Furrballz Ragdolls (Est. 1998)
Breeding for Health, Temperament and Size
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We are now in the process of DNA testing our Breeding cats (starting at our future Breeding cats and ones sold for Breeding) for -
HCM, PKD and the new 'threat' to our gorgeous cats MPSM
Further details can be read about at - http://www.catgenes.org/dna-tests.html
One of our patient Greyhounds, Bobby and some friends
Our Latest Litters Born & Available...
Please contact us via email or
phone if you are interested in any of the below-mentioned kittens, or want to ask us for any further
information or queries on reserving one of our gorgeous kittens mentioned.
Breeding cats also Occasionally Available on Application.
**We have a written legal contract that is to be signed by all parties involved in adopting a cat or kitten from us. It can be seen on the Adoption Contract page.
A non-refundable deposit of $150-00 for Pet kittens and $500-00 for Show/Breeding kittens is required to make sure you get that kitten of your dreams.
We recommend this is done at the time of your decision to adopt one of our little miracles. If no deposit is received, we take no responsibility for someone else securing the kitten you desired before you.**
Desexed Pet or Pet/Show Kitten Price - $650-00
Show/Breeding Kitten Price from - $1,200-00
**PLEASE NOTE**
We would also like to bring to your attention that the date you see on our Kitten listings below that state they are ready to go to their new homes from IS the earliest date available to leave our home, unless we advise otherwise.
It is due to our experience in Breeding and raising our cats has allowed us to know the best time for them to leave, to give the new owners the best chance at having the best cat possible.
**We have a written legal contract that is to be signed by all parties involved in adopting a cat or kitten from us. It can be seen on the Adoption Contract page.
A non-refundable deposit of $150-00 for Pet kittens and $500-00 for Show/Breeding kittens is required to make sure you get that kitten of your dreams.
We recommend this is done at the time of your decision to adopt one of our little miracles. If no deposit is received, we take no responsibility for someone else securing the kitten you desired before you.**
Desexed Pet or Pet/Show Kitten Price - $650-00
Show/Breeding Kitten Price from - $1,200-00
**PLEASE NOTE**
We would also like to bring to your attention that the date you see on our Kitten listings below that state they are ready to go to their new homes from IS the earliest date available to leave our home, unless we advise otherwise.
It is due to our experience in Breeding and raising our cats has allowed us to know the best time for them to leave, to give the new owners the best chance at having the best cat possible.
0425 757 931
03 8707 5686
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Below is a short-list of what we have available -
Our Rescue - 'Bobby' - Black & White Domestic Shorthair Male
Bobby has been desexed, vaccinated & microchipped now and is ready for his new home! He is a very attractive, really smoochy boy that loves kids and other cats as well as loves sleeping on our bed! We are only asking for his vet costs for his adoption fee of $125-00.
"Velcro" is a Seal Mitt with Blaze girl that we bred & have accepted back for re-homing as her original owner is going o/seas
"Velcro" is a
definite 'in your face girl that wants to be with her people all the time.
Due to her purrsonality with other cats tho, she would only suit a one or two cat household we feel.
More info on these kittens can be found below in their respective litter info.
All kittens listed here in the shortlist are desexed, vaccinated etc and ready to go
Georgi & Connors Litter -
Still have the gorgeous Blue Mitt with small Blaze girl available
Angel & Connors Litter and Indy & Connors litter -
Both have each a handsome Seal Mitt with Blaze Boy available
Angel's Boy Indy's Boy
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**PLEASE NOTE**
As much as we love seeing people secure the kitten they fall in love with from us, unless this is a FULL amount deposit, and that communication is also followed up on from that interested party, we reserve the right to place that kitten with the next interested person.
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Angel was mated with Connor for her most likely last litter before being retired.
She woke our son up in the early hours, having already given birth to 4 at that point, and she gave birth to 7 little bubs. Sadly two little ones were still born.
The remaining 5 babies, 3 girls and 2 boys are doing well, and Angel is proving herself a doting Mum as usual.
We have an entire litter of Seals! The 2 Boys are a Mitt with Blaze and a Point, the 3 girls are 2 Mitts, one with a Blaze and a Point girl. We are keeping one of the girls for our breeding program and have made the decision to keep the Seal Mitt with Blaze girl
A STUNNING Seal Point girl is still available, possibly to the right show/breeding home.
The Pics below are at 2 days, 1, 4, 6 & 8 weeks of age.
