At present my cattery accomodates seven Norwegian Forest Cats. As from the day
that my first Wegie was here I have entirely lost my
heart to this fantastic breed. I love its splendid looks, but much more still
I have become addicted to its
character: sweet, affectionate, exuberant, curious and sociable!
My cattery is relatively young still, and though making plans for
breeding and litters is a very pleasant passtime of course, to me
the most important thing is that my cats and I have a good and
pleasant life together - and as yet we seem to do quite well…!
My cats are my friends, members of my household and very pleasant
company in the first place. Their health and happiness come first.
That is why my cattery-plans regarding kittens are modest: no more
than one or two litters in a year.
Fee, Flori, Eline, Irina, Alya, Rembrandt and Esmoreit have the entire house at their
disposal and
are well-equipped with two
large cat-trees, 5-star-food-and-flowing-water ☺ and lots, lots of toys. My balcony
is adequately
protected, so that they can have all the fresh air they want. In
short, I do like to spoil and pamper them a bit!
My idea to start a cattery has originated from a many-years’-wish to
experience the birth and growing-up of a litter and, on top of that
(... since Flynn and Fee...), an increasing fancy (and addiction?)
to this fantastic breed. Both character and appearance of these cats
are merely enough reason for that, but very appealing to me also is
the fact that the Norwegian Forest Cat is a truly natural breed,
evolved without human intervention.
Because the Wegie is okay and perfect by itself, for me the breed
standard and the character are the basis in choosing a good
breeding combination; but combining healthy lines which differ
enough from each other (to prevent inbreeding) is also important of
course.
Breeding well requires good knowledge and I am learning more
and more about heredity, sicknesses and animal care. A good thing is
that some of my befriended breeders, with much more experience, are
always helpful when I need their advice.