jessica - 2009-12-27 hi i have a black angora and he is a rescued cat. someone threw him into a snow bank, two police found him and brought him to a shleter, and on christmas eve my mom got him for me, so he got a good home. my question is he dosent use the letter box and i have had him for 3 days, what can i do to get him to use it and not use my room as one. he is loving,gets along with everyone. but if there are a few tips could anyone let me know.
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Anonymous - 2010-09-01 Build a really big cage and line it with plastic.
Liz O\'Reilly - 2010-07-26 I grew up with cats, but decided I didn't want them in my home because of the hair, scratching the furniture and the thought of a litter box. So, I told my now 17 year old daughter no for at least 2 years. BUT let me tell you....One year ago right now, she brought home this totally white kitten (he and his siblings had been left behind by someone moving away, he came to live with us, the others are on a farm, in a barn to keep mice at bay), litter box, toys and food in hand. At first I said no, you have to take it back, as she did. Two days later, she brought him back, and NOW, I have the ultimate love of my life, this gorgeous Angora cat with the softest blue eyes. We named him Q-tip. He adopted me as Mom, which he should have, as I am the caregiver, litter box cleaner, and buy all of his toys. When my girl goes to college in 2 years, she is somehow thinking she will take him with her, but she will be hit hard with reality when the day comes. He has many nick names, Mitters, Mit Mit, Mittens, Le Purr Le Furr...and on and on. We adore him, as does our Schnauzer. He thinks he is a dog, but you can only love a cat this much with this superb soft fur..He attacks our feet under the covers in bed. We just laugh and stroke him until he falls asleep with us. I am completely in love . I watched a short film of a cat someone had lost, the love of their life, needless to say, now I will take as many pictures of him as I can. There will never be another Q-tip. Wish you could meet him. If you are ever in S.W. Kansas, Come to a town called Hugoton, Mitter Mews and I will be right across from the hospital....On Jackson street.
I have a Turkish Angora too. I have had no problems with him and litter boxes, but I have recently brought in two feral cats who did have problems that way, which briefly caused the Angora to become inconsistent and start peeing about the place too. Someone suggested I get a pheromone 'cat calming' diffuser. Feli-way from the vet, or Nutri-vet Pet Ease (for cats, there is a dog version too) from a pet shop.(Cheaper than the Feli-way.) Also comes in a spray. I was sceptical, but this did work. I used the Nurti-vet. All of the cats stopped inappropriate peeing within 24 hours.
Your Angora is likely traumatized due to his background so 'scent marking' your room, to make sure it is claimed as his own. Hope this soon stops. Keep reassuring him and showing him to box. I am sure it will soon stop. The spray and diffusers do work.
Danny - 2011-11-28 My wife and I have a white, blue eyed angora that is the love of the house. She loves to be held and petted all the time. She gets along with all our other pets, good thing we have two other cats and two yorkies. But she is the baby of the place and also the queen. And to think someone put her out as a kitten, only thing we can think is they were not animal people. But we saved her and she has been the best pet we have ever had. Loves to be in the middle of everything.
Jacquie - 2011-10-19 My 6 yo white turkish angoian died 10/16 and I have been heart broken ever since. I got him when he was 5 weeks old and spoiled him to no end. I bathed him brushed him slept with him, played in the yard with him while he was on his leash. He loved going out on his leash and would get it for me. He loved the snow and would sit and watch the rain outside his favorite window. I truly miss him. I was surprised to read of how many are deaf. Amadeus (aka Buttons/Gato Loco) was definitely not deaf and would appear from where ever if he was called. If anyone knows of a kitten available please feel free to contact me.
