TRT Cattery Minskin Cats

08/17/2024

Misha & Walter had 8 kittens 8/16/24
First time pairing these two, gingers rule this time around. 7 male 1 female

08/12/2024

Excited to see what Walter and Misha produce, this will be their first litter together and Misha is huge. Her due date is this Friday, so any time now... stay tuned.

08/08/2024

Jadis Lee (left) her first time in prairiedog stance 2021
Fate Fully (right) her first time in prairiedog stance 2024

Fate is Jadis' granddaughter, making all the more precial 🤎🤎

08/07/2024

TRT Fate Fully 🤎 what an honor to share my life with this amazing kitten and extraordinary breed.

08/02/2024

PawPaw & Walter's dream team kitten 🐾
This pairing has proven to produce amazing babies, in temperament and type. I haven't posted this little guy lately but it's time to find his permanent family. Vet checked, utd on shots, worming and he's ready.
Chocolate mink straight-coated long-legged male, born 5/5/24, the most affectionate, playful cuddle-kittens there is, this guy is special.
Littermate brother of Fate. sire/dam images in the comments below.

07/23/2024

Standard Minskin black & white boys
born 7•5•2024 of Walter/Pandu

07/20/2024

These are screenshots from the All Breeds section of The International Cat Association (TICA) website. The last screenshot is the Minskin breed standard translated in Korean.
It blows my mind how much the Minskin breed has expanded throughout the entire world.
Next year it will be the 25th anniversary of the first standard Minskins. It is my intention to submit application for advancement to TICA's EO, Genetics Committee and BOD. The numbers that will largely be the focus in 2025 will be from here and now, in 2024. Please, please register your cats if you haven't already. Each step of the journey for advancement really comes down to a numbers game, meeting the requirements, abiding by TICA'S rules, dotting all i's and crossing all t's. Every Minskin breeder needs to be on board if we are going to succeed. Each of you is critically important in the process. I have been hard on some people to register their cats and being demanding isn't the way to go about this. I am here for anyone who needs help, advice, suggestions and guidance, to get on board and help to promote these mystical, magical Minskin cats. We have faced many hurdles along the journey, but we will overcome if we work together. Minskin cats deserve their seat at the table as a viable, worthy championship breed, please help them get there and be part of their story. Thank you in advance. ~Paul

07/01/2024

TRT Sebastian Calling
I didn't think that I would keep a coated male again, especially so soon, but other than his straight-coat, I find Sebastian to be put together better in structure and type than his predecessor. I am actively looking for an outcross male, preferably standard, that is not bicolor and has a high percentage of Burmese. I am willing to compromise on some of those but I do know what I'm looking for, and may have found where he will come from but keeping my feelers out. I never count kittens before they hatch.

07/01/2024

My Ebony showing off her defined furpoints while striking a pose (I love a leg cross-over).
Keeping it artsy and interesting.

07/01/2024

TRT Cattery Minskin Cats will be 35 years stong in August.
There have been so many changes in the cat fancy and the world since I started. Patterns emerge, a fresh batch of breeders come on to the scene about every 5 years and time and time again I'm still here when most others have retired, moved on or passed away. I'm always there to do the best that I can for the Minskin breed and clean up whatever mess others left behind. Adoptions slow down in the summer, people will train a puppy when it's warm out, but curling up on a couch with a new kitten isn't as appealing as it is the rest of the year. Now is a great opportunity for those who want a Minskin but don't have it in the budget. I have kittens available and I have to retire some adults who's adoption fees will be cut in half or better. It kills me to let them go but I know that my love is being stretched thin and I insist that there always be enough love to go around. Send a private message if you are interested and tell me what you would like and what you are willing to accept regarding male vs femaleTRT Cattery Minskin Cats will be 35 years stong in August.
There have been so many changes in the cat fancy and the world since I started. Patterns emerge, a fresh batch of breeders come on to the scene about every 5 years and time and time again I'm still here when most others have retired, moved on or passed away. I'm always there to do the best that I can for the Minskin breed and clean up whatever mess others left behind. Adoptions slow down in the summer, people will train a puppy when it's warm out, but curling up on a couch with a new kitten isn't as appealing as it is the rest of the year. Now is a great opportunity for those who want a Minskin but don't have it in the budget. I have kittens available and I have to retire some adults who's adoption fees will be cut in half or better. It kills me to let them go but I know that my love is being stretched thin and I insist that there always be enough love to go around. Send a private message if you are interested and tell me what you would like and what you are willing to accept regarding male vs female, short vs long-legged, rex vs straight-coated, etc. I don't keep wait lists because I try my best with a lot of success to match cats and kittens with families. I need to keep my numbers down so I need to make difficult decisions about who is most essential in my program and who I have to let go. I don't like this part and not sure I can get by with dry eyes but I have to do the right thing. Happy Summer

06/13/2024

Every so often on the Minskin Wikipedia page, some misinformation is injected by bots or trolls. I am hypersensitive about defending them, rightfully so. I made changes and proper corrections to it again. They keep shortening it to, so I keep it brief.

