Ann Hobson-Kelly's Page

Ann Hobson-Kelly replied to Audrey Shepherd's discussion 'Monorchid and Cryptorchid studs'

"Dont forget that this problem is carried on the maternal line and any female producing a couple of monorchids/cryptorchids to different boys should also be spayed. My girl who was imported from Italy from extremely well known lines did just…"

Mar 30

Ann Hobson-Kelly and Jill Bernstein are now friends

Mar 26

Ann Hobson-Kelly commented on Robert Urbaniak's photo

Meow Mallarde

"Aargh - Devon aren't supposed to look sweet!!! They should look like Gremlins or ET - but never sweet!!! She does look very nice though - but not sweet!"

Mar 17

Devon Zone Admin left a comment for Ann Hobson-Kelly

"Happy Birthday Ann "

Nov 14, 2011

Ann Hobson-Kelly replied to Lora Hammond's discussion 'Please help... Terrible rash caused by stress????'

"Hi Lorna Gosh, poor baby, that looks really sore. I assume that your Vet has swabbed the areas to make sure it is not a yeast infection as Devons can be prone to this. I would suggest you look at the contents of the…"

Jul 19, 2011

Ann Hobson-Kelly replied to Grace's discussion 'Stinky breath and grimy teeth'

"Green offensive 'gunk' suggests to me some infection. Your boy needs to visit the vet and have anti biotics prescribed for him. "

Jul 11, 2011

Ann Hobson-Kelly replied to dianne gleeson's discussion 'heat' in the group DEVON HEALTH ISSUES

"Hi Dianne Living in the UK I cannot really give this advice as I have no experience of living in a heat wave. However, if you can get ice packs in front of the fans, this would help geerating cooler air to blow over him. "

Feb 10, 2011

Barbara left a comment for Ann Hobson-Kelly

"Happy birthday "

Nov 14, 2010

Ann Hobson-Kelly commented on Elizabeth Brown's group 'Meeting Place UK & Ireland'

"Hi Lisa I'm going - never miss this show, even when I lived in The Netherlands I always travelled back for the Supreme. This year I am not working or showing but cant miss it "

Nov 9, 2010

Ann Hobson-Kelly replied to shelly bramley's discussion '3 weeks old today!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!'

"Glad to hear Daisy is doing well Shelly. Get her mated asap - but you know that already"

Sep 6, 2010

Ann Hobson-Kelly replied to Barbara's discussion 'hereditary myopathy' in the group DEVON HEALTH ISSUES

"Hmm - well after breeding Devons for 30 years I have to say that I have never come across Inherited Myopathy - although at one time one of my boys was accused of being a carrier. Test mating proved that to be incorrect in as much as it…"

Sep 6, 2010

Ann Hobson-Kelly commented on Viktoria Starodubtsev's photo

Colombo of Viser,Devon Rex,Male

"now that is what I call a handsome boy - and what a lovely coat"

Aug 25, 2010

Ann Hobson-Kelly replied to Karolyn Ivanof 'Osheema Devonrex's discussion 'Heart Murmurs in kittens' in the group DEVON HEALTH ISSUES

"Hi Karolyn Heart murmurs can be quite a difficult problem. Some last a lifetime and dont deteriorate, some disappear and some get worse as the cat grows and more demands are made on the heart. Some can be a precusor of further cardiac disease, some…"

Aug 20, 2010

Ann Hobson-Kelly replied to Peta www.kyapark.com.au's discussion 'blood grouping via dna-results' in the group GENETICS

"To be honest, I wouldn't trust any results from Catgenes. They have given out so many wrong results - no wonder CFA withdrew their support for them!!"

Jul 24, 2010

Ann Hobson-Kelly replied to jaki gordon's discussion 'Skin problems'

"In my almost 30 years experience with Devon Rex, Sphynx and one of my Irish Wolfhounds, anything with a skin irritation benefits enormously by coming off dried food - full of carbohydrates, sugars, starches and preservatives - and going onto raw…"

Jul 23, 2010

Ann Hobson-Kelly replied to julie stevens's discussion 'devon rex -diaphragmatic hernia'

"Hi Babs Coming in very late on this one. My vet will spay/neuter a kitten when it weighs 1kg. My kittens are all de-sexed at about 14 weeks prior to leaving me. He de-sexes for cat charities at 8 weeks of age. The kittens recover from the surgery…"

Jul 12, 2010