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01.05.2008
Figaro
is now here at home and has his wife Hertta with him. I went and got
them 28.4. Figaro was as happy to see me as I was to see him :) He was
really undescribebly happy to see me, he has of course been in the real
good hands of his breeders/Herttas owners but he's a real big giant
mama's boy!! ;) And when we got home, he literally jumped long jumps
out of the box and ran around the house several times, glad to be
home... ;) The other cats were a bit confused at first, where had
Figaro been smelling odd and who was with him...after a
"smell-each-other-in-the-butt-marathon" everything was up to date and
back to normal... ;) Of course the other cats are a bit curious who is
in the other room... ;)
Hertta is a calm, independent,
sweet and experienced lady who settled in nicely here in a room in our
home. She really takes it easy, cuddles and sleeps and seems to be
completely ok with the situation. She's also a bit curious what's
behind the door, so when I'm home I open the door and put a net there
instead so she can follow what happens outside and at the same time the
other cats can settle their curiousity. Figaro and Hertta spend lots
and lots of time together, but she isn't in heat anymore so we just
have to wait and hope that the presence of the male Figaro makes her go
in heat soon again...Figaro is definitely much more brave since he's at
home and shows interest towards Hertta, so I can tell that once she's
in heat there will be lots of action this time... ;)
A beautiful
photo of Hertta from Siriuksen homepage added to Pictures / The Cats /
Figaro. I haven't yet taken any photos of the couple here, but I will
add such later...
27.04.2008
Big news!! Figaro
is with his wife Hertta (EC & CFA GC & TICA SGC & RW DBCats
Heartbreaker of Siriuksen) in Tampere! His breeders (FIN*Siriuksen,
Satu Hämäläinen & Marika Nyström) called and announced that she is
in heat so I brought him there 23.4. At present, nothing has yet
happened. Figaro is quite insecure being a young, inexperienced
male not in his own territory and is still hissing somewhat at her,
though he at the same time is curious. Hertta's heat is also wearing
off, so we're doing plan B; tomorrow I will bring Figaro home and take
his wife with us here, they'll have a room of their own and hopefully
Figaro will be braver once he gets to his home quarters and Hertta will
stay in heat or soon get in heat again and there will be some action in
their honeymoon suite! ;)
I am of course thrilled to get
little Figaro home again! :) Although he hasn't been gone long, only a
few days, I miss him like crazy! The five other cuties here at home of
course comfort me, but there is immediately a huge void if one is
missing! I can also tell that the other cats miss him, especiallty the
boys behave in a way that shows they know he's gone and feel a
void...But tomorrow he's home!! And brings his wife aswell! :))
Lots of pictures added! Showpics from Vaasa 12-13.4 New pics of Thyra and Rocky (living at my parents' house) (pictures / the cats...) Pictures of the new places of fun in "our playground" A picture of Figaro and Hertta (pictures / the cats / figaro)
You
can also take a look at the beautiful Hertta (longhaired browntabby
bicolor (white) American curl) and read about her many and huge
achievements at Siriuksen homepage
(under American curls, Females and scroll down a bit to find Hertta
aka EC & CFA GC & TICA SGC & RW DBCats Heartbreaker of
Siriuksen. (Only a few cats in the world bear as many titels as this
fine lady ;) )
More news about Figaro and Hertta soon! ;)
19.04.2008
I
have had the Byanytt-article and the Vasabladet-article (see
earlier news) scanned and they are available for reading (in swedish) here.
It is one pdf-document in five pages, page 1-2 is from Vasabladet (in
the paper-layout page 1 is above page 2) and page 3-5 is from Byanytt
(the layout isn't the same as in the paper, where the pictures were
somewhat baked into the text, but the article couldn't be scanned in
it's original form and size) (A small photo from the front page of the
paper, of me and Gibson standing by the "ribbon-wall", hasn't been
scanned). The article in Vasabladet is also
available on the net (in a shorter version with another picture), see
earlier news).
