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| 78.1 | | MCIS2::HUSSIAN | Christmas is only 2 weeks away!! | Fri Dec 13 1991 08:37 | 7 |
| Nancy--->
I didn't know about Suzie the while fold barn cat!! Was this some
genetic fluke which is carried on?
Bonnie
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| 78.2 | | CRUISE::NDC | Putiput Scottish Folds DTN:297-2313 | Mon Dec 16 1991 12:35 | 8 |
| If by fluke you mean genetic mutation - yup. Just like the curly
hair in cornish rexes, the lack of hair in the sphinx and the lack
of tail in the Manx's. Oh - and the ear shape in the American Curl.
BTW - Looks like two of Halie's 5 kittens are starting to fold
so far and day 21 isn't until Wednesday!!
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| 78.3 | | COASTL::NDC | Putiput Scottish Folds DTN:297-2313 | Thu Dec 19 1991 08:16 | 7 |
| Ok, I may end up eating my words but I'm going to take a chance.
Looks like 4 of the 5 kittens are folding. One of the boys looks
to be show quality too. Guess Halie's making up for the last litter
where NONE of the kittens folded.
N
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| 78.4 | | CRUISE::NDC | Putiput Scottish Folds DTN:297-2313 | Tue Dec 24 1991 07:51 | 3 |
| Its definite! I have four folded ear kitties out of five. They
are just starting to "toddle" around the cattery. Kittens are so
much fun!! Looks like I may have another show quality boy.
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| 78.5 | Our Cute Fold | WR1FOR::RUSSELLPE_ST | | Thu Jan 30 1992 19:51 | 8 |
| We are fortunate to be owned by four wonderful furr-people, one of whom
had the very good sense to be born a Scottish Fold. His name is
Marnie, which is short for Ears 2 U Grand Marnier, he is a classic red
& white tabby. He is the definition of adorable, and is the fun loving
bon vivant of the house.
Bob (Steffi's husband, who's waiting for her to get ready to leave
work)
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| 78.6 | what a guy | FORTSC::WILDE | why am I not yet a dragon? | Fri Jan 31 1992 18:37 | 6 |
| >> -< Our Cute Fold >-
and, having met the fella, I can attest to his charm...and that wonderful
coat he has.
D
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| 78.7 | | USDEV1::NDC | Putiput Scottish Folds DTN:297-2313 | Thu Feb 06 1992 07:12 | 11 |
| I just wanted to announce that Mardee's Marmalade of Putiput has
had 6 kittens so far by Putiput's Silver Shadow. I'm alot concerned
because we brought home a nasty URI from the last cat show - as
Pat Murphy can attest to, since her crew has the same thing - but I'm
keeping my fingers crossed and washing everything with bleach.
Right now it looks like we have 3 creams, 3 silver/smoke/blue's and
one silver patch with white or tortie and white. They're still wet
and its hard to tell.
Nancy
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| 78.8 | Scottish fold kittens for sale. | USDEV1::NDC | Putiput Scottish Folds DTN:297-2313 | Thu Feb 06 1992 07:14 | 11 |
| I also wanted to mention that I have two kittens out of Halie's last
litter that are available for sale. Both are quite the characters.
Two males - one black and white with folded ears who has been
nicknamed "Dancer" and one straight-ear black smoke and white.
They were born on 11/27/91 and have received two shots each so far.
Dancer is $250 and the little straight-ear is $100. The father is
BRYRIC's Robileu of Albannach.
Contact me if you are interested.
Nancy DC
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| 78.9 | | USDEV1::NDC | Putiput Scottish Folds DTN:297-2313 | Thu Feb 06 1992 08:00 | 5 |
| The final count is EIGHT! Marmie had another cream and another
dark kitten. I don't feel any more in her tummy! Hope that's
it.
Nancy who will be helping feed kittens for a while.
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| 78.10 | An observation | SANFAN::BALZERMA | | Thu Feb 06 1992 11:43 | 7 |
|
It was nice to see photographs of fold kittens as well as straight-eared
kittens in the the most recent issue of the CFA Alamanac featuring the
Scottish Fold breed. Also, I had never seen a brown ticked tabby fold
before. Is this a common color/pattern?
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| 78.11 | | BOOVX2::MANDILE | Always carry a rainbow in your pocket | Thu Feb 06 1992 12:51 | 3 |
| Good job, Marmie!
L-
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| 78.12 | My goodness, you are in for a long 6-8 weeks | MUTTON::BROWN | | Thu Feb 06 1992 13:28 | 19 |
| I don't envy you Nancy. Poor Marmie too! All those babies to feed.
Do you have any P/D you can start feeding her? Hope all her nipples
are in good working order. :')
I hope that all 8 babies make it. It is so hard with that many.
Jo
PS - Dick and Debbie Kallmeyer have gotten some ticked tabby folds in
the last few years. But, there's were ticked tabby with white. The
white makes them a bit flashier.
Oh, and this weekend, there was an American Shorthair kitten that was
listed in the catalog as a brown patched mackerel tabby, but in reality
it was a ticked tabby. Ticked tabby is not an allowable pattern in
American shorthairs and the owner was trying to get around that by
registering it as a brown patched tabby. But, the judges knew the
difference and most of them disqualified it.
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| 78.13 | | SANFAN::BALZERMA | | Fri Feb 07 1992 11:09 | 11 |
|
Jo, my eye must have gone directly to the white of the Kallmeyer's
cats and did not pick up on the ticking at all. Guess that's why
people call it "flashy". :')
To me there seems to be an obvious difference between a brown patched
tabby and a brown ticked tabby. Am i missing something? I cannot
imagine knowingly putting up a cat with the incorrect coat color
trying to "get around" the standard...
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| 78.14 | Congratulations to Marmie and Nancy! | SELECT::FEASE | Andrea Midtmoen Fease | Fri Feb 07 1992 11:40 | 1 |
| Eight???? Wow ....
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| 78.15 | more on ticked tabbies | MUTTON::BROWN | | Fri Feb 07 1992 12:24 | 21 |
| The ASH in question looked as though it might have been a hybrid (Aby x
ASH) because it had rufusing (the red undertone of the Aby). So, with
the red there, there is a chance that the breeder really thought that
the cat was a brown patched mackerel tabby, but more likely, the
breeder wanted the cat to be shown and knew that ticked tabby is not a
recognized pattern in ASH's, so just registered it as a brown patched
mackerel tabby. Only about half the judges disqualified it.
Blake, Dennis, and Lea Costa and I were all standing not too far from
Joan's ring when the cat was judged and we all picked up on it right
away. And then we waited to see what Joan would do. She immediately
checked the coat for the barring of a ticked tabby and then put the cat
back in it's cage and DQ'd it. A little while later, I passed Joan
on the way to the ladies room and she said "I can't believe someone put
that Hybrid ticked tabby ASH in my ring!!". :')
I think that the ticked tabby could have been shown as an AOV American
Shorthair, but I am not sure. AOV would mean that it couldn't win any
awards or make any finals though.
Jo
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| 78.16 | | USDEV1::NDC | Putiput Scottish Folds DTN:297-2313 | Mon Feb 10 1992 08:56 | 11 |
| I could use some prayers these days. Virtually every cat in my house
is sick right now with the exception of Marmie and the babies.
Robileu and Angel have had this URI and are over it. Everyone else
has it in various stages of severity. ALl the cats are on either
clavamox or amoxicillin.
If the kittens get this I will most likely lose them all. So far
they are gaining weight and doing very well.
Thanks
Nancy DC aka worried mom.
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| 78.17 | | MAYES::MERRITT | | Mon Feb 10 1992 09:04 | 10 |
| Kitty prayers comming your way.....hopefully Marmie and the babies
will stay clear of it.
As of Friday...I had two cats sneezing...as of Saturday I had
five cats sneezing...and of Sunday all of them were sneezing! (sigh)
All of them are on Clavamox...
Keep us posted Nancy..and try not to worry.
Sandy
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| 78.18 | Tis the season | JUPITR::KAGNO | Kitties with an Attitude | Mon Feb 10 1992 09:34 | 8 |
| Thoughts and prayers are with you, Nancy.
Kelsey was sneezy with conjunctivitis last week... much improved over
the weekend. His was not as severe as some cats get. Hope this does
not spread into Marmie's room. We will keep you in our thoughts.
-Roberta
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| 78.19 | | SELECT::FEASE | Andrea Midtmoen Fease | Mon Feb 10 1992 12:01 | 7 |
| Prayers from us too. Sounds like there's a lot of this going
around!
Try not to worry (I know it's hard!) - and don't you get it too
;-) !
