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Cats/siamese red point snowshoe ?

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Expert: - 11/26/2009


Question

binks
whats this look like to you lol please email me i get lost on this thing  monkey7822yahoo.com

Answer
Hi Randy.  Binks actually looks like he is just a young red point Siamese.  Red Points don't have the dark legs like some of the other colors do.  They may develop a couple of faint bars of color on the legs as they age, but their feet are never as dark as their ears or face.  Red points also have ringed tails.  Their bodies are white, though they develop some apricot shading on the flanks as they get older.  He fits the red point Siamese appearance perfectly, but I think Binks is too angular to be a Snowshoe.  The Snowshoe tends to be rounder and stouter.

He sure is gorgeous!

Best wishes,
Jessica  

Jessica

Expertise

The areas in which I have gained the most experience are cat health and feral cat management/rescue. I provide supportive care to chronically ill cats, hospice care to terminally ill cats and also am involved in trap-neuter-return efforts. My specialities lie in taming feral cats and in the allopathic treatment of cats with illnesses or special needs. I also have owned Siamese, Himalayans, Abyssinians, Russian Blues, Savannahs, Bengals, Peterbalds, Don Sphynx and Oriental Shorthairs and am well-versed in cat breeds as well as cat behavior and nutrition.

Experience

I have 15 years of extensive experience with cats ranging from breeding to medical care. My daily routine consists of caring for cats with diabetes, thyroid disease, kidney failure, feline leukemia, feline AIDS as well as feral cats. I have experience with liver patients, heart patients, feline infectious peritonitis, cancer, recovery from amputation and trauma, congenital deformities and most every disease in between. I have assisted cats giving birth and hand-nursed kittens who were neglected by their mother from 2 days old through weaning.

Education/Credentials
15 years' hands-on experience

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