A few litters a year, raised in our living room

We started because we wanted a British Shorthair and could not find a breeder who would let us visit. Every enquiry ended the same way: photographs, a deposit request, and a meeting point in a car park. We eventually found a good one, and the difference in the kitten was obvious within a week.

So the cattery exists to be the thing we were looking for and could not find. You can visit. You can meet the parents. You can see the room the kittens grow up in. If we ever will not let you do those things, that is a reason not to adopt from us.

Litters are born in our bedroom and move to the living room at around three weeks, which is when their eyes and ears are working properly and the world starts to matter. From that point they are in the middle of everything — cooking, television, the vacuum cleaner, visitors, the doorbell.

Every kitten is picked up and handled daily from the first week. By twelve weeks they are used to being held, having their paws touched and their ears checked, and travelling in a carrier. That is why our adopters tell us their kitten settled in within days rather than weeks.

They stay with their mother and littermates for the full twelve weeks. This is the part some breeders skip, and it is the part that matters most.

• Microscope — Health screening — Both parents are screened for the conditions relevant to their breed before any pairing goes ahead.
• Ban — Never fold to fold — Our folded-ear kittens always come from a straight-eared parent. There is no responsible exception to this.
• CalendarCheck — Twelve weeks minimum — We have turned down full-price sales over this. It is not negotiable.
• Undo2 — Always take them back — At any age, for any reason, rather than let one of our cats end up in a shelter.

• Cat — Willow — Silver shaded British Shorthair queen. Mother to Lisa, Yola, Lili and Max. Calm, extremely tolerant, and a devoted mother.
• Cat — Poppy — Golden bicolour British Longhair queen. Mother to Bobby, Jimmy and Lily. Sociable and vocal — Yola gets it from her side.
• Cat — Nala — Straight-eared Scottish Fold queen and Tessy's mother. Gentle and quiet, and the reason we can breed folds safely.

• 3 Breeds we raise
• 2–3 Litters a year
• 3+ Vet visits per kitten
• 0 Cats housed in cages

Visits by appointment once the kittens are past six weeks, or a live video call if you are too far to travel.

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