Alphabetacats

In 1994, Avril & Mark (Dede and Papa)
decided they would like to breed pedigree cats. Already there were 6 beautiful house cats and they were happy to adapt the house for further feline additions.
Looking around and meeting many cat breeders, they eventually decided the the Burmilla was to be their breed of choice. Elegant and understated, the Burmilla was renowned for great personality.

. . . . Fast Forward 10 years . . . .

Every litter of kittens was named with letters of the alphabet, commencing with 'A'.
It became clear that they had enough cats and kitten references to create a full alphabet of cat illustrations . . . and the Alphabetacats were born.
Papa set to work to illustrate each letter with the relevant cat/kitten and create scenes in which the cat/kitten was surrounded by objects beginning with that particular alphaber letter. With sights set on producing a book for young people wit pictures of the cat and objects to name.

Although many of the cats in the book were Burmillas and Asian cats (part of the same breed), many of the older household pets were also included, such as Henry, Ishtar, Moppet, Pickles, Rosy and Tommy. A Chinchilla Persian called Bella, a Birman called Henry and a Singapura called Ishtar also appeared.

Although many of the cats in the book were Burmillas and Asian cats (part of the same breed), many of the older household pets were also included, such as Henry, Ishtar, Moppet, Pickles, Rosie and Tommy. A Chinchilla Persian called Bella, a Birman called Henry. A fabulous Singapura called Ishtar also appeared.

One of the joys of breeding Burmilla cats was that the original Burmillas were from Burmese and Chinchilla Persian parents and within the breed, it was possible to produce silvers, smokes, tabbies of all kinds and even semi-long-haired kittens called Tiffanies.
Esphehan had a smoke coat and a superb temperament too. His mother was also a smoke and his father a silver Burmilla.

One of the joys of breeding Burmilla cats was
that the original
Burmillas were from Burmese and Chinchilla Persian parents and within the breed, it was possible to produce silvers, smokes, tabbies of all kinds and even semi-long-haired kittens called Tiffanies.
Esphehan had a smoke coat and a superb temperament too. His mother was also a smoke and his father a silver Burmilla.

Pages from the book.

'I' is for 'Ishtar' the Singapura
(who was Papa's 50th Birthday Present)

'K' is for 'Kittens' with these three
Burmilla kittens whose name all began
with the letter 'K'.

'V' is for 'Vaerani', a beautiful
semi-long haired Tiffanie.

'M' is for 'Miss Moppet' who
was one of our old tortoiseshell
cats of mixed breed - a 'moggie'!