NIGHT FRIENDS

HELLO ALL..ITS NOT SO LATE TONIGHT..IT JUST PAST 1 AM AND I AM ABOUT TO LAY DOWN WHEN I FINISH THIS POST. I HAVE NOT SLEPT WELL IN THE PAST FEW DAYS AND I NEED TO REST UP..SO HOPEFULLY I CAN GET SOME SLEEP TONIGHT! IF NOT I AM AFRAID I WILL BE GRUMPY AGAIN TOMORROW. TODAY WAS NOT THE BEST DAY FOR SCOTT AND MYSELF. HE HAS BEEN SUPER BUSY WITH THE NEW DEALERSHIP AND I GOT A BIT FRUSTRATED WHEN HE BLEW ME OFF EARLIER TODAY FOR ANOTHER PHONE CALL. I DIDNT TAKE TOO GOOD THAT AND IT WAS A WHILE BEFORE I WAS READY TO CALM DOWN AND TALK TO HIM. BUT TOMORROW WILL SURLY BE BETTER. I KNOW HE IS TRYING HARD TO GET THINGS GOING AND I HAVE BEEN REALLY PATIENT BUT I HAD NOT TALKED TO HIM MUCH THE LAST COUPLE DAYS THEN WHEN I DID GET A CHANCE TO TALK TO HIM, HE HAD TO TAKE ANOTHER CALL..THAT WAS NOT IMPORTANT! UGH..

WELL MY FEMALE CAT GABBY IS FINALLY IN HEAT. MOST OF MY CAT BOOKS SUGGEST THAT I PUT THEM IN A SMALL ROOM FOR UP TO 36 HRS TO ENSURE SUCCESSFUL BREEDING. I USED THE BATHROOM FOR MOST OF THE DAY, THEN LET THEM OUT TO HAVE A LITTLE FREE TIME AND NOW THEY ARE SNUGGLED UP IN THE LAUNDRY ROOM. I HAVE THEIR FOOD AND WATER IN THERE PLUS THEIR LITTER BOX SO I AM SURE THEY WILL BE FINE. I ACTUALLY PUT A POST UP ON FACEBOOK ABOUT IT AND A FRIEND SAID SOMETHING LIKE ~ IT SOUNDED SO WRONG ~ AND I ASKED WHY?? SO I AM AWAITING HER COMMENT BACK..I AM SURE I WILL EITHER HEAR SOMETHING ABOUT THERE BEING SO MANY CATS IN SHELTERS AND I SHOULDNT BE BREEDING THEM OR THAT LOCKING THEM IN A SMALL ROOM IS NOT GOOD..SHE WILL BE LUCKY IF I DONT LIGHT UP HER UP ABOUT IT WHEN SHE COMMENTS BACK.. I SHOULD EXPLAIN ON HERE MY THOUGHTS ABOUT BREEDING CATS...SO HERE WE GO..

FIRST I HAVE PURE BREED PERSIAN CATS. I HAVE 2.. A MALE AND A FEMALE..COMBINED THEY ARE OVER $ 800.00 IN CATS RUNNING AROUND HERE. I PAID TOP DOLLAR TO MAKE SURE WE HAD CATS THAT HAD GOOD LINES AND GOOD DNA BECAUSE I HAVE PLAN ON OWNING A CATTERY FOR MANY MANY YEARS. I DO UNDERSTAND THAT THERE ARE MANY CATS AND KITTENS IN SHELTERS ACROSS AMERICA THAT NEED GOOD HOMES. WE HAVE ADOPTED 2 CATS FROM SHELTERS AND THEY ARE OUTSIDE CATS. ( HOWEVER THEY STAYED IN OHIO WITH THE NEW OWNER OF OUR OLD HOUSE SO THEY COULD STAY WHERE THEY WERE RAISED ) ...HOWEVER, I AM NOT AGAINST BREEDING CATS IF YOU ARE DOING IT RESPONSIBLE AND DOING IT TO ENHANCE THE BREED AND LINE. I HAVE EDUCATED MYSELF THROUGH MANY MANY MANY BOOKS, MENTORS, VETERINARIANS, AND FRIENDS WHO ALSO BREED CATS. I HAVE THE HOME, THE FINANCIAL ABILITY TO CARE FOR THEM AND MY ANIMALS ARE TAKEN CARE OF BETTER THAN SOME CHILDREN. I HAVE A VET ON CALL TO HELP WITH ANY PROBLEMS THAT MIGHT POP UP AND I FEEL FULLY CAPABLE OF BEING A GOOD BREEDER. I ALSO HAVE A LICENSE TO SELL CATS AND ALL MY CATS ARE REGISTERED AND UP TO DATE ON ALL SHOTS.

