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Cattery, S*Sjöliden's, was registered in FIFe 9 April 2002 and it's
runned by mainly Jennie, but Fredrik share the interest of the cats at a more "social level". 15:th of February 2007 we got a son, Vincent, which all the cats actually like, though they never before haven't been especially used to children. And Vincent love the cats just as much as we do.
The name Sjöliden is the name of
the house where I (Jennie) grew up. It's called Sjöliden because
it's lying on a hill which is called Sjöliden, only 50 meters from
the sea.
We bought our first own house in march 2009 in Harestad, outside Kungälv. Since april 2008 I work as a Support Manager at an IT company, but before Vincent was born I worked a a pet store in almost 5 years.Fredrik is carpenter at has his own company and has built among other thing a big fenced out yard for the cats.
I got my first own cat1987 (Linus),
a creme housecat, whose mother was a creme pointed Persian. And after him there have been some other cats in the house.
Our first Norwegian Forest Cat, we bought in October 2001. It was EC IDP*Axzon's Gabbie, (Selene). We
kept EC S*Sjöliden's Queen Artemis, in the first litter and 2004 we
bought EC S*Aristo Limaz Giovanna Rozz, (Gio).
All our cats live with us as family members and have
free access to the whole house. They also have a fenced out yard as they
can go in and out to whenever they want.
The interest for breeding started early for me, since my aunt bred a few litters with Persians. I delivered & rescued my first kitten when I was 10 years old, by my self!
The interest for the genetics
started in high school, when we studied genetics in biology. So the interest for cat genetics is big and gets even more interesting the more I learn. To develop in the subject I studied genetics at the University, autumn 2006. I also have an interest in medium and so on.
In the breeding of Norwegian Forest Cat, we put our most importance with
the temperament, but we strive all the time to get breed typical kittens. The type is very important; it shall show that it is a "real" Norwegian Forest Cat. A good size is also important; a NFC should not be a small thin cat. That it is healthy and sound
is obvious. We spend a lot of time with the kittens to get them as social
as possible.
We are also anxious to have a good contact with the kittens'
new "parents" even after the cat has moved to its new home. And we appreciate a lot that they keep us "updated" of what's happening with the cat and also send us photos.
Some photos: Vincent, Jennie & Fredrik. |