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DECEMBER
 


 


Clementine

Suzanne,

I got your phone message - I left you one also but I'm uncertain you received it.
Clementine got here safely. She was quiet all the way home. Once we got home I sequestered her in my bedroom (with litter box, food, water, cat condo, scratching post & toys) and stayed with her for 2 hours. Then I had to go to work. When I got off work I cleaned her litter box, fed her some wet food and played with her. She is well socialized and loves to be petted. She also likes to be held. She's just a little shy right now so I'm not seeing any ornery behavior. Althought I'm hoping for some soon! She is about as perfect a kitten as I've ever seen. And she is absolutely beautiful. I am thrilled with her. I'll write again to let you know how she is doing after she settles in a bit more.

Jodi


 

 


Sunflower

 

Hi Suzanne,

 

She is doing well. She is 3 pounds now and lots of fun.
 She loves to play and entertains us for hours.
 Grace adores her and loves playing with her. She has such a sweet nature.

Thank You,

Lindsay and Michelle.

 


 

 


Sophie and McGreggor
 

hi
just wanted to drop you a line and let  you know these beautiful kittens are doing really well.  they were welcomed easily by the other cats and they are just the best kittens. i don't know what i ever did without them. sophie is a great girl, she likes to go off by herself and then comes round regularly for some lovin.  she insists on your complete attention, wants to be petted with both hands. she especially wants that tummy rubbed.  she is so pretty and elegant looking and is a bit of a princess.
McGreggor is absolutely the sweetest boy around.  he's gentle and loving. he would be a lap kitten if he wasn't such a boy, he hands with the other guy cats. he especially loves AJ the main coon. 
thank you so much for the great work you do breeding the best.
mickie
 

Yoda

Yoda arrived and he is very cute! I was worried when you said he had an ugly duckling stage but he is just what I was hoping for...and he is very playful too.... Kibbi and Yoda are adjusting to each other and I
think Kibbi is going to enjoy having his 1/2 brother around. I'll
keep you posted on how they are doing.....thanks again Mark



 


Winston

 

I have tried to send few pics of Winston, but the computer is acting up and won't do it...I will keep re-sending...or just send you some pics on regular mail for starters.

The little dude is doing great...didn't get in trouble when I was gone for 3 hours.
He has briefly met all the dogs...but 3 big heads wanting to sniff at the same time was enough for one day. He did sleep on same bed w/Mandy, who really doesn't care about other creatures. + She did live previously w/dominant cat.
Max wanted to lick Winston and full body wash wasn't the best option for him, but tolerated it well. The problem w/Max is that he is very loving and clumsy, he doesn't know where the tongue ends and teeth begins, also he is 94lbs.
Bruno was ok w/Winston when he didn't move...Bruno goes for the movement...therefore I will work w/them over the next few weeks. Bruno on long line and "too bad" place close by.
Winston is very curious and all over the place. He wants to be part of everything, so he has been in the pantry, dishwasher, closet, bookcase... and he is eyeballing the lamps.
He seems to be very happy when he is high up; back of the couch, top of the cat tree, etc.
I am still waiting for him to "crash". He sleeps his nights, but doesn't nap too much during the day. He is running 300 miles an hour. I am actually thinking about collar w/cow bell on it
A) to hear where he is B) to slow him down. Right-click here to download pictures. To help protect your privacy, Outlook prevented automatic download of this picture from the Internet..
I do have to say, he really is a joy, such a good natured kitten.
Anyway, I will get some pics asap one way or another.
Cheers, Tarja.

Moxie

Hi Suzanne!
 
We just brought her home a half hour ago!  She is absolutely precious!  She was very shy and quiet on the drive home.  When we arrived home we opened the carrier and she remained shy for about 30 seconds and then she crawled out and started exploring. 

 She is fascinated with a mirror we have in her safe room and she is playing with all of her toys.  She resisted letting us pick her up at first but as soon as you scratch behind her ears she sinks into a purring puddle in your arms.  She is wonderful!  We have our other cats in the next room and she made the decision to introduce her herself by pawing under the door.  We will wait another day or two before making a supervised introduction, but so far I think she will handle herself just fine. 

 
We will send pictures very soon.  Thank you so much for her! 
 
Best regards,
Joann and Rich

Makunda

FYI.... He took 9th AB kitten in one ring today.....  (61 total kittens)Ouachita Makunda of FrontPageKat
 
I'll send you the pics of "buzz" the new fold, soon.... I think you'll really like him..
 
Take care,
 
Connie
 

NOVEMBER
 


Merlin and Angus
 

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!

