British Shorthair and Persian Cat Breeder - StarryEyed Cats

22/09/2022

Here is Una! From my very first pedigree British Shorthair litter ! 10 years old now and still act's like a kitten 😻 according to her owner !

08/09/2022

Do you remember my whoopsie litter! Well here is an update of one of the kittens (the only lilac tabby in the litter) and how beautiful is she at 1 year and 2 months! She was from a British longhair and a persian and it would seem a very nice but very accidental pairing!

11/03/2022

Hello! Here's a list (not limited too) of plants / flowers which are toxic to cats. Unfortunately you tend to find "pretty" plants poisenous to cats most of the time! I love all these shown here - espeically the 'rhododendrons'! If in doubt do not risk it - the effects can be catastrophic! (pardon the pun)

20/02/2022

Hello Everyone! How are you all on this extremely windy day (swear I can feel the house wobbling!) Have updated photos of our current kittens ! Sorry the photos are pretty shoddy but not much spare space and the light is pretty dismal. The camera flashes are difficult to get to at the moment with the house "decorating" still in full force. Hopefully we'll be back to our usual photo standard by the end of the year! We've also got some British shorthair / British Longhair kittens who's photos will be taken next weekend! They're 3 weeks now, so keep your eyes peeled for those too. Nothing else planned for the moment :) As many of you know, were not planning on many litters this year! We have too much going on. Take Care xx

20/02/2022

14/02/2022

We always call them beans. They look even funnier on a cinnamon cats paws 🤣

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16/01/2022

Last day to help me out with my competition lovely cat people! To do so click on the photo below first and then 'like' the photo its as easy as that!

p.s back to posting cat stuff after this :D

14/01/2022

Thanks for all the effort so far. We're getting closer and closer. Please click on the photo and like to help me out some more ! Olivia and the starryeyed crew ###

Olivia Downs's Entry

13/01/2022

https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=388058559788777&set=pcb.388069586454341

Hi guys! This is another photo (below) done by the baby potrait company, who are running the competition, for me to win a free print from my sons recent xmas photo shoot. Im still a bit behind, and need your help by getting a lot more likes to be within a chance to win! To help out please could you CLICK ON THE LINK AT THE TOP of this writing first and 'like' the photo it brings up on the companies page! DONT LIKE THIS PHOTO AS YOUR VOTE WONT COUNT!
Can we go for another 100 likes!? How amazing that would be and its just a bit of fun! Please also share, share share (the photo from the link above) away.

Olivia Downs brought her beautiful little boy and two of her gorgeous kittens to see Jemma on Monday this week. We couldn't resist sharing the cuteness overload of this portrait just in time for Christmas! Enjoy Olivia, lots more to see soon!

11/01/2022

Hi Everyone! Not totally cat related BUT Pretty please can you 'click on the photo' first and 'like' the photo on 'PhotoBaby 's' own page (for your vote to count), of our beautiful little pudding boy Osiris. I can choose a free print if I win and it will probably have cats in haha ! X 😊🙃 p.s DON'T just ,like' this photo. You have to click on this photo first abd theb like 😀

Olivia Downs's Entry

31/12/2021

A MASSIVE HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU ALL. THATS 10 YEARS OF BREEDING NOW!!! Thankyou once again for supporting me at my most difficult times. It is much appreciated. Our future ahead with the cats will now be a slightly quieter one (we hope) with my little boy in the mix, but we're not ready to throw the towel in just yet. We hope that 2022 is even brighter for you. Love from Olivia, Nathan, Osiris and all the Starryeyed Cats 🐈 🐱 😻 🐈‍⬛ 😺 😸 🤍🖤🤎💜💙💚💛🧡❤

30/12/2021

We hope youve had a lovely chrismas! Mine has been rathef hectic, but enjoyable none the less. I've been rather quiet on here as were currently decorating the house too! I dont do things by halves :) We are still looking for a home for this top quality persian boy and I think he quite enjoyed his last catwalk shoot with his sister ! haha How can you not go gooey looking at that face!

13/12/2021

Looking for her new 🏡 is this sweet little silver shaded Exotic shorthair girl. If you like the persian temperament and breed but don't want the hassle of large amounts of grooming, this breed may appeal to you! We don't have exotic kittens available often and This is the first exotic shorthait girl available this year. Being a silver shaded she is a relatively unseen colour here in the UK as they're often seen in solid and tabby colours more so. She has big green puppy dog eyes and a grumpy cat face 😄. She is extremely sweet but extreme intelligent. She's from my German lines and kittens from this line have always been Intelligent. She's cheeky and super playful and thinks it's fun to play in the dishwasher while my back is turned. She is ready now. Please message the page for further info.

09/12/2021

Our last (but definitely not least) whoopsie kitten available and ready for her new 🏠 now. The sweetest little girl with a lovely temperament. Fully vaccinated and checked. Please message the page for more info!

28/11/2021

Full pedigree golden Persian boy is also looking for a new 🏠 He's just 16 weeks now. He's absolutely beautiful and has a wonderful nature. He's a little chunky cobby boy.

