Champion Elmarlay Babbling Brooke

Brooke doing a bit of modeling at the Northern Birman Show on the 17th April 2010, photo's courtesy of Woozles Photography.

Time goes by

Well with the crazy weeks that have being going on a few decisions have been made, our final 2010 litters will be born in coming weeks and then Elmarlay is taking a twelve month break from breeding in the interim. I hope to continue to show if the cats are in good enough condition but 2011 will see us kitten free till very late summer or best case scenario 2012.

The girls have all started early this year and continuously called since early December so have either been mated or have been put on Ovarid to delay things, for some this hasn't even worked. The youngsters have also started calling but they remain far too immature to even contemplate kittens they have been ignored. I am in the process of assessing the two Birman girls that I ran on from last year who as six/eight week old kittens looked promising sadly now is a different story at twelve months they have gone off big style, I will monitor them till summer then if still not happy they will be neutered so we may have two girls looking for pet homes in coming months.

Roll on the coming months then peace and tranquility!

SIBERIAN CAT CLUB - Working Hard to Progress the Breed under GCCF

As a member of the Siberian Cat Club Committee, I have the task of putting together the extensive document that GCCF require to get the breed from Provisional status to the next rung on the ladder of Intermediate status in order to achieve full champion status under GCCF. The latter is a long way off as we have much work to do, the paperwork currently is progressing well but the area that it lacks is the need for GCCF prefix holder breeders to sign up to say that they are working with the breed. If we don't have the breeders then the progression stalls and we don't go forwards, would be a shame for the Siberian not to have the accolade of achieving a tittle under all the registries.

My plea is simple if any Siberian breeders are reading this please contact me for a form to fill in and send back to me or if you are at a Show and know other breeders are at the show take a few forms and get the signed the more breeders we have the better, it shows that the Siberian breed is being developed within the UK.

Contact me on - baxtella@yahoo.co.uk

Mixed up few days

Well it has been quite a rollacoster ride here, River our wonderful Birman girl decided to go into labour on Friday, this was not going be a joyous birth from the start as the 1st kitten was stillborn, she delivered her 2nd kitten a lively girl who was very much alive, River sadly then went into distress and was rushed to the vets where a rather weighty lad had got stuck and was blocking the birth canal for the others, so an emergency C-section was performed to help mom and babies the big boy was sadly also dead, but two other kittens were fit and well and came through the operation with mom. River being a natural earth mother took to her brood with no fuss and is happily feeding and sorting her babies.

We have two girls and a boy and looking this evening at the colours starting to appear I think we have a seal tortie girl, a Chocolate/lilac Tortie Tabby girl and possibly a chocolate series tabby boy, but these are only my guessing at this time, I will be able to confirm the colours better in a weeks time.

We are also dealing with a family bereavement so anyone emailing me things may take a bit of time to come back to you sorry.

It been a long time coming

Well we have some good news, our 1st Siberian litter is due in the coming weeks. Scout has mated Zahara and I am elated to confirm that she is pregnant. For people who didn't know the story Zahara at nearly two had not had a call, I partly suspected her to be a silent caller, which she is, behaviour changes of rubbing around the chairs is all you see, she doesn't make a sound. I had discussed my concerns about her not calling with my vet and his advice was to wait till spring and if no call then she could be tested for polycystic ovaries by taking a tissue sample via key hole surgery.

Thankfully that is not required and all the other alternatives don't need to be explored as she will become a mom to her 1st litter after all. I can't wait to see what her babies are like as Scouts Bir-Sib litter were stunning so with these in mind the real McCoy will be simply stunning.

Very excited!

OMG Great Show results!!!

Elmarlay were at the Semi Long Hair Cat Associations show yesterday and also the Somali Cat Club Show as well, they were in a shared venue.

Well what a day we had, four cats in competition, with Wytch also doing the Somali to attain a further Merit.

Well after a rather unplanned trolley incident on the Car Park I was seriously thinking I must be mad - four cats never again after putting Scout & Nemo on the trolley well lets just say between the two of them the trolley decided it was not up to the task of shifting the heavy weights and broke!

So off me and my mom went like a pair of pack horses, the other trolley took the load well!

Sailed through vetting in and got the cats settled.

Well the achievements for the day were astonishing and I still cant get my head round them!

Elmarlay Babbling Brooke - achieved her 3rd CC, making her CHAMPION ELMARLAY BABBLING BROOKE at just over 13 months.
Followed by being placed in all her side classes - 1st, 1st, 2nd.

Nemo entered the show under his pet name in the Pedigree Pet Section and he did us proud taking his 1st Master Cat Certificate and also Best Of Colour. He was then placed in two out of three side classes, 1st & 1st.

The Siberians were not to be out done by the Birmans they went on to gain

Esaya Bwytching-Elmarlay - under the SLHCA show, Merit, then side classes, 2nd, 2nd & 3rd.
- under the Somali Cat Club, Merit and then had an all red card day!

Koolblue Kleverklogs - Achieved his Merit was then Placed in sides, 1st, 2nd & 4th
Followed then by achieving - BEST IN SHOW ASSESSMENT, over his stable mate Wytch and four Turkish Vandeski's. Scout has not been on the show bench since mid October and came back just to keep his paw in anticipation of breed promotion in the near future.

So well worth the trip out yesterday, thank you to all my friends and fellow breeders on the day for their comments and congratulations it was much appreciated.

Confirming New Litters

I can confirm that both Kindra & Phoenix are pregnant and kittens will arrive in May so it will be a busy time. The matings are detailed further below

Esaya Risng Phoenix to Norvin Laliquepapillion

Elmarlay Kindred Spirit to Cedamadhatter Dark Apollo

We will be in red series heaven with these two litters!

This combined with Rivers litter to Lexx we will be seeing Tortie's in our sleep!!!!

Watch this space for further details and pictures.