He's Large...

Mar 13, 2013 20:23

Selwyn is just about exactly 10 months old now. I took ( this photo )

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donnad March 14 2013, 01:09:13 UTC
Wow, he is a monster. But he's a handsome monster. :)
Love your hair BTW.

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humglum March 14 2013, 02:14:52 UTC

I'm really fearing how large he may yet become. My parents have a huge cat, who is admittedly at least a pound overweight (at 18 lbs) but my mom says Selwyn is well ahead of where he was at this age. I could really barely hold onto him for this photo... He's 13 lbs of solid muscle, and very strong when he wants to be. Fortunately, he is extremely gentle and has a dog-like drive to please his humans. He's really calmed Hubero down a great deal. Their slow-motion play wrestling matches are so funny.

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sovay March 14 2013, 01:17:47 UTC
fear I have let some strange sort of Puma or Ocelot into the house...

God damn, cat!

(I don't think I've seen your hair purple before. It's good.)

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humglum March 14 2013, 02:10:41 UTC

My hair hasn't been purple since sometime in 2000, I think. I'm working towards a vivid blue-violet, which my hair hasn't been since about 1996, or so. Also, the purple works better with brown roots than red ever did, and fades to a nice shade.

Selwyn is a beast, but a very gentle beast.

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icprncs March 14 2013, 14:20:40 UTC
He is impressively large. A friend's experience with exceptionally large cats has indicated that it doesn't necessarily mean that they're all that much stronger or more destructive in play, though, so unless he runs around and crashes into things a lot (which could be damaging in itself), it won't necessarily mean more trouble. It'll just mean a big honkin' beast. :)

And I like the hair. I miss violet, but I'm not dedicated enough to do it and keep it up properly.

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humglum March 14 2013, 14:42:53 UTC

I'm finding I can let the roots go a bit longer with the purple/violet, as my hair is naturally dark brown, than I ever could with red - natural or fire engine. Not sure why. The two hour processing time under the plastic cap is something I have to plan for, though. But the color makes me feel better, and more like myself, so its worth it.

Selwyn gets wound up and runs, which can be a problem. He grew SO fast that his coordination was just terrible for a while. He had a very hard time jumping up on something as low as the couch without wiping out sometimes. He's gotten better the last two months, or so, since his growth is slowing. Also, his spurts of running around the front parlor and up along the back of the couch and taking flying leaps across the room have mostly diminished, much to everyone's relief.

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ladyblue56 April 17 2013, 16:34:13 UTC
Pretty markings on the boy. He may be an armful but when you need a kitty hug, the bigger the better IMHO ( ... )

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