2009 NEWS:
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Dec 31st
Soprano and Assumpta find a safe place
Is Seamus looking at the mini crib on the Christmass tree?
Finally collected Rosina’s present to us from GPO – Seamus seems bemused by the cat packet!
Dec 30th
Ash’s possible diagnosis and bit scary – but dressing to do and antibiotics, etc and we await the pathology reports
There are also ulcers on his foot pads
Dec 29th
Oh what a day ---- last night’s Ash was very quiet and not too keen to eat --- this morning there is an eruption in the centre of the granulating wound
Got appointment for 10.30, only to have a flat tyre before getting to HVCC – wonderful friend of a neighbour help ed me as AA would have taken ages BUT tyre made for other side
Then the wind screen wipers ‘died’
So by 1pm Hetty and I spent some time at the garage --- tyres now in right places, and damaged one left for further investigation, repair or replacement by next week
Wipers just needed a new fuse, as it seems same had gone with all the cold weather.
Also called in to see Derrick for a coffee --- Dorothy in SW judging dogs!!!!
17.20 got Ash to see Kevan and he goes back in the morning for surgery
Dec 25th
Gaudentia get into watching TV
Gaudentia waits for ‘Santa’
Dec 21st
Ash’s treatment continues
Dec. 7th
The kittens had their 2nd injections
Gunifort has moved to his new home in the road where he will be called George, so Gaudentia cuddles with Mum
Nov 24th
Fortunatus and Felixdunwich left for their new home in Doncaster
Ash continues a very slow recovery
Kittens at 10 weeks
Gunifort
Gaudentia
Kittens at 8 weeks
Oct 12th
Pattie unwell and seen by Kevan --- to have a few weeks treatment and possible x-rays if any further problems
Ash recovery is very slow and he has all kinds of treatments and special food now!
Oct 11th
Two little kittens
Kittens at 6 weeks
getting weighed
Sept 29th
Ash had a scratch, but today we have rushed to Kevan as the area has been licked overnight and become extensive
So meds for him
Georgie also had a check up
Kittens at 5 weeks
So let’s try this stuff
Kittens at 4 weeks
Gunifort finds Seamus nicking the kitten food!
Sept. 19th
Georgie is 4 today
Operation site 100% and just a little trouble on his chin to clear up
Sept 13th
Kittens at nearly 3 weeks
‘We two’
Female clearly a 30e with bright tortie colours
September 5th
Gabby, Hetty and Bella were in church with Georgie for the annual St Chad’s pet service (Seffy being in season looked after the car from her very safe bargot) They even got Elizabeth to read the lesson, assisted by Hetty of course.
Aug 26th
Georgie had his post-op check with Kevan and all goes well so far
Donna visits Nutmeg and the kittens --- think she’d like them to herself!
TWO LITTLE KITTENS
Photos taken at approx 4 days once both doing well
24th August
Sadly 3 kittens (red spotted female, black male and blue spotted female have died --- Nutmeg nursed them in her front legs and then looked to me to nurse to the end for the first 2 – the blue I took along to Kevan for euthanasia on Monday. This is the sad part of breeding, but something nature controls more than we.
Saturday August 22nd
Nutmeg fussed round me quite a lot Fri/Sat night and thank goodness for that --- she never visibly pushed, but there suddenly were the membranes and a dash to SVCC where Kevan and team performed an emergency C-section for 5 kittens: the first and largest was a transverse lie across the cervix and all would have been breech deliveries.
Any way all needed some considerable resuscitation, even so, all came home.
August 18th.
This was a very special and worrying day for us and our Little Georgie
Off we set in the morning, Georgie and Hetty in the car and drove to Joan Smith’s so she could help us find the way across Manchester and be there for ‘Mum’
We got to AMCRS and saw Dr David Crossley who already had our Vet, Kevan’s x-rays of Georgie’s jaw --- it was quickly realized that the problem had worsened and that the specialist surgery David does was very necessary and so we left little Georgie for the day!
Joan gave Mum a great lunch and then not long after 3pm we were able to go and get Georgie
(A lot of money very well spent --- but I will add a big sigh of relief for the wonders of Pet Plan!)
Once home George was quiet and enjoyed his cuddles --- he also, as you can see, wanted everybody to see his IV site yellow bandage
When Kevan saw Georgie on the 26th he was most impressed with the progress
A big thank you to Joan for all the support and advice before we went to Manchester!
August 12th 2009 --- the glorious 12th
Assumpta is 7 today --- we wonder if we shall see Tansy (her sister) again as she has been missing a year now --- and hope we might
Even so Assumpta had a nice little party and gluten free creamy cake made by the humanoid
August 9th BINGLEY
People will recall that Bracken should have been at Bingley 2 years ago for his last show when sadly he was shot and lost fur from his shoulder area
So today was to make up for that he was there once more --- and his last show in competition was indeed a great day
BOB BSH Tabby/spotted
British Ch of Champions
BSH Best adult
BIS Adult cat
Seen here with BSH judge of the day, Alex Welsh --- thanks to Alex and the others who placed him so well today --- only beaten in mixed class by the overall BIS
Bracken in his pen near the end of the day
Daughter Donna in the next pen
The others at Bingley
A relaxed Seamus who was 2nd to Marianne’s Exotic boy in the open class
Georgie had quite a good day
Hopefully his orthodontal problems’ will soon be sorted out too
Complete Cadifee Bingley results:
Bracken: BIS adult, Best SH adult, Best BSH adult, Best BSH Tabby/spotted, BOB, BSH male Ch 1st, 5 X 1st, 2 X 2nd
Donna: Open 1st (Bracken BOB), BSH female Ch 1st, 3 X 1st, 1 X 2nd, 1 each 3rd, 4th & 5th
Georgie: Open 1st, 5 X 1st, 1 X 2nd
Seamus: Open 2nd, 1 X 1st, 3 X 2nd, 1 x 5th out of 10
July 4th
Fortunatus and brothers neutered today and all well
July 17th university of Bradford
We sent the human out for the day and just look how she came back!!!!!!!
