Sittingpretty Cats

23/08/2024

Beautiful Flora has now been spayed (she was never bred from) and will be looking for her forever home very soon

10/08/2024

A few photos of the cats (some not all) from today.

09/08/2024

I will endeavour to get some better photos but this is a pairing that I am excited for!

Snazzy x Wanda 🥰

08/08/2024

My youngest girls- Wanda, Scampi and Flora.

All are around 2 years old now and have not been bred from.

Flora is booked in for spay as I do not have an unrelated boy for her anymore but Wanda and Scampi will be bred from and hopefully have some beautifully babies.

Wanda will be paired with Snazzy and Scampi will be paired with Bruce.

Keep following for updates 🙏

07/08/2024

I was just having a look through my website as it’s so out of date and I came across this photo of Tony and Dennis The Menace.

Dennis was a Savannah boy I bred a long time ago.

This photo makes me smile for two reasons:

1: Tony doesn’t like cats…hmm he tells lies

2: Dennis lives up by the lakes now and we travelled up to see him. That’s right, 16 years on and I still go and visit my cats and kittens where possible.

The love and passion never dies nor do the memories. These are not just cats, they are my family 🥰

07/08/2024

It is now time to tell my story…this is the short version!

You can read about why I haven’t been breeding for the last few years here http://www.sittingprettycats.co.uk/news.html

I have no doubt what I have written will be screen shotted and sent to the council but everything I have said is gospel so it cannot be taken as slander, especially as I have not named names.

I have the right to post this as during this time, I am sure there will have been a million rumours flying around behind the scenes.

Now you can all know the truth!

06/08/2024

This image was sent to me by one of my wonderful customers. These three boys were bred by me and go by the names of Mica, Kylo and Scotch. They had a little photoshoot. Aren’t they oh so beautiful 🥰

05/08/2024

It’s time to get back to breeding!

I’ve had a couple of years break (though nothing has changed in the background, the same workload still exists).

There are reasons for this break, one being that I’ve been busy getting hartbodyandsoul off the ground but the other being due to some individuals trying to de rail everything that I’ve built and worked for since 2008! Let’s call it sabotage and ridiculous jealousy.

I will one day tell the long story but the short story is that it didn’t work at all and I came out on top with an excellent accreditation may I add!

So please keep your eyes peeled for planned matings very soon 👀🐈

I am also looking at many different ways in which I can bring the two businesses together and I have so many ideas. I am very excited. Watch this space!

01/08/2024

Another day, another beautiful cat. I have seen around 5 now and they all come to sit with us 🥰

27/07/2024

Another day, another cat. This one came and sat next to me 🥰

14/07/2024

A little update on Celeste….

We have done bloods twice (to compare results) and had a scan and the vets can’t find anything wrong with her.

Clearly she did go off her food and lost a fair amount of weight from her back end but she’s now back eating, although not raw 🙈

So just as a precaution incase she had a little infection of some kind, she’s on antibiotics again.

Sometimes I do wonder if I worry too much but then if you don’t act fast, they can go down hill so quickly also.

For now Celeste is doing very well, loving life in the house and keeping me company 🥰

14/07/2024

The lovely Celeste looking after her poorly mummy 🥰

06/07/2024

Teamwork makes the dream work.

Saxon you knock them off, I’ll eat them and mum will clean up 🙈

24/06/2024

Oh my goodness guys, I just received this photo of one of my early retirees Polly.

I swear she looks exactly the same as the day she left me. She’s clearly very well looked after.

Receiving your updates of my babies is everything to me 🙌

23/06/2024

Did you know that Sittingpretty Cats is one of only two licensed cat breeders in the whole of the bradford region. Isn’t that a shocking statistic?

20/06/2024

We have a poorly Celeste 😪

We are awaiting blood test results but the vet suspects kidney failure.

She’s only a baby.

