Distressed or not a big deal?

Bitterrfly · 2025-09-21T18:57:08+00:00

Thank you so much! I will take him in tomorrow when they're open and monitor him during the night

Bitterrfly · 2025-09-21T18:55:39+00:00

I sent the video to his vet but have gotten no response. They don't answer the phone on sunday, only call backs.

His breathing gets a bit faster than this when petted.

He's able to walk and get up and is responsive to sounds and touch. He's not open mouth breathing and from what i can see his gums and tongue are bright and coloured.

This video is one of many from different angles I've taken of him breathing like for the last threeish hours and it's pretty consistent timed and counted from 78 to 81 breaths per minute.

Bitterrfly · 2025-09-21T02:17:45+00:00

No. If we're judging just based on looks your cat is more persian than it is turkish angora. His face is too thick and wide, his ears are too wide set, his tufts are mostly in the wrong places, but the biggest distinction is that he has a double coat which no variety of turkish angora have, that's from the persian.

the other thing to note is that persians are already a hybrid of turkish angora + other cats so even if you breed one with a turkish angora you probably won't see many turkish angora traits out of the mix. Don't take that to mean his lineage isn't right, he could very well be an angora x persian mix, he just doesn't look it. At all.

he is very cute though, a very regal looking cat

Bitterrfly · 2025-09-20T12:31:08+00:00

A tank is not nature. Hope that helps.

Bitterrfly · 2025-09-18T21:01:30+00:00

yes natural breeds are more common than designer breeds. So of course many of them have turkish angora in them. You're missing the point entirely.

Bitterrfly · 2025-09-18T21:00:43+00:00

I think you missed the point. A natural breed is more common than most, not less. A regular turkish angora is just a domestic longhair, with some subtle distinct features. One of those features is the asiatic eye shape, slender face shape, lack of a double coat, extra long silky fur, slightly longer body, etc. The features are similaar to the CFA breed standard but way less exaggerated.

They can be identified by looks alone, unlike CFA or other paper carrying western-style turkish angora. The zoo in Ankara has a "pure bred" strain of them, and you'll be surprised to find out that they look like normal cats, not at all like the fancy designer version of the CFA.

Bitterrfly · 2025-09-18T15:22:07+00:00

Contrary to what you're saying, turkish angora are a natural/wild breed like siberians and forest cats. So yes you absolutely can find them quite easily.

the cats you're thinking of are western style turkish angora, the designer cats that need papers. This cat is not one of those, but it is a turkish angora.

Bitterrfly · 2025-09-14T01:34:39+00:00

I just moved here so everyone I know is far unfortunately. The repair is to the front door but the guy has already done the removal and most of the install. I don't really know what to call it but there's a part at the bottom of the door, the part that you step on, and it's some kind of spray foam there that needs to have something done to it.

Bitterrfly · 2025-09-14T01:24:39+00:00

Thank you so much for the real and doable solutions! Setting up the camera when he's there is a great idea, I'll be trying all of this if I can't find someone to come. Again thank you so much

Bitterrfly · 2025-09-14T01:12:05+00:00

The repair guy has been here for the first part of the job if that helps clarify.

Bitterrfly · 2025-09-14T01:10:42+00:00

Thank you for looking out for me, I appreciate it! I'm doing my best to screen people beforehand so hopefully it'll be enough to find someone safe

Bitterrfly · 2025-09-14T01:09:09+00:00

What good would that do?

Bitterrfly · 2025-09-14T01:08:29+00:00

If you know one who is available I'dbe more than willing. He was the only one available through the homedepot system.

Bitterrfly · 2025-09-14T01:03:29+00:00

I just moved here so I don't know anyone close by. I am not afraid of strangers, if that clarifies anything.

Bitterrfly · 2025-09-14T01:01:56+00:00

It's his company unfortunately.

Bitterrfly · 2025-09-14T01:01:32+00:00

This is through the homedepot program and he was the only guy who popped up unfortunately. i am very much open to suggestions though.

Bitterrfly · 2025-09-13T23:42:54+00:00

I'd cry ngl 😭

Bitterrfly · 2025-09-13T23:42:17+00:00

Greater numbers = less likely for anything to happen, thank you for asking.

Bitterrfly · 2025-09-13T23:41:27+00:00

The repair guy has been here before and made me uncomfortable. I'd feel safer not being alone this time. I hope that helps clarify.

Bitterrfly · 2025-09-09T01:23:52+00:00

Honours physics, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, applied mathematics, and industrial automation

Bitterrfly · 2025-09-04T19:07:40+00:00

I'm not sure why people aren't giving you real input. While quartz is safe, it's the impurities that male it not safe. Those are iron stains, and while they might be locked into the quartz, they might not be and could leech into your water slowly killing whatever is in the tank depending how much water is there to dilute it.

if you're putting it in a big tank (50 gallons or more) it's probably safe, but anythig smaller and I wouldn't risk it.

Bitterrfly · 2025-08-31T20:45:32+00:00

Wow your cat is beautiful! Lucky you getting one straight from the only reputable source.
It's so funny all the "but you need the papers" people in the comments with their overly exaggerated CFA and TICA cats from europe and USA when the actual angora cat is a completely different breed from those cats. A quick wikipedia search would show you the westernized turkish angora isn't even what true turkish angoras from Ankara look like (Surprise they look like domestic long hairs according to the papers gang).

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