2015-11-10 Carole Baskin‘s Diary

Carole Baskins Diary

How Babylon Got His Name

Photo of Jamie holding a Himalayan kitten when we lived at 11306 Castleberry Road, Odessa, FL

Today I responded to someone who was thanking me for advising them against buying hybrid cats.

Hi Christopher, Thank you for doing the research before falling victim to someone who would take your money and ruin your life and that of yet one more hapless hybrid. Getting to know the rescue groups for particular breeds is a great way to get the purr-sonality you are seeking without supporting those who breed to sell.

I've never found a hybrid rescue that I could recommend. I'm guessing it is because so few would be adoptable. That has been our experience with the few hybrids we have rescued over the years.

The bigger cats seem to always come with long coats and surprisingly, the cats best known for fetching, swimming and outrageously wonderful personalities are Himalayans. It is probably the Siamese in their backgrounds that make them so. Shelters end up with a lot of part Siamese, or part Himalayan, that would have shorter coats. I've had both over the years and have to admit that the added fun of a rambunctious cat, usually comes with a healthy heaping of shredding the environment. If you consider the trade off of a couch for a park bench, you may want to contact Himalayan or Siamese rescue groups.

We frequently have people contact us to unload their hybrid cats, but despite their claims that their cats are angels, you know they are dealing with habits they can't stand if they have resorted to a big cat sanctuary to offload them. We wouldn't want to be the middle man in such transactions, because it is so rare for the hybrid cats to not spray.

If I might be allowed to offer a little woo woo advice, that has always worked for me: Every morning, first thing when you wake up, picture yourself and that perfect cat companion. See yourselves doing the fun things together that you imagine. That cat will wander into your life when you least expect it. You will know each other at first glance. I have such a soulmate.

Babylon was dumped at our front gate, in a pet carrier, at the edge of death from a blockage. I suspect his owner couldn't afford the vet costs, nor the expensive diet he requires. He's a black and white tuxedo cat, but clearly has Siamese genes due to his loud and continuous vocalizations. He got his name because the first time I saw him I exclaimed, out loud, "I haven't seen you since Babylon!"

Good luck to you and the cat who is looking for you now.

Hi, I’m Carole Baskin and I’ve been writing my story since I was able to write, but when the media goes to share it, they only choose the parts that fit their idea of what will generate views. If I'm going to share my story, it should be the whole story. The titles are the dates things happened. If you have any interest in who I really am please start at the beginning of this playlist: http://savethecats.org/

I know there will be people who take things out of context and try to use them to validate their own misconception, but you have access to the whole story. My hope is that others will recognize themselves in my words and have the strength to do what is right for themselves and our shared planet.

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