John and I got quite a bit accomplished around here during the Memorial weekend. My brother, Matthew, came over Friday night for his birthday, and we went to Olive Garden for dinner and then home for dessert and presents.

I will be returning to cat showing in a couple of weeks. I will be bringing out Sugar's two girls that I kept: Daisy and Faith, a brown tabby & white and a tortie, respectively. Eventually, if Mikey continues to adhere to the Persian breed standard, I will be showing him also. It may be a busy show season for Pelaqita Persians!

Again, I apologize for not getting to the Newsletter last month, but time and circumstances kept me busy and unable to put the required time needed to write the Newsletter. I will endeavor to get myself back on a monthly schedule!

Recently I cleaned up the list of people that receive our Newsletter. Those people that had not opened a Newsletter for a few months were deleted. Those people that had not confirmed their subscription to the Newsletter yet were sent a second notice to APPROVE. There were also several people that I removed from the list because every month a Newsletter was sent out to them, it "bounced" back to me as undeliverable. I apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

Several months ago we got a new Persian kitten from Canada. Right before she was to come to me, she had her vet check, and she had a heart murmur. After much discussion, I decided to go ahead with the purchase of Jenny as the breeder and I both hoped that the murmur was a developmental issue that would resolve itself. Often, puppies and kittens can have a "TEMPORARY" murmur until they finish growing - hence, a murmur that is considered "developmental" instead of a congenital issue.

Unfortunately, for Jenny, her murmur is not developmental. After an echocardiogram, it was determined that Jenny's murmur is the result of Tricuspid Valve Dysplasia. Jenny was spayed last week, and she will begin taking a blood thinner in about four weeks to prevent blood clots. Read on for the complete article on TVD.

For the past few months, most cat breeders have been involved with birthing their kittens. Since most breeders are experiencing the "kitten season" right now, I thought it might be fun to repeat an article about Cat and Breeding Behavior in this issue. Read on for the complete article on Cats and Breeding Behavior.

Cats lived in the trenches with soldiers during World War I doing what they do best -- rodent control.

Cats and humans have been associated for nearly 10,000 years.

How do cats end a fight? They hiss and make up.

"Everything I know I learned from my cat: when you're hungry, eat. When you're tired, nap in a sunbeam. When you go to the vet's, pee on your owner." ~ Gary Smith

Rosie had five kittens on April 21, 2017; three females and two males.

JR, Sugar, and Emma have all been bred and are due to have their kittens around June 7th.

If you are interested in being considered for one of our Persian kittens, please visit our website and review the pages under the Placement tab.