Full Name: Cimmaron
Nicknames & Phrases: Mr. Dippy, Hahnyahk, precious
little guy, silly little twit, Noodle,
Noodlehead
Actual B-day: June 20, 1995
Current Age: 12
Quirks: Rolls in the bathtub, Hollers at walls, ceilings,
& ceiling
fans (hence the "Dippy" nickname)
History:
Cimmaron's situation was similar to Misty's but one
difference was that
only he and one other littermate survived. My adopting him was
request
and desire, too. The request came not because of threatened abuse this
time
but due to the flea problems Tammy was having.
The two surviving litter mates were hustled off
before they died of flea anemia
or worms. Cimmaron came to me and his sister went to another cat loving
friend.
He was scrawny with a double whammy of tapeworms and roundworms!
Medication,
good food and lots of loving plumped him right up!
One question I get about him is how did I come
up with his name? Well, I worked
with a lady named Cimaronna & she hated it. Always called herself,
Cindy. When
I knew he was going to be mine, I wanted a sort of exotic name for
him. Tammy
said he was a girl, so I changed the spelling and prepared to receive
my "little lady."
"She" had a pair of unmistakable appendages when "she" arrived, so
I shortened
the name and voila! There you have it. I named myself after my cat!
What can I say?
I like the name!
Another question I get is, what's his lineage?
He's half Bru Clan and 1/4 each
Siamese & Persian. We know who his father is. The Persian only
shows in his thick,
muscular legs and when he's calm, his personality reminds me of a
Persian's. His Siamese
traits are obvious and the rest is all passed through the ranks of
the Bru clan. Markings
(apart fron the Siamese browns & blue eyes), "terrorism," (See:
Dif-"fur"-nitions) and
orneriness are all from Bruno & kin. His loveability comes from
all cats, everywhere, of
course! How could anyone not love a cat????
At the age of 3 mos., Cimmaron's eyes began
to look strange. One of his pupils was dilated
& cloudy. The diagnosis: Congenital Cataracts. Fortunately, his
didn't continue to grow. He's
been on steroid drops and to a specialist. Their recommendation was
not to operate unless the
cataracts begin to grow, again.
In the meantime, Cimmaron sees fairly well.
He miscalculates sometimes when he goes to jump
from place to place and he probably thinks he sees things moving on
the walls. It's the only reason
I can think of when he talks to them. This is why the nickname "Dippy"
came about. He's recently
acquired a new nickname, too. When we pick him up, he hangs limp as
anold wet noodle. Instead
of telling him that all of the time, wejust started calling him, "Noodle."
Over all, he's healthy as a
horse with a small but muscular body, a cute meow and beautiful eyes
in spite of the cataracts.
Cimmaron is another "terrorist." He simply doesn't
understand that not everyone wants to play!
He made the mistake of trying to start a play session with Beau (See:
The Older Generation).
Not a good idea! She turned around and whalloped him repeatedly!
I'll give my silly little twit
credit, he learns fast! He gives Beau the wide berth these days and
if he has to go near her, he
moves very cautiously!
Sundown (See: Love On
Tap) is Cimmaron's main playing buddy. They rip and tear like
wildcats! At first, when Sundown joined the Herd, Cimmaron hated him!
Atfer a few days, you'd
never know there was a problem! Cimmaron also loves to cuddle with
his Aunt Hazy. She's very
plush and I guess she makes a great pillow! In the pic below, however,
I guess she needed a
pillow this time! :-)
On a personal level, Cimmaron is a sweet, fun,
loving little guy and he's great to have around!
When he decides he wants to join me, he'll stay for hours if I don't
need to get up. At night, he'll
curl up right by my ear and soothe me to sleep with his purr. He inherited
Bru's loud, throbbing
rumble. I never have to encourage him to play and when I pick him up,
he relaxes immediately!!
We have a lot of deep, meaningful conversations, too! :-) When he talks
to you, answer and
you'll soon have a conversation going with him!
Maybe is she holds him down, he'll quit moving :-)
How could anyone not love a face like this?
One way to keep your kitty fit is to play with him/her
often and it's a lot of fun for both of you!
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