Angel's Babies 2 days old and at 1 week old
Angel's babies at 4wks of age
Angel's babies at 6wks of age
Seal Mitt with Blaze Boy - AVAILABLE
Seal Point Boy - SOLD
Seal Point Girl -
GOING TO A TRUSTED BREEDING FRIEND
Seal Mitt with Blaze Girl - BREEDER RETAINING
Seal Point Girl (Pink Band) - SOLD
If you are interested in putting your name down on the waiting list as a possible purchaser, please email Terri-Ann with your details and a bit about yourself so I can email you with updates.
Georgi continues to amaze us! This special girl that is helping our cattery's plans in introducing the Lilac and Chocolate genes into our breeding lines. All resulting babies are Chocolate and Lilac carriers as Georgi is a true Lilac Point.
The mating of Georgi and Connor was agonized over due to the first mating creating a cardiomyopathy kitten, we went into serious talks with our cat specialist vet who believes the issue we had before may not be genetic. We are still waiting DNA results from the US on the previous litter. NO kitten will leave us unless we have checked it all out completely for issues known to affect cats in general, and the Ragdoll breed specifically.
**UPDATE** The weekend of the 22nd of November, Terri-Ann attended a Feline Health Seminar in Sydney and was able to talk to a Cardiomyopathy specialist. He confirmed our Vets' thoughts with Fozzie Bears early and distressing death from the previous litter was more likely to be congenital and NOT genetic!!
Georgi surprised us again and gave birth to 6 lovely babies, 3 boys and 3 girls!!
**UPDATE**We have decided to keep the Seal Mitt with Blaze girl for our breeding program. Small warning for ALL cat owners. We had a near tragedy with the Blue Mitt with a small Blaze girl from this litter on the evening of the 22nd of December, with her deciding to get herself tangled up in the cat tunnel we had on the top level of their enclosure, to the point of almost choking herself. Luckily we were there and able to get to her in time...but not before a heart stopping time for myself and my husband.
PLEASE be careful with ALL cat toys and use most under human supervision. We will NEVER have another fabric pliable cat tunnel again!!
Pics below were taken at 4 days of age, 3, 7, 9 & 11 weeks of age
Georgi and the 6 babies at 4 days old
Georgi's 3 Girls Georgi's 3 Boys
Georgi's 3 Girls (3wks old) Georgi's 3 Boys (3wks old)
Georgi's 6 Kittens (4wks old)
Georgi's 6 Kittens (7wks old)
Georgi's 3 Girls (9wks old) Georgi's 3 Boys (9wks old)
Blue Mitt Girl with tiny Blaze - AVAILABLE
Seal Point Boy - SOLD
Blue Mitt with Blaze Girl - SOLD
Blue Point Boy - SOLD
Blue Mitt Boy - SOLD
Seal Mitt Girl - BREEDER RETAINING
If you are interested in putting your name down on the waiting list as a possible purchaser, please email Terri-Ann with your details and a bit about yourself so I can email you with updates.
Missy's Litter-DOB 18/01/10
*3 AVAILABLE*
(Ready for their new homes from 12/04/2010)
Our gorgeous girl Missy and our Study Seal Bi-colour Roane, were mated again in the hope that the patterns wouldnt get too mixed up THIS time!! lol
Missy had 6 babies birthed, but sadly one wasnt 'cooked' properley & was stillborn, and the other kitten that didnt make it looks like he was sat on by Mum before I got home. RIP babies. This IS Missy's last litter ans she will be desexed once the kittens are settled.
The remaining 4 babies that Missy has are going strong. We have 3 girls and a boy.
Pics will come soon!
If you are interested in putting your name down on the waiting list as a possible purchaser, please email Terri-Ann with your details and a bit about yourself so I can email you with updates.
*3 AVAILABLE*
(Ready for their new homes from 12/04/2010)
Our gorgeous girl Missy and our Study Seal Bi-colour Roane, were mated again in the hope that the patterns wouldnt get too mixed up THIS time!! lol
Missy had 6 babies birthed, but sadly one wasnt 'cooked' properley & was stillborn, and the other kitten that didnt make it looks like he was sat on by Mum before I got home. RIP babies. This IS Missy's last litter ans she will be desexed once the kittens are settled.
The remaining 4 babies that Missy has are going strong. We have 3 girls and a boy.
Pics will come soon!
If you are interested in putting your name down on the waiting list as a possible purchaser, please email Terri-Ann with your details and a bit about yourself so I can email you with updates.
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Bella's Litter-DOB 23/12/09
*4 AVAILABLE*
Bella and Roane were mated again before Roane is retired to a life of gracing someones bed.
Bella quietly gave birth to 5 gorgeous babies, 4 boys and a girl without any assistance from us. All appear to be vigorous and healthy in this early phase, and we have high hopes that Bella's girl will prove to be the girl we have been waiting on to carry on her Parents bloodlines.