 

I took a few shots of my favorite turkeys yesterday, and thought you would be able to see that Merlin has indeed survived, and thrived!  He’s such a HULK!  I don’t know how many bytes or whatever you can get at once, so will send just a couple at a time. 

 Do you still have contact with the lady who bred Angus?  Do you think she’d like to see how pretty he grew up to be?  If so, send me her email address and I’ll send some to her…or feel free to forward these.

 

I just adore these little guys!  I had a little surgical procedure last Friday, and have been in bed most of the time since.  As you can tell, they stay right with me.  Most of the time, they’re at the foot of the bed, as shown, but sometimes Merlin comes up and lays down next to my shoulder, and Angus drapes himself across my legs.  They are such sweet creatures. 

 

 Thank you again for Merlin, and for helping us find Angus.  Our lives have been SO enriched!

 

Fondly,

 

Suzanne


Brooklyn (ie Sammy)

 

Thanks for the information and no hurry to get back to us.  We had a very nice Thanksgiving.  Glad you got to spend the time with your girls. 

 
Brooklyn is doing very good and he is such a dear boy if he would just learn the word no.  He is so curious about everything that sometimes he ends up in places in the house he shouldn't be.  Oh well.....don't we all at some point?  The new food just seem to be the solution.
 
Thanks Again for giving us Brooklyn. For your information we renamed Brooklyn a few weeks after we got him because he ignored that name.  We renamed him "Sammy" 
 
Donna

Chase


Hi Suzanne,
Just wanted to update you on Chase. He is wonderful. It took about 10 days for Simon to come around but now they play all the time. Chase thinks he can do any thing. He lays on top of Simon and just blends into him. He went for his shots on the 20th and all is well. Thanks so much from me and Simon.
Gerri
 


Tavey and Fergus(long haired perk eared scottish fold)

I ordered soup!

 

How is this for an after Thanksgiving Dinner picture?

Suzanne,

Both Tavey and Fergus carry their toys arround in their mouth. Is this a breed trait?
They take them where they want to play and then play. Then they carry them back and start all over again.

I also had a couple of questions;

Should I intervene and break up their "fights" sometimes they get really rough.

How much wet food should I let Fergus have? They have Science Diet and the Stuff you sent with them as dry food down all the time. I have been giving them 1/4 of a small can of pro plan kitten food about 4 X a day. Fergus would eat 1/2 can about every 2 hours if I let him. He is quite the beggar!
Everytime I go into the kitchen he meow's and meows for food.
Have a happy thanksgiving.
I bought them a can of turkey cat food for tomorrow:) Janet
 

 

 

                                                           They sleep!

 

It's our nap time!
Tavey and Fergus
 

 

 

I really think they are just fine!

 

   

We found the king size bed! What FUN!!!!

 


 

 

 

 

 

Where is the Sunday paper!!

 

Hard to get them to pose!

Both are fine and adorable :) Janet

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hi and good morning,

 

We had a restful night. They were both quite good. Fergus slept on my legs for part of the night, I am not sure where Tavey slept, I think in her little bed. There is no snooze alarm on a hungry kitten! We were up and eating by 6:30.

Tavey LOVES to play in the shower; she takes her toys in there and bats them around. She and Fergus play on opposite sides of the glass shower doors. It is really funny to watch. Fergus is the investigator. Tavey is getting more adventurous this morning. They are chasing each other all over. They ate well this morning. Each of them has sneezed a few times but no other signs of any issues.

Fergus wants love and lap time Tavey wants to play!

They are great with each other. Once during the night Fergus jumped off our bed and onto Tavey as she sauntered by-she hissed and batted him. They sound like a heard of elephants running around right now.

I am going to try to trim those little claws today, they are very sharp.

They seem to be happy and adjusting rapidly. Thanks for such well adjusted kittens, we are smitten!

Are your ankle bracelets the right length?

Thanks so much,

Janet, Rod, Tavey and Fergus

 

Hi Suzanne,

 

Well they arrived safe and sound. They were right on time. Tavey has been the shy one, Fergus-the brave-came right out of the carrier, ate used the box and sat in my lap. Tavey took her time coming out. She ate a little and the rolled and snuggled on my lap. They are both wonderful!

Fergus has already run around most of the house, Tavey is still playing in the bathroom where we let them out of the carrier. I had a bed and some toys, food and water and she is still there! They are so sweet.

Yep she just ate. Fergus was a pig, he ate and ate in the car. Tavey ate a little bit of wet food in the car from my hand. Then just now she ate quite a bit.

Thanks again for everything. They are running around like wild kittens. Little or no adjustment time required.