- Andrea
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| 78.20 | | SANFAN::FOSSATJU | You Can Leave Your Hat On | Mon Feb 10 1992 12:12 | 3 |
| Prayers from me and my 3.
Giudi
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| 78.21 | Time to return all those prayers for Beth | VORTEX::TPMARY::TAMIR | DECforms Roadie | Mon Feb 10 1992 13:26 | 3 |
| Us, too! I went thru that last year when Mikey cross infected the entire
household. Keep those special babies warm and safe!! Prayers are on the
way (along with VGs)
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| 78.22 | | MUTTON::BROWN | | Mon Feb 10 1992 16:02 | 10 |
| Keep the chlorox and water handy and spray down before you touch the
babies or mom, every time. Also, if they aren't isolated from the rest
of the household, you better do that. And, like I said in mail, I know
lots of people that have had good luck using the CVR intranasal vaccine
on young kittens as soon as their eyes are open (I think it is one drop
in each eye and one drop in the nose).
Will be sending good thoughts your way.
Jo
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| 78.23 | It hit my two Folds first | AIMHI::PMURPHY | | Tue Feb 11 1992 09:21 | 11 |
| Jamie and Dandy are now over the worst of that virus though still
getting their twice a day Amox pills until gone. Now a couple of my
older cats are sneezing and inactive. At least they've all kept their
appetites. Though not cleaning up their dishes, at least they eat half
of their meals and drink lots of water.
The Clan and I send prayers to all who have this bug and pray Marmie
and her babies don't come down with it.
Pat, Buffy, Holly, D.P., Thai, Middy, Jamie, Dandy (& Cookie)
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| 78.24 | | COASTL::NDC | Putiput Scottish Folds DTN:297-2313 | Fri Feb 14 1992 08:58 | 14 |
| Well, its a 8 days later and their eyes are starting to open.
All 8 are still with me and so far showing no signs of illness.
Neither is Marmie, who's been getting Amoxicillin, vitamines,
calcium and anything else I think might help her.
7 of the kittens weigh between 4-5 ozs. They active and quiet
and seem content.
One of the kittens is under 4 oz and I"m worried about him. I've
started concentrating some on him and on getting him to eat. He
seems a little dehydrated. I hope its just competition for food
and not sickness. He seems rather lethargic.
N
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| 78.25 | | MUTTON::BROWN | | Fri Feb 14 1992 12:43 | 5 |
| Nancy, get the little one on sub-q fluids and keep him on a heating
pad. Two biggest problems for newborns are dehydration and
hypothermia.
Jo
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| 78.26 | I still have EIGHT kittens. | COASTL::NDC | Putiput Scottish Folds DTN:297-2313 | Mon Feb 17 1992 08:39 | 90 |
| Well, its been a real battle all weekend, but I'm happy to
report that I STILL have 8 kittens. Seven of them are happy
and healthy and very active.
I came very close to losing the eighth kitten and he's not out
of the woods yet so keep praying or whatever you folks are doing.
He was very congested and rather dehydrated. I was pumping him
up with lactated ringers and I noticed a difference once I started
getting him hydrated again.
However I couldn't get more than a few drops of kitty-lac into him
before he'd start coughing. I knew I couldn't keep him going on just
lactated ringers and worse, I couldn't get the clavamox drops into
him either. I decided to talk to the vet about tube feeding him.
Dr. Harris is out of town and things got crazy on Saturday for
Dr. Syed. He wasn't able to call me until 3:00 pm. By that time
I had decided to chuck the clavamox (figuratively) and go to
Chloromycetin Palmetate (VERY strong antibiotic) . Cindy Gerry had
advised me to get some of this quite a while ago and to save it until
I was sure I was going to lose a kitten. Its a last resort medication.
Its also very expensive, but that's not really a consideration here.
The first problem with tube feeding was finding a tube. Dr Syed just
didn't have anything small enough. He advised me to call Weymouth
Vet. Hospital (affiliated with Tufts). They had a couple of catheters
that they sold me ($25!) that were appropriate.
Still I was scared to attempt to insert the tube myself having never
done it. I was afraid I'd accidentally put it down the trachea and
that would definitly do the little guy in. So I called Dr. Syed and
asked him if he would please help me do it. He had to go to Boston
and said he'd call me later when he got back.
At 7:30 pm saturday evening we bundled the little kitten up with
a tupperware container full of hot water to keep him warm and took
he around the corner to the vet's. Dr Syed examined him and said
he was quite congested, including his throat. After clearing a
mucous plug from the kitten's throat with a wet cotton swab,
Dr Syed was able to get him to take about 1.5 cc's of kitty lac!
No wonder the little guy couldn't eat!
We decided not to put the feeding tube down and to continue trying
to get him to eat with a dropper. And we decided to continue the
Chloromycetin Palmetate. Dr. Syed made sure I was giving the right
dose at the right frequency. (every 8 hours)
I discovered that I still have to use the lactated ringers, but I"m
able to get the little fellow to eat about 2-3 cc's of kitty lac at
a feeding and he's much much more active. This morning he was even
climbing over his brothers and sisters tho he wasn't really trying
to nurse yet. Also, he moved his bowels sometime during the night.
This morning he bitched and complained throughout his feeding and even
tipped over the little plastic container of pedialite that I use to
flush his mouth after kitty-lac. He's holding his head up and crawling
around quite a bit.
And you know .... Dr Syed didn't charge me anything for the visit
Saturday evening! He told me that seeing this little guy healthy
would be payment enough.
So I owe BIG thanks to the following people:
Jo Ann Cordes Brown for her advice about lactated ringers, pedialite,
emergency kitty formula and tube feeding.
Cindy Gerry for her advice about the Chloromycetin palmetate and for
teaching me how to give sub-q shots.
Dr. Syed for seeing this little guy at 7:30 pm after a truely trying
day alone in the clinic and for noticing the mucous
buildup in the kitten's mouth.
Jack for his support and help - I never doubt for a second that he
loves the kitties and respects life. Whatever
happens in our relationship I will always love
him for his love of animals and respect of life.
ALL THE FELINERs and my other friends who have offered advice, support
prayers and help.
And especially to God (or whatever it is that guides our lives) for
offering me these opportunities to learn and love.
(Now before I go completely sappy!!!!)
I'll keep you all posted.
Nancy DC
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| 78.27 | | MAGEE::MERRITT | | Mon Feb 17 1992 08:48 | 6 |
| Great Job Nancy....what a MOM!! Paws are still crossed for a
long healthy, happy life for little kitty.
Keep us posted...
Sandy
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| 78.28 | | DKAS::FEASE | Andrea Midtmoen Fease | Mon Feb 17 1992 09:07 | 6 |
| What a *great* job you did, Nancy! Where would the little guy be
without you to help him!
Hang in there! Kitty and people prayers directed your way!
- Andrea
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| 78.29 | Good work! | ISLNDS::SOBEK | | Mon Feb 17 1992 10:05 | 9 |
| Hang in there, Nancy. With all the help that's coming his way this
little guy is getting every possible chance.
Healing thoughts are coming your way...
Linda ...who also values people who have a great reverence for life.
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| 78.30 | | COASTL::NDC | Putiput Scottish Folds DTN:297-2313 | Mon Feb 17 1992 10:09 | 10 |
| At this point I've decided this little fellow needs a name.
I'm considering "Putiput's Miracle" since its a miracle he's
made it this far.
Putiput's Miracle on Peach St is another thought.
(Sandy suggested this variation)
Putiput's Charmed Life is another idea.
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| 78.31 | | VORTEX::TPMARY::TAMIR | DECforms Roadie | Mon Feb 17 1992 13:42 | 7 |
| I think we ought to start calling you MAMA-Nancy!! What a trooper! I know
the feeling about caring for something so small and helpless. When Pat
Murphy brought me that little near-death kitten, I stayed up all night with
him. Everyone at work must have thought I was nuts when I called the vet
in the morning so proudly saying that I got the kitten to pee.....
Hang in there MAMA Nancy, and little Miracle, too!
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| 78.32 | The labor of love | AIMHI::PMURPHY | | Mon Feb 17 1992 13:57 | 8 |
| It's already been said, Nancy, and you are one in a million. I vote
for Putiput's Miracle on Peach St. too.
Mary, I'll never forget you for "being there" and your wonderful momcat
who graciously accepted that little baby when he needed help.
Pat & Clan
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| 78.33 | | COASTL::NDC | Putiput Scottish Folds DTN:297-2313 | Mon Feb 17 1992 17:13 | 20 |
| Well, I'm very sad to report that I lost my little guy. He was
doing so well this morning and I"m so nervous about doing anything
to jeapordize my job now that Jack and I are splitting, that I
decided to go to work til noon.
