Kittens Update!

Fudge's beautiful kittens (from the previous post) have almost all found loving new homes now. There are just two remaining, both are female chocolate shaded burmillas with burmese colour restriction. They were booked and ready to go to new homes but as often happens people say one thing and do another and so they are still here with us. They're happily enjoying the extra time playing with their mum and enjoying the lovely sunshine (however uncharacteristic for this time of year in Ireland) in the outside cattery.



They may not look much like kittens anymore but they certainly still act like it. It all gets too much for their mum sometimes. She likes to take it easy and sleep and all they want to do is play chase the tail!



Hopefully we'll find suitable loving homes for them in the coming weeks.

We had more good news at the beginning of August. Our girl Wispa, who is Fudge's grand-daughter by Eddie, had her first litter to our new boy Magnus. Wispa is a full expression chocolate ticked tabby, like her dad. Unlike Eddie, we don't think Wispa carries the burmese colour restriction (BCR) gene so her kittens by Magnus are all full expression colours. There were 4 kittens in the litter but two of them were very small and sadly didn't survive. The two remaining kittens (a boy and a girl) are stunning! Wispa likes to keep a close eye on them.



The boy is a full expression lilac asian boy and the girl is a beautiful chocolate shaded non-silver burmilla. Her markings are really beautiful and her coat is nice and short, only revealing the pale undercoat when she moves.



They like nothing more than playing with their mum...



....until it all becomes too much and they fall asleep in the afternoon sunshine.

New Kittens!!

It's been a very busy few weeks here. Fudge gave birth to a new litter of kittens at the end of March. There are 7 in total, her first litter of kittens with our new stud boy Magnus. Fudge has always been a great mother so she took to her duties once again and kept her kittens well fed and clean. They're all really cute and love sitting on our laps now when they're out exploring.

Below are some more recent pictures showing how nicely the kittens are developing.



It has turned out that 3 of the kittens are Burmese variants. I'm not 100% what colours they are yet but it looks like they're developing as chocolate like their mum. The remaining 4 kittens are all standard Burmillas, either chocolate shaded or lilac shaded, again the colours are still very pale so it's hard to be sure yet exactly what colours they are. They'll develop more in the next few weeks making it more clear. All the kittens carry the burmese colour restriction gene, which lightens the colour on the body even more.



The smallest kitten in the litter, a Burmilla, is so friendly and just wants to sit beside me all the time. Here's a picture of her curled up asleep by herself.



Here's one of the variants and one of the Burmillas illustrating nicely the difference between the shaded pattern of the Burmilla, which looks lighter and more dynamic as the cats move and more of the pale undercoat shows through, compared with the more even colour on the body of the variants.



All the Burmilla kittens and one of the variants lying together after an exhausting run around.



Of course sleeping also turns into another round of play fighting! The kittens are so lively at this stage and fun to be around. I can start to see their personalities coming through too.



The kittens are coming up to 8 weeks very soon and the process begins to have them vaccinated and registered before they go on to their new homes. At this point 3 of the kittens are already booked so there are only four available. If anyone is interested in any of the remaining available kittens (both Burmilla and Burmese variants are still available), please do not hesitate to get in touch.

Mary

dogbreeder32 [at] hotmail [dot] com

Update

It's been a while since I've updated the information here and some things have changed. For a start our beautiful stud boy Eddie has moved on to a wonderful new home and is doing very well.
With thanks to Martin O Sullivan we acquired a wonderful new stud boy, Magnus (below). He's a stunning caramel shaded burmilla. Since he's been with us he has settled in well and is getting on great with his new companions. We're looking forward to seeing the wondeful kittens that he'll produce.





Coco had a final litter by Eddie early last year. Unfortunately she experienced some difficulties during the birth and had to have a final kitten delivered by cesarian section and had to be spayed. Thankfully one of the kittens, a lovely little girl, Wispa, had her dad's colouring so we decided to keep her. Here she is with her brother.



Even though she's now over 9 months old she still likes to play like a little kitten, especially when I'm trying to knit and not giving her the attention she wants.



NEW ARRIVALS EXPECTED:

I'm happy to report that Magnus' first litter with one of our girls, Fudge, is due in the coming weeks. They spent a cosy Christmas together in their cosy outdoor home. Despite initial interest in the falling snow, they really weren't all that bothered by it.
Hopefully I'll be able to update with news and pictures of a new litter in the next few weeks. There has already been a lot of interest in this litter and two are already reserved. If you're interested in adopting a beautiful Asian kitten please let me know as soon as possible so that I can keep you updated on their birth and progress.

Mary
dogbreeder32 [at] hotmail.com