Cat Tales ~ Siamese Cat Facts

Mes a Lynx Point Siamese Kitty.

The Lynx Point Siamese is also known as a Tabby Point Siamese because Wes have the same stripes as Tabby Kitties. In fact the Lynx Point Siamese came from the breeding of a Tabby Kitty and a Siamese Kitty. Personally, Me prefers to be called a Lynx Point Siamese 'cause it reminds Me of Mes wild cousin the Lynx, which has markings very similar to Me!

See Mes stripes?

All Lynx Point Siamese will have an "M" on their forehead.

• Siamese Cats are easily trained and can readily learn to walk on a leash. (Ssshhhh! Don't tell Mommy that part!)
• Siamese are also very vocal and the more their Human talks to them, the more they will talk back.
• Siamese will often choose one Human as their own (Me chose Mommy!). But they are also great family pets because they will keep their claws sheathed when playing with kids! 
• Siamese can be very jealous Kitties and will often do something naughty out of anger if they get jealous.
• Siamese Kittens are often born white and will change color as they age. Even adult Siamese will continue to darken as they grow older.
• Siamese have a heat-sensitive gene - a Siamese's coat will be a darker color in the cooler areas of their body (head and legs) and a lighter color in the warmer areas like the body.

A Brief History - Some people believe that the Siamese originated in ancient Egypt because many of the sculptures of the Goddess Bastet look very similar to a Siamese. 

This is ME!

This is Bastet. See the resemblance? 

But it is known that the Siamese lived in Siam (now known as Thailand) as far back as the 1600's - possibly even earlier than that! Siamese Cats were used in the palaces and temples as watch cats. The Kitty would yowl (and We Siamese do have a YOWL!) when a stranger came around. Only noblemen were allowed to own and raise Siamese Cats. When someone of importance died, a Cat from their household would be chosen to receive the dead person's soul. That Kitty would then be pampered for the rest of its Life.

Purz and Catnip Dreams ..... Gomez

Mes Mountain Getaway

Mommy and Me got away for the weekend. We headed to Daddy's 'bachelor pad' in the mountains. 

We left home just ahead of the snowstorm that was headed for Denver. 

Me wasn't real fond of the curvy mountain roads!

Here's Me looking out Daddy's kitchen window.

What the mountains outside the kitchen window looked like on Friday when Denver was getting gobs of snow.

Me caught up on Mes beauty sleep while Mommy was out and about.

All in all, the trip wasn't too bad. Me enjoyed the attention that Mommy & Daddy lavished on Me. But Mommy forgot to pack some of Mes "Medicinal 'Nip" and Me told Mommy all about it the first afternoon! Me fussed so much that Mommy went to the local dispensary - Tar-jay (Target) she called it - to get Me some. Me squalled to Mommy about what a poor substitute it was for Mes 'homegrown' but it actually was pretty good stuff! Mes just not telling Mommy that....... 

Critic in the House

I have a half Siamese cat that fancies himself as an art critic. He will sometimes “critique” the projects I have on my work table. He doesn’t always bother them, just sometimes. His latest episode was pulling all the ribbon roses out of a wall hanging I was working on. Sometimes he is right about the project - it did need to be re-done (bad color choices, etc.)

But I won’t tell him that he's right. Wouldn’t want him to get a swelled head!