Our breeding programs these days are confined mostly to the Abyssinian.

ABYSSINIANS

In the fall of 1995 Karen and Roger had fun at a few shows with a very colorful and stylish young ruddy male, Tailsend Satchel (left). His mother is Champion Catsylvania's Brazen of Tailsend, a ruddy, and his father is Grand ChampionTailsend Carpet Bagger, a red. Satchel did really well at the 3 CFA shows he went to, culminating in highest scoring kitten at his last show at the age of 4 months and 29 days! He is now living in Finland with Tuula, Bjorn and Markus Collin who showed him at FIFe shows, where he took top awards in the Kitten and Adult categories, and in 1997 was named as a co-winner of the CAT OF THE YEAR AWARD in Finland. He's actually done so well - we've given him his own page so we can brag about him a lot!

Satch's breeding worked so well that we repeated it and in May of 1997 we sent a young ruddy male, Champion Tailsend Ruddy Buddy (right), to live with Joanna Beck in Denmark. He has superb color, wonderful clarity and the most laid back disposition! . This sweet cat worked his way right into Joanna's heart, and was a welcome outcross for her breeding program.

These days, we have a lovely outcross Aby female in our breeding program - a ruddy named CH Etochat's Ruby Tuesday of Tailsend. She will be bred, in the summer of 2003, to GC Tailsend Carpet Bagger, our red male. We have also recently leased a couple of females, one red and one ruddy. Breeding these girls will give a diversified "boost" to our breeding porgram.

ORIENTAL

We are not breeding Orientals at this time.

Occasionally, we have kittens that we sell as pets to people we have met or corresponded with, or people who have visited our home. The following is our policy regarding all kitten sales, which we strictly adhere to for the health and well-being of the kitten once in its new home -

• All pet kittens are sold with a neuter/spay agreement, which says they must be either neutered or spayed prior to reaching the age of ten months. We are beginning to do early spay and neuter on our kittens, so chances are a kitten that you purchase from us will already have been altered. Our pet kittens are "not for breeding", and under no circumstances is one to be used in a breeding program without our prior approval.

• All kittens sold have had all of their required vaccinations, and are guaranteed healthy when they leave our home. Our recommendation is that any kitten purchased be taken to your personal veterinarian for a health check within two days of purchase.

• Our sales agreement has a "no declaw" clause in it - under no circumstances is one of our kittens to undergo this inhumane surgery! We take the time to train our kittens to a scratching post - and as long as one is available to them, they will use it.

• The sales agreement also stipulates that the purchaser will keep the kitten indoors at all times. Exposure outdoors for a "breath of fresh air" also exposes the kitten to a number of dangers, such as fleas, traffic, and possible contact with a disease-carrying feral cat.

• The new owner guarantees that all vaccinations will be renewed annually. It is our recommendation that annual vaccinations not include the FeLV vaccine. Our health guarantee is null and void if the kitten is given the FIP vaccine.

• Should you, for any reason, find that you are unable to keep the kitten/cat, we are to be given notification and offered first right of refusal. We will do our best to find an alternate home for your pet.

Kittens and Cats For Sale