July 12th
Ennodius is now 2 years old
End of term and year 6 Chair’s prize winners pose with Ast head, Paul Barker
July 10th
Seamus celebrates his 1st birthday in style
July 4th 2009
Nutmeg’s 4th birthday
June 27th
two new gardeners
June 25th
Roma is 10 today
June 11th – 12th
Soprano has emergency surgery and over the next few days has a regular series of ‘nursemaids!’
She is recovering well and although disappointing there will be no more kittens, she is very much the best friend of many and especially the two Exotic boys --- I think she favour ‘reds’
June 9th
Meggie is 12 years old today
2009 Lilycroft year 5 poetry winners from Wharfedale competition
May 30th 2009
Unfortunately a rather obvious play scratch acquired on Friday has prevented Fortunatus making his debut at the Durham show today
It would have been silly to drive all that way just to be vetted out!
But I did get to the Church do and as not showing had an S Yorkshire friend to go with!
At home we celebrated Bracken’s 11th birthday in true Cadifee style.
May 28th
A ‘poorly’ Georgie watches his get well email card from Aunti Marian in fascination
May 11th 2009
Soprano's 8th birthday
April 2009
Seamus relaxes in the front room
Seamus inspects the 'Christmass cactus' flowering for the 3rd time since November
April 4th 2009
Donna's 4th birthday
April 2nd 2009
Pattie is 11 today!
March 26th 2009
Sadly my health and difficulty carrying anything just now is preventing the much looked forward show day on Saturday, so little Seamus will miss Preston & Blackpool. Sorry Heather.
By the time he is entered for another show he will be an adult --- it hardly seems possible
March 20th 2009
Fortunatus enjoys his 1st birthday party
March 14th 2009: LANCASHIRE Cat Show
Seamus was dutifully bathed on Thursday ready for the day and was not that worried about it all
Saturday saw us only taking only one wrong turning on the way to the show, and soon both boys were settled in their pens and looking good.
I had a breakfast coffee with two good friends and then walked Hetty, etc
Seamus was justifiably 2nd to his younger half-brother in the Open --- he has some other 2nd and 1 x 1st and even winning £3 in the club class behind Joan’s pretty Persian
He seemed to be winking, then once I realised he had a ‘sore looking eye’ and at the Show Manager’s advice he was checked by the Vet and an odd little bit removed from the eye which did not seem to be from anything in the pen --- life is full of mysteries, but he was happy enough and after seeing the Vet munched through most of a bowl of biscuits!
Fortunatus had a good day --- 1st, CC and BOB and 2nd in all his side classes which were good sized entries. (He too won £3)
Thanks to Sheila Hamilton for making my day once more!
Ash’s birthday
Feb 28th 2009 --- celebrated on March 1st because it’s Lent
Ash is 8 years old and was not that keen to have the photos taken until candles safely blown out!!!!
Last photo is Seamus trying to work out what is happening while guarding Bella’s toy
February 22nd 2009 --- Midland Cat Club of Ireland
It was really great to have good company for the journey, as we picked up Joan en route --- she had been called in to judge the Persian section --- its okay I only took BSHs. We stopped for coffee and luncheon and had a good trip, also stopping a night at the Travelodge in Dublin on Monday as the ferry was out of dock but not serviced satisfactorily so unsafe for passengers.
The Kilmurry Lodge Hotel in Limerick was as good as ever --- so great to only have to roll along the corridor from bedroom to ball room for the cat show --- and thanks to all the gentlemen who helped me carry the cats on show day, etc.
I was busy on the table all day --- Carmel and Ronnie had us well organised and a great luncheon was brought along as well --- traditional Irish cooking.
In the evening Chris (Keenan) and I dined on the table adjacent to the club officers and judges and had another fine meal.
In the Brown spotteds: ---
Donna was justifiably 2nd to Caroline Wren’s Porteous girl, the dam of the queen we met at Cork --- I think this made Caroline’s girl a Ch – if so congratulations
Fortunatus was quite the star getting his very 1st CC and the adult BOB
Nutmeg was a bit put out, having an accident in her carrier after vetting in --- even so she not only gained the CC and BOB but to my great joy the Grand CC as well --- her very 1st Grand class and quite a surprise top beat Ronnie’s lovely Gretel Garbo. It was good her breeder was there to see her success from the next pen where his cream boy Sliabh Nasty Nic gained CC & BOB to become a CH.
Donna keeps an eye on proceedings
Fortunatus eyes up his very first certificate at his 1st adult show
Nutmeg