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You're welcome to use this for... cat poses? I dunno - It's Imhotep! (lovingly known as Imo (ee-mo)) my fuzzy baby. :3 he's a rather rare pattern-tabby (the inside of his stripes are actually hollowed out and have a lighter color - most tabbies do not have this) that I adopted from an animal shelter (the day before he was to be euthanized). He's 9 1/2 years old and scared of everything XD(sorry for the craptastic quality -_-)
Amendment: He's actually been identified as a sokoke; a rare breed of kenyan wildcat that is strikingly similar to domestic tabbies. The odd pattern mentioned before is only available in the sokoke (with the hollow stripes and rosette's on the back legs). They were only identified in the late 70's and became an official breed in 93' - and are still quite rare. They are believed to be what you'd call a "self-domesticated" wildcat.... though still considered "wild" they are very good-natured and seem to enjoy company. They bond very deeply not only with their preferred human (that would be me!) but also other cats/animals in their household - to the point where re-homing a sokoke can be extremely difficult.
This would probably explain why my dear Imo chooses to never be more than 6 feet from me -_-
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Comments: 19
KrissyV333 [2012-06-13 12:11:33 +0000 UTC]
He's lovely! And I love his name
Oh, by the way, will you be changing the description since you found out he's a Sokoke?
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DarlingMionette In reply to KrissyV333 [2012-06-13 13:51:54 +0000 UTC]
haha thank you - yah I probably will change his description :3
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AhrrieArt [2012-04-01 23:18:37 +0000 UTC]
He looks like he was fiercely attacking what I assume is the vacuum cleaner.
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DarlingMionette In reply to AhrrieArt [2012-04-01 23:22:38 +0000 UTC]
sadly he was just resting XD but he can look pretty grumpy sometimes. LOL he's really very sweet :3 I swear.
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DarlingMionette In reply to DancingWolfDragon [2012-04-01 23:45:21 +0000 UTC]
XD he's much cuter in real life - when he doesnt look so grumpy. LOL he was like half-asleep there. most of the time his eyes are all wide and round and he runs around the house with his tail way up in the air and goes "mrow!" every time he sees me XD he's a lapcat (and weighs under 5 lbs. lol Imo has growth issues from his malnutrition as a kitten so he's very very frail)
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DancingWolfDragon In reply to DarlingMionette [2012-04-06 18:45:00 +0000 UTC]
I can image him trying to jump on you but instead flying over you XD
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DarlingMionette In reply to DancingWolfDragon [2012-04-07 16:42:01 +0000 UTC]
lmao imo doesn't jump much actually, he sort of.. pulls himself up onto laps. He's just always been that way. I've never seen him jump and I've owned him 9 1/2 years. I think it has something to do with the mistreatment he got as a kitten - he injured his joints - or maybe he's just scared of heights XD dunno.
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DancingWolfDragon In reply to DarlingMionette [2012-04-08 06:18:38 +0000 UTC]
XD then I'll try and imagine him rolling around while you facepalm, trying to understand what he's trying to get XD
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DarlingMionette In reply to dernwine [2012-04-02 13:20:18 +0000 UTC]
XD haha yah, I call him Imo most of the time but you'd be surprised how many people think his name is "nemo" -_- I always have to explain it's short for Imhotep.
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JamieDavenport [2012-04-01 17:49:57 +0000 UTC]
lol i'm surprised he sat there for a picture XD *hugs Imo* i miss Imo, i havne't seen him in ages.
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DarlingMionette In reply to JamieDavenport [2012-04-01 23:23:44 +0000 UTC]
lmao he's gotten more friendly since you saw him last XD i think it's his old age - he doesn't get as nervous anymore, but he's still a big coward XD and weighs prolly less than 5 lbs. LOL I call him my frail old man.
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DarlingMionette In reply to jaelly-bean [2012-04-02 13:20:53 +0000 UTC]
:3 I know, I luff him
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