My Hairless Kitty Has Come Home

[ChronoGrl]

At long last! The boyfriend and I drove to Long Island Friday night, stayed over at a quality EconoLodge hotel, and picked up our Sphynx kitten yesterday.

Here is little Ripley, at 9 1/2 weeks old, scooped up from the breeder's:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v623/Chronogrl/ripley_me.jpg


She spent the 4-hour drive home curled up in a fleece blanket in my lap (I couldn't leave her in the pet carrier):

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v623/Chronogrl/ripley_body.jpg


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v623/Chronogrl/ripley_face.jpg


And now, after what I thought was bonding, she's contendedly hidden under our bed and has barely ventured out. :(

I know, I know - I need to have patience with my new kitten... But I just want to play with her!

Isn't she the cutest ugliest thing you've ever seen?!

[Dante'sInferno]

Awwww!Ripley will come around,just needs to get to know you.:)




Cute kitty!

[Disease]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!


Kill IT!

[ferretchucker]

She's er...prett- Oh I can't do it! I can tell little white lies but seriously, that thing is scary! I'm sure she'll be fun to play with though. Maybe. Possibly.

[massacre man]

...I don't know what I was thinking when I clicked on this. But for some reason I'm disappointed.

[Bub the Zombie]

She is definitely a cutie. Take good care of her.

[Freak]

No offense but that is the ugliest cat I have ever seen.

[hellfire1]

"Why is she inside out???"

[stubbornforgey]

your pussy has no hair :eek:

[urgeok2]

it looks like yoda !

makes you wonder what they look like when they're old

[DarkwingMantis]

I cant imagine waking up to that thing sleeping on my chest

[massacre man]

I cant imagine waking up to that thing sleeping on my chest

I can.

http://starsmedia.ign.com/stars/image/article/840/840131/chest-burster_burst_001_1196992666.jpg

[crabapple]

Oh what a cute little poochie poo!

Hello Kitty!!

[The_Return]

You know...she's actually kinda adorable...in her own terrifying little way.

[crabapple]

You'll wake up and that thing will be walking back and forth on you with its bony little cat hands, and it will say, "Mwuff! Mwuff!! Meeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh" or something like that. And then you will run screaming from the room and right out of the house, and you will be afraid to go back inside until the sun comes up.

This is what your "darling pet" will do to make your life better.

[ferretchucker]

Are you sure it's a kitten and not just a really small really old cat?

[missmacabre]

Well I think she's adorable.

[GorePhobia]

Awww that cat is cool looking.

[Psycom5k]

lol My grandma has less wrinkles.

Gratz on finally getting it.

[newb]

Thats the ugliest damn pussy I have ever seen.



ya know.....in a cute kinda way

good luck with the new addition;)

[ChronoGrl]

LOL

I <3 ALL of you. This thread seriously made me laugh out loud.

Thanks for all the congratulations - I'm glad to get her home, too.

And I agree with Urge... My first impression was that she DEFINITELY looked like Yoda, especially in that picture I took...

And LOL at massacre man... That Alien pic really made me giggle.

I just LOVE people's reactions when I tell them about my cat. It generally goes like this:

Me: I'm getting a cat!
Person: Awwwwwww!
Me: A hairless cat!
Person: .... Oh, that's... Nice.
Alternative Reaction: Ewwww.
Alternative Reaction: Those cats are hideous.

This was the first time that I've seen a Sphynx Cat in person... It's so bizarre to pet a hairless cat... You're just... petting skin... She loves having her neck, face, and head rubbed. :)

There will definitely be more pictures to come. In a surprising turn of events she suddenly came out from under the bed, immediately identified me as Mom with purrs and kneading (my chest and shoulders are scratched up with her little talons - this thing has SHARP claws) and then she started to scream when I left the room.

Of course I reinforce the behavior - I come when she calls (great, she already has me trained).

So apparently Sphynx cats are part Siamese... This little thing has quite a set of lungs on her. Now that she's braver I anticipate being kept up pretty late tonight... Yes, fellows, that's to say I will most likely be kept up late giving my hairless pussy LOTS of attention... :p

[crabapple]

Actually I love kitties, all kitties. I have three cat friends and they are my cute little babies. I buy them all sorts of tasty victuals.

[ChronoGrl]

Actually I love kitties, all kitties. I have three cat friends and they are my cute little babies. I buy them all sorts of tasty victuals.

You should post pics, Crabby!

She's definitely my baby... I took three days off from work to be at her beck and call... And they called me "crazy"... I'll show them crazy!...

