It isn’t immediately obvious about Dougy that…
…he has silver heels!
Smoke Persian kitties, which Andy and Dougy are, have a lot of coat variation. The longer the kitty boys’ coats become, the more their smoke Persian characteristics show.
It isn’t immediately obvious about Dougy that…
…he has silver heels!
Smoke Persian kitties, which Andy and Dougy are, have a lot of coat variation. The longer the kitty boys’ coats become, the more their smoke Persian characteristics show.
Do some people leave them at the longer length all the time? Are hair balls an issue?
I feed them a dry food that helps control hairballs, so it hasn’t been a problem. However, what doesn’t go into a kitty boy, comes off and litters the floors! I brush them, of course, to help control matting, but they room themselves as well,l pull out clumps of loose hair, which, on a Persian kitty boy, is a lot!
That silvery fur is very striking miked in the the dark colors. They are very handsome cats! 🙂
The longer their hair gets, the more that smoke Persian characteristic shows. I am seriously tempted to not get them trimmed any more – except for that “hygienic trim” on their furry little bottoms!
Dougy, the fashion plate!
No kidding, Dolly! He is quite magnificent in real life. My photo doesn’t do them justice.
I am sure they are! They are not only adorable; they are also gorgeous!
I try to capture that in their photos, but it comes across only rarely. Of course, cats always have a beauty about them, no matter whether they are moggies or pedigree. (Dogs, too, have natural beauty, for those who have doggy buddies and don’t want to be left out! I’ve always thought dogs have the cutest butts because of the way the hair grows!)
I never paid any particular attention to dog butts, especially, since the dogs I had, many years ago, had very significant tails. I love all animals, but cats do have a very special grace and beauty.
The first time I noticed how the cowlicks on a dog’s butt swirl in opposite directions, I realized I thought it was cute! LOL!
You do tend to notice curious things, my friend! LOL
It comes with being having a photographer’s eye!
Definitely! Your photos of The Adorables are fantastic.
Thanks! I’m not professional level, but I try to post ones that capture the personalities of the kitty boys.
IN my book, you are very professional.
It must be like food: when you eat your own food, you eat with a sense of what might be better done, while those eating with you just appreciate it for the skill, presentation, and “yumminess” of the experience.! Regardless, thank you very much!
My pleasure! I like your simile.
Smoke Perisans are so-o beautiful. I am not a smokey myself Mom doesn’t think. I am mostly all black, but my tummy is dark grey. I have some thin, long white hairs sprinkled at random on my back and head but you really have to look for them to notice. Do Andy & Dougy have those too?
Yes, they do. If you look up pictures of smoke Persians, there is a wide range of what qualifies as a smoke Persian. When I see your photos, I see what I think of as a smoke Persian! The longer their hair gets, the more those qualities show. When they are trimmed down, they reveal their father’s Birman marks – kind of like a Siamese, only the white parts on Siamese are a pretty soft grey on the kitty boys. Their mother was a brown tabby-marked Persian, and they have a hint of red on the tips of their hair in some light. All said, i think of them as black cats, though it just depend on the light.
Very pretty colors. They are both handsome boys.
The kitty boys thank you!
Hello, Doug – don’t you want to ” scratch” their heels ( I do and my beige Persian do not mind – she sleeps ! or does as if she is sleeping ! )
amitiés – caresses aux kitties 🙂
I do, but they don’t care for it!
Hiya Doug and Andy! We hope you had a furry good Christmas… We haven’t stopped by in like a gazillion months and so we am going to stops by more offen to see you in all your floofiness!
Purrz from Katie Mom and Toby, the floofy cat at Uncle Mike’s house (who wants Mom to blog about him more)
We had a good enough one considering my Christmas theme is “Bah Humbug”! Anyway, nice to have you stop by again. Yes, Uncle Mike is right: There can’t be too many cat blogs!
They such beautiful cats! ❤️😽😻
Thanks, John! I think so, too, though I suppose we should thank their mom and dad!
🐱 There was a ole country song ‘silver heals’ ⁉️ 🤔
Then there was the Native American actor who played Tonto, Jay Silverheels.
Long long ago I got an autograph from Clayton Moore at a mall opening in Minneapolis! Jay wouldn’t do mall openings 😉
Cool! Did he have Silver with him? I know Clayton Moore took his role as the Lone Ranger very seriously, and it was something he especially liked to do – meet his fans in costume and sign autographs.
I suppose Jay Silverheels might have taken umbrage at the meaning of “Tonto” in Spanish (“fool”). That was one thing that doesn’;t pass muster these days. As I recall the “legend of the Lone Ranger”, Tonto saved the life of a Texas ranger shot and left for dead. His reward was to be called “Tonto” and a chance to play second fiddle to the ingrate. LOL!
