or did we get sold defective cats?

[penguingirl]

Hi, first time poster/long-time lurker..

We got 2 'siamese' cats from a local rescue, about 6 weeks ago. They're brothers, about 15 months in age. They follow me around the house and make yappy noises. They try and jump on stuff, but fall down and are in fact generally pretty clumsy. They get really excited when there is cheese in the room. They don't understand how 90% of cat toys work, and look genuinely confused when we try to play with them, or try to show them how the treat (dispensing) ball works. I'm starting to wonder if they're dogs. Or aliens... AIBU?

Siamese are the dogs of the cat world (so a friend Siamese lover once told me) treat them like a dog (fetch, mind games, word learning) and they will be happy 😃

We had a ‘free’ cat from a breeder of silver tabbies as the mother cat escaped and mated with a Siamese. She looked adorable and totally silver tabby. Big mistake. She was a total nutjob from her father’s genes. I think Siameses are just like that. Bizarre, oddball, erratic, highly strung, capricious and, at times, downright mean.

I had a cat that was half Siamese. She ruled the house, tormented my son and would kill anything ie sanitary towels tampax, loo rolls to name a few. She knew what time I would be home and ran towards the car when she saw it. She was the most lovable and loyal cat, strange and kooky but we loved her. It broke out hearts when she died 😞

They also don’t care for catnip but go nuts for mint

That’s not a siamese thing, it’s an individual thing. All my siamese have gone bonkers for catnip.

There is a gene for catnip- cats with the gene can smell it, those without can’t. It’s not a breed thing- about 1/3 of cats can’t smell it.

Much like humans can either smell cyanide or not... ;)

I’ve yet to meet a Siamese cat that doesn’t act more like a dog than a cat. They’re bonkers...and great fun. I believe that the only thing you can glean from their behaviour is that they are from good Siamese breeding!

Twoago used to move to the door as soon as I descended from the bus, prior to walking across the park. (And my 'coming home time' could vary by hours.) It was quite useful, though, for the family - they could get the kettle on ready.

Sprouts

Has your cat no shame!

Aiming for a place on The 2019 Calendar, Schadenfreude. (Looks like a promising Mr August to me! )

Our cat thinks he's a dog- he 'talks' to us- understands things like 'go and find daddy' and waits to be carried to bed like a baby each night. He was as rescue too and has taken a long time to settle but is now really happy :)

That is one seriously gorgeous cat pink

Thanks @FermatsTheorem can't believe he was dumped twice in his first 3 Months!

What was 'a long time to settle'?

I have two cats who are 13. They are brother and sister. She is fine but he has never worked properly in all the years we have had him.

He's another fan of bleach and plastic.

My mum had a Siamese when I was little. He was lovely, but daft and completely not like cat like. He talked constantly (even when his mouth was full, which it often was as he carried stuff round with him), was obsessed with socks and was clever in his own way but quite clumsy and hopeless at avoiding getting caught. He also ate weird stuff - marmalade, mushroom soup, Welsh cakes.

I've sometimes thought if we could find his pedigree certificate maybe we could adopt a distant relative. His mother cat had more than one litter and I'm pretty sure his sister went on to have kittens as well so descendents of his parents could possibly be found. Though saying that I like my moggies and would love another tortie.

My first cat was a Siamese - a birthday present (which I would NOT recommend but my mother struck lucky because he and I 'took') - and after that................

I have 4 cats. Each one a bit nutty in their own way. One is very clumsy, she knocks things down where as any other cat I have had in the past would just go around. She also has a thing for cheese and onion crisps. She would physically take one out of my mouth given a chance. One of my other ones would have a full blown conversation with DH whenever he comes in the house. But by my oldest cat makes me laugh. He is 12 now and thinks he is a dog. He would come in and start playing with my dogs (I have 4 of those too , I think I am mad) tapping them on the head and rolling around for the dogs to jump on him. He never gets hurt and always starts it. Pets are so much better than tv lol.

Ah lovely thread. I've really enjoyed the stories and pics.

