Aphrodite van Typhon Blue (Jo-Jo)
father: Flesz Duma Cara mother: Mica van de Gorthoek she is red silver tabby mackerel
born July 29, 2005
† November 8, 2019 Zeewoldegen.code: Aa BB CC Dd Ii ss TT OO
She has been tested on HCM, PKD and CIN by Ultrasound FeLV, FIV SNAP test and checked for patella luxation by our vet information parents, dad tested on HCM, PKD,CIN, FIV and FeLV
mom no information
DNA based on phenotype, lineage and progeny Blood group A Delution D/d Burmese (cb) N/N Siamese (cs) N/N Agouti A/a Chocolate N/N Cinnamon N/N Jo-Jo lives with us since 7-11-2005.
She is spayed on 27-01-2010. Jo-Jo has been a good mother to her kittens and even for those of Shifra.
This is our first Siberian cat. (on this picture she is pregnant from her first litter.)
At the age of 13 weeks, she came to live with us.We have named her Aphrodite. Aphrodite is a Greek goddess. She is the goddess of love, sexuality and fertility. As first female cat in our Cattery, we find it a beautiful and appropriate name.
Of course that calls not so easy, therefor we call her Jo-Jo. A name wich our children in the beginning pronounced as yoyo.
She is a splendid Siberian female, with a beautiful fleece. She is affectionate and watches everything well. She is not a lap cat who lies the complete day at you, but when she wants she comes for a nice cuddle. Meanwhile she has proven to be a good mother.
Our children love her and Jo-Jo also gladly plays with our children. In the beginning she played with our two German shepherds. We often asked ourselves the question or the dog thinks that he is a cat, or that Jo-Jo thinks that she is a dog, but it is always nice to see how they play with each other!
Meanwhile Jo-Jo has a new girl friend, Hopsa (and the dogs now have to do it with some less attention). After a week they were inseparable, real heart friends. They run sometimes with their tails around each other by the house.
Update
7-11-2005 you came to our home and we had to say goodbye to you on Friday, November 8, 2019. Your official name is Aphrodite from Typhon Blue. Aphrodite stands for the goddess of fertility and we liked that for the first cat of our cattery. Yet from day 1 you went through life as Jo-Jo (you pronounce it as Djo-Djo) (a name from a series that we followed back then).
Our first Siberian, the start of our cattery, our beautiful crazy red, you are no more. You have taken everything out of life that is in it and you have used more than your 9 lives for it. You have left an indelible lead of memories, we will never forget you!4.5 months ago Jo-Jo started to lose weight very quickly, we thought her kidneys were breaking down (because those kidneys had been hit hard years ago by medication against a fungal infection that came with the import of a hangover ). To measure is to know and then it turned out to be something else, her thyroid gland was the problem. With medication, the weight quickly improved, but the side effects of the medication were not pleasant. With antibiotics that is "solved", but it cannot be done forever.
Yet she still had a very nice period with real quality of life. Until Wednesday, November 6. Then the body indicated that it was enough. She also did not want to eat anymore. To save her an agony of a few days to a week, we put her to sleep at home.
A lot of grief and worry preceded this. After a very sad day and moments of goodbyes, it's time to cherish all the memories and remember her as she was in the prime of her life <3
For more photo's of Jo-Jo click here.
