The year of 2000 was the year the first Devon Rex entered my home, my life and since then I'm stuck. I started breeding in 2003 and I have no plans on stopping. I run a small cattery here in Gothenburg where I live with my husband, our son and our three cats. The cats live indoors with the family as is the norm here in Sweden and I usually raise no more than one litter a year.

Philosophy
Health, type and temperment are all important in my breeding program. I try to show my cats as often as possible but sadly I haven't had the time since I got my son a little more than a year ago. I also find it hard to show on a regular basis while breeding since I don't show when I have pregnant cats or kittens at home. Cat shows are not only beauty pageants but important meeting spots for breeders, other breed enthusiasts and people that are just curious in our cats.

Of course I only use healthy cats in my breeding program. They're all thoroughly vet checked as kittens and as adults and I scan their hearts on a regular basis. I strive for cats with a balanced type. Indeed the Devon Rex is a breed with extreme features but I don't wanna overdo it since I don't wanna risk any congenital health problems due to the anatomy/physiology of the cat. I also strive for a dense coat without bare patches, not only because bare patches are a serious fault in the breed standard, but also because I believe that bare patches predispose Devon Rexes for problems such as Malassezia overgrowth .

I generally try to keep my cats healthy by minimizing stress at home i. e. having few cats, keeping them stimulated, making sure they're loved and well fed. The food I choose in order to keep them in excellent physical condition is raw food based on raw meatbones, meat and innards. I strongly believe that if you put wrong fuel in the machine, it'll break.

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