Janet

 

Thanks for everything,

More later,

Janet


 


Tipu

 

oh tipu is doing just fine
every now and then we feel like his nose is a little runny and he sneezes or what not but his eatiing and playing habbits dont show that he is sick or something
we are looking into buying another kitten
what do you know about norwegiun cats?
would that be a good thing to have another kitten for tipu to play with or u think it is better for him to be alone with us?

 

or if you give me areal good discount i will buy another british shorthair from you...hehehe...
what do u think/?
thanks for checking in
i will send you some current pictures of tipu very soon
 
 
shehbaz''
 

 

 

 


 


Sunflower

Hi Suzanne,

 

Sunflower is adjusting well, she is so sweet, Grace thinks she is wonderful.

She will not eat any dry food, she will eat the Friskies that we give her 2x a day. What do we do?

 

Lindsay and Michelle

 


Kusumi
 

Hi, it’s Kasumi’s owner!

 

I have a question about the microchips that you use. Kasumi is (nearly) ready for a one-month trip to France for Christmas (she got her vaccinations and all). The only thing is that France asks for the microchip ISO 11784, and I was wondering if the AVID microchip that she got implanted was this standard. Did you have any problems with the cats you send to Europe? I’ll also try to get some information from the French customs.

 

She’s still very sweet and very smart. With the winter coming, her hair is thick and fluffy, and she’s now nearly 9 lbs (I’ve attached a picture of her, she loves to sleep in boxes, in totally uncomfortable positions J ). I think she’ll love to travel and meet other animals. She spent a week-end at one of my friends’ and was quickly friend with her cat and 2 dogs. It should be fun!

 

Sabrina


Griffanie and Flame

Hi Suzanne,
I just wanted to give you an update on Annie and Flame. Both are doing great, Annie is a real sweetheart and is always looking for attention. She cooperates with brushing and nail clipping. She is a real sweetheart.
Flame is a sweetheart too when she wants to be. Right now all is good with her and she is coming to be for attention, but when i brush her, or epically when i clip her nails, she gets mad and it can take days till she comes looking for attention. After a nail clipping she will not come near me for days and if I go to her, she runs away. After a few days she is back to normal and looking for attention.

Thanks again for letting me adopt these 2 beautiful cats. If and when you have a male that is in need of a good home, let me know.
thanks. Gene

 


Isadore and Sherman aka Tank

 


ENJOY!!!!!

 

 


 

 

 


 

 

Here are 3 new pictures of my babies in the new house.

 They seem to be doing fine, but are still not sleeping with us much. 

Jim, we think, figured it out ... it is becaue we slept upstairs at the old house and now, we sleep downstairs. 

 

 

 God, they are sooooooooooo cute. 

 Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!

Love Dixie


 


Ciaran

 

Suzanne, here are a couple pictures of Ciaran.

The eyes cleared up very well and he is growing and doing great. We all love him to death, he gets very spoiled around here.

 

 

 


Thanks,
Bonnie, Steve and Hope

 

 


Daphne

Good morning Mrs. Henne,

 

 
I just wanted to send you some pics of Daphne.

 She is absolutely wonderful! The pictures show Daphne doing her favorite past time, watching the fish in the fish tank. Thank  you again for the wonderful happiness she brings to our family.

 
 
Stacy James

She is sooo rotten! It is great! I tease her that she takes off running just to get the dogs to chase after her so they get in trouble.

Oh she likes him. She will go into his room when he is home and lay on his bed and 'talk' to him until Chase comes and pets her.  He thinks she is pretty special too. She is such a lovey dovey.
 

 

 

 


Opal, Perle and Leda

Hi,

The latest pictures of Opal, Perle and Leda was appended.


Opal is active as usual and very friendly.

 

 Perle, mature became very cute.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



As for Leda, she is large, and her head has grown a little.

 

 

 

 

Loro came the eat food well though there was no picture.
His weight is 5.0kg. I am looking forward to their growth.

My best regards


Chikako

 

 

         

                                     


Tavey Blu and Fergus

Hi Suzanne,

 

Well they arrived safe and sound. They were right on time. Tavey has been the shy one, Fergus-the brave-came right out of the carrier, ate used the box and sat in my lap. Tavey took her time coming out. She ate a little and the rolled and snuggled on my lap. They are both wonderful!

Fergus has already run around most of the house, Tavey is still playing in the bathroom where we let them out of the carrier. I had a bed and some toys, food and water and she is still there! They are so sweet.