28/11/2021

Beige collar from whoopsie litter who is looking for a new family 👪 💘

28/11/2021

How sweet is this card that was made for me today by Ava. I think the design on the front is so creative 😍 little Arlo is from the whoopsie litter and has gone to live with Rachel and family! 💖

27/11/2021

Due to their homes falling through we still have a boy and girl available from the whoopsie litter. They've now had all their vaccinations and been microhipped. They are ready for their new 🏠 now :) please get in touch by messenger for more information.

05/11/2021

I do apologise on the small delay in getting back to you at the moment. I've had some awful news thrown at me me last week, on top of having a lot on in my personal life which has been very time consuming. I just need a little more time to come to terms with things and get on top of stuff. If I have spoken to you already, do not worry I will be in touch very soon. Thankyou for your patience. Hope everyone is having a better time than me ! Thanks Olivia 💖

02/11/2021

Here's zacky a 1 year old BSH ! A zazu (starryeyed pzazz) and Tula (starryeyed tula hoops) baby. Grown into a very handsome man with lovely coat!

28/10/2021

LONG AND BORING POST ALERT. This post is not aimed at anyone but just an observation as of late. Please please educate yourself on the price of your breed at this current time by taking a look on the Internet before enquiring and wasting my time. I am starting to get a little bit cheesed off and quite frankly offended by people telling me that the price is too much. Unless you have physically bred both breeds I have, in the colours I have - you cannot begin to imagine the costs or work involved into producing the kittens of a certain standard. The kittens are fed foods which aren't the cheapest available, they stay with me 14 weeks which is a lot of time and a lot of cost. The amount of litter they go through is unimaginable. I don't get a day off. It is literally 7 days a week all day and every day. That lovely holiday abroad - forget it. Unless you'd like to take a loan out just to hire a pet minder. Nearly all my cats are from Europe or other countries and the price to buy a breeding cat has generally been higher to purchase one from there. This is without the transportation costs of getting it here. You were looking around £800 just for transportation on average. So the kittens you get are from quality cats sourced abroad or from those lines. Countless hours are used sourcing these lines and speaking with the breeder to allow the vat to be sold to you. Then you've got the health testing of each cats, which doesn't all go smoothly and sometimes you have to put time and energy into that cat to fix it. Not every cat you buy to breed with arrives healthy. Also that new cat, may not settle into the group you have and because of that, you've found out you need to rehome it for it's's own wellbeing, you may aswell pour said money for that cat down the drain. That cat had to be kept healthy and be fed until it is mature enough and old enough to produce litters. The longhaired cats require grooming and posh shampoos - again these aren't cheap and don't forget the time again. On average it takes 1.5 hours to brush and bath a cat. Then there's the cleaning - lord dont even get me started on the cleaning. A few words - weaning kittens and hormonal stud boys who territory mark as they're not neutered and I don't even want to talk about litter trays. 🙈This is just a very small percentage of it. But you are forever cleaning. The amount of cleaning products and discifectant is unreal. No you can't just use zoflora from home bargains 🤣 it needs to be a highly effective (expensive) disinfectant. You know like the ones that kill foot and mouth etc. Not to mention that like us humans kittens are born with problems which can rack up huge vet bills. The inflation has caused vet bills currently to sky rocket !! My vet bills have nearly trippled compared to two years ago! Food has also increased - again the adults are not fed on the cheapest food! My fuel bill to and from the vets and to shops to pick up cat stuff also really adds up by the end of the year. I try combine it with other trips but occasionally get home and remember that I had forgotten something that I needed for them. Then there's the accountant that needs paying. Even though you may want to do this as a hobby, because youve made no money - yes you still have pay your accountant to do your tax return because the government says so. I could go on and on with the costs involved. The amount of hours I've given up of my own family time, just to answer your questions as soon as I can. Messaging people at all hours in the hope I don't disappoint you with every question you may have no matter how small. I don't mind at all I am here to support you, but please don't forget that, that is the backup you are paying for. I am here for you for all the years your kitten you have off me is and I try my very best! Prices of my kittens are.going to go up to match inflation each year. Let's face it things rarely go down. So Please please look at the bigger picture when saying something is too much our out of your price range because I think my prices are very fair - in reality I'm not asking enough. You are not just paying for a kitten ! It's really got me questioning lately why I'm even putting all this effort in any more. You just cannot put a price on your precious time. You can't pay fiat prices and get a ferrari !

19/10/2021

18/10/2021

I think it is time to introduce you to my WHOOPSIE litter. Now nearly every breeder has a whoopsie litter, however mine happened to be between two breeds! A persian and a british longhair. (That'll teach me about being a softie and relaxing with boys in the house). This litter happened very much by mistake while my life was upside down and its my first whoopsie in 10 years, so I am not going to feel bad about it, but embrace these beautiful kittens who in my opinion look more pedigree than some pedigree's haha! Jokes aside as this litter are a crossbreed they will be less not that they are any less beautiful or any less work. They will have a pedigree and all the usual schmoo in their kitten packs - just not registration papers. we have 5 blue tabbies and 1 lilac tabby all are longhair. If you are looking for a persian with a slightly easier to manage textured coat these kittens may be of interest to you! Persians were actually used in british shorthair pedigree's in the war times as all the lines were nearly lost and this added diversity. So these breeds are not as far apart as you may think. Message me with any questions you may have. This hopefully wont be something that happens again as its not every day you have a baby over 3 months early without warning! Thanks so much - Olivia