Our Policies

Reservation Policy

If you decide the British Shorthair from our cattery is the right choice, please keep in mind the following policy:

Please inquire us if we have kittens available. We will send you information about the current litter and kittens including pictures and video.
If you would like to reserve the specific kitten, you can arrange a meeting with the parents and the kitten.
Once you decide, you can reserve the kitten. You will need to pay a deposit to guarantee the reservation.
The kittens will leave the home at the minimum age of 12 weeks neutered/spayed with 2 immunization shots, deworming, health certificate, and CCA registration documents. The new owner will sign the purchase contract and non-breeding contract at this time as well as provide full payment minus the deposit. We will also provide 30-day complimentary insurance with our kittens, a sample of Royal Canin kitten food, and going-home gift bag. Our kittens will be fully litter-trained at the time of adoption.
We will provide support and guidance including feeding guidelines for each new owner.
We expect that new owners will take full responsibility for the cat including yearly vaccination, veterinary health checks, and proper nutrition.
In no circumstances our cats should be given to a shelter, used for animal research, or abandoned, which are stipulated in our contract.
We hope that our cats will bring happiness, joy, and harmony to your family.

If you are interested in obtaining further information about reservation procedure, please contact us via email: steffaniecattery@gmail.com, or call us at (416) 826-8963.

Health Check and Immunizations

All our adult cats are fully vaccinated and undergo routine health checks with our vet.
Our cats are negative for FIV and FeLV viruses, and genetically tested for PKD, polycystic kidney disease common in the breed.
All our kittens will come with a health certificate and 30-day free Petsecure insurance to provide peace of mind for the new owners.
Kittens also will receive 2 rounds of immunization for Feline Viral Rhinotracheitis (FRV), Feline Calicivirus (FCV), and Feline Panleukopenia (FPV).
The kittens will be dewormed against endoparasites such as roundworms and hookworms.
All kittens will be neutered as they are adopted as pets. If you are interested in obtaining further information about the procedure please contact us via email: steffaniecattery@gmail.com, or call us at (416) 826-8963.

Breeding Policy

One of the key goals of our breeding policy is to produce healthy purebred pedigreed
British Shorthair Blue (BRI a) cats that correspond fully to the breed standards. The British Shorthair Blue standard can be found here.
We carefully select cats for our breeding program based on health, genetics, and desirable breed features and behaviour.
We focus on breeding exclusively British blue shorthairs. (see FAQ about Blue color) Almost all our beloved kittens are blue shorthairs. In very infrequent cases, because of genetic combination (recessive gene), we have beautiful lilac (BRI c) kittens. (see FAQ about Lilac color)
We don’t accept inbreeding to prevent health and genetic negative consequences. If you are interested in obtaining further information about our breeding program , please contact us via email: steffaniecattery@gmail.com, or call us at (416) 826-8963.

FAQ:

What genes define British Shorthair blue color?

The B (black) gene is a dominant gene which codes for enzyme TYRP1 (Q4VNX8). This enzyme is important in the metabolism of eumelanin pigment production. The dominant B form will produce black eumelanin which provides black coat color in cats. The D (dilution) gene affects the density of pigment in the hair and affects the eumelanin. The effect is a washed-out version of the original color, in this case blue color.

What genes define lilac color in British Shorthair cats?

Lilac is the result of the Dilute gene working on the Chocolate or Chocolate and Cinnamon
genes. The results must be Chocolate (b/b) and Dilute (d/d) or Chocolate carrying Cinnamon
(b/bI) and Dilute (d/d) for the British Shorthair to be lilac. Chocolate gene is recessive to black gene and therefore B/b d/d cat will have blue color, but carrier of recessive chocolate gene.

Communication

Please contact us by filling out the webmail form, writing email to steffaniecattery@gmail.com or by phone call, text message or WhatsApp message to (416) 826-8963. Usually, we respond within 24 hours.

We will be happy to provide more information including videos and photos. We also would like to know more about you and your experience with cats. We can arrange in-person meeting with the kittens after the kittens receive their first immunizations.

NUTRITION

We recommend Royal Canin kitten dry and wet food for kittens, which is balanced food for healthy kittens.

If you are interested in obtaining further information about nutrition, please contact us via email: steffaniecattery@gmail.com, or call us at (416) 826-8993 .

Our Policies

Our Reservation Policy

Our Health Check and Vaccination Policy

Breeding Policy

Communication Policy

Feeding Policy

Reservation Policy

If you decide the British Shorthair from our cattery is the right choice, please keep in mind the following policy:

Please inquire us if we have kittens available. We will send you information about the current litter and kittens including pictures and video.

If you would like to reserve the specific kitten, you can arrange a meeting with the parents and the kitten.

Once you decide, you can reserve the kitten. You will need to pay a deposit to guarantee the reservation.

We will provide support and guidance including feeding guidelines for each new owner.

We expect that new owners will take full responsibility for the cat including yearly vaccination, veterinary health checks, and proper nutrition.

In no circumstances our cats should be given to a shelter, used for animal research, or abandoned, which are stipulated in our contract.

We hope that our cats will bring happiness, joy, and harmony to your family.

If you are interested in obtaining further information about reservation procedure, please contact us via email: steffaniecattery@gmail.com, or call us at (416) 826-8963.

Health Check and Immunizations

All our adult cats are fully vaccinated and undergo routine health checks with our vet.

Our cats are negative for FIV and FeLV viruses, and genetically tested for PKD, polycystic kidney disease common in the breed.

All our kittens will come with a health certificate and 30-day free Petsecure insurance to provide peace of mind for the new owners.

Kittens also will receive 2 rounds of immunization for Feline Viral Rhinotracheitis (FRV), Feline Calicivirus (FCV), and Feline Panleukopenia (FPV).

The kittens will be dewormed against endoparasites such as roundworms and hookworms.

Breeding Policy

One of the key goals of our breeding policy is to produce healthy purebred pedigreed

British Shorthair Blue (BRI a) cats that correspond fully to the breed standards. The British Shorthair Blue standard can be found here.

We carefully select cats for our breeding program based on health, genetics, and desirable breed features and behaviour.

We focus on breeding exclusively British blue shorthairs. (see FAQ about Blue color) Almost all our beloved kittens are blue shorthairs. In very infrequent cases, because of genetic combination (recessive gene), we have beautiful lilac (BRI c) kittens. (see FAQ about Lilac color)

We don’t accept inbreeding to prevent health and genetic negative consequences. If you are interested in obtaining further information about our breeding program , please contact us via email: steffaniecattery@gmail.com, or call us at (416) 826-8963.

FAQ:

What genes define British Shorthair blue color?

What genes define lilac color in British Shorthair cats?

Communication

Please contact us by filling out the webmail form, writing email to steffaniecattery@gmail.com or by phone call, text message or WhatsApp message to (416) 826-8963. Usually, we respond within 24 hours.

We will be happy to provide more information including videos and photos. We also would like to know more about you and your experience with cats. We can arrange in-person meeting with the kittens after the kittens receive their first immunizations.

NUTRITION

We recommend Royal Canin kitten dry and wet food for kittens, which is balanced food for healthy kittens.

If you are interested in obtaining further information about nutrition, please contact us via email: steffaniecattery@gmail.com, or call us at (416) 826-8993 .

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