Four Roses, four diferent tempers

Each one of the Roses has its own temper, it was obvious from their first days.
Fuzzy ( I should start calling her Marja, as she might, as a very dear breeder friend remarked, start feeling intimidated by her name ) is a brave researcher from the day one.
Ilmari is, and has been, a mum's boy. When games get rough, he seeks Ulla's or mine protection. And he still, loves nothing more than a place at the milky bar.
He reminds me of Harski, sometimes looking at him feels like looking back in time.
Kamala is completely unaware of her size or the fact that she is a cat. Sophia Rose is a real red head.

It is interesting how their habits vary in everyday activities.

When first solid meals were served, Kamala used to lie in the plate and growl on everyone who tried to approach, until she finished eating. She was equaly loud to complain when I used to clean her belly. Even today, nobody dares to mess up with her food.
Fuzzy is, from day one, slow on food. She was the skinny one, until we realised that she needs to be fed separately.
She has time, she does not like the crowd around the plate, she is a slow food type of girl.
Sophia Rose was meant to be a food critic, with her delicate nose who made her cover up Ulla's food at the time her eyes were not yet opened.
Ilmari is...Italian soul, he will eat anything, anytime, even if a glass is broken in the kitchen, he will not stop eating, but might eventually look up.

Toilet is a diferent topic.
We have had two accidents lately, but the problem was solved when an aditional toilet was added in the bathroom.
It turned out that girls did not let Ilmari to use their toilet. They used to play king of the castle, until poor guy could not hold it any longer. Now he has his own toilet, and everyone is happy. We did not instal newspapers holder yet, but I will suggest it to his future family.
It is fascinating to observe Kamala preparing sand for her everyday routine. She would be a valuable tool in finding oil, as every time she starts digging I have to check if she has managed to dig all the way to China.

Little things that count

I have a knot in my throat when I think of kittens leaving.
It is not separating from them that worries me, it is a responsibility of finding a proper home for them, where they will be treasured and treated gently and with care, like they were while staying with us.

But there are families that melt my worries with every email they write.

A very nice couple has been watching one of the girls growing up, from before she has opened her eyes.
If all goes well, my little purring, sweet researcher will be moving to a wonderful home, and her new parents already love her so much that they will take free time from work to help he adjust to new enviroment.



It is important for us that kitten is slowly introduced to being alone, as ocicats do not like being left alone for extended periods of time, and kittens have never been alone before, there were always siblings and other cats, and at least one human maid on stand by.

I just feel the need to say it again...thank you for loving our baby so much even before you have met her.

Harski BIS, BOB 2, in show on Sunday,8th March

After a long break we hit the road again and went to a cat show. As a friend of mine was going, and my parents were happy to babysit for a day and a half, so I thought why not.

And I am glad we went.

Yes, Harski did great at the show,( I was so proud when a judge asked me what do I use for coat shine, and I thought to myself- raw food, omega 3 and love, as I did not even had time to bathe him :)) but what is more important, he had such a good time. He was happy to be alone with me again for a while, we slept over at a friend, and Harski was waking me up at night, just to show me how he can still make biscuits with all four paws while wiggling his tail in the process. He even slept under the blanket.

He liked the show hall too,as always he was sitting on the top of the cage, and we made some new friends.

I forgot how much he shines when he is in the center of the attention. (

If I had any doubts about keeping a baby from this litter and adding another member to our family, this weekend has put an end to it.
My cats are attention seekers, and all I have is 2 hands and my day lasts 24 hours.

But even if the weekend was great I really missed babies. I think they missed me too, as Fuzzy came running and purring like a little engine.

I cannot remember when last time it felt so good to be home.

6th of March -4 years that Harski is with us!

Today is the anniversary of Harski's arrival. I will never forget the cute little face that looked at me at airport.
He won me head over feet on the first sight....and he still does it, every day again and again.

I always used to think, it is human to get used to beauty, but every time I look at Harski I am left breathless, over and over again, at how Nature could create something so beautiful and special.
He has brought so much sunshine in my life.

Thank you Merja and Marjo for making this huge gesture of trust and sending the little boy to the other part of the Europe.

This is one of the first photos...I am surprised every time I see how small he was:)

Precious time

What does an ocibaby do when there are no hands to scratch the spotted belly?

It is easy, find yourself a place, somewhere soft and warm, and Engage...purring is on :)

Kamala wrapped in my sweater, while I do the computer work...or try to, as nobody can resist this lovely face.

8 weeks :)

Babies are 8 weeks old now. They have been vaccinated on wednesday, and I am glad to say, all went well.
The only side effect we have noticed is increase in apetite. Real oci babies.

Now our home is opened to the visits of prospective kittens families.

As you can see from the photo, all our correspondence is carefully monitored...and it is kittens, not me who will have the last word in picking their new owners.

Kamala (in her ugly duckling coat )

Ocicats and children

Ocicats and children play well together, I think they have equal amount of energy and smiliar view to the world.

This is one of my favourite photos, taken 2 days ago, my little niece and Sophia Rose.