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28th September
Tomtom attended the East
Sussex Cat Club show yesterday and gained another Challenge
Certificate, his second. He was also awarded his Best of Breed and came
first as well as two second places in his side classes.
24th September
Except Quintus a tabby boy, I have posted a picture of him below, all Spyda's kittens are now reserved.

9th September
I have just received
the genetic test results to confirm that all my cats are PKD
negative. This means we can relax knowing that our cats will never
develop this fatal disease.
7th September
Last night Spyda gave birth
to her first litter of kittens. There are six kittens in all, 3 girls
and 3 boys. All black silver tabbies.
The boys

The girls

6th September
Tomtom (aka Metallicat
Spotted Dick) was awarded his first Challenge Certificate and won Best
of Breed too. He also came second in two side classes and first in a
side class of 11 cats!!

Metallicat Silver Edward, out
of Grand Champion Metallicat Silver Badja, also attended the show as
his first show and came first in his open class, won Best of Breed and
came first and second place in two side classes. I would like to thank
his new owner Ruth for showing him in such good condition.
4th September
We are pleased to announce
Cinders gave birth to her kittens yesterday. Both girls are reserved
already. Both mum and kittens are doing well. Spyda is also due to
kitten. We await her first litter very soon.

8th August
We are now certain that Spyda
is expecting her first litter of kittens. If all goes well they will be
born in September. They will all be black silver tabbies.
5th August
It is with sadness that I
have to break the news that we had to have our very elderly neuter
girl, Lucy, put to sleep last Friday (1st August). She had Alzheimer's
disease and now had a very low quality of life. It was a difficult and
painful decision but one as a cat owner we have to make. In her prime
Lucy enjoyed life to the full and will now be sadly missed. She was 18
years old.
22nd July
Cinders has been to visit a
boy and is now expecting a litter of kittens. The kittens will all be
black silver tabbies and if all goes well, they will be born in early
September.
12th June
Today Spyda won her first
Grand Champion Challenge Certificate, while Spotted Dick, aka Tomtom,
came first in his open class (he is still classed as a kitten), won
Best of Breed and came first in all three of his side classes, so
having a 'red card day.' We are very proud of him and they both had
special treats for tea!
17th May
Spyda won her fourth
Challenge Certificate and Best of Breed, as well as two 1st and a
second in her side classes at the Suffok and Norfolk show. Spotted
Dick, aka Tomtom, won his open class and won Best of Breed and came 2nd
in two of his side classes.
13th May
I have now received deposits
for all of Badja's kittens. Possibly Spyda may come into call so that
she can have her first litter of kittens later this summer.
5th May
We are pleased to announce
that Badja gave birth to 5 silver tabby kittens this morning. There are
3 boys and 2 girls. All kittens are feeding and growing well already!
All kittens are now reserved pending receipt of deposits.
The girls

The boys

27th April
Although Badja's kittens are due at the end of the week, Juliet's kittens are now 2 weeks old today.

26th April
Spyda is now has won the
title of Champion! Spyda attended the Bedford and District Cat Club
show today in Godmanchester. She was awarded her 3rd and final
Challenge Certificate there, so she is now a Champion. She also was
given the Best of Breed and won a 1st and a 2nd place in two of her
side classes. We are very proud of her.

22nd April
All Juliet's kittens are now
reserved. However we now await the arrival of Badja's kittens in early
May. They should all be silver tabbies.
17th April
Juliet gave birth to her
litter of kittens last Sunday (13th). There are 5 kittens in all, 3
boys and 2 girls. Both girls and 2 of the boys are already reserved but
one boy, I am now told is a black smoke, is still available. See
picture below.

1st April
We are now certain that Badja
is expecting kittens. Her kittens are due in early May and will be
black silver tabbies. We are look forward to the patter of tiny feet
from her, and from her 3 year old daughter, Juliet, soon.
7th March
We are now sure that Juliet
is expecting kittens. She has been to stud with the same soppy boy,
Denzel, as last year. If all goes well, her kittens will be born
mid-April.
Also, her mum, Badja, has
also been to stud to a tabby boy, Xollie. However, we do not yet know
if she is expecting or not. If she is, her kittens would be due early
May.
1st March
Spyda attended the Wessex Cat
show in Bracknell today. She won her class gaining both her challenge
certificate (her 2nd) and won Best of Breed. Her judge remarked on her
fabulous pattern. This is only her second show as an adult, and only
her 4th ever. She has always come first place in her open classes and
won Best of Breed on each occasion.

29th February
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9th February
Juliet attended the Croydon
Cat Club show today. She was awarded her third Grand Challenge
Certificate. This now means that Juliet has been made up to Grand
Champion. We are so pleased with her :)

26th January 2008
Juliet attended the Southern
Counties Cat Club show today and was awarded her second Grand Champion
Challenge Certificate. She also won Best of Breed.

Spyda attended her first show
as an adult today at the Southern Counties Cat Club show. She gained
her first Challenge Certificate and won Best of Breed too.

