When we arrived neither Taro nor Kanati were very friendly and Saree disappeared completely.  After a little while Taro relaxed and started to look after us – he even started to wash us both and generally look after us but as we grew up he left us to look after ourselves.  Kanati, who is only a few months older than us started playing games with Rafiq but Saree, who is over four years older, always sat back and watched.  Kanati soon became my ‘special’ friend and sometimes we wash each other and curl up for a sleep

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Rana sharing a chair and wash late at night with Kanati - Feb 2004

Kanati is so friendly and nice to me.  In the evening when he goes to sleep on one of the armchairs I often go and curl up with him.  He always wakes up and washes my neck and the back of my head - it's very pleasant and relaxing.  We also play together and sit on the big bed next to each other in the day time.  Late at night when I'm the only one awake I call him and he wakes up and comes for walks around the flat with me - especially into the kitchen where the food is - I just love eating.

My competitive careers began as Juniors [Kittens] in 2002 I only managed an Excellent 2 but C and C said that was alright because it was our first show and the other kittens were older and bigger. At the next show however I managed to win my class..

After that I was Senior and won the next three shows to become a 'Premier'  and at Tonbridge was awarded Best Opposite Sex Neuter along with a cup. I missed the next show with a cold but during 2003 went to a further five shows, each time winning my Class to become an 'International Premier' and also two more Best Opposite Sex Neuter awards and cups.

After that there were another seven shows and seven wins to become a 'Grand International Premier' along with four more Best Opposite Sex Neuter awards and cups.

Now I set out to secure a European title - like Taro and Kanati. At first all was well, five shows, five wins and another Best Opposite Sex Neuter award and cup but then a disappointment In 2005 at Maidstone a judge suggested I was 'overweight' and would only give me an Excellent 1 with no certificate.  Next day however I went before a different judge and was awarded my a sixth European Certificate.  But by now I was 4 years old so age and my love of eating appear to have become a problem for some people and at the next show I was again only awarded an Excellent 1 with no certificate so Cherie said it was time for me to retire like the others and spend my time at home - unless I go on a diet.!  So I retired needing just 4 more European Certificates to become a European Premier like Taro and Kanati.

My show record is 25 Shows [2 as a Kitten] 24 Wins [22 Certificates], One Best In Variety, Thirteen Nominations, six Best Opposite Sex Neuter Awards [and cups] and two Best Opposite Sex in Category Awards [and cups].

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[1] Garden of England Show [Tonbridge] September 2002 : Best in show, Opposite Sex Neuter
[2] Garden of England Show [Haywards Heath] March 2003 : Best in show, Opposite Sex Neuter

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[3] CA International Show [Staines] May 2003 : Best in Category, Opposite Sex Neuter

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[4] Garden of England Show [Maidstone] 28 February 2004 : Best in Show, Opposite Sex Neuter
[5] Garden of England Show [Maidstone] 29 February 2004 : Best in Show, Opposite Sex Neuter

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[7] Viking Cat Club Show [St Ives, Cambs.] 12 September 2004: Best Opposite Sex Neuter
[8] Felis Britannica Show [Worthing] 13 August 2005: Best Opposite Sex Neuter
[  All eight photos courtesy Robert Fox - photographer.       http://www.photopaws.co.uk  ]

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[9] Junior: One Ex1.   Adult: Three CAP's, two Nominations and one Best in Show Opposite Sex - Neuter, FIFe Premier;
[10] Five CAPIB's, three Nominations, one BIV, one Best in Category Opposite Sex - Neuter,
and one Best in Show Opposite Sex - Neuter, FIFe International Premier;
[11] Seven CAGPIB's, FIFe Grand International Premier;
[12] Four Nominations and three Best in Show Opposite Sex - Neuter;
Maine Coon Speciality: one Nomination and one Best Opposite Sex - Neuter .
[13] Six CAPE's, Three Nominations and one Best in Show Opposite Sex - Neuter

 A few 'photos of me as I grew up:

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Above - [February 2002] aged 13 weeks and [March] aged 16 weeks and
Below - [March 2003] aged 16 months and [July 2003] aged 20 months
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Hello.  My brother and I are the most recent arrivals and came to live with Clive, Cherie, Saree, Taro and Kanati on 29 January 2002  We are twins - well we did have some other brothers and sisters but they have gone to other homes - and are the young sister and brother of Kittycoonz Taro Moonshadow.   

My names is Grand International Premier Kittycoonz Princess Rana - a blue tortie classic tabby with white - and I was born on 11 November 2001   Rana is an Indian name and means 'eye catching' or 'beautiful object'.

Like the others I’ve spent a lot of time at Cat Shows although not as much as Taro. Rafiq was very big and strong but because he was shy he didn’t always get the result he deserved while I did very well when I was young [winning 8 cups] but, as Clive says, Ladies - of a certain age - particularly if they are Neuters [like me] tend to develop a more generous figure - nothing to do, you understand, with the fact that I love eating - and when that happens the judges don’t seem to appreciate you in quite the same way.