Thanks for everything,

More later,

Janet

 


OCTOBER
 


Cielo 

Dear Suzanne:

 

I am not sure if you remember me, but we purchased our little Cielo from you in 2003.  It is hard to believe that he will be 4 this January!  I am enclosing a picture of my curious one and wish to thank you once again for all the joy you have brought into our lives with this lively little boy.  The other picture is of our oldest boy, Osito.  He will be 7 in November.  He came to us from Elusive Blue in 2001.  Osito’s father was Raleigh of Elusive Blue and he was in the line of Elusive Blue Conner of Turningleaf that was Cielo’s father.  It is a small world.

 

The main reason for my note is to ask if you would please notify me when you have a retired cat coming up for adoption.  My son is currently in Medical school at the University of Louisville in Kentucky.  He and his fiancé would like to have a British shorthair, but since she did not grow up with cats, they feel that one that is a little older rather than a kitten will be easier to adapt to.  My son really is a pet person and at some time would like to have more than one cat and or dog in his household, so we would want to make sure that he chooses a cat that likes people and other pets for the future.  He has also looked at your Scottish Fold website and since they tend to have the same adorable personalities as a Brit, he may even consider one of them.  Of course, his first choice would be Cielo’s mother, Vina, his sister, Sonora or his uncle Stormy.  However, depending on the timing and the cat, I am sure he would consider any of the others.  They are all so beautiful!  He would love to have one of mine, but I could not part with either of them and without the other one to keep each other company, I am afraid my home would be in danger of the aftermath of loneliness.

 

I do have a bit of sad information.  In July, we lost our 18 ½ year old baby girl, Patches.  She was a stray that found her way to us and is missed greatly by all of us.  My veterinarian keeps telling me that my “boys” need another playmate, but I am just not ready yet.  I have told my husband that I am keeping an eye on your sight, as I have done for the last 4 years, and when that little face or even retired face grabs my heart, I will be giving you a call!

 

Thanks for you time, your wonderful website and the purrrfect little Cielo that we could not live without!  His road races and his favorite hobby of stealing my hand towels from the bathroom rack would make for a dull household.

 

Sincerely,

 

Jan Gibbons

 


Blue (IP...Instant Purr)

 

Thanks for your advice, I will email you some pictures and videos of him. He is like a little hopping teddy bear that attacks everything. He is also quite the jumper! He is already getting on our counters, and likes to watch tv from high places like the back of the couch. We found him asleep on a placemat on the table once too. He is so funny. Chris has nicknamed him IP (Instant Purr) because when you pick him up, or he rubs on your legs when you are walking he just breaks out into a loud sudden purr. He is so cute.

 

Tina.

 


Cassanova

Hello Suzanne,

Show in Harrisonburg, VA. This past Saturday was a success! Our Casanova did well.

 He was competing against two grands however one Judge picked him as 3rd best cat in premiership over the others, Said he had excellent coat , eyes, expression, weight,etc. He maid Three finals in all, not bad for first show in premiership. His Main competition came from Paddy another one of your fine gents.
Hampton and Heather have both grown up to be big, beautiful, and Sweet cats! Thanks for sharing! Tried to get a decent picture, But not much cooperation.


Regards,
Georgie

 

Hello Suzanne,

What a great web site you have! Not to mention the furry beauties.

Lionel < Casanova > is handsome boy and he is getting BIG. Saturday is his first show in premiership, may take some time he does not have a lot of Completion, however he handles beautifully and does not mind the noise excitement, etc. After growing up we decided that he is a spotted tabby His face needs to get fuller and I think it will.

Regards
Georgie
 


Brie
 

            

Hi suzanne,

Brie is great and has grown a lot, we are very very happy with her, thank you because she is the most lovable kitten.

here i am sending you some pictures

 

 

 

 

the relationship between the cats is good.

Bye!



 

 


Buckley
 

hi suzanne- Just wanted to give you an update on Buckley.  He's doing great and eating like a horse!! He loves hanging out with us and follows us around the house. There's never a dull moment. We love him so much! Thanks for all your help. I'm still giving him the eye meds and it really seems to be working. I will keep you updated. Take care
Marissa and Del

 

 

 

 

 


 


Orso and Leia

 

Hi Dr. Henne,

  Here are a couple of pictures with Orso(cream) and Leia(blue),

 expressing different types of  sibling love J

 

 

 

 

 

An & Wayne 

 


 


 

Angus and Merlin

Hello!

 

I hope you had a good time – and great results – at the races! 

The camera is once again cooperating…a little bit…the focus is still a bit off, but what the heck!  Here are a couple of shots I took a few hours ago.  The little devils KNOW I want to take pictures of them, especially together, so naturally they avoid me whenever they see the camera. 

