International Box Day!

Well here I am in a bag with my sister Enta shortly before she left home to go live with her bunny rabbit and family!

Then here are me and my siblings in a light box with momma Isis having a little milk break! ;)

Next is me in my cooler bag keeping nice and warm while showing off my wonderful 8mm long ear tufties! :)

Then there are my big half brothers, Dizzy, Django and Dandy in the penthouse area of our cat condo in the run, that's just as small and tight as any box and lots of fun to hide in!

Then it's all my older half-siblings in momma Isis play tent when they were all cute and newborn! Momma Isis loves tents lots and lots and still likes to play in my new one in the run...

Below is momma Isis when she was not much bigger or older than I am now, sitting on one of our great hidey holes with Tigmut'hep laying in front of her. We all love this hidey hole as Tigmut'hep is too big to fit in it! ;)















As you can see even Uncle Ramses can fit into this great little snuggle spot to get away from Tigmut'hep...

It's not surprising really when Tigmut'hep likes to curl up and sleep on top of us (especially Uncle Ramses) if given the chance! ;)



Though given a box of his own that's big enough for him to get into Tigmut'hep is a pretty agreeable chap! ;)

Wordless Wednesday

Mummycat Monday...

Well I have just about 5 weeks to go now until the kittens are due and I'm making the most of my rest time and cuddles with Mummy and my brother Ramses! :) They have both been most supportive over the past few weeks, especially with the sudden and tragic loss of my beloved Sen-Chan... *sigh* Just to have known a mancat like him has been worth the sadness though and I shall do my level best to make sure his dear little sister Tama-Chan goes on to become the ladycat I know she can be! I know he'd have expected that of her, after all he had the most wonderful manners for a mancat! ;) I speak with authority here having shared my home with 2 mancats all my life and them both being messy eaters, who I'm constantly having to clean up after... Until I met Sen-Chan I thought all mancats were like that, but he gave me hope for mancatkind as he was both, gentle and kind as well as far neater than either my dear brother Ramses (who has the excuse of having a few teeth missing) and Tigmut'hep - who's only excuse is that he has a bad case of the munchies (post 'nip abuse hunger pangs) and can't quite remember what he's doing half the time (again down to 'nip abuse I think, rather than him having a seniorcat moment!)

Anyway I'm doing well and my ickle baby kittens are just starting to swell my belly a little, in fact my weight gain is just a little in advance of last time - this means there is a greater chance that I'll either have more kittens than last time or I'll have slightly bigger ones! It's all rather exciting, especially as Marie's Mommy is due just a few days after I am!!! :) Oh yes Marie's Blurpie and my kittens could well share a Birthday even - if so this might well be the same day as Daddy's Mum's Birthday! So you see mid February is going to be a busy time for us here... What's more my second-cousin Baillee could well be going to visit her first real boyfriend Storm by then, which will mean that her Mummy will come to visit with us for an hour or so, on her way home from dropping Baillee off. I so hope that I have some kittens here to show her by then as I know she'd love to see them and I do so love to show my kittens off! :)

Oh well time for another little nap before Mummy has to get ready for her Fizzy-O, you know I really don't know why they call it that as I've licked and licked that shoulder and it doesn't really taste any different than the other one... Maybe I'll have to try it sooner after she gets back to notice any Fizzy-O?! I also think that Mummy may well look for a t-shirt for Tigmut'hep later today when she and Daddy do the weekly food hunting with the D'boy. I think it's very admirable that Mummy and Daddy both try to teach D'Boy about food hunting, although I have noted that Daddy is not allowed to prepare it for eating... I gather this is because he's a little like Tigmut'hep and would scoff the lot before anyone else got a look in, even though Mummy says it's because of something she calls "total incompetence with regard to cooking" - since I understand the word totally to mean "everything" I'm pretty sure I have my own definition correct, in that he'd eat it all, or have to eat it all himself! ;)

Happy Birthday to Me!

Well after having a very good KissMouse with Mummy, Daddy, D'Boy, my brother Ramses and our housemate Tigmut'hep and our special guest Daddy's Mum (who Ramses rather liked!), it's time to get back to normal and celebrate my 2nd Birthday today! :) Yes, I feel it's about time I got more presents and extra yummy meals! ;) Not that Mummy's venison, pheasant, partridge and rabbit jelly for us cats on KissMouse Day wasn't the bestest thing we've ever tasted - but there is a time and a place for Applaws chicken too and that time and place is most definatly on my Birthday! :) Not to forget the added perks of having a nice big bowl of cat milk at lunchtime... ;) Oh yes that'll do me quite nicely, between sessions of batting my new 'nip cushion around the house!