[Despare]

I seriously hope somebody other than myself has seen the Friends episode where Rachel got one of those cats. Funny stuff.

Cute cat too. :)

[The Mothman]

ewewewewewewewewewewewew!

[crabapple]

poochie poo! hoochie poochie poo!!

[Daedalus]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v623/Chronogrl/ripley_face.jpg



Hey its Mr. Bigglesworth

[ferretchucker]

Kinda looks like a Peni- Actually, you know what. I'm 14 so it would be weird for you guys if I carried on.

[ChronoGrl]

Kinda looks like a Peni- Actually, you know what. I'm 14 so it would be weird for you guys if I carried on.

Most people have compared her to a scrotum, actually.

[ferretchucker]

That's what I was thinking of! Couldn't think of the word!

[hammerfan]

As much of a cat lover as I am, I never had an attraction to this breed. Sorry, Chrono! But, congrats on your new baby! I'm glad she's out from under the bed - I was going to tell you you just have to have patience when you first bring them home and let them get used to their surroundings. I've had cats all my life, so if you need any advice, feel free to post me a message or send me a PM.

[urgeok2]

had cats all my life, so if you need any advice, feel free to post me a message or send me a PM.


i've been around them all my life as well (well, since i was 16 anyway) but i've only had experience with the hairless ones since the 80's :D

[Psycom5k]

i've been around them all my life as well (well, since i was 16 anyway) but i've only had experience with the hairless ones since the 80's :D

God.... how many more can you throw in here urge? I mean its pretty much endless with the subject, but doesn't it get old.....like you? ;)

[ChronoGrl]

As much of a cat lover as I am, I never had an attraction to this breed. Sorry, Chrono! But, congrats on your new baby! I'm glad she's out from under the bed - I was going to tell you you just have to have patience when you first bring them home and let them get used to their surroundings. I've had cats all my life, so if you need any advice, feel free to post me a message or send me a PM.

No apologies - Most people are slightly repulsed by the breed. We choose a Sphynx because the boyfriend is allergic... And even if his problem is the dander, the Sphynx cat requires weekly bathings, so that should alleviate the allergic reaction... Hopefully. And if I have questions, I'll definitely drop you a line. :)

I wasn't sure that I'd like the breed either, but she has the sweetest disposition...

I actually brought her to the Vet today and the Vet was thrilled. She was like, "First time I've seen one of these! Mind if I bring her around?" So she carried little Ripley around the office to show her off... She's the cutest thing; she keeps attacking my laptop because of the clicking of the keyboard.

i've been around them all my life as well (well, since i was 16 anyway) but i've only had experience with the hairless ones since the 80's

You just can't resist, can you? ;)

...

I finally got some pictures of her awake. There's still a little blurry, but at least you can see those beautiful baby blues:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v623/Chronogrl/Ripley010.gif

You talkin' to me?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v623/Chronogrl/Ripley011.gif

[newb]

No apologies - Most people are slightly repulsed by the breed. We choose a Sphynx because the boyfriend is allergic... And even if his problem is the dander, the Sphynx cat requires weekly bathings, so that should alleviate the allergic reaction... Hopefully. And if I have questions, I'll definitely drop you a line. :)

I wasn't sure that I'd like the breed either, but she has the sweetest disposition...

I actually brought her to the Vet today and the Vet was thrilled. She was like, "First time I've seen one of these! Mind if I bring her around?" So she carried little Ripley around the office to show her off... She's the cutest thing; she keeps attacking my laptop because of the clicking of the keyboard.



You just can't resist, can you? ;)

...

I finally got some pictures of her awake. There's still a little blurry, but at least you can see those beautiful baby blues:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v623/Chronogrl/Ripley010.gif

You talkin' to me?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v623/Chronogrl/Ripley011.gif

You should name her Gollum

http://imagecache2.allposters.com/images/pic/ADVG/436~Talking-Smeagol-Posters.jpg

[ChronoGrl]

You should name her Gollum

http://imagecache2.allposters.com/images/pic/ADVG/436~Talking-Smeagol-Posters.jpg

Yes, but Gollum has hair. :p

[ChronoGrl]

Being a kitten is such a rough life.

http://inlinethumb36.webshots.com/16611/2795849830061589475S500x500Q85.jpg

Note the skin hanging off of the bones. Our new nickname for her is our little Cornish game hen.

[urgeok2]

You just can't resist, can you? ;)



despite all the bait you've been throwing out there - i've been pretty good up til now :D