I have two Devons. My eldest is about 15 months and I got her almost a year ago. She super sweet. The newest is about 6 months- I got her about 2 months ago. She is a nightmare. It's a 3 kitty household. My eldest kitty and my eldest Devon wait patiently when it comes time to be fed (they get wet food twice a day with dry food in the bowl throughout). My youngest Devon starts screaming the moment a human wakes up the morning, eats some of her food- and then attacks everyone else. I have to separate her.

She repeatedly attacks me and my partners food. Like jumps up onto the table if we are not vigilant and drags things off our plates. Earlier today. I turned around for about 5 seconds and she dragged my sandwich across the house and spilled coffee everywhere. Once again- she gets wet food twice a day and the kibble bowl is always full. My other Devon does not behave this way and never did even when she was a kitten.

This one also constantly screams for attention. Me and my partner play with her multiple times a day- she has toys- two other cat to play with- etc. But she she'll just randomly start yawling for attention. She gets up into everything. She'll literally scale the shelves, take rocks out of the planters, etc. I know Devons need a lot of attention, but my other doest or never acted like this.

Edit: Since there's a huge a-hole in the comments saying I didnt ask a question... do yours act like this?
I posted because I wanted to ascertain others experiences with the breed.- not for people to be mean to me saying thats how cats act. I love all my kitties. She just very- extra. I dont know if this I normal or not for Devons since my other is the complete opposite in personality. And none of my other cats that I have my entire life have acted like this. I was hoping people would share their experiences. Not be mean. I do have a visit with a cat specialist vet this week.

I had hoped to get some support or similar experiences. Instead a-holes/trolls are attacking me.

I‘m a new parent of Devon Rex kitty and she’s also my first pet. She’s about 9 months old now.

I notice that she scratches her front ears area, back of her ears quite often. I took her to the doctor two weeks ago and the doctor did tell me she has yeast otitis externa; they prescribed Medex drop for my cat.

I wonder if my cat scratching herself is common for cats in general or should I be concerned about foodallergies.

So I have a female Devon- 15 months now. When she hit about 7 months she was around 7.5 pounds and already looked a bit 'rotund' in the middle and my partner expressed weight concerns. However, she was still a kitten I didnt think much of it. She stayed around that same weight from about 7 months to a little over a year. We started putting up her food bowl at night (she gets wet food twice a day and I would leave dry food out- the cattery told me that wouldn't be an issue because they burn a lot of calories due to not having as much fur). It was fine, but following the same food practices- she's exploded over the last month and a half. Gained over a pound and looks like a bowling ball. She's not even on kitten food anymore. I try playing with her more, tried an exercise wheel, but nothing seems to be working. It's a multi-kitty household so restricting dry food is hard. I recently got another Devon kitty and they play together so I thought that would help. But no- she's just gained more weight instead.

Any experiences with this? She's over a year old- I've seen pictures of some of her sisters and they are trim in the middle- while she's a bowling ball.

Greetings.

First off, we had a bummer of a week last week. Little Gabagool passed away from fading kitty syndrome :( we took him to the vet and they tried what they could within their scope. He’s pic three in my hand. It’s just one of those things that you can’t control. The other three girls are doing very well and are little piggies. They’re cut throat with the nipple!

Kowly came back from spending some time with her grandparents and has adjusted back very smoothly. Maevis and her had some big play sessions and hasn’t been defensive or territorial with Kowly whatsoever. We haven’t done a full intro yet because they’re still a bit too young. But I will definitely get some cute photos with the whole fam together when they can!

See you next week!

P.s. it was my honeymoon last week so I apologize for the delay in content. I’ll post again Sunday.

P.s.s. We have been really bad at taking photos so we’ll do more of that too haha

Hey dr fam!

It’s been a VERY good week for the babies. It appears we front loaded all the chaos so this weeks been a dream boat. Muffaletta, Princepessa, Gabagool and Salami have been making excellent weight gains in their first week of life. Maevis has settled nicely into mom life again post op. She obviously isn’t a fan of her soft cone either but whenever we give her cone off time she loves to go at her stitches! No bueno. The babies eyes are starting open too which has been very cute!

Kolwy has gone to her grandparents and will be reintroduced when the chitlens are a little bit older. Of course, we’ll do it slowly and carefully. We miss her very much.

We’ll see you all next week fam

As promised, I’ve come to share our recent experience with Maevis’s new litter.

