We are a small, all-women family-run cattery located just south of Seattle – in Auburn, Washington. The heart of our cattery is Nadia, the matriarch of the household, along with her two daughters, Taya and Dasha. Our story began with a black cat named Monkey, who was given to us by a relative to temporarily care for. Little did we know, she’d become a permanent member of our family.
In July of 2014, Monkey had her first litter of kittens. That’s when we realized how much we enjoyed raising and caring for kittens, though at the time, the idea of breeding sphynx had not yet formed. By the time Monkey had her first litter, we adopted another cat, Lola, who gave birth to her kittens just two weeks later. The joy of finding loving homes for these kittens and watching them grow up sparked our desire to breed more.
We had always been intrigued by the Sphynx breed – beautiful, loving, and hypoallergenic. And with Nadia having worked as a hairdresser for 30 years, she’d reached the point where finding random hair (or cat fur) on her clothes, in her coffee, or mysteriously stuck to the back of her neck was a daily occurrence. You know, the kind of hair that just appears on you at the most inconvenient times. So, we took matters into our own hands and started shaving our domestic cats, creating the sphynx-like pets we didn’t yet have.
As more litters arrived, we became serious about finding a true sphynx kitten. In the summer of 2015, we brought home Seema, our first hairless kitty. At first, we weren’t ready to breed, so we adopted her as a pet. But as time passed, we couldn’t help but fall more in love with her, and she became the catalyst for our decision to pursue breeding hairless cats.
Having raised domestic cats before, we quickly saw the unique magic of sphynx. These cats truly are special, and once you have one, you can’t imagine life without them. From there, we found the rest of our wonderful cats, and our journey as a sphynx cattery began…
Note: Seema is now retired and ruling the house.
Seema
