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ShazzieB

(16,241 posts)
Sat Sep 10, 2022, 05:31 PM Sep 2022

My beautiful grandkitties!

My daughter sent me this lovely photo of her two girls, Banshee and Pooka.



Pooka is the gray one, and Banshee is the one who looks Siamese. They are sisters/litter mates, and I think they're about the same age as Siwsan's two "big boys," Madoc and Gryff.

My daughter says Banshee got her name because she "screamed" so much. Daughter and her boyfriend/partner then chose another name from Irish/Celtic mythology for her sister.

Here's some background on the names, if anyone is interested:

https://www.theirishroadtrip.com/the-banshee/
https://www.theirishroadtrip.com/the-puca/

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My beautiful grandkitties! (Original Post) ShazzieB Sep 2022 OP
Siamese are talkative little suckers. nt Phoenix61 Sep 2022 #1
They are. ShazzieB Sep 2022 #20
Beautiful! MLAA Sep 2022 #2
They're adorable! Jirel Sep 2022 #3
Pretty! zuul Sep 2022 #4
Siamese cats are loud in my experience. applegrove Sep 2022 #5
Loud, and usually raucous soldierant Sep 2022 #14
Yes, they can be pretty loud when wnylib Sep 2022 #16
Wonderful memories soldierant Sep 2022 #25
Oh yeah. So many stories about him that wnylib Sep 2022 #27
.... soldierant Sep 2022 #28
Of course you fall in love. We had a tabby called Gerry growing up. He would talk all applegrove Sep 2022 #17
I love talkative cats, Siamese or otherwise. ShazzieB Sep 2022 #19
I talk to mine even though they don't back much ..... unless it is feeding time. I have a special applegrove Sep 2022 #24
Not pathetic. soldierant Sep 2022 #26
No, not at all pathetic! ShazzieB Sep 2022 #29
Beautiful kitties! SheltieLover Sep 2022 #6
My pleasure, Sheltie! 😁 ShazzieB Sep 2022 #21
They are lovely, ShazzieB. brer cat Sep 2022 #7
Beautiful girls! liberalla Sep 2022 #8
Pretty girls. 2naSalit Sep 2022 #9
They're gorgeous! Karadeniz Sep 2022 #10
They look very contented. murielm99 Sep 2022 #11
I think they were just waking up from a nap.. ShazzieB Sep 2022 #23
Beauties! calimary Sep 2022 #12
It was my pleasure. Really happy to see people enjoying them! 😊 ShazzieB Sep 2022 #22
Kitteeeeeeeeeez!!!!! Sky Jewels Sep 2022 #13
Message auto-removed Name removed Sep 2022 #15
Such beautiful little beings. niyad Sep 2022 #18

ShazzieB

(16,241 posts)
20. They are.
Sun Sep 11, 2022, 12:37 AM
Sep 2022

Pooka has just as much Siamese in her as her sister Banshee, but the "conversation" gene seems to have passed her by. She's quiet as a mouse.

soldierant

(6,776 posts)
14. Loud, and usually raucous
Sat Sep 10, 2022, 08:16 PM
Sep 2022

through no fault of their own - that's just the voice they are born with. If human and cat share a bond of love, it becomes a loving sound pretty fast.

wnylib

(21,293 posts)
16. Yes, they can be pretty loud when
Sat Sep 10, 2022, 09:03 PM
Sep 2022

they feel stressed or are demanding attention. But they also have a talking voice that is not so loud.

I had a half Siamese, half tabby once. He had the Siamese body shape, ears, and eyes, but his coat was black, gray, and brown tabby striped, with a white bib.
Alex (the cat) was quite a talker. He greeted me at the door when I came home from work and would start talking as soon as I got inside. It was like he was telling me about his day while I was gone. I'd say things like, "Really? And then what happened?" And he would answer. This would go on and on. My husband cracked up laughing at our extended conversations.

Alex loved ambushung me after dinner. He would follow my husband into the living room and sit just around the corner of the hallway that led from the kitchen to the living room, waiting for me to come through after doing kitchen clean up.

My husband would tip me off on which side of the entrance Alex was waiting. I'd look down at him and say, "Hi, Alex." He'd get mad that I exposed him before he could do the ambush. Thumped his tail on the floor, breathed hard, glared at me. Then he'd follow me across the living room waiting for his chance. I'd stop halfway and turn around quickly. Alex would stop dead in his tracks. "Who? Me? I'm not following you."

Eventually, I'd forget about it and sit down to talk to my husband or watch TV. But Alex never forgot. As soon as I stood up and took a couple steps, he'd fly across the room, bat my legs a couple times, and stride away, feeling proud that he finally got me.

He was so much fun with his antics.







wnylib

(21,293 posts)
27. Oh yeah. So many stories about him that
Sun Sep 11, 2022, 11:37 AM
Sep 2022

I can get like the old ladies who feel that their grandkids are the cutest and smartest in the world.

applegrove

(118,444 posts)
17. Of course you fall in love. We had a tabby called Gerry growing up. He would talk all
Sat Sep 10, 2022, 10:16 PM
Sep 2022

Last edited Sat Sep 10, 2022, 11:33 PM - Edit history (1)

the time too. He'd sit on the front steps and wait for my Dad to come home. The bus stop was just across the street. That cutie would then run down the path meowing and meet Dad on the street.

ShazzieB

(16,241 posts)
19. I love talkative cats, Siamese or otherwise.
Sun Sep 11, 2022, 12:33 AM
Sep 2022

Our boy Logan, who we had for about 15 years, was all black with a white splash on his chest, and he talked a blue streak! After he died, we adopted Willow, who can make a fair amount of noise when she wants something but doesn't carry on a conversation like Logan did. As much as we love her, we still miss Logan's chattiness sometimes.

applegrove

(118,444 posts)
24. I talk to mine even though they don't back much ..... unless it is feeding time. I have a special
Sun Sep 11, 2022, 01:05 AM
Sep 2022

voice I use. I crack jokes. I get sadonic. I tell my 8 year old that he has passed the probation period (i've had him all 8 years), and that he can stay. I tell him that all the time. I'm pathetic.

ShazzieB

(16,241 posts)
29. No, not at all pathetic!
Sun Sep 11, 2022, 03:15 PM
Sep 2022

I talk to Willow all the time. For example, any time I go anywhere, I tell her "I'm going out, but I'll be back soon!" She just looks at me like, "Okay, whatever," but I can tell she enjoys the attention.

2naSalit

(86,293 posts)
9. Pretty girls.
Sat Sep 10, 2022, 07:04 PM
Sep 2022

Siamese or any mix or most of those type cats are quite vocal. I had one who didn't make a sound most of the time, she would go through the motions of meowing but no sound until she was two. Then she was very talkative. When she was small, when she felt like making noise, she could, she just didn't for some reason.

ShazzieB

(16,241 posts)
23. I think they were just waking up from a nap..
Sun Sep 11, 2022, 12:41 AM
Sep 2022

Or maybe about to fall asleep. 😴 Either way, they were definitely relaxed and contented.

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