Exotic Shorthairs | Everpaw

Available Kittens

Available Adults

About the Cattery:

I am in love with Exotics and invest all my time and effort to producing the best quality, sound, and healthy cats with amazing temperaments for my hobby of showing them at prestigious cat shows around the country.

I limit my breeding Queens to one litter per year, creating small litters of wonderful quality. This effort ensures I am meeting my primary goal to enhance the standard of the breed, taking great care that each kitten receives the attention, care, and love they deserve. My cats are raised inside our spacious home and they are never allowed to go outside. My in-home cattery includes a large living space with a privacy room plus a nursery for the kittens. My cattery offers plenty of natural light, fresh air, and is temperature controlled. Because I take the health and safety of my cats and kittens very seriously, the cattery is cleaned and sanitized from top to bottom every day. I also go above and beyond for health testing, I run extra tests to establish that my cats are healthy enough to breed. To ensure the imported lines I am using are healthy I have HCM scans performed with a board certified Veterinary Cardiologist before they are bred to make sure they have healthy hearts. My Persians also receive HCM scans and are cleared before breeding. I have spent countless hours researching my lines to ensure they are HEALTHY before breeding begins!

About US:

We (myself-Liz, husband-Brian and our 3 children) are California natives that now reside in Minneapolis, MN where we have lived since 2017. We have owned and cared for cats for over 45 years and have a host of knowledge and experience with many different breeds of cats. We have also bred horses, dogs, birds, and even fish!

More Details:

I show my cats at various CFA, TICA, and ACFA approved cat shows throughout the year in order to improve my program and to show the world these beautiful cats and let them impress the judges in the ring. If you see me at a show please feel free to come introduce yourself and see my gorgeous Exotic Shorthairs and Longhairs in person!

My Sires and Queens are all DNA and HEALTH tested and are NEGATIVE for PKD, FIV, and FELV. Additionally, they come from lines free of those diseases. I have taken great care to make sure I am enhancing the standards of the Exotic breed as I strive to create sound, healthy, happy, beautiful exotic shorthair and longhair kittens. My Persians and Imported lines get an additional round of testing via HCM scans from a licensed Veterinary Cardiologist to ensure I am providing the GOLD STANDARD in my breeding program

Shout Outs:

I want to give a special thank you to Lisa Thostenson of Purrtopia Exotics for her mentorship and assistance with getting me started with my breeding program and with showing my beautiful Exotics at cat shows. I also want to thank Janet and Carissa Altschul of Cacao Cattery for helping me get started with my Silver Tabby/Smoke program.

Here is a brief summary of how the kittens are raised:

· As soon as I know one of my Queens is pregnant (usually around day 21 of pregnancy) she gets placed in a maternity suite to keep her and the unborn kittens safe and so I can monitor her food and water intake as well as her litter box habits.

· When the kittens are born (around 65 days of pregnancy) they will stay in the birthing suite with their mother for the first few days until I know they are all nursing and gaining weight.

· Once I'm confident that they are gaining the proper amount of weight, mom and kittens are moved into a kitten suite. This space is kept dimly lit and quiet so mom feels secure knowing her kittens are safe and so she can get some much needed rest.

· When the kittens are about four weeks old, they venture out of the birthing box and explore their area and get their first taste of solid foods.

· At about five-six weeks old is the time when they get their nails trimmed, first bath and blow dry (with a hand held dryer), and first pictures taken.

· Between six and eight weeks old, kittens will be gaining proficiency with using the litter box, eating dry and wet food, playing with toys and using a scratching post. When they become very active they are moved into a large secured kitten nursery inside the cattery. They will receive their first set of vaccinations.

· Once the kittens are between 10-12 weeks old they will have had several baths, are used to being blown dry, having their nails trimmed, and their faces washed. They will also receive their second set of vaccinations and visit the veterinarian for a full check-up, including additional health testing, checking their hearts, and being fully cleared health-wise.

· By the time kittens are 14-18 weeks old, they are well-socialized, have been spayed/neutered and are now ready to go to their new homes. They will have received their third set of vaccinations and microchipped, be proficient at using the litter box, using a scratching post, and eating both wet and dry food.

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