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Karen - 2012-01-12 Jacquie, I wanted to express my condolences on the loss of your Angora. I too had a Turkish Angora as white as a newly fallen snow. He had one amber and one blue eye. His name was Cutimus Maximus because he was cute to the max! Oddly enough he too died in the early morning hours of October 16th, 2011. I found his body in one of his favorite resting spots. My heart is broken over his passing just as yours is over Amadeus. I wanted to let you know there is a heart defect that can cause sudden death in Angoras between the ages of 2 and 6 that is what I suspect took my Maximus. I hope you find a new companion even if it is not a Turkish Angora. - Karen
Brianna - 2011-12-23 I adopted my black turkish angora when he was 5 years old from a shelter. He has the most beautiful green eyes and he is the most loveable cat anyone could ask for. He is turning 10 and still very playful and very devoted. I could be in a different part of the house and when I call his name he will come running to me everytime. There was one point when I would get home from work and he would run up to me with one of my slippers in his mouth! It was so adorable. Even though I didnt bond with him as a kitten he sure bonded with me when I first got him. The best cat I ever got.
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Charlie Roche - 2011-12-24 They have quite the unique personality. Friend of mine has one and it is constantly providing entertainment and he has her trained very well.
We can become very bonded with a pet. I adopted a Turkish Angoran cat about 8 years ago. His estimated age was 10 years old. He is such an incredible cat, and very sensitive to the energy around him (like I am.) He is getting very skinny and I am accepting the possibility that it might be time for him to go soon, so I spend as much time as possible giving him attention and trying to help him gain weight. I am not blessed with much time to do this, but he gets enough. Before this, I lost the pride of other 4 cats (sky, shadow, crazy eyes, smokey) for which I have no idea what happened to them. This one is saying indoors. They all had a good life, however short, or perhaps they are still somewhere.
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Charlie Roche - 2011-11-21 Ahhh I am sorry but they better be somewhere and us humans better be able to find our pets.
Silver - 2011-11-19 I have the most handsome angora cat with copper-golden eyes. He's 3/4 angora and 1/4 Persian, so how much would he had cost if he were one year old?
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Charlie Roche - 2011-11-21 Anything will cost what someone is willing to pay for it. To me, my kitten is worth a million dollars but to someone else probably not. Most people will only pay money for a kitten if the kitten with a pedigree that can be shown meeting show standards. Sorry but just love him.
W8N4Wings - 2011-01-21 Hello cat lovers, nice to meet you! Please meet a very special family member, my soon to be 14 year old blue eyed Turkish Angora, Casper. He was born 2/9/1997, the exact day my husband went home to be with our Lord and Savior.
My Mother became very sick in 1995 with pneumonia and was on life support for 3 months. This left her disabled and she became lonely not being able to lead the active lifestyle she was used to. My Mother needed a friend, and Casper was sent from heaven to fulfill this need. I brought him to my Mother when he was 7 weeks old. They became inseparable.
On November 30th 2006 my Mother was called home, Casper grieved right along with the rest of my family. My Father couldn't care for Casper due to needing a knee replacement, and I gladly brought Casper home with me.
Casper can hear well, another reason I know he was heaven sent. God don't make mistakes, and I am honored that Casper is a part of my family.
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Sharon Dunn - 2011-07-10 Casper is a very lucky boy to have had two loving homes! I too believe that God sends us animal friends when they are needed. I had a beloved dog that I knew was running short of time and I could not have imagined what I would do without him. About three years ago in December a stray dog showed up at our home whom I adopted. This wonderful dog loves our cats and they adore him. My beautiful old boy passed away six months later. While I missed him terribly, my new boy helped fill the hole in my heart. I am sure that God sent him to me knowing that my beloved old dog would be called home soon. Thank you for sharing your beautiful, inspiring story.
RA - 2011-08-22 God sent my daughter ASHVARYA a guardian angel in the form of ZUZU-MALIBU , a 2 month old turkish van kedisi kitten which she rescued from a group of rowdy children. ZUZU is the most well behaved she kitten , a precious member of our family and loves to talk to us riding on my shoulders around my flat.One night my second daughter had a dream that my elder daughter(the one who had rescued the kitten )had fallen from our fourth floor flat at night and broken her leg. She was very upset. A week after this ZUZU MALIBU fell down in exactly the same way from our fourth floor flat and broke his leg. Both my daughters were inconsolable, saying that ZUZU had saved Ashvarya from the mishap of falling and breaking her leg, by taking on the mishap on herself. We showed ZUZU to the best vet, who performed world class cross wiring surgery on her small front leg. She is perfctly well now and runs like before, as if there was no mishap. We are sure that ZUZU is Ashvarya's GUARDIAN ANGEL.
