Our location is about 1 hour north of Green Bay, Wi; 5 hours east of St.Paul, Mn; or 5 hours north of Chicago, Il. I do not ship or fly kittens, though I will meet families with their kittens at GRB if they fly in. Your best experiences will come from meeting your kittens’ family, seeing where/how they were raised, and choosing your kittens in person. ———————————-Our kittens are raised in our home with much love and care - and their mother’s attentions, too. We keep our all of our felines pest-free and parasite-free, using natural products rather than chemicals whenever possible. We believe firmly that all medical decisions are the right of the adoptive families, to be performed by the kittens’ trusted lifelong vet. ————————————— It is our pleasure to pour our time and attention into these babies, providing you with loving kittens who adore people (for they have never experienced trauma, troubles, or neglect). All kittens are raised as we would want our own babies to be raised. They start in XL kennels with their mothers, one family per kennel, in the sunny kitten room. Mama Cat is given regular breaks outside of the kennel as the babies grow, until they are adopted or weaned, and then she is returned to her regular environment. As the babies grow, their freedoms grow to match their energies. In the beginning, they take 1-2 hours of nap times daily in our laps, getting used to the voices, heat, and scents of multiple family members and visitors. As we clean the kennels twice daily, there is much interaction - and as the kittens begin to toddle, we put them in the kitten room's recliner while the kennel is being cleaned (a first experience of the wider world). When the kennel becomes confining, they begin to have supervised playtimes on the kitten room floor with us - always returning to the kennels for meals and nap times to ensure good litter box training and a sense of safety. The second stage is several daily blocks of unsupervised playtime in the kitten room between meals/naps, with inviting litter boxes on the floor. If they are still with us at 12 weeks, they are given my mother's entire little house for play times (little hooligans by this stage - nothing is safe!). If they remain with us up to their 20th week, they begin to have playtime in the attached garage and all of its wonderous cat trees, windows, and big spaces. Always, they are returned to their kennels for meals and nap time in the sunny kitten room at the back of the house (it's nice to have the bathroom close by when you wake up). ————————————-———————————- All adoption fees/donations are used to cover the expenses of the rescue cats in our care. New rescues are only accepted when space becomes available and for a modest surrender fee. When we accept a rescue cat, we keep them for life - they have had enough upheaval in their lives and deserve a peaceful, happy barn or house life.---------------------We provide regular photos/videos to adoptive families, especially when they are too far away for casual visits. No veterinary procedures are performed in advance of the adoption - leaving all medical decisions in the hands of the family, to be performed by the kitten’s lifetime vet. The only exception is if a kitten reached sexual maturity (6 months) before adoption, and then the cost of spaying/neutering will be added to the adoption. All kittens are weaned and used to Friskies dry kitten chow before adoption (we recommend not adopting before 7-8 weeks for a single kitten, though pairs can go as early as 5-6 weeks).
Topaz is the shorthair daughter of an unpapered Maine Coon and is herself a polydactyl. She is a clever, slighty naughty girl who very much enjoys getting to live in the kitten room (with its plentiful food, sunny windows, and frequent lovings) while she raises a litter. She's high energy, though, and prefers the outdoors when she isn't being a mama! She has 4 little girls in this litter. This listing is for Tiger Lily. She’s a beautiful dark silver/black classic tabby with 4 polydactyl feet (quite unusual). Her front legs show a marked double-jointed flexibility that looks alarming at times. When she’s relaxed, the right front paw, in particular, can rest at quite the angle. When she wants, too, though, she easily straightens it and waves it about. She is not distressed by it at all. The vet is not concerned about it, feeling that she will either outgrow it or not be bothered by it in adulthood. She is very patient and calm when being held, and shows a soft, gentle nature. She is very responsive to stroking, arching into the pleasure of contact, and loves to lay on her back and wave her little legs around. Her personality traits very promising at such a young age! ———————-—————- Polydactyl babies are $250. Reservation fees for polydactyl babies are $100 each, and are refundable up through the end of week 5. Once a baby turns 6 weeks old, the reservation fee is not refunded if you change your mind. We want to find good homes for our babies, and that is best done early - thus our logic. No reservation fee is required if you wait to choose your kitten until your adoption day, of course. All monies collected are used to care for the cats of our private sanctuary. Donations are welcome. ————————— If you live too far away to drive to us, I am willing to drive the 150 miles round trip to the Green Bay airport to meet you (rather than you having to rent a car to come up here). I do ask for an additional $50 donation to our sanctuary to cover fuel/vehicle/time, though.