I've thought that about Janey too, because of her narrow face and general mouthiness. We'll never know, though! She came from some neighborhood kids who knocked on our door one day. They told K. their mother said they had to give her away, and suddenly we had a new kitten. ^_^ The kids' family moved soon after, before I could think to ask where she came from, so her origin will always be a mystery.
You're not being boring. I read most of the satin/rex article (I admit to skimming the technical bits). I had never heard of Tennessee Rex cats. They're lovely, and look much softer than the older Rex breeds.
I found this interesting: "New Zealand Satin Rex mutation. A neutered household pet with a single patch of rexed/shiny fur on the shoulders. This effect has been observed in one other neutered pet cat." My Sophie had a patch similar to that on her shoulders, too. The fur there was short and crimped. Some of her long fur was crimped too, and her short fur (like on her legs and especially her paws) was very satiny. It caught the light just like satin fabric. I'm not sure it's the same effect they're talking about, though.
I always thought she would have beautiful kittens, but I had her neutered because there really are too many cats dying in shelters here, with not enough homes to take them all in. :( So I didn't want to contribute to that, even though I know I could have found homes for her babies.
I'm glad I helped you find your photos! :)
Oh, a question - what exactly is a moggy? Does that just mean mongrel cat?
A moggy is a mongrel cat. We seem to call them moggies over here, rather than mongrels or mutts. Especially when it is difficult to determine their parentage or breed.
The satin thing. I believe that it is what you think it is. I have seen a satin mouse, a long time ago, it had a sheen. I don't really remember it looking particularly metallic just extremely glossy, though I can't really be positive it was so many many years ago. Actually that confused me a little in the article, with the talk of rainbow glitters as the photos gave the fur the effect, to me anyway, of manmade fibres glinting. (Oooh, bad grammar, sorry.)
Incidentally, Fuzzy has a crimped fur effect, on the back of her neck too. Rarely you get a long haired Bengal (they're frowned upon) but I believe that long hair is in Fuzzy's line. Her fur is slightly longer than Baggy's plush pelt. Baggy has no crimped fur. These guys are definitely gold in the light though, not really satiny. I was looking at them closely this morning. Baggy is covered in little flecks of gold all over his body, Fuzzy has glitter too but not so much in the dark parts of her coat, the lighter parts are gorgeous. I really got to appreciate how pretty it is, when I 'really' looked at them all this morning. They all have but Stormy has the least. Rico has some but it's not so gold on Rico, it's more pearly. I'll have to take another look at Fuzzy in the sunlight and see if she looks satiny in her crimped parts.
I'll also try and get a photograph. In dull lights, the fur can just look ticked, rather than golden.
You're not being boring. I read most of the satin/rex article (I admit to skimming the technical bits). I had never heard of Tennessee Rex cats. They're lovely, and look much softer than the older Rex breeds.
I found this interesting: "New Zealand Satin Rex mutation. A neutered household pet with a single patch of rexed/shiny fur on the shoulders. This effect has been observed in one other neutered pet cat." My Sophie had a patch similar to that on her shoulders, too. The fur there was short and crimped. Some of her long fur was crimped too, and her short fur (like on her legs and especially her paws) was very satiny. It caught the light just like satin fabric. I'm not sure it's the same effect they're talking about, though.
I always thought she would have beautiful kittens, but I had her neutered because there really are too many cats dying in shelters here, with not enough homes to take them all in. :( So I didn't want to contribute to that, even though I know I could have found homes for her babies.
I'm glad I helped you find your photos! :)
Oh, a question - what exactly is a moggy? Does that just mean mongrel cat?
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The satin thing. I believe that it is what you think it is. I have seen a satin mouse, a long time ago, it had a sheen. I don't really remember it looking particularly metallic just extremely glossy, though I can't really be positive it was so many many years ago. Actually that confused me a little in the article, with the talk of rainbow glitters as the photos gave the fur the effect, to me anyway, of manmade fibres glinting. (Oooh, bad grammar, sorry.)
Incidentally, Fuzzy has a crimped fur effect, on the back of her neck too. Rarely you get a long haired Bengal (they're frowned upon) but I believe that long hair is in Fuzzy's line. Her fur is slightly longer than Baggy's plush pelt. Baggy has no crimped fur. These guys are definitely gold in the light though, not really satiny. I was looking at them closely this morning. Baggy is covered in little flecks of gold all over his body, Fuzzy has glitter too but not so much in the dark parts of her coat, the lighter parts are gorgeous. I really got to appreciate how pretty it is, when I 'really' looked at them all this morning. They all have but Stormy has the least. Rico has some but it's not so gold on Rico, it's more pearly. I'll have to take another look at Fuzzy in the sunlight and see if she looks satiny in her crimped parts.
I'll also try and get a photograph. In dull lights, the fur can just look ticked, rather than golden.
There's a gene in horses, especially the Akhal Teke, that make them look very metallic : http://ilovehorses.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/akhalteke_metallic.jpg I'd love to see one in real life. Can you imagine how amazing a cat, with a coat like that, would look?
Thanks again for helping find the photos.
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