sean
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As I recall from some research I was doing on breeding a Siamese was the first accidental breeding with a Serval.
Speaking of breeding I wounder what I would end up with if he was crossed with a nice F4 girl. The Siamese in
those kittens would make them the terror of the house. Then there would be the markings. Roll the dice and do we
get spots or ??? I do plan on doing a genetic pannel on him to be sure we don't have any of the eye problems that
a Siamese can have. They can test for it but there is no treatment for it. PRA (Progressive Retinal Atrophy) can be
tested for and does not seem to be that expensive. If he turns out to be a carrier I think that would rule out any breeding
or at least testing the cat he would be paired with first to be sure that I don't have both carrying the trait.
Just thoughts anyway at this time.
One thing I have noticed about Xander is his tail is heavy and very full. The few times I have seem him fluff it up
like he was spooked. He gets it really large for his size. I find he is not as easy to spook as any of the other Savanah
cats I have had.
Speaking of breeding I wounder what I would end up with if he was crossed with a nice F4 girl. The Siamese in
those kittens would make them the terror of the house. Then there would be the markings. Roll the dice and do we
get spots or ??? I do plan on doing a genetic pannel on him to be sure we don't have any of the eye problems that
a Siamese can have. They can test for it but there is no treatment for it. PRA (Progressive Retinal Atrophy) can be
tested for and does not seem to be that expensive. If he turns out to be a carrier I think that would rule out any breeding
or at least testing the cat he would be paired with first to be sure that I don't have both carrying the trait.
Just thoughts anyway at this time.
One thing I have noticed about Xander is his tail is heavy and very full. The few times I have seem him fluff it up
like he was spooked. He gets it really large for his size. I find he is not as easy to spook as any of the other Savanah
cats I have had.