06/12/2024

*****update, she has been reserved.
This little shorty girl I would be keeping myself if I wasn't keeping her sister Willow. She is a short-legged, straight-coated sable female Minskin nonstandard with very nice type and sweet temperament too. I don't keep wait lists as I try to match kittens with families with the best interest of both in mind. TRT Cattery is located in Massachusetts. Pm for more

06/10/2024

"Willow" out of Walter and PawPaw, this baby girl is special and I'll be keeping her for sure.
She has a sable sister who is also a cutie, I'll put her photo in the comments below

06/10/2024

TRT "Norma" Gene Baker, short-legged, sable straight-coated female Minskin
Wonka & Wyrm

06/09/2024

Ebony 🖤

06/09/2024

Sebastian is an upcoming stud here at TRT Cattery. He is short-legged and straight-coated chocolate mink, son of Chatelaine & Walter.

05/28/2024

TRT Willow Paws 🐾
Willow will be residing here at TRT Cattery
sire/dam: Walter & PawPaw

05/02/2024

TRT cattery has some of the most stunning Minskin kittens to date, with 9 out of 12 available and a new litter due today.
I apologize for not having much of an online presence lately, I have been elbows deep in delivering kittens. My workload has doubled with spring having sprung and more projects inside and out than any one person should have to take on.
Above all, my soul mate French Bulldog Lebo has been declining and losing weight due to not being able to keep food down. I had a complete blood panel done up on him, stool screening, chest xrays, returned for abdominal xrays and he now will be going to a specialist for an ultrasound and consultation. I have been beside myself by the prospect of losing him and we are not giving in without a fight. It is hard for me to keep in the heartwrenching fear and concerns that I have about possibly losing him. He turned 7 on April 16 which happened to be the day of his first vet appointment.
I am so sorry for not getting back to some people who have reached out to me and for not posting photos or keeping up with everything and everyone. I am in a very vulnerable place right now and although I try to be supportive and help everyone the best that I can, I am asking for a little support by simply being understanding that I really going through some emotional challenges. Lebo is a guardian to Minskins and has a particular fondness for the kittens, as we all can relate. This is so hard and I don't want to lose him. Please chant, pray, call on the universe or however you do what you do but I'm asking that you lift him up and send healing energy so that he can enjoy some more years of looking after his Minskin kittens.
P.S. Lebo is limited to one butt-sniff per day because he gets a bit carried away lol trying to maintain a sense of humor but it is true. peace

04/27/2024

Ebony is developing furpoints. Some breeders had concerns about the reintroduction of Burmese affecting the shape and size of proper Minskin ears, but they always seem to balance out within just a few generations...

04/27/2024

Ebony was there

04/27/2024

TRT Cattery has 3 new litters of Minskin kittens, with 2 more on the way.
4 standard, 6 nonstandard kittens
There will be a separate post about the latest updates 🐾

04/04/2024

Chocolate mink LL Teddy Rex Minskin male
Black standard Minskin female (Ebony, res)
Chocolate mink LL Teddy Rex Minskin female

*notice that these kittens have whiskers, oftentimes rex kittens have sparse, broken or absent whiskers, yet these maintained theirs.

03/28/2024

"Ebony was there"

03/28/2024

This beautiful boy is 12 weeks and all good to go be with his family. He is the only non-triplet out of the litter of four, with triplets plus 1, he is "Plus 1" but sure made up for it in character. TRT Cattery is located in Massachusetts.

03/21/2024

"I have to entertain the masses", because I enjoy doing it and I need to maintain an audience for the Minskins. So starting now I am kicking off an infinate number of popular, known images with Minskin Ebony inserted into the scene. Why not start with this current controversy, you have to look for her in this one. "Ebony was there"...

03/21/2024

Bravo! I had to share this, hats off to this brave woman.

03/21/2024

Ebony will be 7 weeks on Saturday, I swear she gets cuter every day. I love everything about Minskins, but the eyes are the windows to the soul and I love how their big round eyes accentuate their dwarfen appeal, merged with their loving spirit. The eyes of Minskin cats should be spaced well apart, at least an eye width between them, with an open and alert expression. They are enchanting and sweet, mystical, magical Minskin cats.

03/19/2024

Ebony making her TikTok debut 🖤 her first 6 weeks of life.

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