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I usually view February as having no holidays and it’s always a surprise to remember that to many many people, February is one of the most holiday-filled months, containing both Valentines Day and Football Day

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hi! long term follower, saw you had a cat now. is this the same feral cat that showed up a year(+?) ago and you managed to convince them to become an indoor cat? what’s their name? please share any cat information that you would like to share…

(i loved the most recent DAOC episode y’all are doing a great job on the podcast!)

There was a tortoiseshell cat that would show up on our apartment balcony. I tried to befriend and capture that one, but it was basically half-feral.

However, as I was laying out traps for this tortoiseshell, a very friendly, very fluffy grey cat kept wandering willingly into the traps for some tasty wet food. To the point where I actually had to pick her up (she did not resist) and carefully drop her outside the door the apartment so I could reset the trap for the tortoiseshell. This happened several times.

To the point where, I opened the door to leave for work in the morning, only to find the fluffy grey cat had curled up on our welcome mat the whole night, and was now staring up at me. I gave in, plopped her into a cage, and took her to the vet to get her all cleaned up.

This handsome little lady is Mechthilde. She is the first cat I've ever owned and I love her with all my heart.

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Hey!

Potentially a really dumb question, but I'm curious - is it possible for a cat to be an ACTUAL chimera without anyone ever knowing? (For example, a chimera who just.. looks like a solid blue cat)

Thanks,

Notactuallysigningoff 🌻

yes absolutely ! the only thing required for a chimera is that it’s two fertilized eggs that fused. i even think that this situation wouldn’t be that uncommon (proportionately to other chimeras - chimerism is still an insanely rare condition) considering how often litters of kittens have similar looking siblings. also bringing in the ways cats can be multicolored - eg basically any base color and white, black/chocolate/cinnamon and red (and their dilutes) - this definitely happens. in fact, one of the cherished local celebrities here at whatcoloristhatcat,

DAWNTREADER TEXAS CALBOY!!!!!

was only identified by his owner as a chimera and not an xxy (intersex infertile male) regular tortoiseshell tabby after the females he was placed with started getting pregnant

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Hey!

Potentially a really dumb question, but I'm curious - is it possible for a cat to be an ACTUAL chimera without anyone ever knowing? (For example, a chimera who just.. looks like a solid blue cat)

Thanks,

Notactuallysigningoff 🌻

yes absolutely ! the only thing required for a chimera is that it’s two fertilized eggs that fused. i even think that this situation wouldn’t be that uncommon (proportionately to other chimeras - chimerism is still an insanely rare condition) considering how often litters of kittens have similar looking siblings. also bringing in the ways cats can be multicolored - eg basically any base color and white, black/chocolate/cinnamon and red (and their dilutes) - this definitely happens. in fact, one of the cherished local celebrities here at whatcoloristhatcat,

DAWNTREADER TEXAS CALBOY!!!!!

was only identified by his owner as a chimera and not an xxy (intersex infertile male) regular tortoiseshell tabby after the females he was placed with started getting pregnant

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Hey!

Potentially a really dumb question, but I'm curious - is it possible for a cat to be an ACTUAL chimera without anyone ever knowing? (For example, a chimera who just.. looks like a solid blue cat)

Thanks,

Notactuallysigningoff 🌻

yes absolutely ! the only thing required for a chimera is that it’s two fertilized eggs that fused. i even think that this situation wouldn’t be that uncommon (proportionately to other chimeras - chimerism is still an insanely rare condition) considering how often litters of kittens have similar looking siblings. also bringing in the ways cats can be multicolored - eg basically any base color and white, black/chocolate/cinnamon and red (and their dilutes) - this definitely happens. in fact, one of the cherished local celebrities here at whatcoloristhatcat,

DAWNTREADER TEXAS CALBOY!!!!!

was only identified by his owner as a chimera and not an xxy (intersex infertile male) regular tortoiseshell tabby after the females he was placed with started getting pregnant

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cis men are doing forcemasc self hypnosis every day

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cis men are doing forcemasc self hypnosis every day

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cis men are doing forcemasc self hypnosis every day

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cis men are doing forcemasc self hypnosis every day

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cis men are doing forcemasc self hypnosis every day

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Female Warrior ‘Dragon Quest III’ Famicom

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Female Warrior ‘Dragon Quest III’ Famicom

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Funny moment from a p5 stream with friends

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