Please keep her in your thoughts 🙏

22/05/2024

HOW MUCH FOR A KITTEN ?
Let me say a few words to you, yes you, the person who writes an email to simply ask the price. The person who calls and after hearing a price surprisedly states: “I can buy a cheaper cat elsewhere”. I also address you; the person who doesn’t care about papers because I want “just a pet”.
No cat is “just a pet”.

Behind every pure bred cat is a BREEDER. I’m using capital letters to differentiate a breeder from a pet factory or mill. A reputable breeder does not breed cats without papers, that does not protect the integrity of the breed. Registration (papers) are records of lineage that document bloodline and allow one to research any possible health issues present in the lineage. When you tell a Breeder you don’t care about papers what you’re really telling them is you couldn’t care less about the health of the cat you just want the cheapest thing you can find! When you select to buy a cat from a reputable and quality breeder, this breeder is responsible for the health of every cat; both cats owned and every cat they’ve sold for its lifetime. This breeder will skip holidays, miss sleeping, and most of their personal house space has been turned into space for their cats . The truly passionate breeder who loves what they breed, puts their whole heart and soul into it. Not only in kittens that are sold, but also in each client who owns a piece of their heart and now is a member of their extended family. This does not take into account any kitten/cat who might get sick or need extra help to thrive. Breeders worry about their babies after they leave and will take one back without question.

A breeder will get their hands dirty, often covered in everything accompanied with birthing. Because that’s what life is about...In the middle of birth and death is life. The wheel that keeps turning. A breeder will do tests, echos, xrays, analysis, emergency c sections, vaccinations, register cats and litters, research pedigrees, deworm, as well as microchip their kittens and get them evaluated by specialists.

Last but by no means least, a breeder CHOOSES the family lucky enough to have one of their kittens. Yes, you read that right. A true breeder chooses who they sell to because they are not making money off the sale. There is no compensation that can offset the investment a Breeder has made so they need to be confident its the right fit. Many times saying more no’s then yes...A good Breeder will have different criteria for those wanting to carry on their bloodline, why? Because breeding is not a responsibility to ever be taken lightly, it’s a lifestyle choice set aside for ONLY the few devoted people willing to sacrifice.

Because a cat is never “just a pet” it’s the Breeder’s legacy, a little boy’s best friend, a little girls protector, an elderly persons therapy, a member of the family, someone’s whole world!!!

Written in part by: Sr. Eduardo Loredo Muller
Translated into English by: Angel Sophia Nogga
Picture babies Rachel Hartley Sittingpretty Cats

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06/05/2024

Is that not the cutest thing you’ve ever seen?

06/05/2024

I do breed some gorgeous babies 🥰

03/05/2024

Et Voila!

I defy anyone that says my babies don’t live the best life!

03/05/2024

There is no live sale tonight (thanks customs) so I’ve given Mr Hartley the night off. Or have I 🤣

03/05/2024

Beautiful Haja 🥰

03/05/2024

Beautiful Tala 🥰

03/05/2024

A blossoming relationship 🥰

03/05/2024

I know I am biased but he really is the most handsome boy 🥰

03/05/2024

Just a little thank you to all those who have supported me and left lovely comments and messages since the trolling yesterday.

I’m not going to go on about it. I’ve nothing to prove because I’ve nothing to hide.

If you’ve followed me from the start (2008), you’ll know exactly what sort of breeder I am and how well loved and cared for my cats (and now dog) are.

Moving forward, I won’t even be responding to any trolling as that just feeds their habit.

Thank you again and have the best bank holiday weekend x

03/05/2024

Sorry, not sorry.

You have to have a little bit of humour in life 🤣

02/05/2024

02/05/2024

Excuse the garden. Now the weather is getting better, that is our next job.

This is our cattery. It’s not perfect, it must be about 12 years old (we built it when we moved here) so it needs some upkeep but the cats are well catered for and very happy so that’s all that matters.

Who would like to see where the pets live?

01/05/2024

Wanda watching me eat my lunch 🙈