Kärlekskullen/The Love-litter


 

The Lovelitter was our second litter, and a fantastic experince, just as the forst one. They were born on feruary 14:th 2008 and there were two boys and four girls. Sadly the black male "Lufsen" didn't make, we had to eunuthatise him after 58 hours. But there were still five spotted beautiful babies left! Four red girls and one chocolate male.

The first 24 hours we had to hand-feed them, since mum Nora is B-blood and dad Jesus is A-blood. But no worries at all, and they all started too feed beautifully after those 24 hours, and Nora was a fantastic, trusting mum.From the left at the photo is S*Besito's Long Lost Love - Lina - who now lives with FIN*Tiktun in Finland. After that S*Besito's Origin of Love  - Poppy - who lives with my friens Jina in Karlstad along with her two neutered females Thea and Luna. Poppy will stay in the kattery for one or two litters before she is taken over by jina.S*Besito's Loveson of a Preacherman - Hemlis - is also still in the kattery but lives with my friend Caroline and her family here in Mariestad along with dad Jesus. After a few litter he will be theirs.After him we have S*Besito's Love me to Pieces - Tottis -  who also lives with a friend of mine! Maria i Skövde has cattery S*Guzmanias. And last but not least;  S*Besito's Love me to Pieces - Molly - who lives with hos Kristina at the island Visingsö.

When the kittens were almost 14 weeks old we took them to a show, where they became BIS-litter Kat III against a cornishlitter and a burmillalitter. I was, and still am., SO proud!

This is the littes' diary:

 

Planned mating

Mating is planned between IC Pichons Nora och CH Jesus Christ Superstar av Ochremenko during vinter 2007-!

Jesus is a charming Norwegian boy who lives in Tromdheim i Norway. Jesus has a wonderful profile, a beautiful forehead, wonderful chwwkbones and lovely eyes. He has a lovely "devon temper" - talkative, climing, social and curious. Thousands of thanks Ellen who lets us borrow this fantastic boy!







Inmating 0,684% in 6 generations.

 

CH Jesus Christ Superstar av Ochremenko DRX d 23 Guntilla's Apricot Attraction DRX d EC Nivandra Teecee DRX d Cycada Prime Suspect DRX ds 09 21 32 
Torex Jazzabel DRX fs 
Curlicue's Popsy-Wopsy DRX w 64 CH Molga's Ice Man DRX d 
IC Curlicue's Just One DRX w
Oi av Ochremenko DRX f 23 Peavey's Jack Tinker DRX n 21 33 CH Jonscott Mountain King DRX n 24
Röda Nejlikan's Peaveyprincess DRX n 33
EC Riiviön Justiina DRX f 24 Tiddlywinks Tainted Love DRX d 24
GIC Zhangaran Lorelei Mclaren DRX n 24
IC Pichons Nora DRX f
(bilder)
IC Citrinen's Draco DRX ds 09 24
(bilder)
GIC Citrinen's Akilles DRX as 23
(bilder)
Shadowland's Tiger Tanaka DRX ns 24
(bilder)
GIC Minrex Nefertite DRX w
(bilder)
CH Citrinen's Bea Begonia DRX f 09
(bilder)
Refibälls Jamboree Red DRX d 09
Big Blue's Misty DRX n
Madicken DRX n
(bilder)
Shadowland's Auric Goldfinger DRX a Oppigården's Tur Ture DRX ds
CH Solkusten's Benalla of Yukana DRX a 09 24
Tiddlywinks Panthera DRX n CH Monzabina's Adam DRX b
Tiddlywinks Black Molly DRX/EUR n



 

080103

Nora is probably pregnant! If she really is, she is due on Valentine´s day


 

080111

Noras tummy is growing!! I don't really think it cam be much else than kittens... And she has a hysterical temper, especially towards her daughter!! Sometimes she just walks up to Laa-laa and smacks her... And Laa-laa is just walking away thankfully. No catfights.


Looking over her territory


Well it COULD be just a very good kitchen, bur I seriously doubt that...


I just love her SO much!!!


Wonderful dad!


I think he likes it here... And we like having him here!!!

