HELLO ITS BEEN A WHILE !

Hello.

So sorry its a while since I've posted anything on the Blog, has been difficult to get motivated since Ozzie left us (still miss him so very much !) but that needs to change. I will now start to post regular items on here.

Alfie relaxing on my Lap on his first day with us

The big change is we have a new Member of the Family...Alfie or sometimes known as 'Alfred Kitten !' when he is being naughty !.. He's a British Shorthair Silver Tabby Born on the 23 April 2016 and joined us at the end of July when he was 13 Weeks old

He was soon settling in & making himself at Home !

We made the decision not to leave it to long before getting another Cat. We didn't want Jasmine to become used to her own company & it being harder to introduce another Cat if we left it for to long.

 Anyway we had the chance of having Alfie who came from an unusually large litter of Seven..Three Sisters & Three other Brothers. We didn't choose Alfie..He chose us, coming up to me and jumping on my Lap (It was more of a scramble rather than a jump) and was soon settling himself down and Purring so very loudly he seemed happy with my lap, so swapped over & tried Jackie's which seemed satisfactory & very Comfy too, so that was about it, he made the decision that we were the ones..so we couldn't really argue with that. We collected him a few weeks later when he had all his Jabs & was 13 Weeks.

Alfie is unusual for a Cat because he doesn't see himself as a Cat where food is concerned !..so will not eat almost all forms of Cat Food. The Lady we had him from said the Kittens were fed Whiskas & Royal Canin Pouches & also starting to have James Wellbeloved Dry Kitten food, they had been having cooked Chicken & White Fish. When we  got Alfie home we gave him a bowl of Whiskas which he took one sniff of and started scratching around the bowl trying to tip it over & scratch the mat to cover it up because it was offending his eyes so much !. So we tried a different pouch then some dried food but he was having non of it. We were given a bag of cooked Chicken Breast with the other food when we picked him up put some of that down and he gobbled it up without it touching the sides. So we were beginning to suspect that when his Brothers & Sisters were eating the Pouches or Dry Cat food he was deliberately at the back of the Queue & when the Chicken & Fish were on offer he was getting his fill at the front.

He was underweight for his age (being from such a large litter) so didn't want to just put cat food out and wait it out until he was so hungry he would start to eat, he needed to be eating well to catch up on his weight, so we buy packs of chicken thighs cook them cut them up, portion them, then freeze them. We get packs of Frozen White Fish which we cook fresh when he needs them. We were worried that just having fish & Chicken he wasn't getting all the Vitamins he would be getting from complete Cat Food so have got some Felina Complete which we mix with his food so he gets all the Vitamins & Minerals he needs.

He has now progressed to liking Beef, Lamb, Duck so that's good news. We do get him to have a little Royal Canin Kitten Dry food which we mix in with his Chicken (which he accidently eats most of). The only Cat food he has started eating is Natures Menu Frozen Raw Food which did not suit his stomach in the raw form but found if we lightly cooked it he was fine..plus he really likes them so that is good news . We also add a little cooked wholegrain rice to his food so he gets some fibre in his diet too.

He's a lovely loving little chap and has settled in well. Jasmine is getting used him now, she still hisses at him occasionally when he's in ''Hyperactive Mode'' running around the house like a mad thing chirruping away to himself then launches himself at Jasmine (in a playful way) but Jasmine doesn't always appreciate it !. He is calming down a bit now since he went to the Vets and had his ''Man Bits'' sorted out !.

Alfie & Jasmine helping out with the Housework

Jasmine keeping a watchful eye on her little Bro

Exciting News. I have created a Ozziecat UK You Tube Channel
. At the moment there is only one Video which features Alfie having Fun showing off his Ball Skills in the Conservatory.
I will be adding more Videos very soon which will feature Jasmine & Angel Ozzie. I thought I hadn't got that much Video of them but having searched my back up drive from previous Computers I have found quite a few going back to when they were Kittens, so I'm working on putting them all together to make a few Videos of them very shortly plus some more of Alfie !. In the mean time take a look at Alfie in Action and give it a like if you think its any good !.

Thank you for reading our Blog.

Promise not to leave it so long next time !

Love & Best Wishes

Steve, Jackie, Jasmine and Alfie