Well, he got out of the nest and I found him on the floor all
cold. He was still alive when I got home around 1:15, but he
was so severely congested, plus I couldn't get him to swallow
at all. I warmed him up and even built a steam tent for him, but
he just didn't make it.
He'll be burried in the back yard next to Bonnie's little guy.
Hopefully their spirits will return to me in a future litter.
In the meantime the other seven are beautiful and show no signs
of illness. I guess that's a small miracle too, eh?
Nancy DC
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| 78.34 | | OXNARD::KOLLING | Karen/Sweetie/Holly/Little Bit Ca. | Mon Feb 17 1992 17:34 | 4 |
| I'm so sorry, Nancy. :-(
Karen
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| 78.35 | | HYDRA::HEATHER | Cold,cold heart | Mon Feb 17 1992 17:44 | 3 |
| I'm sorry too Nancy. You did everything you could. Take care.
-HA
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| 78.36 | | VORTEX::DSSDEV::TAMIR | DECforms Roadie | Mon Feb 17 1992 18:24 | 6 |
| Oh, Nancy, I'm so sorry. It's a hard loss, but the other 7 are
indeed miracles, too. You are a saint!! Hang in. Our prayers
are still with you.
Mary
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| 78.37 | | SA1794::DOWSEYK | Kirk Dowsey 243-2440 | Mon Feb 17 1992 18:40 | 4 |
|
I'm so sorry Nancy
Kirk
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| 78.38 | You did all you could... | JUPITR::KAGNO | Kitties with an Attitude | Mon Feb 17 1992 20:55 | 11 |
| Nancy,
You did your best, and that is all anyone can ask. Actually, you went
over and above to save his life, but it just wasn't meant to be.
Sometimes mother nature intervenes with survival of the fittest. May
the other seven grow up to be healthy, happy cats!
Keep smiling, and enjoy the miracle of LIFE!
-Roberta
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| 78.39 | | DKAS::FEASE | Andrea Midtmoen Fease | Tue Feb 18 1992 07:57 | 4 |
| I'm so sorry, Nancy. You did the best that you could; that's all
anyone can do.
- Andrea
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| 78.40 | | COASTL::NDC | Putiput Scottish Folds DTN:297-2313 | Tue Feb 18 1992 08:07 | 17 |
| I *HATE* losing kittens! And I think that's good because I fight
like h*ll to save them all. I want a perfect record.
Well, I was tallying up the score this morning. Out of 34 kittens
born in my cattery, I've lost 2. That's a 94% survival rate (so far).
Jo - I want you to know that you are still my role model. Some of
the breeders I talk to seem to have such defeatest attitudes when it
comes to kittens. But you were my first experience with dealing
with sick kittens and you give 150% to them regardless.
I refuse to accept defeat!
This was a real learning experience for me so it was not a loss. What
I learned may enable me to save another kitten in the future.
Nancy
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| 78.41 | | CIVIC::FAHEL | Amalthea Celebras/Silver Unicorn | Tue Feb 18 1992 09:12 | 8 |
| Well, at least you have good odds. But that is NO consolation to the
loss of a little furry face.
You can bet that little Miracle will have a bunch of fuzzy baby-sitters
(my Tiki included) where he is now.
All our best,
K.C., Leigh, Rico, Alex (Tiki II)
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| 78.42 | | COASTL::NDC | Putiput Scottish Folds DTN:297-2313 | Tue Feb 18 1992 10:26 | 11 |
| Yes, he's in good company. (sigh)
This is part of breeding.
I was lucky in that a friend of mine, who is now working for a
mortgage company, showed up to talk to me about refinancing the house
shortly after I'd found that the little guy was gone. I was still
all weepy and Vinni gave me a big hug. It helped alot.
God has a way of taking care of these things, I guess. :^)
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| 78.43 | the down side of breeding | MUTTON::BROWN | | Tue Feb 18 1992 12:54 | 33 |
| A few weeks ago I lost one of my six Joui babies. He was 7 weeks old
at the time. I had noticed that he has slowed on activity, but he was
eating, drinking, completely hydrated, and not running a temp so I had
made him a vet appointment for the next day.
That same day, Ken had an asthma attack and I had to rush him to the
hospital. We spent the entire day at the hospital. When we returned
home that night, totally exhausted, I found my little guy had not
survived the day. :') I nearly came unglued with guilt over not being
there. But, having nearly lost my husband, I was able to overcome
those feelings and put the death into perspective.
It is not easy to lose a kitten. As breeders we go to extreme lengths
to save them all. I think that we should go to extremes to save them
all, but when we lose one, we have to try and accept it and not let it
knock us down.
I went ahead and necropsied my baby and discovered that he had
aspiration pneumonia. I have never been so happy to have a culture
grow as I was with this kitten's mucous culture grow. That growth meant
that we had a definitive diagnosis and we knew what happened to him.
Knowing it was pneumonia made it easy for me to go back to his brothers
and sisters and know what to look for. Turned out the female had it
too, but we got her on meds right away and she has recovered nicely.
They are now 12 weeks old and doing great.
Nancy I am very flattered by your praise. I would say that if your
mortality rate is 6% (? I suddenly can't remember the number), then
you are doing great. As the very wise Cin Gerry once pointed out to me
after I had lost a kitten, the national average is 25% mortality, so
you are doing great!! :')
Jo
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| 78.44 | | JUPITR::KAGNO | Kitties with an Attitude | Tue Feb 18 1992 12:58 | 7 |
| Jo,
What is aspiration pneumonia? I have heard this term before, and know
it is not linked in any way to the pneumonia associated with viral (or
bacterial) illness. Is it when food or mucous is inhaled into the
trachea?
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| 78.45 | | BOOVX2::MANDILE | Always carry a rainbow in your pocket | Tue Feb 18 1992 13:16 | 5 |
|
{{{{{{{ HUGS }}}}}}}}} Nancy!
Lynne
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| 78.46 | more on aspiration pneumonia | MUTTON::BROWN | | Tue Feb 18 1992 13:40 | 13 |
| Aspiration pneumonia occurs when food or water are inhaled into the
lungs and then begin to decay and cause bacteria. It is a bacterial
pneumonia (hence the growing of the culture). This can sometimes
happen when you force feed kittens or cats.
In our case, the kittens acquired this problem on their own during
weaning. We had to wean them young, at 4 weeks, for various reasons.
In the first few days of weaning the kittens would all put their faces
down into the slush and try to suck it. Two of them must have inhaled
the food. It was three weeks from weaning that the pneumonia became
apparent.
Jo
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| 78.47 | | SANFAN::FOSSATJU | You Can Leave Your Hat On | Tue Feb 18 1992 15:14 | 8 |
| Nancy
So sorry to haer about the little one. My thoughts are with you - be
strong.
hugs
Giudi
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| 78.48 | | BEAUTY::TAYLOR | Just ONE happy thought ... fly! | Tue Feb 18 1992 16:35 | 9 |
| Nancy,
I'm so sorry to hear about your loss! this is one part of breeding
that I'm so afraid of. You did everything that you could! I just hope
that if one of Kyra's kittens is sick, that I have the courage and
energy to put as much into saving that kitten as you have with yours.
Holly
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| 78.49 | | PARITY::DENISE | And may the traffic be with you | Tue Feb 18 1992 16:41 | 4 |
|
lots of kitty hugs from us too
Denise and the gang of 11
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| 78.50 | | DKAS::FEASE | Andrea Midtmoen Fease | Wed Feb 19 1992 09:16 | 3 |
| *Hugs* to both Nancy and Jo.
- Andrea
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| 78.51 | | CRUISE::NDC | Putiput Scottish Folds DTN:297-2313 | Fri Feb 21 1992 08:37 | 4 |
| Well, the other seven kittens are now 2 weeks old and still
healthy. Only two of Halie's kittens are still sick. Everyone
else is either 100% healthy or only a day or two away from it.
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| 78.52 | | CRUISE::NDC | Putiput Scottish Folds DTN:297-2313 | Wed Feb 26 1992 08:26 | 7 |
| Tomorrow is 3 weeks and I'm still holding my breath. (And that's
not easy!! ;^}
The kittens are getting more beautiful every day. And one of the girls
is starting to fold!! This is so exciting.
N
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| 78.53 | That's great news! | STUDIO::COLAIANNI | | Wed Feb 26 1992 09:10 | 7 |
| Nancy,
Wonderful news! You are doing a wonderful job! Congrats on the little
girl folding! I hope the rest of her is as nice ! ;-) Keep the news
coming. I love hearing good stories!