 

080215

Last night they were born! A Valentinelitter as I had wished for!!! Or well at least two of them showed on Valentinesday and that's enough for me. She har been showing "signs" the last few days but I was starting to think they were going to stay forever... But then she told me that she WILL have babies so I rushed to keep her company. The first little red darling showed him or herself at 11.13pm and then they continued...


Mum it hurts! Please massage my tummy as Päivi told you to...


Two little redheads!! The first one at 11.13pm and the second one at 11.25pm


mummy licking them clean


and so the third one arrived at 00.16!!!


The other to resting nice and warm between to warm bottles


The fourth one arrived at 00.37


Then we were out of redheads and the torties began instead!! The first tortie at 01.43am and the second tortie at 02.10am


A whole bunch! Six all together!


curly furry little darlings


Busan inspecting our little miracles....


 

080217

Today we are in greif. The little black kitty was cold and slow this morning, and barely reacted as we tried to wake him up. So we took the hard decision to let him go over the rainbowbridge. He wolud have died very soon anyhow and we didn't want him to be in pain. Then we buried him at the petcemetary alongside our domestic cat Simba who died last spring. Martina and Marcus (our kids) had named him "Lufsen" and we were all upset. So we cried for a while and talked about lite and the responsibility we humans have to our pets to not let them suffer. The kids took it well and Martina has been talking about Lufsen all day long. We will always carry him with us in our hearts!

The little tortie is now a brown spotted male... Or at least we think so. It's NOT a tortie anyhow so he must be a male. Hes name given by the kids is "Serafina". Well time will show us the colour, right now we are so pleased he gains weight and eats!

The red ones are also spotted I think. Just now they look like three girls and one boy. Exciting... They look very much alike so they haven't been given names yet. They are left fron, left back, right fron and right back for the moment!

Nora is a fantastic mum! She goes away to go to the toilet or ask me for company, otherwise she spends all the time in the box with her kids. I love her, she is SO fantastic!


Two redheads cosying together


All six in a row!


They almost therew themselves over Nora as we removerd the body 24hrs after the last kitten was born. And the were each stuch to one nipple for the following hours. They didn't gain much weight the comming 24 hrs, but they didn't loose weight either, so thats fine.


But on sunday morning Lufsen had lost 10grams during the night and was so cold and tiered. H was only 58 hours old. Bye bye little darling, rest in peace. You will stay in our hearts forever...


 

080220

Now I have had a friend over to try to decide what sex the red guys are. And the result - probably female all four of them. I have also decided on names, but I cant really say who is who just bu looking at the photos...



S*Besito's Sacred Love


S*Besito's Long Lost Love maybe?


S*Besito's Love in Return.


S*Besito's Loved by You


S*Besito's Love me to Pieces. Or if it's one of the others... Happy the all have nailpolish!

And they are tring their best to keep me calm by gaining weight ans be warm at all time and move and make noices when I look at them!!


080221

Some new photos today as well. They are still gaining weight exceptionally good! Nora is a fine mum and she is now even nice with her older daughter Laa-laa, fantastic!! Busan is often keeping an eye of the babies, but if she is there as an extra mum or if she just enjoys beeing under the infrared light, well, I don't know...

All five in "cuddlebundle".


It looks SO cosy!!!


Mums food is THE BEST!!


I really like this transport box it is perfect for kittens!! And it also works vert well in the car if we go on longer trips. Best buy!!!


 

080228

Now the kittens are two weeks old. They are growing rapidly and gaining weight evert day. I haven't needed to help with food at all, wven though Nora couldn't feed the first 24hrs. My darling darling perfect kittenmum! She is so fantastic with her kids!! And it looks like she really enjoys beeing a mum. She is so much more calm and tender with everone - kittens and us. When not having kids she's more of a "little bitch" but of course we always love her. Or well at least I do, the kids think shes not THAT funny...
 

S*Besito's Sacred Love is the only boy in the litter


I will keep him in the cattery and hopefully exchange matings. Unfortunatley I can't use him on my own queens..


I hope he continues to develop in the right direction!


Miss "left frontpaw" - the girls are presented after their markings since I haven't decided which one will have which name yet




Nora wonders what we are doing...


Miss left backpaw


Her neck is getting stedier!


