Favorite Pest

[rogue]

Originally Posted by kladner

He has beautiful markings!

That's what I thought when I first saw him on the rescue website. He is a Bengal, probably second or third generation, but I don't have paperwork.

Last night we found a mouse in our house. Dinky likes to chase toys, so I introduced him to the mouse. The mouse scurried around and Dinky chased a little, but he didn't really play with the mouse. I don't think he knew what to do with it. I eventually killed the mouse and tossed it outside.

[Spherical Cow]

Speaking of markings- this is our other cat, Kami. I've always liked the very sharp contact between the black, left half of her face and the orange/tabby right side. Looks like it was drawn with a very fine tipped pen.

Norm

[rogue]

Originally Posted by Spherical Cow

Speaking of markings- this is our other cat, Kami. I've always liked the very sharp contact between the black, left half of her face and the orange/tabby right side. Looks like it was drawn with a very fine tipped pen.

Norm

Your description made me think immediately of the Star Trek episode "Let That be Your Last Battlefield". I wasn't disappointed when I saw the picture. Is she a tortoise shell mix?

[kladner]

Originally Posted by Spherical Cow

Speaking of markings- this is our other cat, Kami. I've always liked the very sharp contact between the black, left half of her face and the orange/tabby right side. Looks like it was drawn with a very fine tipped pen.

Norm

She looks really striking.

[VictordeHolland]

May I present my furry friend:

Gizmo, king of couch and tumble dryer, captain of the vermin termination squad, destroyer of furniture and wallpapers and belly-rub-adorer.

Purrrrrrr

[Spherical Cow]

Originally Posted by rogue

Your description made me think immediately of the Star Trek episode "Let That be Your Last Battlefield". I wasn't disappointed when I saw the picture. Is she a tortoise shell mix?

Yes, she reminds me of that episode of Star Trek as well, though I can never remember the name of the episode. Thanks to you, I'll be able to track it down now. She's definitely a mix of tortoise shell and other unknowns. She was the "runt" of the litter of a pregnant stray that some friends took in. As I remember, she didn't look much like her siblings, either.

Norm

[chalsall]

Originally Posted by Spherical Cow

As I remember, she didn't look much like her siblings, either.

Cats will often have kittens from different fathers in the same litter. Interestingly, humans can also do this, although it's much rarer.

[Xyzzy]

Originally Posted by chalsall

Cats will often have kittens from different fathers in the same litter. Interestingly, humans can also do this, although it's much rarer.

Humans can have kittens?

[chalsall]

Originally Posted by Xyzzy

Humans can have kittens?

Of course! Just suggest to your SWMBO that you understand physics better than she does, and observe what happens....

[xilman]

Originally Posted by Xyzzy

Humans can have kittens?

Interesting point. Figuratively, of course, they do all the time.

Xenospecies embryo transplants have become commonplace in recent decades. Whether a woman can give birth to live kittens following an embryo transfer has not yet been tested. I truly don't know how likely an experiment is to be successful.

[kladner]

If a person can "have a cow," kittens should be easy.