Re: [CH] Down, but not out
Karen Stober (kstober@us.ibm.com)
Wed, 19 Jun 2002 10:58:45 -0400
I got a real good luck charm two and a half weeks ago.
A tiny kitten, with a collar, was found by my sister. An intensive search
for his owners turned up nothing. He is now ours. He is black with a
really lovely, unusual face shape. Like no other cat we've had before -
common tabbies, ordinary housecats, a British Blue and two Maine Coons.
Several people said he is an oriental type cat, with that long and elegant
profile. So I looked at various oriental cats that have black fur and
green rimmed iris'. There is the Burmese and Korat. However, the Burmese
has chocolate undertones, and the Birman, Balinese and Malayan do not come
in black.
The Korat does. They have a no-shed fur. So does this little fella.
Their eyes turn green in about 2 - 3 years. Is his base color silver, and
the hairs silver tipped, creating a silver sheen and aura? Yes. Babies
have a green rim about the iris. Yes, he sure does have that. He has
faint tabby stripes so one relative somewhere was an ordinary housecat.
Korats are rare. They are the royal cat of Thailand. They are usually
given as gifts to ensure the receiver good luck. Frequently, a girl and
boy cat couple are given to newlyweds as a good luck charm for the couple.
The earliest records of the breed date from the 1300'as and they are
unchanged from that time.
So maybe I got myself a little good luck?
Karen