Y
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| 78.54 | No exaggeration | MODEL::CROSS | | Wed Feb 26 1992 16:10 | 6 |
| Re: The Putiput Kittens
......and as a person who recently saw these kittens, I have to
say that every one of them is breathtaking!
Nancy
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| 78.55 | I'm taking it one day at a time. | COASTL::NDC | Putiput Scottish Folds DTN:297-2313 | Thu Feb 27 1992 08:04 | 14 |
| Well, renew the prayers....
The kittens were sneezing a bit last night. Well, at least
if they get it now they're 3 weeks old instead of 10 days. They
have a better chance and I can probably get them eating solid food
- or semi-solid anyway - soon. They're stronger than the kitten
that got sick at 7 days.
They still have excellent appetites - none of the cats/kittens
who got sick lost their appetites except the kitten I lost. That's
a plus. I already have them all on antibiotics but its pretty clear
this is a virus.
N
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| 78.56 | | HYDRA::HEATHER | Cold,cold heart | Thu Feb 27 1992 09:50 | 7 |
| Nancy,
All the kittens are in my prayers....I'll be pulling for them.
You're right, there are a lot of plus factors this time that
weren't there for the other little tyke....still scary stuff.
I've got my fingers crossed - Good luck.
-HA
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| 78.57 | | SANFAN::FOSSATJU | Ask Me-I Might | Thu Feb 27 1992 12:04 | 3 |
| Sending you and the babies good thoughts.
Giudi
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| 78.58 | hang in there! | SANFAN::BALZERMA | | Thu Feb 27 1992 12:42 | 1 |
|
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| 78.59 | We have faith in you! :^) | CIVIC::FAHEL | Amalthea Celebras/Silver Unicorn | Thu Feb 27 1992 13:30 | 1 |
|
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| 78.60 | update | CRUISE::NDC | Putiput Scottish Folds DTN:297-2313 | Tue Mar 03 1992 11:02 | 17 |
| Well, three are folding - one girl and two boys.
Three of the kittens have runny/swollen eyes. Some are sneezing.
All have good appetites. THey've started eating out of a dish and
of course, they snorted some of the food. THat's got me worried
after what happened to Jo's kittens.
I have them all on Chloromycetin Palmetate every 8 hours. I'm not
messing around with this. So far they're doing ok.
I'm tellin' ya...this is when you start thinking about getting out
of breeding. With everything going on in my life right now I'm
just exhausted. But the babies *are* beautiful so once everyone
is healthy again, I'm sure my feelings will adjust.
:^)
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| 78.61 | | MUTTON::BROWN | | Tue Mar 03 1992 12:37 | 4 |
| Are you using Terramycin in those runny/swollen eyes? If not, you
might want to start them on that TID.
Jo
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| 78.62 | | JUPITR::KAGNO | Kitties with an Attitude | Tue Mar 03 1992 12:48 | 7 |
| TID?
I think we need a note that deciphers acronyms in here!! :^)
Of course it probably means something so easy and I can't figure it
out!
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| 78.63 | doctor speak | MUTTON::BROWN | | Tue Mar 03 1992 13:23 | 10 |
| QD = every day
QOD = every other day
BID = twice a day
TID = three times a day
Sorry about that. I worked for a drug store chain in the pharmacy for
a while and picked up the lingo. Sometimes I rattle it off without
even thinking. :')
Jo
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| 78.64 | | COASTL::NDC | Putiput Scottish Folds DTN:297-2313 | Fri Mar 06 1992 11:24 | 8 |
| QID = 4 times/day
Q8 = every 8 hrs etc
I picked it up in nursing school.
Yes, I'm using terramycin, thanks.
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| 78.65 | | CRUISE::NDC | Putiput Scottish Folds DTN:297-2313 | Tue Mar 10 1992 12:15 | 5 |
| I lost one of the little females yesterday. sigh.
Now you folks all understand why exhibitors at shows can be
real nasty if you try to touch their cats.
Nancy
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| 78.66 | | CIVIC::FAHEL | Amalthea Celebras/Silver Unicorn | Tue Mar 10 1992 12:20 | 3 |
| But...how?
K.C.
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| 78.67 | | MUTTON::BROWN | | Tue Mar 10 1992 12:23 | 11 |
| How did the kitten die or how do spectators help transfer germs from
cat to cat?
If the latter, if you pet a cat at a show, and then pet another cat,
you could inadvertently transmit disease from one cat to another. Due
to the nature of most of the cat viruses, cats can be harboring
illnesses before they show outward signs. So, a perfectly healthy
looking cat could be carrying a virus that would then spread through
the showhall as spectators go from cat to cat, petting them.
Jo
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| 78.68 | | CRUISE::NDC | Putiput Scottish Folds DTN:297-2313 | Tue Mar 10 1992 12:42 | 37 |
| That's where this URI came from and since its a virus, antibiotics
only help the cat from coming down with other things while its
resistance is weakened from the virus.
This is a particularly nasty virus. It hangs on for A LONG time,
responds to *nothing* and hits the youngest cats the hardest.
I still have three sick 4.5 week old kittens. If I'm *lucky* I'll
end up with some corneal scaring and a kitten blind in one eye. I
may have to have that eye removed.
This has been the worst nightmare of my life! So the next time an
exhibitor snaps at you for touching their cat, I hope you'll understand
why that person is being so harsh.
What I *need* and I intend to set up, now that Jack has moved out,
is an isolation room, and I'll have to put Shadow in there when he
comes back from a show from now on. Had I done that I *may* have
been able to avoid this. Or - not.....This URI had such a long
incubation period (time before cat shows any symptoms) that I might
have concluded that he was safe and brought him out of isolation
before the onset of symptoms.
This past weekend was "The weekend from hell". Not only did Jack
move out and I lost my second kitten from this litter, but I also
had *MAJOR* power problems on Sunday that resulted in many of my
appliances being "fried". I lost my cable box, my alarm system,
two cordless phones, several lightbulbs, my $550 air purifier,
Terminal, Modem, surge protector. I figure its gotta get better
from here. :^)
I'll be on *vacation* (insanity leave? ;^) starting tomorrow and
I'll be back on the 18th. I will be at the show in Westerly.
If anyone would like to come visit Braintree, give me a ring.
My other cats are all healthy now.
Nancy DC
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| 78.69 | | SANDY::FRASER | Err on a G String | Tue Mar 10 1992 12:55 | 8 |
|
God, Nancy - I can't imagine how it could get much worse! Sorry
to hear about the kitten. We'll be thinking about the others -
hope they'll grow up big and strong.
Hang in there - it *will* be worth it eventually.
Sandy
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| 78.70 | | DYMNDZ::JUDY | Devil or angel, only she knows | Tue Mar 10 1992 13:41 | 10 |
|
Nancy,
Big hugs from the Chaisson clan....human AND furry.
We'll keep our fingers and paws crossed for the other
babies.
Jj
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| 78.71 | | JUPITR::KAGNO | Kitties with an Attitude | Tue Mar 10 1992 14:40 | 21 |
| Nancy,
I'm sorry to hear of your loss, but please don't be so hard on the
spectators. A lot of viruses are airborne, and cats can catch them
without any human intervention or contact whatsoever. Part of the
reason I don't show anymore (and I don't even breed) is due to the fact
that my cats were constantly getting sick. It's a lot of fun, but also
very stressful, at least for me.
I just feel to come out and place blame on the spectators is unfair. I
won't deny that many of them feel *entitled* to touch a breeder's cat
without asking permission but the majority of them (that I have
encoutered anyway) did ask first. And if I said yes, the consequences
were mine to bear.
Anyway, please don't think I don't feel for your situation because I
do. I haven't been there with kittens, but have been there with cats,
and it's a lot of work, frustration and tears.
-Roberta
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| 78.72 | Have you called your insurance company? | EMASS::SKALTSIS | Deb | Tue Mar 10 1992 22:23 | 21 |
| Nancy,
I'm really sorry to hear about the babies; URI's are horrible.
As for the fried appliences. Due to an accident that occured when
I was installing my range hood, I blew 4 circuits in the house, a
$500+ electrion bill. Since it was an accident, I and I was upset about
the bill, I decided on a whim to call my homeowner's insurance company
(I have METPAY). They paid all but $200 (my policy deductible). Had I
fried any appliences, or the stuff in my refigerator or freezer,
they would have replaced them at replacement cost they told me. I didn't
get a hard time, and got my $$$ in just over a week after they got the
bill. If the power went out due to the power company or an "act of
God" (weather, someone hitting a pole, blackout), the insurance company
will probably cover you). However, if the computer equiptment belongs
to DEC, and not you, they probably won't cover that (but if you have
your cc mgr put it under contract and then you bring it in to be fixed,
you should be ok). Anyhow, it can't hurt to give your insurance
company a call.