17th November
Supreme Show
Juliet and Badja attended the
Supreme Cat Show today at the NEC in Birmingham. Both girls won their
classes, Juliet gained her first Grand Challenge Certificate and Badja,
her third. This means that Badja has now been made up to Grand
Champion. My first! I am so proud of her :)


30th September
Cinders' boys are all growing well. Look for yourself.
25th September
We
are pleased to announce the birth of 3 silver spotted boys to Cinders
last Friday (21st). Mum and kittens are doing well and have been
admired by all other silver girls.
15th July
Spyda attended her first cat
show yesterday. It was the East Sussex show in Tonbridge. She won her
open class and was also awarded Best of Breed. The Judge commented on
her stunning pattern. I was very proud of her, who took it all in her
stride.
Cinders, one of my tabby
girls, also came into call yesterday and so she has now gone to stud.
She is now an experienced girl in these matters and all being well, she
should have her kittens mid September.
Spyda at the East Sussex Show
17th June
All Juliet's kittens are now reserved. The kittens are now beginning to explore their kittening pen.

3rd June
The kittens are growing well and their eyes are just starting to open.
Four out of the seven are now reserved. There are 2 girls and 1 boy
still available.
30th May
We are proud to announce that Juliet gave birth to 7 black silver
spotted kittens on Monday 28th May. Mum and kittens doing well. There
are 4 girls and 3 boys.
The Boys
The girls
2nd May
We now are fairly sure that
Juliet is expecting kittens. She has been a very fussy girl and
declined the advances of two other stud cats.
She will have her kittens
towards the end of May. She and he are both spotteds but there should
be both spotteds and tabbies in the litter.
7th April
The kittens are growing a pace. Here is a picture of two of the boys.
25th March
Badja
gave birth to 5 good sized healthy kittens on Friday 23rd March. There
are four boys, and one girl (who I may be keeping as a future breeding
queen). The boys are already reserved!
See below to see a picture of the litter at 1 day old.

25th February
Badja is most definitely
expecting kittens. The kittens will be born towards the end of March
and there should be both tabby and spotted kittens in the litter.
Now we are waiting to see if Juliet is expecting too. We should be able to tell, within the next week.
9th February 2007
I am fairly sure that Badja
(one of my tabby girls) is expecting a litter of kittens. She visited
Leo about three weeks ago and I think that they got on well! If I am
correct, Badja's kittens will be born towards the end of March.
3rd December
All the kittens are now
happily living in their new homes. Find out what the new owners think
of their kittens on our new "Now and Then" page, accessed from the
navigation bar at the top of this page, or HERE!
22nd October
Kittens now 9 weeks old and
visited the vets for the first part of their inoculations. The vet said
they might be a little subdued for the first 24 hours, but I haven't
noticed any difference in their mischievousness.

21st October
Badja went to the Kentish
show today. She did herself proud, gaining Best of Breed and a Reserve
Grand Champion certificate. Not quite the coveted first place but
close. It is proving difficult to gain that last Grand Champion
certificate.

1st October
I have now started to wean
the kittens. After a slow start they are all beginning to eat some
meat. Kittens are beginning to play with toys and bounding about.

28th August
All
Cinders kittens are now reserved. We have also named them. The boys,
Silver Moth and Silver Hector. The girls, Silver Lucetta, Silver Viola
and Noflies Honor (after the fact when she was born she didn't hang
around finding where the food was, and stayed there come what may!)
22nd August
We are pleased to announce
the arrival of 5 silver tabby kittens to Cinders. There are 2 boys and
3 girls. The kittens are all doing well and growing already.
The boys Click on image to enlarge.

The girls
23rd July
The
kittens are enjoying their daily play and run around, exploring the
outside run. They are learning about the outside world, of different
sights, movements, smells and sounds, in a protected environment.
Consequently they are eating huge amounts and growing into well
adjusted kittens, ready to go their new homes next week.
16th July
I am confident that Cinders
after visiting Monty last month is expecting a litter of kittens around
about 17th August. She will probably be late as her previous litter
were. All kittens are likely to be black silver tabbies.
Juliet visited Max again
about 3 weeks ago but we are reluctant to speculate as to her condition
this time, as last time after her visit she was not pregnant, so I
don't want to tempt fate this time!
13th July 2006 Sad news :(
It is with great sadness of
the whole family that we announce the loss of Samson, our British blue
neuter boy. A neighbour found him this morning on the lane behind her
house. We think he must have died of natural causes, possibly
exacerbated by the hot weather. He was a loving cat who always
came to see us first thing in the morning. The children are
particularly upset. We will now have to find him a quiet resting place
somewhere in the garden.

14th June
Kittens
are all developing at an alarming rate. Bounding around now and eating
a variety of solid food. They are all really pleased to see anyone who
comes in the room, just wanting fuss. When we let them run around the
house, they are very difficult to avoid, as they are so affectionate and
at your feet. They are all the friendliest of kittens.
19th May
I
have now received deposits for all my kittens. As such, I consider them
all reserved. I shall continue to update the site with news of their
growth.
14th May
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