Yes, I must admit that life here is sweet and that I'm enjoying all the best that life can offer! Talking of the best I think it's about time I payed a visit to my sweet Sen-Chan Mummy! :)

Talkative Tuesday!

Well so much has been going on since last I put paw to computer it's hard to know where to start... I guess with my Exhibiting at the UK Supreme on Saturday is a good enough place! ;)

As I have mentioned I went to the UK Supreme Cat Show on Saturday and was the first and main Aby to be used in the talk on the breed in general. Showing me off as a wonderful example of type and temperament, with a nice talk from my breeder on the purrty ticking pattens on our furs - being a little lighter than some in the undercoat meant that everyone could see the lighter under furs on me. Though I must admit to sharing my furs around with Daddy as he held me for much of the talk and day in general so that people could come and see me close up and tell me how beautiful I am! I sincerly approved of that bit you know! ;)

Next my friend Baillee's Mum came over squeaking a lot as Baillee had won her 3rd CC and is now a Champion! Baillee is a sorrel girl and quite purrty, so I am very pleased for her, plus her momma cat lives with my big sister Noodle - so she's kinda family! :)

Then I met A.S. Cat in the fur and gave him a good talking to about not appreciating pedigree cats enough! It seems to have worked, well that or he was just mesmerized by my amazing beauty (I understand this can easily happen you know...) because he didn't argue with me one bit! :) I must say he's quite a nice looking mancat, especially for his age (not that my lovely Sen-Chan need worry, there's just no competition that can rival you in my affections!) Anyway A.S. Cat was very sweet and I think someone got a photo of the meeting, hopefully I will get my paws on a copy of this soon so I can share it with you all! :)

When we eventually got home I had a great big bowlful of Applaws chicken with Ramses and Tigmut'hep, while Mummy, Daddy, D'boy and Pete the kitty sitter had fish and chips. The Applaws was so yummy not even Tigs started begging for fish! ;) After that I took myself off to Mummy's corner of the bed and slept lots...

Sunday I did yet more sleeping and a little playing in the run too, even though it was raining most of the day. We also played with the cockerel feather Ramses former owner sent home for him with Mummy. It came off of Ramses fave cockerel! We also got a chicken feather from one of the chickens Ramses used to watch from his stud run - sometimes Ramses missed his chickens you see, although Mummy gets him lots of pigeon feathers it's not quite the same... So we now have some very special feather to play with! :)

Now yesterday we thought was going to be a good day, after all we had Mummy and the house all to ourselves most of the day. Then came the news that we had to go visit Hubert the Vet... Well none of us dislike Hubert, but then again he's a Vet - so it's hard to be sure what to make of him! He's nice to fuss and cuddle with than then the goes and turns on us and sticks needles in us or in my case steals some furs and bloods to do tests on... Though he was gentle and did keep telling me what a pretty girl I am and let me watch him do the lab test on my bloods to show that I'm clear of FIV and FeLV and can therefore go off and breed! This final bit of news is what clinched it for me and I have decided I still quite like Hubert. Ramses even agreed to let Hubert keep all his own bloods in place, which is pretty much a paws up from Ramses for any man - let alone a vet man! ;) Tigmut'hep even decided not to cry or loose control of his bodily functions at the vets, so all in all Mummy is very pleased with everykitty here right now - Oh Mummy doesn't that call for another tin of Applaws?! ;)

We has Squirrel!!!!!!

For many years we have suffered a great deprivation here, one that no amount of manipulating Daddy or purring to Mummy could help with... Yes that most basic of needs for any cat, that of a squirrel of their own. One to plan elaborate attacks on and dream of tasting during the victory celebrations! Oh yes, we may have had doves and a good level of big fat juicy looking wood pigeons to visit the bird table every winter, with a chorus of suicidal frogs being born in our pond every spring, we even had the odd field mouse to watch from the perches in our run, but until yesterday morning we had no squirrel to call our own... :(

It's a hard life being a cat without a squirrel to dream about you know!

