| Raising these wonderful Siamese since 2006. |
| Our Rules for a Happy Cat House (or Why Would You Want it Any Other Way?) 1. The toilet lid is to remain down at all times, unless occupied. Even cool cats have clutzy moments. 2. Get used to using shredded toilet tissue. 3. Use caution not to kick paper grocery bags left on the floor. Remember to leave paper grocery bags on the floor. 4. Likewise, look inside boxes before moving or throwing out. 5.Check inside closets and drawers and warm clothes dryers before closing them. 6.NEVER leave the following doors open unattended: refrigerator, freezer, oven, washing machine, dryer, dishwasher, or woodstove. 7.Fresh food and water given daily to calm the savage beast(s). 8. Secure bags of cat food in metal or glass containers to keep it fresh and prevent holes being torn by cats looking for a snack. 9. It isn't necessary to buy expensive toys. Cats usually prefer wadded paper and upside-down boxes, anyway. 10. When you're leaving the house for a long period, hide a few mousies and other little toys in various places while your cat watches. They can spend the time searching them out. 11. Make your own economical scratching posts by winding sisel rope around wood and securing them to commonly scrached surfaces. Like that sofa with the ragged arms you've given up on. Rub catnip on new posts to inspire interest. Try growing a pot of catnip. Your cat may enjoy munching on a fresh, bruised leaf once in a while. Also, dry the clippings as that is the freshest and most potent dried catnip you'll ever find. Felines prefer organic, too. 12. Prepare to have your screen doors, shower curtains and bare legs used for mountain climbing practice. If you wear long flowing skirts, get used to having them hiked up around your waist. Try to keep claws clipped to minimize scarring. 13. Secure second story windows with strong steel screens. Watch where you are walking, the bones broken from the fall will probably be yours. 14. No strings, yarn, shredded carpet fibers, frayed towels, rubber bands or earplugs left around where cat could swallow or get tangled up in them. Check the upholstery skirt around the bottom of your sofa for loose strings. 15.Check the poisonous plants list then get rid of the offending house plants. Here is a link to read more info on Poisons. Keep prescription medicines and vitamins put safely away, even Tylenol is toxic to cats. 16. Lock up cleaning supplies and always clean your floors with non-toxic chemicals. Don't spray shower walls with products like Clean Shower. That is the first wall your cat will decide to try licking. Even a drop of spilled Antifreeze can mean disaster. And, remember these contortionists can wash their own feet. 17.Consider keeping a mug of fresh water by the tub so your cat will drink that instead of the soapy bath water. 18. Do familiarize yourself with a list of poisonous common household supplies and toxic house plants. Did you know that moth balls are toxic? 19.Don't bother to season your meat for dinner, cats shouldn't have onion and you won't be eating that much yourself anyway. 20. Do keep a water spray bottle handy to discourage scratching of furniture or jumping onto counter tops. 21. Having an intelligent cat in the house is in some ways like having a houseful of toddlers, plan accordingly. Things such as dangling cords from blinds can be just as dangerous for a cat. Leaving the blinds up around 2 inches may keep your cat from feeling the need to redecorate. 22.Electrical outlet covers are a good investment. 23. Refrain from giving your cat any cat nip before bedtime if you are serious about getting some sleep. 24. Always leave doing dishes or any housework until later, your cat needs you now. Your busy life will be rescheduled and put into better perspective with extra time for more meaningful things such as games of fetch or good belly rubs (not your belly, your cats'). 25. Do remember that you will now be able to take authentic cat naps with your cat. 26. Do not argue with your cat... You will always loose! |
| Sugars Cattery rules to a Cat Happy Home........... |
| My Husband Sean, and I are truly in love with are fur babies. Our Siamese are so very much cherished as they are the only children we have. As children need love we spoil our fur babies. A few years ago, after realizing how lovely Siamese are. We searched for a very long time looking for the right breeder to get our Siamese. We never planned on breeding till we realized how hard it was to find a good breeder to get our prefect baby from. We ran into some horrible situations and finding only a few good breeders out there. In disgust we decided to make it our desire to make available kittens of superior quality and to help increase the numbers of traditional apple heads and classic Siamese. I am devoting my time to raising a few exceptional litters per year. So I can put my part into people getting sweet kitty's. Since I work from home I can put 100% into these wonderful babies. One of us is home 90% of the time dedicating our lives to our Siamese babies. My queens usually give birth to their kittens in a box in the bathroom closet. After getting their mother's scent the kittens are imprinted to the human scent. Several times each day we hold the kittens so that by the time they are 3 to 4 weeks of age, they will run to me instead of to their mother. I feel that this imprinting develops a much more people-oriented cat. By the percentage of happy customers and the references about my kittens they have adopted. Others agree that this intense method of raising kittens works. After the babies learn to scale the top of the box and become 'bathroom terrorists,' I place a baby gate across the doorway to keep them safe for another week or so and give them a chance to become litter box trained. Eventually, the clever babies learn how to climb over the gate and are at large in our bedroom. This is when the wild races begin! The kittens romp, explore, and play with their siblings. They sleep in my bed as soon as they can climb the bedspread. If I roll over or get up in the middle of the night a few will steal the warm spot! Imagine how little sleep is possible when there are two litters of Christmas babies and their moms sharing the bed! Each kitten is loved, snuggled, socialized, and played with. While the kittens explore the house they also interact with the other queens and kittens. It is a very friendly atmosphere with other queens often sharing the responsibility of caring for and nursing litters other than their own. One neutered Uncle Luke also help with the kittens. At no time are the kittens exposed to cats outside of their family group. Visitors to the cattery are asked to wash their hands before handling kittens and in between litters. If they have cats at home they are also asked to wear a smock when holding kittens. Our Stud Blake are kept in a separate room and are also uncaged. Where he has his own cat furniture and bed. He can look out his windows at the birds singing. He gets well socialized by My Husband and I loving him. He gets couple hours out with his stud pants on to let him be a lap cat while we watch t.v Our family also includes a 10 year old boxer that we rescued from the Human Society her name is Whitany. She may not like other dogs but she sure loves the cats and kittens, as well as they love her. MISC: The name Sugars Cattery was contrived after My Husband favorite tiger stripe cat name Sugar who has past on. I find great satisfaction placing kittens in homes where they are loved and cherished as Siamese cats should be. Since I interact with the babies daily I learn each personality and am able to successfully place each kitten with families requesting certain traits. I often receive photos of the kittens as adults for my scrapbook. My cats even receive Christmas packages of catnip mice and toys from customers! These kittens and cats in turn enrich the lives of each family member with their love and antics. Once a person has had a Siamese cat they are usually hooked for life. I like to say that 'Happiness is being owned by a Siamese.' |