We got him last night from a lady in Bethel who had a whole bunch of kittens up for adoption. He got his coloring from his manx daddy and his fur from his persian mommy (though no where near as fluffy as she is) and will be 4 months old come Sept. 27. He's big for a 4 month old kitten. He'll be one hefty fluff ball when he grows up. Of course, Dana had to pick the one poofy kitty (the rest were short haired) out of the bunch.
Dana named him Anakin ("Ani" for short). She's a big Star Wars fan and can watch the movies over and over again without tiring of them. He's actually already starting to respond to the name. Initially she wanted "Luke" but Alex can't pronounce that. It comes out sounding like "Yuck."
I had my misgivings looking at all that fur.
All that light colored fur.
I might as well throw out all my dark colored clothes.
We've invested in some serious brushes for daily grooming, special kitty shampoo for baths once a month or two. Fortunately he seems as interested in the bath and water as persians are known to be so this shouldn't be too bad *knock on wood*. His fur will look better when I do more brushing. The woman said if we groom daily then it should be under control. She should know... the mommy is a persian... the very definition of fluffy. And he loves being brushed... all that fur is so soft!
Dana did pick the best out of the litter. Ani's very sweet and mellow for a kitten like a true persian. His other brothers and sisters were very skittish (except one lovely medium haired black kitten but the woman's daughter was keeping her... drat!) and he was really the only one who didn't mind being picked up and carted around. And like his manx daddy, he seemed/seems more drawn to people than playthings. He "talks" back! :)
After the whole Nicky disappearance thing, Ani will absolutely be a strictly indoor pet.
Alex watched me bring him in. "CAT!!! CAT!!!" He immediately followed and, when Ani settled down, pet his head and touched his ears. Then proceeded to startle Ani with his excitement. Thus Ani's a little freaked by Alex at the moment. Just give it a little time. Nicky had the same reaction at first.
And Dana loooooves him.