We now know that there is a Seal Bi-Colour Girl (we will most likely keep her), 3 red boys and a Seal Point Boy in this litter. Individual pics at 3 weeks of age didnt work out unfortunately. We will try again soon!
The Pic below was taken on the day of birth & at 3 weeks of age.
At their day of Birth
At 3 weeks old
If you are interested in putting your name down on the waiting list as a possible purchaser, please email Terri-Ann with your details and a bit about yourself so I can email you with updates.
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Dee Dee's Litter-DOB 15/12/09
*2 AVAILABLE*
Dee Dee and Roane was an anticipated union after the disaster of last season. Dee Dee had 4 bubs, 3 quite small and sadly, a Stillborn bubs in this litter.
There are 2 girls and a boy, and the one surviving boy was discovered to have a cleft lip. He is still thriving at this point as it is on his mouth pad/nose, not in his pallet. This abnormality will be repaired by our Vet at the time of desexing, all going well.
Due to this happening with a repeat mating, Dee Dee will be mated one final time to a totally different Stud next season, and we will hopefully have a good outcome and can keep a girl to run her lines on as her Mum was our NZ Import girl, Kare, now retired.
We do know that we have a Seal Point boy and girl and a mismarked Seal Bi-colour girl.
Pics below were taken at 1 week & 4 weeks of age
1 week old 4 weeks old
Seal Point Boy - AVAILABLE
Seal Bi-Colour Girl - AVAILABLE
Seal Point Girl - SOLD
If you are interested in putting your name down on the waiting list as a possible purchaser, please email Terri-Ann with your details and a bit about yourself so I can email you with updates.
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Indy's Litter-DOB 31/10/09
*1 AVAILABLE*
Our latest new girl, a gorgeous Blue Mitt that is only a few years old, Indy, surprised us all!! We didnt even think she was pregnant, but in checking the cats tonight and feeding them, Hubby heard the little squeaks of newborns!!!
Connor the Dad, didnt seem to have been fussed about being thrust into the role of midwife to Indy and her and the fat, healthy 3 boys and a girl, were very settled in there with Connor!!
Indy and her babies are going from strength to strength! She has settled well now her and her babies are inside with us, and is proving to be a very protective Mum.
Colours, patterns and sexes are One Seal Mitt girl with a Blaze, One Blue Point Boy, a Blue Mitt Boy and a Seal Mitt Boy with a Blaze.
Pics below were taken at 3 days old, 3, 5, 7 & 11 weeks old.
Indy & babies at 3 days old
Indy's babies at 3 days old and at 3 weeks old
Indy's babies at 5 weeks old
Seal Mitt with Blaze Boy - AVAILABLE
Blue Point Boy - SOLD
Seal Mitt with Blaze Girl - SOLD
Blue Mitt Boy - SOLD
If you are interested in putting your name down on the waiting list as a possible purchaser, please email Terri-Ann with your details and a bit about yourself so I can email you with updates.
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Bella's Litter-DOB 23/12/09
*4 AVAILABLE*
(Ready for their new homes from 17/03/2010)
Bella and Roane were mated again before Roane is retired to a life of gracing someones bed.
Bella quietly gave birth to 5 gorgeous babies, 4 boys and a girl without any assistance from us. All appear to be vigorous and healthy in this early phase, and we have high hopes that Bella's girl will prove to be the girl we have been waiting on to carry on her Parents bloodlines.
We now know that there is a Seal Bi-Colour Girl (we will most likely keep her), 3 red boys and a Seal Point Boy in this litter. Individual pics at 3 weeks of age didnt work out unfortunately. We will try again soon!
The Pic below was taken on the day of birth & at 3 weeks of age.
At their day of Birth
At 3 weeks old
If you are interested in putting your name down on the waiting list as a possible purchaser, please email Terri-Ann with your details and a bit about yourself so I can email you with updates.
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Dee Dee's Litter-DOB 15/12/09
*2 AVAILABLE*
(Ready for their new homes from 9/03/2010)
Dee Dee and Roane was an anticipated union after the disaster of last season. Dee Dee had 4 bubs, 3 quite small and sadly, a Stillborn bubs in this litter.
There are 2 girls and a boy, and the one surviving boy was discovered to have a cleft lip. He is still thriving at this point as it is on his mouth pad/nose, not in his pallet. This abnormality will be repaired by our Vet at the time of desexing, all going well.
Due to this happening with a repeat mating, Dee Dee will be mated one final time to a totally different Stud next season, and we will hopefully have a good outcome and can keep a girl to run her lines on as her Mum was our NZ Import girl, Kare, now retired.
