They also have the flat "doll" faces (last cat didn't) so when they drink out of their water dish, they get drippy chins. I'm pondering getting one of those kitty drinking fountains for them.
I really dont know too much about cats...I really am a doggie person....just kind of got this cat, because my son and his housemate were in a situation, where the house they were living in was sold...his housemate had two cats, and he bought a condo, which was smalller than the house, and he really only had enough room for one cat...my son decided that was the right time to take his year long trip around the world...so they needed to find someone to take this second cat in...
They put an add in the papers, and had lots of people respond...but they interviewed, many people and just could not find someone they thought would be suitable...my son then thought maybe I would take the cat in, as all his growing up years, he saw me take in strays...so reluctantly I took in Dizzy, this Himalayan...I say, reluctantly, because as I mentioned, I am really a doggie person...
But I must say, this big fat Himalayan stole my heart and the heart of my husband...after my son had been on his world trip for about three months, I emailed him, that his cat would not be returned to him, when he got back to the US...he agreed, being that he was a young man on the go, and not home alot, and Dizzy really was a 'needy' cat, and I and the hubby were home, he agreed that Dizzy would be better off with us...the son would visit more often than usual, I think, in order to see his kitty...we had Dizzy for several years, before he eventually died...
And we surely do miss him...he was quite a cat...and it surprised me how much I became attatched to him...