 I wish you could see them side by side to appreciate the size difference!  We’ve renamed him about four times, but since Merlin the Magnificat is his registered name, guess he’s stuck with it.  The more appropriate names include “The Incredible Hulk” (he really is a hulk), “Sasquatch” (his feet are huge), “Bigfoot”, and “Velcro” (when he charges up the stairs, you hear his claws shredding the Berber every step of the way…and fast!).  I’d guess him to be about 15 pounds or more…Angus is 9 or 10.

 I’ll try to get better photos soon…I’d really like to get his posterior spread out over the back of the sofa!  Steve says he’s about three axe-handles wide, but he’s really NOT fat.  He’s just a Brit!  Looking at the latest pix of Burton on your website, I can see a lot of him in Merlin.  Especially that kind of frowning expression, whereas Angus is so round- and wide-eyed.  Burton looks like he’s about 18-20 pounds?

 Must go.  Hope you had a satisfying weekend, but were glad to get back to all your babies.  Thanks again for ours!!! 

Suzanne

 

Hi, Suzanne!

 

   I just finished looking at your web pages -- like to to do that occasionally to see your new babies and everything – and I LOVE the new look!  I think I got the best laugh I’ve had in months looking at the big blue male on the letterhead!  That looks like one royally ticked-off pussycat!  I get such a kick out of some of their facial expressions.

   The new photos throughout are priceless.  If anyone is even remotely interested in adopting, and sees them, you’ve got sales!  There is one of a blue lying on its back in what I call the “shameless hussy” position on the computer desk…exactly Merlin’s favorite pose.  Guess that shows they’re relaxed and comfortable, huh?  We also really liked the one draped over the front of the green machine!

   I hope everything and everyone are fine at your place. 

 Our boys are a continual source of amusement and joy.  One of these days I’ll have to get some photos out to you – Merlin is a horse!  Angus weighs much less than you’d think by looking, and Merlin much more. He really shows his bulk lying on his side, or viewed from the rear when in the meatloaf position.  Steve says he’s about three axe handles wide.  (He does exaggerate!)  I can’t lift him anymore, but that’s not his fault, and in fact he prefers not being picked up. (I think he still associates that with being taken to the counter and medicated.)

    Anyway, the boys have been so sweet and comforting.  I swear they can read minds, pain levels, or something.  The days I have to be in bed, I’ve always got company…but they somehow know when I can’t stand having them lie on me.  Depending on the severity, they cuddle into the circle of an arm, against my side or legs, or just near my feet…sometimes draping a paw over me somewhere.  I’d swear they’re trying to soothe me.  What would life be like without these little people sharing it?  I don’t ever want to find out.

 

   So…thanks for sharing all the little darlings on your web pages, and especially, of course, for our Merlin Magnificat.

 

Fondly,

Suzanne & Steve,

Angus & Merlin

 


Binz

 

 

 

Birthday Boy!

 

 

 

 

 

Celebrating with sister Poodie

 

 

Post-party rest with Poodie and brother Harley


 


Jasper


Here are some pictures of Jasper when we first got him in July.

 

 

 

 

 

 

He still has a lot of energy, very playful.  At night and in the mornings he likes to run what I would refer to as “sprints.”  He runs from one end of the house to the other several times with no intended purpose.  It’s pretty funny.  He’s starting to get really big and has a ton of strength!  His favorite thing is to have his foot pads rubbed.  Everyone loves him!

 

Gavin N. Cree

Glacier Real Estate Finance

 


Daphne

 

Good morning. I wanted to send you some pics of my girl. She is beautiful.

She has become very vocal, and very demanding. She is adjusting to life with 2 dogs well. (I adopted another Cocker Spaniel, 2 weeks ago). My husband calls our house 'The Zoo'. Daphne is very loving, we are so happy to have her in our 'Zoo'. She has put on alot of weight, and is not nearly shedding as much. The second pic is not great, but it shows her on the bed with the dog, just like she belongs!

Thank you for entrusting her to us. Stacy

CHASE

Hi Suzanne
It was good to see you too. Chase is wonderful. Simon growled and hissed at him for the first 3 days but it didn't seem to bother him too much. Simon is better now but still won't play with Chase. Chase is a mess. He sneaks up behind Simon and reaches out and touches him and then runs and hides. Simon acts like he doesn't know who it was, he looks around and Chase is gone. It's so funny. Chase is eating good and he hasn't had any problems at all. Thanks again for this wonderful baby. I will write back and keep you updated.
Gerri

 


SEPTEMBER
 


 

Bell and Smokie

Hi Suzanne

 
Hope you are good today.  Bill and I are enjoying the kittens!!  Bella is "the queen"  eats like a pig.  She is three weeks older than Smokie, but quite a bit larger.  Is this normal?
I thought he would be out-growing her by now.  He is a true sweetheart, loves early morning time, head butts, chin and belly rubs.  He's not a picky eater, much more of a
little lick, small bites type guy.  I'll keep you posted.  Hope all is well.
 
