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The first
recorded appearance of the Manx cat occurred in 1810 but
it is thought that they have been in existence for
several hundred years and undoubtedly rank as one of the
oldest breeds but is now quite rare in the UK, with only a small
number of breeders dedicated to continuing this wonderful breed.
At one
point, the Isle of Man government established a cattery
in Douglas, the island's capital to ensure the tailless
cats’ survival. Taken over by the Douglas Corporation in
1964, interested local people or tourists could order
kittens. However, the Manx government closed the cattery
in 1989 believing that
the
kittens would be better raised in a home situation.
We are
GCCF registered Manx cat breeders and prides itself on
breeding healthy, happy, contented and well loved Manx
cats and kittens. Our breeding programme is aimed
towards producing white, silver, red/silver and
black smoke ~ occasionally other colours are
born.
Our Manx are born and raised in our home as
part of our family. They will leave us at 13 weeks old,
fully vaccinated against Flu and Enteritis, wormed and
litter trained, come with weeks insurance cover
and a bag of their normal diet and favourite things to
help settle them in their new homes.
We hope
you enjoy browsing our website where you can find
information about
the
Manx cat, its character
and temperament, breed profile,
Manx myths,
history and
legends surrounding the Isle of Man's
famous cat.
You can
also find details of
planned matings,
available Manx kittens and,
in particular look at the many photos of
Our Manx
that call our house home.
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