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Our lives changed forever when we decided to get the breed I have always wanted...
A
Devon
Rex!!
My
dream came true when...
Gollum,
(Calian Creme Brule) a Cream Tabby Neuter,
arrived
from Carolyn Harrison at Calian Cattery in N.S.W.
Although
we got Gollum as a pet Carolyn told us we could 'show' him if we liked....
The
rest is history.....
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Gollum
is now,
Grand
Champion Calian Creme Brule..
and
we are and always will be,
Devon Rex Addicts!!!!
MIREX Cattery has concentrated on breeding
healthy,
happy,
well socialised Devons,
with improvement of the breed in mind.
I have often been
asked, 'Why do you do it?'
Or been told,
'You must be making tons of money!"
The poem below almost explains
why we do it...
It will give you a small glimpse into
the heartache and joy of being a loving, caring Cat Breeder...
As for making money.. Just ask and
I will tell you how many $$$ I lose each and every year!!
A Breeder's Poem
I love my little kitten; she makes my house
a home.
She is my very sweetest little friend; I never feel alone.
She makes me smile; She makes me laugh; She fills my heart with love . . .
Did some person breed her, or did she fall from above?
I've never been a
breeder, never seen life through their eyes;
I hold my little kitten and
just sit and criticize.
I've never known their anguish; I've never felt their
pain,
the caring of their charges, through snow or wind or rain.
I've
never waited the whole night through for babies to be born,
The stress and trepidation
when they're still not there by morn.
The weight of responsibility for this body
in my hands,
This darling little baby, who weighs but 60 grams.
Should
you do that instead of this . . . or maybe that was wrong?
Alone you fight and hope,
one day, he'll grow up proud and strong.
You pray he'll live to bring great joy to someone
else's home.
You know it's all just up to you; you'll fight this fight alone.
Formula,
bottles, heating pads, you've got to get this right,
two-hour feedings for this
tiny guy, throughout the day and night.
Within your heart you dread that you will surely
lose this fight,
To save this little baby, but God willing . . . you just MIGHT.
Day
one; he's in there fighting; you say a silent prayer.
Day two & three, he's
doing well, with lots of love and care.
Day four & five . . . he's still alive;
your hopes soar to the heavens.
Day six he slips away again, dies in your hands,
day seven.
You take this little angel,
and bury him alone.
With aching heart and burning tears, and an exhausted groan,
You
ask yourself, "Why do this? . . . Why suffer through this pain?"
Yet watch the joy your
kittens bring, and everything's explained.
So,
when you think of breeders and label them with "Greed,"
Think of all that they endure
to fill another's need.
For when you buy your kitten, with your precious dollars part,
You
only pay with money . . . while they pay with all their heart.
.... Author Unknown....
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