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	Valerie Rossi, who sometimes notes in here, breeds Himmies.  You
	might want to try contacting her.

    I own two himmies. One retired queen, Princess Char-Ming 9 years old
    in July, and Mr. Miyagi who is 6 years  old. They both are seal point
    and are just big marshmellow loves.
    
    The himmies are very layed back cats. They seem to attach themselves
    to one person mostly. Ming has a semi pushed in face but Miyagi has
    the wide open look. They get along very well together and both are
    quite shy with new or strange things/persons.
    
    Both like to be groomed, fortunately.
    
    You have made an excellant choice in kitties.
    
    Keep us posted on his progress.
    
    Regards,
    Barbara

    Himmies are the best cats on the planet!   Right, everyone?? ;^)
    I've got two Himmies, a seal point and a cream point.  I agree with
    Barbara; they are very layed back, but every cat is an individual.
    Good luck with the new baby!!
    
    Oh, as for a name, just find one that fits and sounds good when
    yelled!!
    
    Mary
    

    Thanks for the comments!!
    
    He is doing great so far.  I was a little bit nervous the first day I
    brought him home.  He was extremely scarred. I felt really bad for him.
    
    The breeder told me that their family has made a rule not to touch the
    new kitties because the family would get to attached and find it hard
    to let any of them go.  Therefore, he had hardly no contact with
    humans.  No wonder the little guy was so scarred.
    
    He has adjusted well in the past couple of days - playful and running
    all over.  He has a loud purrr which is really cute.
    
    I hope their will be no effect on his character from not having any
    human contact as a new born. Any comments would be appreciated.
    
    I agree I feel that I did make a good choice.  He just has that
    adorable face that you just can't help but love.
    
    I am having a hard time finding a name that suits him though.
    
    rgds,  Patty

    A breeder owes their buying public a responsibilty to sell them well
    adjusted, sociable kittens.  What an awful theory to put into practice,
    and how unfair to you and others who purchase kittens that will need to
    be taught how to trust humans.
    
    I'm sure you will be able to work with him and bring him around with
    lots of love and attention.  In this particular situation, going to a
    new home at 9 weeks of age was probably better for him than waiting
    until he was older (most breeders will not let a kitten go before the
    age of 12 weeks).  Be patient with him and he should turn into a
    wonderful family pet.
    
    Good luck in finding a name... hope my suggestions offline helped!
    
    --Roberta
    

    I am a breeder and consider it critical that my kittens get handled
    from just about the minute they're born.  In fact, I was noticing
    that Bonnie's kittens were much more outgoing than Halie's because
    they've gotten alot more attention (and are a week older).  So,
    last night we watched "Days of Thunder" and I had 6 kittens sleeping
    in my lap :^).  (Halie's 5 plus Tiffany, of course)
    
    I can understand you're breeder saying that it makes it hard to let
    them go.  IT DOES!  But I have gotten nothing but glowing reports on
    my kittens' dispositions and on how loveable they are so I think I
    must be doing something right.  
    
    My suggestions are to spend alot of time with your new baby - somehow
    I don't think you'll need too much encouragement in doing that.  Play
    with him and pet him alot.  When you pick him up hold him close and
    securely (not tight, but with both hands) so he'll feel safe with 
    you.  He'll adjust and come climbing into your lap in no time.
    
    There ARE simply some cats that don't like to be handled - Halie HATES
    to be picked up but loves to be petted - but from what I know of
    Himmies I doubt that'll be the case here.   
    
    Enjoy your new baby.  After he sees what a positive experience being
    with you is he'll forget about being nervous and turn into a little
    purrbox.
      Nancy DC
    

    Update
    
    My new kitty is doing just fine.  He is adjusting very well.  Lovable,
    playful, and full of energy.  He also enjoys laying on my lap now. 
    
    Thank you for all of your comments.  BTW - I picked a name for him - 
    his name is Chico, pronounced Cheeko.
    

Congratulations on your new little Himmy.  I am a Himmy breeder in 
Merrimack NH.  I too have to agree with Nancy DC, that it's a breeders 
obligation to raise as best as we can  well adjusted kittens.  This is 
done by a lot of contact.  I have a litter at home now that are 10 weeks 
old and as soon as you pick them up, with the first stroke they start to 
purr and purr and purr.  I love hearing them do that at such a young 
age.  To me it means, I like you, I'm glad your holding me, and I'm one 
very happy baby.....

About Naming your cat...  I'm glad you have dicided on one, believe me 
its not an easy thing to do.  I am forever confronted with this 
difficult chore.  Especially since my eight year old daughter feels she 
has to approve and have the final say about what I name the kitties.. 
This makes it practically impossible unless I name them Floppsie, 
Moppsie, or Cottentail to meet with her approval.

I remember about a year ago she was on this "Drops" kick.  I had just 
purchased a tortie point female and her choice for names were,

	Snow drops
	Snow shoe Drops   It had a white spot on it's front paws
	Raindrops
	DewDrops

	I wanted, I believe at the time to call her Chloe (like the perfume)

Well we had to call in a moderator,  Her Grandmother who came up with a 
new name, that was completely unbiased and rather clever.  We called her
Kahlua n' Cream   "KC" for short which fit her perfectly because she was 
a Seal Tortie Point. Dark Brown Mask with a splash of cream markings..

