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Hreow
29-04-2011, 09:31 AM
This wee gentleman is considering coming to stay with us:


http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h49/Hreow/Cat/focus2Toffel.jpg








Hopefully in just over two weeks when he'll be old enough to leave mum.
There may be more stories in your future. :-D

babycakes
29-04-2011, 09:36 AM
awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww I love him :smt049

angieh
29-04-2011, 10:26 AM
I am so pleased for you Hreow - he's a poppet. What "sort"? Look forward to new stories.

Squirrel
29-04-2011, 11:38 AM
Awwww. What a gorgeous wee laddie. Looking forwards to hearing about little Toffee. :)

Kim
29-04-2011, 12:17 PM
he is gorgeous Hreow! haven't seen you around for ages, but maybe because I'm not around too much!! lol Hope you are okay. :)

lynz85
29-04-2011, 01:00 PM
oooohhhh so cute!!! *give give give!!!*

dandysmom
29-04-2011, 04:14 PM
Oh I'm so happy you're opening your home and heart to another! Toffee is adorable (love the name!), look forward to more of your marvellous stories!

Hope you've been well.......

Hreow
01-05-2011, 03:09 PM
He's another Abyssinian but a different colour. No relation to Rover (alas) but I love his thoughful personality and mean pawball skills. :)

I've been invisible for a bit because life and health were rather far from ideal but I hope to be back now and will most certainly keep you up to date on the Toffee Tails.
:cat3

Velvet
01-05-2011, 08:28 PM
Awh hes stunning, really gorgeous - think im in love!

Mags
01-05-2011, 08:37 PM
What a beautiful boy, love his name too! :D

dandysmom
01-05-2011, 08:43 PM
What sort of Aby, Hreow? I'm only familiar with ruddy, red and blue .......

Hreow
01-05-2011, 09:04 PM
What sort of Aby, Hreow? I'm only familiar with ruddy, red and blue .......

He's a Fawn. Rover's dad was fawn too. They're not that common but that is not why I like him so much. :)
The Abyssinian colour set has grown (at least in the GCCF) and now includes silvers and torties amongst others. :) (Some of them to be found here (http://www.theabycat.com/photoreel.asp?current=13&fwd=1).)

dandysmom
01-05-2011, 10:23 PM
He's a Fawn. Rover's dad was fawn too. They're not that common but that is not why I like him so much. :)
The Abyssinian colour set has grown (at least in the GCCS) and now includes silvers and torties amongst others. :) (Some of them to be found here (http://www.theabycat.com/photoreel.asp?current=13&fwd=1).)

Ah, fawn! Think I may have vaguely noticed a mention of that somewhere; haven't Googled Aby sites in a long time. Will have a look at our CFA site too, see what's new. He is just adorable.......

Elaine
01-05-2011, 10:25 PM
I LOVE him, cannt wait to hear all about his adventures. xxx

Shelley123
01-05-2011, 10:44 PM
Toffee looks lovely

calismum
04-05-2011, 08:44 PM
Gorgeous!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Moli
04-05-2011, 10:59 PM
He is gorgeous.....

yola
05-05-2011, 10:03 AM
What a stunner!! :smt007 I bet your home has been empty since you lost Rover and isn't Toffee just the little guy to help fill that gap. Look forward to Tales of Toffee :D

Hreow
05-05-2011, 03:24 PM
It will take away pain of missing having a cat, even if I will probably miss Rover for the rest of my life.

Just over a week left.. days passing like they are stuck in cold molasses. :) I've taken some time off work to get to know him properly. Can't wait...

Hreow
15-05-2011, 12:40 PM
And he's home! He did well at the show - flirted shamelessly with people and kept his composure through it all. :)

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h49/Hreow/Cat/2011-05-14016.jpg
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h49/Hreow/Cat/RACCS3.jpg
Now we're exploring the upstairs and scaring ourselves silly by seeing kitten reflection in the mirrored (now covered) doors to the closet.
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h49/Hreow/Cat/RACCS4.jpg
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h49/Hreow/Cat/2011-05-14032.jpg

angieh
15-05-2011, 01:49 PM
He's completely adorable! Lucky Toffee, lucky you! Bet he's snuggly too.

