Alchemist Silver and Golden Persians in Georgia

29/06/2025

Do the work and KNOW a breeder when you are considering a kitten. There are breeders who refuse to hand-feed newborn kittens and let them die from starvation and they appear to be proud of what they do and talk about it on Facebook in a group for breeders - and I have the screenshots of the conversation from yesterday. They call it "survival of the fittest" which makes no sense since a newborn kitten is born 100% helpless and blind. How can such a fragile creature survive on its own? These breeders also think preventing a kitten from starving is "micromanaging" their cats. If a mother cat doesn't produce any milk for her kittens and a breeder wants to spay that cat and the kittens, thinking there is something "wrong" in the bloodline, fine but don't think that it's okay to sit back and watch an entire litter of kittens die from starvation - screaming for nourishment all day and night until its too weak to cry any more and simply gives up and dies.

There are so many alternatives to consider other than such a heartless, cruel death. It's cruelty to animals, inhumane, and shows a severe lack of empathy as a person. So if you're shopping for a kitten, ask the breeder questions - a lot of questions. Ask them if they ever have to hand-feed their kittens, stay by the cat's side when they're in labor, etc. because not all breeders do!!! Exactly what kind of breeder do you want to hand over your hard earned money to? If you don't care how someone treats their cats or raises their kittens as long as you get the one you want, then please stay away from me. I only want my kittens to go home with kind, loving people who do care. End of today's rant.

27/06/2025

Mark me and the kitties safe from the summer heat. AC is fixed - no charge. Time for a nap.

27/06/2025

More perks of being a cat breeder! What does it take to hand-raise kittens? Time and money. Time for the 2 -3 hour feeding process for at least 5 weeks, and money for supplies. Last week, I had most of one 12 oz canister of powdered formula and one Miracle Ni**le - and that might have been enough to sustain the first kitten for another week or 2 but when the second kitten needed support, I could see that my supplies were going to run out fast. So, Saturday night, I ordered 2 new canisters of formula and new Miracle Ni**les (a ni**le only lasts about 2 weeks before the opening gets stretched out and too soft to safely use). What is the cost? I found a good deal on formula on Ebay today for $20 each and the ni**les were on Amazon for $45 so my total was $85 and free shipping. The 2 canisters of formula I ordered on Saturday, arrived today and were $18 each for a total of $36 and free shipping. That's a grand total of $121 to feed 2 kittens. Hopefully, the 4 new canisters will get me through the current litter of kittens. I will probably need to order more formula for the upcoming litters in August in case there is a need for hand-feeding those new kittens. At least it looks like I have enough 10cc and 20cc feeding syringes to sustain me for a while. Are there cheaper products that I could use? Maybe, but I want to use what most breeders think is the best - no matter what it costs. It's about saving lives - not money.

27/06/2025

What is it like taking care of tiny kittens? Well, this morning, after feeding Rachel's kittens every 2 - 3 hours for the past week, I finally got to go to sleep at 9am for about 5 hours. I woke up at 2pm and mixed up some formula and fed the kittens again. After finishing feeding both kittens, I was still super tired, so I laid back down and went back to sleep. I woke up at 6pm, feeling a bit more refreshed, so I ventured downstairs. My husband told me that I slept through a really bad thunderstorm that not only took out a lot of branches from the trees that hit the house and fell on the deck, but it caused a power surge that took out the fan on our ac unit - hopefully, that is the only damage to the ac. My greatest fear manifested - young kittens and no ac. The only thing worse, is a complete power outage. Fortunately, I have a mobile ac unit upstairs in the middle dormer, a fan directing the cooled air into my room where the tiny kittens are located, alternating with directing it to the cat room at certain times of the day/night to keep the girls comfortable. There is also a fan at the bottom of the stairs pushing the cool air from the living room, where the 4 week old kittens are located, upstairs to help cool the upstairs. I'm currently in the process of bringing up a more powerful fan from the basement to circulate more air. First of all, I can't believe I slept through the storm. Secondly, our wonderful ac repair people will be here at 10am tomorrow to hopefully get the ac back up and running. If not, I have 3 window units that can be installed around the house to keep things at a tolerable temp. And now I need to go and finish the fan upgrade project and feed the kittens . . . again. This is what, as breeders, we do for our cats and kittens. Say a prayer for me when you go to sleep in your nice cool house tonight - I'll be up all night feeding kittens and waiting for the ac repairman. 😩

25/06/2025

18/06/2025

Do you remember Twinkie's little brown tabby boy from earlier this year? Well here he is today! His name is Pepper and he loves his new friend, Jake.

18/06/2025

There's an interesting discussion going on in one of the breeders only groups today about vaccines that I want to share with all of you. I give minimal vaccines to my cats and kittens for the very reasons described in the following paragraph. Plus, there is no need to give annual vaccines - especially for indoor only cats. I generally follow UC Davis vaccination guidelines for low risk cats. New research shows that multiple vaccinations can lead to kidney failure.

The following is in regards to a Siamese kitten that is currently VERY sick after being placed in its new home a few weeks earlier. This response was posted by a CFA judge/breeder: "We have talked quite a bit in this group about the Bordetella vaccine. It CREATES bordetella symptoms in your kittens and seems to spread. Quite contagious. My "cats only" board certified vet told me to keep far far away from that vaccine. Never give Bordetella (unless you just want chronic shedders) and don’t give vaccines until at least 12 weeks of age. No need to give 4 way because the Chlamydia vaccine is pretty worthless. It also looks like he got yet another vaccine. . .so 2 months, 9 weeks, 12 weeks and 16 weeks. WAYYY too many for a little baby."

17/06/2025

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15/06/2025

If anyone is interested, here is the 4 generation pedigree for Sophia x Zion kittens: Silver Tabby girl, Blue-cream girl, Brown Tabby (golden tabby) girl. CFA abbreviations: GC - Grand Champion (200+ points), CHB - Bronze Champion (50+ Grand points), CH - Champion, RW - Regional Winner, DM - Distinguished Merit - Males that sire 10+ offspring with the title of GC, GP, or DM. Females produce 5+ offspring that have earned the title of GC, GP, or DM.

15/06/2025

One was actually awake for a few minutes tonight - Silver Tabby girl. She just might be a keeper for me to show. So far, she's ticking all of the boxes. WiccaCats Charmed of Alchemist (Sophia) x Tufftons Zion of Alchemist. 3 weeks old.

14/06/2025

FYI - the little blue-cream girl is reserved and a deposit is being sent. I wish I could keep this one for myself but she doesn't quite check all of the boxes for a show kitty. So stinkin' cute and a beautiful shade of blue . . .

14/06/2025

It's official - Frosty and Paisley are being bred. Now we wait to see if they are pregnant. Update in 21 days.