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alittlelark

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46. He was about a year old in a feral colony I TnRed back in CA

Mon Oct 7, 2024, 03:07 PM

Oct 2024

After I got him fixed and in the spare bathroom he stopped hiding and hissing. They were generally only in there for a few days - I kept him a week+ in the bathroom and he started coming to me. He was an amazingly smart and maternal male.

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I'm gobsmacked. This beautiful, seven-month old kitten practically tamed himself. [View all] femmedem Oct 2024 OP

Aww, what a sweetie! lark Oct 2024 #1

I don't know who is luckier, him or me. femmedem Oct 2024 #3

Maybe you should name him cannabis_flower Oct 2024 #38

Looks so much like my Osiris, Osie for short! HeartsCanHope Oct 2024 #57

What good fortune! 2naSalit Oct 2024 #2

I could see him as a Nelson. femmedem Oct 2024 #6

He looks... 2naSalit Oct 2024 #10

He is gorgeous! SheltieLover Oct 2024 #4

I've decided taming ferals is my superpower. femmedem Oct 2024 #7

He is beautiful. AltairIV Oct 2024 #5

Thanks for your kind words! femmedem Oct 2024 #9

I love his coloring. riversedge Oct 2024 #8

I had never seen a cat with his coloring before! femmedem Oct 2024 #11

His coloring catchnrelease Oct 2024 #40

I agree about the lynx point pattern. 3catwoman3 Oct 2024 #42

What a gorgeous little boy, and what wonderful news. Give him a day niyad Oct 2024 #12

I think you're right about the name. femmedem Oct 2024 #14

Here's what he looked like a few months ago--a beautiful apparition in our yard. femmedem Oct 2024 #13

Gandalf the Grey? niyad Oct 2024 #15

Oh! Nice! n/t femmedem Oct 2024 #16

Dal (doll) for short? niyad Oct 2024 #17

What a beautiful little kitty. I read a book about the domestication of cats Walleye Oct 2024 #18

I believe it, based on this guy and his brother! femmedem Oct 2024 #19

Can't remember the title, but it was hard to read and very technical. Still, the conclusion was clear. Walleye Oct 2024 #22

Thanks for sharing the conclusion and steerig me away from the book. femmedem Oct 2024 #23

What a handsome little boy! Bayard Oct 2024 #20

What a great name for him! femmedem Oct 2024 #26

We had a cat named Chance EverHopeful Oct 2024 #31

Sometimes foster fails are the best successes! femmedem Oct 2024 #37

He's So Beautiful!! ❤️😸 littlemissmartypants Oct 2024 #21

Yeah, breathtakingly so, inside and out. femmedem Oct 2024 #28

Admittedly it does not take much these days. Prairie_Seagull Oct 2024 #24

I love dogs, too. femmedem Oct 2024 #27

He looks just like Cisco, k55f5r Oct 2024 #25

Aww dang it Whatthe_Firetruck Oct 2024 #33

Not bad k55f5r Oct 2024 #34

Havent heard the right filk Whatthe_Firetruck Oct 2024 #43

I loves me some Heather Alexander. k55f5r Oct 2024 #48

Did you know? Whatthe_Firetruck Oct 2024 #52

What a gorgeous little boy, so very precious 💙💙 TommieMommy Oct 2024 #29

"Purrcival" to honor the quick appearance of his purr. 3catwoman3 Oct 2024 #30

Ooooh. Mr. Femmedem and I both appreciate a good pun. femmedem Oct 2024 #35

I was thinking "Purrseus"...... n/t lastlib Oct 2024 #41

I love it! n/t femmedem Oct 2024 #49

Have you named him yet? lastlib Oct 2024 #59

No name yet. His personality is still emerging. femmedem Oct 2024 #60

He is so beautiful! Capt. America Oct 2024 #32

Oh wow, another great name. femmedem Oct 2024 #36

He's beautiful, my love bug is also a lynx point uppityperson Oct 2024 #39

Silver - I had a feral named Silver that became domesticated alittlelark Oct 2024 #44

A good name indeed! femmedem Oct 2024 #45

He was about a year old in a feral colony I TnRed back in CA alittlelark Oct 2024 #46

Wow! femmedem Oct 2024 #47

My guess is he was a runaway behaving as a true feral alittlelark Oct 2024 #53

He looks exactly like our "Silver"!! Duppers Oct 2024 #50

Two DUers with lynx point Siamese cats named Silver! femmedem Oct 2024 #51

They're special kitties in every way! Duppers Oct 2024 #55

That's him exactly! femmedem Oct 2024 #56

Awww. Beautiful baby! CousinIT Oct 2024 #54

What a sweetie! Thank you for saving him. RandomNumbers Oct 2024 #58