Misspurrfect
15-05-2011, 03:32 PM
I'm getting all broody now lol:D

Hreow
15-05-2011, 08:56 PM
He's completely adorable! Lucky Toffee, lucky you! Bet he's snuggly too.

He discovered his cuddles and purrs this afternoon. :) Suddenly decided that hisses and growls were not the thing and he's now working his way towards cuddle-bug. We each had a nice kitten-warmed nap this afternoon. (Long day yesterday).

dandysmom
15-05-2011, 09:29 PM
Ah, he obviously has come home with you! And thereby hangs a tale ........

angieh
15-05-2011, 10:50 PM
He discovered his cuddles and purrs this afternoon. :) Suddenly decided that hisses and growls were not the thing and he's now working his way towards cuddle-bug. We each had a nice kitten-warmed nap this afternoon. (Long day yesterday).

Sounds as if it's all going as it should. Lovely!

Hreow
18-05-2011, 10:48 AM
Looks settled in to me. :)
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h49/Hreow/MochF/trttKisse1.jpg
Though it looked like a lot of up to start with. :)
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h49/Hreow/MochF/ditVillJag.jpg

Mags
18-05-2011, 11:47 AM
He certainly looks settled to me!:D

He looks such a cuddly boy, I really like his colouring too ......

alexgirl73
18-05-2011, 12:11 PM
How did I miss this????

He's gorgeous Hreow :D

pamela81
18-05-2011, 01:38 PM
hes gorgeous!! love his colours

dandysmom
18-05-2011, 03:47 PM
Little stunner! More pics, more, more, more......

Hreow
18-05-2011, 04:22 PM
Little stunner! More pics, more, more, more......

Your wish, my command. ^^
How about this one where he's a bit more awake?
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h49/Hreow/MochF/vardagsrummetsKonung.jpg

angieh
18-05-2011, 04:53 PM
He's made me smile from 'ere to 'ere!!! Wee poppet!

Hreow
18-05-2011, 06:09 PM
Favourite toy: Foam-rubber earplugs. they are just the right size to carry about, they roll funny and you can stuff all of them under the bed when you get bored and watch the two-leggers crawl about fishing them out again so you can start over. :)

Food: He's a foodie - good! He eats all the usual cat food, loves salmon sashimi and likes squid & prawns dustless but will play with mussles until they are filthy and then bury them and pretend they never existed.

Toffee is good at vanishing himself so I have my work cut out... He's so small that he fits into the tiniest spaces and strangely for a pale-coloured cat, manages to be invisible even in places where I *should* see him such as under the sofa. So far we've lost him beind the bed in a gap so small we didn't think he could possibly be there, and we lost him down the back of the sofa. :mrgreen:

alexgirl73
18-05-2011, 06:39 PM
:lol: sounds a right handful, just like a kitten should be!

dandysmom
18-05-2011, 07:39 PM
Favourite toy: Foam-rubber earplugs. they are just the right size to carry about, they roll funny and you can stuff all of them under the bed when you get bored and watch the two-leggers crawl about fishing them out again so you can start over. :)

Food: He's a foodie - good! He eats all the usual cat food, loves salmon sashimi and likes squid & prawns dustless but will play with mussles until they are filthy and then bury them and pretend they never existed.

Toffee is good at vanishing himself so I have my work cut out... He's so small that he fits into the tiniest spaces and strangely for a pale-coloured cat, manages to be invisible even in places where I *should* see him such as under the sofa. So far we've lost him beind the bed in a gap so small we didn't think he could possibly be there, and we lost him down the back of the sofa. :mrgreen:

I sometimes think cats can generate a sort of force field that distorts light so they appear not to be there .... they do have lots of mysterious powers like ESP and matter transmission (food moves from bowl to inside cat within nanosecond) .......:-D

angieh
18-05-2011, 07:48 PM
Love it Eileen!!!! and probably true :D :D :D

Hreow
20-05-2011, 10:31 PM
Cold morning, smart kitten. :mrgreen:


http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h49/Hreow/MochF/snusarStt2.jpg

We've been out on a harness and lead three times today and have perused almost all of the garden and a bit of the pavement outside. :)

Mags
20-05-2011, 10:35 PM
What a sweet pic of your little man...:D

dandysmom
20-05-2011, 10:43 PM
And we are worn out! What a good pic of the little guy!