We do know that we have a Seal Point boy and girl and a mismarked Seal Bi-colour girl.
Pics below were taken at 1 week & 4 weeks of age
1 week old 4 weeks old
Seal Point Boy - AVAILABLE
Seal Bi-Colour Girl - AVAILABLE
Seal Point Girl - SOLD
If you are interested in putting your name down on the waiting list as a possible purchaser, please email Terri-Ann with your details and a bit about yourself so I can email you with updates.
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Indy's Litter-DOB 31/10/09
*1 AVAILABLE*
(Ready for their new homes from 23/01/2010)
Our latest new girl, a gorgeous Blue Mitt that is only a few years old, Indy, surprised us all!! We didnt even think she was pregnant, but in checking the cats tonight and feeding them, Hubby heard the little squeaks of newborns!!!
Connor the Dad, didnt seem to have been fussed about being thrust into the role of midwife to Indy and her and the fat, healthy 3 boys and a girl, were very settled in there with Connor!!
Indy and her babies are going from strength to strength! She has settled well now her and her babies are inside with us, and is proving to be a very protective Mum.
Colours, patterns and sexes are One Seal Mitt girl with a Blaze, One Blue Point Boy, a Blue Mitt Boy and a Seal Mitt Boy with a Blaze.
Pics below were taken at 3 days old, 3, 5, 7 & 11 weeks old.
Indy & babies at 3 days old
Indy's babies at 3 days old and at 3 weeks old
Indy's babies at 5 weeks old
Seal Mitt with Blaze Boy - AVAILABLE
Blue Point Boy - SOLD
Seal Mitt with Blaze Girl - SOLD
Blue Mitt Boy - SOLD
If you are interested in putting your name down on the waiting list as a possible purchaser, please email Terri-Ann with your details and a bit about yourself so I can email you with updates.
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Angel's Litter-27th October '09
*1 AVAILABLE*
(Ready to leave approx the 19th January 2010)
*1 AVAILABLE*
(Ready to leave approx the 19th January 2010)
Angel was mated with Connor for her most likely last litter before being retired.
She woke our son up in the early hours, having already given birth to 4 at that point, and she gave birth to 7 little bubs. Sadly two little ones were still born.
The remaining 5 babies, 3 girls and 2 boys are doing well, and Angel is proving herself a doting Mum as usual.
We have an entire litter of Seals! The 2 Boys are a Mitt with Blaze and a Point, the 3 girls are 2 Mitts, one with a Blaze and a Point girl. We are keeping one of the girls for our breeding program and have made the decision to keep the Seal Mitt with Blaze girl
A STUNNING Seal Point girl is still available, possibly to the right show/breeding home.
The Pics below are at 2 days, 1, 4, 6 & 8 weeks of age.
Angel's Babies 2 days old and at 1 week old
Angel's babies at 4wks of age
Angel's babies at 6wks of age
Seal Mitt with Blaze Boy - AVAILABLE
Seal Point Boy - SOLD
Seal Point Girl -
GOING TO A TRUSTED BREEDING FRIEND
Seal Mitt with Blaze Girl - BREEDER RETAINING
Seal Point Girl (Pink Band) - SOLD
If you are interested in putting your name down on the waiting list as a possible purchaser, please email Terri-Ann with your details and a bit about yourself so I can email you with updates.
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Georgi's Litter-6th October '09
*1 Girl AVAILABLE*
*1 Girl AVAILABLE*
(Ready to leave approx the 29th December 2009)
Georgi continues to amaze us! This special girl that is helping our cattery's plans in introducing the Lilac and Chocolate genes into our breeding lines. All resulting babies are Chocolate and Lilac carriers as Georgi is a true Lilac Point.
The mating of Georgi and Connor was agonized over due to the first mating creating a cardiomyopathy kitten, we went into serious talks with our cat specialist vet who believes the issue we had before may not be genetic. We are still waiting DNA results from the US on the previous litter. NO kitten will leave us unless we have checked it all out completely for issues known to affect cats in general, and the Ragdoll breed specifically.
**UPDATE** The weekend of the 22nd of November, Terri-Ann attended a Feline Health Seminar in Sydney and was able to talk to a Cardiomyopathy specialist. He confirmed our Vets' thoughts with Fozzie Bears early and distressing death from the previous litter was more likely to be congenital and NOT genetic!!
Georgi surprised us again and gave birth to 6 lovely babies, 3 boys and 3 girls!!
