Burmese anyone?

Elaine · 23-06-2009, 07:32 PM

The only owners I have talked to, all of their burmese had CRF at varying ages. Certain breeds are more suseptible to CRF but that doesnt mean that they will succum to it at an early age.

angieh · 23-06-2009, 08:03 PM

That's sad news Elaine.

Chatty is fine - I like chatty! Kizzy is quite chatty and has a good vocabulary!

dandysmom · 23-06-2009, 08:07 PM

I'm not surprised that they're chatty... after all there is Siamese in the foundation stock of the breed! And we all know how Siamese can talk.and talk....and talk!. I like chatty too; Leia is more the strong silent type; rarely has anything to say except at meal time. Although she does prrt to me!

angieh · 23-06-2009, 08:09 PM

Now here's a Q - is cat chat just for our benefit, or do they "talk" to each other? Yes, I have seen the YouTube vid!

dandysmom · 23-06-2009, 08:24 PM

They mostly talk to us because they have decided we're too dense to understand the subtleties of body language. Other than mum cats with kittens, and the caterwauling of the mating game and the vocalized threats in a real cat fight, they rarely speak to one another!

calismum · 24-06-2009, 08:04 PM

Have phoned Mum and asked her re CRF. Of the 11 Burmese she has owned 2 had CRF. All lived to over age 15, one to 23.

She did however say that CRF was not always well known when she had her cats but in her opinion the others did not have it or if they did it was not at a level that affected their life.

Hope that helps.

angieh · 24-06-2009, 10:32 PM

That's more promising CM - thanks for checking that with your mum for me. Didn't know she was such a huge Burmese fan! All her cats lived to good ages too - that's promising. I just have to hope that the lady I phoned phones me back! I'm fairly sure that I couldn't afford to buy a kitten, as much as I would like to, so if I can find a nice boy that needs rehoming, so much the better. The Burmese I knew years ago was a rehome. You couldn't have wanted a nicer cat - he was called "Placido" as his original owner was an opera fan. Buy he was called "Placi" and he really was a very placid boy. I really used to enjoy going round to look after him.

dandysmom · 24-06-2009, 10:53 PM

I have no idea what the incidence of CRF is in Burmese, but it does seem to be an affliction that affects many breeds of cats as they age .... most of the ones here, and Carolyn's Kate, were moggys. It's just a chance you have to take.

angieh · 25-06-2009, 10:40 AM

Yes Eileen - that's the measured view one has to take. It's a shame of course for the poor cats involved and in time the outlook may be brighter. Vet research seems to come on much more quickly than human!

Leesy · 25-06-2009, 12:05 PM

CRF is something I now worry about with Maxi and Maisy Moo after reading that Maine Coons can be prone to that condition

. The only thing I can do is just keep my fingers crossed that they will not develope it.

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