Today I have buildt yet another climbing space
for the cats (as they didn't have enough already...haha ;) ). It is a
long shelf under the roof at the window in the kitchen with a climbing
pole attatched to it. Tomorrow I'm going to build the same komplex in
the livingroom aswell ;) I've also removed the door from a small
cabinet above the bathroom door and made it a cozy hideout ;) The cats
reach to jump to it from one of their climbing trees.
Pictures
of their new places of fun will soon be added aswell as the showpics
from the catshow last weekend! New pictures of Thyra and Rocky will
also be added soon, since I'm visiting my parents house tomorrow and
will bring the camera! The cats there are doing just fine, Thyra
apparently is a jealous little lady, she tries to be bossy over Rocky
and steal all attention ;) but Rocky takes it easy since he knows he's
the boss and lets her fuss... ;) They are great pals! :)
In
other news, I last time forgot to tell you that Evita's breeder, Jaana
saw Evita last weekend for the first time in ten years! :)) The
breeders of the cats that I bring to catshows see them there, but since
Evita isn't a showcat (because of her bitefault) and Jaana and me live
far far apart, she only sees me now and then in catshows, but not
Evita...Well, now she was at the catshow here in Vaasa with some of her
persians and before she headed home on sunday, she stopped by for a
quick visit! :) So...they met...first time in ten years! :) That was
real fun!! :))
What else.....Chewie is getting quite fat!! I
give the cats high quality light "dry food" + meat and the other cats,
though they are castrated (except Figaro of course) have splendid
bodies (also in judges' opinions ;) ) but Chewie seems to have an
apetite larger than life...! ;) And she is also the world's most
laziest cat!! ;) I believe the 10-years-health control (which I give
the cats in addition to normal vet-visits) will take place sooner than
her 10th birthday (she's 6,5 years old now)... ;) Well, I'll just have
to see how her belly evolves... ;) Otherwise, she's in great condition
and a happy cat enjoying life... ;)
Yes...and our couches are
covered in plastic...guess why....Figaro's peeing...and that is only
one thing mentioned that needs protection...I will stop there... ;)
Säde is as always following mommy around, sleeping on my pillow and
just enjoying life... ;)
Well, as I said, showpics, playgroundpics and new pics of the cuties not living here, are all on their way! :)
15.04.2008
Plenty of news!
First of all, today is Thyra's birthday!! :) And Figaro celebrated his first birthday 12.4 at the catshow in Vaasa!! :)
The catshow here in Vaasa went very well! :) Soon I won't have room for any more ribbons on the wall... ;) On saturday, Sylvester won his second CAGPIB-certificate! :) He was also chosen to the nomination-selection but a cornish rex got the nomination. Gibson also won his second CAGPIB-certificate! :) Figaro competed for the first time in open class since he is now over 10 months old and won his first CAC-certificate! He was chosen to the nomination-selection
together with six other cats (out of a total of 10 adult males). The
competition was hard, a maine coon got the nomination, but Figaro was announced third place out of seven! :) On
saturday I also got the huge two ribbons Suomen Kissaliitto had sent
for Sylvester and Gibson achieving their IP-titels in Tallinn :)
On sunday, Sylvester won his third CAGPIB-certificate! :) Gibson also won his third CAGPIB-certificate! :) Figaro won his second CAC-certificate!
:) I am very proud of the boys! Figaro just has the most wonderful
show-temperament! He is so cute, when he's on the judge's table he
flirts, he plays, he rolls on the table, he is simply always adorable
:) It isn't just one time he has gotten hearts drawn on his
judgement-sheets ;) Sylvester, as the oldest of the boys, is always so
amazingly calm and stabile! :) He's never in a bad mood, he's
always friendly and he just takes it easy on the judge's table, he
could sit there for ages, just looking around... ;) Gibson's behaviour
is a rollercouster mostly between neutral and very charming :) Most of
the time he is a real cutie on the table, that charms the judges, but
this weekend he actually wasn't in such a good mood...He was crancky,
hissed and didn't show the best side of himself. Usually he behaves
like an angel, but I guess we all have our bad days... ;) I'm so proud
of all of them :)
By the way, the weekend began on friday with an interview with me in both swedish and finnish on behalf of POH-KIS (Pohjanmaan kissayhdistys / Österbottens kattförening) in Radio Vaasa! :)
I was asked if I wanted to do the interview and it aired on friday and
saturday. I was asked about the upcoming show, about my cats and
my interest in cats among other things... :) It was a lot of fun! ;)
In addition to that, Figaro and me also got in the daily local newspaper, Vasabladet!! :) Vasabladet
was at the show on sunday and they happened to walk past me when I was
sitting with Figaro in my lap and they asked if they could take a photo
and ask some questions :) A shorter version of the article (in swedish,
with another smaller photo) is available at Vasabladet's homepage.
