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In memoriam |
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A review of those who are not
with us any more:
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Sasha, black halfbred siamese
b.
?/?-1972 - d.
4/4-1989
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Sasha was my first cat. I had begged
for a cat from I was 2 years old, but referring to the family dog, my
parents resisted for 15 long years. A
dark evening in fall, Sasha arrived with a death sentence over her
little black head: Her former owner was moving abroad, and if I didn't
adopt her, Sasha would have to be put to sleep. My
parents couldn't resist this one, and that was the beginning of a
beautiful friendship, that lasted for 18 years. Sasha followed me from
my parents' home, from flat to flat during my education years and in
and out of relationships, and finally she followed me into the house,
where I still live. She was
the fixed point in my young life, where everything else kept changing.
Finally, her inner organs were worn out, and she died full of days. |
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Misha was my first siamese, and her
breeder, Alice Jćger, persuaded me quickly, that siameses come in pairs, so
Misha brought her halfsister, Natasha, with her.
Misha had an exceptionally loving
and confident temper. She was always nearby, preferably on the lap or under the
blanket.
Misha was neither for breeding nor
for shows. The latter I realized, when she achieved the little flattering judgement
"very good 4". For
me she was beutiful anyway. She was going to be mated, but something was wrong
with her fertility, and she only went on heat once in her lifetime.
Unfortunately she was only 11 years
old. She had cancer in her rectum, and had to be put to sleep. |
Misha Al Kattá,
SIA b (chocolatepoint) - Natasha's halfsister
b. 18/4-1989 -
d.26/4-2000
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Natasha Al Kattá,
SIA b (chocolatepoint) - Misha's halfsister
b.
13/4-1989 -
d.21/11-2004
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Natasha was my first breeding queen.
She had only one litter, from which I kept Archie as a show neuter.
Her second litter was a disaster: 4 kittens died inside her, and only
a miracle and a competent vetenarian saved her life. Though
spayed, she was the true queen of the group, and she reigned the cats
and myself with her natural charming authority. Her
most touching feature was a well developed urge to protect the
weak. She integrated newcoming kittens by adopting them, and if a cat
fell ill, she stayed at its side and kept it warm with her own body.
When Natasha was lying on top of a cat, I knew, it was time to see the
vet. I was allowed to keep
Natasha for 15 years - and still I find her life too short. She had
breastcancer and was operated, but shortly after she had to be put to
sleep. |
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For many years, Archie was my
show neuter,and he and I travelled all over Europa together. He submitted nicely
to it and took most of his certificates without problems. He was nominated
several times, was BIV six times and on one occasion he was BIS and the
following day BOX. Eventually he was tired of showing, and when he had become an
EP, he was granted the privilege to stay at home.
Archie was a delicate nature, but
loving and confident. He couldn't stand quarrels in the group, and he himself
was mild and peaceable. He was a real diner and developed a table-begger
technique so charming, that nobody could resist him.
Also Archie reached the age of
almost 15 years, and it was hard to say good-bye to him. Suddenly he had an
autoimmune haemolytic anaemia and suffered terribly. He might have survived it,
but his heart was damaged and enlarged, so I let him have peace.
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EP Falstria's Archie,
SIA n (brunmasket) - Natasha's son
b.
13/3-1991 - d. 20/12-2005
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Bimmer Braun
Brimiso (with Alma og Asta), SIA n (sealpoint)
b.
17/11-1992 - d.4/6-1996
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Bimmer is the only cat, I have taken in
of pity. She was extremely shy, and I hoped, that the right
treatment would make her more confident. Only
when she was giving birth to her first litter, she accepted me and my
assistance, but few days later she was back to her old timid self. Her
second litter wasn't meant to be. Some weeks pregnant, she had pyometra and was operated, but she didn't recover after surgery and
died in the animal clinic. I
believe, that death was a relief to her, but I blamed myself for not
being able to make her happy. |
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Being Bimmer's daughter, Alma was
born here in my house, but she didn't carry my cattery name, because Bimmer was
transferred to me after giving birth. Alma
was a sweet and affectionate kitten, but as an adult she gradually became more
distant . She was shown almost all the way to GIC, but never had the last
certificate from 3.country. She never had kittens, though she was
mated several times by different toms. Over
the years Alma's character changed, and she became very timid. Eventually she
stayed in the bottom of the wardrobe, and she only dared to come foreward, when
we were all alone. I tried different treatments without success. Finally I had
to realize, that she was tainted by heritage, and I had to make the heavy
decision to let the vet release her from her suffering.
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IC Alma Braun
Brimiso , SIA n (sealpoint),
Bimmer's daughter, Astas sister
b.
30/4-1994 - d.
18/1-2002
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Asta Braun Brimiso, SIA
n (sealpoint),
Bimmer's daughter, Alma's
sister
b.
30/4-1994 - d.
26/2-2004
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Asta was Alma's sister, and she moved in by Bimmer's breeder, Britt Hansen, as "mating-fee".
She lived there for 4 years and gave birth to a kitten, but in
february 1998 Britt died, and Asta came back home again - along with
her grandmother Julle. She
seemed to recognize everything and quickly she settled back in. She was a
funny little cat, and she was easy to get on with. But she didn't like
showing. She once participated on a hobby-show, but was so upset, that
she had diarrhoea on the judge's table. After that episode she was allowed to
stay at home. Though
she had given birth once, she never succeed to become pregnant.
