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CAILEN (updated July
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An
explanation about Ivory kittens in an Ocicat litter -
Every
now and then an Ocicat breeder may find one or more of these beautiful kittens
in a litter. The ivory kittens are born white with 'ghost' spotting in
fawn on its body. It is the result of the Siamese gene that was
instrumental in the development of the Ocicat from the very beginning of the
breed. The ivory will develop colour on the face, ears, legs and tail much
as a Siamese kitten does.
The
spotting on its body will become more pronounced as it matures.
The
ivory kitten has blue eyes which are retained into adulthood, just like the
Siamese. They are not registerable as Ocicats as they have blue eyes
(Ocicats should have either gold or green eyes) and their spots are softer than
the regular Ocicat. Their noses and paw-pads are pink.
In
the USA they are highly prized as a very rare and strikingly beautiful cat.
They
are often a little larger than the spotted Ocicat and seem to be stronger and if
possible, even more robust than the spotted Ocicat.
 Ozspots
Kwai - December, 2006
We know it has
been a long time but mum’s camera has been broken nearly all year now and
she has been too hopeless to get it fixed and send you some photos of how
pretty I turned out but we finally got a couple of me and my big sister
Paulie Walnuts.
I am very happy here although Paulie and I sometimes fight but she is just
set in her ways and sometimes needs a bit of a shakeup which I am more than
happy to give.
Mum and Dad have built an enclosure in the little back yard so I am allowed
out in the garden to play - which I do and I love hiding and leaping out at
anything ....
particularly bugs that fly too close to my nose.
I am a very fast hunter
these days and mum is very proud of me when I catch lizards from the
backyard and bring them inside. I like to play with them but she
usually takes them off me and puts them back outside in the little garden.
That’s ok, I am so fast that I will catch them again later.
They named me Kwai when I arrived home but I also get called a
multitude of other names like: Cherry Blossom, Waffle Biscuit, Squinky,
Lemon Jelly, White mouse, Biffin and Butters, but that is Dad, (I think he
is just a bit old and forgets my name sometimes so I don’t mind, plus he
gives me lots of cuddles and tickles my ears). I have been to the vet
a few times but nothing bad just check ups and shots. You will be
proud to know I was very well behaved and ALL of the vets and nurses fell in
love with me and said how cute I was. I showed off a little but I
think they liked it because everyone laughed and patted me. I still
love cuddles very much and I like to know EXACTLY what is going on. I
have helped wrap all the Christmas presents for my first Christmas and I
think that curly ribbon is just WONDERFUL. Mum was very happy with my
added touches, although at the time she seemed to be getting a bit
frustrated, I think that she was just a bit tired from all the
shopping though.
.
Anyway, I really just
wanted you to know that for my first Christmas I am very happy and healthy
and am still on at mum to fix the camera so some REALLY nice photos can be
taken to show you how pretty and bright eyed I am.
I hope you have a wonderful Christmas filled with lots of love and
purrs
Love from Kwai (or Butters, Biffin etc) All the best also from Kellie
and Matt the very proud owners of a beautiful and very loving, friendly and
delightfully crazy Ocicat.
I thought you might be interested to see a
photo I took this morning. We renamed Amber as Ginger, as
Koko and Ginger seem to fit nicely together. (Koko is a
chocolate Burmese boy from Crystal and Harry) Ginger has developed quite
prominent spots on her sides and is the real Miss Personality. I call
her the Princess.
She talks all the time, whereas Koko is just content to let things
happen, and hardly ever says a word. Regards, Peter
October, 2006
Nola, I thought you might
like a current photo of a relaxed Koko and Ginger, now that their first
birthday has passed. Regards, Peter
November, 2007
Nola, as you can see, all is well in the land
of cats! Regards, Peter
Ozspots
Cailen - December, 2005
He is such a
sweetheart. He is the happiest when someone is paying attention to
him. Not afraid of small kids, nor loud noises nor the
unknown. He is adorable.
January, 2006
Cailean is still
getting darker .. but the spots are not really coming out more.
He
has gotten darker and darker. Most people can see his spots now but they
have not developed on the front. Still adorable as ever and we love
watching him catch a fly. He makes the funniest noises ever! Well you know
the sound anyway :-)
Melanie and Denis
I finally got a
photo where you can see Caileans spots a little bit better. somehow they
always dissapear on the photo's, but not this time! I
saw that this time there was only 1 ivory - I love mine and
I am sure that others will fall in love with the little white ones as
much as I have :-) Melanie
July, 2008
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