Deb
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| 78.73 | I know your frustrated...... | STUDIO::PELUSO | PAINTS; color your corral | Wed Mar 11 1992 08:02 | 17 |
| Gee Nancy, I'm sorry to hear about your babies....well wished for the
others. Someone recently told me about a story similar to Deb's, and
the person made out okay w/ the exception of a deductible.....give it
a shot.
Michele
p.s.
There are known hazards that come with showing, one of them is the risk
of infections.....please don't take it out on the spectators....many of
them don't have a clue. I stopped going to shows because I experienced
so many nasty attitudes that it wasn't fun.....I wanted to learn and
ask questions.....and all I got was a bad taste.
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| 78.74 | Nebulizers are supposed to work wonders for URIs | JUPITR::KAGNO | Kitties with an Attitude | Wed Mar 11 1992 12:50 | 25 |
| The latest issue of NBF (National Birman Fanciers) had an article
about the use of a nebulizer to combat URI's in small kittens and grown
cats. Many breeders are now utilizing this process to help antibiotics
penetrate to the lung area where it is most needed to treat the virus.
The nebulizer is a small chamber you put the animal into and it works
sort of like a vaporizer only better. I will have to bring the article
in and type it into this string, or maybe a new note where it can be
keyworded as such.
Michele is correct: There is a certain amount of risk that accompanies
breeding and showing cats where illness is concerned. That is why a
proper cattery set-up/isolation quarters are so important for the
experienced breeder. When I was showing my alters, I would simply
bring them home and release them from the carrier, thereby subjecting
my other cats to all sorts of little nasties. If I had quaranteened
them, perhaps I would not have battled so many URIs and bacterial
infections.
I am not trying to beat a dead horse here. There are folks in this
conference who are not aware of the risks, and if they are toying with
the idea of possibly showing a cat or two of their own someday, knowing
what the risks are could help them from making the same mistakes I did.
-Roberta
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| 78.75 | | MUTTON::BROWN | | Wed Mar 11 1992 13:58 | 9 |
| Kitty Angell wrote an article about how to build and use a Nebulizer
and it was published in the Exhibitor's Edition of Cats magazine back
in August I think. I got a copy of the article from Marlene and have
it filed away at home.
Nebulizers are not without their risks. They should not be used
without a veterinarian's supervision.
Jo
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| 78.76 | | JUPITR::KAGNO | Kitties with an Attitude | Wed Mar 11 1992 14:08 | 6 |
| Jo,
It is the same article! NBF reprinted it from the Exhibitor's edition
of CATS. Yes, the article did state not to use w/out a vet's
supervision. That is critical.
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| 78.77 | | CRUISE::NDC | Putiput Scottish Folds DTN:297-2313 | Thu Mar 12 1992 07:46 | 15 |
| I just wanted to pass this along...
Yesterday I burried the little girl I lost Monday in the back yard
with her brother and with Bonnie's little one. Right after I finished
and came in the house the clouds broke and the sun came out briefly.
For some reason I got the distinct impression that I was being told
either that things would start looking up from now on, or just to
hang in there, I had not been abandoned. I'm not sure which but
it definitely effected me.
Maybe my mind is just cracking ;^)))) Who cares...it made me feel
better.
Nancy DC
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| 78.78 | | VORTEX::TPMARY::TAMIR | DECforms Roadie | Thu Mar 12 1992 13:14 | 8 |
| Nancy,
I'm so sorry about the little one(s). It must be awful. But I think the
sun will shine and that tomorrow (whenever it comes!) will be a better day.
Like I always say "Been down so long it looks like up to me!". Hang in
there! We're pulling for you!!!
Mary
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| 78.79 | | SA1794::DOWSEYK | Kirk Dowsey 243-2440 | Thu Mar 12 1992 17:30 | 12 |
|
Hi Nancy,
RE .77
No I don't think that your mind is cracking. 8^)
I do believe that things happen that are a message, not a coincidence.
We are not alone in this life.
Kirk
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| 78.80 | Getting a little philosophical | CIVIC::FAHEL | Amalthea Celebras/Silver Unicorn | Fri Mar 13 1992 09:12 | 3 |
| I don't believe in coincidences...there is a reason for everything.
K.C.
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| 78.81 | | USDEV1::NDC | Putiput Scottish Folds DTN:297-2313 | Fri Mar 20 1992 10:29 | 12 |
| The rest of the kittens are now healing nicely. Even the corneal
scaring is going away. They are full of themselves. They were
6 weeks old yesterday and every night they come downstairs to
raise all kinds of H*ll. Dancer loves them - now that all his
brothers and sisters are in their new homes he's looking for new
playmates. He's a bit rough but he's learning to be more gentle.
He's still looking for a home, by the way.
CC was finally bred last night too!
nancy
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| 78.82 | | HYDRA::HEATHER | Confuse-A-Cat,LTD. | Fri Mar 20 1992 12:44 | 5 |
| That's great news Nancy! I'm glad to hear the kitties are doing
better....sounds like much better. That must be a real load off
your mind now.
-HA
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| 78.83 | Dancer is a very special little boy | AIMHI::PMURPHY | | Fri Mar 20 1992 12:47 | 10 |
| If I wasn't at my limit now, Nancy, Dancer wouldn't still be looking
for a new home. ;-)
I had the pleasure of meeting Dancer this past weekend and he is FULL
of purrsonality and sooo playful. He's a real people kitten. He seems
to like my old dog, Cookie, too. Curls up in Cookie's bed with her.
Right, Nancy? :-)
Pat
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| 78.84 | | DYMNDZ::JUDY | Devil or angel, only she knows | Fri Mar 20 1992 14:46 | 3 |
|
yayayayayayayayayayyy! =)
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| 78.85 | Scottish fold kittens for sale. | COASTL::NDC | Putiput Scottish Folds DTN:297-2313 | Mon Mar 23 1992 08:29 | 46 |
| Yes, Dancer is quite the character. And let me tell you, its quite
a picture to see Cookie, Dancer and one or two of Marmie's kittens
curled up in bed together.
Here's the final tally on Marmie's kittens. They have now received
their first shot and will be available for sale soon.
1. Tortie smoke straight-ear female. WHAT A LOVE! She's the one
who didn't want to eat solid food. I had to keep bottle feeding
her for a while. Well, she finally gave in and started eating
canned food with the rest. She has got the SWEETEST face. Marmie
looks like she's got some Exotic SH in her background somewhere so
this little girl has a bit of the persian or exotic kitten look to
her.
2. Silver McTabby with a touch of cream. I think she's really a
silver patched tabby - straight-ear girl. She climbs up my pants
leg all the time! She was one of the first to eat solid food -
she just climbed into the dish, stood in the food and ate :^)
She still does that with dry food. *reserved* She may be going to
a breeder in Maine.
3. Tortie and white female - folded. Seems to be everywhere she's
not supposed to be. Very very pretty girl. So far, good earset
and tail.
4. Cream straight-ear boy. Lots of personality on this boy already.
He'll stand in the middle of the livingroom and yell for attention.
He's the one I thought would be blind in one eye. Both eyes look
real good!
5. Cream tabby folded boy. VERY nice eyes and good markings. Very
distinct. He certainly looks showable but whether he'll be top
show I don't know yet.
6. Cream folded boy - Looks like I've got a top show quality boy if
he keeps developing like he has so far. TIGHT ears, flexible tail,
wide earset and a head like his dad's (Shadow) - VERY round already.
If you are interested in any of these kittens please contact me.
Also, Halie has been bred to Batman again and I'm hoping for some
silver classic tabbies.
Nancy DC
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| 78.86 | Real Beauties! | YOSMTE::CANTONI_MI | | Mon Mar 23 1992 12:07 | 12 |
| Hi Nancy,
I saw some Folds at the Revelers show I went to this weekend. They are
BEAUTIFUL exotic (to me) looking cats!
Just out of curiousity... How much does a pet-quality Fold go for?
You can send me e-mail if you prefer: JULIET::CANTONI_MI
Thanks! & congratulations on your kittens.
--Michelle
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| 78.87 | | CRUISE::NDC | Putiput Scottish Folds DTN:297-2313 | Mon Mar 23 1992 14:27 | 8 |
| It depends on the area of the country and the breeder. In New Jersey
pet quality folds START at $400. Around here they go for about $250.
You will also notice that there are different "looks" for folds also.
I breed for a sweet face.
Nancy
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| 78.88 | | CRUISE::NDC | Putiput Scottish Folds DTN:297-2313 | Mon Mar 23 1992 14:28 | 2 |
| re: -1 forgive my egocentricity.... "here" is Massachusetts
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| 78.89 | ;-) | WR1FOR::RUSSELLPE_ST | | Tue Mar 24 1992 15:48 | 7 |
| Nancy,
I'm so glad to hear the kittens are doing well. I hope ALL things are
going well for you now. The kittens sound so tempting, too bad we live
on opposite coasts, I'd love to see them.
Steffi
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| 78.90 | | MUTTON::BROWN | | Tue Apr 14 1992 15:47 | 6 |
| I was reading through my latest CFA Almanac and thought I would share
some Fold news with you. The CFA Board has voted in favor of accepting
the Highland Fold on provisional status! Highland Fold is the name
the breeders have chosen for the longhair Scottish Folds.
Jo
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| 78.91 | | JUPITR::KAGNO | Kitties with an Attitude | Tue Apr 14 1992 16:02 | 7 |
| Neat!! I love longhair Folds.
Jo -- there is a breeder of LH Folds in Morgan Hill named Jo Ann
Hinkle. Do you know her personally, and have you seen her cats?
Some of her cats are depicted in the new breed atlas I recently
received on mail order.
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| 78.92 | | MUTTON::BROWN | | Tue Apr 14 1992 16:19 | 9 |
| I used to know Jo Ann Hinkle when I was showing TICA many years ago.
Haven't seen her since. TICA didn't allow LH folds back then either,
so I don't recall ever seeing any of her LH's.
I do know that Jo Ann Hinkle and I use the same travel agent for our
cat show excursions though. That benefits both of us since the travel
agency really, really knows how to book cat in cabin spaces now. :')
Jo
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| 78.93 | | USDEV1::NDC | Putiput Scottish Folds DTN:297-2313 | Tue May 26 1992 09:43 | 18 |
| I am pleased to announce the birth of three special Putiput folds.
CC's litter was born Sunday evening (May 24th) and she handled it
like a real pro. I didn't have to do a thing! This is her first
litter and she's as good a mom as Halie.
She had two tortie and white girls who at birth had striking color
and a boy - either brown or silver tabby (hard to tell yet) who also
has beautiful markings. No obvious tail faults so far. (Dad is
Bryric's Robileu)
As with Halie's kittens, these little ones were VERY active right
from birth. I mean, she hadn't even delivered the placenta yet
and they were trying to get to the nipples.
I'm very excited about this litter.
N
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| 78.94 | Yeehaw! New Putiput babies! | STUDIO::COLAIANNI | | Tue May 26 1992 13:11 | 6 |
| Way to go CC! I'm sure these babies will do the Putiput name proud!
They sound wonderful!
Nancy Cross, when can we plan a trip to see them! ;-)
Y
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| 78.95 | CC's babies ARE beautiful | MODEL::CROSS | | Tue May 26 1992 14:28 | 10 |
| Hi Y! Congrats Nan.
I saw a pic of the babies at lunchtime today, and though they are small
still, the two tortie girls have these incredibly vivid shots of red
going through their dark fur. Very very striking. And the look on
CC's face......sheer bliss. :-)
Yvonne, we WILL make a pilgrimage soon. You can bet on it.
Nancy
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| 78.96 | Congrats | GRANPA::CCOLEMAN | Club Pet Opens Resort in Licktenstein | Tue May 26 1992 15:26 | 8 |
| Congrats on the babies! BTW: my babies upper respiratory infections are
almost all gone! They're all very active, and the eyes open, and ears
are 'perking' up, starting to listen to us!
Thanks for all your suggestions!
Cheryl & crew
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| 78.97 | | CRUISE::NDC | Putiput Scottish Folds DTN:297-2313 | Wed May 27 1992 10:04 | 4 |
| re: .96 - Well, that's the BEST news I've heard all week!
still no babies from Halie.
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| 78.98 | | CRUISE::NDC | Putiput Scottish Folds DTN:297-2313 | Thu May 28 1992 09:06 | 21 |
| I am also very very pleased to announce the birth of Halie's latest
litter! She delivered SEVEN kittens - in the same box with CC -
yesterday afternoon.
The two of them (CC & Halie) INSIST on being together so there
are two adults and 10 kittens in a jumbo litter box that I use for
a kitten box! Its hysterical! CC thinks the kittens are hers
too.
I will admit to being concerned that one of the kittens might get
crushed but right now there isn't alot I can do. I am working on
setting up a bigger container for them.
Halie had a mostly black or black smoke and white,
brown tabby
brown tabby w/white
silver tabby
mostly white with silver tabby
two white with black/blacksmoke/silver
I'm not sure of sexes yet.
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| 78.99 | | MAGEE::MERRITT | | Thu May 28 1992 09:12 | 6 |
| Congrats Nancy...looks like the Mom's have been keeping you
busy lately!!
Best of luck to all the little folds!!!
Sandy
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| 78.100 | | CRUISE::NDC | Putiput Scottish Folds DTN:297-2313 | Thu May 28 1992 09:14 | 6 |
| Oh, and for those of you whose husbands/wives complain when you
want to add cat number 3 or 4 or 5 or 6... My current count is
THIRTY-ONE (15 kittens, 16 adults)
Nancy aka the crazy cat lady.
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| 78.101 | | MAGEE::MERRITT | | Thu May 28 1992 09:45 | 4 |
| I was going to ask for the cat count...but didn't dare!! Wow...
Thirty-one....it makes my 10 look easy!
Sandy
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| 78.102 | More Putiput Babies! ;-) | STUDIO::COLAIANNI | | Thu May 28 1992 09:46 | 16 |
| Way to go Halie! Seven new Putiput kitties! Can't wait to see them!
Congratulations Mama Nan! ;-)
I used to have two females when I was a kid, and didn't even know yet
that cats could be prevented form having kittens. ;-) They always had
their kittens around the same time, and would "babysit" for one
another! If one needed to go out, she would pop her kittens into the
other box, and vice versa. It was hysterical! They would nurse all the
kittens too!
I hope I can get up to see you before they separate. It will bring back
fond memories for me!
Nancy Cross, are you out there? ;-)
Y
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| 78.103 | | DYMNDZ::JUDY | No you're nevah gonna get it | Thu May 28 1992 16:55 | 8 |
|
Thirty one??!!!
I think Nancy holds the record.....=)
Yay for Halie and the new babies...!
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| 78.104 | I love great kitty news! | GRANPA::CCOLEMAN | Club Pet Opens Resort in Licktenstein | Mon Jun 01 1992 09:07 | 3 |
| CONGRATS! Gracie and her crew of 5 say "Thank GOODNESS it's not us!"
Cheryl
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| 78.105 | Congrats. | MODEL::CROSS | | Mon Jun 01 1992 11:44 | 10 |
| Congrats Nancy....sounds like you'll be having your hands full for some
time! I'm sure all the babies are beautiful, and if they have even
1/10th the personality that Putiputs Shadow Dancer has, well, they will
make their owners VERY happy. I can't imagine how my household ever
managed before Dancer came along. He is such a joy and such a
CHARACTER.
Nancy
P.S. YES, Yvonne, I'm out here !!!!! :-)))))
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| 78.106 | | CRUISE::NDC | Putiput Scottish Folds DTN:297-2313 | Wed Jun 03 1992 08:59 | 7 |
| Well, CC's little brown tabby boy hs his eyes open!
so far they all look wonderful. CC's babies are about 2.5 days
older than Halie's but they're so much bigger! But then, they
started out bigger.
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| 78.107 | WOW! | WR1FOR::RUSSELLPE_ST | | Thu Jun 11 1992 13:10 | 5 |
| What wonderful news, Nancy. 10 kittens!!! WOW! Is it too soon to tell
who has folded ears? I wish you didn't live so far away. I want to
see your kitties.
Steffi
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| 78.108 | I saw them last night! Nah Nah! ;-) | STUDIO::COLAIANNI | | Thu Jun 18 1992 11:23 | 19 |
| Hi All!
Well, I had the privilege of visiting Nancy and the Putiput kitties
last night! The new babies are wonderful! All colors and patterns. I
love the Scottish Fold's sweet faces and big eyes! Even the straight
eared ones are wonderful, although I'm sure Nancy wishes more of them
would fold! ;-)
All of Nancy's kitties are great! I played with the ones she has left
from the last litter(s) too. They would make a great addition to any
household!
