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3/30/08
GC Minkitty's
Sweet Carolyn, a Champagne Mink Tonkinese, delivered her first
litter on February 4th, 2008.
The father is Rocky Raccoon, a Natural Mink. Carolyn had four kittens.
One appears to be a Champagne Solid and I think the others are Champagne Minks and Points - three boys and a girl.
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The father is Rocky Raccoon, a Natural Mink. Carolyn had four kittens.
One appears to be a Champagne Solid and I think the others are Champagne Minks and Points - three boys and a girl.
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 Carolyn with her kittens just hours after they were born. |
 Kittens on day 3 |
 Kittens
on day 6.
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Kittens open their eyes at about 10 days - sometime sooner. The coat color starts to come in about that time.
It still takes a little while longer to fully determine the color and pattern of the kittens.
 Kittens on day 12. At this age, kittens are suppose to be doing one of two things, eating or sleeping. If they are crying, something is wrong. |
 Kittens on day 19. They've been moved to a bigger birthing box but it will not take long before they want out of the box all together. |
I'm always saying that I only have one litter at a time but since Sweet Carolyn was a fist time mom, I bred two back up litters just in case Carolyn did not have enough milk or was a bad mom. I bred both Chanson and Rosie. It's a good thing I did because Chanson is the one who doesn't have quite enough milk and Rosie adopted the kittens. But nothing is ever that easy. Rosie had a little boy early Monday morning. She had her second boy by C-Section late Tuesday morning. Both boys and mom are well but I decided to spay Rosie while she was having her C. Carolyn, the one I was worried about, is just fine.
Visit Rosie's (and Chanson's) 08 litter
 Here is a picture of the kittens at 6 weeks.
It is hard taking pictures at this age because they just don't sit still. Three boys and a girl. The dark one is a champagne solid. The kids are in my bedroom. They are litter box trained and on solid food. |
 Champagne Solid at 9 weeks old.
They have had their 2nd vaccination
and have been wormed |
 Champagne Mink at 9 weeks old.
I'm let them out of my bed room for short periods of time. |
Visit pages of my past litters
Jus' Tess - June 2006
Desiree's - November 2006
Chanson's - January 2007
Cracklin Rosie - June 2007
Desiree's - July 2007
I get e-mails and phone calls from people who say that they have heard that Tonkinese are hypo-allergenic.
Not True. Here is a link to an article that can explain it a whole lot better than me.
Cat World - HypoAllergenic Cats
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Minkitty Cattery, located in a western suburb of Cleveland on America's beautiful North Coast, is a small in home cattery raising only Tonkinese. Minkitty's kittens are raised as a work of love and a hobby and not as a business.
Our kittens are registered with CFA, which is the world's largest registry and 100 years old in 2006.
We only breed Tonkinese to Tonkinese and kittens come with an 6 generation CFA Tonkinese pedigree. Our blood lines are North American. The traditional color/pattern Tonkinese was established in the US and Canada and the largest gene pool for the traditional color/patterns exists right here in North America. Because of the large gene pool these cats tend to be rather healthy with no genetic problems.
There is no lack of interest in a CFA registered Tonkinese. As a result, I do not find any reason to mix two breeds to create a "designer breed" to generate a "marketing" interest which results in nothing more than a non-registered mix bred cat. Nor have I found a reason to "brand name" my lines of Tonkinese. These are just marketing techniques and that is not what Minkitty Cattery is about.
We never sell our kittens younger that 12 weeks and usually wait until 14-16 weeks. This is the recommendation of just about every registry, the Winn Foundation and various feline health organizations.
We show our Tonkinese regularly. As a result, all kittens have proper eye color, proper ear set, and a clear coat without tabby markings (barring or stripping along the legs or tail). The colors are correct for the color/pattens and the kittens are bred to CFA standard.
We don't ship and we prefer to meet the prospective family prior to commitment. I ask that you visit my home/cattery when I have kittens available for selection. At that time you can pick your kitten and put down a deposit. Once the kittens are spayed or neutered, you can come back and pick up the kitten (or we can meet half way). If you are interested in a kitten from my next litter, please e-mail me and tell me a little about yourself. Thanks for taking to time to read this.
For more information E-Mail me at nmikita@cox.net
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