Pictures

We finally had a nice sunny day - and so I was able to get some pictures of our kittens (before it clouded over again!). Check out our kitten page to see the new pictures. We also added the kittens names - these are just temporary names, until their new family gives them their real name. We like to be able to use names when we talk about them while they are here. All our kittens are named after different kinds of apples. Yep, you read right! And trust me - we will not run out of names for a long time (there are thousands!). We never knew there were so many apples! All our breeders have apple names for their registered names as well.

Crazy, Crazy

Life is getting a little crazy around here. I have been needing to get new pictures of our kittens on the website for days now, but it's going to have to be put on hold until this weekend. I wanted to at least post one picture of an Emma girl so you can see how much the kittens are growing and changing. Emma's kittens are starting to roam the whole house now and are a joy to have around. Please have patience with me, while I'm trying to keep on top of all the unexpected things that make up real life. In my dream world I would hope to have the pictures on by Friday or Saturday night - but it could spill over into next week. Sorry!

New Articles

It seems like it's been a really long time since I posted a blog - but I've been busy making a bunch of website changes. If you are interested check out some of the following new additions to our library!

1. We've added pictures to our color and pattern page to help explain all the beautiful varieties our Ragdolls can come in.

2. Want to know what food and litter we use for all our cats and kittens - and why? Check out our food and litter recommendations.

3. All of our cats medical needs are taken care of by the the K-State Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital. Read more about them and why we love to go there.

4. Learn more about a wonderful monthly treatment to keep your cats free from many common parasites on our Revolution for cats page.

5. And find out about all of the Fun Stuff that makes our cats and kittens happy!

And I can't resist adding a picture of one of our little kittens. This little boy is one of Nala's and he is huge! He is breaking records and was already 1 lb when he was 3 weeks old.

Dakota Gold

Dakota is our foundation stud. He is a beautiful cream colorpoint - and he just keeps getting more and more beautiful as he matures. He definitely fits the Ragdoll characteristic of maturing slowly. His color is still coming in and he continues to grow and fill out. We can't wait to see what he will look like in a couple of years! He is a lap cat and loves attention. He also loves to play. He is a wonderful addition to our little cat family. We are especially pleased with his kittens - they are beautiful, have great personalities, and are very social. Take a look at some of the pictures on our Little Apple Kitten page to see some of his babies.

Anoka

With all the new kittens coming, I fell a little behind in my breeder blogs. So, I thought I better get back to that. Anoka, is also known as Cheya (as in Cheyenne). Anoka is her apple name - most all our breeders registered names are apple names, a couple of them had names in our house before we had their registered names done, and the old names are still used. It's hard to change a name, I guess ;-). Cheya, is a beautiful girl. She loves her belly rubbed...and her head...and well, let's just say she loves affection. She is also very playful. She has produced some beautiful kittens for us...in fact two of our current breeders, Crispin and Bailey are hers. Her kittens have wonderful personalities, extremely soft fur, and beautiful eyes. Just like her!

Bailey's kittens

Bailey is doing a really good job keeping up with 6 kittens. She is a good mother - and is fairly relaxed for a first-time mother. She doesn't seem to be happy with her nesting arrangement though! We keep several areas available for the cat's use for nesting, but when you are the last to have your kittens (like Bailey) some of the spots are already taken. She hasn't quite figured this out yet and keeps trying to get some of the other girls to share. She also has tried to make some new nesting areas (like under our bed, under my shoe rack in my closet, and under my nightstand). I think she finally is satisfied with the night stand - she wants to be as close to me as possible at all times...and 8 hours at night is too long to be away from me! Anyway, they are beautiful kittens and we can't wait until their colors and patterns start to show.

And the record is broken

Hi Everyone! Bailey had her kittens last night - in the middle of the night. We thought at first that we might have some New Years babies to go with our Christmas babies when we first noticed she was going into labor around 11 o'clock. But her first kitten was delivered at 1 o'clock on January 2nd and then 5 more came after that. Yep, you read right - 5 more, meaning Bailey has 6 little kittens. She broke not only the record for most kittens in her first litter (which was previously 4), but also the most kittens any of our girls has ever had (our biggest litters up to this point have been 5). It's exciting, and I'm tired ;-). About 10 years ago when I was first starting college I remember being able to stay up until 4 in the morning and I would bounce back right away the next day. I guess it's not as easy now! I hope to have some pictures up today or tomorrow.