Q-T-Curls

thank you all for your nice word about my loss for "Flashy" through here and via e-mail . . .

Yesterday I had an even greater loss when my belowed IC.Ulthar Il Rosso degli Elfi.DM died in my arms peacefully, on the very same day he become 14 years and 1 month old.

I can not believe that can it can hurt so much to loose him and I am so so sad . . . . but I am also thankful that I did not went to the vet for help since he did not seam to be in pain, to let him stay at home and prevent any stress for him his last hours gives me satisfaction even though I greef him so.

He made a huge differet for the type of the Devon breed in Sweden and had a such lovely character that one almost could not believe he was a cat!! he brought so many things along beside beeing a cat as a lifetime friendship with my dearest friend Cristiana Marangoni, that bred him. 14 years ago I visited her in her home and there he was, 4 month old, extremely typy and no coat and my heart was lost.

still counting, over 2300 cats, over the world, would not have been born if it wasn't for my beloved "Woopie" "Polpetta" "Ulthar" . . . . he had many names and he will be so missed . . . .

Marie

Having Flashy, the little brown spotted tabby boy with those huge ears, it was like having all figures right on the Lotto ticket and I had won at least a million.

Last Wednesday, he was to have his second shot with Tricat but I noticed he was a little hot and not so active so I decided he would wait for one week and I left with his litter mates. On the evening he had some ham and cheese, water and food and I noticed he was a little stiff in his walk, as I can recall now he also had lost a lot of his “fat” and his spine was clearly visible. I went to sleep and woke up at 04.30 and I found him in the litter tray, I picked him up and he was in pain since he tried to bite me when I picked him up, 15 minutes later he’s dead.

I have never experienced such quick death in a kitten/cat and only symptoms was fever . . . no other cats/kittens are sick not even a sneeze from anyone. I have sent him for an autopsy and I hope to have some understanding on what was wrong, feels like I am standing in Bank to collect my win from my Lotto ticket when they tell me I have misread on one figure!!

I am totally lost in this boys look and what a super temperament he's got!!

Flashy is the brownspotted tabby one . . .

here is my lovely little granddaughter Livia (was 2 in January) with one of the kittens

rest of the gang

Hi all my neighbourshood friends and catlovers,

I have joined a picture competition "What Do You Have to Say?" at http://www.designtoinspirecontest.com/

I have tributed with 3 pictures so if you find them nice please do vote for them!!

or join the competition and submitt your own for us to vote.

Contest Prizes:

1) First Place: $1000 gift certificate from Hewlett Packard
2) Second Place: $500 gift certificate from Hewlett Packard
3) Third Place: $300 gift certificate from Hewlett Packard

Marie

todays photo session!!

tomorrow the rest of the gang to strike a pose!!

woke up this morning with this beautiful picture just outside

my backyard

last week my crocus flowers almost stood in full blom and the spring was on it's way, we have not had any winter this 2007/2008 since we all know the wheater all around the world has not been as it should.

Yesterday I had this photo taken outside my kitchen window where my son had placed his bicycle just one hour before it was taken!! and today even more snow . . . I love Sweden but I have always wanted a Californian climate here!!!!! my yougest daughter said; - seams that we have to move Christmas Day to Easter day in order to have snow at the right time of the year!!.

bicycle outside my kitchen window

pictures from Easter weekend!!