Virginia

 


Brie

Well, the venezuelan experiences have been a lot jajajajaja.

everything is progressing but we are still having some problems with our other cat, he is a himalayan, male 8 years old, he looks calm but brie is very tense and scared of him, we´ve been kepping them separated, and when we get them together we are around. I think it is just a matter of time till they get along very well.

We still don´t let her out in the garden because we are scared she will run away (it´s not thet easy but our other cat has done it many times), when we let her out we are with her.

Today she was sleeping more than normal, she was kind of weird but i think it could be a late reaction to the climate change.

she is eating and going to the bathroom normally.

She loves to be with people and is very calm and unaggressive.

I´ll keep you informed and will send you pictures later because i haven´t taken yet.

Bye!!!!!!
 

We decided to name her BRIE.

She's been running all over the house and playing with us a lot, she is so cute, not shy at all.

We've been paying a lot of attention and brie just loves it.

She is also a fast learner, she already knows she can't go upstairs.

We were kind of worried because she wouldn't eat, not canned food, not dried food, but this morning she went into her cage that was open and started eating the food that you had put inside, which is the name of that food?

She's been sneezing , should that concern us?

I will send you pictures when I get to caracas.

Thank you for everything

Oriana Matheus

 


Faith

Here are some pictures of Faith that I took today. As you she is very comfortable here.

 It's hard to get pictures because everytime I get up to get the camera, she jumps down and follows me. She is just a doll.
Thanks for all your help.
Diana

 

 


Monte

                         

Monte weighs just a  shade over 9 lbs and sounds like a horse when running through the house. He is a beautiful cat and full of love.
               

                        
 


Big Boy----almost 11 months!  Monty has been a joy....so full of love and eager to please.  He comes much like a dog when called  and certainly knows the word NO and what it means....

Carolyn and Ed Baltzell
                  Winchester,Tn

 


Orso and Leia

                    

Hi Dr. Henne,

   It’s been more than a year since we got Orso and Leia from you!!!
 We thought we should send you a few pictures of them. They are doing great and they bring so much joy to us. Thank you!!!

  Leia(blue) Orso(cream)

 

 

An & Wayne 

 

 


 

 


Julliette

Hi:
 
Snapped a few pictures. 

Thought you might want to see Juliette's best friend.

 
Denise

 

 

 

                               


Bentley

Suzanne - Here are the latest pictures of Bentely.
Mary

 

 

 

 

 

 


Max

Hi Suzanne, 
 
Max is now 4 lbs. 12.5 oz., (just a bit over 4 mos. old) so growing well, I guess his indulging in the adult cat food more than the kitten food isn't hurting. 
 
He and Newman are finally friends, it is fun to finally see them play together.  Max thinks Newmans bushy tail is a great new toy.....Max is always trying to snuggle up to Newman, I think he misses his siblings.  I am really happy that Newman has taken to the little speed demon so well.

 

 

 
Have enclosed a few pictures so you can see his progress, he is still loving and very playful. 
                                     

 Do you think his coat is going to be spotted like his picture?

 
Thank you for my precious little gift.
 
Diane
 
 
Hi Suzanne, 

 Max and Newman are finally becoming friends, they have started playing together....Max really likes playing with Newman's big fluffy tail.  He is totally at home now, even got himself locked in the coat closet for about 2 hrs. yesterday....he wasn't out playing and had to start the hunt for him.....he just looked at me when I opened the door "it's about time you found me".   He loves the outdoors, playing with the leaves and trying to catch the bugs!

 
 
He is as cute as can be, just love him so much.  He now uses the big boy litter box, and occasionally chows down on Newman's food...I guess it won't hurt him....he just has to chew a  little harder.  I will let you know what the vet. says and how much he has gained....will send you some pictures this weekend...you know kittens, they end up in some funny places!
 
Diane
 

Hermione

Sorry about the delay in response. Hermione is doing well, we love her so much. Every morning when my husband showers she greets him the bathroom. She and my shih tzu are doing well. My shih tzu just tolerates her. With this breed of cat, is it normal to have drainage from the eyes? I clean her eyes everyday with some warm water. I notice she drains more from the left eye. When will her eyes turn copper? Will they be that color all the time? Is her breed a relative of the Persian? Just asking b/c this is what my vet said???
Everyone is so surprised about her soft coat. She always purrs in the  morning. She has just recently started purring for me when I rub her stomach. Again, we love her so much.
Thanks, Stephanie Cook

Sherman and Izzy

 

 

 

 


Ophelia Sue

Do you think she is happy? LOL!

