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» dmerriner - Praying cat

I have a kitten who was a single birth to a rescued female. When the mother was rescued we didn't know she was pregnant and suprised when she gave birth to a single kitten. Is this common for this breed? Though the mother is a silver long haired cat, the kitten has all the markings of a seal-tipped birman. She is beautiful-her odd behavior is she sits on her hind legs and holds her paws together like she is praying.
I have had cats over the years and her personality is by far the most interesting and interactive. Has anyone else experienced the same type of behavior?

-- posted by dmerriner

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» ThatCrazyCatLady - Praying cat

In response to Praying cat posted by dmerriner:

Hello! I will have to do some research about whether praying is a characteristic of the Birman breed I'll let you know what I find out!

It IS common for kitties, especially purebred are purebred mixes to have small litters. An average for most cats is 2-4, so it's always surprising when you see big litters of 7 or 8. The younger (or older) they are, the smaller the litters are, too. Cats between 2 and 4 will have larger litters than cats a year old or younger or 5 years or older.

Hope that helps. I'm interested to see what I can find on the Birmans!

-- posted by ThatCrazyCatLady

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» ThatCrazyCatLady - Praying cat

In response to Praying cat posted by dmerriner:

Ya know, I haven't been able to find any other info on Birmans folding their little paws in prayer... but as I was researching, I realized that the whole story of the Birman probably gives a clue. They say that when a monk dies, his spirit goes into the Birman... it would make sense, then, that they might pray! What a cool thought

-- posted by ThatCrazyCatLady

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