This is my Russian Blue kitty. She has grown a lot since we were last here. She is gorgeous IMO and has been doing extremely well at the Cat shows. One American Judge said she was one of the best Russians he had seen in Australia, She achieved Champion after only 2 adult shows and is nearly a Grand Champion.
I sent her back to Perth to the breeder I originally bought her from to be mated with one of her stud boys that had a different line. She was away for 2 long lonely weeks. On the day she was due to arrive back home I got a call from the breeder saying she had some really terrible news. I nearly died. I thought Tatty had died or was really, really sick! But the breeder had sent ............ THE WRONG CAT BACK!!!!! I couldn't believe it! I burst out laughing as there was nothing else to do really!
So we ended up with one of her females, needless to say it was not what little Jubes was expecting as she had gotten so close to tatty and was most upset to find out it wasn't her surrogate mother.
Tatty arrived the next night and I just burst into tears when I saw her. She had lost 25% of her body weight. She was slim to start with and couldn't afford to lose any. She looked awful. (Not unusual for a girl that has been with a stud.) Anyway, I sent the other girl back home and Jubes was just furious, she didn't want anything to do with Tatty and hissed for 2 days. On the 3rd day things settled down and they became best friends again.
The mating was successful as we can tell she is pregnant now. Her nipples are bright pink and I can feel little lumps. I am sooooooooooo excited. I have had many enquiries and am sorting through possible parents LOL! I decided that the kittens will be sold with 2x vaccinations, and desexed etc as that will protect my line and also stop any one from becoming a back yard breeder or having accidents.
We should have some stunning kittens and can't wait to see them. I know she will be a good mother. She is due on the 17th November so will keep you all updated.
So here are some pics, as you can see she loves eating fruit!!
I sent her back to Perth to the breeder I originally bought her from to be mated with one of her stud boys that had a different line. She was away for 2 long lonely weeks. On the day she was due to arrive back home I got a call from the breeder saying she had some really terrible news. I nearly died. I thought Tatty had died or was really, really sick! But the breeder had sent ............ THE WRONG CAT BACK!!!!! I couldn't believe it! I burst out laughing as there was nothing else to do really!
So we ended up with one of her females, needless to say it was not what little Jubes was expecting as she had gotten so close to tatty and was most upset to find out it wasn't her surrogate mother.
Tatty arrived the next night and I just burst into tears when I saw her. She had lost 25% of her body weight. She was slim to start with and couldn't afford to lose any. She looked awful. (Not unusual for a girl that has been with a stud.) Anyway, I sent the other girl back home and Jubes was just furious, she didn't want anything to do with Tatty and hissed for 2 days. On the 3rd day things settled down and they became best friends again.
The mating was successful as we can tell she is pregnant now. Her nipples are bright pink and I can feel little lumps. I am sooooooooooo excited. I have had many enquiries and am sorting through possible parents LOL! I decided that the kittens will be sold with 2x vaccinations, and desexed etc as that will protect my line and also stop any one from becoming a back yard breeder or having accidents.
We should have some stunning kittens and can't wait to see them. I know she will be a good mother. She is due on the 17th November so will keep you all updated.
So here are some pics, as you can see she loves eating fruit!!