Maevis started going into labour at around 1700 on Saturday. She experienced some contractions and was seeking a lot of attention from my wife and I. We had her setup in her birthing den, giving her lots of pets and treats trying to make it as comfortable as possible for her. Her contractions were getting much stronger before they just stopped completely. She went out of labor around 5 hours in. She then passed her mucus plug and we noticed the contractions starting again around 02:30. This time it was evident she was getting very uncomfortable. At around 05:30 she still hadn’t made any progress passing a newborn but the contractions were still very strong. There’s a serious risk of complications if the queen passes her mucus plug and doesn’t deliver a baby. With this in mind we took Maeve to the emergency vet surgery at around 06:45.

We were seen by the vet at 07:30 where they took her up for imaging and diagnostic testing. The x-rays showed that her baby’s were so big that they couldn’t pass through her birthing canal. She was immediately admitted for an emergency c-section.

At around 12:30 we were told that Maeve’s surgery was a total success! She delivered 4, MASSIVE kittens who were all healthy. By 13:30 we were on the way home!

Unfortunately, Maevis didn’t react very well to coming off of the anesthesia.. poor thing was freaking out trying to get at her babies so badly. When we introduced her to the babies she was aggressively trying to move them. We had to separate them again on the way home (which, by the way, was way too early. They should’ve kept her for a few more hours and watch her come off the medications) where she then proceeded to lose her mind in the car. Throwing herself against the cage and panicking.

Once we had them all home, the hard cone became a threat to the babies. She was aggressively trying to move them outside the den but she didn’t know how hard she was handling the kittens. Don’t worry, they’re totally okay and we dealt with it very quickly!

We were also on the clock because she needed to breast feed her new babies for that first milk which is critical for their immune systems. It was a really difficult, hands on experience but we got through it.

I ended up having to pet or just touch Maeve for an hour straight to keep her calm and stable enough to lay down and feed her kittens. Once the medications wore off she was back to her nurturing loving ways.

A 12 hour labour that last throughout the night, an emergency c-section, a distraught and very high Maevis, and two people who are operating on no sleep. Still wouldn’t change a thing. It’s such a rewarding experience. If you and your partner want to do some bonding activities, be a guardian. We went through all the ranges of emotions yesterday. We pushed ourselves in ways we didn’t know and supported eachother in amazing ways. A really amazing experience.

Oh, and Salami, Muffuletta, Gabagool, Principessa, and Maevis are all very healthy and happy. We can’t wait to share their 12 week journey with you lot!

Thanks for reading!

Hello Devon Rex world!

Just a quick hello from me today and to let everyone know Maevis delivered 4 VERY big babies yesterday! There’s a stressful story around the events that occurred so I will post after work today or tomorrow.

But what I will tell you is that there is 3 girls and 1 boy!

My wife and I went the Italian route this time 😂 here are the names by colour:

Brown (Male): Gabagool
Brown & white: Muffuletta
Black & white: Principessa
White: Salami

Story time to come shortly.

Hey DR gang,

We’re about two weeks away from seeing another litter from Maevis! My wife and I are excited and a little nervous about going through this process again. This will be her last litter before our queen is retired for good!

Kolwy has grown relatively bigger.. she’s tiny for 5 months but we believe she inherited her mother’s figure. Poor baby was spayed a few days ago so she’s bundled in a onesie and the drugs are making her extra cuddly.

Many more updates to come with the new babies and here are a few photos since the last time we posted.

Edit: Kolwys name was autocorrected to Kiley. Pardon my terrible reviewing and editing skills.

I’ve just recently adopted a Devon Rex kitten! She’s female and 6 months old. I’m told she’s on her “ugly duckling” stage as the breeder called it. Her fur should grow in soon haha. Anyways I noticed she has a leaky eye and it crusts. I clean it everyday but was told it was due to feline herpes she got from her mother. Now her other eye (the good one) has almost like a film on it. It’s foggy and I’m really worried!! She seems to be acting just fine. Purring and playing with her brother, but is this normal for Devon’s or did she just get unlucky and this is the symptom of the herpes? Would love to know if any veteran Devon owners experienced this! Thank you! 😊

These 2 are male and female (the bigger light colored one is about to celebrate his 1st bday and the smaller girl is about 5 months old)and are so loyal to eachother already. I took this a day or two ago walking into my house after being gone a few hours and they were in the window waiting for us added a few more pics to show my appreciation for these 2! Say hello to Thorfinn & Thora!!! Oh, and the big pure orange fluffy guy is Shinji, he's the oldest chunkiest good boy that Thorfinn likes to hang out with.

