Raphael, cream tabby boy from Bellabee and Opie... |
Born 4/10.
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Raphael is on reserve. We want to keep an eye on him for possible show. He's still a little young to decide if he will be a good show cat or not. On the American Curl, we know that the ears on a Curl kitten are not what we call "set" until the kitten is 16wks old. Raphael is only 12 wks old so they could still open up more.
We will still sell him but if he does well in the shows, his new family may have to wait until we Grand him before we will let him go to his new home. If you are interested in Raphael, please email me so we can talk about him.
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We were so excited about what we got from this breeding that we have already put Bellabee and Opie back together. She hadn't shown signs of being in season, but as soon as she does, Opie won't waste any time letting us know.
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Here's Raphael... the cream boy
New photos taken above Taken 080921...
We have Raphael loose in the house with the adults now. He has turned out to be such a sweetie. He loves to be picked up. Whenever we see him, if we call his name, he comes right over for some attention. He will sit in my lap while I'm on the computer FOREVER. Sometimes, he just needs to get closer and closer to me so he starts walking all around on my shoulders or across the keyboard for my fingers and hands to find their way to his body. Oh, and he's decided he likes white chocolate chip cookies. Or he thinks he does. I had a couple cookies on my desk for a snack later when he found them and started hauling them away for HIS snack. I moved them, and he found them again. Then, I hid them on the shelf for my keyboard under the desk. He was hilarious sniffing all over until he located them... then, trying to squeeze into the little space to snag them. Finally, I suck them behind my back. He could still smell them but at least he wasn't stealing my cookies. What a stinker!
Photos taken 5/14...
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Raphael was more interested in smelling the rug than playing with our toy. That's not unusual since we've used this same rug for our show cages for years. I'm sure it has lots of strange smells to him. With a little work, we got the other 2 to focus on the toy but not little Raphie.
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Reserving a Kitten....
We are taking reservations for future kittens now. We reserve the right for first pick of any of our litters for ourselves to show, however, if you reserve a kitten from a future litter, you will have first pick (after us of course). I keep track of the sequence that I receive Reserved Kitten Agreements and offer kittens in that same sequence.... in other words, the person who has returned the first Reserve Agreement will have first pick of any new litters. After that, the 2nd person who has returned a Reserve Agreement can select a kitten, and so on. Anyone with a Reserve Agreement can wait for another litter if they want to wait for a kitten from another litter if they want, and the same sequence for selecting a specific kitten will still apply.