This is a bit scary but very exciting


Miss right fronpaw


Mostly looking down in the sheet


Look I can hold my head up!


Miss right backpaw


As for now she is my favourite!


But I will take my time to choose what girl will stay!


Well now Nora is getting a bit tiered and wants her kids back


Photosessionen was ended when Nora took her baby back to the nest. Of course we respected that!!


 

080310

Kittens already three weeks old! Last sunday one of the girls had lost some weight. I thought it was just temporary, but unfortunatley it wasn't. Monday she had lost even more weight and also seemed a bit dehydrated, so I started to panic a bit. Thank you Anita from Streetcat's Maine Coon who helped me get hold of saline, syringes and needles! Of course, no vets open at 10pm...
I started to rehydrate the little girl, and on tuesday morning I called my vet and got an appointment at 11.45am. He saw what I saw, a little girl, a bit dehydrated, no fever, a little tiered but not much. No other signs. So he rehydrated her again and instructed me to continue rehydrating her twice a day for two days, and then come back if she wasn't better.
As I came home, I felt an ugly smell from the kittenbox, and discovered a diahorrea. Found out witch kitten it came from, and called the vet again. He told me to come back and get some "Pro-Kolin" - probiotics - and give her that, and continue rehydrating kitten who needed it. On saturday, they were all fine again! They have all lost weight and became dehydrated, but they all soon got better again. I'm so thankful I was teched to weigh my kittens every day. That made us catch this in an early stage, thankfully. Now they are all fine and playing and growing.
Nora didn't really like me husteling the kittens all the time, so she started to move them around. But then in the end we agreed on letting them stay in the kittenbox and now everyone is calm and happy again. Nora is a fantastic mother!!!


Here they all are, placed on a down-pillow, by noras chiose...





Little guy S*Sacred Love. I don't know if he's brownspotted or chocolatespotted?


But I have sent a DNA so soon we will know for sure. Exciting!





Miss left front. I think she is the one that will stay in the kattery but I haven't decided yet...


Mum that lady is smelling my butt!!!


But she is kinda nice too that lady...


Miss left back


Mum I got stuck!


Miss right front. Looks a bit surprised...


This sheet smells funny...





Miss right back seems a bit tiered


But still in exploringmode!


I wonder what that smell is on the sheet...


080313

The kittens are now four weeks and everything is happening at once. Ity feels like they'll be moving out tomorrow, slow down the time!!!

They have already started using the litterbox to my big surprise! But they are less interested in food... The kittenbox now stands in a big cage and that works just fine! They are starting to move around and klimbing out of the box so it was really time to move them. Now they can see us och we can see them, perfect



This is how they now live


Little Emrick/Hemlis is a BIG guy!!


Working on the devonlook


My ear is broken!!


Anw my tail is too heavy... LOL


We had an order on a "nose-photo"


And the paws. Is he brown och chocolate?


Miss right front


sitting STILL, thank you!


For a little while at least...


Miss right back is tring to scare Tin-tin off


Look at the fur standing on her back!


Well finally he is gone! Phew!


What? He came back! That dog ought to bee mor frightend of me!


Miss left front


has to inspect everything everywhere


Mum please stop with the flashing!


Checking the other direction as well...


Could you stop!!??


Miss left back had the least time wot me


Couldn't stand still for one second!


Loads of smells to exhibit


Doesn't really care about the flashing!


080321

Five weeks old and counting... Eating well, using the litterbox regularly and drinking water. Now thet are småall cats, not infants anymore! Jumping around and playing, very curios on everuything going on around them and loves to cuddle and climbe on us!


Miss right back ching what daddy is writing.


Showing off!


Eh hmm well.... it was such a sweet photo!

Going hunting


Dady still there


She is so SWEET!!!


And kissable...


Poppy - S*Besito's Long Lost Love


No white on ears or around the eyes - I think she is solid


Love her profile!


Miss right front


On the run


Looking for the dog


Miss left back


Checking in daddy as well


Checking in me


Ok a hole! Has to be made larger!!!


*tearing apart*


Wow! A red snake! I HAVE to have it!


Ouch! That hurt!


S*Besito's Sacred Love - Hemlis - stays in the cattery as well


Has been working on the "I am pissed-look"


Wert calm today, just woken up!


