I decided to start this almost as a diary of events so at least we
would have a record in times to come what we have done and been through.
Writing this in places has been very difficult and at times I have
had to stop and compose myself. It will however show any person thinking
of breeding what it entails with highs and lows.
Date |
News Item |
22-04-2008 |
Tiki gave birth to 5 kittens, 2 blue boys, 1 blue spotted boy,
1 blue cream girl and a blue tortie spotted girl all are doing
fine and were of a good weight. |
18-05-2008 |
Bluebell gave birth to 7 kittens, 5 blue boys and 2 blue cream
girls all are doing fine and were of an excellent weight. What
a trooper for her first time as a mum. |
23-05-2008 |
Anny gave birth to 4 kittens, all are black silver spotted 2
boys and 2 girls. These were real bruisers and she did so well
in coping with the birth. |
26-05-2008 |
We picked our new addition to our cat family from Liz Blagdon
at Warminster. Her name is Cleyview Snowdrop and she is a black
tipped BSH (39). |
31-05-2008 |
Rusti doesn't look very well, we take him
to the vets and they are a bit confused as to what the problem
is, we make the decision that he does not like it outside and
we will bring him in and he will become our house cat. I withdraw
him from the Somerset Show on 7th. June. |
2-06-2008 |
We picked our new addition to our cat family
from Liz Blagdon at Warminster. Her name is Cleyview Daisy she
is a Black Shaded Selkirk Rex shorthaired version and is so sweet
she follows you around like a little dog making all sorts of
funny noises. I was never sure about them, but now I am
absolutely sold. |
3-06-2008 |
Still worried about Rusti,
the blood test results show his white cell count extremely high
and would appear to have an infection but no temperature. The
vets then say it is a possibility that he may have an aggressive
form of liver cancer at 13 months old! We are completely devastated
as we know that this is terminal. Other tests are done including
a scan. The prognosis is not good. |
7-06-2008 |
Cleyview Flintstone has his show debut and
wins the open for best male blue kitten and BOB. At least something
appears to be going OK. Very worried about Rusti he appears not
to be eating now and I am resorting to feeding him Liquivite
with a syringe to try and help him.
|
10-6-2008 |
Still trying to keep Rusti going hoping
upon all hope that the vets are wrong, but I know in my heart
of hearts what I am doing is futile in the grand scheme of things.
A decision has to be made in the best interests of Rusti and
we decide that if things are no better we will have to put him
to sleep. |
12-06-2008 |
The appointment is made, all I can do is
keep him warm and comfortable, I feel so useless and helpless.
He just appears to want to sleep all the time. Brave little man! |
13-06-2008 |
At 14.30hrs Rusti was put to
sleep in my arms, you were such a brave little man
full of promise unrealised. I never realised it was going to
be this hard in the first year. He was only 13 months old it
is so unfair he was so sweet he never deserved any of this. Now
another page has to be added to the site a lot quicker than I
would have wanted or hoped for. See you at the rainbow bridge
Rusti. |
16-06-2008 |
The results of Rusti's post mortem confirmed
the vets diagnosis of Liver cancer and we had done the best we
could for him, Rusti was cremated today. At least we have the
photographs of him done by Robert Fox after he won his first
CC at the Kernow Show in April. Still very upset and tearful
over the whole incident my husband Colin is very upset as Rusti
was his little baby. |
21-06-2008 |
Travelled to Northampton to visit Jack Panting
of Ronaldo Cats and to pick up Ronaldo Silver Pepe a black silver
tabby (18) to be our private stud. Thank you Jack for entrusting
us with this fine boy. I will add his page as soon as I can get
some decent photographs ( when Pepe will stay still for long
enough!) |
24-06-2008 |
Tiki's 5 kittens have all had their first
jab and are all fine, made a bit of noise however it did not
put them off their food for even a single day. They all weigh
about 900 grams now. |
28-06-2008 |
Bluebells kittens are now 6 weeks old and
are into everything, they are eating well and are really chunky
fellows. Anny's kittens are almost as big as Bluebells and are
just as mobile we are going to have a few hectic months with
this lot! |
2-07-2008 |
Managed to get some images of the Snowdrop, Daisy
and Pepe and will put them on the website as soon as Colin gets
the time. |
5-07-2008 |
Flintstone went to his first
show as an adult, more for the experience than the chance of
winning as he is only 9½ months
old and up against cats a lot older. However he stood up well and
if you visit the show news page you can see how he did. Well done
my little man! |
8-07-2008 |
Bluebell, Anny and Izzy all
had their booster jabs tonight, again everybody is fine. |
25-07-2008 |
4 of tiki's kittens have now
gone to their new homes they all weighed in at between 1.6 and
1.8 Kg, we have kept Eva and you will see her page when she is
a little older. |
31-07-2008 |
Anny's kittens went to the
vets for their first vaccination tonight along with Hercules
and Leonora, everybody is doing fine and growing on nicely. |
