What is your favorite cat breed?

[mvd]

I'm not sure: I'll see what DU's cat fans say.

[Left Is Write]

1. I'm fond of Maine Coons.

[chknltl]

11. Second that....

...I was gonna say pitt-bull but your post reminded me how much I miss my big fuzzy Main Coon kitty.

[KitchenWitch]

2. British Shorthair

[DeposeTheBoyKing]

3. I'm a mutt cat fan

But if I had to choose, I'd say a flame point Siamese or one of the "blue" cats.

[Roon]

4. I've always wanted a ragdoll eom

[Roon]

6. Oh! And smoosh faces!!

I love any breed that is smooshed faced!

[LisaL]

12. That would be Persians.

I got two of them.

[Roon]

18. Wonderful!

You sure are lucky. :-)

[RebelOne]

71. Had a ragdoll once.

They are too smart for their own good.

[Beaverhausen]

5. at the moment- the one pictured in this thread

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=243x9930

warning- extreme cuteness!

[mvd]

8. She's adorable!

:hi:

[Cathyclysmic]

36. OMG! I need insulin now!

I love grey kitties....never owned a true Russian Blue, but they are adorable

[SoCalDem]

7. Whatever I find in my yard

:) especially when I get to remove them from their birthing sacs, scrape the ants off, wash em off, shake 'em, breathe into them and cut their cords..

That's how most of mine have arrived:)

[ashling]

9. What is the deal with those munchkin cats?

tiny legs. seems cruel

[BikeWriter]

10. Uh, caterpillars?

[NV Whino]

13. Abyssinian

and after that any alley cat that crosses my path.

[knowbody0]

80. my Abyssinian died 20 years ago

and still visits me in my dreams. she was REALLY special. ancient cats, jump as well as monkeys.
sigh

[chaska]

83. There ya go. coolest of all cats, hands down....

They look like they're barefoot when compared to other cats. Weird.

[huskerlaw]

14. Ragdolls

soooo cute, well-tempered and huggable. But I'm also partial to mutt-cats.

[RedCloud]

67. yep. My feline has those big blue eyes.

[Tom Kitten]

15. Norwegian Forest Cat...

swear to God, first cat I owned, he was a stray who just appeared one day...Most beautiful fur and disposition, and also such a personality...

here is one (not mine but looks similar)

[Meatwad]

16. The Bengal Tiger.

[Liberalynn]

17. Angora

I had some really beautiful ones when I was a little girl and also into my early adult years. My favorite's name was Sylvester because of his coloring. Boy I still miss that cat.

ETA: It wasn't a pure bred but he was beautiful all the same.

[wildhorses]

19. orange tabby

[MissHoneychurch]

20. Birma

[sakabatou]

21. Maine Coons

American Shorthair

[Bridget Burke]

22. Mostly, I like cats with longer hair.

Whether or not they are a particular "breed." "Lookalikes" do show up in the general cat population. "Blue" cats (similar to Russian Blues) have been born to unspecified moms. One of my cats looks like a Turkish Van--white with colored "points." He's got longish, thick hair that sheds very little.

Purebred Persians often have sweet dispositions. A friend's Burmese is a lovely cat with tons of personality. The Siamese "personality" is notorious--but just right for some folks.

[CatBoreal]

23. Scottish Fold...

[LizMoonstar]

24. my Loki Cat is a brown tiger mutt.

But if we ever get him a cat, we want to see if we can find a blue at a shelter somewhere.



yes, we might get our cat a cat.

[Heidi]

25. The Wiley and Excellent Boy Cat Named Ginger says,

"Mixed. Our family isn't into the whole breeding and race thing."


Ginger, of mixed (but no doubt royal) lineage.

[LizMoonstar]

26. I think

between Wiley and Excellent Boy Cat Named Ginger and Loki, Norse Cat of Infinite Mischief, those two could really cause some beautiful chaos together!

point being, soooo pretttyyyyy Ginger!

[Heidi]

27. Ginger says, "Danke viel mal!"

He's a multilingual mixed breed boy cat, dontcha know. ;)

We'd love to see a photo of Loki, Norse Cat of Infinite Mischief. Is there one posted upthread?

(Love your username, LizMoonstar! :pals: )

[LizMoonstar]

28. thank you! and here is the Trickster himself!

[Heidi]

29. What a beauty!

He has _beautiful_ eyes! Thank you for posting the photo, LizMoonstar! :hug:

[Felix Mala]

30. I love my Manx! He's the Greatest.

And so superior to OPC's. (Other People's Cats)





Yes, that's his tail sticking out at the end.