**UPDATE**We have decided to keep the Seal Mitt with Blaze girl for our breeding program. Small warning for ALL cat owners. We had a near tragedy with the Blue Mitt with a small Blaze girl from this litter on the evening of the 22nd of December, with her deciding to get herself tangled up in the cat tunnel we had on the top level of their enclosure, to the point of almost choking herself. Luckily we were there and able to get to her in time...but not before a heart stopping time for myself and my husband.
PLEASE be careful with ALL cat toys and use most under human supervision. We will NEVER have another fabric pliable cat tunnel again!!
Pics below were taken at 4 days of age, 3, 7, 9 & 11 weeks of age
Georgi and the 6 babies at 4 days old
Georgi's 3 Girls Georgi's 3 Boys
Georgi's 3 Girls (3wks old) Georgi's 3 Boys (3wks old)
Georgi's 6 Kittens (4wks old)
Georgi's 6 Kittens (7wks old)
Georgi's 3 Girls (9wks old) Georgi's 3 Boys (9wks old)
Blue Mitt Girl with tiny Blaze - AVAILABLE
Seal Point Boy - SOLD
Blue Mitt with Blaze Girl - SOLD
Blue Point Boy - SOLD
Blue Mitt Boy - SOLD
Seal Mitt Girl - BREEDER RETAINING
If you are interested in putting your name down on the waiting list as a possible purchaser, please email Terri-Ann with your details and a bit about yourself so I can email you with updates.
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Missy's Litter-26th February '09 *ALL SOLD*
(Ready to leave approx the 21st May 2009)
Missy and Roane's union has also been an anticipated event with us here due to some interesting lines in behind them both. Missy has given birth to 6 gorgeous healthy babies, all weighing 100-115grms each! I have had a quick look at sexes and believe we have 4 girls and 2 boys.
We are hoping to keep a nice girl from this union.
**UPDATE 22nd March** - We sadly lost one of the little girls in Missy's litter soon after birth, and we are concerned over the future of the smallest girl, and will not be taking a deposit on her until she is older and more established. The other kittens are doing very well and are showing interest in food already!
We also believe we have the colours correct on the kittens below, tho the Point/Bi-colour appearance may take us a little longer to be completly sure on. We have listed below what we beleive we have at this point.
**UPDATE 3rd May** - We have had alot of non-cat issues in the past few weeks that have taken our time, hence us not updating as quickly as usual. We also, sadly, lost the smallest of the girls from this litter, even tho we were suppliment feeding and doing all we could to support her. Autopsy results are pending.
The 2 boys and 2 girls remaining are doing very well and are eating well on their own as well as off Mum.
Pics below are at 3, 8 & 12 weeks of age.
Blue/Cream Bi-colour Girl - SOLD
Red Point Boy - SOLD
Seal Bi-colour Boy - SOLD
Seal Tortie Bi-colour Girl - SOLD
Seal Tortie Bi-colour Girl - Deceased
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Georgi's Litter-27th January '09 *ALL SOLD*
(Ready to leave approx the 21st April 2009)
Georgi is a very special girl to our cattery's plans in introducing the Lilac and Chocolate genes into our breeding plans. All resulting babies are Chocolate and Lilac carriers as Georgi is a true Lilac Point.
The mating of Georgi and Connor was anticipated well before she arrived here to us on lease, via her Breeder and our friend, Liz from BeThinx Ragdolls in NSW. We were hoping for the melding of the best of two worlds, and we havent been dissapointed sofar! Georgi gave birth to 3 HUGE babies, 2 boys and a girl, all about 40 grams bigger than the average kitten at birth!! She is prooving to be an amazing Mum and has now taken on Dee Dee's remaining boy in with her 3 and has accepted him like he was hers.
We are keeping both of the Seal Mitteds from this litter, the boy will eventually take over his Fathers' Stud duties as our main Stud boy and the girl will be mated to our other Stud, Roane, once she is of age. Both will be extensively shown and are likely to be called 'Miss Piggy' and 'Kermit'. The Blue Point boy is looking like a 'Fozzy Bear' at this time!
**UPDATE 22nd March** - This gorgeous litter that holds alot of our hopes and dreams in it, did have a small set-back when Dee Dee's Seal Point boy was placed in it as he must have been carrying the salmonella issue. Luckily we and our vet jumped on it quickly and all appear to be well and recovered! The 2 Seal Mitts we are retaining for our breeding program are both regaining the weight they lost during this time.