Oh yes, but what joy it bought to all of us when yesterday during breakfast that as last we had a squirrel to call our own! As soon as we got past the initial shock and joy, we of course started to dedicate a great deal of time to planning it's demise! ;) So far our planning is going well, we have worked out that the squirrel needs to be tempted down from the apple tree and into our garden. For this we're planning to use a large nut (or Tigmut'hep if we can't find a real nut, after all he's gotta be the next bestest thing!) Then Ramses and I plan to swoop down on squirrel and pounce good and hard. Of course it'll take a lot of training to accomplish this, so for now I'm off to practice my pounces with Ramses, while we leave Tigmut'hep on squirrel watching guard! I'm planning to swat at his tail at regular intervals to make sure he doesn't start sleeping on the job... ;)

Now were did I leave catnip squirrel, I'm sure he needs a good bunny kicking to get me in the mood! :)

Traumatic Tuesday

Oh yes it's all very traumatic today... Mummy had to get up extra early to get Daddy and some other people from his company off to London for a seminar today, didn't he know I was having a lovely time fussing Mummy before the alarm went off?! Well I was and it was all very nice, I'd had an ear rub and a chin rub, a nice stroking and was working my way around to getting a good belly rub and on came the alarm! :( Look into these pleading eyes and do you not feel for my plight? Can't you see how much I need a good belly rubbing and maybe 30-40 minutes of good grooming too just to make up for the rude interruption to my pleasure... Oh how I suffer, just like my ardent admirer Yao-lin - he knows how hard it is to get enough attention! I know my gorgeous boyfriend Sen-Chan would have obliged and groomed my belly purrfectly if only he was here by my side... So I think it only fair that I wail at the top of my lungs all day long, demanding the attention of all who hear me even if it's making Tigmut'hep try to cover his eyes and ears with his paws in an effort to sleep through it all! ;) Mummy says he as a hangover and we're not to tease him *all* the time about it - ok Mummy I'll just tease him *most* of the time! :)

Free Friday...

It's been a very free week for me here as D'boy's been off visiting Yao-lin's Island, so I've had more Mummy time - especially since Mummy has a sore left shoulder from a big needle being poked in it! She's had to take more rest and relaxing time and she has therefore needed her feet slept on more than normal. This is a job that only I can do properly as Tigmut'hep is so heavy that he cuts off the blood supply to her feet when he tried and my half-brother Ramses is a fidget bottom! ;) I on the other hand have a nicely shaped bottom and don't fidget all the time, so Mummy can almost forget I'm there and really relax properly... :)

This skill of mine is appreciated by the boy cats here as it means that since I'm being good and sleeping quietly on Mummy's feet that they have to be let into the bedroom so that I could get out if I needed to use the kitty litter in the night! Oh yes my sweet ladlylike way of getting my own patch of bed means that even Tigmut'hep is starting to appreciate me more fully and he's only really ever appreciated catnip and a full foood bowl before! ;)

The other great thing that's happened here this week is that the pretty "Candy Cat" catnip plant has been in flower for the first time! This is definatly the sort of 'nip for a ladycat, it's just so pretty! :)
The only downside to this week has been hearing that my Grandmakitty on my Mommacat's side of the family, passed away from cancer at the age of 11 yrs. I knew her well as she lived with me, my sister Mynx, Mommacat "Candy" and Grandmakitty "Bella" as well as big sister Fantasy and lots of my other relatives too until I got big and left home to live with my half-brother Ramses, the grumper Tigmut'hep as well as Mummy, Daddy and D'boy. So having extra Mummy toe snuggle time has been extra special as I've been a little sad about Grandmakitty and knowing that my breeders would be very, very sad as they had been there for Grandmakitty since the day she was born right to the very end... They've had a pretty rough year in fact as this is the 3rd cat they have lost in just about 6 months, one other being my Great, Great Grandpakitty "Buck" at 2 weeks short of his 17th Birthday. The other was my cousin "Vinny" who was born with heart trouble and so who'd stayed with them too and been nursed for close to 3 yrs - it was amazing since the vets didn't think he'd live for more than a few months given his condition...

