Kittens
Registered breeders care for their cats and kittens, and we all have slightly different approaches and priorities when raising our kittens.
Our
Priorities
Our priorities when breeding kittens are as follows:
Low-stress Environment for Queens
To ensure our Queens are as happy as possible, we limit ourselves to only two or three Queens at any one time, and provide them with an enormous amount of indoor space in which to roam. Our Queens are able to spend as much or as little time together as they wish and are able to find complete isolation, but still have access to all their usual facilities, should their moods take them.
Healthy Kittens
There are never any health guarantees with animals, but we do our best to ensure our kittens are as healthy as possible. We only breed from healthy lines, provide them with all the necessary healthcare and meet all their dietary needs, ensuring they are fed a healthy, balanced (un-raw) diet.
Confident & Resilient Kittens
To encourage confidence and resilience in our kittens we raise them in a family room, rather than in an isolated kitten room.
We try and provide our kittens with maximum exposure to family, pets, friends and regular household activities in an effort to produce more social, confident, physically and emotionally resilient cats.
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Human Safety
I do not feed my cats raw food.
There is no scientific evidence to indicate a raw diet is better for a cat then a good quality cooked/processed cat food.
There is a known risk to humans, in feeding pets raw food, and an increased risk to the pets that consume raw food.
Included With Your Kitten
We follow all GCCF rules and guidance when it comes to breeding, raising and homing our kittens.
All our kittens come with the below, as standard:
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GCCF Registered
A GCCF registered kitten is raised following set rules and guidelines which the breeder must follow.
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Fully Vaccinated
Two doses of Feline Calicivirus (FCV), Feline Herpes Virus (FHV) and Feline Panleukopenia (FPV), protecting them for the first year.
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Worm & Flea Treated
Fully treated and protected from worms, fleas and ticks up-to and immediately prior to homing, following product and veterinary instructions.
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Pedigree Certificate
5 generation pedigree certificate indicating all the titles awarded across the generations.
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Microchipped
Legal requirement for all cats as of July 2024.
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Photos & Videos
Where available, videos and photos of the kittens' birth through to homing.
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PKDef & rdAc Normal
Negative for Pyruvate Kinase Deficiency (PKDef) &
Progressive Retinal Atrophy (rdAc).
As Queens and Studs are tested and confirmed negative for PKDef & rdAc, all kittens in turn are negative.
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Insured
5 Weeks pet insurance.
Up to £4,000 towards veterinary treatment for illness and injury.
Up to £2,500 refund of purchase price should the kitten sadly die from illness or injury.
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Medical & Treatment History
Full itemised list and details of all medicinal treatments given, whether essential or elective.
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Shopping List
Full details of every food and item they have been exposed to and/or you may find useful over their lifetime.
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Growth Chart
A growth chart indicating weight-gain during the first few weeks from birth.
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Lifetime Support
We will always be available to provide assistance and guidance for you and your cat, should you need it.
Videos, photos, growth charts, shopping list and medical history available once deposit paid. Other items given on transfer of kitten.
Only ever purchase an Abyssinian from a registered breeder. There are never any true guarantees when it comes to animals, but risks are always significantly reduced when a breeder is registered with a body such as the GCCF.