Jennifer - 2011-07-07 I adopted a 3-month-old kitten from the local SPCA in August 2007. He was little and gray, and he "picked" me by meowing and not wanting me to put him down when I was holding him. I took him home, thinking he was an ordinary mutt, and then 2 years later was flipping through a cat breed book and saw a picture of a blue Turkish Angora and thought it was him! He is the description of a Turkish Angora to a tee, behavior-wise. He's so much fun to have around, a total lap cat and so affectionate and smart. I even taught him to fetch and sit on command! However, we are having dominance issues. Whenever I'm not doing what he wants me to be doing (i.e. talking on the phone, if I'm up and about and he wants to sit on my lap) or if I scold him for his (frequent) bad behavior, he bites me aggressively to the point where it draws blood). Other than this he is a wonderful pet. My friends all think I'm crazy for keeping him, but how could I give up my best friend?
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Charlie Roche - 2011-07-07 Yep, defintely dominance issues. I would do some reading up (on the Internet) as to what/how you can stop it. I believe it can be stopped and it's a matter of knowing understanding why and when your Angora will do this. If you can learn why's & when's then maybe it can be prevented. Beautiful cat and I think it can be re-trained and taught.
Barbara - 2011-08-09 Hi Jennifer - I too have a rescue that turned out to be Turkish Angora. He was either feral or just left somewhere because he was found at 4 weeks old on a golf course close to death. He also fetches and loves attention AND he also BITES just like you describe. I've struggled with this for a while and feel it is strongly associated with needing attention. What seems to work best for him is to either leave the room when he does this or put him in another room for a time-out. Over time he has bitten less and less. And if I make sure he gets at least 20 minutes of play time a day he does it less often too. Aside from that he's a wonderful, smart and gorgeous cat. And he's white with blue eyes and not deaf. Good luck!
The Turkish Angora is a rare cat breed and a valued treasure in the cat fancy community!
hi i have a black angora and he is a rescued cat. someone threw him into a snow bank, two police found him and brought him to a shleter, and on christmas eve my mom got him for me, so he got a good home. my question is he dosent use the letter box and i have had him for 3 days, what can i do to get him to use it and not use my room as one. he is loving,gets along with everyone. but if there are a few tips could anyone let me know.
Build a really big cage and line it with plastic.
I grew up with cats, but decided I didn't want them in my home because of the hair, scratching the furniture and the thought of a litter box. So, I told my now 17 year old daughter no for at least 2 years. BUT let me tell you....One year ago right now, she brought home this totally white kitten (he and his siblings had been left behind by someone moving away, he came to live with us, the others are on a farm, in a barn to keep mice at bay), litter box, toys and food in hand. At first I said no, you have to take it back, as she did. Two days later, she brought him back, and NOW, I have the ultimate love of my life, this gorgeous Angora cat with the softest blue eyes. We named him Q-tip. He adopted me as Mom, which he should have, as I am the caregiver, litter box cleaner, and buy all of his toys. When my girl goes to college in 2 years, she is somehow thinking she will take him with her, but she will be hit hard with reality when the day comes. He has many nick names, Mitters, Mit Mit, Mittens, Le Purr Le Furr...and on and on. We adore him, as does our Schnauzer. He thinks he is a dog, but you can only love a cat this much with this superb soft fur..He attacks our feet under the covers in bed. We just laugh and stroke him until he falls asleep with us. I am completely in love . I watched a short film of a cat someone had lost, the love of their life, needless to say, now I will take as many pictures of him as I can. There will never be another Q-tip. Wish you could meet him. If you are ever in S.W. Kansas, Come to a town called Hugoton, Mitter Mews and I will be right across from the hospital....On Jackson street.
