Witchfyre Bella

A lovely message from Chrissy who adopted one of Aria/Phoenix's babies this year
'Bella is so great! She's really cheeky but really affectionate too! She loves sitting on the window ledge and teasing the big cats outside! She's started chattering too when she sees the birds! And really randomly she loves water! She likes playing with the running tap and dips her paws and nose in to it! Here's the first of a few pics, she's a sweety! X
Thanks for everything! We love her! '

Nem's babies have arrived!

Nem's babies arrived last Monday, after a slow start all doing well. We have at least two torties..one has the most amazing red blaze on her head..
Dad is Phoenix (red silver shaded), his last litter before he was neutered. It looks like possibly some golden browns (Nem's dad was golden), two kittens have white paws and chest like mum. Not sure if any silvers yet as Phoenix's babies always start off very dark, so will be a couple of weeks before I know.
I will post some pics when they are four weeks...when they look like cats! and will contact everyone who expressed an interest shortly

A fun day at TICA Elescar

We had a nice day on Sunday at TICA Elescar. We went primarily to show our BLH Charlie as TICA is currently the only UK club where he is eligible to be shown...you can see his report on our Witchstorm blog
It was an odd days judging for the sibbys. Rurik did well with three finals and Dawn's babies got a final each. Her silver, who was consistently placed fourth, suddenly got BOB in Robin Sessler's ring.
Sadly Tam did not get any finals. She got 2nd best of breed from Lisa Dickie who finaled Rurik in her speciality final. When introducing the sibbys she spent the first five minutes talking about 'a wonderful tortie smoke' (tam) who had a great body and coat and just needed to mature a little in the head...I got the feeling if her final had been all breed we might have been included! Tam made it known she hated the tanoy...and her ears go straight up when she is nervous, so some of the judges did not perhaaps see her at her best.
It was nice to catch up with some of the breeders have not seen for a while...was surprised not to see more yorkshire folk there!

Witchfyre Titus aka Alfie

Just received this amazing picture of one of our May kittens who has gone to live with Marcus and his family near Portsmouth...what a handsome chap and a great size for six months! His dad is Phoenix and his mum Lulu. Marcus says he has a lovely laid back purrsonality which shows through in the photo dont you think?...

Phoenix

Due to the potential new family's change in circumstances, we have a stunning red silver boy available now. He has been neutered and has the most delightful temperament. Genuine enquires only please. Details and pictures on the website
Elsa has gone to a lovely home in Cumbria and is enjoying her retirement and hopefully Ollie will be joining his new home in around a months time. Its always sad to see our retired cats going on...bit like when your kids leave home, but we try to make sure their homes are special and for life.
Our thanks to those special people who have taken our friends and love them as much as we do...

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT

From 1st September 2010 WITCHFYRE SIBERIANS will become the first and only cattery in the UK to concentrate our breeding programme only on Neva Masquerade Siberians

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As many of you will know it is a passion of mine to promote the colourpoint or Neva Masquerade which gives the Siberian a uniqueness not found in the two other aboriginal breeds.
There have been a number of new breeders setting up over the last two years who are excluding this colour so we feel it is important to redress the balance. Our nevas will be registered with FIFe as Neva Masquerades and GCCF and TICA as Siberians to preserve their heritage. We will continue to support the inclusion of colourpoints as a Siberian colour. We will, of course, have from time to time other colours as we use our point carriers to develop the Witchfyre Neva...

2011 will see the development of our Neva programme into silver points and we will be concentrating on the blue and blue silver. We are hoping to also work alongside a new breeder who will be concentrating on the red points.

We will no longer be making available any breeding cats on the active register except the Neva Masquerade Siberian to like-minded breeders.

Aria and babies updates

This is Witchfyre Aria a blue tabby point Neva Masquerade Siberian...and introducing her kittens at seven weeks.....