Turkish Poof


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Home:Scotland, United Kingdom  
Age: 7 Years   Sex: Male   Weight: 15 lbs.

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Corralled:1 time  Friends:7  Views: 61

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Nicknames:
Poofy Biscuits, Monsignor Poof, Squirrel Boy, Mayor McPoof

Kitty Complexion:
 Activeness 
sleepyvery active
 
 Intelligence 
sillygenius
 
 Curiosity 
not curiousvery curious
 
 Friendliness 
timidaffectionate
 
 Vocal 
not vocalvery vocal
 

Quick Bio:
-purebred-disabled -cat rescue

Coloration:
Silver

Likes:
Sleeping under the covers

Pet-Peeves:
Being hit by his sis Bumcat

Favorite Toy:
Foam balls

Favorite Nap Spot:
Our bed

Favorite Food:
Human food but he doesn't get it. *lol*

Skills:
He loves to talk and walk around with his long tail flared like a ploom

Dwells:
indoors

Arrival Story:
I was living in Phoenix, Arizona at the time. It was the middle of the summer (and if you have been to the desert you will understand just how hot that is) and I needed to go to the bank. I was in the drive-thru line and I saw to my left a stray cat dart by. He was anxiously tapping at my front wheel. I got out to see what was going on and I found a tiny little grey kitten right under my front wheel. An inch more and there would not be a Turkish Poof to talk about! The stray walked away into the haze and I collected the baby. He had been left by someone to be exposed by the sun. I found out later that Turkish Angoras are bred primarily for the white colouring. I think that is why Poof was left by the side of the road. I went to collect my husband at university, driving with one hand on the wheel and Poof in the palm of my hand. His eyes were open and glazed and he didn't move much. When Dave got into the car he sighed and said "oh no not another one!!". I worked at the Humane Society then but from the moment I picked up Poof I knew him to be ours. We ran him to the vet and they said he was dehydrated and had worms. For the first three days he nursed on an eyedropper. He would only nurse from Dave. He eventually became a very playful little bundle of fur. Our then 2 year old big tabby cat Apollo became Poof's daddy. It was so nice to see. Apollo had been grieving because of the loss of our rabbit Albie. We were a few weeks from moving to Scotland at the time and Albie could not come with us as we were informed rabbits didn't deal with it well. It was hard on Apollo and I worried about him. That's why Poof was a miracle to me. So our Alaskan Malamute X Cora (who adored Poof), our Quaker Parrot F'lar, Apollo & Turkish Poof flew to Scotland and were put into 6 months of quarantine. Poof was then only 4 months old. Usually they wouldn't have excepted such a young kitten but since he was to be housed with his daddy Apollo, they excepted him. We visited the animals every weekend. Poof grew and grew! His tail grew first!! We thought he was part squirrel. All the animals came out of it very well. It actually made all three more affectionate. Our bird was quarantined at home so had no big trauma. We lived with my MIL for five years and Turkish Poof had up to 7 other cats to know and love in that time. Bumcat was the worst for hitting him though all of them did apart from Apollo. None of them could understand the poor little guy. Now that my husband and I live on our own Poof has the run of the house. He only has our Quaker Parrot F'lar, our Alaskan Malamute Turmeric and our German Shepherd X Ookie to deal with and they love him. Our three year old Jason strokes him and calls him "kitten". After such a strange life we have all settled down and are happy.

Bio:
Turkish Poof was never to be the smartest boy. We look at him as disabled. I think the exposure to the sun at such a young age ruined his brain. We joke that he was "cooked to long in the sun". We love him anyway but he can be a trial.

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Forums Motto:
Monsignor Poof

The Groups I'm In:
Turkish Angoras

I've Been On Catster Since:
October 30th 2009

Catster Id:
1059929

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