There's a reason why Homer is so upset and chews his hair off. A friend and neighbor happened to be watching animal planet and they were doing a program on Chantilly cats. She called me and said, "tune into the program", and I was astounded by all the similarities between the Chantilly and Homer. This explains a bunch about our little Homer. Chantilly's are highly nervous and have high anxiety. They over-groom because of their problems.
When you rescue an animal you never quit know what to expect for behavior. You have no idea what breed they are from (usually) unless it's obvious like the Siamese or Burmese. The Chantilly also has a weird meow. It's not a real meow it's sort of a trill. They need more love and attention than most breeds and also need grooming more. That is...when they haven't chewed all their hair off.
Now at least...I don't feel guilty for taking out a plastic garbage bag and swishing it through the air to open it, only to find Homer running away like I'm going to bag HIM and throw him in the trash.
We had a incident a couple of months ago. Homer was asleep on the carpet close to the front door. There was a solar tube almost over his head. (This lets in more light in an otherwise dark corner of the room) The cover decided to fall to the floor right next to him and he almost ended up on the ceiling where the cover had been. He certainly is a good jumper. He jumps higher than any of the other cats ever have.
Now we need to learn to live with our part Chantilly cat.
Good Night From Muttzncatz's Place
When you rescue an animal you never quit know what to expect for behavior. You have no idea what breed they are from (usually) unless it's obvious like the Siamese or Burmese. The Chantilly also has a weird meow. It's not a real meow it's sort of a trill. They need more love and attention than most breeds and also need grooming more. That is...when they haven't chewed all their hair off.
Now at least...I don't feel guilty for taking out a plastic garbage bag and swishing it through the air to open it, only to find Homer running away like I'm going to bag HIM and throw him in the trash.
We had a incident a couple of months ago. Homer was asleep on the carpet close to the front door. There was a solar tube almost over his head. (This lets in more light in an otherwise dark corner of the room) The cover decided to fall to the floor right next to him and he almost ended up on the ceiling where the cover had been. He certainly is a good jumper. He jumps higher than any of the other cats ever have.
Now we need to learn to live with our part Chantilly cat.
Good Night From Muttzncatz's Place
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