Back from the Vets

Just a very quick update to let you all know that although I've been off-line most of the day that the kittens were really good at the vets and Mummy nearly had to frisk the vet to see if he was keeping one for himself, he fell in love with them all so much! But of course he saves lots of fusses and praise for me, so he's forgiven for now! ;) Though it's very nice to hear someone saying you make the bestest looking baby kittens in the World, and of course he's right so I didn't have to disagree with him over a single thing! :)

So all the kittens have had their first shots and a full check-up ready to meet their new families! :) The nice thing is that the kittens aren't going to leave with their new families for many weeks to come yet. Mummy is governed by the GCCF guidelines and that means that kittens don't go to their new home until at least one week after their second shots and preferably not until they are 13 weeks old! :)

So I have lots more time to play with my kittens and now they have had their shots as soon as it's a nice hot day they can have a nice long playtime in the run with us all! :) Once they are all gone in mid June I shall have a nice holiday and relax, maybe attend a few shows and show off my beauty to some judges, then in November or December I will have a visit to some gorgeous Stud for a few days of naughtiness so I can come home and percolate kittens over winter and have some more next spring! :) (Just when I've lulled Tigmut'hep into a false sense of security!!!) *giggle* Well I can't deprive Ramses of kittens to play with, now that I've got him so well trained as a Manny! ;)

Titty Tuesday, or should that be Trash and Torment Tuesday?

Oh yes my kittens are at that stage now! I can't keep them out of stuff and they are constantly tormenting my poor brother Ramses so make him play with them (which luckily most of the time he does) and Tigmut'hep who most of the time runs for cover while uttering curses and other bad kitty words...

Just see for yourself what they do to poor Ramses... I guess I'm going to have to be very good to him when the kittens leave home! ;) Though I'm starting to think he'd be utterly lost without them to brighten his day, I think he'll appreciate a little peace and quiet... As I think will I, because at present they won't take no for an answer when it comes to milk rations, the little horrors mug me for it! Laying in wait for when I have a mouthful of bikky and latching on fast and sucking like a daemon possessed until I manage to get myself free from their clutches! ;) I mean look at the manic expression on Dizzy's face as he plays a very rough game of "bop" with his brother Django... These are some very determined kittens and currently they're determined to get more milk out of me than I'm willing to give! After all they're having 4 meals a day, plus all the bikky they can eat, but they're still after my milky goodness... ;)

They're visiting Hubert my vet tomorrow for their shots, so Mummy'll be making sure they have another pawdicure tonight so that they leave Hubert with all his fingers intact! ;) He's such a nice vet and gives me lots of cuddles and tells me how very beautiful I am you see, so he can keep his fingers... I'm sure he's going to tell me what a wonderful Momma I am and that I'm the best looking Queen he's ever laid eyes on tomorrow! If not I shall apply a good case of the bitey to his fingers and remind him myself... :)

Titty Tuesday!

Wow it's that time of week again and I can't believe how big the kittens are getting! They're all over 330g and toddling about when given the chance... This is making my life rather busy as all this toddling means I have to keep an eye on them, plus they don't half work up an appetite! Some days I feel they would happily spend hour after hour at the milk bar filling their little fat bellies full of yummy milk! ;) Well ok I can see the attraction of having a belly full of milk... Yes I know I have a weakness for it, but honestly it's my only weakness! Well that and cute mancats... ;) *giggle*blush*

The kittens have started to watch me have my main meals, so they start to learn that kitten cannot live by milk alone... They seem to enjoy watching me tuck into my breakfast most of all and you should see their little noses sniffing at the food, it's delightful! :)

Other than that the kittens have been watching a lot of movies on the TV over the Easter long weekend. They're pretty fond of being cuddled and it's nice as it means I can have a good nap and not worry about them for a bit... I trust Mummy to keep an eye on them for me, plus Ramses seems to stand guard too! He's turning out to be a big help all in all... I knew he was a good brother from the first time I met him, but I never knew he was this good! :) Tigmut'hep is slowly becoming less grumpy about the kittens, I think this has something to do with Mummy's new slippers - you see Tigs has unnatural feelings for Mummy's slippers and was devastated that she'd thrown the black suede ones out until he found the new ones with the furry lining! ;)

Tummy Tuesday...

Gosh it seems strange to be pawing what will probably be my last "Tummy Tuesday" for a while, if all goes as planned I'll have myself a litter of ickle baby kittens this time next week and it'll be "Milkbar Monday" or "Titty Tuesday" ;) *giggle*

The kittens are very active at present and my belly has been expanding yet further, much to the delight of my brother Ramses and our housemate Tigmut'hep! Honestly Mancats can be such a pain at times... *humph!* For a start I hear Ramses is planning on catching the Stork when he comes to deliver my kittens, he keeps on about how much meat is on a Stork and how many mancats a single Stork could feed... At least he's promised me a good big of Stork iffen he catches it! :)

Tigmut'hep on the other hand is just making fun of my size and ever increasing appetite! He keeps referring to me as Miss Piggy for a start, but it's what he's done to one of my photos that has me most cross with him... Never fear he's in for a good "bop" as soon as I've had a snooze and a little snack or two! :)