Jessica,
I have a Turkish Angora too. I have had no problems with him and litter boxes, but I have recently brought in two feral cats who did have problems that way, which briefly caused the Angora to become inconsistent and start peeing about the place too. Someone suggested I get a pheromone 'cat calming' diffuser. Feli-way from the vet, or Nutri-vet Pet Ease (for cats, there is a dog version too) from a pet shop.(Cheaper than the Feli-way.) Also comes in a spray. I was sceptical, but this did work. I used the Nurti-vet. All of the cats stopped inappropriate peeing within 24 hours.
Your Angora is likely traumatized due to his background so 'scent marking' your room, to make sure it is claimed as his own. Hope this soon stops. Keep reassuring him and showing him to box. I am sure it will soon stop. The spray and diffusers do work.
My wife and I have a white, blue eyed angora that is the love of the house. She loves to be held and petted all the time. She gets along with all our other pets, good thing we have two other cats and two yorkies. But she is the baby of the place and also the queen. And to think someone put her out as a kitten, only thing we can think is they were not animal people. But we saved her and she has been the best pet we have ever had. Loves to be in the middle of everything.
They are beautiful.
My 6 yo white turkish angoian died 10/16 and I have been heart broken ever since. I got him when he was 5 weeks old and spoiled him to no end. I bathed him brushed him slept with him, played in the yard with him while he was on his leash. He loved going out on his leash and would get it for me. He loved the snow and would sit and watch the rain outside his favorite window. I truly miss him. I was surprised to read of how many are deaf. Amadeus (aka Buttons/Gato Loco) was definitely not deaf and would appear from where ever if he was called. If anyone knows of a kitten available please feel free to contact me.
Jacquie, I wanted to express my condolences on the loss of your Angora. I too had a Turkish Angora as white as a newly fallen snow. He had one amber and one blue eye. His name was Cutimus Maximus because he was cute to the max! Oddly enough he too died in the early morning hours of October 16th, 2011. I found his body in one of his favorite resting spots. My heart is broken over his passing just as yours is over Amadeus. I wanted to let you know there is a heart defect that can cause sudden death in Angoras between the ages of 2 and 6 that is what I suspect took my Maximus. I hope you find a new companion even if it is not a Turkish Angora. - Karen
I adopted my black turkish angora when he was 5 years old from a shelter. He has the most beautiful green eyes and he is the most loveable cat anyone could ask for. He is turning 10 and still very playful and very devoted. I could be in a different part of the house and when I call his name he will come running to me everytime. There was one point when I would get home from work and he would run up to me with one of my slippers in his mouth! It was so adorable. Even though I didnt bond with him as a kitten he sure bonded with me when I first got him. The best cat I ever got.
They have quite the unique personality. Friend of mine has one and it is constantly providing entertainment and he has her trained very well.
Hello,
We can become very bonded with a pet. I adopted a Turkish Angoran cat about 8 years ago. His estimated age was 10 years old. He is such an incredible cat, and very sensitive to the energy around him (like I am.) He is getting very skinny and I am accepting the possibility that it might be time for him to go soon, so I spend as much time as possible giving him attention and trying to help him gain weight. I am not blessed with much time to do this, but he gets enough. Before this, I lost the pride of other 4 cats (sky, shadow, crazy eyes, smokey) for which I have no idea what happened to them. This one is saying indoors. They all had a good life, however short, or perhaps they are still somewhere.
Ahhh I am sorry but they better be somewhere and us humans better be able to find our pets.
I have the most handsome angora cat with copper-golden eyes. He's 3/4 angora and 1/4 Persian, so how much would he had cost if he were one year old?
Anything will cost what someone is willing to pay for it. To me, my kitten is worth a million dollars but to someone else probably not. Most people will only pay money for a kitten if the kitten with a pedigree that can be shown meeting show standards. Sorry but just love him.