Hope everyone can make it to the cookout in July to see the precious
little furfaces! I know I'll be there! ;-)
Love,
Y
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| 78.109 | anyone have a fold in southern nh? | SPEZKO::RAWDEN | Cheryl Graeme Rawden | Fri Jun 19 1992 00:03 | 10 |
| Nancy, how many of the Folds did you try to stuff in Yvonne's pockets?
All she did was brag to me today about seeing your little lovebugs.
They sound so cute! AMAZING that she didn't bring at least one home
with her. :^)
Does anyone in the southern NH area have a Scottish Fold? I'm anxious
to see one in person. Where are they all hiding? --Cheryl
(Hey Yvonne, you may have seen Folds but I saw Alex the Swamp Thing so
there! (private joke folks, sorry!)
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| 78.110 | Update on PUTIPUT kittens | CRUISE::NDC | Putiput Scottish Folds DTN:297-2313 | Mon Jun 22 1992 10:37 | 44 |
| Well, anyone who would like to see Scottish FOld kittens in
"person" - I'll be at the ACFA show at the Newman School on
Sat/Sun Jun 27/28. I have a sales cage and will have four
Marmie-Shadow kittens with me for sale including
PUTIPUT'S MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE (Maxi) who is a smoke tortie
straight-ear.
Hint - Since these kittens are 4.5 months old AND
I have so many kitties AND the mortgage is due, I'd be very interested
in "Making a deal" with good kitty homes. I have also decided to
sell all the kittens as Pets including the one I thought might
be a show quality fold.
The final count on CC's litter is one tortie and white folded girl.
And BOY does she have good ears! I hope her tail stays as flexible
as it is now. The other kitten is a brown tabby boy straight-ear
with a Beautiful sweet face. He's a big boy too.
It looks like Halie has given me a litter of almost all straight-ears
again!!!!!!!! Mostly girls - I have a brown tabby, brown tabby with
white (VERY pretty), mostly black or black smoke/little white (ALREADY
VERY PEOPLE ORIENTED), two very sweet-faced white with black girls -
one may be folded, a mostly silver tabby/white girl and a mostly white
with silver boy. True to form they are all VERY healthy, active and
have gorgeous markings, big eyes and sweet sweet faces. WHY Can't
I get this with folded ears!
CC and Halie have decided that the kittens should be kept in my
closet so that's where they are now and at night I take two or
three of them in bed with me for a bit while I read. These guys
are going to make fantastic pets! (And this may be Halie's last
litter considering her track record for folded-ear cats).
I will be asking $125 for the straight ear kittens with full papers.
Also, Angel (SILVER CLASSIC TABBY SE) was bred to Silkisiu's Panda
and looks to be pregnant. Panda is a black and white who throws
kittens with tight earsets and long flexible tails. This litter has
great potential and if it turns out to be as good as I hope will
become the foundation for my breeding program from here on out. I'm
hoping to produce a couple of really good folded girls to breed back
to Batman and I will retire Bonnie, Halie and probably CC & Shadow too.
N
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| 78.111 | STATUS: PUTIPUT CATTERY | CRUISE::NDC | Putiput Scottish Folds DTN:297-2313 | Thu Jul 16 1992 09:31 | 44 |
| All of Shadow & Marmie's kittens have been sold. :^) Little Calvin
went to live with Alice's friend Linda who already owns his Auntie
Ceileigh (silver tabby straight-ear). Despite his best efforts to
convince me that he really belonged at Peach St he had to admit that
Linda was kinda nice :^)
CC's and Halie's kittens are now about 7 weeks old and have had their
first kitten shots. Three are folded -
"Cowflop" (Yvonne Colaianni named her) - a beautiful little tortie with
a bit of white - double fold female. (I believe she's sold)(CC/Robileu)
White with Silver Tabby Male single fold. (Halie/Batman)
White with Black smoke female single fold. (Halie/Batman)
Straight-ears
BIG brown tabby male (CC/Robileu)
Brown tabby female (Halie/Batman)
Brown tabby/white female (Halie/Batman)
Silver Tabby/white female (Halie/Batman)
White with black spots female (Halie/Batman)
Black with a bit of white female (Halie/Batman)
If anyone is interested please contact me. These guys all have BIG
round eyes and very sweet faces. The tabbies are all CLASSIC tabbies.
UPCOMMING EVENTS:
Angel/Panda - due August 1st. Angel is a silver classic tabby SE
with HUGE gold eyes. Panda is a TOP show folded male
black and white.
Bonnie/Batman - due August 30th. For those of you who have seen
Tiffany and Suki, this is a repeat breeding. Bonnie
is a silver patched tabby/white van (color on
extremities) and Batman is a black smoke and white.
(Black smoke = silver tabby w/smoke gene)
Tiffany/Panda - due Sept. 5th. Tiffany is absolutely the sweetest
cat I've ever seen. She started purring at 4 days
old and would purr in response to being picked up
at 8 days old (before her eyes were even open). SHe
is a stunning silver patched tabby with white. This
will be her first litter.
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| 78.112 | "Cowflop" is a doll! | STUDIO::COLAIANNI | | Thu Jul 16 1992 10:04 | 17 |
| Yeah! Go Tiffany! She's probably my favorite of the adults that Nancy
has! Her markkings are gorgeous, and she has the BIGGEST eyes and
SWEETEST face I've ever seen. Of course I'm pretty partial to 'Cowflop'
too! ;-) They are all wonderful, and if I could gaurantee an indoor
only home, I'd have one myself, or two or... (I haven't won the war
of indoor vs. indoor/outdoor yet, but I won the keep-them-in-at-night
battle!)
I didn't know Tiffany was in the family way! Can't wait to see her
babies!
It doesn't surprise me that 'Cowflop' may already be sold. She
dynamite!
Love,
Y
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| 78.113 | | BUSY::MANDILE | | Thu Jul 16 1992 12:36 | 8 |
| Cowflop!!!!!!!!!
NDC, you had better name one Horsemanure! (; (;
Tiff is my fav#1, then Marmie.....Can't wait to see if Tiff has
any lookalike babies. I lover her coloring!
L-
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| 78.114 | | DKAS::FEASE | Andrea Midtmoen Fease | Fri Jul 17 1992 11:27 | 6 |
| Congratulations, Nancy!
I love Tiffany too - I know she'll make a great mom! Here's
hoping for some show-quality kittens from her ...
- Andrea
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| 78.115 | | CRUISE::NDC | Putiput Scottish Folds DTN:297-2313 | Fri Aug 07 1992 09:07 | 12 |
| Well, Cowflop's official name is Putiput's Felicia. She will be
going to her new home on Saturday and I shall truely miss her.
She's got one heck of a purr-sonality
Putiput cattery was blessed with three new additions yesterday
out of Putiput's Angel Eyes and Silkiseu's Panda. I'm not sure
of sexes yet, but there are two black and white's and one silver
classic tabby! Angel insisted on having them in my wardrobe ;^)
Hey, what the heck. Its clean and quiet.
Nancy DC
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| 78.116 | | CRUISE::NDC | Putiput Scottish Folds DTN:297-2313 | Fri Aug 07 1992 23:10 | 6 |
| Well, I've now lost three of the kittens and the fourth probably
won't live the night. I have NO idea what is wrong. I will
take mom and bodies to the vet tomorrow. I will arrange for
a necropsy.
N
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| 78.117 | | OXNARD::KOLLING | Karen/Sweetie/Holly/Little Bit Ca. | Fri Aug 07 1992 23:34 | 4 |
| Oh, Nancy, I'm so sorry. How terrible. I'm going to be out of the
office most of Monday and Tuesday, but you and the remaining baby and
the mom are in my thoughts.
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| 78.118 | | JUPITR::KAGNO | Mom to the Wrecking Crew | Sun Aug 09 1992 16:32 | 4 |
| I'm sorry too, Nancy. Hang in there, and I'll keep you in my thoughts.
-Roberta
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| 78.119 | | CRUISE::NDC | Putiput Scottish Folds DTN:297-2313 | Mon Aug 10 1992 14:45 | 11 |
| I was right. I lost the last one by 10:30pm Friday.
The vet examined Angel on Saturday and could find no sign of illness.
The kittens appeared normal and fully formed.
I will probably have Angel, Tiffany and Panda's blood typed to see
if it might have been that. Tiffany is due in September.
Thanks for all your support. Guess my cattery is having its
share of troubles right now.
Nancy
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| 78.120 | Sniff | WR1FOR::RUSSELLPE_ST | | Mon Aug 10 1992 15:10 | 6 |
| Nancy,
I'm so sorry about the loss of the babies. I have my fingers crossed
that Tiffany's babies will be healthy. Hang in there.