Hreow
20-05-2011, 10:46 PM
And we are worn out! What a good pic of the little guy!

Worn out and has given himself carpetburns :roll: on both front dewclaws from playing with his ball and with all the earplugs we have in the house. :D We're now making him play on the bed and downstairs on the wooden floor so they have a chance to recover and so that Better Half will have a set of useable earplugs for tonight.

angieh
20-05-2011, 10:46 PM
So very clever ................. and oh, so tired!

Carpet burns? Wouldn't have thought that possible ..... does he skid about a lot?

Hreow
20-05-2011, 10:55 PM
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Carpet burns? Wouldn't have thought that possible ..... does he skid about a lot?
Oh yes, flashing paws of dooooooooom. :) He didn't have carpeting at his breeders' (not the best of surfaces for litterbox training kittens ^^) so he's used to a more slippery surface where he wouldn't have had the friction & so he's going too fast.

angieh
21-05-2011, 09:25 AM
Poor sore sweetie. Kisses for poorly paws from me!

Tink
21-05-2011, 05:45 PM
Oh my, he's just so handsome! :D

Hreow
31-05-2011, 05:54 PM
Flat cat:


http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h49/Hreow/Cat/2011-05-22034.jpg



evolves into Scheming Kitten with a pose:


http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h49/Hreow/Cat/2011-05-23004.jpg



And we're going places like the Great Outdoors:


http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h49/Hreow/Cat/2011-05-31003.jpg



I may be wee but I'm all feline; Cautious but brave Hunter! :)

Manyana13
31-05-2011, 06:42 PM
He is absolutely gorgeous! :-)

alexgirl73
31-05-2011, 07:52 PM
he's just fab :D How has he taken to the harness?

dandysmom
31-05-2011, 08:19 PM
He is such a cutie-pie, but his personality is coming thru strongly, even though he's still a kitten! What a magnificent adult he's going to be! I'm happy to see he's being harness-trained :D

Kazz
31-05-2011, 08:24 PM
He is stunning,......never really looked at Abaysians before but they are beautiful cats....he reminds me of old style siamese. But he is handsome.

Hreow
31-05-2011, 08:51 PM
he's just fab :D How has he taken to the harness?
He's taken to it like a pro. Hasn't quite worked out how far he can race away on the lead :lol: but we're getting there. He's already out-grown one harness (back-strap is now too short), not sure this blue (dog) harness is quite right but he will have to grow a bit to fit Rover's harness as the chest-loop ends up as a low-slung belt, which definitely won't work. :-D My custom-harness supplier has stopped making new ones, which is a shame (but I do understand why she stopped when she did) so we'll have to make do.

And dandysmom, I know you like to see the Abyssinians out and about on the pavements around the world. ^^ We have yet to meet a dog on our walks but it will be interesting how he reacts then. Hoping he is a soul-son of Dandy. :)

Hreow
31-05-2011, 08:54 PM
He is stunning,......never really looked at Abaysians before but they are beautiful cats....he reminds me of old style siamese. But he is handsome.
I can see the Siamese. :) He's also quite like a beige Russian Blue. I like his shape - athletic and quite elegant, nothing extreme. I hope that he will stay with us a very long time.

dandysmom
31-05-2011, 10:55 PM
As do I ... both your Rover and my Sultan left us far too early..... :( all cats are special, but Abys are sort of special-special ... strong personalities.

