Cute Bekka

And here is another furry friend that loves to take a nap:-) This is Bekka yesterday afternoon. She really loves to sleep outdoors!
//Katharina

The Siesta Man

Like all cats Battus likes to take a nap now and then during the day. This is yesterday. The sun was shining and it was a warm late summer's day. He could stand the heat for about 5 minutes, then he went indoors to cool himself :-) But then , he has a VERY thick coat.
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An unexpected visitor

A big catepillar found its way into the catyard today. All four cats were overwhelmed by excitement! They had never seen anything like it and they didn't really know what to do with it :-) But we came to its rescue and took it to a grove nearby. There it lives happily on a green leaf :-)
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After a long afternoon nap...

... it's really nice to groom. Beautiful Bekka, how cute she is grooming!!!
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Battus about 1 year ago!

And this is Battus, also about one year ago. Now he is a big guy, weighing about 5,6 kilos!
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Truls about 1 year ago!

Gosh, they grow fast! This is Truls about one year ago, still living with mom, dad and all his cat siblings.
Today he weighs about 7,3 kilos!
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Happy 1-year Birthday Battus & Truls!!!

Truls and Battus are 1 year old today!

Happy Birthday darlings! We will celebrate with fresh chicken wings. Yummie!

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Talk, talk, talk...

Beverly has turned into a VERY talkative young catlady. She talks all day and all night: when she wants company, when she wants to play, when she has caught some insect or worm, when she wants to be cuddled with, when she wants a snack.....

She is the cutest and most playful cat you can ever imagine :-).
Beverly has gained some weight and weighs now about 4,6 kilos. A good weight for her, I think.

Earlier I thought her coat was turning more brownish. But I take that back. She is a bit tanned but otherwise I think her coat has the same cold silver and black as before.

This is Beverly on August 18.
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Bad weather is no fun!

Today we have gusty winds and some heavy rain. The cats ran indoors, yelling at me for causing the bad weather. Now they are all asleep, waiting for the weather to get better. And so am I :-)

This is Battus on August 11.
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Is she still spotted?

Bekka loves food, especially after being neutered :-) She's grown during the summer and she weighs 5,7 kilos. But she's not fat, only big as a Norwegian Forest Cat should be. Her head is large and beautiful and her collar has grown really beautiful! She's like a little lioness :-)

I wonder about her coat pattern though. She is registrated as spotted but maybe she is ticked now, I don't know. But I don't see her spotts as clear as before. I better ask her breeder.
This is Bekka on August 6.

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On the lookout

Thank God we've found no more strings from Truls. A happy end to that story :-)

The three furry mates are on the lookout for something veeery interesting on the lawn. It could be one of the deers that often come to visit.
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Don't like the enema!

Yesterday we found out the hard way that Truls likes to eat strings...! He tried to but couldn't go to the loo to do #2. So we figured that he was constipated and I gave him liquid paraffin. But in vain. Nothing happend in the loo. The vet told us to give him the enema. Have you ever tried to give a cat enema??? Well, it's not a walk in the park... But we succeded after a while and Truls was quite chocked, poor guy. But after five minutes he rushed to the loo and did #2. And out came 30 cm of string (from a toy).

So from now on all string toys are locked in a box and we only play with them when a human is around. And all other toys are removed from their tails and other string-like things. Just to be on the safe side!
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Intense grooming

Beverly seems to think her sister needs an intense grooming. So she jumps on to Bekka's back and grooms her. Not sure what Bekka thinks about it though...
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A nice place for a nap

This is one of Beverly's favourite places for her afternoon naps. It's on top of the sofa and it gives her a perfect view of the catyard and of the livingroom. I think it makes her feel safe. Sometimes she wakes up and then she "talks" a lot. Beverly is a very talkative lady, I must say!
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True predators!

As soon as the sun sets the hunt begins. It is mostly flies and bugs of all sorts that falls into their trap. But the other day a poor frog was almost caught by the four predators Bekka, Beverly, Truls and Battus.

The frog had somehow sneaked into their catyard and I found them all four hovering about it. But with some assistance from me the frog managed to sneak out again. It was with great relief I watched the frog leap away across the lawn.

The cats have also discovered the dragonflies. It's their time of the year now and Battus and Truls caught one yesterday evening. They draged it into the kitchen, played with it until it died and then they left the body for me to pick up. Nice!

This is Truls BTW, a month ago.
//Katharina

The new catyard

This is lovely Bekka enjoying the new extended catyard. She (and the others) spend almost all their time out there, chasing flies and sun rays :-) They only come in to eat and to go to the loo.
This photo is from yesterday.
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