Well, it’s not an understatement to say that 2024 has not gone according to plan -that’s for sure. In the spring Prunella went to meet her husband Oz for what was to be her last pregnancy, only to soon have an emergency operation & the largest completely intact pyometra my vet had ever seen in a cat. She would not have had a chance had it burst, however she made it through the operation some how and now is my retired & very spoiled matriarch. She has had some wonderful pregnancies and babies & I’m so grateful to her. She has done us proud & I’ve loved getting to know all of the new families who came into our world through adoption of her wonderful kittens & who we now think of as highly valued friends.
Then came Plum’s first time mating - after all this was to my my first year in which this cattery would have two litters! Alas, her mating visit was unsuccessful, probably because she is highly strung so she was to meet up with her Ragnar again. However, I got covid then a dear friend of mine needed a lot of support in coping with her own serious health issues & this meant making the decision to postpone kittens for her until (fingers crossed) mating on the early spring of 2025.
I’m so excited to see dear Plum Pipsqueak become a merger successfully since I bred her myself it will be a milestone achievement. It’s been too long altogether now since we had any kittens born to raise here. 2022 seems a distant memory. Putting of 2023 for my surgery, then the difficulties of 2024 mean I’m ready for new things & with this thought I’d like to introduce you to a new face - not here yet as she is only 3 ½ weeks old, but I’m so excited to meet her at Christmas (or new year depending on travel arrangements to fetch her home. I’d love you to meet the newest recruit to Naked Sphynx Cat Hampshire - Miss Floozy Blue
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| Miss Floozy Blue |
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| Hoping for aqua eyes! |
Coming from certified HCM screened & DNA negative parents both of whom are Blue Pointed blue/mink & who both have dreamy light aqua coloured eyes (which have no red glow), I think sweet little Floozy Blue will inherit these peepers too. She won’t be breeding until lat in 2025 (or early 2026) of course but isn’t she just adorable? I can’t wait for her to come home - I’m just not too sure Plum or Prune will necessarily agree - at least not at first!
Once over their hissy fits though I reckon she will make a lovely playmate for Plum - particularly now that Pru is slowing down some. Dear Pru, she has definitely gained a bit of weight since her neutering - but she is still as gorgeous as ever! Can’t wait for her to become a granny-cat!
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| Still stunning! Those eyes! |
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| MumPrune & her dinky daughter Plum |