The article in the real paper was a bit longer and the photo was
another big big photo of me holding up Figaro, who's looking stright
into the camera, real cute! ;) The headline is also another in the real
paper; "Snyggt jobbat, Figaro!" :)
I will soon add lots of showpics from Vaasa!
The other cats here at home are also doing just fine, nothing special to tell... :)
29.03.2008
The local monthly paper ByaNytt (in swedish) got a tip that I have many cats and all of different breeds and therefore wanted to do an article, so last weekend a reporter visited me and did an interview about me and my cats! :)) The issue is out 18.4 and the edition of the paper is 3600 copies.
ByaNytt isn't an online paper, so you can't read the article on
the net when it's out, but the address to their homepage is
however: http://www.kustmedia.fi/main.php?kat=2&toc=123
By
the way, only two weeks to go to the catshow here in Vaasa
(12-13.4)! I'm (of course!) going there both days with the boys, that
is, Sylvester, Gibson and Figaro. I don't think I am going to bring
Säde to any shows any more, because, although she can win certificates
in Finland the next titel still requires a trip abroad and I don't
think she would enjoy a long trip abroad. She's very outgoing and it
probably would go just fine, but she's still not as "wild and brave" as
the boys, she's a bit more fragile...And on the other hand, from the
beginning I just brought her along with the boys because I was curious
what kind of judgement she would get, and since it went very
well, I continued to bring her along...now you could say she has
finished "on top" since she got nominated for best in show last
show... :)
Sylvester and Gibson continue collecting CAGPIB-certificates and Figaro
is now over ten months old (actually turns one year the first day of
the show) which means he can now start winning certificates :) We just
have to visit the veterinairian before the show to get her signature
that his testicles are normal (required of >10 month old males)...
Figaro is definitely convinced he's an adult now...his peeing in
unsuitable places has gotten quuuite intense...! Let's not mention more
about that...hehe...He's waiting for a wife :)
13.03.2008
Ten showpics from Tallinn added! Check them out.
Yesterday was Evita's birthday!! :)
05.03.2008
The showtrip to Tallinn, Estonia was very successful! :))
On saturday, Gibson won his third CAPIB-certificate, which means he now has the titel International Premior! :) He was chosen to the nomination-selection, but an ocicat won the nomination. On sunday, Gibson won his first CAGPIB-certificate, was chosen to the nomination-selection and got nominated for best in show!! :)) (Tuomarin Paras / Domarens Bästa). In the panel (competing for best in show (best neuter in the cathegory)) a cornish rex won.
Sylvester, on saturday, won his third CAPIB-certificate and also now bears the titel International Premior! :) On sunday, Sylvester won his first CAGPIB-certificate and was chosen to the nomination-selection. He was very close, but a somali got the nomination.
The
cats behaved like little angels the whole weekend, both travelling and
at the show! :) I´m so proud of them, they handled the long journey
very well! On the way to Tallinn, the weather was terrible and stormy.
The boat-trip was awful, the wind blew 25m/s, the waves were seven
meters high and "buried" the front of the ship every time they hit.
People threw up, the ship swung back and forth so you had to hold on
not to fall...I didn't feel so well and had a terrible headace, but
although the cats seemed a bit dazed, they weren't nauseous and
were doing just fine. :) The boatride home went much better, no storm
at all....So, now we are all safely at home and back to normal... It
went also well with the other cats at homewith my boyfriend, although
Säde first, when we left, ran around the house talking and scratching
on the outer door...Figaro, who nowadays thinks he's grownup and pees
where he is not supposed to...hrm...used a couple of new places as a
wee-wee-toilet...hopefully just due to my absence... ;)
I will soon add some photos from the showtrip to Tallinn!
