r/Abyssinians

Allie makes such a nice cat loaf. Makes me hungry for giant bread.

The Aby pictured above is not mine. I do not take credit for the image.

My breeder has been nothing but wonderful and kind. They currently have every color of Aby available in a litter, which I'm due to reserve from soon, and I cannot for the LIFE of me seem to commit to a final pick.

I wanted an Aby for two things: friendliness (for meeting friends and family) and activity level (for an outdoor explorer buddy - with a tracker, harness, and chip). I can't meet any of the litter personally beforehand, as it's a multi-state drive...

..and due to that, I feel a little stuck. Obviously my love is unconditional even if this cat turns out to be a sleepy antisocial kitty, but my breeder suggested a pick of the litter based on those two traits (a fawn). I'm tempted to listen to their wisdom because they've raised litters for years.

Before I talked with my breeder personally, my heart was SET - lock and key - on a blue, only a blue. Then my breeder sent me pictures, and now I'm seemingly in love with ALL of them. How does that happen?? How are all of the babies so cute??

Do any of you have a "hates everyone but me" cat or a "lazy" Aby / one that hates going outside? How much do individual personalities matter in this breed? How much are their breeds' traits built-in?

Lastly.. could you all post pictures of your adult Abys in the comments? I'm only seeing this litter as kittens, and I have no idea how they'll look as adults! I hope these questions don't sound ridiculous.

This girl is food obsessed! She’s 7 now and has always been such a little piggy. I got her at 8 weeks she was already 2.2lbs so the vet said she was going to be a big girl. How bad do you think it is? She’s hovering around 11.2lbs right now. In the summer I can get her down to 10.5 or so if we really watch her food but with having two of them is tough.

This is not my cat. I found this picture on the internet.

I got her off this guy who does private security, apparently he was a body guard for Sean Kingston at one point 😭

Was wondering if anyone could tell me the breed and how to get her to stop freakin biting. It's definitely calmed down A lot with me but just me, anytime someone else touches her or even looks at her wrong she's ready to scrap and bite.