We are a very small cattery but we try to raise a high quality British Shorthair cat on a very limited basis. Our quality can be found in the conformation to the standard of the breed, especially the crisp coats and cobby type, and in their wonderful dispositions. All of our cats have the run of the house because they are primarily pets and are only confined when circumstances dictate, as in a visitor with allergies. Our stud cat has his own quarters but comes to the family room every night for an hour or two of quality time with his owner. All cats and kittens are seen on a regular basis by the veterinarian to ensure their continued good health and care. Their diet is a priority and they eat the best kibbled food available on the market as well as home cooked meals of fresh chicken, beef, lamb, and turkey. They also consume human food on occasion when they can sneak it off my dinner plate when I am not looking. However, they have never, ever, walked on the kitchen counter! (laugh out loud) This individual care is what we expect of future "petparents", but not necessarily this permissive!!
I would like to thank all of the people who have helped our small cattery to stay on the "map" by providing us with extensive advice and the courtesy of stud services when we did not keep a "boy". Special thanks are due to my wonderful mentor, Merry Elizabeth Hooker of Detroit's Gardengate Cattery who has coached me 24/7 on kittening and all around cat care. Special thanks are also due to Al and Marlyn Derkacz for letting me have my first and second stud-boy.
If you are interested in discussing adopting a kitten, feel free to contact me at raymondfrice@yahoo.com or telephone me at (585) 393-0575. If you email me, please mark the subject as "kitten interest" so I will notice it above the clutter of emails I get on a daily basis. I generally respond immediately but if I have not, please follow it up with an email reminder or a telephone call. I receive a lot of general canvassing emails from Internet "fishers" who are hoping for a bite and are vague about their intentions. When you contact me, kindly include your full name, address, and telephone number. It is very difficult to receive and respond to emails with only a vague address and no particulars. A positive impression of decisiveness and seriousness of intent will impress upon me the seriousness of your inquiry. This is one of the most difficult aspects of placing a kitten because my kittens are first and foremost raised as pets and I want good homes for my pets. I perceive myself as not selling a kitten but placing it for adoption with an adoption fee.
Because I like my kittens to have company while the owners are working, if you have no other cats, I may suggest that you take two kittens to keep each other company during the day while you are working. I may give a consideration on the second kitten, should you choose to go in this direction. If you want to take a trip to visit us, let me know and we can arrange a time for you to visit us and see the cats up close!! This will probably assist you in your decision. If you are truly serous about adopting a cat which will bring you affection and companionship for the future years, contact me and we will see what we can do. I may not have a kitten immediately but if you will work with me around birth dates and breedings, you WILL get a kitten with your name on it! !
All of my kittens will have been seen regularly by the "vet" and will have their first shots and been spayed or neutered before leaving Castleray.. We spay and neuter beforehand so that the hard work done by me and more extensively by other breeders in the United States and Great Britain will be protected.
We place kittens, with a contract, in the best homes we can find; do not feel affronted if we ask for a reference from your veterinarian or verification that you do not smoke cigarettes or will not declaw. It is the least I can do for the little creatures that I had a hand in bringing into and gracing the world.
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