I’m planning on doing some website work in the near future. Actually, I’m planning on completely redoing the site, but haven’t yet decided how I’m going to do that. So, I’ve been neglecting it rather badly this past year. So while I continue to mull it over, I’m going to post some info about the available cats and kittens at LostWoods in this blog. Only a few pictures, as I really need to take some more new ones of the available adults.
The Youngsters
Callysta, Anwyn, and Shayna – 8 months
These three girls are out of Basia and McCoy’s litter last year. They are all red tabby and white. Callysta is a mackerel tabby with tons of white. Annie and Shay are both classics. All three are friendly and outgoing. Annie is a love bug who thinks sleeping on my pillow or me is the best place to be at night. She is very much like her Basia-mom in personality, so if a Queen of Everything is what you want, Annie might just be your girl. But, if you have other dominant personality cats in your home, Annie probably wouldn’t be a good fit. She will want to be in charge. Her coat is very thick and full. As she matures it should be fairly easy to care for as long as you don’t let mats get ahead of you during shedding season.
Shay is a chirper who follows us around, rubs against our legs, and talks to us in hopes of being picked up. She has Ken trained to carry her up and down the stairs. 
That’s handy for her, because she too prefers to sleep on the bed with us at night. Shay is a female version of her McCoy-dad in looks. Her coat isn’t as full as Annie’s yet, but it’s still quite thick and nice. It’s super easy to care for.
Callysta is the most independent of the three girls, but that doesn’t mean she isn’t sweet and social. She’s nearly always in the same room as us and she loves to be picked up and cuddled. Just don’t expect her to hang out on your lap. Callysta is much too busy for that! Her preferred spot in bed is lying next to the pillows, so she usually only sleeps on the bed if only one of us is there or during the day time. But from time to time I wake up to find her snuggled in between us.
Teryl and Tavan – 9 months
These two red tabby and white boys are Dawnie and Fin’s kids from last year. Teryl is the friendlies of the two, sleeping with us and being very patient with being held. He loves to play and wrestle with the other cats and I think he’d be very lonely as an “only child”. I think he’s going to be a fairly big cat — at least when I look at his tree trunk legs! Teryl’s coat is very thick and it is still on the soft side — a legacy from his Finny-dad. As he matures it will be easier to care for, but his new owners will need to keep a close eye out for mats.
Tavan has lots of white and a very thick coat. Like Teryl, his coat is quite soft and with all that white, it’s possible it will always require more grooming that the average NFC. Tavan is quieter than Teryl with people, but like Teryl he loves to play with the other cats. Tavan had an ear infection when he was about five months old and now has a little bit of a head tilt. He shows no signs of continued infection or a polyp — he’s a healthy cat with a quizzical look.
The Young Adults
Chance 1 year, 4 months
Chance
Chance, aka Doodles, is a big silver tabby and white boy with a goofy personality. At a year old, he already weighed 15.5 lbs! His coat is on the shorter side and will likely be like his Ariane-mom or Aunt Natane when he’s older – thick but not “dripping with coat”. The coat quality is great and seldom mats. Chance loves to play with anything and everything – people, toys, other cats. He can be a bit crazy when he gets going so a home that already has an older sedate cat might not be the best fit for him. He’d like friends – as long as they will romp and play with him. He usually doesn’t sleep with us, but he comes up on the bed when he wants attention, patting my face and refusing to take no for an answer. He’s quite tolerant of being picked up and carried around, but he’s not a lap cat.
Kaela – 1 yr, 9 months
Kaela is a lovely black and white cat with unusual (and striking, I think) markings on her nose. Her coat has lovely texture and is easy to care for. She’s not overly fond of being combed, so that’s a good thing! Kaela sleeps on the bed with us, but she’s not usually a cuddler. She does come up and beg for pets early in the morning, though. Kaela loves the laser pointer and will come running from the far side of the house if she hears it click on. She also is fond of drinking warm water and sits on the side of the bathtub when I bathe so she can indulge. Kaela would be fine in a home with other pets.
Natane – almost 4 years
Natane is a beautiful silver tabby and white girl with a sweet, quiet personality. Her coat is a little shorter than some of our other cats and very easy to care for – something that can be hard to find in a silver cat. Natane is hesitant about being approached and picked up, but don’t let that fool you. Once she knows you, she loves her people. She likes to snuggle up to our legs in bed and sleep with us. When I wake up in the night, she’s always happy to come up to me so she can be petted and loved. And if she hasn’t had enough attention lately, she tell you about it in a tiny little voice that exactly fits her personality. Natane likes other cats, although she’s easily bullied if the others are so inclined. But she’d be very lonely without another friendly cat in the house with her. She’d prefer a laid back adult rather than a kitten as a companion. She just doesn’t want to be one of many. She’s absolutely crazy about the laser pointer and will play as long as you are willing.
Ariane – almost 4 years
Ariane is a silver tabby and white retired breeding girl. Ari had gone to live with another breeder and when the breeder’s circumstances changed, Ari was returned to us. After a period of acclimation, she settled in with the other cats and is doing well living with everyone. I think that Ari would do the same in a pet home with other cats, although she’d also be fine (maybe better) if she were an “only child”. Her new owners will need to be patient with Ari, as she is skittish. But she wants to be around people and have them pay attention to her — once she trusts them. She isn’t fond of being held, but she loves to be petted and even comes to ask us to pay attention to her. Ari’s coat is a medium length and a little on the soft side, but doesn’t mat a lot.
Rand – 4 years
Rand is a handsome black and white boy with a very thick, full coat. He is a bit of a special needs kitty. Mostly he just needs someone who will love him and overlook the way he tilts his head to one side. As a kitten, he developed an ear polyp and had to have it removed. Before it was removed, he started tilting his head to one side – a common reaction in cats to ear and vestibular problems. Although the polyp was removed and has not come back, he still has the head tilt. Rand gets along well with other cats, EXCEPT that he can be overly aggressive with females. Due to his size, they find his antics intimidating and I don’t think Rand would be a good fit for a home with smaller females. He would like to live with another neutered male, though. Rand is affectionate with his people and loves cuddling in bed.
Danica – 4 ½ years
Danica is a brown torbie (patched tabby) and white retired breeding girl. She had one litter and sadly never got pregnant again. Dani is very loving when she has all your attention and she is very playful. Unfortunately, Dani does not like living with other cats and is very intimidated by them. The other girls here at LostWoods pick on her, so Dani really, really needs a forever home where she can be loved and spoiled all by herself. Her coat is very think and full so her owner needs to pay attention to it so it doesn’t get matted.
Plans
Right now my plans are somewhat vague. I intend to have McCoy come visit a little later this year (springtime, probably) to make babies with Basia and Aspen. I’d like Dawnie to have one more litter, but whether it will be with Fin or Gabe, I’m not sure. Nor do I have a time in mind. Most likely it will be later in the year after Basia’s and Aspen’s future babies are leaving for their new homes. I don’t know if I will be breeding Shreya. She is a beautiful silver patch tabby and white and very nicely typed. BUT, she is on the smaller side and she has her Ariane-mom’s and grandmother-Bria’s skittish personality. I’ve seen a mix of kittens’ personalities come out of that line, so it might be a chance I take, but nothing definite at this time.
If you are interested in any of these kittens and cats, please send an email to kittens@lostwoodswegies.com — even if you’re written me before. I’ve been doing some wholesale clearing of my email because there’s just too much in there for me to reasonably organize. I need to get a fresh start if I’m ever to make sense of it! So I’ve set up the new email address just for that purpose.
I’d like for Riordan to have a wonderful forever home — although I’d miss the little brat terribly if he leaves.