The Butterflies
A litter of Oriental Longhairs, Seychellois Longhairs and Balinese from Rinca and Jonas
1 Slate Flash - Lilac and White harlequin Oriental Longhair male - STAYING HERE
2 Chalkhill Blue - Blue and White harlequin Oriental Longhair male - HELD
3 Sooty Cooper - Seal Point Balinese male - STAYING HERE
4 Small Apollo - Seal Point Balinese male - HELD
5 Speckled Wood - Seal Point Seychellois Longhair male - AVAILABLE
Monday 26th July, 2010
Today our Butterflies are 9 weeks old and they are just about as perfect as kittens can be. When I have a litter of semi-longhaired Orientals I know for sure they are the breed for me. They are so lean and elegant, as all Orientals should be, but they have that super-silky swish to the coat that just adds something special to those long lines. I adore them!
Last Monday the Butterflies went for their first health check and vaccination. All good, robust kitties, of course. They all handled beautifully, though were not keen on the injection part. All except Woody that is, who didn’t bat an eyelid. The vet commented on this and also on how pretty he is. She said: ‘He’d be the one for me.’
This week all the kittens have had open access to the cat run via the ‘cat room’. They love stalking each other out in the mini jungle and tearing around on the climbers in there too. It does mean they also have access to the garage with all the tools and gardening stuff, so not ideal but what can I do? They love to explore. They always come back into the lounge for snoozing though as there is a new low level chair that they seem to have commandeered.
No new photos this week but follow the link below to a gorgeous video featuring the Butterflies and the Moths.
Saturday 17th July, 2010
Our gorgeous Butterflies are nearly 8 weeks old now and on Monday will be going for their first health check and vaccination. They are the most beautiful kittens and I want to keep them all. Chalkhill is always popular with visitors. He is just so cute and the perfect Oriental cat: cheeky, full of fun, super confident and really affectionate. Woody is just too adorable. He is the most laid-back kitten we've ever had. He is ridiculously cuddly and patient. He's the one who gets carried around like a baby and pushed about in dolls prams. He really couldn't care less what's going on as long as it involves him getting some attention. He's just so calm and lovely, a big fatty still, so I imagine he'll make a big, handsome cat like his dad. The most remarkable kitten from this litter, however, is Apollo. He started out life so small that I was a little concerned about him. I took him for a health check a couple of weeks ago when Jonas went to be neutered. The vet gave him a clean bill of health, which put my mind at rest. He is still a bit smaller than his brothers but he's closing the gap rapidly. He eats like a horse and is really active. He's got so much spirit and energy, such a lovely little guy. He likes to sleep in the crook of an arm when he's all worn out. He's a charmer. Flash and Cooper (who are destined to say here) are just my cats. Flash is confident and quite arrogant. It's like he's known since he was born that he belongs here. Cooper is a quiet little chap, laid back and lovely. I've only recently decided to keep him based on the fact that I love the seal point Balinese so very much, yet have never had one of my own. I will most likely breed from him and keep Flash as a neuter as I have decided not to breed anymore bi-colours (Seychellois). I have achieved everything I want with this breed and as they are still to catch on with the public, I don't see the point in making anymore.
Apollo (front) and Cooper (behind)
Apollo
Cooper
Beautiful (and looking quite magnificent) Woody
Chalkhill with Odo
Wednesday 7th July, 2010
Our latest kitten video is called 'Beautiful Kittens'. Check it out at the link below:
Tuesday 6th July, 2010
Ah my little fluffy treasures are just too good to be true. 6 weeks old and reaching their best age now. They are just soo cuddly and, I have to say, not nearly as naughty as 'the Moths'. Flash does like to climb to the top of the log pile and get stuck up there. And Apollo gets everywhere in the house, follows me around and gets under the feet a little bit but these are such minor crimes compared the really naughty stuff my kittens usually get up to. They are all eating well now and lapping from the water bowl. They've even started crunching the biscuits so I'm getting the feeling they are turning into proper cats and won't be needing their mummies forever.