But as time goes on I'm getting worse and worse with names actually it 
has become, as my husband says an obcession.  I keep at all times a 
running list of cat names broken down by sex and color.  It's about 5 
pages long.  I will be driving down the road and see a sign or 
advertisment and shout out "that's a great cat name" and jot it down to 
add to my list.  Out at dinner the other night with my husband a song 
comes on and right in the middle of our conversation I'm jotting the 
name of it on a napkin so I don't forget it, would make a great cat 
name!!  Am I the only one that does this?  Anyone else out there with 
this same type of behavior.  I hope so...

I think if I keep this up, Who knows I might have quite the demand for the 
list some day.  

Any way Congratulations again..  And yes Himmys are wonderful, loveable, 
That's what makes them so popular.

Take good care of eachother

Valerie Rossi








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    Update
    
    My new kitty is doing just fine.  He is adjusting very well.  Lovable,
    playful, and full of energy.  He also enjoys laying on my lap now. 
    
    Thank you for all of your comments.  BTW - I picked a name for him - 
    his name is Chico, pronounced Cheeko.
    

    Valerie,
    
    I make cat name lists too, only mine are organized by letter of the
    alphabet.  Imagine trying to come up with good names that also fit with
    the year's letter.  This year is the "O" year.  It has given me some
    trouble.
    
    Jo

	Oooo, .


	Oliver, after Oliver Twist - always asking for more - more food, more 
	cuddles, more of the bed, more attention, more room in the sun!

	And if you've got a bossy one - Olive or Oyl, (you know, with Popeye)

	Or Olive, if you have a dark-grey smokey one, after the fruit.

	Or Omar - dark eyes, after Omar Shriff

	Owen - A welsh cat???????.......... a black cat.

	Orange, also after a fruit.

	Or a real stage stealer - Olivier (Laurence)

	And we already have an Omelette in the conference.

	If you really have a noisy one - Opera

	And one with big eyes - Owl

	Or one with very sharp claws that like climbing up your legs - Ouch!

	Orphan - if they're a stray, as in Orphan Annie

	Olaf

	Oatmeal - if its spotted

	I'm sure there must be loads more............

	Heather
	

    OPRAH!!! After Oprah Winfrey, of course! :*)
    
    Bon

	Some more, if you want to have a theme of "places"..........

	Ohio, Orlando, Oslo, Orleans, Oxford, Ontario, Ottawa, Orly,
	Oval (cricket ground), Oporto, Odessa, Olympia, Oregon, Oakland,
	Omaha.

	And with names, I forgot Othello.
	and Orrinoco  (sp?)  from the Wombles of Wimbledon.

	Heather

    OOO, OOO, OOO!!!
    
    ORIENT!!!
    
    Bon

    I'm trying to avoid naming my kittens because it makes it so much
    harder to part with them and the new owners want to name them
    themselves.  However there are always one or two who get named
    in spite of my efforts - LIke Tiffany and Sundance.
    

    There are a lot of great O names in there but since Jo Ann isn't
    at work today and Friday, I thought I'd mention that she's also
    interested in O names with a musical theme.  Anybody out there
    creative enough to come up with some?  I've been having one heck
    of a time.  She's already got Oh-bla-dee and Oh-bla-da (from Life
    Goes On) and the only other one I've been able to come up with
    (and I'm not sure of the spelling) is Oh-la-dey (anyone old enough
    to remember that song?).
    
    Jan

    I think someone already mentioned Orbison, right?
    
    How 'bout Otis...for Otis redding??
    
    Bon

    Oh yeh, I just remembered.  She's also interested in Michael or
    Janet Jackson songs beginning with an O.  I'd help her on this if
    I could but I can't ever remember the titles of any of their songs.
    
    Jan

    Oh what a night (from the 1970's)
    
    On and On
    

    Roberta,
    
    Was that last one for two kitties? ;*)
    
    How 'bout this?....."OH! What a Beautiful Morning!" 
    It's a song from the musical--->"OKLAHOMA!"
    
    Oh, my!..;*)
    
    Bon

	What about OBOE. 8^)

    I don't know what it was for Bon!  I thought of it and wrote it down
    then realized it is a pretty stupid name for a cat :^).
    
    Another O' song, by Madonna, is "Open your heart."
    
    Then there's "Over the Rainbow."
    
    My favorite, though not a song, is Optical Illusion.  I think that is a
    great O name for a Birman cat with show potential.
    
    

	Obbligato - An accompaniment that is an integral, indespensable
		    part of a musical piece. Besides Gato means cat, doesn't
		    it?

	Orpheus   - A legendary Thracian poet and musician.

	Onomatopoeia - certainly doesn't pertain to anything musical, but
		       it sounds musical when you say it!


8^)
Carol

    How about Onyx.  I like that one