**UPDATE 3rd May** - Very Very sad update for us. Something totally unexpected and shocking for us has happened with one of Georgi's boys. All in this litter are GREAT sizes and appeared as healthy as anything with no discernable health issues, hence our shock at the turn of events. We proudly exhibited this litter at the CAV April show on Sunday the 19th as we were still trying to make a final decision on which of the 2 boys to keep as a future Stud. That night after the show, we noticed that Fozzie Bear our Blue Point boy, was breathing faster than normal. We thought it was stress after the show. He had not changed by the morning, so we raced him to the Vet the next day. Sadly, the Vet visit was too much for him and he went into arrest soon after leaving the surgery. We raced him back to the Vet, who had to continue his journey to the Rainbow Bridge. The Vet did an immeadiate autopsy and it was discovered he had the rare heart condition Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM) This is the total opposite of the heart issue that is well known in Ragdolls and there is no known dna test for it at this point.
Because of this problem, we decided to not keep either of the two remaining kittens for breeding, and have had their total check up to be cleared of any issues at this point, as well as desexing, they have been cleared to go to their new home together, soon.
RIP Furrballz Fozzie Bear, you are sadly missed!
Pics below are at birth, 1.5, 7 & 12 weeks of age.
Seal Mitt with Blaze Girl 'Furrballz Miss Piggy' - SOLD
Seal Mitt with Blaze Boy 'Furrballz Kermit' - SOLD
Blue Point 'Furrballz Fozzie Bear' -
Deceased from Dilated Cardiomyopathy (confirmed by Autopsy)
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Dee Dee's Litter-17th January '09 *ALL SOLD*
(Ready to leave approx the 11th April 2009)
Dee Dee and Roane have been a much anticipated union for us. Dee Dee is another cat that is affected by this awful salmonella poisoning from a bad batch of meat from our previous pet food supplier, and even tho she had 6 gorgeous babies, sadly one of them was found to also be affected with a cleft pallet. We are thinking this and Bella's one, could be affected by the salmonella itself, as neither of these girls have ever had this defect born from them before.
As this litter is so new (born today at the time of writing) we have not bothered Mum much to find out the sexes of the babies, and we anticipate both points and Bi-colours in Seal and Blue to become apparent in the next few weeks.
**UPDATE** 24th January - Not a happy update, sadly. Last week, Dee Dee sat on and smothered one of her boys overnight (sometimes Mums can do this) and then 2 days later we lost further 2 kittens unexpectedly for unknown causes. Autopsy was inconclusive.
The 2 remaining kittens of Dee Dees do appear to be thriving and we are keeping a very close eye on them, and we are re-assessing Dee Dees' future as a breeding girl.
**UPDATE** 22nd February - Another sad update. Dee Dee's remaining 2 babies were doing really well, and then it was noted during the normal weigh-in's that the girl was not increasing in weight as she should have been. We commenced suppliment feeding after consultation with our vets, but sadly, she wasnt to be. We are awaiting autopsy results on her. As Dee Dee was losing interest in raising just one baby, her remaining Seal Point boy that is doing very well is now integrated with Georgi's babies that are 10 days younger than him.
**UPDATE 22nd March** - This gorgeous boy did have a small set-back when placed into Georgi's litter as he must have been carrying the salmonella issue. Possibly what killed his unfortunate brothers and sisters. Luckily we and our vet jumped on it quickly and all appear to be well and recovered! This boy did lose some weight with his illness, but is quickly regaining the weight he lost during this time.
Pictured below at 3.5 & 8 weeks of age.
Seal Point Boy - SOLD
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Bella's Litter-12th January '09 *ALL SOLD*
(Ready to leave approx the 6th April 2009)
Roane has been a busy boy! Bella decided to grace us with 6 gorgeous babies on the Monday evening. Sadly, one of the babies was affected with a cleft pallet and was pts the next morning. Unfortunately as she also is a victim of the salmonella poisoning, the birth took alot out of her and we have been back and forth to the vets all week as well as giving her intensive nursing and care here. We are relieved to report that as of today (17th January) Bella is looking alot better. She is a wonderful & devoted Mother to her 5 remaining boys. Colours and Patterns of these kittens will become apparent over the next few weeks. Possible colours are Seal, Blue and Red in Point and Bi-colour.
Bella is still a little fragile and not looking her best due to the salmonella infection.
**UPDATE** 24th January - Bella is slowly making progress with her struggle against this awful salmonella issue. Sadly tho, her smallest boy in the litter wouldnt grow correctly, despite us suppliment feeding, and passed away this past week. The remaining 4 boys are thriving with their Mums' diligent attention.
**UPDATE** 22nd February - We now know that Bella's 4 boys are a Blue bi-colour and 3 Reds. We are still not completly sure as to their patterns being pointed or Bi-colour tho, as the Red colouring can take awhile to develop. It does appear that we are getting on top of the salmonella poisoning we have been battling thru some of our cats. The babies certainly dont appear to be affected like a previous litter we had.
