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Gary

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> Yes, she likes to lie on my feet - but she never comes running to the
> door when I come in, nor does she jump on my lap. She is very aloof.

Mr.Kitty never did that either but I know he loved me and was content.
This was HIS house. When I came home, he stayed on *his* chair in the
bedroom. When I walked in, he'd look at me like, "WTH do you want
now?" heheh But he acknowledged me and was glad to be petted and
talked to. He just wanted me to come to him and he would purrr.

> However a friend in the UK also has a resuce Himalayan Persian and we
> figure it's typical of the breed. She has me hooked just as Mia has
> you!

My older cat, time wise, went out one morning and didn't come home for
many days. When he finally did come back, he came with a girlfriend. A
Himalayan Persian that had been abandoned. I say that because the fur
on her underside was all matted and contained leaves, sticks, etc. She
hadn't been cared for. She came in and stayed but was very aloof and
nervous for a good while. Eventually, she let me trim off all the
matted fur and brush her out.

For the rest of her life, I could pick her up and pet her and she
would be happy and purr but she would never come to me on her own. As
I would switch rooms, she would follow me but then settled down on the
opposite side of the room. She must have been really mistreated before
she came to live with me.