But who is the father? Since the hormonal chip Theodor received last year—to give him a break from the constant urge to find females—is lasting much longer than expected, I had to find another partner for the girls. It’s not unusual for the hormonal chip to last longer than anticipated; it affects every cat differently. …
I had plans… I had planned two litters for spring 2025. By plan, Theodor was expected to regain his potency by October 2024. By plan, the girls were supposed to go into heat in December 2024 and be pregnant by January. By plan, two litters of kittens were supposed to be born by March 2025. The …
Cats in the car In January, I needed to spend about two weeks in Italy to visit several different locations. It was too long to leave the cats at home with a sitter, so I decided to slow down my original plans and bring them with me. Naturally, this made things more complicated—finding pet-friendly accommodations …
28-29.09.2024 It is an annual tradition for Mirmurillum, to visit the cat show in Rheinstetten, organized by our cat club, DEKZV each autumn. This time, I only brought the youngsters of the family, Theodor and Lilou. Lilou became champion and won Best in Show Although Lilou hates the crowd and noise that comes with a …
The Red Chillies got ready to go By the end of July, litter C, the Red Chillies, turned 14 weeks old. Cascabel, Chipotle and Chilaca were ready to leave to their forever homes. Cayenne stayed in the cattery to replace her mum with the red point line. They were growing very well and they became …
The Sweet B’s turned 14 By the end of June, litter B, the Sweet Bees, turned 14 weeks old. Bonbon, Biscottino, Brioche and Brownie were ready to leave to their forever homes. All 4 kittens developed very well and they loved being caressed or being held in humans’ arms. They also enjoyed playing and cuddling …
Why are Birmans a great choice? There are so many beautiful cat breeds, it is really hard to decide which one suits you the most. Although all cats have their individual characters, there is still a general difference among breeds’ personalities, that was achieved by generations of selective breeding. For Birmans, the character is a …
The Red Chillies DATE OF BIRTH: 20.04.2024 Ready to leave by: 27.07.2024 Number of kittens: 4 Everything is out of the ordinary around the Red Chillies. After the difficult start, everything was fine and happy until the kittens turned 3 weeks old. Then, Mia decided to transfer her kittens to a new nest. This is …
Not as we planned By the beginning of April, Mia started to turn into a happy beach ball, just like last year. Pregnancy looked so good on her ❤ A few days before she was due, I noticed that she had some discharge. We went to the vet clinic, she got antibiotics and we checked …
DATE OF BIRTH: 11.03.2024 Ready to leave by: 17.06.2024 Number of kittens: 4 The kittens were about 3 weeks old when they have got a 2nd mother. Lilou, Mia’s daughter visited the nest out of curiosity and fell in love with the kittens. Since that moment it wasn’t possible to remove her from the nest. …