**UPDATE** 22nd March - These boys continue to go from strength to strength and are very cheeky little monkeys! LOADS of fun to have around in the house!
Pics below were taken with the kittens at 4 days, 3.5 & 9 weeks of age.
Blue Bi-Colour Boy - SOLD
Red boys 3.5wks of age
Red Point Boy - SOLD
Red Point Boy with Purple Band - SOLD
Red Point Boy with Blue Band - SOLD
If you are interested in putting your name down on the waiting list as a possible purchaser, please email Terri-Ann with your details and a bit about yourself so I can email you with updates.
(Ready to leave approx the 21st May 2009)
Missy and Roane's union has also been an anticipated event with us here due to some interesting lines in behind them both. Missy has given birth to 6 gorgeous healthy babies, all weighing 100-115grms each! I have had a quick look at sexes and believe we have 4 girls and 2 boys.
We are hoping to keep a nice girl from this union.
**UPDATE 22nd March** - We sadly lost one of the little girls in Missy's litter soon after birth, and we are concerned over the future of the smallest girl, and will not be taking a deposit on her until she is older and more established. The other kittens are doing very well and are showing interest in food already!
We also believe we have the colours correct on the kittens below, tho the Point/Bi-colour appearance may take us a little longer to be completly sure on. We have listed below what we beleive we have at this point.
**UPDATE 3rd May** - We have had alot of non-cat issues in the past few weeks that have taken our time, hence us not updating as quickly as usual. We also, sadly, lost the smallest of the girls from this litter, even tho we were suppliment feeding and doing all we could to support her. Autopsy results are pending.
The 2 boys and 2 girls remaining are doing very well and are eating well on their own as well as off Mum.
Pics below are at 3, 8 & 12 weeks of age.
Blue/Cream Bi-colour Girl - SOLD
Red Point Boy - SOLD
Seal Bi-colour Boy - SOLD
Seal Tortie Bi-colour Girl - SOLD
Seal Tortie Bi-colour Girl - Deceased
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Georgi's Litter-27th January '09 *ALL SOLD*
(Ready to leave approx the 21st April 2009)
Georgi is a very special girl to our cattery's plans in introducing the Lilac and Chocolate genes into our breeding plans. All resulting babies are Chocolate and Lilac carriers as Georgi is a true Lilac Point.
The mating of Georgi and Connor was anticipated well before she arrived here to us on lease, via her Breeder and our friend, Liz from BeThinx Ragdolls in NSW. We were hoping for the melding of the best of two worlds, and we havent been dissapointed sofar! Georgi gave birth to 3 HUGE babies, 2 boys and a girl, all about 40 grams bigger than the average kitten at birth!! She is prooving to be an amazing Mum and has now taken on Dee Dee's remaining boy in with her 3 and has accepted him like he was hers.
We are keeping both of the Seal Mitteds from this litter, the boy will eventually take over his Fathers' Stud duties as our main Stud boy and the girl will be mated to our other Stud, Roane, once she is of age. Both will be extensively shown and are likely to be called 'Miss Piggy' and 'Kermit'. The Blue Point boy is looking like a 'Fozzy Bear' at this time!
**UPDATE 22nd March** - This gorgeous litter that holds alot of our hopes and dreams in it, did have a small set-back when Dee Dee's Seal Point boy was placed in it as he must have been carrying the salmonella issue. Luckily we and our vet jumped on it quickly and all appear to be well and recovered! The 2 Seal Mitts we are retaining for our breeding program are both regaining the weight they lost during this time.
**UPDATE 3rd May** - Very Very sad update for us. Something totally unexpected and shocking for us has happened with one of Georgi's boys. All in this litter are GREAT sizes and appeared as healthy as anything with no discernable health issues, hence our shock at the turn of events. We proudly exhibited this litter at the CAV April show on Sunday the 19th as we were still trying to make a final decision on which of the 2 boys to keep as a future Stud. That night after the show, we noticed that Fozzie Bear our Blue Point boy, was breathing faster than normal. We thought it was stress after the show. He had not changed by the morning, so we raced him to the Vet the next day. Sadly, the Vet visit was too much for him and he went into arrest soon after leaving the surgery. We raced him back to the Vet, who had to continue his journey to the Rainbow Bridge. The Vet did an immeadiate autopsy and it was discovered he had the rare heart condition Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM) This is the total opposite of the heart issue that is well known in Ragdolls and there is no known dna test for it at this point.
