In September of last year, my boyfriend and I adopted two kittens (both female), rescued by the local humane society from a hoarding situation. They were rescued at a week old and bottle-raised, and so we have no idea what the parents looked like or what their breeding was.
As they grew up, they sprouted hair and fur all over the place. At 15 months, they now have thick long fur, ear furnishings, tufted feet, thick bushy tails, britches, and ruffs. One is a tortoiseshell (named Topaz) while the other is pure white (named Quartz).
Their eyes were heavily damaged as kittens due to a Calicivirus infection when a week old. Quartz has one undamaged eye which is gold in color. Her other eye, and both of Topaz's eyes, are damaged to the point where one cannot tell what color the eye might have been.
We are very curious to know what breed all that fur might have come from - we debate between Ragamuffin, Siberian, and Norwegian Forest. I'm very curious as to what others' thoughts might be.
Some other identifying characteristics, and then pictures.
-Both of them weigh around 8 pounds at 15 months. As I noted above, they had a very rough early start - both nearly dying from neglect and the Calicivirus as week-old-kittens. That may have affected their final size.
-They still seem very kittenish, and my sense is that they haven't fully matured yet (which I understand is consistent with the larger long haired breeds).
-They have a definite break in the nose - not the long straight nose I've seen associated with Norwegian Forest Cats
-Both of them LOVE water. Quartz will park herself in the shower and cry until it's turned on; Topaz charges for the sink whenever it's running.
-Both go limp when you pick them up.
-Despite being bottle raised, both are well behaved sweet girls (a credit to the person who raised them).
Pictures.
As they grew up, they sprouted hair and fur all over the place. At 15 months, they now have thick long fur, ear furnishings, tufted feet, thick bushy tails, britches, and ruffs. One is a tortoiseshell (named Topaz) while the other is pure white (named Quartz).
Their eyes were heavily damaged as kittens due to a Calicivirus infection when a week old. Quartz has one undamaged eye which is gold in color. Her other eye, and both of Topaz's eyes, are damaged to the point where one cannot tell what color the eye might have been.
We are very curious to know what breed all that fur might have come from - we debate between Ragamuffin, Siberian, and Norwegian Forest. I'm very curious as to what others' thoughts might be.
Some other identifying characteristics, and then pictures.
-Both of them weigh around 8 pounds at 15 months. As I noted above, they had a very rough early start - both nearly dying from neglect and the Calicivirus as week-old-kittens. That may have affected their final size.
-They still seem very kittenish, and my sense is that they haven't fully matured yet (which I understand is consistent with the larger long haired breeds).
-They have a definite break in the nose - not the long straight nose I've seen associated with Norwegian Forest Cats
-Both of them LOVE water. Quartz will park herself in the shower and cry until it's turned on; Topaz charges for the sink whenever it's running.
-Both go limp when you pick them up.
-Despite being bottle raised, both are well behaved sweet girls (a credit to the person who raised them).
Pictures.
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