20.02.2008
The
two-day catshow in Tallinn, Estonia is this weekend! We leave 4 a.m.
the 22:nd and return to Vaasa, Finland about 3 a.m. the 25:th. This
week, Sylvester and Gibson have been prepared, by washing, brushing and
so on...The rest of the gang will stay at home with my boyfriend. The
beautiful cage is ready for takeoff...and...good news! After some help
from my dad and a bit of work on one of the back doors of the car
(opens wider, handle taken out), the cage now fits in it! :) Which
means I can not only use it for bustransportation this time, but in the
future, also for normal cartransportation to shows and more
importantly, at the same time as an own ready-decorated show cage! :))
Handy! Oh, and now I also have "calling cards" (which I made) for
taking / to hand out to those who are interested in checking out my
cats or breeds here...Tomorrow it's time to pack the final stuff, not
to forget all our passports and papers... :) Well, further news about
the trip and the showresults when we get home!
10.02.2008
Nine new photos added.
The
showtrip to Tallinn is approaching! About a week ago I bought a large
metal transport cage for the trip. I have several small plastic
boxes, which I use for show trips, but long trips (abroad) like this
one of course require more space for the cats. This one also has
suitable measurements for usage as an own cage in catshows, not only
usage for long transportation. This would be great, since I could
arrive at the shows with an already decorated cage just to lift on the
table, instead of doing it all there. The problem is only that it
doesn't fit into my car...! Typical... ;) Well, the main purpose of the
cage is however long transportations...
My
mom has made a big,
thick, red "bag" with one end a bit open, to put on the cage so the
cats are protected and have a safe and cozy environment in there during
transport. My dad is making a small wagon on wheels to move the cage
with. I've always used my red curtains and interior for the cages in
catshows and now my mom has also in addition to these, made some
supercute matching voilé side-curtains and a red drape for the table to
cover it to the floor. Check out a photo of these curtains and the cage
on Pictures - Showpics. Soooo cuute!! ;) A big big thanks to my dear
mom for making all this and to my dear dad for the wagon! :)
So...barely two weeks
to the trip, so in one week I get to start packing and preparing
Sylvester and Gibson... :) But at the moment everything is as
normal...Evita eats and sleeps...Chewie is glued to my lap...Säde
follows me everywhere...Sylvester is playing the boss...Gibson talks
and has wild playtime-frenzies along with Sylvester and Figaro, who is
growing up fast and starting to flirt with the girls...Thyra and Rocky,
at my parents' house, are enjoying life as usual... :)
23.01.2008
Five more videos added! New and fresh!
Nothing
special happening in the cats' lives at the moment, alhough I have had
the flu for like two weeks and now I'm still at home the whole week
because I've got an infection in the airways...It can drive you crazy
lying "isolated" at home day after day, fortunately, I have the company
of the cats around the clock... :) The only positive thing is that when
I ly in bed most of the day, I got a warm, cozy blanket covering me,
consisting of at least half of the cat family... :)
19.01.2008
Five videos added! Cute! Check them out! :) I will continue to add videos little by little...
13.01.2008
Some new and fresh photos added to Pictures - The Cats, Cuties and Showpics. Check them out! Still working on the videos...
04.01.2008
Happy New Year everyone!
So...a
new year has begun, the Christmas holidays are over and things are
going back to normal...The cats enjoyed the holidays with lots of ham
and goodies and their own christmas stockings... :) And so far the
christmas tree is still standing, although they have had lots of fun
with it... :)
At the moment, the cats are just hanging out at
home, but stuff is already planned for this year. 22-24.2 me, Sylvester
and Gibson are doing a trip to a two-day catshow in Tallinn, Estonia.
(I'm only bringing these two guys, since they're the ones who need a
certificate from abroad) February is approaching, so soon we get to
start preparing for the trip. I have to renew my passport but
ironically the cats have their affairs in order... :) This year a
two-day catshow is arranged in Vaasa 12-13.4, so of course we're going
there. In May we'll go to the catshow in Tampere (at least one day).
