Drumgowna Cats and Dogs

Kittens Update!

2011-09-28T05:56:00.000-07:00

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!!

2011-05-14T11:44:00.000-07:00

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

2011-02-08T04:45:00.001-08:00

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

Latest Kittens

2010-03-13T02:29:00.000-08:00

At the beginning of January 2010 our girl Fudge had a little of 7 beautiful kittens. In this litter, just one male kitten was full expression chocolate (to foreground of picture below).

There was also one chocolate burmese variant male kitten (also in the above picture). The remaining 5 kittens are females, 2 of them are chocolate ticked tabbies carrying the burmese colour restriction gene (below) and the remaining 3 are chocolate burmese variants.

Here are two of the burmese variant girls relaxing under a lamp.

One of the burmese varian girls in particular is very cute. She's also one of the friendliest kittens we've ever had. Here's a picture of her relaxing on the bed after a tiring game of chase with the boys.

Of course the kittens don't like to be excluded from the photography bonanza and they're always up to mischief. One of the variant girls decided to taunt us while we tried to get clear pictures of her sister. Here she is sticking her tongue out!

Fudge is still looking after them and feeding them occasionally, despite their many teeth! She's a proud mum though and is always keeping her eye on them when they're playing hide and seek in the house. Here she is resting with them after they've been tiring themselves out in their evening playtime.

The whole family had their first visit to the Vet on wednesday and have now all had their first vaccinations and worming. It's getting close to that time once again when they'll all be going to their new homes. Two of the kittens are already spoken for but the other 5 are still available to loving homes. We always welcome enquiries from people who are interested in these stunning and friendly cats. Please feel free to send any questions or requests for information to me by email.
Mary

2009-09-27T06:52:00.000-07:00

Our most recet litter of just one beautiful male kitten was born almost 2 months ago. We've been calling him Sid and he's a real little character. It's with thanks to Maura Lennihan that we had the opportunity to use her beautiful stud boy Berry with our Coco and the results have been fantastic.

Sid is the first silver kitten we've had and he's absolutely adoreable. His colouring is still developing but we think he's a choc or brown ticked tabby on a silver background.

He'll be visiting the vet next week for the first vaccination and will be ready for rehoming at the end of October.

Cat Show News

2009-04-27T06:17:00.000-07:00

Yesterday the 19th Annual GCCFI Supreme Show was held at the Roadstone Group Sports Club in CityWest in Dublin. Eddie qualified for this show after winning his open class and best of breed at the Annual SABCCI Cat show in Knocklyon last October.

The Judge's Report (Judge Shirley Bullock) from the SABCCI show is below:
AOV FOREIGN CHAMPION MALE

Gr Ch., Little’s CH PREFERE SYMPHONY. 72 45b.

A very self-willed young man, full of voice. A very handsome boy. Really solid
strong boy. Hard muscled body with medium length tail. Strong legs and paws.
Very masculine head lines with well set ears, but a little on the small side. Bright
expressive eyes of light amber colour. Good strong jaw angle and muzzle. Full
cheeks. Has nose break. Super fine close lying coat really well ticked, shows
necklaces and paw markings

This year, as last year, the Supreme show turned out to be a very successful day for Eddie. Again he won his class and best of breed and incredibly he also won the best of variety for foreign adult for the second year running (Asian cats come under the foreign variety along with Singapuras, Bengals, Abyssinians, Egyptian Mau and La Perms among others). Sadly he did not go on to win the Supreme Adult, that title went to a lovely tabby exotic. The overal Supreme Cat on the day was a delightful Ragdoll kitten who looked absolutely stunning. However, we are very pleased with how well Eddie has done and whats more, winning his class yesterday gave Eddie his third Grand Challenge certificate, giving him Grand Champion status now.
We also got a very nice report from the Judge (Mrs Leighton).

I'm afraid I don't have any pictures from yesterdays show, but here is a picture of Eddie from last years Supreme Show in the RDS in Dublin.

Kittens, Kittens and more Kittens!!

2009-03-22T08:46:00.000-07:00

Fudge gave birth to another beautiful litter of 8 kittens in late January 2009. This litter had 4 chocolate self asian kittens and 3 chocolate ticked tabbies with burmese colour restriction (making them very pale chocolate) and one burmese variant.

The kittens have just had their first vaccinations and will be going to new homes soon. Some of the kittens are already booked so there won't be so many available from this litter.

The 4 chocolate selfs (3 girls and 1 boy)

The little variant male.

The three ticked tabbies (1 girl and 2 boys).

If anyone is interested in these or any kittens they can contact me directly using the contact details on the right side bar.

Christmas Kitty

2008-12-01T09:56:00.000-08:00

While trying to sort through Christmas decorations the three little kittens decided they wanted some of the action. They're so cute when they try to get involved in things like that. We couldn't resist taking some pictures of them with a little festive cheer added!

Ben

2008-12-01T09:48:00.001-08:00

Below is a picture of Ben, one of Fudges kittens from last year. He's a stunning example of a chocolate ticked tabby carrying the burmese colour restriction gene (bcr) which restricts the expression of the rich warm chocolate and honey tones that can be seen on his dad, Eddie. Instead, Ben is a wonderful warm cream and milk chocolate and is obviously being pampered by his new owner. I was delighted to hear from her a few weeks ago and to recieve this picture showing just how content Ben is and what a handsome cat he has grown into. It's one of the great pleasures of cat breeding to see pictures of kittens that have been rehomed. The asian cats are so friendly and cute that I'd like to keep all the kittens.

