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| Name: |
Kramer
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Age: |
Twelve years old
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Male
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Kind: |
Maine Coon mix
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| Home: |
Central New Jersey, USA
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Meet
Kramer, named for the Seinfeld character with a similar hairstyle. Kramer
is a mostly Maine Coon cat, but he's a very small Maine Coon - he runs about
eleven pounds. He acts true to the breed, however - he's a "one-person cat",
he's my personal cat, and makes sure I'm accompanied everywhere I go. He is
also extremely jealous and dislikes when any other cat is getting attention
which he feels is rightfully his. He doesn't 'meow', he can only make tiny
squeaks, trills and chirping sounds - in fact, he lived with me for several
months before I found out he wasn't mute; he'd never made a single sound until
then. He had come from a pretty bad situation, he was a definite "rescue" cat,
and it took quite a while for him to come out of his shell and accept and
trust people again, but he certainly has now!
He's very, very, very affectionate and talkative now, and loves
nothing more than a warm human (me) to curl up and sleep on. Like most
Coons, he's extremely handsome, with the typical ear tufts, cheek-ruffs,
and mane, and those gorgeous markings on his face and cheeks; and of
course he has that huge fluffy Coon-tail which is half his total length -
and he's very expressive with it. He's very acrobatic and graceful
when chasing fishing-rod toys, laser-pointer dots, etc., like an overgrown
feline squirrel; no way he's slowing down or getting less active with age.
He is also a good alarm clock, and will get people up by simply putting
his head down and pushing as hard as he can to try and shove you
out of bed - and he is strong! But I don't know how I ever lived
without him - he's my very, very special personal coon-friend.
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