When breeding to improve, and progress the breed, which as committed breeders, we should all be aiming to do, it is inevitable that you sometimes have to reach the decision to occasionally rehome cats.

The reasons that breeders offer slightly older cats for new homes, can be very varied, but can generally be for some of the following reasons:

The breeder has decided to 'retire' there female cat, for whatever reason, this could be from feeling that she has more than 'played her part' and deserves a good long happy retirement, where she will be spoiled, or possibly the girl didn't take to motherhood - not all of them do, and the last thing any breeder wants to do is to lose young and very viable lives because their mother cannot cope, that is just a heartbreaking situation for all concerned. In those circumstances, it is far kinder just to concede to the facts, and neuter the girl

Another reason why younger adults may be offered can be when the breeder has decided to 'run a kitten on'.

None of us are able to predict the future, and when assessing the quality of a kitten within the first three months of life, you can only be objective, and note what is good, and what is bad (there's always something, as unless I missed something, nobody has bred the 'perfect' cat yet, but it is such fun trying!) It may well be then, for one reason or another, the kitten hasn't quite fulfilled the breeders hopes, and they then decide to let it go after all.

This doesn't mean that your cat is in any way substandard! Just that the breeder has decided not to keep it as it doesn't quite meet their criteria, either as breeding potential, or as a show cat.

A further reason, which, sadly at present is my reason for being very, very reluctantly and sadly in this position is poor health. Unfortunately for me, I was diagnosed with M.S. earlier on this year, and have now had to concede that my life isn't quite what it was, and that I need to cut down a little on the numbers of cats that I keep. As you can imagine, this has been an extremely difficult fact to accept, and I am hating every minute of it, but the best care and attention for my cats must come first without question, so I am having to gradually let some go, one at a time, to soften the blow, as to me, it is like selling your Granny.

All breeders should be completely open and honest with prospective new owners at all times, and if you request to meet their feline family, you should expect to be permitted to do so unless you have the reasons why explained to you - don't trot about from one breeders house to another for example, it can spread germs, and we won't thank you for that!

If you ask a breeder what is right and what is not quite so right about any cat or kitten, you should expect them to be able to tell you, and explain why, rather than just reeling off a load of 'technical jargon'.

Well, hopefully I have managed to explain to you the various reasons why you might find older cats offered to suitable new homes, so without further ado, please meet the following:

'Max', so called as as a younger cat, he zoomed about the place and was nicknamed 'Mad Max', is a Cream & White Bicolour boy.

Born on 4th August 2006, Max has been neutered some time back now. As can be seen, he is a hulking great cat, with a very happy laid back personality.

Max very much enjoys the company of other cats, and is pictured here just hanging out with one of the girls, plus his brother, Smiler.

Max  is probably not going to grow too much bigger (I hope), and has been fully vaccinated as standard.

He has a lovely thick coat, and is an impressive boy to look at. He would potentially be good enough to be shown as a neuter, although can sometimes suffer from getting a mucky right eye - something which is easily remedied by cotton wool and water.

He is the son of Fanatikat Vanaraja, our huge Cream & White Van patterned boy who can be found on my Stud boys page, & Fanatikat Isabella, who I moved on a few months back when I decided that her bite was undershot!

If you are interested in offering Max a permanent, loving home, or if you would like to come and meet him in the fur, then please contact me for further details

I will be adding further cats over soon, primarily as I get the guts to do it, so please do check back again soon.

Or telephone us on

(01772) 431277

We are located in LEYLAND, LANCASHIRE