Hreow
03-06-2011, 09:13 PM
A Cat and His Fish.
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h49/Hreow/Cat/enKattOchHansFisk1.jpg
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h49/Hreow/Cat/enKattOchHansFisk2.jpg
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h49/Hreow/Cat/enKattOchHansFisk3.jpg
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h49/Hreow/Cat/enKattOchHansFisk4.jpg

dandysmom
03-06-2011, 10:11 PM
Oh bless! He looks so serious, as if he's thinking deep thoughts about cats, fish and their place in the universe!

That coat looks so soft and velvety.......

Hreow
03-06-2011, 10:15 PM
Oh bless! He looks so serious, as if he's thinking deep thoughts about cats, fish and their place in the universe!

That coat looks so soft and velvety.......

Very soft, very velvety. :) The only time I could get a photo was when he was contemplating in between fish-wrestling á la cartoon whirlwind. :-D

dandysmom
03-06-2011, 10:20 PM
That's a cool fish Toffee has. It's a bit sad when they get to be "all -growed-up" big cats with less enthusiasm for a new toy.

Hreow
03-06-2011, 10:25 PM
That's a cool fish Toffee has. It's a bit sad when they get to be "all -growed-up" big cats with less enthusiasm for a new toy.

I agree. Rover never played with cat toys, he prefered shredding kitchen rolls, string, ... anything not bought for him specifically.
They'd have agreed on chicken being the True Food of Cats, though. :)

dandysmom
03-06-2011, 10:49 PM
Oh yes. Sultan, The Chicken Inspector who conned a neighbor out of some; and blatantly stole a half-roast chicken from the fridge right under my nose.... twice.... :roll:

Two very strong personalities, both very missed. I suspect in a year or so we'll be rolling our eyes at Toffee stories .....

Tink
04-06-2011, 12:39 AM
Oh he is so handsome. I've been daydreaming of Abys for awhile now. Def would love to have one, one day. For now, I will swoon at Toffee :D

Hreow
06-06-2011, 04:55 PM
Let Me Out This Instant!
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h49/Hreow/Cat/2011-06-04005.jpg

Don't think I can't reach you from here.

:mrgreen:

angieh
06-06-2011, 05:15 PM
Toffee is a dream .... how do you manage ever to get anything other than Toffee-playing done? Is that why he's crated for a while????? I love the aiming with one eye look!

Hreow
06-06-2011, 05:19 PM
Easy - I have to work to earn his keep. :mrgreen:

He's off to visit the vet - just a visit - and off for a drive in the car so he doesn't forget that he's ok with both. :) We have very nice vets and receptionist who encourage people to just drop in so that the visits to the vets are not a big deal to the cat/dog/hamster/...

Hreow
14-06-2011, 06:56 PM
There are days when you just need to stay in bed. :)

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h49/Hreow/Cat/2011-06-14005.jpg


And days when you hide and watch.

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h49/Hreow/Cat/2011-06-14034.jpg

You catch your prey - black-white and purple

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h49/Hreow/Cat/2011-06-14089.jpg


Then you stop for a minute to think and plan for the next.

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h49/Hreow/Cat/2011-06-14142.jpg



Outside is good when the sun warms your fur and the thyme shows off your colours.

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h49/Hreow/Cat/2011-06-14154.jpg

Sun, shadow and thoughts.

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h49/Hreow/Cat/2011-06-14155.jpg

Oh dear... Guests in the garden! The neighbour's Madame Tortie is parked in the flowerbed.

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h49/Hreow/Cat/2011-06-14165.jpg

And kitten morphs into ferret-shape to relax when she's moved on. :)

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h49/Hreow/Cat/2011-06-14173.jpg
Though the tail is still slightly frazzled. ^^
It was a good day out for us.

lynz85
14-06-2011, 07:13 PM
great series of pics!! gorgeous boy!!

do you go outside with him on his harness or is the rope held onto from inside?

Hreow
14-06-2011, 07:29 PM
great series of pics!! gorgeous boy!!

do you go outside with him on his harness or is the rope held onto from inside?