Other than that everything is great here and Mummy and Dad have my kittening box in there room with food, water and litter facilities on hand for me too! :) I made the most of sleeping with Mummy and Dad last night and snuggles against Mummy's feet all night, it was lovely and warm... :)

Wonderful, Weary Wednesday! :)

Well what a wonderful tea party it was yesterday! Thank you all for coming to visit and for all the yummy treats you bought... I just adored those salmon scones and tuna puffs! :)

I must thank my dear friend and official Lady in Waiting the lovely Miss Peach, so very much for all her help at the party - she is such a gem! :) In fact all of you were perfect ladycats (even Skeezix in his pretty pink outfit!) and so sweet to me... I so enjoyed talking about mancats and ickle baby kittens, Kaze had so many good tips to share as did the other retired queens! :)

So for now I fink I had better rest and recuperate, I mean I need my strength to help my half-brother Ramses snoopervise Dad's DIY over the next few days! ;) I can't wait to have a hallway that's not "rubber duck yellow" any more, but a pleasing sort of vanilla ice cream colour - with will look a lot better with my furs! :)

I have a busy weekend ahead as it seems I have some people visiting me on Sunday! They are interested in adopting some of my kittens once they are old enough to leave home and I have to make sure they smell right for a start... I plan to let them pet me iffen they do, so I can see how good they are at appreciating good furs like mine! Iffen they pass that test I shall let them play with me and my feather wand or one of my other lovely toys, and maybe I'll even let them see our cat run and the new condo! :) Well they've got to understand what sort of standards my kittens will be used to and therefore require - none of these beastly Paris Hilton's (as Skeezix has so kindly explained in his blog today) for my kittens... :( Oh no, I'z making sure they all have nice people to own! :)

The other reason for my deciding to rest today is that it seems Tigmut'hep has another of his famous 'nip hangovers! *giggle*

Paella for Kitties!

Since he liked it so much, I'm letting Tigmut'hep post the recipe for Kitty Paella! Both Ramses and I had a little of it too with some tuna and salmon stinky goodness and it was very nice and vanished rather fast - but Tigs just stuck his face in a big bowl full of it and oinked it all back! ;) Typical Tigs!

Tummy Tuesday...

Well it's my second tummy Tuesday and I'z pleased to say that I'z managed to gain all the weight back that I'd lost while away at Stud! Mummy's very pleased about this as she was a little concerned, especially as I'z not had much of an appetite over the last week or so. This however has changed a little over the last few days and I'z been pretty hungry and scoffing down my breakfast and dinners in pretty much record time! ;) I'z even been nibbling at Ramses and Tigmut'hep's meals...

I'z been sleeping well at night though, snuggled up between Mummy's feet and keeping myself nice and warm. Mummy seems to fink I'z napping a little more than usual, but I'z not sure... But I'z certainly been feeling very loving towards Mummy, Dad and d'boy!

Also I'z had a little look at Mummy's kitty pregnancy book and realize that in just over a week from now, I'z should be able to tell iffen I'z gotted my belly all full of kittens from Dan! :) Right now iffen I'z got kittens they'z just the size of ickle green peas, but by the time I'z should be "pinking up" d'kittens should be hazelnut size! From dis point it'll only take d'kittens about 6 weeks to get big enough to wanna come out and play... I'z certainly looking forward to having 'em here to clean and snuggle with! :)

First Friday! :)

Hi everykitty, I'z been gived my own blogspot as I'z upset Tigmut'hep this afternoon by pushing my way onto the computer to flirt with Napoleon... It seems Mummy had been planning on giving me a blog for my 1st Birthday in a few weeks anyway, so she's not too cross with me! ;)

Mummy says I'z can blog here a few times a week as long as I try to learn not to put the bitey on her toes... I'z just love to blog, so I'z gotta try hard not to do the bitey thing so often! ;)

I'z will do my bestest to visit with everykitty I'z can when I'z able to blog, but iffen I'z don't get round to saying hello it's all my half-brother Ramses fault, cause he's a chatter-box and blogs almost every day! ;) Well I'z hear the rattle of the food bowl, so I'z off for now and back here next week after a weekend of playing "herd of thundering Elephants" - I'z promised to stop as soon as I'z gets to see the firstest Kissmouse decorations going up here! :) I'z just hope it's a promise I can keep... ;)