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

The new Now and Then pages are now up on line. Please click on the now and then link above to have a look. It should also be a bit quicker to load and navigate.

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

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

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

14th May