Distinct Sphynx

15/07/2024

It has come time for Squeakers to retire, and it hurts my heart. She is such a wonderful soul and an amazing family cat, and had been one of my favorites of all time 💕

She was sent for breeding this spring and we had hoped to be able to have one more litter with her, but after several missed breedings we've decided to spay her. Infertility is rarely fair, and is incredibly sad because she is such a wonderful girl with so much to give to the breed. Squeaky LOVED motherhood and would have been an excellent mother had she had another chance at it- she's just one of those special kinds.

We are now searching 👀 for a very special retirement home for her- please reach out if you are interested in more information.

She does not have major medical considerations, and has had clear HCM scans and DNA health testing.

31/12/2023

Happy New Year's eve!!!! Claire is ringing on the new year with babies!

28/12/2023

Santa Paws brought 6 little beans to Max on Christmas morning. We are over the moon to finally see them here after we've dreamed of them for so many years. Welcome to the world little ones. They've been born to do big things. ❤️

24/12/2023

Merry Christmas Eve to everyone! We are waiting patiently to see if Santa paws will be bringing holiday babies this year.

09/12/2023

Big things on tiny paws are on the way for Christmas 🎄 😍 Should be start the guessing game for how many?!

We are extremely excited to announce, now that it's sunk in and really real, that our long planned and dreamed F1 outcross girls Max (black) and Claire (chocolate and white) are expecting!

In recent years there has been much much less effort and talk about outcrosses being done in the sphynx breed to preserve and improve genetic diversity, and improve health, but the stud book is indeed still open to do so. Over a decade ago plans started being hatched to contribute to this effort in our program, and it was decided to move forward, but slowly and carefully. Many years were spent just doing health testing on our Devon Rex boy that was selected prior to his first breeding to ensure that he was the best candidate for this project. Thankfully, we had good testing results over many years and with help from several friends he was given a girlfriend to begin bringing new genetics into our amazing breed.

Max and Claire are some of the most wonderful cats that I've ever had the pleasure of living with. Their temperment is sound, their health testing wonderful, and they are beautiful examples of the breed. I CANNOT WAIT to see all of the big things that their little ones go on to do in this breed ❤️

Big thanks to Stephanie McDonald Twyman and Mary Barter for your help bringing these little beans into this world.

06/12/2023

Kevin and Sprinkles welcomed a little tiny bean to the Distinct family. She's doing well, and just a PRECIOUS, perfect, little been ❤️

Here is something to make you go awwwww tonight 🥹

10/11/2023

Squeakers is hoping everyone is staying warm on this fabulous Friday!

08/11/2023

The first of our winter litters has been confirmed! It looks like we've been really good this year and Santa will be bringing us kittens!

If you would like to be added to our waiting list for our upcoming litters, or have questions, please reach out privately and we'd be happy to talk to you to see if a Distinct baby would be a good fit.

28/10/2023

Rainy days are for kitty hugs and snuggles, and Max is really good at that!
Max is an F1 Sphynx, and part of a decade long planned outcross project to help preserve health, type, and temperment in the Canadian Sphynx breed. She is just purrrrfect! We are so happy with how gentle and sweet Max and her sister Claire are, and cannot wait to see that legacy move forward with their kittens.

Fingers crossed that we will have happy news for them soon!

14/09/2023

We have decided to neuter our sweet squishy boy, Eye Candy, aka Candy Man. He is a lover and a sweet soul who does well with other cats, dogs, and children. He is a very good boy who is religious about his litter box, loves to snuggle, and is treat motivated. He was born 2/5/2022 and is still a young guy.

If you are interested in bringing home this handsome boy, please reach out so that we can chat!

02/08/2023

Good morning sleepy head. It's HUMPDAYYYYYYY!

30/06/2023

Is it even a good nap without a cat?

17/06/2023

Breeding is very difficult sometimes- especially when our desires may not necessarily align with that of the cat, or when decisions must be made in the gray zone.
We have decided that it is time for Jackie to retire. She was an absolutely fabulous mother and LOVED her babies, and has a wonderfully healthy pedigree history and DNA profile. However, she took the recent loss of her singleton kitten so incredibly hard. After he passed she spent weeks crying for him all throughout the house, and when she couldn't find him she finally settled into her bed in depression. She stopped eating, stopped playing, and refused any and all attempts to help with her grief by allowing her to be involved with the raising of sugar and pussy's kittens. From this point we considered a few options to see if we could possibly help her to recover from the loss. Ultimately the decision to spay her and remove the influence of her hormones was the path we chose to take and since then she has made a good recovery and we have seen the light return to her eyes, and her sweet playful demeanor return.

Jackie is a sweet and gentle little soul. She loves to sit on your lap and snuggle, and prefers a quiet handle. She is in search of her forever retirement home with a warm bed and a big heart. Please let me know if you are interested in finding out more about Jackie.

08/06/2023

What a distinguished little gentleman 🥰

27/05/2023

So very adorable and mooooldyyyyy 🥰
Torties are not my favorite color pattern, but it's amazing that they can literally come in endless pattern variations. Each cat is unique, like a fingerprint.

17/04/2023

The Easter bunny left us the cutest bunch of beans 🥰

12/04/2023

Sweet dreams little one. Grow fast and care free. Amazing things are waiting for you.

28/03/2023

This is what has kept our Distinct Program around, and successful, over all of the years of heartbreak. Breeding can be so very tough on the heart, but giving the gift of a purposefully and carefully bred pet to an individual or family to cherish and love for years to come.... is worth the tears that come with the task. The photos and updates I get from the cats that were born in our nursery, or retired from breeding, are the light of every day when they come.

27/03/2023

Holy baby wrinkles Batman!!
We are expecting some cute little wrinkle butts to arrive over the next couple of weeks... starting now!

21/01/2023

They learn at an early age the art of blanket Taco.

24/12/2022

Things are a bit crazy in the house with our 2 legged kiddos doing all the Christmas and holiday things, and trying to get Jackie's kittens prepared to go on to their new homes.
We hope that everyone finds joy, even in something very small, this Christmas! If you aren't on the nice list for 2022, there's always 2023!

Photo credit to Stephanie McDonald Twyman. As always, she is amazingly talented.

20/12/2022

It's time to pull out all of the warm snuggly blankets! With this crazy cold front on its way we hope that everyone finds a great way to stay warm.

10/12/2022

It's Friday!

07/12/2022

Excuse me, but I mustache you a question.
Victoria's pink collar girl at 6 weeks

01/12/2022

On the agenda today was a bath. He'd like to take things up with management 😆

20/11/2022

She is just over the shenanigans 😆

05/11/2022

She's got the milk, and nothing is going to keep her away from her babies ❤️

27/10/2022

Today is kitten day! 🥰

Today is the day 🥰 Victoria's little ones are arriving into this world. It's hard work, and we will be with her every step of the way.

06/10/2022

Mr Eye Candy 🍬 😋 This boy is handsome, and also a very talented hair dresser.

01/10/2022

Happy 1 week little ones!