Ninja clowder update (starring Raven, but others are present)

[badgerpup]

It appears as though Raven's genetic dice rolled 'small, bitty, petite' when it came to size.

Looked at some pics of Raven and it seems she's changed her proportions from 'kitten' to 'small cat' without a whole lot of overall growth involved.

You know how kittens hit that exponential stage...everytime you look at them, they're twice as big as the last time you did so (three minutes ago)...
turn around really quickly and you can actually catch them in the act of growing. :yoiks:

Raven hasn't done that.
Here she is at 12 weeks on the cat tree.


I tried to get the same pose 6 weeks later for comparison purposes...close, but she didn't feel like looking at the camera. :shrug:



At about four and a half months, she's still the size of a kitten about half that age.

Here she is checking out my tree's annual alopecia (under supervision, I do assure you!)
The angle has her tail a bit foreshortened, but the spiky little kitten-tail has lengthened into a graceful venue for communication...long enough that she can easily wrap her front feet when she sits.



Here's a sweet one of Raven and Wimsey.:loveya:
Five minutes earlier they were both asleep and he had his arm across her. I restrained myself from "Awwww.... and "SQUEEE!" and went looking for the camera, but by the time I found it, they'd awakened and Wimsey had retracted his appendage.



And...just so he doesn't feel slighted or left out, here's one of the mighty D'Artagnan sitting on top of my...excuse me...OUR car.
I like this shot...think it captures not only his lean-and-muscled physique, but his dynamic, coiled-spring quality. His coat really IS that sleek and glossy...
and incredibly silken to the touch. Good thing he likes pets and scritches...

Beautiful boy, my D'Artagnan...

Biased? Moi? How can you suggest such a thing? :crazy:


For the record, Riktor is happy, healthy and active. :hi: He just hasn't deigned to pose for the camera lately.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. Good looking bunch o'cats.

My Pixie is little like that, too. She weighed about 3 lbs. when I got her at about 4 months. She had big feet, so I thought she'd get to be a big cat. Like all kittens she ate like a hog and got bigger, but only for a few months. After she got to be about 8 lbs. she stopped growing (but she still has oddly large feet). An 8-lb. cat isn't super tiny, but the other two weight in at 15 and 16 lbs., so she seems itty bitty next to them. She has a huge personality, though.

[MissHoneychurch]

2. You are more than allowed to be biased

:D

Great bunch of kitties you got yourself there :loveya:

[virgdem]

3. Love the pix of your clowder...

they are really beautiful kitties. Little Raven reminds me so much of my late cat Doodle, also a very petite cat weighing in at no more than 6-7 pounds at the most. She was the size of a 6-8 month old kitten, black like your Raven and had the most gorgeous emerald green eyes. She was the impish clown in the bunch - she would get into trouble in a heartbeat and when caught, would look at you with those "who me" eyes. You will have many years of fun with her, I'm certain of that.

[charlie and algernon]

4. my roommate's cat is a very small, petite cat

she's around 8 or 9 years old but is tiny and doesn't weigh all that much. Of course she does follow cat physics law by stretching out way farther than you think when she wants to take over the bed or the couch.

[Mz Pip]

5. You have a lovely kitty family

D'Artagnan looks a lot like my Dexter. I can't let Dexter out because like his namesake, he will eventually kill something.

[badgerpup]

6. Thank you!

"Dexter"...I get your reference.

You have me wondering just what...or WHO...Dexter would go after! :scared:


Even though I feed my monsters a good-quality food, I suspect that D'artagnan's coat has been supplemented by his own...er...efforts.

That boy is quite the hunter...as are all of them.

Didn't get a pic of it, but the other night Wimsey came running to meet me when I got home.
Wimsicle is a talky kitty, so he was trilling as he came trotting, but it sounded 'off'.
No wonder...he had a mouse in his jaws! :wow:

He dropped the mouse to greet me, but the wee sleekit beastie had only been pretending to be dead.
As soon as Wimsey was fully distracted he upped and boogied the hell outta Dodge. :yoiks:

[Mz Pip]

7. Dex is a big cat.

He's about 16 lbs. He's taken an extreme dislike to a stray who hasd taken up residence on our deck. He growls and hisses at him through the window. Last time he got out he went after the other kitty with murder in his eyes. He would have done serious damage to our poor visitor. So he has to stay inside. Better for all concerned.

Then there are the skunks, raccoons and possums...

[badgerpup]

8. YIPES!

:wow:
Sixteen pounds is a HUGE cat!
No wonder you don't want him tangling with anything! :yoiks:

Wimsey's the biggest of the clowder for overall size and he's about 14 lbs right now.

Think he's got some of the big Northern breeds in him...Sainted Vet says he's not fat (has a waist, you can easily find his ribs when you pet him) but he's just overall a BIG CAT.

D'Artagnan is about the same height and length as the Wimsicle-boy, but he has more of a Siamese build...12 long, lean and muscular pounds.
If he's carrying any extra weight it's because he just caught it and is carrying it around in his powerful jaws.


x( Envious? Moi? You bet I am... :crazy:



edit to ask for a picture of Dexter...pretty please?

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

9. I will have to get and post of a photo of my big gray tabby

named Jeoffry. He's 16 lbs. of pure muscle. Sleek, shiny gray striped fur, big green eyes, strong as a leopard.

Then there's Milo - 16 lbs. of fur and ... some muscle.

[Mz Pip]

11. Here's Dexter!

He didn't cooperate during his photo session. I couldn't get a picture of him sideways. He's pretty long. I call him my werepanther.





and Wicket. He's going on 15 years. I think he weighs about 10 lbs. Most of it is fur.

[Zoigal]

10. Our late Johnny Toes, stray who adopted us, used to bring us

squirrels. As the name implies, he was multi-toed.
Maybe that helped him be the great hunter that he was.
No cats now. Borzois don't do well with "small, fuzzy critters"
although the next door cat did inflict some real damage on
our Belle not too long ago. Required lots of stitches to patch
her up again. Same cat did same inflicted major wounds on husband's little
whippet...even more stitches plus minor surgery. Never underestimate
an angry cat.:).........z

[Enthusiast]

12. Your mighty D'Artagnan is virtually a copy of our

"Squacky", right down to the expression on his face.

[badgerpup]

13. Don't know if it's the genes or the purrsonality...

...but D'Artagnan's default expression is one of alert, quizzical interest...bit of a head-cock and you can almost see him collating little bits of info.

Then he's on the move again...:bounce:

Ms Pip :hi:...
Dexter has such a sweet expression in those pics :loveya:...with a hint of mischief.:evilgrin:
He reminds me of my late MacFeegle (also a BIG BLACK CAT).

I can't understand people who claim cats have no expression on their furry little faces.
They're much more subtle than humans or dogs...but they definitely have them!

Here's a couple of Wimsey demonstrating this...don't know whether it's because he's white (and easier to see) or it's just him, but he has the most expressive face of the entire clowder...





Sorry about the size...I has both teh dumb and lack of info about resizing...:blush: