Hugh Jazzcat

02/09/2025

Some exciting health-related news for cats and their families!

As someone who monitors human productivity (or lack thereof) from sunbeams and cardboard boxes, I’m pleasantly surprised by this development: veterinary researchers have achieved a breakthrough in treating hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), a heart disease affecting up to 15% of cats. After years...

08/10/2024

Happy to announce that Arie and Pepe have cleared all genetic tests and health screenings!

HCM = N/N
ECG screening = All Normal
PKD = N/N
PKDef = N/N
SMA = N/N
HD screening = All Normal

Thankful for the guidance we’ve received thus far. Excited to learn more and move forward in our journey as a new cattery helping to ethically sustain the breed by producing Happy and Healthy Maine C**ns that meet the breed standard.

Edited original post to add the PKD result, which I forgot to include.

07/30/2024

Sunsets with the barn manager

07/29/2024

Guess it was naive to think balling them up into crazy curtain cocoons would keep them safe. All recommendations for cat proof window coverings will be considered and appreciated!

07/14/2024

Our barn manager, Blue, who adopted us in 2018. She’s loved very much but we’ll never be able to convince her that inside the house is better than outside. We track her using a tracking collar.

06/23/2024

“Coffee and Herringbone”

Pepe took his first walk on a leash to the backyard and joined me for some coffee.

06/23/2024

Obie loves when his friends at the give him cuddles and tell him he’s such a good boy. Well, this cuddly good boy snuck into the snack cabinet and nearly ate a whole box of treats.

Not pictured: Obie’s alarming amount of 🤮that prompted the visit with his friends.

Yes pictured: He happens to be the same number of kgs now at 13 months old as the number of lbs he was when he came to live with us at 5 months old.

06/22/2024

Pepe’s favorite part of the field trip to the refrigerator was the carrot aquarium.

05/27/2024

Arie and Pepe waiting for their favorite show to start…

05/11/2024

Our future sire, TheDraperyFalls Peppermint, is 6 months old today! Happy Birthday, Pepe!

05/09/2024

Safety in numbers…

05/04/2024

“May the 4th be with you”
~Obie, Arie, and Pepe, the Hugh Jazznerds

04/29/2024

Obie and Arie are ready for Monday!
Pepe’s channeling Garfield…

04/27/2024

🗣️IT’S CALVIN AND HOBBES TIIIIIIIIIIIME!!!!!

04/15/2024

Nap time

04/04/2024

Arie 💙

04/04/2024

Sound on to hear Pepe idling