Hello cat lovers, nice to meet you! Please meet a very special family member, my soon to be 14 year old blue eyed Turkish Angora, Casper. He was born 2/9/1997, the exact day my husband went home to be with our Lord and Savior.
My Mother became very sick in 1995 with pneumonia and was on life support for 3 months. This left her disabled and she became lonely not being able to lead the active lifestyle she was used to. My Mother needed a friend, and Casper was sent from heaven to fulfill this need. I brought him to my Mother when he was 7 weeks old. They became inseparable.
On November 30th 2006 my Mother was called home, Casper grieved right along with the rest of my family. My Father couldn't care for Casper due to needing a knee replacement, and I gladly brought Casper home with me.
Casper can hear well, another reason I know he was heaven sent. God don't make mistakes, and I am honored that Casper is a part of my family.
Casper is a very lucky boy to have had two loving homes! I too believe that God sends us animal friends when they are needed. I had a beloved dog that I knew was running short of time and I could not have imagined what I would do without him. About three years ago in December a stray dog showed up at our home whom I adopted. This wonderful dog loves our cats and they adore him. My beautiful old boy passed away six months later. While I missed him terribly, my new boy helped fill the hole in my heart. I am sure that God sent him to me knowing that my beloved old dog would be called home soon. Thank you for sharing your beautiful, inspiring story.
God sent my daughter ASHVARYA a guardian angel in the form of ZUZU-MALIBU , a 2 month old turkish van kedisi kitten which she rescued from a group of rowdy children. ZUZU is the most well behaved she kitten , a precious member of our family and loves to talk to us riding on my shoulders around my flat.One night my second daughter had a dream that my elder daughter(the one who had rescued the kitten )had fallen from our fourth floor flat at night and broken her leg. She was very upset. A week after this ZUZU MALIBU fell down in exactly the same way from our fourth floor flat and broke his leg. Both my daughters were inconsolable, saying that ZUZU had saved Ashvarya from the mishap of falling and breaking her leg, by taking on the mishap on herself. We showed ZUZU to the best vet, who performed world class cross wiring surgery on her small front leg. She is perfctly well now and runs like before, as if there was no mishap. We are sure that ZUZU is Ashvarya's GUARDIAN ANGEL.
I adopted a 3-month-old kitten from the local SPCA in August 2007. He was little and gray, and he "picked" me by meowing and not wanting me to put him down when I was holding him. I took him home, thinking he was an ordinary mutt, and then 2 years later was flipping through a cat breed book and saw a picture of a blue Turkish Angora and thought it was him! He is the description of a Turkish Angora to a tee, behavior-wise. He's so much fun to have around, a total lap cat and so affectionate and smart. I even taught him to fetch and sit on command! However, we are having dominance issues. Whenever I'm not doing what he wants me to be doing (i.e. talking on the phone, if I'm up and about and he wants to sit on my lap) or if I scold him for his (frequent) bad behavior, he bites me aggressively to the point where it draws blood). Other than this he is a wonderful pet. My friends all think I'm crazy for keeping him, but how could I give up my best friend?
Yep, defintely dominance issues. I would do some reading up (on the Internet) as to what/how you can stop it. I believe it can be stopped and it's a matter of knowing understanding why and when your Angora will do this. If you can learn why's & when's then maybe it can be prevented. Beautiful cat and I think it can be re-trained and taught.
Hi Jennifer - I too have a rescue that turned out to be Turkish Angora. He was either feral or just left somewhere because he was found at 4 weeks old on a golf course close to death. He also fetches and loves attention AND he also BITES just like you describe. I've struggled with this for a while and feel it is strongly associated with needing attention. What seems to work best for him is to either leave the room when he does this or put him in another room for a time-out. Over time he has bitten less and less. And if I make sure he gets at least 20 minutes of play time a day he does it less often too. Aside from that he's a wonderful, smart and gorgeous cat. And he's white with blue eyes and not deaf. Good luck!