Oh well, I loved the show when I was a kid, and I bet it still would entertain with its stirring opening, “good guy always vanquishes bad” and the “Who was that masked man?” ending.
When I was a kid, Rex Allen and his horse came to a matinee at my local theater. His horse wore booties on his hooves and Rex lead us in songs. That was fun, but I think you had the better experience with Clayton Moore!
I think Silver got fixed by the same taxidermist that did Trigger (Roys horse) & was in Golden Valley, Minn. I watch the shows (with both actors) quite often on free antenna TV here in N.E. Tennessee! BTW he never knew the meaning of what ‘Tonto’ called him ~kemo sabe~”wrong brother”
Hyd-EO-Silver… and away 😉
Yeah, The Roy Rogers show was a favorite, too! And it always ended with Roy and Dale singing “Happy Trails to You!”
I always thought “kemo sabe” was a corruption of Spanish “quien no sabes” [do not know], but there are several explanations on the Internet.
Here’s the most flattering explanation:
“The Lone Ranger and sidekick Tonto often call each other “Kemosabe”, which roughly translates as “faithful friend” in Potawatomi, a Central Algonquian language spoken by Native Americans around the Great Lakes in Michigan and Wisconsin.”
Of course, there is a Wikipedia entry for it:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ke-mo_sah-bee
And of course the knock-knock jokes, growing up as kids had an array of off the wall translations 😉
Ha! Ha! And how! We had “Little Audrey” jokes, too, that were pure gallows humor.
http://www.weirduniverse.net/blog/comments/little_audrey_jokes/
For readers unfamiliar with knock knock jokes, here are some clean ones:
https://www.ducksters.com/jokes/knockknock.php
So funny. You write about heels and the ad that shows up is for bunion stuff. I have a cat (rescue) that has the characteristics of a Russian blue. She is all gray with silvery glimmers on her legs and feet. Very pretty but impossible to photograph.
LOL! I know how hard photographing those subtle coat features can be. Your kitty sounds really pretty! I love all grey short-haired kitties! Here’s one you should check out if you aren’t already following Mr. Bowie, a grey kitty who lives in Belgium:
http://hopedog.wordpress.com/
Looks like they are getting a break from grooming for the winter? Do they let you brush them?
Not by plan…there’s a problem with scheduling them and the schedule (made once a year for the coming year each November) had them scheduled for half the year on days I have dialysis. Though (I suppose) I could impose once again on friends to take them, the hassles are not worth their or my trouble. I decided to try letting them go natural. If I can keep up with the brushing (no problem) and mats in their hair, I may just let them become full-blown Persians kitties instead of trimmed ones. They are very pretty in full fur!
Just email me if you ever want tips on de-matting.
That’s right! You do it for a living! I’ll keep your recommendation in mind, Amy. I think I started early enough this time.
I do brush Dougy daily. He love, love, loves it. Andy has a different textured hair that doesn’t mat quit as bad and requires less brushing. Fortunately! He hate, hate, hates to be brushed. I have a metal dematting comb that he tolerates much better as long as it is pre-emptive, not actually dematting mats! Small mats I can carefully pull apart as long as the kitty boy cooperates.
Originally, before I got them into professional grooming, they’d gone from birth till a year and five months before I decided they should get a lion cut. Fortunately, the groomer had a different sense of aesthetics and recommended a teddy bear cut, which is actually pretty cute on the kitty boys! I think it is actually a dog style for dogs like Pomeranians, but it works nicely on Persian cats, too!
I hate the lion cuts too. I used to have to do one on a chow chow. The teddy bear cuts are adorable!
I appreciate the groomer’s suggestion. She also did an excellent job of cutting two kitties’ hair so they looked really handsome after an appointment. The lion cut may be the best for a severely-matted stray, but after that, I love that teddy bear cut! Pomeranians, of course, look the cutest with that cut, and part of it is their sweet personalities match the cuteness of the cut!
That is interesting! Do their coats grow fairly fast or slow. I think you had them groomed in September….not sure. That’s a fairly long time, really. They must be about due. Kali does have longer fur than Shoko but it doesn’t match a Persians.
Jean
Yes, they get hairy fairly fast! Elsewhere, I tell what happened. It’s a scheduling problem with the groomer. I have dialysis on about half of the scheduled days. Can;t do it!
silver heals are much much better than the red soles of that louboutin guy, that’s fdor sure ;O)
It is a lot more elegant!