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Conference misery::feline_v1

Title:Meower Power is Valuing Differences
Notice:FELINE_V1 is moving 1/11/94 5pm PST to MISERY
Moderator:MISERY::VANZUYLEN_RO
Created:Sun Feb 09 1986
Last Modified:Tue Jan 11 1994
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:5089
Total number of notes:60366

369.0. "SNOWSHOE" by BLITZN::BITTROLFF (Debbie Bittrolff) Tue Oct 28 1986 15:33

    I have a darling 16 week old male Snowshoe kitten that needs
    to find a home.  He is registered in TICA.  Being a Persian
    breeder I have no idea as to whether he is show quality or
    not.  For those of you who don't know what a Snowshoe is
    it is a new breed of Siamese derivation.  The name comes 
    about due to four white feet.
    
    He is very affectionate and is willing to travel.  He currently
    lives in Colorado Springs.  Wouldn't you like to be the first
    on your block to have one!
    
    					Debbie
    					
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369.1Too bad we're already full to overflowing!NINJA::HEFFELTracey HeffelfingerThu Oct 30 1986 16:2113
    	I've seen pictures of Snowshoes.  They are BEAUTIFUL cats.
    We've always said that we'd like to find one someday.
    
    	Too bad we've got 6 cats and are trying to find homes for the
    4 abandoned kittens we just bottle-raised or we'd take you up on
    it.
    
    	This is just a word of encouragement to anyone who is interested
    in it.  These are beautiful cats.  I not heard a single bad thing
    about their disposition or health and I've heard plenty good.
                                           
    tlh
    
369.2He needs a familyBLITZN::BITTROLFFDebbie BittrolffThu Oct 30 1986 17:4415
    This little guy is still available.  I want to find him a good
    home that is why I'm trying here first.  A little more information
    on him:  He is a blue point.  Probably not a show kitten as
    he doesn't have as slender a body as the show siamese I have seen.
    But is very pleasing to the eye.  He has beautiful blue eyes.
    He's extremely affectionate and gets along well with all my other
    cats.  I'd love to keep him but already have my 13 persians with
    no room for a "pet".  The price is very reasonable and shipping
    for instance from here to New Jersey is about $55.  These are 
    still a rare breed, I was told there are only 8 here in Colorado.
    This breed is not recognized by CFA yet and this is the first one
    I have ever seen.  Has anyone else seen one, maybe at a CFF show?
    
    						Debbie
    
369.3He's adorable!LAIDBK::SHERRICKMolly :^)Thu Oct 30 1986 22:3211
    I want to add my plug for this dear fellow.  I had the pleasure
    of meeting him last week, and he is really a sweetie!  I think he
    is somewhat larger that current show siamese, he also doesn't have
    the extreme wedge shaped head.  He is very pretty, and as some
    snowshoes do, he has a white blaze on his blue point nose!  It's
    just adorable!  His little white feet make him look likw he's got
    slippers on.  I think he looks mostly like a short haired birman,
    with a nose blaze.  He does talk, but doesn't have a deep siamese
    type voice, and mostly just talks with you, not a constant 'yowing'.
    
    He has a super personality, and LOVES to 'make bread' and give hugs!
369.4So THAT'S what its called!GLINKA::GREENEFri Oct 31 1986 01:3610
    'Making bread,' huh?  Never knew there was a name for it!
    
    One of my cats give terrific back or belly massages, but she spends
    far too much time massaging pillows and quilts instead of people...
    She did it from the time we got her, but her sister very rarely
    does it.  I don't know quite if it means as much to the cat as it
    does to me to get my massage, but she certainly purrrrs away while
    kneading.
    
    	P
369.5I think the heavier body type is OK.NINJA::HEFFELTracey HeffelfingerFri Oct 31 1986 10:5916
    	About the body type...
    
    	I know they are derivitive of the Siamese breed but I think
    they have what is referred to as a "modified oriental" body type.
    This means that they will be a little heavy and "apple cheeked".
    So who knows?  It may be show quality. 
    
    	I'll try to remember to look it up the standards information
    on the Snowshoe tonight.
    
    	(I'm not a breeder of any kind of expert.  I just read a lot
    about cats and this was a breed that interested me very much so
    I paid a little bit more attention to the standards on it.)
    
    tlh
    
369.6I don't know if they know what show quality is!DONJON::SCHREINERPussycat, on the prowl...Fri Oct 31 1986 11:4824
    I have seen several Snowshoes shown in CFF when I went to shows
    in Ohio.  Jimmy Hoffman (i think) is the "ringleader" of the Snowshoe
    club which is based out of Ohio.  I haven't seen many of them, and
    from what I saw and heard, the breed really hasn't been perfected
    yet.  There was a woman who was showing one locally during the 84-85
    show season.  She really didn't do much with it.  I think she
    eventually gave up showing it.  They did seem to be larger than
    the typical show quality siamese, with a much less extreme face.
    Almost looked more like a small "american sh" deriviation, rather
    than Siamese.  
                         
    I don't think that there has been a Snowshoe Grand  in CFF yet.
    In fact, I remember at one show I went to, the snowshoe people had
    a statue of what they were trying to produce, and not one of the
    cats looked anywhere near what the statue looked like.  
    
    Would be an interesting challenge though, working with such a rare
    and new breed.
    
    If anyone wants more info about the Showshoe breed club, let me
    know, I have some friends in Ohio that I could call.
    
    cin
    
369.7The Legacy of Emmerson, the unrecognized SnowshoePUZZLE::CORDESJAFri Nov 07 1986 15:5428
    My husband and I had a mixed breed cat that resembled a snowshoe.
    He was the result of a chance mating of an apple headed siamese
    and a black shorthair that had the white spotting gene.  He was
    a sealpoint with a white blaze on his nose, brilliant violet blue
    eyes, and of course, white paws.  He also had the cooat of the
    balinese, slightly longer, with a plumed tail.
    
    We adopted this cat from a young girl I worked with whose father
    would not allow her to keep the mother or the kittens any longer.
    He was only three and a half weeks old.  We took him in because
    he was so adorable (even though my husband thought the blaze on
    his nose made him look asymmetrical).
    
    We dubbed him Ralph Waldo Emmerson, and called him Emmie for short.
    He was one of the most intelligent cats we have ever had and we
    loved him dearly.  He succumbed to Feline Leukemia at the tender
    age of two and a half years.
    
    It was the influence of this beautiful cat that helped me to decide
    to breed Birmans.  At that time, the breed Snowshoe was not around.
    
    It is only a matter of time before the Snowshoe will be a recognized
    breed in all associations.  I hope your cat finds a good and loving
    home.
    
    Jo Ann
    
    
369.8How much for that kitty in the window?WATNEY::RYERJane Ryer, Colorado Springs TBUFri Nov 07 1986 17:5613
>> (From reply .2 . . .)
>>
>>    no room for a "pet".  The price is very reasonable and shipping
>>   for instance from here to New Jersey is about $55.  These are 
    
Since all my cats are from the local shelter, I don't know what "reasonable"
prices are for purebred cats.  What sort of range are we talking here -
$50 (ha,ha - wishful thinking, I'm sure!), $100, $200, $500, $1000 (gasp!)??

I doubt that I could talk my husband into another cat, but I love Siamese,
and your little guy sounds charming.  Is he still available?

Jane
369.9A home has been foundBLITZN::BITTROLFFDebbie BittrolffMon Nov 10 1986 17:318
    I am pleased to announce that the Snowshoe has found a new home.
    He will be living with a "notes" family in New Hampshire and will
    be flying out there this week.
    
    Thanks to everyone for their notes and interest.
    
    						Debbie
    
369.10Announcing a new arrivalRT101::K_SULLIVANThu Nov 13 1986 11:5813
    My wife and I are the proud new owners of "Boots", the Snowshoe
    referred to in .0.
    He arrived in Manchester, NH yesterday after a long flight from
    Colorado. To prove his intelligence he got an earlier flight
    out of Chicago than we had expected, and he reduced his travel 
    time from Colorado to New Hampshire by four and a half hours.
    His arrival in New Hampshire drew quite a few admirers from the
    people waiting at the airline terminal.
    It didn't take him any time at all to adjust to his new home, and
    both my wife and I are very grateful to Debbie for all of her
    trouble.
    
    Ken
369.11ALIEN::BENNETTFri Feb 13 1987 18:170