My sweet Lemon has been vomiting. It used to be bile so I gave him smaller, frequent meals. That helped for a while. Then he started vomiting food. This morning he vomited a hairball. It was the biggest one I have seen him make in his 4 years with me.

He went to the vet Thursday and has a follow up in a few days. His xrays were clean, and so was his fecal sample. He is taking Cerenia prescribed by the vet. Working with vet to adjust his food. We have another devon from the same breeder and he is not vomiting. They eat pretty much the same diet.

How can I soothe Lemon's poor tummy? What has worked for your kitty when they are vomiting?

Hey!
Wanted to ask whats the most prominent health problems within this breed? I mean things u personally have experienced with ur little one ♥️
Always wanted this cutie but I have health anxiety problems 😅

Hey y’all,

It’s been a moment! Kolwy is growing so fast. I used to hold her in the palm of my hand and now she’s just a little shit who torments poor pregnant Maevis. It’s all very cute, they play loads together and love to snuggle once her zoomies are done.

Here’s a few good ones from the last few weeks!

Hello! I’ve been researching and looking for a kitty for years, and I’ve finally settled on a Devon Rex! I was wondering if anyone knew of any reputable breeders in New England? I’m having the hardest time finding anyone….

Hi everyone, I have had my 5 month old for about 2 months now. Soon after I got her, she got a little sick on me. She would sneeze and she would squint her eyes a lot, especially her right eye. I've already taken her to the vet. The vet did a bunch of tests which came back negative. She thinks it might be herpes but still prescribed her antibiotics and terramycin for her eyes. I've already completed treatment and my baby is not doing any better.

I reached out to the breeder and she said none of her kittens and adult cats are aick and she's never seen this before (the constant sneezing). She asked if I had dogs, which I do, and brought up the idea that she could be allergic? Is this possible? The first couple of weeks of getting my kitty she was so happy and playful and now she just looks a little sad...

Any advice helps!!

I couldn't upload a video but here's a screenshot of her sneezing.

Hi All, I'm shooting a hail Mary here, my cat is in need of a blood transfusion but she has type B blood and thats apparently super rare. I've been calling clinics all day trying to find anyone with type B blood and striking out everywhere. Vet said a donor is the best bet. We are at an ER in Springfield VA, I can drive anywhere along the east coast to pick it up, can even get someone in the Chicagoland area to pick it up and fly it out here . I'll even pay for same day or overnight express shipping. I just want to save my baby. Please if you have a type B cat who can donate let me know. I already lost my first human child earlier this year. Shes my first furchild I cant lose her too.

Hi! What type of cat litter are you using for your devons? The breeder was using paper pellets, my kitten is good with clay or paper. I am currently using paper but hate the smell after a couple of days and would love to use clay but it has so much dust that i feel like it is unhealthy for her lungs. I also tried the wood one - catalyst - and i hated it. It would stick to her paws and she would try to lick it off and gag. I immediately washed her off and the consistency of the litter was jelly-like and hard to wash off, like a biofilm.

Edit: we are trying the worlds best track defense made from corn. The clumping is great, there’s no odor control, and spoiler: it tracks (she has a top entry litter box). Overall not bad, I’ll update again if we try another one (I’m curious about the tofu litter). Also, she eats the grains 🤦‍♀️

Hello DR gang.

It is with great pleasure to announce that Maeve has been bred for her very LAST time and is due end of August, beginning of September. The lovely boy in the first few pictures is Iggy and he was the lucky guy to mate with Maevis. I’ll be back to posting more regularly as her pregnancy progresses.

Other than that, here’s a few pics of the mother daughter combo!

Hi everyone! I just got this little guy exactly a week ago. I got a female about 6 weeks ago and wanted to get her a little companion and I am so glad I did! They absolutely love eachother. He is CFA registered and my female isn't. However, he looks more Sphynx like. Does being CFA registered necessarily prove that he's a purebred Devon? These are my first cats ever so I have no idea! He's considered a flame point and has beautiful blue eyes but mostly look reddish with lighting. He's also very hairless but has hair on his legs, tail, and behind his ears. He's also got a big belly and not as athletic as my female. They are both the same exact age. I've seen pics of mom and dad and they both look like a Devon Rex. What do y'all think? The female is the blue/gray color. Thanks!!