That are the showplans for the coming months, then we'll see from
there. Figaro is also going to be a father sometime this year (perhaps
in the summer)!! But a wife for him hasn't been chosen yet... :)
Tomorrow is Gibson's birthday!! :)
23.12.2007
Pictures - The Cats added! Pictures - Showpics added!
Now
the photoalbum is complete! :) In the future I will add new and fresh
cute photos now and then...Next I will start working on getting the
funny videos online...
Tomorrow is Christmas eve and now it's
time to wrap the presents! The cats always enjoy it even more than I
do... :) They want to take part in everything, but their view of
helping is to rip the paper apart and chew on the straps and ribbons
until they are really slimy...tape is also a favourite... :)
Merry Christmas to everybody!
10.12.2007
Our weekend in Pori was very successful! :))
Gibson won his second CAPIB-certificate! :) He was chosen to the nomination- selection, but a burma got the nomination. Gibson has been chosen to the nomination-selection four out of six shows :))
but has actually never got nominated. The local daily newspaper was at
the catshow on saturday, doing an article about it and they interviewed me about Gibson and took a photo of him! :) You can check out this also on Satakunnan Kansa's web pages. (I don't know how long the link will work, how long the article and pictures will be there)
Säde won her third CAP-certificate, which means she now has the titel Premior! :) Säde was also chosen to the nomination-selection and unexpectedly won the nomination!! :)) (Tuomarin Paras! / "Domarens Bästa"!).
Lateron, in the panel (competing for best in show (best neuter in the
cathegory)) she didn't get any votes, but she behaved very well! :)
Figaro won his EX1 (can't get any certificates since he's under 10 months old) and was chosen to the nomination-selection!
:) In Forssa (10.11.07) Figaro got nominated (Tuomarin Paras /
"Domarens Bästa") and got 1/5 votes in the panel (competing for best in
show (best kitten (6-10months) in the cathegory)) but this time the
nomination went to a birma (the judge decided between these two) who
lateron became best in show, so you could say that Figaro lost to the best one... :) The exact same thing happened in Tampere in september... :)
So,
in other words the weekend was a lot of fun and it practically couldn't
have gone any better! :)) But now we are all happy to be back in our
cozy home... ;) The next show we are going to is in february in
Tallinn, Estonia, with Sylvester and Gibson.
07.12.2007
Check out the christmas-greeting added to videos!! Superfunny! :)
06.12.2007
The
catshow in Pori is this weekend, to where I'm going with Säde, Gibson
and Figaro (Sylvester has 2xCAPIB and the third has to be from abroad,
so he can't go to any finnish shows until we've been to Tallinn in
february).Since the show is approaching, this week is a special
beauty-week for all the cats (not only the ones going to the cat show)
which consists of ear-cleaning, nailclipping, washing, brushing and so
on... :) By the way, today is Finland's independence day!
Guestbook added! Counter added! Pictures - Cuties added! Check them out, supercute! :) Still more to come...
02.12.2007
Today
is the first of Advent and yesterday we in Finland celebrated "little
christmas" which means we took out the christmas decorations and Advent
candlesticks and in our home we also put up the christmas tree. As you
can guess the cats have a blast during this event!! There isn't
anything more fun than playing with christmas decorations (especially
the soft ones)! Figaro is determined to rip a fluffy reigndeer apart
and drags it across the house. Sylvester wants to pick all the
peppermint rock-sticks (polkagriskäppar / piparminttukaramelli-kepit)
out of the christmas tree...The cats have tipped the tree over once
every christmas the last few years, so it remains to be seen, how long
it will remain standing... :)
Yesterday was also Chewie's birthday!! :)
Pictures - our playground added! Check them out! More on the way....
28.11.2007
Info about me added.
The Finnish Ocicat Association has a top 20 ranking list of all Finnish Ocicats' showpoints this year (adults, neuters, youngsters and kittens separately). Sylvester is in 15th place in the neuter top 20 ranking list!! :) (www.ocicat.fi/en/ -> shows -> ranking)
24.11.2007
The homepage is up and running! :)) Pics, videos, guestbook and info about me will be
added soon.

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