I just LOVE to kiss that little mouth!!!


Daddy still sitting there...


My ears are still funny! ;)


Well now I'm confused, legs going in different directions!


080323

Today we have made the cage a bit larger, since they are soo godd using the litterbox.


Busan is checking everything is ok.


So wonderful and sweet lying in the basket. Nora having Hemlis as a furry pillow!


 

080331


S*Besito's Loveson of a Preacherman - Hemlis.


He will stay with hes father at my friends house.


Lovely body


Miss left front S*Besito's Long Lost Love


So much alike her father!!!


Miss left back S*Besito's Love me to Pieces will move to Kristina.


I can look pissed and mummy says my chin is nice


And my chest is curly!


*gasp*


*gast* miss right front will move to Maria


Her name is S*Besito's Loved by You


but she will be called Tottis.


Looking at Jina who sits over there


And so at last miss right back who will also stay in the cattery. S*Besito's Origin of Love


Will be called Poppy or Notchin


The spots are beautiful right now!

Looking at future mum jina

Will stay with Jina and her two other cats as a "fostercat".


All in one picture!


080422



I hade made theese for a lottery. The kittens disagreed when I wanted to take them...


"Fina Lina" who´s moving to Finland with a Tottis or Molly and Hemlis on one of the kitchen-chairs.


Poppy


Five little pigs eating!


This is the replacement for the red puffs i took to the lottery.


Inspecting the dishwasher. Unfortunatley, it was all clean...


Poppy posing


Molly has the best coat and colour for the moment!


Sure I'm sweet!!??!! says Molly.


 

080507

Well I know I haven't updated in a very long time. The english part of my brain has been asleep or something. The kittens are soon 12 weeks old and will soon start to move from home. I can't believe the time has run so fast!!! And even though I KNOW I have found perfect homes for them, my heart still aches. My babies...

They are now able to get wherever they want. and they also practice that knowledge every day! Thet are all small athletics I think... And our little sewwthearts.


Mummy needs help seewing.


Watching the fabrics for her.


Hemlis - how can someone be so SWEET!!!


Fina Lina playing at my sewingmachine. Quite certain I will stop as soon as she gets there, totally unafraid.


Climbing trees. and, of course, as every sane cat person, as the kittens klimb in the "trees" - you get the camera instead of letting them down on the floor. Of course.


Hemlis and Poppy. Of course the tree is there for YOUR sake, of course my darlings!!!


I will eat you alive!!!


All five in one picture!! Poppy to the left, Hemlis to the right. Lina behind Hemlis, I think Molly at the far back and Tottis in front of Poppy.


Lying in the climbingtree


The climbingtree is very popular!!


Laalis using one of the girs as a pillow. The kitten doesn't seem to mind...


Lina is giving me the angry eye. I probably disturbed her sleep...


All four girls!!


First time outside! Tottis has fallen asleep in the corner.


And Hemlis is NOT dead, he just likes sunbathing!


I just love kissing that little mouth...


Lina showing her nice but a little outgrown profile.


 

080531

Oh well... The movingout-process has started. I hate this part. BUT I have found fantastic homes for all ive of them, which feels very good!

We have been to a show with all five of them and thet became Best in Show litter KatIII!! They met two other litters and won I'm SO proud!!!

We have alo had a photographer here: Nils Axelsson from Skarabrogsbild was here and did a fantastic job!!


Tottis was the first one to move out. She now lives with Maria and her family at S*Guzmanias Cornish Rex and Devon Rex.


Lina has moved to FIN*Tikrun in Finland.


Hemlis stays in the cattery but lives with my friend Caroline here in Mariestad.


And Molly has moved to Kristna at Visingsö!


From the left: Lina, Poppy, Hemlis, Mollt och Tottis. Photographer Nils Axelsson, Skaraborgsbild


 

080622

Sooo empty... All the kittens has moved. But instead we have all the time in the worl for our four grown of "halfgrown" ladies; Busan will be one year old 24:th of June; Laalis one year the 2:nd of July. Sune was 7 in mat, and Nora is now 2 1/2 years old. All four beautful and wonderful cats! Next litter is l´lanned this winter.