Steffi
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| 78.121 | | CRUISE::NDC | Putiput Scottish Folds DTN:297-2313 | Mon Aug 10 1992 15:26 | 7 |
| I will say one thing... there is NOTHING more comforting than a
9 week old kitten crawling into your lap, looking up at you
with BIG adoring kitty-eyes and purring away.
That's Halie's folded girl.
:^)
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| 78.122 | | CRUISE::NDC | Putiput Scottish Folds DTN:297-2313 | Mon Aug 10 1992 15:29 | 4 |
| Can anyone point me to a note regarding incompatible blood
types in cats?
Nancy
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| 78.123 | | GOOEY::JUDY | Picard/Riker '92 | Mon Aug 10 1992 15:33 | 9 |
|
Nancy,
Oh my. I'm so sorry about the babies. =(
Please keep us posted as to what the problem might have been.
JJ
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| 78.124 | oh no! | PARITY::DENISE | And may the traffic be with you | Mon Aug 10 1992 17:40 | 6 |
|
that's terrible, poor babies!!!
let us know what happen...
Denise
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| 78.125 | Oh NO! | DSSDEV::DSSDEV::TAMIR | DECforms Roadie | Mon Aug 10 1992 18:54 | 5 |
| Oh, Nancy, how awful for you!! You try so hard, but sometimes, Mother
Nature just sees things differently. Sniff....
Mary
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| 78.126 | How tragic | MRKTNG::ROSSI | Give me another word for Thesaurus.. | Tue Aug 11 1992 10:54 | 13 |
| Nancy,
So sorry to hear about your loss. I know how tragic that can be.
I was devestated when Missy lost her litter. After I fought so hard
trying to keep them alive.
Hoping things will be better for you with your upcomming liter.
Again my condolences.
Valerie
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| 78.127 | | SANDY::FRASER | Are you unpoopular? | Tue Aug 11 1992 11:03 | 4 |
|
Sorry to hear about Angel's babies, Nancy - hang in there.
Sandy +6
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| 78.128 | | STUDIO::PELUSO | PAINTS; color your corral | Wed Aug 12 1992 08:57 | 3 |
| We're sorry to hear about your babies nancy.
michele & nippa
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| 78.129 | | BUSY::MANDILE | Texas, here I come, Y'all! | Thu Aug 13 1992 11:52 | 4 |
| Nanc-
Sorry to hear about the babies....
Lynne
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| 78.130 | nancy dc's kittens | SPEZKO::RAWDEN | Cheryl Graeme Rawden | Mon Aug 31 1992 10:49 | 4 |
| Good news from Nancy DC - Mike is out of the hospital but best part is
Bonnie presented Nancy DC with three beautiful silver and white
kittens this morning and so far everything looks good! She said it sort
of makes up for for losing Angel'd litter. Now if they'll all fold..... :^)
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| 78.131 | That's good to hear, Cheryl | AIMHI::PMURPHY | | Mon Aug 31 1992 11:14 | 5 |
| That's great news. Unfortunately, I couldn't make it to Nancy's
Saturday as I was very ill Friday and Saturday with allergy attack.
She still sounded so depressed when I spoke to her Saturday morning.
Hopefully things will now get better for her and Mike.
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| 78.132 | | JUPITR::KAGNO | Mom to the Wrecking Crew | Mon Aug 31 1992 11:26 | 10 |
| I'm on the phone with Nancy right now, and she is feeling much better.
Mao is still not home, but she has done everything in her power to try
to find her. Her neighbors are being great. Mao is a very friendly
kitty, so hopefully she has adopted another family and it's just a
matter of time before they catch up with Nancy's ads.
She is still welcoming phone calls, so don't be shy about calling!!
-Roberta
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| 78.133 | Tiffany had her kittens! Yeah Tiff! | STUDIO::COLAIANNI | | Tue Sep 08 1992 10:54 | 27 |
| Nancy forwarded me this message this morning, and I am entering it in
here at her request. I hope things continue to go well for her and
Tiffany!
From: DECWRL::"76520.55@CompuServe.COM" "The crazy cat lady"
Subj: Tiffany's babies!
Well, I'm going to make the official announcement. Tiffany has three
babies. They are doing fine 32 hours after the birth of the last one
so I think its safe to say they are going to survive beyond whatever
killed Angel's kittens.
We have two boys and one girl. The boys are both red and white. One
is mostly red with just a bit of white and the other is a van (mostly
white with spots of red on his head and tail) The girl is a silver
patched tabby! Her head is obviously rounder than the other two
already. I hope she folds!
Bonnie's babies continue to do very well. The little boy is really
BIG relative 1.
oops - kitten on the keys.....
relative to the other two. He's just growing exceptionally fast. He's
gorgeous!!
Keep in touch.
Nancy
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| 78.134 | Line forms to the left... | JUPITR::KAGNO | Mom to the Wrecking Crew | Tue Sep 08 1992 12:07 | 7 |
| And if Bonnie's little silver and white boy folds, he is going to be
MINE!
:^)
_Roberta (who has waited a long time for a silver and white Scottish
Fold)
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| 78.135 | I know how you've waited for one | AIMHI::PMURPHY | | Wed Sep 09 1992 12:31 | 4 |
| I thought so, Roberta. ;-)
Pat
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| 78.136 | The Wanderer | BUSY::MANDILE | Ms. President | Mon Oct 12 1992 11:16 | 5 |
| Seems my mother has a Scottish Fold that has been coming to
visit on her back porch for quite a while now. It's a red
tabby, I think....
L
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| 78.137 | | JUPITR::KAGNO | Mom to the Wrecking Crew | Mon Oct 12 1992 11:49 | 5 |
| If it is a stray, and you need to find it a good, loving home, please
keep me in mind, Lynne! I'm dead serious too!
-Roberta
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| 78.138 | A friend in need of support | AIMHI::PMURPHY | | Mon Nov 30 1992 08:50 | 15 |
| Moderators, I didn't know where to put this except relative to the
breed Nancy Diettrich put in.
Nancy just lost her Dad over this past weekend. He was very ill with
kidney disease plus other complications. She called me last night to
let me know. I'm sure she'd appreciate a sympathy card from her
friends in Feline; she's been through so much since leaving DEC.
Nancy Diettrich
31 Peach St.
Braintree, MA 02184
Pat & Clan
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| 78.139 | | AIMHI::PMURPHY | | Thu Dec 03 1992 10:57 | 14 |
| Nancy asked me to add this info. re. her Dad's death.
Please add the following to the note about my dad's death.
"A memorial service will be held Saturday at 11am in the First Congregational
church, Waltham.
Donations may be made tot he First Congregational church Restoration Fund,
738 Main St, Waltham Ma 02154 or to the charity of your choice.
To get to Main street Waltham, take the Route 20 exit off of Rte. 128.
The church is directly across the street from the public library. Folks
are also welcome to call me for directions 617 849-9771.
Thanks"
Nancy
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| 78.140 | Scottish Folds Needing Homes!!!! | MODEL::CROSS | | Wed Sep 01 1993 12:28 | 46 |
| If this is in the wrong place, please move. I didn't know whether to
put it here due to the nature of the topic, or whether to put it under
Cats Needing Homes... but here goes:
Nancy DC called me today because, unfortunately, the company she now
works for has folded and she is once again unemployed. This is very
hard on her, and she must lower her headcount.
Many of her favorites are now up for adoption. Her main concern is
that they find good homes....they will be adopted out on a case by case
basis. A donation would be accepted, if offered. She asks too that
for cats which are not spayed or neutered, the prospective owner would
foot the bill. Her vet charges $45 for a neuter, $65 for a spay. The
cat could then be placed in his/her new home. Again, the main concern
is for the cat.
Shadow is neutered and up for adoption.
Angel is spayed and up for adoption.
Bonnie's daughter Suki is up for adoption.
Mindy and Megan, Shadows' sisters, are up for adoption.
Batman is up for adoption.
Nancy also has a few litters up for adoption, but most are straight
eared folds. She has a gorgeous Cream Classic Tabby with copper eyes
who needs a special home. He is a bit skittish and doesn't "need"
humans. :-)
She also has a golden tabby and a blue cream up for adoption.
All these cats range in age from 5 weeks (Cici's kittens) on up to
four years.
If you are interested in owning a purebred Scottish Fold, please
call Nancy at home at (617) 849-9771. You may also try her today
at work where she is packing up.... (617) 356-5200.
If you are interested in a book about folds, she does have some
copies of a great book that she is asking $5 a piece for.
Thanks,
Nancy
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