Dear
We hope all of you had a great Easter weekend.
As many of you know through our Facebook page, we have had three litters of kittens in March. Tempest and ESPY, Sophia and ESPY, and Sugar and ESPY for a total of 8 kittens. Mothers and kittens are doing well.
Here is a picture of our male peafowl (peacock), Henry, sitting on the pasture fence with his buddies (our Guinea Fowl). As you can see the day this was taken, we had a little bit of snow on the ground, but more importantly, it was COLD out! I can't believe those silly birds went outside and didn't stay in their coop where it is cozy and warm. Just goes to show you that in those tiny heads, those brains are not that smart! :-)
Well, we hope the weather warms up a little this month. I can't wait for Spring weather!
Announcement
A reminder that we have a
Facebook page and click on the "LIKE" button to stay up-to-date on the goings on here.
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Declawing
By: Susan MacArthur
Many people believe that declawing their cat is the surgical removal of the cat's nails. This is incorrect. Before making the decision to have your cat declawed be aware that there may be an alternative to declawing. Additionally, there is an excellent video put out by the Paw Project and Dr. Jennifer Conrad, DVM. The video depicts a very graphic surgical procedure to correct a declawing that is now causing the animal enormous pain to the point it can barely walk.
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Cystitis & Feline Lower Urinary Tract Disease (FLUTD)
By: Susan MacArthur
There are a variety of names that have been used to describe Feline Lower Urinary Tract Disease (FLUTD) in recent years. FLUTED is now most commonly called "Feline Idiopathic Cystitis" or "FIC." "Cystitis" is a general term used to describe inflammation of the bladder. "Idiopathic" means the cause is unknown. FIC affects the cat's bladder and sometimes the urethra. FIC is a severe disease.
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Unfortunately, none of our readers submitted a picture and short introduction about their cat for this month's newsletter.
Send Us Those Cat Pictures
Does your cat do something that you think nobody would believe unless they saw a picture of it? Send us that picture. Is your cat having a love affair with another species? Send us the picture. Is your cat the life of any gathering? Send us the picture. You get the idea. We thought it would be fun to show a Cat of the Month photo every month which will be posted in our newsletter. If you submit a picture, please include your full name (this information is just for us and will not be shared), the name, age or date of birth, color, and breed of your cat. If there are other animals in the picture, please let us know who or what is appearing with your cat. You MUST be the owner of the picture in order to submit the picture to us. The cat does NOT need to be a Persian cat, nor does it have to be a purebred. We just want to make this fun.
Send the pictures to: susan@pelaqitapersians.com
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Featured Persian Color
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Brown Mackerel Tabby
The Cat Fanciers' Association Persian cat breed standard for the Brown Mackerel Tabby:
Tabbies come in "Classic" tabby pattern and "Mackerel" tabby pattern. The Classic tabby has the bullseye on the side.
Body: Ground color brilliant coppery brown. Markings of dense black. Patches of red or softly intermingled areas of red on both body and extremities. The lips and chin are the same shade as the rings around the eyes.
Nose leather: Brick red.
Pawpads: Black and/or brick red.
Eye color: Brilliant copper.
The Brown Mackerel Tabby is in the CFA Persian Tabby Color division.
The photographer is the world renowned animal photographer, Richard Katris:
Chanan.
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Did You Know?
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In England, people believed that when a cat washed behind its ears, it was a sign that rain was on the way
A strange black cat on your porch brings prosperity -
Scottish superstition.
When moving to a new home, always put the cat through the window instead of the door, so that it will not leave -
American superstition.
In Scandinavian countries, cats represented fertility.
"A kitten is the delight of the household; all day long a comedy is played out by an incomparable actor." ~
Champfleury
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Litter Box
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Tempest had her babies on Wednesday, March 6, 2013. Tempest was bred to ESPY.
Sophia was bred to ESPY, and she had her kittens on Friday, March 8th.
Sugar was bred to ESPY and she had three kittens on Wednesday, March 27th. Two boys and one girl.
To learn more about the kittens and see pictures of them since they were born, please visit our
Facebook page.
A fellow Persian cat breeder will be coming over in the next few weeks to evaluate the litter and give me her opinion on show potential. The people on the wait list that have given me a deposit for show-quality kittens will have first right of refusal. After they make their choices, then the remaining kittens are available to 'pet' homes (they will be spay/neutered prior to leaving our home).
It is still too early to know anything about Gracie and she has not come into heat yet (although I may have missed it and she may be pregnant also).
Check out our
Facebook page for up-to-date news.
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