In a message dated 05/30/2013 ****** writes:
Chessie is now 18 and doing great!

Oh, she's [Chessie is] totally laid back, calm and sweet. Since she grew up with an Aby, whenever the doorbell rings, she runs to greet whoever is at the door -- not shy at all! She's one of those cats that the vets and the vet techs always come out saying "What a NICE cat!" She sleeps under my arm like I'm holding a football, summer, winter, fall, and spring. And she speaks Abyssinian, not Siamese -- she has a tiny little voice.
Perry B.