Woody was the very first kitten to purr in the litter, in fact he purred even before his older half siblings. He is so laid back and just loves to cuddle. He's got a constant 'pick me up' look on his face and would therefore suit a home where he could be the baby. He is so pretty, he's got such long, whispy ear tufts, he actually reminds me of a butterfly. Chalkhill is also getting a nice coat. He is very into people and is a bit cheeky, he nibbles on my toes and climbs up my back but he's got such a sweet expression he is instantly forgiven. Apollo is sweet and adventurous, curious and brave. Cooper likes cuddles too and is often the first to climb up on my lap (after he's finished all the food that's on the go!)
Must upload another video soon. Here are today's pics.
Apollo with Cooper behind
Cooper
Apollo resting on Cooper
Chalkhill
Chalkhill and Flash
Cuddly Woody
Tuesday 29th June, 2010
Now 5 weeks old and our Butterlfies are definitely taking on the shape of proper kittens. They follow 'the Moths' everywhere and do pretty much as they do. So they are climbing, hiding (especially from me at bed-time), eating like gannets, pooing everywhere :-( They're great ;-) and so, so beautiful. I really do love the longhaired version of this breed and whenever I get a litter I know that I'm doing the right thing pursuing them. I learned today that the Oriental Longhair is on the endangered breed list as it has the second lowest number of kittens registered in the UK. So if you are looking for something rare and elegant with bags of personality - come and see our kittens.
Chalkhill
Cooper
Flash
Woody
Apollo
Saturday 26th June, 2010
Click on the link below to see The Butterflies' first video
Saturday 19th June, 2010
Our beautiful Butterflies are now nearly 4 weeks old and although I think of them as the 'babies' because they are the younger litter, they are really now catching up with the Moths. This week they have started to climb out of the kitten box and explore their surroundings. They like to play and nibble on each other, and as I got the kitten food out for the Moths, they have all sampled that too! I'm delighted with their progress.
Our Seychellois boy, who is so like his dad, is really huge - the same size as the bigger boys in the older litter. Our little Bali boy is still very small by comparison but he is just as able as the others and now that he's discovered solid food I expect he'll catch up.
We have names! See above. Next week see our Butterlies on video.
Woody
Chalkhill and Flash
Chalkhill
Cooper and Apollo
Woody and Cooper with Wave from the Moths litter
Saturday 12th June, 2010
Our little litter of butterflies will be 3 weeks old on Monday but they still seem so young and helpless as I compare them with their older half siblings, the Moths. Goodness me, they are growning though, they are such fat kittens! All except my tiny one, that is. But he's fine, growing and guzzling all the time. He is in fact very pretty - one of the seal pt Balinese. The Seychellois boy is developing a pattern so similar to his dad's. He will have a gorgeous beauty spot below his nose, just like Jonas.
I have yet to find butterfly names for them, must do that this week.
Saturday 29th May, 2010
One of the little boys is teeny tiny and I would worry more about him but he is a good feeder and goes from one mum to the other for milk. He is growing just not at quite the same rate as his brothers, a couple of which are so big and fat I sometimes mistake them for the older litter they share the nest with.
They all seem to be doing great. No eyes open yet, just feeding, feeding, feeding. They have beautiful soft, silky coats, quite different to the shorthaired kittens.
Monday 24th May, 2010
This afternoon Rinca gave birth to 5 gorgeous baby boys. In truth, I'm unhappy that she hasn't given me a girl but at least they are healthy, happy kittens. It wasn't the easiest of births but she has turned out to be a super mum. She is job sharing with Terrie. I had intended to keep the two litter separate for a week or so but my attempt to get Rinca to give birth in a different basket was completely futile. She insisted on having her kittens in with Terrie's, where she had already set up camp and was acting aunty.
I have called this litter the Butterflies as Terrie's kittens are the Moths. It makes sense to me. When it comes to choosing pedigree names for them, they shall all be named after types of butterfly.
Woody