I just took some new ones over the weekend and will post soon.


OK, one more. This one doesn't show his tail, but does show he's a stout little thug.

[Terran]

31. He's beautiful

and he looks just like my my old guy Daimon, who passed away a few months ago (except he had a standard tail). What's his name? Very stout indeed! are most Manx that thick?

[Felix Mala]

39. Sorry to hear about your puss... I would miss mine terribly...

His name is Dexter. Sometimes it's Prince Dexter...

Most of that stoutness is fur. Manx have twice the hair follicles of regular short hairs. That's why they're fur is so soft. The fur on his belly feels like mink! Some friends of mine who had a manx named it Charmin, because she was squeesibly soft!

They're bred for their dense fur, short ears and slight tail. (Don't tell Dexter he doesn't have a tail; you should see it "switch" when he's hunting.) They're the only cat breed bred for working. They were employed on fishing boats coming from the Isle of Man, which is where they get their name. The dense fur means it's pretty hard to get them very wet. The moisture stays on the tips of their coat while their skin is dry as a bone. They are feisty, brave hunters. He's attacked a black lab, a collie and a terrier over the years. He's not afraid of much.

[Terran]

41. Very interesting

I didn't know any of that about Manx. That fur mist really be something feel! After we ended up with our Ragdoll (Temujin or Muji for short), we discovered that Raggies don't have undercoats the way most cats do. He has very long fur but it doesn't behave like, say, a Persian coat. We rarely have to groom him at all, the lack of undercoat allows him to manage that by himself very easily.

Chandra was very brave also that way; I saw her attack at least three dogs over the years, usually in defense of her more staid brother Daimon. One of those dogs was at least five times her size! She got the nickname "Battlemistress" for that one.

[Mutley]

32. Torties.

They are the cutest, and they have the most attitude.

[LizMoonstar]

34. awwww. my little girl, the late Mooshi, was a tortoiseshell.

man i love kitties! this thread is making my day better.

[Mutley]

35. Me too.

My parents have a tortie named Funky. She's a trip.

[ceile]

58. I LUV my Tortie!! n/t

[Terran]

33. Tonkinese, I think

Our Tonk, Chandra, wasn't quite pure bred, but she was in most ways the best cat me and my partner have ever had. She passed away after 16 good years. Now we have a pure Ragdoll and two pure Siamese, one seal and one blue, and they're all great in their own peculiar ways, but I miss how extremely people-oriented Tonks are. Are newer family are all affectionate but they're not lap cats the way Channie was (sigh)(I miss her so much).

Edit: not Channie, but a very beautiful Tonkinese. They always look you in the eye like that.

[Dukkha]

37. Siamese

they just LOVE to talk

[Terran]

42. My blue point isn't much of a talker at all

Maybe that talkativeness is a seal point trait, because her litter mate has The Siamese Voice and loves to use it.

Very handsome cat there, btw. I think Siamese are particularly graceful with the way they place their forelegs.

[mvd]

45. Such cute pictures

I've never had a cat and don't intend to, but these pictures could make an admirer out of anyone. :hi:

[Throckmorton]

38. New England Barn Cat

Also known as the domestic short hair.

[wackadoo wabbit]

40. Burmese

My husband and I had only had mixed breeds (mutts) until we got a Burmese rescue - but now we're sold! We've never had such a sweet, loving, affectionate, and, yes, co-dependent cat. They say that Burmese are the most dog-like of all cats, and it certainly seems to be true in our cat's case. He's incredibly interactive, and he follows us everywhere! And neither of us has ever had such a talkative cat (and that includes the Siamese that my husband had as a child). In our minds, the Burmese is the perfect (or should that be purrfect?) cat.

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[billyskank]

44. Does he say "waaaaaaaaauuughhh" at you?

And does he have the loudest purr ever?

[wackadoo wabbit]

61. Constantly!

He really is the most talkative cat I've ever met.

And his purr is so loud that you can hear it across the room.

If he's not "waaaaaaauuuugggghhhh"ing and you can't hear him purring, it means he's asleep!

[demzilla]

47. Burmese -- mine walks at heel, holds entire conversations with me

(though I think we need one of those universal translators from Star Trek), and is the easiest purr ever!

[wackadoo wabbit]

63. He sounds adorable!

You should post a picture of him.

[demzilla]

74. Here he is, looking for a flying pizza -- er, bird -- through the window

[wackadoo wabbit]

76. Oh, how cute!

He looks just like my Pyewacket. What's yours named?

[demzilla]

78. Nebu-cat-nezzar

is his official name, but he's also known as Burmley.

