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Cancoon Quicksilver of PurRydeRoc

Quicksilver came to me from a breeder (not Cancoon) in California that could no longer care for this cat.  She was in very poor condition when I received her. Her previous owner freely administered a variety of drugs without veterinary advice.  Quicksilver also suffered from food allergies.

Her coat was very sparse and coarse.  She had virtually no hair on her head, ears and neck. She was given a sunny room with lots of fresh air when she arrived.  She got to watch the birds and the squirrels.  Grey Wolf, one of our pet Maine Coons, was her constant companion while she recovered.  She immediately took to eat the cubes of liver on top of her raw ground chicken and very soon she was eating her raw food as though she had never seen food before.  In my experience, this reaction is typical of a cat that has been fed a commercial diet.

She recovered very well and now has a luxurious coat.  She has no lingering health problems.  She is a real clown for a cat and loves to play with whatever toy she can find. She craves attention and will follow you every where.  She does have a few extra requirements which I will discuss on the phone with prospective owners.  I’m sure Quicksilver would love a companion cat in her new home that was friendly and also in craving companionship.

Quicksilver has been removed from my breeding program because she only ever produced singleton kittens that had fatal congenital birth defects.  She was not meant for a breeding program but she does deserve a loving home where she will be adored and clownish behaviour will be appreciated.

New owners should be prepared to continue her on a high quality raw diet.

PurRydeRoc Indigo (aka Shadow)

Shadow will soon be looking for a new home.  She has been an excellent mother to her kittens but at the same time is overly protective of them.  This means that she does not fit in well with some of my neutered males as she is overly protective and perceives them as a threat to her kittens.  She does get along with some of the girls but does like to assert herself as top Queen.  She now deserves a loving home where she will be the centre of attention.

She is very friendly towards people and loves to perch on the back of the couch close by from where she will try to groom your hair.

PurRydeRoc Tigerlily

Tigerlily is a beautiful girl in need of a quiet home where she will be the centre of attention.  She is a bit of a nervous gal but has never been one to let another cat walk all over her either.  She loves and craves attention and will be happiest in an adult only home or one with older children that respect her need for a relaxed, calm atmosphere.  She may also enjoy the company of another cat that also prefers calm and dignity.

She responds wonderfully to kindness and lots of love and attention and will repay any kindness with total devotion.  She loves to have a warm lap to curl up in.

Tigerlily has been removed from my breeding program because she is mildly dysplastic in her left hip and her right hip is borderline.  Her condition does not interfere with her ability to get around and she will jump up into your lap, race around when the she has the cat crazies and climb her favourite cat tree.  She is not likely to jump up on kitchen counters or reach the top of the fridge or kitchen cabinets.  I believe she likes to avoid jumping onto smooth surfaces.  She also does not like to jump down from high places.

New owners should be prepared to continue her on a high quality raw diet.

Why Do Breeders Let Adult Cats Go?

The reason breeders pet out adult cats (placing cats in pet homes) are many. All of them come down to one thing: love. These breeders have the best interests of the cat at heart.
Most people who breed live in normal-sized homes. They can (and should) only keep as many adult cats as they can give plenty of love and attention. A breeding program requires a certain number of adults to keep viable: you need a few queens, perhaps a stud or two. Most breeders also keep a few adult spays or neuters to show when their breeding cats are busy raising litters.

Imagine, now, that you are a breeder and that you have decided that six adult cats is your limit. You feel you can care for and give six adult cats all the love and attention they deserve. You have six breeding cats right now, and one of them has a litter of kittens. In that litter is a female kitten with great potential. As she grows older, it becomes obvious that the quality of this cat is better than one of your queens whose quality is not as good. After all, it's important for a breeder to constantly improve the quality of the breeding cats. You've spayed the queen, but now you have seven cats. You decided six would be your strict limit and know it's important to the emotional health of your cats to stick to your original notion that you can only keep six. The cat is only two and a half years old and has produced two decent litters of kittens for you. It's time for her to retire to a home where she can be the beloved pet in a one- or two-cat household, the center of a family's attention, rather than the seventh cat of a breeding program.

Or imagine another scenario: You have the maximum number of cats you have decided to keep. Two are neutered boys you have decided to show. One of the neutered boys doesn't like to be shown. In fact, he hates it. It's not good for a cat to be shown if he doesn't like it. The cat wants to be a pet, not a show cat, but it's important for you to show in your program so judges can evaluate the progeny of your breeding program. This is how you know if you are doing a good job. One of your queens has a kitten you think would be an excellent show prospect. You decide that the boy who doesn't like showing would be happier in a pet home, so you decide to find him that excellent home where he can be spoiled in the manner he deserves.
Or perhaps a female destined for breeding has medical trouble with pregnancy or birth. Or perhaps she is not a good mother, but a delightful pet. It is best to spay her and pet her out under those circumstances.
Perhaps it is the breeder's policy to spay or neuter cats over a certain age, because the kittens tend to be healthier when born to younger parents.

Deciding to pet out an adult cat is an act of LOVE on the part of the breeder. The hardest part of breeding is letting go of your cats, especially the adults -- because good breeders become attached to every cat they produce. But it's important for an ethical breeder to recognize the need to keep numbers down to a level where every cat gets the individual attention they deserve. Breeders must have the emotional and physical health of their cats uppermost in their minds.
It is also important for breeders to keep the best interest of the cats at heart, and not selfishly keep everything they produce whether it is in the best interests of the cat or not. Some cats are happier in a one- or two-pet household, at the center of a family's attention. A good breeder recognizes this and does what he or she can to make sure that every cat they produce is in the happiest situation it can be.

Copyright 1995, 1996 Barbara C. French