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Cats, you never get used to them.
We occasionally breed a cat litter, if possible only when we know for sure, we found a good home for the kittens. Breeding a litter is quite challenging, especially because we are breeding sorrel silver (OS) and black silver (NS). These colors occur not often, and preventing rufism is an extra challenge.
We find it very important to put healthy kittens with a pleasant and temperamental character on the world. Of course we hope for beautiful kittens, kittens who are welcome guests at shows and meet the breed standard as well as possible.
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Nevertheless, good health and a good character are the most important factors for us. That is why we only breed with cats that are proven free of hereditary diseases. As far as possible, we vaccinate against bacterial and viral infections, including chlamydia.
We do not use males and females with blood type B.
Our kittens are always born in our bedroom where we can install a separate cage. The kittens stay in the bedroom until they are a week or five. Only when they are clean they are acquainted with the other cats and dogs, initially in a closed part of the living room and under supervision. As a precaution, we do not leave strangers near the nest for the first five weeks.
On our website we always place an abundance of photos so that interested people can yet follow the development of the kittens. After a week or six and the first vaccinations, the kittens really get to know the rest of the family. Then the time has come for them to get into the hands of strangers and get used to dealing with people.
After 15 weeks the kittens are eventually ready to remove to a new owner, at least if we can say goodbye. They have gained a wealth of experience, are sociable, accustomed to dogs and have also enjoyed the outdoors in our cat cage. They reach the cat cage via an air bridge from our bedroom.
Everyone knows or should know that the abyssinian has a special character. Smart, researching, playful and affectionate, but sometimes even naughty. Moreover, the abyssinian is a formidable hunter, who actually does not belong in the 'free field.'
We believe that the new owner should realize this very well. Our preference for a home is where one or more cats are already walking around. If there is also a private garden then we know for sure that our kitten will end up well and we can relinquish it with peace of mind.
After a number of boyless years (PJ died on October 29, 2010) we have a blue-silver male, Kasper who has been available for outdoor matings since mid-2016. He has since moved to the cage with a mate. The night quarters of the cage are arranged in such a way that a queen to be mated with at first can get used to the advances of the male. The night accommodation is also adapted to winter conditions, so good insulation and ventilation and of course lighting and heating.
At this moment we have three cats with which we can breed. Lady and Wiefke are our blacksilver, Madam is a sorrel silver. Tinkle Bell, Caro, Demi and Emmy are too old to take care of a nest or have been sterilized.
Finally Tycho, a neutered tomcat, is back on the old nest after several wanderings and he can grow old here.