Last year in late May one of my husband Facebook friends was giving away what they said was a Himalayan. They said they bought her from a breeder but couldn't keep her anymore. I had always wanted a Himalayan so I agreed to take her sight unseen and drove to pick her up in Valley City, N.D. I thought I would be getting a Sassy from Homeward Bound look alike so imagine my surprise when he plopped a little black ball of fluff into my arms. Still shes such a beauty and has that gorgeous smashy face and I am so glad she came into my family. We named her Sassy...yeah we are really original. Here's a picture of her when she first came home.
She has big beautiful orange eyes that always show yellowish in pictures for some reason. Everyone always asks me what breed she is so I tell them what I was told Himalayan. Most people argue because Himalayans are white with dark points. They say she has to be Persian I think I'll have to agree because of her solid color but I guess I will never know. Many people consider Himalayan a color breed of a Persian and having the pointed pattern is required. The past owners insist she came from a Himalayan cattery. I would love to hear what other people think about this subject.
Her adaption into our family is quite a story as you can tell in the picture she was quite skiddish when she first came to live with us in fact I think it was at least a month before she even came out while we were home from wherever it was she hid. To tell you the truth I was never very fond of her for the longest time and thought adopting her was a mistake. She never seemed to fit in and when she did get used to us she was rather intrusive and wouldn't lay down or sit in your lap. We simply didn't connect.
As the story goes on it turns out she was pregnant when we got her because she gave birth just over a month after we brought her home. Her Kittens were born on the fourth of July. Foolishly we didn't get her fixed and she became pregnant again with a second litter. We live in the country and I had introduced her to the great out of doors after her 1st litter of kittens were given to their new homes. She became less of a scaredy cat and more pleasant to be around since being able to go out when she wanted made her more outgoing. Here are some pictures of her kittens.
There was 2 black Males shown on the left.
She had this tiger striped Female stayed with us the longest her face was the closest to being smashed in and she has her moms huge eyes.
The girl to the left only made it to a couple weeks old. She was the runt and her body never did grow.
This girl on the right was the fluffiest and the first to find a new home.
She was set to give birth to her second litter in April. Everything was normal until she went into labor, of course it was a Friday night. On Saturday there were no kittens and by the time the evening rolled around we were calling all the vets around town. The vet we managed to get a hold of said it didn't seem like she was in full labor and we should keep waiting. At this time the kittens were still kicking inside her. By Sunday evening we were panic stricken and even though we kept calling, the vet still insisted she would be fine. She never seemed to be in distress... even though she should have. We live in a relatively small town and there is only one vet in town that takes emergency visits on weekends and we decided to get a second opinion from him. The nurse on call agreed with the previous vet and didn't think it was urgent. My husband has experience with birthing livestock and asked the nurse if he would reach into her if it would help them decide on what was happening. He used a finger and felt a kitten. The nurse decided it was urgent and by now of course its 2 in the morning. She hangs up with us to call the vet meanwhile we are getting ready to head out. She calls back and says the vet wants 1000 dollars for an emergency c-section and that the cat probably isn't worth that much and to call tomrrow. We told the nurse shes worth that to us and we will be there with the money. (Thats when it hit me hey I must really love this cat!) So the nurse calls the vet back to tell him its on, then calls us back to inform us the vet didn't want to come in because we weren't previous clients and it wouldn't benefit him to come in, he would see us in the morning. (Yeah Right!) So through the night my husband managed to help turn the stuck kitten and pull it out. It was already decomposing and it was one of the worst things I've ever seen in my life. We left a message at our newest vet in town Dr. Dawn expalining everything that was going on, hoping maybe she would check her messages. Sassy didn't pass any more kittens before morning and come 7:30 a.m. the phone was ringing it was Dr. Dawn telling us to get her in there asap. They gave her a complete Hysterectomy, which means they took out the kittens and uterus all together. The kittens of course were dead. This wonderful vet saved her life and to top it off she only charged us for a spay and antibiotics. Wow! We were expecting to spend a thousand dollars to save our cat but she said the procedure was the same as a spay so that's what she would charge us for.
She is very talkative
Today Sassy is happy and healthy, sweet and outgoing. She really is sassy and spunky, completely opposite of the cat she was when she was brought here. When I watch her outside I can see she thinks she's wild. Shes a good cat and I think she is really happy.
She gets annoyed by the camera flash can you tell
Don't ask me how this is comfy
She's always at peace, a go with the flow kinda cat.
There was 2 black Males shown on the left.
The girl to the left only made it to a couple weeks old. She was the runt and her body never did grow.
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