Alecia

 

 

 

 

 


Maggie

Hello Suzanne,
Maggie has been doing well-- she has put on a nice amount of weight and her fur has been growing in densely.

 We've been trying to find a cat treat for her and have tried "Pounce", but she does not like that brand whatsoever.

 Is there a particular brand that she might prefer? Right now she's overly fond of "Petromalt" for hairballs (she comes sprinting when she sees the tube), but that's not quite a treat. Also, has Maggie ever been sensitive to certain foods? She has recently succeeded in commandeering some cream that was meant for tea, and seemed to have some lower digestive problems. I'm  aware that most cats are lactose intolerant, but this seemed a bit different.

Here are several links to new pictures of her-- I'm sure you'll agree that she is getting prettier every week!

 


Brie

Suzanne:

We decided to name her BRIE.

She's been running all over the house and playing with us a lot, she is so cute, not shy at all.

We've been paying a lot of attention and brie just loves it.

She is also a fast learner, she already knows she can't go upstairs.

We were kind of worried because she wouldn't eat, not canned food, not dried food, but this morning she went into her cage that was open and started eating the food that you had put inside, which is the name of that food?

She's been sneezing , should that concern us?

I will send you pictures when I get to caracas.

Thank you for everything

Oriana

 


Brooklyn

Brooklyn is wonderful!!!  He traveled without any problems we talked to him most of the way until he got bored hearing us and went to sleep.  It took us 7 hours because of the weather.  You were right he needed no quiet room.  He was busy exploring and wanting attention from the time we got home.  We went to our vet yesterday to introduce Brooklyn to them and she was very impressed with your procedures and paper work.  She also said that this was unusual with her past experience with cat breeders.  We just can't thank you enough for such a wonderful cat and experience.  We love him dearly. 
 
We will be getting you some pictures soon.
 
Thanks again,  Donna

Orso and Leia

Hi Dr. Henne,

   It’s been more than a year since we got Orso and Leia from you!!!

We thought we should send you a few pictures of them. They are doing great and they bring so much joy to us. Thank you!!!

  Leia(blue) Orso(cream)

               

 

 

An & Wayne 


 

 

 


Tipu Sultan Khan

Hi Suzanne,

How are you?  Tipu is doing fine although I wanted to ask you how much should he be eating in a day I want to make sure he is eating enough.  How fast does he grow as far as weight and stuff.  Is it normal for him to sleep a whole lot?

I am also sending you a picture.

bye
shehbaz

 

 

Hi suzanne,

 
How are you.  We are well and so is Tipu.  His full name is Tipu Sultan Khan and is doing very well.  He was very friendly but not to active when he first came but last couple of days he has been jumping off the walls.  I mean he is very energetic and playful.
 
Oh yeah and he misses you...
Khan

 

 


WOODROW (WOODY)


Here's Woodrow draped over the front of our tractor. He's always doing something cute.


L. Tinz


FAITH

Hi Suzanne,
I just wanted to send you a quick e-mail to let you know that Faith is just getting more gorgeous each week.  Her colors are getting more vivid and her face is just precious.
I want to let her get a few months older before I send you any pictures.  I do plan on keeping you updated on her because I know she is just going to be a beautiful cat.
Thanks again,
Diana
Oh, I was wondering...how old should kittens be before starting to use Shed Stop?
I wasn't sure when she would start getting her adult coat and shedding.
Thanks


AUGUST


CH Ouachita Ophelia Sue

Ophelia is settling in well.  She is a little skittish at some of the

household noises but is quickly overcoming that.  Last night she found

the toy basket and by the time she was done it looked like I had

fifteen toddlers running around the house.  She had toys scattered from

one end of the house to another.  I was almost in tears laughing as she

would get one toy and then pick another and then try to get both of

them and then remember there were more and go back.  She and Kitty Kate

are already becoming fast buddies.  They play race kitty several times

a day.  Right now Ophelia is attempting to climb a fake ficus tree. 

Thump....she just figured out that it will not support her weight.  She

is now hiding amidst the leaves after she turned it over.

 


Kiki and Zoey

 

Hi Suzanne!
 