My beautiful 'gentle giant' cat (a very big tabby who attracted a lot of attention because he was so big and handsome) had to be pts one week ago due to a malignant tumour. A devastating day for me as he was just a sweet sensitive soul who always sensed when I was upset and needed some tlc. He would sit with me and either gentky put a paw on tge top of my hand or on my cheek. (Even on the day we had to put him to sleep he sensed my distress and, despite being physically drained and barely able to move, he still managed to lift his head to look me in the eye and rest his paw on my hand).

Before he became ill he followed me absolutely every where - literally every where I accidently trod on him countless times over the years as he was always under my feet! and he was a real chatty little thing, loved his cuddles and tickles, would play for a good hour with random objects - a comb being one of his favourites.

I miss him so much. SO much.

Your Siamese cats are beautiful OP. They look like cheeky little buggers who will give you years of happiness.

Your boy was wonderful, Baddum. Such a kind sort of face.........

They sound beautiful.Don't try to change them. Enjoy xx

Op, they're gorgeous.

A few months ago, DP came back from a friend's house raving about cats loving butter as the friends two cats go mad for some butter. He went straight into the kitchen smeared butter on the floor, got the cat and said 'look what I've done for you, it's the best treat ever'. I'll never forget the WTF look our cat gave him, over the shoulder as he walked out of the kitchen.

Never, ever, try to second-guess a cat.

I guess he realises that now?

I have a Tonkinese who is also 15 months old, and this sounds spot on for that type of breed.
Ours is so independent, borderline bossy but SO affectionate and loving.. until he's had enough and then he definitely lets you know its time to stop.
In terms of playing, his absolute favourite thing is to play fetch with a cotton bud!? Honestly he even knows the sound of us opening the cotton bud box and you hear him running from wherever he's lurking.
Breeds like this are extremely vocal and intelligent and need a lot of mental stimulation, things like normal cat toys don't cut the mustard unfortunately - ours loves a laser pen, but I'm not talking about running it across the floor, we have to put it all over the place so that he can climb up the book shelf. His new favourite trick is to take a running jump from the floor to the top of any door, where he genuinely balances on it for hours. He's mental.
Toys I could recommend would be the type that have different holes where items pop up randomly - things that keep them stimulated.
As for cheese... I think they just like cheese :)

I think my rescue moggie must have some oriental in her. She looks like your average mog, but she's vocal, clumsy, worships the ground I walk on, thinks she's a dog, steals food (Nutella Donuts!!), love's cheese and butter and plays fetch. And I luffs her. 😍

One of mine is a bit defective.

Took him around a year to learn to get up on windowsills. Took him 14 MONTHS to discover he could jump on the bed & have a comfy sleep there (took his sister about 2 weeks). Woke up in a start once & fell off the arm of the chair. Never knocks things down - not because he's careful, but because he doesn't go up on anything that has object on it, or TBH anything apart from the sofa, windowsills, the cat tree (THAT took him almost a year) or my bed. Regularly goes to sleep having cuddles, then wakes up in a panic & runs away until he remembers that it's me then comes back for more. Terrified of every living thing bar his sister, me and the odd small insect - if anyone else comes into the house he hides in the wardrobe.

We refer to him as being just a little "special needs", and I absolutely adore him in every way . People ask why I have indoor only cats; there are a number of reasons, but one of them is that I know he would survive about 5 minutes in the big wide world on his own!

They are gorgeous!
To those of you thinking they're aliens - I'm sure there was a film in the early 70's called 'The Cat from Outer Space', and in it the cat in question was a seal point Siamese. I will have to Google it....
We had a Siamese when I was growing up - she was graceful, dainty - and an absolute killing machine! She would bring in birds, bunnies, rats, mice and frogs on a regular basis, and once an adder (fortunately dead). She also liked clothing, and would bring home underwear from elsewhere - presumably from washing lines or something. Bearing in mind we lived on a farm, she must have carried her 'prizes' quite some distance. She was amazing, lived a very long time (I think she was about 18 when she died) and incredibly talkative.