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The Cats There are currently four cats in posssession of us They are all ‘house cats’, since there is a busy road outside, and the surrounding farmland also harbours many dangers for cats of little brain, and no worldly experience.
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Tigger being good |
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Looking for trouble |
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Tigger-in-the-box |
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Jack and Tigger |
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Jack getting clean |
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Jack and Beau |
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Beau, being peaceful |
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Polly on ‘her’ bed |
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Polly about to take fright |
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The Pets |
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Tigger is a Tiffanie, who arrived more or less by accident - we went to see ‘an adult female’, because we were not familiar with the breed, and discovered (in addition to the female) four 6-month-old kittens. Tigger is the one who asked Pat to pick him up (by climbing up her leg), and sat in her arms and purred for an hour. So (obviously) we had to find a bank, get some money, and bring him home, where he immediately took over from the previous occupants.
The Tiffanie is now a recognised breed, but it originated from a cross between a Burmese and a Chinchilla - you get the long-haired Chinchilla coat,. and the ‘interesting’ Asian temperament. Tigger (so called because of his bounce) is not only into everything, he’s also onto, under, and behind everything. He ‘Miaows’ pitifully if he thinks he isn’t getting enough attention, and follows that up by vandalising the house. |
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Jack and Beau are brothers, and were ‘rescued’ when their previous owner became badly allergic to them. They are Seal Point Birmans, although Jack has white/pink patches on his nose, lips, and eyelids, which should not really be there. He also has exceptionally long canines, and has a wicked tendency to chew paper. He can perforate 60 pages of paperback book in a single bite. The brothers often groom one another .. Tigger has been known to join in, but usually spoils the effect after a few minutes by putting a paw on the groomees neck, and going for the jugular with his teeth (by way of livening things up). |
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Polly is also a Seal Point Birman, but is female, and weighs in at a minute 7lbs (rather less than half the weight of Jack or Beau). She tolerates Tigger (until he decides to play rough) but finds the brothers rather too intimidating, so she spends most of the day shut away from them, and has the run of the house at night, when the three boys are shut up to sleep. |
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The Rabbits and Guinea Pigs These (all girls) live outside in a large wooden shed, insulated, heated, lit, and generally a most desirable residence. They all have double hutches, except Sugar and Spice, who live together in a ‘C shaped’ quadruple sized hutch. Rosie enjoys a split level residence. Their opportunities to run around outside are limited by the local foxes, buzzards, stoats and suchlike, hence they need plenty of space indoors to run around.
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Rosie |
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Rosie is a recent arrival and replaces Bubble, the guinea pig, who died peacefully at a ripe old age. Anyone referring to this cute Easter Bunny photo as ‘raw stew’ will be in serious trouble.
Daisy and Poppy are now about eighteen months old. They live together, and are very ‘chatty’, especially when they believe food is about to be delivered. |
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Daisy |
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Poppy |
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Sandy (aka ‘Spot2’) |
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Sandy (known as ‘Spot2’ by Dave) is a female English rabbit. She’s still young .. all ears and feet, which she needs to grow into.
Sugar and Spice live together (they are litter sisters) in a huge hutch. They are supposedly Harlequin Dwarf Lops, however their harlequin (apricot/black) colouring is only approximate, and they are a long way from meeting the weight requirement for ‘dwarf’. Either of them is a considerable armful, and both at once is not recommended at all. |
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Sugar |
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Spice |
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