Thought I'd send you a couple more pictures of KiKi, (calico), & Zoey, (blue).  They are growing up to be gorgeous cats.  KiKi weighed in at 9 lbs. at her checkup a few weeks ago, & I'm sure Zoey isn't far behind,  (but she's not due to see the vet again until December)  
 
I forgot to compliment you in my last letter on your redesigned site.  I enjoy seeing "our girls" featured on some of your pages.  We did have to put one of our bulldogs down last April, (Molly the one on the right), but that picture still brings a smile to our faces - seeing them all pose together!  I still can't believe we actually got them to sit still long enough to do that!  I also especially like the testimonials that include your original pictures, (as tiny kittens), along with the new owner's recent ones, so thought I'd include KiKi & Zoey's baby pictures too.  (I'm sending 4 pictures in all)  It's amazing to see how they change in a few months!

 
I was really excited to see you've included a silver tabby in your breeding program.  Robocats has some wonderful looking cats.  Their markings are gorgeous.  Are you planning on getting a female also?  When I first started looking for a British kitten, I was hoping to get a silver tabby.  If you do start breeding them, I may be tempted to add another Ouachita kitten to the family!
 
Take care & I'll continue to keep you updated on the girls!
 
Becki
 
 

 


Maggie

Hello Suzanne,
 
I just wanted to give you a short update on Maggie. She's been doing very well and I would say she likes her new home. We have found that Brit Shorthairs are indeed very easy to train: she will not go on the same "forbidden" surfaces (like the stove!) twice and behaves wonderfully. She also likes to talk when she wants to play and grumbles if she can't capture the toy she's stalking.
 
 
We have received the packet you sent (that was fast!). We'll send you more pictures of her in a few weeks.
 
Thanks!
 
L. Zanzi

 

 


Sherman (tank) and Izzy

Hello Dr. Henne,

 

 
  Enclosed are some pictures of Tank, now called Sherman and Izzy. 

 They are wonderful and a delight.

 
Carol
 

 

 

 


Leda

Leda arrived at my home. She is tired. She keeps quiet in the corner of the room. She is so cute. I am pleased.
Thank you!

Chikako


 


 


April

Hi Dr. Henne,

We just wanted to give you an update on April and of course show you her cute new photos (taken today!). She is a pleasure! When we get home she meets us at the door and will follow us around the apartment until she feels we have given her an adequate amount of attention-- which of course we are happy to do!! She loves sitting on our desk chairs or by the window watching all the birds (we have a lot of trees outside our window!). We have her on an indoor cat dry food (science diet) and she has kept a great weight - and we just keep her daily amount of food out all day and let her munch! She seems to like that. And although she has a water bowl by her food, we realized she much prefers to drink her water out of this huge metal bowl (one of my old mixing bowls) we had used one weekend that we were away! So now we leave both water bowls out - just in case! We really love her and could not have asked for a better friend!!

Thanks again for all your help with her! We will keep you updated!!


Tara and Dan (and April)

 


Ozzy and Charlie

Dear Suzanne,
 
Here are pictures of the boys.  We are really enjoying them.

  They went to the vet today to get a shot.  She also trimmed their claws.  So now I know how to do it.  Charlie is so laid back that he did not even meow for his shot.  All of the staff kept saying that they are beautiful.   

 

We are so glad we got two. 

 They are happy to have each other. 

 It is great fun to watch them as playmates.  They run around and wrestle each other and chase each other.  The kids just love them and to play with them. They sleep together alot too. 

 

 

Very cute.  They are truely wonderful pets and everything you said they would be. 

 
Regards!
 
Betty

 

 

 

 


Piper and Cessna

 

Hello, Suzanne. I'm sorry I haven't written sooner about Piper and Cessna, the sisters we bought from you back in December 2006. I wanted to update you on how they are doing.

First of all, they have adjusted to our family very, very well. They
are so sweet and gentle. Cessna is definitely more adventuresome.
We intended for them both to be indoor cats, and they are, but Cessna has a yearning to go outside with the dogs. She goes out with them
every morning, does her "business" and then comes back in with them.
I think that she thinks she is a dog! It is so funny. She doesn't want to go outside unless her buddies are out there, and when they come in, she comes in. She has grown to be a wonderful cat, and even
though she was the runt, she has really come into her own size-wise.
She tends to be more aloof, but not to the point of timidness or unfriendliness.

Piper is my sweetheart. She follows me where every I go in the house and keeps me company when I do laundry. She curls up in my lap daily when I finally have 10 minutes to sit and read. 

When I get a chance and find my digital camera, I will be sure to e- mail them to you. Cats, I am finding, are not easy to photograph, but just so you know - they both look wonderful!

Thank you, Suzanne. We are grateful to