Crystal had her kittens

I really did not ask for this litter, it was a volunteer. I thought that "oops" breedings happened to irresponsible breeders but now I see that it can happen to anyone. I don't know if Grissom flipped the lock on his cage or I just didn't latch it but...about 68 days ago, I caught him and Crystal on the dining room table doing the nasty...and here is what it got me!!





This last one is going to hang out here at Dramatails to see how he develops. But the other three, all girls, will be available in July.

Another Fire Kitten gone

The beautiful long haired curly torbie died today. No idea why. I went to weigh them and she was just dead. Another Mother Nature cruelty. But I have 5 left and they look good and strong. Fire is an OK mother. She's not a good cleaner and does not keep herself too clean, but she's doing enough to keep the kittens happy.

Pixie had her kittens

Pixie, my cream and white girl from Kitti Ruttan and Bonnie Smith, gave birth to five healthy kittens today. She popped these kittens out in ONE HOUR! Cleanest birth I've ever seen. All babies are beautiful and stunning colors. Photos at www.dramatails.com.

One baby lost

Kitten #7 died today. From what I could tell, he had aspirated and had a lot of fluid in his lungs. He was not gaining weight and would not nurse. Mother nature had other plans.

Fire's kittens born today

Fire, first time mom, gave birth today to SEVEN kittens! She did such a good job and popped out the last one about 7pm. Labor started around noon. Kittens are beautiful. She took care of everything herself, but I wasn't there for many of the kittens so I'm hoping they all came out ok, without fluid in the lungs. With first time moms, you can't always be sure how dedicated they are going to be to the birthing process. Photos on www.dramatails.com

Longview, WA - April 11-12

I went to the Longview show mostly to spend time with Steve. He was showing 4 kittens and 2 adults. I brought Seamus along to show for fun. We all had a great time. Seamus got along fine with all of Steve's crazy cats. Seamus took home 5 finals out of the 7 rings I'd put him in. He did not get a final in Hillary Helmrich's ring since he hissed at her. He would not stand up for Karen Lawrence. I didn't put him in Wain Harding's ring since he has never really liked him anyway and Seamus doesn't like Wain for some reason. We ended up the day with a "BEST CAT" from Betty Denny, that was sweet. Steve's cats did "ok". One champion picked up 11 grand points. His premier won her Grand Premier title in grand style. His kitten, Classic, picked up a few finals as well. I still think he should show fewer cats at once, but he loves it - he does his own thing, fine with me. He brought along 4 kittens he had that had caught nasty colds. Diane used to do all of the veterinary treatments around the house and he'd asked for my help with these babies. I've taken these kittens home and they are recovering nicely. I cried pretty hard when Steve had to leave, but we'll meet again in two weeks - he is such a great guy, I am truly blessed.