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| LOOK HERE to meet the favored feline members of our household! |
| Karen and Dottie's Kitties |
I began my breeding program to enjoy the hobby of producing and showing Exotic Shorthairs. I breed to the CFA standard & carefully research the pedigrees & genetics of our matches. I raise home pampered pets with the sweet disposition Persians & Exotics are so well known for. My cats run free through the house as house pets and are not caged unless in the extreme case for a cat's health or safety. Our kitties are all well socialized and raised with lots of attention and handling from the kids. I keep a low number of cats to ensure their health and happiness. They receive regular veterinary care with Dr. Kelli Rosen at Cascade Animal Clinic. All of our new breeding cats are tested negative for FeLV, FIV and are DNA PKD negative. They are free from fleas, fungus, parasites & disease. |
| Focus One of the most beautiful cats I have seen at the shows is the classic silver tabby American Shorthair. Their pattern and color are absolutely exquisite!! Being a Person of the Persian Purrsuasion, I, of course, want to replicate this outstanding beauty in Exotics. After thoughtful consideration, I decided that the direction I wanted KaDoKits to go in was primarily silver tabby Exotic Shorthairs. I want to keep my numbers low & I think it’s important to focus on a particular color program. Candy has reminded me of the work involved with the Persian coat, and boy, what a beautiful coat she has! The Exotics are easier to care for in grooming while still being a Persian. I have long loved the silver tabbies and in my opinion, the tabby pattern looks better on a shorthaired cat. “Bi-colors” or “with white” are my first love…and will always be a part of my breeding program…just with a different twist…or stripe! I am constantly looking up current information and picking the brains of other breeders to refresh my memory and learn new principles to a good silver tabby breeding program. I've searched the internet & have found some outstanding breeders of these colors (see my links page) in both Persian & Exotic. I am really excited to have the opportunity to try my hand at breeding silver tabby Exotics again! |
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| Following are some information pages I created to help newcomers to the cat fancy gain a basic understanding of cat breeding genetics. Click the link to learn about each topic, then when you're finished, click the back button on your browser. The focus of my discussions is on the Silver Tabby Exotic breeding program. Most of the information can be used with other colors and breeds. I do not discuss at length the colors/patterns I do not work with.
Putting it All Together
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| Placing Babies I keep my kittens until they are 12 weeks old before placing them in their new homes. If a kitten needs to fly home, they’ll stay with me at least until they are 16 weeks old to ensure they are able to tolerate the stress of the flight. These are guidelines, kittens leave home when they are ready. All pet kittens are sold already altered. All kittens are current on their vaccinations and are free from parasites and illness. They are vet checked and sold with a health guarantee. I prefer to place kittens in pet homes so they can live the life of household pets. I only place kittens with other breeders who I know or know well of. They have to have high standards and ethics and must keep the welfare of their kitties as number one priority. |
| A Few Parting Words I am always researching catteries and articles on the internet & in print to learn current trends, breeding practices, genetics, pedigrees and successful lines. I really love this part of it! There are many, many wonderful people out there who are working on producing wonderful cats without being 'backyard' kitten mills. Some of you have included so much useful information to help others and the cat fancy. THANK YOU! Above all, this is a hobby to be enjoyed. It takes a lot of hard work, dedication, and thoughtfulness to breed pedigreed animals. NO ONE should enter into it lightly! There is no easy buck to make and it is unethical to run a “kitten mill” or to sell to pet shops. If you’d love to show a pedigreed to share any information, opinions, laughter & tears with other cat fanciers. I pray that I will always have the grace to behave like a friend & not an opponent. I hope you enjoy visiting my site. Please leave your paw print in my guest book or send me an email…I love to cat chat! Hopefully we’ll meet at a show someday. |
KaDoKits Cattery =^o.o^= Breeding Program
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