Now you've gone and done it made an old man go all teary and mawkish...

She and Swede were born under a shed out in the cold of Christmas Eve. No-one knows what happened to their mother but something did such that what kittens could be found (down to just the two) had to be caught and hand weaned to survive, though luckily they were at the stage when their eyes were open. Grrr also had gotten a bite on her back that needed sorted and I believe the Swede still suffers the effects of the cold; she has never moved quickly or smoothly.

They both have grown up to be wonderful cats, but they had a very tough kittenhood.