Had one for 17 years (Choc brown Blue point).
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Absolutely the BEST pet I ever had. We raised him up a bit rough, (my bro and I played the hell out of him as a kitten) and surprisingly he grew up VERY friendly. Never hid when people came around as most do, and never feisty at all.