Was spent, playing with the curly kittens!
I actually remembered to get my camera out this time and you can see the result here
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=118729&id=684581996&l=3fec54c693
TTFN
Claire
Sunday 30 August 2009
Thursday 20 August 2009
Kittens and decisions
Tootsie had to have her litter by C-Section last Thursday (13th Aug) and sadly we only had one survivor, a curly colourpoint girl. I've waited 6 years for one of my own so she is being wrapped in cotton wool! Tootsie became extremely unwell after the surgery and her kitten, now called Tessy, is being fostered by 'aunty Stella' a big thank you to Clair for taking Tessy on and of course Stella for doing such a great job. Toots is now improving but won't be able to rear Tessy.
The older kittens are having a great time running riot around the house, Abbie's now 12 weeks are like limpets, they love to be with you and hang off your trouser legs! I made the mistake of wearing shorts this week, all I can say is - ouch!!! Ivy's, now 10 weeks are growing into little stunners and Sparkle, staying here, has the loudest purr going. Candy's, 9 weeks, are just downright gorgeous, baby Candy will be moving to Austria and Electro is off to France so just the bonkers and beautiful Evo left from this gang. Honey's British babies are developing well, the two Lilac girls are proper chocolate box kittens and Bugsy is so striking with his classic bicolour markings. Echo, Zinny's singleton, is now living with her British cousins who are a week younger (Lexi's kittens 6 weeks today) and has immense fun running rings round them, they are proper British dumplings, gorgeous to look at and not a lot going on upstairs!
I have made some big decisions this week, over the next few months we will have some lovely young adults looking for new homes as I reduce my breeding cats. As we don't breed from our girls every year anyway we won't be having fewer litters but we now have the type and the colours we want in our cats so it is time for those that have played their part to become spoilt lap cats. Some will stay with us but the majority will be looking for their perfect forever home. This is never something I take lightly but the cats are my priority and I have wept buckets over letting cats go that despite my best efforts are not 100% happy here as a neuter but every time I have been rewarded by seeing them blossom in their new homes.
I have also decided to take a break from breeding Dalmatians for the foreseeable future. I will be keeping Storm entire and may at some point in the future look for another bitch puppy again but we will see. In the meantime our two entire girls Breeze and Summer will be spayed.
There are various reasons but a big factor is giving me more time to concentrate on Lincolnshire Police's breeding programme. I have been a volunteer puppy walker for the last 18 months and it has filled a huge hole that I didn't know was there. We have also had a potential brood bitch placed with us and as anyone who knows me well will understand I always want to give 100%. This is still a fledgling breeding programme and I want to do everything I can to make it a success for the force. Breeding and producing happy, healthy animals that can excel at what they were bred for has always been my aim and even though these will not be my puppies it does not alter my goal.
Not much news on the show front as I am concentrating on showing our American Curl Aimee this year, but, delighted to announce that Misti, Lelaurier Coldfeet is now a DGCA and just needs points to get her up to Triple!! I may be showing the Selkirk and British kittens I am keeping later in the year, only time will tell!
TTFN
Claire
The older kittens are having a great time running riot around the house, Abbie's now 12 weeks are like limpets, they love to be with you and hang off your trouser legs! I made the mistake of wearing shorts this week, all I can say is - ouch!!! Ivy's, now 10 weeks are growing into little stunners and Sparkle, staying here, has the loudest purr going. Candy's, 9 weeks, are just downright gorgeous, baby Candy will be moving to Austria and Electro is off to France so just the bonkers and beautiful Evo left from this gang. Honey's British babies are developing well, the two Lilac girls are proper chocolate box kittens and Bugsy is so striking with his classic bicolour markings. Echo, Zinny's singleton, is now living with her British cousins who are a week younger (Lexi's kittens 6 weeks today) and has immense fun running rings round them, they are proper British dumplings, gorgeous to look at and not a lot going on upstairs!
I have made some big decisions this week, over the next few months we will have some lovely young adults looking for new homes as I reduce my breeding cats. As we don't breed from our girls every year anyway we won't be having fewer litters but we now have the type and the colours we want in our cats so it is time for those that have played their part to become spoilt lap cats. Some will stay with us but the majority will be looking for their perfect forever home. This is never something I take lightly but the cats are my priority and I have wept buckets over letting cats go that despite my best efforts are not 100% happy here as a neuter but every time I have been rewarded by seeing them blossom in their new homes.
I have also decided to take a break from breeding Dalmatians for the foreseeable future. I will be keeping Storm entire and may at some point in the future look for another bitch puppy again but we will see. In the meantime our two entire girls Breeze and Summer will be spayed.
There are various reasons but a big factor is giving me more time to concentrate on Lincolnshire Police's breeding programme. I have been a volunteer puppy walker for the last 18 months and it has filled a huge hole that I didn't know was there. We have also had a potential brood bitch placed with us and as anyone who knows me well will understand I always want to give 100%. This is still a fledgling breeding programme and I want to do everything I can to make it a success for the force. Breeding and producing happy, healthy animals that can excel at what they were bred for has always been my aim and even though these will not be my puppies it does not alter my goal.
Not much news on the show front as I am concentrating on showing our American Curl Aimee this year, but, delighted to announce that Misti, Lelaurier Coldfeet is now a DGCA and just needs points to get her up to Triple!! I may be showing the Selkirk and British kittens I am keeping later in the year, only time will tell!
TTFN
Claire
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