Conference misery::feline

	I just put a reply in the Abyssinian note, so I might as well add
	it here too :^}

	Pat Senser breeds Siamese in Greenfield, MA, and I think she's
	taking deposits/reservations on spring kittens now.  She will
	usually have all four colors available, and breeds them for their
	temperament as much as their looks.  Her cats seem to be all
	mushballs - I have four of them!  

	You can contact her at 413-773-3308.

	Sandy

    Hi ..
    
    Also try KImbatavi Siamese.  Norma and David Volpe.  They're in Needham
    Heights,   (617) 449-3647.
    
    Holly
    

    
    
    	John,
    
    	This has nothing to do with your kitty note but.....are you
    	related to any Morrissey's in Gardner?
    
    	JJ (Judy Morrissey)

    John,  I will be having one/two litters due at the end of March.  It
    just depends what color and pattern you prefer. I say this becuase one
    litter will actualy be orientals (a one color pattern siamese) and the
    other is a colorpoint or siamese litter depending on which organization
    you look at!  My home number is 508-256-3371 and I live in the
    Chelmsford Ma area.  This node/name won't be good after Friday it's
    borrowed!

    I would like to add more information here if this is to become a
    refernce for Siamese Breeders.
    As in the previous note (.4) I stated that I breed Lynx pointed
    Siamese/colorpoints.  In CFA they are called "Colorpoints" and in TICA
    "Lynx Point Siamese", What you get is a beautiful cat of Siamese type
    and personality with tabby markings on the head, tail and legs like in
    the familiar solid pointed siamese.
    I have kittens that are either seal lynx or chocolate lynx and hoping
    for blue lynx down the line.  On occasion I get a typical solid pointed
    siamese too!
    
    My cats are bred for personality as well as type and do come from some
    of the best lines in the country, National and Regional Winners.
    
    I require that a contract be signed stating that the new owner will
    take proper care of the cat, spay or neuter and that I have first
    refusal if you are no longer able to care for the cat.  I in turn
    give health certificates and am available for help or questions
    concerning your cat/kitten.  
    
    You can reach me at my home number referenced in .4 most evenings.
    Thank you,
    Karen

    As Karen has stated, lynx points are beautiful, striking cats.  I am
    partial to the blue lynxpoint, as that is what my Himalayan is.  They
    are so much more unique to look at than the traditional solid colored
    points.
    

    I love this cats conference. I just discovered it the other day and am
    delighted to find that there are so many others with similar
    fascination with the little furry friends.
    
    Anyone familiar with the behavioral kinks of Siamese. There are two
    issues that are disturbing. I am taking the cat to the vet Monday
    night, but would love to hear from any of you that are in the know.
    
    1) My cat loves to eat everything and anything that he can ingest and
       throw up. I took him off dry food a year ago, because he would gorge
       himself and then get sick on the couch or our bed.
       He would eat brooms,plants,ribbons, dental floss from the trash,
       threads, shred and eat edges of oriental rugs and then purge.
       Have started him back on dry food slowly. And in 2 wks, only 1
       incident. Also, within this time frame, he's been cuddling more.
       Seems healthy, eats like a horse, and produces bi-products regularly
    
    2) Since he was about a year old, especially with weather changes
       (presumabley with coat changes, too) and when the heat comes on,
       my cat chews the fur off the lower part of him stomach and from the
       inside of his haunches. He then remains bald and after his fur
       starts to grow in, he chews again. 
       My mother says its nerves and that the cat is unhappy. My mother
       should know about misery... This cat is loved, well fed, is played
       with, cuddled with, is drooled on by the baby - he's perfectly happy
       - I hope
    

    My mom's siamese Alphonse vomits at least once in every two days... vet
    checked, nothing wrong... Who knows? Try to feed the cat slowly, in
    tiny bits, perhaps from hand. If it cannot eat so quick, it 'stays'
    more inside...
    
    Nat    

    Welcome to the conference.....some thoughts on your questions:
    
      1. I would definitely discuss your kitties eating habits with
         the vet.   It possibly could be worms...or even thyroid
         problems...or some allergy towards a certain type of food.
         When you fed him dry...did you use a particular type of food??
         (I have one cat that cannot eat Purina One...but does fine
          with other dry food...like Science Diet or Iams)
    
      2. Hair loss in those areas Could be fleas....nerves...skin
         problems or I believe thyroid problems also cause hair loss.
         (my sisters cat has the same condition and he went through a
         bunch of test and the end result was they felt he was allergic
         to fleas; therefore only ONE flea could make him tear his fur
         out.)
    
    Let us know how you make out at the vet...
    
    Sandy
    

    I just happened to be reading this note.  It is obviously after the
    fact but I am hoping to be able to provide some insight anyway.
    
    I breed the siamese type cats as most of you know and am very familiar
    with the breed.  They have personalities that can differ like nite and
    day between each individual cat. The one constant that I have seen is
    the great need of this breed to get love but also to give it in vast
    amounts.
    
    My story that I am relating to this hair loss problem follows:
    I had a cat named Wizzard that was absolutely my favorite child at the
    time.  We rarely slept without each other or anything for that matter. 
    There were many other cats in the house that he was buddies with, but
    it was me.
    
    I sold Wizzer to a wonderful woman up in Maine, healthy as could be. 
    She has all sorts of animals and would obviously give him a good home. 
    She had been waiting for a cat from me for over a year.  Anyway, home
    Wizzer went with Joann.
    
    A week later I get a call, Wizzer is pulling at his fur.  She brings
    him in and does fungal cultures and all sorts of tests.  I told her the
    cat had to be healthy and I couldn't understand it.  Come to find out,
    if she went outside to care for her horse, someone would have to sit
    with Wizzer til she came back.  If she went away overnite, he would
    have no hair left. She also had two old "type" siamese that paid no
    attention to him and were kind of "crotchety".   All tests were
    negative and the vet wasn't sure what was wrong.
    
    To make a long story a little shorter:
    We ended up taking back a mature kitten ( happened to be Wizzers
    sister) from a couple that were mistreating her.  I had her for a while
    and assumed I would always, she was very scared from what had happened. 
    In talking to Joanne one day, I asked her if she thought she might like
    Whitey, that she had been abused and would need very gently care.  She
    came down the 6 our ride and brought Whitey home.  Wizzer and Whitey
    are inseparable, he doesn't pull his fur any more.  He can tolerate it
    when Joann leaves the house now.  He has a friend.  Whitey came out of
    her shell too.  This is one of the happiest stories I have ever had in
    all the time I have been placing animals.
    
    Siamese are not just cats, they are part of you.  Perhaps this kitty
    could benefit from another cat to keep it company.  It worked for us.
    Karen