 KATPENN
CAP'N ZANDER OF CHINUA
D.O.B. 19 September, 2006
Zander at 5 months old. What promise!
Searching for the right kitten to fit into a
breeder’s plan is never an easy task nor one to be taken lightly.
With us this decision was made even harder with the loss of sweet Nori
in March of 2006. He could never be replaced, but if we were going to
continue to breed Norwegian Forest Cats we needed a boy of our own.
I searched for months, looked at all the cute baby Wegie kittens and
even though each one was precious in it’s own right, none of them
touched my heart. I needed this kitten to take my breath away like
Nori did…heart and soul. I knew Nori was watching over us still
and knew that he would direct me to the next Chinua sire, I just had to
be patient. The next-to-be Chinua sire just hadn’t been born yet.
That’s what I had to believe. As the months went by I began to
question myself. Maybe I just wasn’t ready and the boy had already
been shown to me and I had missed my chance. Maybe I just couldn’t
let go of Nori or the thought of another boy capturing my heart was too
hard to contemplate. After tormenting myself for months I had to
tell myself to STOP! I would know when the new boy, who was to
capture my heart, was born.
A dear friend told me she had seen where Kat
Pennington had a litter of 4 boys and suggested I take a look. Kat
has a wonderful live feed kitten cam that allows you to watch the mom
and babies. The babies were about 3 weeks old so they would just
be wobbling about and at a very cute stage. I looked at the still
pictures and liked all four of them…of course! What’s not to like
about a sweet fluffy kitten with big blue eyes? I went to the
kitten cam and watched for a while…the babies had just finished nursing
and were settling in for a good nap snuggled up with their Ali-mom.
So, just for the heck of it I asked, ‘Which one of you boys would like
to come to Missouri and be loved by us?’ Oh my gosh I couldn’t
believe my eyes, one of the babies got up and wobbled over to look
straight in the camera as if to say me, me, me! Take me!
When the then named Lil Sirius peered up into the camera it was as if
his sweet white face and ruff formed a heart and mine was lost yet
again. This is the boy that Nori wanted here with us. I
couldn’t have been happier with his choice!
I emailed and called Kat to see if Lil Sirius was available, holding
my breathe in anticipation until she put me out of my misery. She
said that he was indeed available and could come live with us and be
loved by us. I asked her if we could name him Zander after my
favorite cousin and she thought that was a great name for him. We
would be welcoming Katpenn Cap’n Zander of Chinua into our family the
first part of January 2007. Right around cousin Zander’s birthday.
What a way to start the New Year! We will have a boy in the house again!
Kat sent me this photo the night before we were to get Zander...to
make sure we still wanted him...
Who wouldn't want this sweet baby? I certainly couldn't turn
him down! He loves to be held like a baby and look at those sweet
pink feet pads! I was counting the minutes until I could hold him
like that too!
Zander at 4 months old settling into
our home...what a sweet boy!
Zander has very quickly become part of the family. His
easygoing, loving personality helped him fit in with the other cats
seamlessly. He loves to be held and cuddled which I love. He
purrs nonstop and has a wonderful chortle to carry on a conversation.
He joins us and the other kitties on the deck when it's cool enough and
loves bird watching and playing tag with the other kitties.
Zander at 11 months old enjoying the deck with us!
We look forward to many wonderful kittens from Zander and our girls.
The kittens will inherit his wonderful personality and very handsome
looks! Check back in and ‘sit a spell’ to see what kittens have
been born from this stunning boy!
The ripple effect continues...
Mietta
• Maureen
• Lucy
• Vincent•
Rad
• Purry
• Zander |