Thank you. We both go outside in the garden and even at times outside on the small back-road where we live.

lynz85
14-06-2011, 07:33 PM
Thank you. We both go outside in the garden and even at times outside on the small back-road where we live.

thanks, im thinking of getting pip a harness, that way he can safely wander the garden. not sure if he would like it on tho!!

Hreow
14-06-2011, 07:35 PM
thanks, im thinking of getting pip a harness, that way he can safely wander the garden. not sure if he would like it on tho!!

Some do, some don't. Neither Rover nor Toffee were particularly bothered by it. Putting it on meant premium play-time and treats. :)

lynz85
14-06-2011, 07:45 PM
hmmm, i think he may put up a fight! think il give it a go :)

Hreow
14-06-2011, 08:00 PM
hmmm, i think he may put up a fight! think il give it a go :)

Small steps and slowly increasing the time (and very fun games or very sleepy kitty) indoors to start with and you might get away with it. Depending on what his mates have told him about cats in harness, of course. ^^

angieh
14-06-2011, 08:20 PM
What a lovely wee boy getting to know the wide world. Smashing series Hreow.

Hreow
14-06-2011, 08:25 PM
What a lovely wee boy getting to know the wide world. Smashing series Hreow.

It's a very big world when you're only four months old. He's an amusing mix of laid-back & curious and it's very interesting to share his discoveries.

angieh
14-06-2011, 08:43 PM
I love his sharing!!! Keep it up youngster, I love hearing and seeing your discoveries.

dandysmom
14-06-2011, 09:24 PM
It's a big wide world and a lot to explore when you're only 4 months old. What a little darling, keep the pics and stories coming

paulinef2
15-06-2011, 01:36 PM
Aww he is so beautiful, I love the one with just his ear and the tip of his tail visible that made me chuckle :D

Hreow
19-06-2011, 09:40 AM
Ah, Sunday morning. Hot and cold running servants and much attention, who couldn't nap through that. :cat3

I'd finished my morning run (over the bed with the sleeping human. He makes such encouraging calls as "seven in the morning...!O_o" and then paw-ball practice. One has to stay fit and healthy.), had done my business in the just-cleaned litter tray and let her-of-the-scoop know that the tray was filthy. Public service thing - I was there when it happened, she didn't have to get all huffy about it...
When I wandered downstairs there was a LUMP on my sofa!


http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h49/Hreow/Cat/discovery.jpg



Now this is why you have to stay fit! I jumped the cur, wrapped all my legs around its nose and gnawed at its ear, like so:


http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h49/Hreow/Cat/dominance.jpg



Fawn belt catjitsu master wins the day. And the sofa.


http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h49/Hreow/Cat/victor.jpg

Not on my watch, you don't sleep on *my* sofa! I'll let you know when to come back to warm cold paws and not a minute before.You might even get your bone back.

angieh
19-06-2011, 10:32 AM
What a smashing well caught series Hreow! Can you please ask Toffee to send some hints on assertive behaviour towards "curs" to my young Pip, who is having real trouble with our canine. Thanks young master!

Hreow
19-06-2011, 12:54 PM
What a smashing well caught series Hreow! Can you please ask Toffee to send some hints on assertive behaviour towards "curs" to my young Pip, who is having real trouble with our canine. Thanks young master!

Toffee is as well 'ard as a school dinner noodle... I can describe his style as "superbly inefficient" at best and that is the only time he's managed to get the puppy off the sofa. :mrgreen:
He's currently having his ears dog-groomed. Maybe if we'd named him "prickly cactus" the soppily doting cur wouldn't be constantly licking him. :cat9 :smt017:

angieh
19-06-2011, 02:21 PM
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

dandysmom
19-06-2011, 03:43 PM
Great photo series: that last pic is simply super.... what a serious expression! He's enchanting!

