What makes PurrFurrably Unique kittens
so special?
Here is our unique assortment of kittens:
so special?
Here is our unique assortment of kittens:
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Munchkin
Munchkin cats have a gene that makes them short legged. Except for their short legs their overall features resemble a typical cat. Pictured here is one of our Sealpoint Classic Tabbies. |
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Minuet Minuets Cats are a cross between the Munchkin cat and Persian cat breeds. A standard Minuet cat will have short legs and usually have long hair. Their faces tend to be flatter than a typical cat and their build is more cobby. This photo is of a high white blue colored kitten we had. |
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Selkirk Rex Selkirk Rex cats have a gene for curly hair. Not only is their coat curly, but their whiskers are too. The kitten in the photo is our toriie Selkirk Rex , who has a tiny bit of white. |
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Lambkin
Lambkin cats are a cross between the curly haired Selkirk Rex breed and one of the short legged breeds, either a Munchkin or a Minuet. A standard Lambkin will have short legs and the curly hair. This photo is one of our brown tabby Lambkins. |
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Scottish Kilt
Scottish Kilt Cats are a combination of the Munchkin Breed and the Scottish Fold Breed. They are also known as Munchkin Folds. Scottish Kilts have folded ears and short legs. This photo is a Silver Scottish Kilt kitten from our first Scottish Kilt litter. Non Standard
Not all the kittens in a litter will inherit a gene for a curly coat, folded ears, or short legs. The kittens that do not inherit these traits from their parents are referred to as Non Standard. Because Purrfurrably Unique Cats are crossed with the Persian Breed, our Non Standards kittens are very much the same as either a Doll Face Persian or Exotic Shorthair cat. Pictured here is one of our Chinchilla Non Standards. |
Although we have a variety of types of kittens we have limited numbers of each type from each litter.
This is because in each litter we are usually breeding for two different traits from the parents, curly and short legged or folded ear and short legged. Each kitten in a given litter might inherit two, one, or neither of these traits.
These are dominant traits, which means on average 50% of the kittens will inherit one of these traits from a heterogeneous parent
(a parent with just one gene carrying the trait). If you do the math, in a litter of four kittens that averages out to be one Lambkin,
one Minuet, one Selkirk Rex, and one Non Standard in a litter. Or one Scottish Kilt, one Minuet, one Scottish Fold, and one Non Standard. Of course hitting that exact average is rare, it's impossible to know how the "dice will roll",
so you can imagine the excitement with which we anticipate each birth.
Our breeding cats are a genetic treasure trove. Besides the rare short legged, folded ear, and curly traits, we also have a variety of colors, patterns, long hair and short hair. Each of our cats has has a highly varied genetic profile of rare and wonderful traits. So each litter is just like Forrest Gump's box of chocolates, you never know what you will get. We love that we are crossing different breeds which helps guard against inbreeding which is sometimes done when breeding purebred cats. All of our cats originated from registered purebred cats but because we cross Selkirk Rex to Munchkins, Minuet, and Persians in order to produce Lambkins, or Scottish Fold to Minuets and Persians, we cannot register our cats. Lambkins are a new breed that so far cannot be registered by the major cat registries.
This is also the case with Scottish Folds bred to Persians and Minuets.
Because we are a small, in-home cattery, we have a limited number of litters each year. Please feel free to contact us if you are interested in what we have planned, or would like to be on our no cost waiting list for a certain type of kitten.
Shipping is available.
Contact purrs@use.startmail.com
This is because in each litter we are usually breeding for two different traits from the parents, curly and short legged or folded ear and short legged. Each kitten in a given litter might inherit two, one, or neither of these traits.
These are dominant traits, which means on average 50% of the kittens will inherit one of these traits from a heterogeneous parent
(a parent with just one gene carrying the trait). If you do the math, in a litter of four kittens that averages out to be one Lambkin,
one Minuet, one Selkirk Rex, and one Non Standard in a litter. Or one Scottish Kilt, one Minuet, one Scottish Fold, and one Non Standard. Of course hitting that exact average is rare, it's impossible to know how the "dice will roll",
so you can imagine the excitement with which we anticipate each birth.
Our breeding cats are a genetic treasure trove. Besides the rare short legged, folded ear, and curly traits, we also have a variety of colors, patterns, long hair and short hair. Each of our cats has has a highly varied genetic profile of rare and wonderful traits. So each litter is just like Forrest Gump's box of chocolates, you never know what you will get. We love that we are crossing different breeds which helps guard against inbreeding which is sometimes done when breeding purebred cats. All of our cats originated from registered purebred cats but because we cross Selkirk Rex to Munchkins, Minuet, and Persians in order to produce Lambkins, or Scottish Fold to Minuets and Persians, we cannot register our cats. Lambkins are a new breed that so far cannot be registered by the major cat registries.
This is also the case with Scottish Folds bred to Persians and Minuets.
Because we are a small, in-home cattery, we have a limited number of litters each year. Please feel free to contact us if you are interested in what we have planned, or would like to be on our no cost waiting list for a certain type of kitten.
Shipping is available.
Contact purrs@use.startmail.com