[billyskank]

43. Burmese burmese burmese burmese burmese burmese burmese burmese

They're aristocratic like Siamese, they're graceful and dignified and sleek and handsome, and wonderfully friendly.

[wackadoo wabbit]

65. You sound like you're as big a Burmese fan as I am

Do you have one currently?

[Shell Beau]

46. I'll name a big cat. I think Jaguars are

absolutely gorgeous!

[ET Awful]

48. Whatever Quinn and Althea are . . . those are my favorite breeds :)

:bounce:

My kitties make me smile :)

[Arugula Latte]

82. I'd say Althea is Domestic Short Hair (?)

They're both beautiful.

[MrScorpio]

49. Lazy

The ones that'll let strangers pet them

[Felix Mala]

51. When I get home from my day at the office and 2-hr commute

I find my cat snoozing on the deck in the shade. I always ask him if he's had a rought day. Usually, he still has something to complain about.

[Felix Mala]

50. A friend of mine has one of these:

A polydactyl:





She always called it a "Yankee" cat, but that always brings up Maine Coon Cats when you put it in a search engine.

They look funny. They always looks as though they're wearing shoes that are 10 sizes too big.

[alittlelark]

53. 'Hemmingway cats' are almost always polydactyl.

Here's a link to a site w/ many pics of them-
http://www.northrup.org/photos/key%20west/papa-house/hemmingway-house%20(42).htm

[ceile]

59. My neighbors had one...

huge cat, white w/long hair, but not Persian. He was beautiful.

[Felix Mala]

66. All those kitties to keep him company and he still killed himself, sad.

[Rob H.]

56. My parents have a polydactyl--best. cat. EVER.

She's so sweet and is a grey and cream tortoiseshell. She has five toes on each back paw, five toes on her right front paw, and five toes and a dewclaw on the left front. Twenty-one claws!

The people at the Humane Society said she was feral, so naturally no one would come near her, but my dad did and she's one of the most loving cats they've ever had. Their favorite moment when they were adopting her was when one of the volunteers said, "She has extra toes. That makes her a pterodactyl." :D

[LynneSin]

52. Nebelungs

Only because several times I was asked if Evita was a nebelung - she has all the features of one (essentially they're long-haired RUssian Blues)

[KyndCulture]

54. My absolute dream would be to raise a Serval

Can anything be cuter?




They are very docile and they LOVE water!

[Poiuyt]

68. Looks like an ocicat - very exotic

[BikeWriter]

70. My ex had a bobcat, until he shredded the mailman...

[VelmaD]

55. It depends...

on whether you're frying, roasting or barbqing it. ;)

[Shoeempress]

57. My favorite breeds are the misfits, cast offs, abused or abandoned cats.

That's what all of mine were when we found them, but now each is my favorite cat.

[hatredisnotavalue]

60. My furry kids

I've never had a purebred cat before, but Izzy the Siamese is just a real cut up. She doesn't get along with the other three cats, but she just loves the dog. She almost treats him as her "pet" and yes, the dog is chewing on her chest. They horse around all the time.
The other is Mr. Bubbles, who had 24 toes, but had to have one removed because he was stepping on it and it was making him bleed. I was told he tied the Guiness Book Record.
Both are strays, who arrived at our doorstep. We didn't get to choose them. They chose us.

[hyphenate]

62. I love all cats

but I guess I'm more drawn to regular, American-shorthair derived alley cats.

[OhioChick]

64. I'm more of a dog person, but

there's something about a Himalayan that I find to be heartwarming. :)

[RebelOne]

72. Dog person here, too.

But if I did have a cat, it would probably be a Maine Coon or a Ragdoll.

[LaraMN]

69. This kind.

[samplegirl]

73. Main Coon they are the ultimate lap kitty

[MadisonProgressive]

75. Manx

[bertha katzenengel]

77. MUTTS OF ALL STRIPES

I like mutts. All our kids are mutts. :hi: And unless it's being sold by someone who is clearly mistreating his animal, I'll never buy a purebred.

[Jamastiene]

79. We are Siamese if you please. We are Siamese if you don't please.

I love the Siamese cats because they are so vocal. What can I say? I love an opinionated cat. My cats are part Siamese even though they don't have the markings. And yes, they are vocal. The Siamese is the coolest cat to me, but I have to say I also love alley cats as well. They are sometimes the best pets you can have.

[Arugula Latte]

81. This is the only truth I know: I love all cats in the world.

I can't say that about anything else.

Doesn't matter what breed. We take what comes our way and needs a home.