SC Xerxes Leo borealis*CZ

Xerxes is a black male with emerald green eyes. He is high on legs, he has a straight profile and head in the shape of an equilateral triangle and a he is slightly short-haired as a fertile male with the deep black coat and with the long bushy tail. He is from very late lines. His coat will become longer in age about 5-6 years or after castration.  

Xerxes enjoys walks on the leash and he is very explorative, courageous and he is laying in the sunshine in the secured window. Xerxes loves the attention and he enjoys cat shows. 

His character is kind, gentle and he loves his family including our shar-pei, his spayed fellows and his sister Xaria. His non-aggressive behaviour leads me to try to use him as a felinotherapeutist in the future. 

Xerxes is dilution heterozygote (he carries dilution). I am not sure if he carries a classic tabby.  

He is an active stud cat whole of his life. 

GENETIC TESTS

(June 16th 2020, Genoscoper Laboratories - MyCatDNA)

• Glycogen storage disease IV (GSD IV) - N/N (also per parents) - normal
  
• Pyruvate kinase deficiency (PK) - N/N 
  
• Polycystic kidney disease (PKD1) - N/N 
  

IMMUNOLOGICAL TESTS 

• FIV negative (April 29th 2017)
  
• FeLV negative (April 29th 2017)
• Giardia intestinalis - negative (July 9th 2019)
• Tritrichomonas foetus - negative (PCR, July 10th 2019)

ULTRASOUND TESTS (HCM, PKD, CIN)

(October 20th 2018 & April 25th 2020, MVDr. Peter Scheer, PhD., Malešovice, CZ)

• HCM - status normal
  
• PKD & CIN (polycystic kidney disease & chronic interstitial nephritis) - sonographic test negative (status normal)

SC Gustaf Geri Z Klajdovky*CZ (dead)

Gustaf Geri was a black-spotted tabby bicolour male with emerald green eyes. He was high on legs, he had a straight profile and head in the shape of an equilateral triangle and he had been slightly short-haired with a clear pattern and with the bushy tail. His coat became longer in age about 5 years. 

Gustaf Geri enjoyed walks on the leash and was a very good hunter of birds (pigeons, blackbirds) and mice. He was very explorative, courageous and he loved tree-climbing and wall-jumping.

His character was kind, gentle and he loved his family including our shar-pei, his spayed grandmother Amy and also his brother Gargamel. His non-aggressive and patient temperament he transmission to his offspring. Gustaf Geri enjoyed attention and admiration, especially on cat shows.

Gustaf Geri was agouti heterozygote (he carried solid colour) and classic tabby carrier. He carried non-white (he had been white spotting heterozygote). 

He was a cautious and gentle stud during mating. He caressed his queen cat and his offspring, too. Overall, he enjoyed the cat company.  

He died after 1-year long health problems with his liver function, necropsy showed it was caused by strong stress with unsatisfied sex drive component and a misdiagnose of his early problems. Hepatic and pancreatic issues were present. 

HE DIDN'T MARK. He was an active stud cat whole of his life. 

GENETIC TESTS

(November 18th 2014, Veterinary Genetics Laboratory, Davis, CA, USA)

• Glycogen storage disease IV (GSD IV) - N/N - normal
  
• Pyruvate kinase deficiency (PK) - N/N - normal
  
• Polycystic kidney disease (PKD1) - N/N - normal
  

IMMUNOLOGICAL TESTS 

• FIV negative (November 4th 2014 & April 8th 2018)
  
• FeLV negative (November 4th 2014 & April 8th 2018)
• Streptococcus canis - negative (April 17th 2018), we retest before mating
• Giardia intestinalis - negative (July 9th 2019)
• Tritrichomonas foetus - negative (PCR, July 10th 2019)

ULTRASOUND TESTS (HCM, PKD, CIN)

(February 23th 2015 & March 22nd 2017, MVDr. Pavel Kohout, PhD., Brno, CZ)

• HCM - echocardiographic test negative (status normal)
  
• PKD & CIN (polycystic kidney disease & chronic interstitial nephritis) - sonographic test negative (status normal)