Because of this problem, we decided to not keep either of the two remaining kittens for breeding, and have had their total check up to be cleared of any issues at this point, as well as desexing, they have been cleared to go to their new home together, soon.
RIP Furrballz Fozzie Bear, you are sadly missed!
Pics below are at birth, 1.5, 7 & 12 weeks of age.
Seal Mitt with Blaze Girl 'Furrballz Miss Piggy' - SOLD
Seal Mitt with Blaze Boy 'Furrballz Kermit' - SOLD
Blue Point 'Furrballz Fozzie Bear' -
Deceased from Dilated Cardiomyopathy (confirmed by Autopsy)
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Dee Dee's Litter-17th January '09 *ALL SOLD*
(Ready to leave approx the 11th April 2009)
Dee Dee and Roane have been a much anticipated union for us. Dee Dee is another cat that is affected by this awful salmonella poisoning from a bad batch of meat from our previous pet food supplier, and even tho she had 6 gorgeous babies, sadly one of them was found to also be affected with a cleft pallet. We are thinking this and Bella's one, could be affected by the salmonella itself, as neither of these girls have ever had this defect born from them before.
As this litter is so new (born today at the time of writing) we have not bothered Mum much to find out the sexes of the babies, and we anticipate both points and Bi-colours in Seal and Blue to become apparent in the next few weeks.
**UPDATE** 24th January - Not a happy update, sadly. Last week, Dee Dee sat on and smothered one of her boys overnight (sometimes Mums can do this) and then 2 days later we lost further 2 kittens unexpectedly for unknown causes. Autopsy was inconclusive.
The 2 remaining kittens of Dee Dees do appear to be thriving and we are keeping a very close eye on them, and we are re-assessing Dee Dees' future as a breeding girl.
**UPDATE** 22nd February - Another sad update. Dee Dee's remaining 2 babies were doing really well, and then it was noted during the normal weigh-in's that the girl was not increasing in weight as she should have been. We commenced suppliment feeding after consultation with our vets, but sadly, she wasnt to be. We are awaiting autopsy results on her. As Dee Dee was losing interest in raising just one baby, her remaining Seal Point boy that is doing very well is now integrated with Georgi's babies that are 10 days younger than him.
**UPDATE 22nd March** - This gorgeous boy did have a small set-back when placed into Georgi's litter as he must have been carrying the salmonella issue. Possibly what killed his unfortunate brothers and sisters. Luckily we and our vet jumped on it quickly and all appear to be well and recovered! This boy did lose some weight with his illness, but is quickly regaining the weight he lost during this time.
Pictured below at 3.5 & 8 weeks of age.
Seal Point Boy - SOLD
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Bella's Litter-12th January '09 *ALL SOLD*
(Ready to leave approx the 6th April 2009)
Roane has been a busy boy! Bella decided to grace us with 6 gorgeous babies on the Monday evening. Sadly, one of the babies was affected with a cleft pallet and was pts the next morning. Unfortunately as she also is a victim of the salmonella poisoning, the birth took alot out of her and we have been back and forth to the vets all week as well as giving her intensive nursing and care here. We are relieved to report that as of today (17th January) Bella is looking alot better. She is a wonderful & devoted Mother to her 5 remaining boys. Colours and Patterns of these kittens will become apparent over the next few weeks. Possible colours are Seal, Blue and Red in Point and Bi-colour.
Bella is still a little fragile and not looking her best due to the salmonella infection.
**UPDATE** 24th January - Bella is slowly making progress with her struggle against this awful salmonella issue. Sadly tho, her smallest boy in the litter wouldnt grow correctly, despite us suppliment feeding, and passed away this past week. The remaining 4 boys are thriving with their Mums' diligent attention.
**UPDATE** 22nd February - We now know that Bella's 4 boys are a Blue bi-colour and 3 Reds. We are still not completly sure as to their patterns being pointed or Bi-colour tho, as the Red colouring can take awhile to develop. It does appear that we are getting on top of the salmonella poisoning we have been battling thru some of our cats. The babies certainly dont appear to be affected like a previous litter we had.
**UPDATE** 22nd March - These boys continue to go from strength to strength and are very cheeky little monkeys! LOADS of fun to have around in the house!
Pics below were taken with the kittens at 4 days, 3.5 & 9 weeks of age.
Blue Bi-Colour Boy - SOLD
Red boys 3.5wks of age
Red Point Boy - SOLD
Red Point Boy with Purple Band - SOLD
Red Point Boy with Blue Band - SOLD
If you are interested in putting your name down on the waiting list as a possible purchaser, please email Terri-Ann with your details and a bit about yourself so I can email you with updates.
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