Our cattery started in Moscow, Russia, back in 1988. The cattery is small, home based and closed. Closed means that we try our best not to bring in the house any potential diseases that nowadays attack purebred cats. We rarely go to shows with our cats, avoid vets, do not offer stud service, and breed only our own cats or the kittens that live with our friends. Cats are kept indoors. Kittens are raised underfoot, therefore the little ones are well socialized and friendly towards other pets.
We breed for quality and personality. We follow strict selection rules. The looks are greatly important. Though we also seek for the best in personality. We identify and do not breed cats that showed their indifference to humans, those that want to be independent, or do not get along with other pets. Kittens quickly learn good manners from adult cats around them and we need only good examples available for the little ones.
For breeding purposes we keep only the females that proved to be excellent mothers. Only caring and devoted mama cat can raise healthy litter as she has to naturally provide everything that young kittens need from the moment they are born. If a cat is negligent, refuses to nurse, or forgets ot return to the nest in time, kittens do not develop properly and quickly, may have hidden health issues, be weak, inactive, and have to stay with the breeder longer to ensure they are ready to go to a new place. Our kittens are usually fully developed and ready to go by 12 weeks, or even earlier. They are introduced to raw meat at 3 weeks of age and once they learn to eat meat by themselves (not from my hand) they start to grow, gain weight, and mature very quickly. By 10 weeks of age mama's milk is no longer their primary food, it is rather a treat and source of essential substances for immunity that a young kitten's system is not producing yet. Feeding raw meat to young carnivors is the best thing to do. Kitten's GI tract is naturally set up to digest meat. Digestive system doesn't have to ajust to new food, therefore no upset stomacks or indigestion occurs. Only raw meat and fish provide 100 % protein as an excellent start to build muscle, bones, and establish strong immune system. After 5 weeks of age I slowly introduce other foods into kittens' diet, such as holistic canned and dry foods, cottage cheese, eggs, liver.
I do not vaccinate my cats, or, if I have to (due to state law or cat show requirements) I vaccinate to bare minimum. So far the immine system in our cats proved to work as effective or even better then vaccinations.
We specialize in breeding rare colors - lilac, chocolate, colorpoint, chinchilla. Occasionally we have kittens of other colors, too - blue, black, silver and golden tabbies, brown tabbies, etc. See PHOTOS here.
Here, in Colorado Springs, CO, we have two British Shorhtairs - lilac female (born in Belgium) and blue male (born in Russia), the parents of
all kittens born in our house so far. The kittens from this couple are lilac and blue colors. Every litter has both lilac and blue kittens. Both adults are of European Champion blood lines, and their pedigrees have ancestors of the rarest colors, including chocolate and color-point.
The kittens that were sold with breeding rights go to shows, and apparently do very good. Lilac female Rejinald Lila C of Purrceptive (lives in Northern CA) at 11 months of age got Champion title after here first show. Upon results of her second show she became a Double Grand Champion and awarded as "BEST BRIT of Mid-Pacific region 2001-2002". Her brother Amaretto is also a Double Grand Champion, was awarded "BEST BRIT of Mid-Pacific Region 2002-2003". Another lilac female Rejinald Bronte of Moonstruck became a Grand Champion after her first show in adult class. We started to show our new baby Rejinald Lilac Prince in 2006. As a kitten he became 4th Best British Shorthiar kitten 2006-2007, and Best British Shorthair Kitten in Southwest region. As an adult, he became a Champion after his first show, and after second - Grand Champion. Show News!
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