YOU MAY THINK MY PERSIAN CAT IS A DOG (Persian)

Member Name: mswhizz

Product:	Persian
Date:	28/06/09 (37 review reads)
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Advantages: GREAT FUN AND LOVING CAT

Disadvantages: THAT LONG HAIR

PERSIAN CAT

Or should I say 'My Persian Cat'

I knew nothing about cats until I got two as pets. As an introduction to the Persian I do know they originate from Egypt, which surprised me, as they must be jolly warm with all that hair. They are a pedigree breed and these days they breed them to have almost no protrusion on their noses. They have a beautiful coat of long fur, which needs constant attention; otherwise they get knotted and need to be clippered or groomed at the vets, which can be expensive. They come in all sorts of colours and you can buy them from breeders, which are advertised on the Internet. The cost can vary from £100 - £300 each. They have a tendancy to sticky eyes, which need to be wiped (best cold water on a cotton bud, one for each eye). This is caused by their restricted sinuses.

My Persian is called 'Freddy' and he is very naughty!

We originally got two stray cats from the local animal sanctuary, which seem to settle in rather well, until one of them decided to bite, and my children were small at the time so I decided she had to go back, which upset me intensely as I thought after time we would be able to handle her.

I then read in the local paper

'Persian cats available - free to a good home'.

I had no idea what a Persian cat looked like but decided to go and have a look. The lady only had one young cat of 9 months; the other cats were much older. When I asked what is his name she replied 'Little s.t'. I asked her why, and she said because he tried to trip you over by running past your legs whilst walking.

I took him home and gradually introduced him to my other cat 'Saturn'. Saturn did not take to him for quite sometime and they still have spats sometimes.

Freddy is just so funny, although he never smiles! He talks non-stop and to this day I have no idea what he is talking about. He loves attention and if you don't give it he will simply do something to attract your attention. He will jump on the laptop keys (this is a favourite) to ask me to stop and pay attention. He will jump through the velux window, which is on our roof (good job it's a bungalow). He will claw the carpet or furniture, and when I shout 'Stop it' my other cat will beat him up. He will bang the door to come in and out and he easily opens them, although he doesn't shut them after him. If you give him 'wet food' he licks the gravy and tosses the meaty bits on the floor. I know some have trouble eating, so he is now on dried food, which he loves.

Freddy is incredible. He is so beautiful with his blue hair and amber eyes. I am always asking him to smile; he walks around with the end of his tongue out and just loves attention from us. Unlike most, he is not keen on any interruption to routine; he does not like strangers and will hide away. If they stay with us, he will usually vomits outside their bedroom door. A couple of years ago we had students stay from our local language school, but Freddy constantly cried and protested about them. I also go for jog around the block in the evening, and who is running with me 'Freddy'. I have to be careful, so I come back and feed him, then I sneak out again to finish my run. He asks me to open up the shed in the morning and he likes to sleep as high up as he can get on top of some of our rubbish. He has been known to sneak into other peoples shed, and we have search high and low for him. One neighbour described him as my 'dustbin lid', most of my friends can't figure out which end is which when he is asleep.

I would conclude that my Persian has the personality and intelligence of a dog but the independence of a cat. The only down side is his coat; he hates being groomed and I usually have to take him at least once to the vet to get him sorted out.

My Persian is an outdoor cat, but most are indoor. he doesn't hunt though.

Summary: AMAZING CAT I WOULD HAVE LOTS MORE IF I HAD TIME