Kittens Update

2008-11-30T06:51:00.000-08:00

I am happy to report that all of Fudges kittens from earlier in the year have been rehomed with wonderful people. Since then, Coco has produced a litter of three adoreable kittens pictured below.

There are two boys and one little girl. The boys are the full expression chocolate asian (left) and the chocolate burmese variant (centre) both of whom are really friendly. On the right then is the full expression chocolate ticked tabby female. She's the image of her dad and just as mischievous.

They've already started their vaccinations and will be ready for new homes just before christmas.

The chocolate asian boy is really a lovely little kitten, very friendly, always wanting to be in your arms.

The little girl too, is very friendly and follows us everywhere we go, wanting to be lifted up.

New Kittens 2008

2008-07-02T10:50:00.000-07:00

Well it's been quite a while since I've updated the blog.

I'm very happy to report that Fudge had a great big litter of 8 kittens earlier in the summer. Between the kittens and the dogs there's not been much time to update here with the pictures I've been taking.

Fudge is taking a rest here after feeding such a big litter for the last 13 weeks.

The litter consisted on one burmese variant girl (just like Fudge), 3 full expression chocolate self asians (2 boys and a girl), a full expression chocolate ticked tabby girl (just like her dad Eddie) and 3 burmese colour restriction chocolate ticked tabby boys. Here they all are at 8 weeks of age.

One of the chocolate self boys was really tiny at first, though he's caught up and passed most of the rest of them now. He's such a pet though, always wanting to sit on your lap and follows me where ever I go. He's going to make a really exceptional pet and I'll certainly be sorry to see him go. Here he is, loving the attention as usual.

The 3 little pale boys, the burmese colour restriction ticked tabbies, are all full of life and character. It's hard to describe their colouring exactly and the pictures don't do them justice. They just look so unusual in real life.

The full expression ticked tabby girl is really very like her dad Eddie. Her colour is rich and warm and she's got a lovely temperament too, always looking for attention.

And finally another of the full expression chocolate selfs. They really are such a rich chocolate colour, unlike anything you'd find on a moggy.

The kittens had their final vaccinations this week so they're all ready for their new homes now. Some of them have already been booked but there are still some available. Our other queen, Coco, may have a litter later in the summer, but thats not 100% definite yet.

If you'd like any further information regarding Asian cats or if you're looking to acquire a wonderful, loving pet, please don't hesitate to get in touch via email or phone.

Mary

dogbreeder32(at)hotmail.com

Kittens Update

2007-09-16T06:32:00.000-07:00

The older litter of kittens are now 15 weeks and two have found loving new homes already.
The chocolate ticked tabby female (burmese colour restriction) has her nails done every week.

When she's not having her nails done, she's happy just hanging out with her brothers.

The full expression chocolate boy is a real character and is going to make a stuning tom.

There's just one full expresion chocolate ticked tabby boy left and he's very like his dad.

The younger litter of kittens are just 8 weeks old now. There's one full expression chocolate ticked tabby boy, one burmese colour restriction chocolate ticked tabby girl and one chocolate variant in this litter. They're adoreable and real characters.

Coco, their mum is still very involved in their care, feeding them and watching them to make sure the older kittens don't play too rough with them. After a an afternoon's play, they like nothing more than a nap together.

If you are interested in any of the kittens, please don't hesitate to email me, or, if you are based in Ireland, visit the SABBCI webpage in the links to the right and find my contact details in the breeders listing.

Welcome

2007-07-23T02:28:00.001-07:00

Welcome to Drumgowna Cats and Dogs

I've been breeding dogs and cats for many years, but only relatively recently began breeding pedigree cats. I aquired my first Asian cat in 2005, Fudge, a chocolate self asian (brumese variant) which is indistinguishable from a chocolate burmese.

In 2006, we brought her to the UK for mating and in June 2006 she produced her first litter, consisting of one full expression chocolate self asian and 3 chocolate burmese variants (like herself).

We kept the full expression chocolate, calling her Coco, and later that summer we aquired a beautiful male chocolate ticked tabby asian, Eddie, from the UK.

Eddie

In June 2007, the first litter from our boy, Eddie, and Fudge, were born. The litter of 5 kittens consists of 2 full expression chocolate ticked tabbies (one male and one female...like their dad), 2 full expression chocolate selfs (like their half sister Coco, again, one male and one female) and one chocolate ticked tabby with burmese colour restriction.

Fudge's Litter June 2007

The bcr chocolate ticked tabby is really a stunning kitten, looking like a whitewashed version of her dad.

Chocolate Ticked Tabby (burmese colour restriction)

Another picture of the inquisitive little kittens, starting to explore outside their nest

Just this weekend, Coco produced her first litter of 3 kittens. A male full expression chocolate ticked tabby and two female chocolate ticked tabbies with burmese colour restriction.

Many of these kittens will be available to loving and suitable homes from late summer 2007, so please feel free to contact me in the comments section or by email if you are interested in these kittens.