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Spring Joy


	Spring Joy Now that the weather is warm, Silky goes out on the screened porch often (using the doggie door). Today she wanted to go out in the backyard, so Justin and I let her. Just so everyone knows, the backyard is fenced and Silky is 14+ pounds so couldn't easily get over the fence (if she even could), plus she is very timid. Also, we stay with all our animals if they are out in the fenced yard. All of our pets are indoor pets. Carol Teal

Freddy Bland

Outstanding capture of this regal kitty. Super clarity and color!! I love your information about letting Silky go outside. I just did the same thing today with a couple of my kitties. They are strictly indoor, too, but I just let them out for a little while since it was so beautiful and they were enthralled with everything.

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April 11, 2010

Chris Ebben

My cats are indoor cats also. The only one allowed out unleashed is Kody because she comes back when called but we are always with her. A beautiful close-up of Silky=^..^=

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April 11, 2010

Carol Teal

Freddy, thank you for your kind comment. What kind of kittens do you have? I wasn't sure in the photo what kind of kitten it is. Silky looks a lot like a Himalayan but she is registered Siamese. The breeder happened to get a couple long-haired ones while breeding and bred them together to produce long-haired Siamese. I read that when breeding the apple-head Siamese, it is not uncommon to occasionally get a long-hair. So Silky does not have an undercoat such as the Persian and Himalayan and so she has soft, silky fur (hence her name) and she doesn't mat, although for the first time ever I found 4-5 small mats under her chin on her neck. She is so timid that I am not sure how I am going to get them out. Probably pay someone else to get scratched! :D

Chris, thanks for the info on your kitties and for your kind words! Silky will come to us outside when we call because she wants petted. She even came to Justin outside for petting, even though she barely will let him touch her indoors, and not often. If something scares her, she runs right to the screen door and the safety of the screen porch. She is so chubby that she isn't very fast either. She is so timid that she won't even go on the screened porch unless the sliding door is left open; she doesn't want to be locked out. However, now with the doggie door, she will go out (to the screened porch) and back in without me having to leave open the sliding door. She is so big that it is a tight fit through the doggie door though! :D
I used to have other Siamese in my lifetime that walked on a leash, one would walk all the way around the block. All the neighbors used to come out to see the cat that walked on a leash! I don't know what our cats would do if we moved to a house w/o a screened porch because they love being out there watching the birds and squirrels. We even have their scratching post and a litter box out there.

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April 11, 2010

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Absolutely gorgeous portrait of your beautiful cat. As I sit here typing this my little kitten is pouncing at the pointer moving around on the screen. I love your cat's eyes, so pretty.