Conference misery::feline_v1

    the "bald" cat is called the Spynx. 
    
    Deb

      If she DOES get one of these, I hope she understands the special care
    they require. They are susceptible to all sorts of skin conditions, and
    cannot be taken outside during extremes of temperature--both hot and
    cold. And they MUST NEVER be allowed to be exposed to direct sunlight
    for any length of time....since they will burn very quiclky!!
    JMcD

    Another solution would be a Cornish Rex - their coats are VERY VERY
    short - they are similar to the Sphynx in looks, but have a bit
    more hair.  

    many many thnks for the responses.

    I have a picture of a hairless cat in my office. This cat is UGLY.
    Most people think it's a bat. (Far too ugly to be a mogwie.)
    
    You just gotta love something that looks like it was beat with the
    ugly stick...
    
    Edd

    Funny thing this should come up.  The new issue of Cat Fancy
    has a picture of a Spynx kitten in it.  I guess that while
    they are thought to be hairless, they actually feel more
    like warm suede to the touch.  The kitten was kind of
    cute. It sort of looked like Dream with a crew cut!
                                                            
    Mary-Michael

    re: .5
    Edd - I have the same picture, and you're right, it is UGLY!
    
    Mary

    I, too, just saw the picture in the latest Cat Fancy.  My first
    reaction was "gross! Who would want a cat that ugly?"  Guess
    there's someone for everyone, including ugly cats.  The caption
    stated that they are actually not hairless, just extremely short
    hair that feels like suede.  And, what's another saying, "Looks
    aren't everything."  But they help!
    
    Are these cats expensive?
    

    I agree cause I got a copy of the magazine, but knowing the person
    who is looking for this "thing" I can understand    enuf said  again
    many thanks.

    well, they are said to be good cats for people that want cats but are
    severely allergic.

    Deb

    I have two cats with very long silky thick fur. But 3 times
    a year we shave them practically bald. We leave them with a
    lion's mane, and a pom pom tail. At first, the little one
    thought something was stuck to his tail and kept shaking
    the life out of it. He got used to the new way it felt. They
    look like mutant poodles...sort of. We do this because the
    hairball problems are enormous and allergies. My cats love
    being bald, and NO ONE laughs at them, or they get thrown
    out of the house!!! 
    
    Pounce and Nutmeg's Ma
    
    
    
    
    
    
    

    	I was home one day last week and I saw a real live Sphynx on
    T.V.. If there is no such thing as an ugly cat then..... it must
    be a glowing milestone at the bottom end of the 'cute kitty' scale!
    
    	The more I looked at it the more I thought that it would have
    been a nice looking cat if it had a coat. I think I would have a
    hard time getting used to gray and wrinkly. I also would have a
    hard time dealing with the idea of a $1,200. cat.
    
    	Maybe I can't understand that kind of cat, I go for big fuzzy
    shelter cats with lotsa extra toes.
    
    Kirk
    

    We had a couple at a show up here sort of on exhibition. The lady
    was from France and she let us hold and touch it.  Very strange
    feeling, very much like suede, but very warm.  The weird thing is
    you could see its points on the skin, ie like a shaved kitty, and
    they are classed by colour (sort of).  
    This one was very relaxed, and obviously used to being oohed and ahhed
    over.  From a personal point of view I don't think they are any
    ulgier then the REXES, sorry to insult any breeders.  One of my
    good friends is a DEVON breeder, I am just not partial to that type
    of cat.
    

    Ugly??  Did someone mention my Julie???  I still can't look at her
    funny-face without cracking up.  But, I gotta tell ya, that cat in Cat
    Fancy has Julie beat by a mile....  I guess I love that long, long
    Himmy fur.  Honey wants to have Julie fitted with a wig and a good
    plastic surgeon!
    
    Mary
    

    i agree that Sphynx's aren't the most beautiful cat I've 
    ever seen - but they seem to more than make up for it in
    purrrrrrr-sonality.  The ones I've seen at cat shows are
    very affectionate and seem to have alot of character.
      Nancy

    I had a chance to actually handle a sphinx once.  It was the infamous
    "E.T." who belongs to CFA judge Joan Benson and her husband.  E.T.
    had a very warm, suede-like feel to his skin, but the weirdest thing
    was that he also had B.O. (as in body odor).  He was perspiring
    under his legs and around his neck.  Bill Benson says that the
    perspiration is a result of the higher body temperature and is normal.
    
    Jo

    why not grab a cat off the street and shave it?
    

RE: quite a few back.

The Rex is another type of cat that is very nice.  It's not that they have a 
very short coat, but they only have an undercoat.  No top coat at all.  I 
thought they were kind of ugly at first, too.  But then I got a chance to pet
one.  Their coat feels just like cotton.  It is so soft!!  THeir purrsonalities
seem to vary.  I have seen rexes that have been very nasty, and I have seen some
that are so affectionate, it's unbelievable.  I kind of like them, actually.

There is one altered Cornish rex being shown right now that is beautiful.  He's 
black and white.  You're never going to  believe his name.

"Irex D. House"

Holly

    If any of you are going to the Chalet Show in Concord, I will have
    my Rex baby there - Terror - he is something else purrsonality wise.
    
    You can see for yourself!  Ugly, you think?  Hmm.  Special, wonderful,
    lovey, crazy, warm, cuddly, fantastic, human, etc., but not not
    ugly!  Terror is a brown classic tabby - maybe a "little" strange,
    but not ugly.
    
    E.T._who_firmly_believes_that_everyone_should_have_at_least_one_Rex
    

    If I ran acoss a Rex I would go to five cats.  I met Terror at
    E.T.'s Christmas party, and he is indeed a wonderful kitty. Ugly?
    Nah, not on your life.  Of course, I have a white Oriental Shorthair,
    so I've come to love odd-looking, odd-sounding cats...
                         
    Mary-Michael

    RE:.19
    
    Somehow, at least to me a Rex is a whole lot nicer looking cat than
    that Sphinx I saw on T.V.... That was the first, the only cat that
    I would have a hard time liking. And the bit a few notes back about
    the B.O....
    
    I've never been to a cat show, but now I know I have to go to one
    and meet some of these special felines one on one.
    
    Kirk                                              

    Terror? I don't remember any one with that name in Dr. Zhavago.
    
    Deb

    Well, yeah, I know.  What can I say?  He was so wonderful when I
    met him that I took him name & all.  His Gramma & Grampa have a
    line of cats that "depict their purrsonalities" - Beast is Terror's
    daddy.  Get the drift!  From what I hear, some Rex have nasty
    temperments, but the line from this breeder have WONDERFUL 
    temperments - sweeter than sugar!  
    
    Terror is entered as an Apparent Purebred HHP in the Concord NH
    show - Misha and Sasha are also entered - should be VERY interesting
    as these three have NEVER BEEN SHOWN.  sigh
    
    
                       

    HI ALL,
    
    
    	DOES ANYONE KNOW WERE I CAN FIND A SPHYNX CAT?
    
    	PLEASE SEND MAIL TO AIMHI::BIRON.
    
    	THANK YOU