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My new curley haired kitten

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WickWood · 28/12/2023 19:04

Meet my beautiful curley haired Selkirk Rex kitten, Jasper.

He is utterly gorgeous and lovely, I'd never heard of the breed before and have never seen a curley kitten.

He is just perfect. ❤️

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mayorofcasterbridge · 28/12/2023 19:05

Gorgeous!! Love him!

Grazyna80 · 28/12/2023 19:05

So adorable!!!! You lucky thing 😍

CatChant · 28/12/2023 19:41

Gorgeous little fellow.

ChillysWaterBottle · 28/12/2023 19:42

He is GLORIOUS. I need to remember I already have two cats and a dog cos these pictures are giving me real kitten envy lol.

ANightmareBeforeChristmas · 28/12/2023 19:44

😻

redastherose · 28/12/2023 20:06

Absolutely gorgeous.

Toddlerteaplease · 28/12/2023 20:09

He's adorable. My friend has a Selkirk Rex/ Persian cross. She's got lovely wavy fur.

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WickWood · 28/12/2023 20:23

@ChillysWaterBottle
What's one more?! He's my 5th 😬

@Toddlerteaplease
Aww I bet she's lovely!

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working4ever · 28/12/2023 20:42

Ooh gorgeous. I've had two! My current elderly fur boy is on the bed with me but he's a selkirk rex variant (ie no curly gene). Their nature is so laid back and placid.

Crazycatlady202020 · 28/12/2023 20:45

Absolutely gorgeous 😍

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WickWood · 28/12/2023 21:00

@working4ever
Aww I would love to see some photos if you have any! I've read that they're meant to have lovely laid back temperaments, so far Jasper is showing that. He is very vocal too!

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Jagley · 28/12/2023 21:11

He's gorgeous! I'm not a cat person at all normally, but Rex's are a different matter!

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WickWood · 28/12/2023 21:15

@Jagley
Very hard not to fall in love with him! I sent a photo to my mum when we got him and she asked if he was real, he looks like such a teddy in real life!

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WotNoUserName · 28/12/2023 21:22

Oh my gosh! I love Rex cats, I'd love one! He's very gorgeous. 😻

SemperIdem · 28/12/2023 21:23

He’s gorgeous! Brown is an unusual colour for cats isn’t it? Love the name as well, Jasper is top of my list for a (human) boy, should I ever have one!

CeciledeVolangesdeNouveau · 28/12/2023 21:26

Ah! What a cutie. He reminds me of a sweet little teddy bear and my baby snow leopard (silver Bengal) salutes him. I wish they could have a little meow conversation!

blackpanth · 28/12/2023 21:35

He's gorgeous 😍

Soubriquet · 28/12/2023 21:39

Oh he’s adorable

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WickWood · 28/12/2023 21:43

@SemperIdem
He's black, I think because you can see a lot of skin he looks lighter! It's a lovely name. We were debating between Jasper and Jude, but wanted to save Jude in case we have a child in the future!

@CeciledeVolangesdeNouveau
Aww would love to see a photo of yours, Bengals are amazing! 😍

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WickWood · 28/12/2023 21:47

He is such a teddy bear!