Orecatay Traditional Siamese and Balinese Cattery

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Raising these wonderful Siamese since 1959.

Photos

Blue is a sealpoint boy who is growing up sleak and healthy in his new home. (click for larger image)
Chloe's Boy, Blue
Leroy Mugsy Brown has a safe, fenced
Leroy Mugsy Brown
Paige is the clown of her household. (click for larger image)
Paige Shows Off
Toy is very patient with his adoring fans. (click for larger image)
Toy in Repose
Toy enjoys his safe
Toy Outside
These siblings enjoy an impromptu bath in a camera bag. (click for larger image)
Allow me!
This sealpoint boy poses for the camera between play times. (click for larger image)
Bali Boy
This bluepoint baby is just old enough to climb out of its box and into some mischief. (click for larger image)
Cookie Jar
These siblings, born March of 2001, exemplify color point variations within litters. (click for larger image)
Princess Jasmine's Babies
Li Ping has sweet-faced babies like this 6 week old sealpoint girl. (click for larger image)
Li Ping's Seal Girl
Why am I so cute? (click for larger image)
Sealpoint Baby
At just 10 days old Princess Jasmine Shakira's first litter explores the world with newly-opened eyes. (click for larger image)
Princess Jasmine's First Litter
This bluepoint baby takes after her mom, Sweet Pea. (click for larger image)
Sweet Pea's Blue Baby
Too sweet for words. (click for larger image)
Pink, Blue and Fuzzy
Milk makes 'em sleepy. Notice that even at this young age, Balis start to grow fluff that will be their luxurious coats. (click for larger image)
Pink, Blue and Fuzzy Multiplied
These kittens enjoy the fresh air during a play day outside. (click for larger image)
Play Day
Another photo of the kittens enjoying their play day. (click for larger image)
More Play Day
These two don't mind having their naps and baths interupted to take some pictures. (click for larger image)
Lounging
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Charmer
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Bali Girls
Bali Hy always has something to say. (click for larger image)
Bali Hyacinth
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The Basket's Full
The seal point is Li Ping's kitten and the blue point is Princess Jasmine Shakira's. (click for larger image)
Seal and Blue
An older Siamese, MacKenzie, hangs out with a young bali. (click for larger image)
Blue-eyed Friends
This fuzzy thing just woke up from a nap. (click for larger image)
Sleepy Baby
I'm cute so Uncle Dragon lets me borrow his favorite blanky. (click for larger image)
Fuzzy Blanky
Beautiful Zian is 3 months here. (click for larger image)
Zian
Looking towards the west in the Orecatay cat enclosure. (click for larger image)
Cat Enclosure
Daffodils and stud cats are out for Spring in the Orecatay yard. (click for larger image)
More Cat Enclosure
Apple trees make for good climbing in the Orecatay yard. (click for larger image)
Climbing Trees
This installation helped prevent those I've-climbed-up-but-can't-get-down incidents in the biggest apple tree in the cat yard. (click for larger image)
Ring Around the Apple Tree
Year-round access to this outdoor exercise and privvy enclosure is through a pet door in the
Orecatay's Taj Mahal
Having this tower on casters in the living room means I can always move it a few feet to generate interest. It becomes a new toy every time. (click for larger image)
Tower of Fun
Chloe munches on some grass in the cage on the deck outside my bedroom. (click for larger image)
Out the Cat Door
This outdoor litter and play area is accessable by the queens and kittens from a cat door in my bedroom wall. (click for larger image)
Deck Cage
Daffodils in the flower bed inside the Orecatay inclosure. (click for larger image)
So True
This is Fall 2003 in the cat yard. (click for larger image)
Turning Leaves
Mowing the grass in the cat enclosure is fun now that I can ride! (click for larger image)
Fresh Cut Grass
Dutch peers out the fence from inside the cat enclosure. (click for larger image)
Main Gate
Uncle Gemini enjoys a spot of tree climbing now and then. (click for larger image)
Gemini
These kittens love lolling about in one of the cat tower hammocks. I build these myself and attach the hammocks so they can be taken off and washed when needed. (click for larger image)
Hammocks for all!
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Home Sweet Home
This is one of the only cat structures I have that isn't homemade. I bought this one so the smaller kittens would have something accessible. They love it! (click for larger image)
New Kitten Tower
The queens and kittens explore and approve of the new floor in the stud room before the boys are let back in. (click for larger image)
Check this out!
This tower is waiting to be wrapped with sisal rope for scratching. (click for larger image)
New Towers
We get just enough snow every year to provide scenery for the perfect holiday postcard. (click for larger image)
Orecatay in January
The boys in the stud room get tucked in for the night. (click for larger image)
Stud Room at Night
Here's a shot of my summer garden. It's the first in 10 years. Where did I find the time? (click for larger image)
Summer Flowers
The kittens play King of the Tower. (click for larger image)
Tower Power
Another view, dog included this time, of the cat yard. (click for larger image)
Yard with Dog
Princess Jasmine Shakira is a beautiful bluepoint and a devoted mom. (click for larger image)
Princess Jasmine
This stunning bluepoint, Princess Sweet Pea Tsati, has grown up to be a great queen. The hair on her rump was clipped for identification - a common practice at Orecatay. (click for larger image)
Young Princess Sweet Pea
Princess Sweet Pea Tsati looks tired but content nursing her 6 day old litter. (click for larger image)
Sweet Pea and Family
Li Ping has the look of a new mom. (click for larger image)
Li Ping
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Princess Sweet Pea Tsati
Princess Leia (click for larger image)
Princess Leia
Orecatay Harrison Hairy Houdini is a sweet, sealpoint stud. (click for larger image)
Hairy Profile
Orecatay King Louie is the bluepoint stud favorite. (click for larger image)
Young King Louie
Orecatay Harrison Hairy Houdidi is a Sealpoint Bali stud. He won 3rd Best Cat in Show in TCCIs 2001 Annual Competition. Here he is with his full winter coat. (click for larger image)
Hairy
He's just so darn photogenic. (click for larger image)
King Louie

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Orecatay Traditional Siamese Cattery
Diane Varni
P.O. Box 796
Drain, OR 97435
541-849-3491
orecatay@teleport.com

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