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Originally Posted by Two Bills
I had a cousin who had Siamese, and Burmese cats.
Very vocal, and totally nuts!
Don't know if the breed are all like that, but would never let one in our house.
They would drive me nuts.
We have always had "lineage unknown" Moggies.
Tough as old boots, and kept all the kids, dogs etc.in order!
When the last one went to the great cattery in the sky, we never replaced her.
Too many birds in our garden where we live now, to risk another cat.
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Some decades back I happened upon a six month old cat, male, coal black: half Siamese and the other half "from a good family". Grew up into the most beautiful tom I've ever seen: glossy black coat and striking blue eyes, topping out at 18 lbs. and all muscle. Saw him take on a full-grown German Shepherd once and win. Don't know what the black half was but his personality was all Siamese; a one-person cat that believed in speaking his mind. He and I had it out a couple of times but once we settled which of us was in charge, he was great.
Smart, too. He had a habit of getting into the garbage (kept behind a door under the kitchen sink) so I finally decided on one of those child-proof latches, which the cat watched me install. Next morning--garbage all over the kitchen floor. I assumed I hadn't closed the door all the way; the next morning I got up and caught him in the act: lying flat on the floor with one of his forepaws stuck up behind the door just far enough to trip the latch! He had figured that out from watching me install it.
Cats are smart critters. Much smarter than dogs.