SARSENSTONE  CATTERY

At Sarsenstone, we breed Old-Style Siamese cats—just like, for instance, Pyewacket in the movie Bell, Book, and Candle. The Old-Style Siamese breed has been a beloved part of human culture and history for at least 700 years. If what you want is a healthy, intelligent cat who likes to play, likes to talk, and looks like cats imported from Thailand one hundred years ago, keep reading.

Although our primary breed is the Old-Style Siamese, we also show and breed show-style Siamese. For more information about our show-style Siamese, click here.

Below you will find a list of frequently asked questions (FAQ). Please read through the FAQ list and answers carefully before you email us. That will save you a lot of time. At the bottom of this page is a menu with links to more detailed information about cats and kittens currently available, photographs of our current and past cats, and more.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS 

Q: What do we mean by "Old-Style Siamese?"

Q: How can I predict what my kitten will look like?

Q: What colors are Sarsenstone Cattery cats and kittens?

Q: What are the costs of adopting and shipping a kitten?
What are the sales policies at Sarsenstone Cattery?


Q: (1) Does Sarsenstone Cattery sell cats for breeding purposes?
(2) "I have a Siamese female and I would like for her to have one litter. May I mate her to your stud cat?"

Q: In Your Ad You Mention That You Alter All Kittens Before They Leave. Will You Explain That?

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If you decide you might like to purchase a kitten or cat from us, please be prepared for lots of questions. We are concerned about matching the right person to the right kitten. People sometimes call breeding a business. It isn't one. (See Where the Money You Pay for a Kitten Goes.) Other people call breeding a hobby. It's not really that either. The word "hobby" sounds like something done just for fun. Done properly, it's far too much work and expense to be just for fun. Breeding is a passionate avocation with a serious goal, to ensure the survival of a favorite breed. It's not that easy when there aren't many cats in the breed that are unrelated to each other, and when there are so many potential genetic problems to learn about and watch out for. Goals or not, we would rather keep all of our kittens and stop breeding than let one kitten go to an unhappy life in the wrong kind of home.

For further information:

Cris Bird
Sarsenstone Cattery
Southern California, U.S.A.
e-mail: <sarsenstone@pacific.net>

Inquiries via email are welcome, as are questions via email about the cats, the cattery, and the Old-Style Siamese breed.

PLEASE NOTE: If you have an anti-spam program, be sure to include the Sarsenstone Cattery email address in the list of approved senders. No matter how much you want me to reply, I can't do so if your software treats the reply as spam.

 

For further information and photos, click on menu items below:

Kittens and Cats Currently Available How We Raise Our Kittens A Word About FIP Where the Money You Pay for a Kitten Goes Photos of Sarsenstone Kittens of the Past Photos of Sarsenstone Adult Cats Photos of Sarsenstone Siamese Kids Having Fun

The Types of Siamese Are Appleheads Really Shaped Like Apples? A Word About Siamese History History of the Sarsenstone Cattery Name Sarsenstone Recommends Native Siamese Cats and Other Cats in Thailand Today [photos of street cats and cats bred by Thai breeders from our trip to Thailand in 2001]  Matters of Conscience