Hreow
19-06-2011, 05:45 PM
Great photo series: that last pic is simply super.... what a serious expression! He's enchanting!
He is quite a serious wee kitten and enchanting is spot on. :)

Tink
19-06-2011, 10:30 PM
Aww I love Toffee. Was having a tough day but these put a smile on my face and gave me a good chuckle, especially the bit about the dog's bone :lol:

Hreow
20-06-2011, 08:03 PM
Aww I love Toffee. Was having a tough day but these put a smile on my face and gave me a good chuckle, especially the bit about the dog's bone :lol:

Kittens tend to do that. :D
I hope that that was your tough day sorted and done and over with. :hug:

angieh
20-06-2011, 08:31 PM
Cats can usually manage that with me too, feeling down or low and either one of mine or a picture here on Catsey makes me smile and lightens my heart.

dandysmom
20-06-2011, 09:24 PM
Happens to me also; feeling a bit glum then see a pic or read a funny post and there goes the blues!!

Hreow
24-06-2011, 10:15 PM
Master-planner kitten has conived foolproof plan for mischief to get the dog in trouble. :D
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h49/Hreow/Cat/closeUp.jpg
Never trust a smiling cat. ^_^

dandysmom
24-06-2011, 10:52 PM
Oh that is a satisfied smug smile ! What trickery does he have in mind.......:roll:

Tink
25-06-2011, 08:05 AM
He looks like the cat who ate the canary :lol:

angieh
25-06-2011, 09:30 AM
Almost sphinx-like! What are you really planning, little Toffee? Not world domination surely at your young age?

Hreow
25-06-2011, 09:11 PM
Almost sphinx-like! What are you really planning, little Toffee? Not world domination surely at your young age?

Probably but there is competition.

Smug and asleep here:

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h49/Hreow/Cat/2011-06-25028.jpg

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h49/Hreow/Cat/2011-06-25023.jpg
Toffee did secure the best sleeping place with the back-rest but the lump came back. They're quite cute together, just like two little brothers. Only time they're not play-squabbling is when they are both asleep. ^_^

angieh
26-06-2011, 02:13 PM
Gorgeous photos Hreow! That little furrowed brow .... so cute - don't mention I said so though - these boys like to act soooo cool ;)

Hreow
29-06-2011, 03:07 PM
He'd *like* to act cool but the falling-off-wide-and-safe-objects-in-a-flurry-of-paws does make it difficult to stop laughing at times. :D

angieh
29-06-2011, 03:19 PM
Aaawwwww - he's just doing that to amuse you!

Hreow
29-06-2011, 04:52 PM
I'd believer that if there was less of the "suddenly needing a thorough clean" combined with offended "nothing to see here" looks. :D

dandysmom
29-06-2011, 04:59 PM
Cats don't need to read The Silent Miaow ... they learn that bit with their mother's milk, apparently ..... so funny!

Hreow
29-06-2011, 06:05 PM
Unfortunately for him, I've read it. ^^

Captain Helen
30-06-2011, 12:16 PM
I've just caught up with the adventures of Toffee. What an adorable little character! :D I look forward to hearing more about him and his plans for world domination! :D

Hreow
30-06-2011, 12:33 PM
He is a delight and I will do my best to keep you up-to-date on his trials (doggy obstacle) and tribulations. :D

angieh
30-06-2011, 12:35 PM
Always welcome, Hreow!

dandysmom
30-06-2011, 03:38 PM
I look forward always to the latest installment of his adventures!

Hreow
03-07-2011, 07:42 PM
I'm boooooooooored:

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h49/Hreow/Cat/2011-07-03199.jpg

I rid the world of the nasty feather duster monster:

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h49/Hreow/Cat/2011-07-03034.jpg

I explored tunnel-sleeping

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h49/Hreow/Cat/2011-07-03056.jpg

Twice!:

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h49/Hreow/Cat/2011-07-03060.jpg

I found a very rare (and scary) fly:

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h49/Hreow/Cat/2011-07-03075.jpg

And chased it off:

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h49/Hreow/Cat/2011-07-03078.jpg

So join me now as we escape the sunny spot in the window (the sunlight moved off it - Ed) and venture outside where it is *far* more exciting!

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h49/Hreow/Cat/2011-07-03107.jpg