Therefore there is no offspring from Bimmer. Asta
became weak kidneys, and she went downhill
so quickly, that she
couldn't be saved. |
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Originally, Julle wasn't my cat.
She belonged to her breeder, Britt Hansen, who died in 1998. When I came to
take Asta back home, Julle was on the list of cats, who had to be put to sleep,
because nobody wanted a 10 years old cat. I couldn't bear that. I knew Julle
as Britt's sweetest cat, and she was Asta's grandmother, so she came along into the
transport box.
It was a short but warm friendship.
Julle settled amazingly quickly into her new home, along with her
granddaughter Asta, and my other cats soon realized, that there was nothing evil
in Julle.
Julle had breastcancer shortly
after I got her. She had surgery and stayed on impressively long, but one day it
was over. I came to love Julle very much during that short period of time. |
IC Julia Braun Brimiso, SIA n (sealpoint)
b.
1/5-1988 - d.29/5-2000
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IC Quanna van de Marcken,
SIA n (sealpoint)
b.
24/6-2000 - d.
9/9-2006
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Quanna was my first imported cat. She
came from Corry Rijksbaron in Holland. I wanted a purebred siamese
queen with a better type than the ones I had had till then. I had both
and into the bargain an unusually affectionate cat, who loved to sit on
my shoulders and stick her nose into everything. Quanna
had a lovely big litter, from which I kept my two "blue-animals".
After that, it seemed impossible to get her pregnant. On the
other hand she was a brilliant babysitter for the litters of the other
queens, and she even produced milk, when there were babies about the
house. I couldn't make myself
delete the pages I made for Quanna, when she was still alive. They
can be seen here. Quanna had a
tumor in her breast in autumn 2005, and I had hoped, that it wouldn't
develope so quickly, but unfortunately things went suddenly fast, and
there was no hope, that surgery would be any help for her, so
Quanna was put to sleep.
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Ute Krüger presented me Penny as
a gift, when I needed a queen.
Penny was a
healthy and robust cat, who had never been ill in her life, and it is
incomprehensible, that she is not among us any more.
Penny was a lovely cat with a
remarkably loving and trustful mind, and she had an irresistably charming
habbit of stretching herself up against people in order to be
lifted up.
Alas, Penny had only one
litter, but she proved to be an unusually good mother, both giving birth
and nursing the kittens. Penny's own page can be seen here.
She was going to be mated
again, when she suddenly fell ill, and though her therapy seemed to be
successful, Penny died of
autoimmune haemolytic anaemia after less than
14 days. |
Penny von der Grünstiege,
SIA b (chocolatepoint)
b. 16/1-2004 - d. 23/5-2008
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Falstria's
Clair Renaissance, SIA a, (blue point)
Quanna's daughter
from the first litter
b. Nov 2nd-2001 - d. July
5th-2010
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Clair Renaissance (and she really was
called by her full name) was from the very beginning close to my
heart. Quanna had 4 full nipples and 5 kittens to feed, and Clair
Renaissance was the smallest - but she was a fighter and had an impressing
vitality. She became my bottle-child. Clair Renaissance
gave birth to Fabian, but
unfortunately she had to be spayed because of pyometra. She
was a very talking cat, and despite her littleness, she had the deepest
siamese voice, I ever heard. Also, she had a wonderful ability to retrieve
wine corks, which she carried like a cigar staight in her mouth, so her
breath could be heard on both sides of it.
She would walk all the way around my feet and deliver with her tail neatly
folded around her front paws, waiting for the next toss. Clair Renaissance
was suddenly struck with blindness, propably due to a brain tumor. So we
walked the heavy path.
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I had hoped that Vilma would be the mother of a lot of 2nd generation
Falstria-cats. She was mated 4 times by 3
different toms, but never had any kittens. When she had pyometra for the
second time within few months, she was spayed.
Vilma was a
loveable cat, who always sat on the lap, and she should have had a long and
happy life
as a neuter, but that was not to be.
She had three teeth taken
out, but she didn't begin to eat. A different vet diagnosed
her with Fatty Liver Disease, but alas too
late. In spite of intensive treatment, Vilma slowly withered
in front of me. |
Falstria's
Vilma, SIA b (chocolatepoint)
Penny's daughter
b. January 11th -2006
- d. December 5th - 2010
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Falstria's Clemente,
SIA a (bluepoint)
Quanna's son, Clair Renaissance's brother
b: 2/11-2001 - d.
19/1-2011 |
I always knew, that my two
"bluies" were unable to live without one another, and that they
probably would die within a small interval of time. Nevertheless, it
was a devastating blow for me, when Clemente withered and died, only 5 months
after Clair Renaissance.
Clemente and I have had
countless adventures together, both in his long carreer as show
neuter and at home, where he played his part as "man about the
house" with great pride. He was mild and good, and everytime a new
kitten moved in, he was convinced, that he had become a father once
again. I didn't have the heart to tell him, that he had only
succeeded to sire one single kitten in his very young days.
Clemente had many funny
skills: He drank water from the tap, he knew how to open drawers by
magic and that sort of things - always followed by Clair Renaissance's
admirering eyes, untill one day it was over. After a short period of
illness, where all treatment seemed to be lost on Clemente, his
kidneys failed, and he could not be saved.
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