Wednesday, June 04, 2008

Sammie isn't Siamese afterall






Many of you probably know we have two cats, a grey Mackerel Tabby named Dolly and Sammie, who until yesterday we thought was a true Siamese. David was perusing through a book store and found a cat book that described another related breed called Tonkinese. According to the Cat Fanciers' Association, the Tonkinese breed is a cross between the Siamese and Burmese cat breeds. Based on the entry, it appears Sammie is indeed a Tonkinese based on her facial features, size and personality. These cats are commonly referred to as tonks.

According to the Web site: "Tonk is two types of cat in one body. One mode is active, but not hyper, with a muscular body. They play fetch, climb cat trees and fly through the house at warp speed. The second mode is cuddly and loving. They are not an aloof, independent cat; they are best for someone who wants a lap cat. They are dog-like in that they require and demand attention."

This describes Sammie to a tee. She loves running around the house at times and has even jumped on top of the refrigerator since we don't have trees growing in our house
. She also loves attention, and if there is a spare lap in the house, she demands to sit on it. We've often said she acts like a dog. She was named Sammie since the woman we know who found her thought she was a Siamese. I think it's too late though to rename her Tammie.

3 comments:

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Anonymous said...

That's pretty funny! Except for the "dog-like" part. Not cool, Sammie.

Anonymous said...

hey i also have a cat like your siamese, and it is what they call a traditional siamese, oldest version, and somewhere along the line, they became skinny with pointy lil ears, there is this website, that gives whole history, yea i thought my cat was a mix too, after i read more about it, i go back to the traditionl siamese, anyways i saw your picture, of sammi, looks just like my momo,
goodday, something to think about