13/09/2021
We only have 3 more weeks left to enjoy this years kittens. What a cute pack of wrinkly raisins they are.
Prune has been the most gentle, patient & giving mum, I am seriously in awe of her & couldn’t love her more. Even at 9 weeks she is still allowing the boys to suckle her ( for short bursts) attempting to deter them by offering toy mice as a substitute (she and Noodle both do this!).
The boys smiled their best Hollywood smiles & while one boy was “pre-ordered”’the other 3 have captured the hearts of 3 additional fabulous families who will give them all the love that I would want them to have in their lives after they leave us at 12 weeks old.
The solid black kitten is named Humphrey & was very very popular with several interested parties asking after him, however as a solid black boy to be sold on active was a long-standing pre-order request from this incredible breeding line, he is set to become a sire for a cattery of sound repute.
The three solid blue lads are going inactive to live in various little pockets in the south.
Grogu (named after the Baby Yoda character in Star Wars & The Mandalorian chapters) is a first Sphynx for his family though, dare I say it, he will not their last or only one - Don’t those of us already blessed to share our lives with this breed know that they are not only life-altering but also dangerously addictive!
He isn’t moving far from us actually, just under 10 miles to Botley village. He will be living with a super family who have two lovely children so he will never be short of playmates, attention or love.
Next up is Basil, who is also a first Sphynx for his new family, but he most definitely isn’t their first pet. Long awaited by super-fit running-mad new mum, C & dad, N, his feline sibling (Otis) is a Tonk, plus he will have two canine siblings as well as a host of 5 Hooman siblings. I believe young Rose is eagerly counting down the days! Basil is moving to live in a townhouse in Bridgwater, Somerset. Stairs will be a new concept for him but being as there are three floors he will have to learn pdq! I think there’ll be never a dull moment with ample playmates in his multi-level playground.
Last, but never least, is Vincent Poe who is going off to live in South Heighton, nr Newhaven in East Sussex. His new family of hoomans is teacher mum A, and her two sons all of whom have been hypnotised by the breed having adopted their first Sphynx kitten earlier this spring. How very remiss that no one thought to warn them that one Sphynx is never enough!!
His feline sibling theres is called Gilbert. Those of you who are Sci~Fi movie buffs may already have spotted a spooky coincidental theme link here between two of the new families… let me explain (if I can)
Vincent Poe is the favourite character of Vincent’s new mum A. Now, forgive me, I’m not up to speed on all this, but my understanding is that Vincent Poe was a partner of some kind to the character called Gilbert Grogu, hence the two Sphinxes names Vincent & Gilbert have a hidden link to the film series (only spotted by Star Wars nerds I guess?)
But wait, you also spotted the name Gilbert Grogu - yes, this is the same Grogu character that I mentioned above for thekitten Grogu going to the family in Botley.
It’s a bit bizarre, at least to me who is not a sci-fi movie watcher, that two kittens from one litter that are going to two different families who do not know one another are named from the same film series! Before last week I’d not heard the word/name Grogu, now I’ve been using it as I chatter to the kittens it feels totally normal, not unusual at all!
I’m very happy with the families we’ve chosen & who in turn chose us. I do not ever take for granted the warm & loving homes that are offered to our NSCH kittens & cherish my kitten families always. Yes, it’s true I do feel a bit sad when the kittens leave, it’s a rollercoaster ride from mating, pregnancy & then the terrifying thrill of the births & the many sleepless nights that follow as they establish themselves outside of the womb. Those weeks are hard, it’s not glamorous, sometimes it’s horrible, but it’s also a massive honour & privilege- to be trusted so completely by my cats as they produce their babies and to support them in every way I can while they nurture them. In the final few weeks, the weaning, litter training and endless p**p scooping - but also the fun, frolics and joy.
I miss them very much, but I am able to continue to love them by supporting their new families & as they choose to share with me photos & stories of their many escapades throughout their onward journey into their new lives.
So, the clock is ticking… with a little less than 3 weeks before they begin to trickle away… I’m very excited for their new stories to begin.