IN RE TO THE SMALL ROOM.. WELL I AM NOT CRAZY ABOUT IT EITHER. MY CATS SLEEP IN MY BED MOST NIGHTS. HOWEVER, ALL MY BOOKS SUGGEST THAT A SMALL CONFINED AREA WORKS BEST AND IT ALSO GIVES THE CATS PRIVACY IN WHICH THEY DESIRE. SO I AM DOING WHAT MANY BREEDERS HAVE DONE FOR YEARS AND WHAT THE CORNELL BOOK OF CATS SUGGEST. JUST IN CASE YOU DIDNT KNOW, CORNELL UNIVERSITY HAS A ENTIRE FELINE HEALTH CENTER WITH THEIR COLLEGE AND I TRUST WHAT THEY SAY. IN ADDITION I DID CALL THE VET TODAY AND TOLD THEM THAT MY FEMALE JUST CAME IN HEAT AND ASKED IF THEY THOUGHT PUTTING THEM IN A SMALL ROOM FOR THE NIGHT WOULD BE OK.. THEY SAID YES, THAT ITS COMMON PRACTICE. I AM NEW TO BREEDING CATS BUT I HAVE A TON OF PEOPLE WHO ARE HELPING AND SUPPORTING ME. WITH THEM I FEEL, WE WILL BE JUST FINE. I LOVE MY CATS DEARLY AND I WOULD NEVER DO ANYTHING THAT WOULD PUT THEM IN DANGER. I WILL LET THEM OUT OF THE ROOM FOR BREAKFAST THEN AFTER A LITTLE FREE TIME, I WILL PUT THEM BACK IN THE ROOM.

I TAKE INSULT TO ANYONE SUGGESTING I WOULD DO ANYTHING WRONG TO MY CATS OR ANY ANIMAL AT ALL. SO HOPEFULLY I WONT HAVE TO ADDRESS THIS AGAIN. ~ ACTUALLY I WILL HAVE TO TOMORROW ON FB ~ BUT NO WORRIES THERE. I AM NOT BASHFUL AT ALL ABOUT LETTING SOMEONE KNOW HOW WELL MY CATS ARE CARED FOR. I WAS TELLING MY MOM ABOUT IT TONIGHT AND SHE SAID ANYONE WHO KNOWS HOW WELL YOU CARE FOR YOUR ANIMALS WOULD NEVER SAY THAT. SO I GUESS ITS TIME TO LET SOME PEOPLE KNOW!

ANYWAY, I COOKED A DINNER TONIGHT THE GUYS DIDNT CARE FOR SO MUCH. IT WAS GRILLED CHICKEN WITH CHEESE MELTED ON IT, SERVED OVER BROWN RICE WITH CREAMED CORN. THEY WERE JUST NOT LIKING IT! SO I WONT BE POSTING PICTURES OF THAT TOMORROW! LOL..SORRY GUYS! I THOUGHT THEY WOULD LIKE IT BUT NOT SO MUCH! TOMORROW I MAKING THE TURKY TETRAZZINI FOR DINNER.. I AM SURE THEY WILL LIKE THAT MUCH BETTER! I EVEN COOKED THE TURKEY BREAST TONIGHT FOR IT. I HAVE TO PICK UP A COUPLE THINGS FROM THE STORE FOR IT TOMORROW BUT IT WILL BE SO WORTH IT WHEN WE ARE EATING DINNER! CANT WAIT..I AM GETTING HUNGRY JUST THINKING ABOUT IT!

TODAY I MANAGED TO GET A LOT DONE AROUND HERE. I GOT BOTH THE BATHROOMS CLEANED, ALL 3 BED ROOMS CLEANED AND EVERYTHING IS STARTING TO LOOK BETTER. A CLEAN HOUSE SURE MAKES ME FEEL BETTER. I HATE IT WHEN THINGS ARE MESSY.

WELL THIS POST IS LONG ENOUGH!

HEADING TO BED!

K JAGGERS

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