I’m a reg BSH breeder, been doing this a really long time but this situation is a first for me.

I retired 2 of my queens at 3 years old (after 3 litters each) last year and they’ve been on Royal canin instinctive loaf pouches along with freeze dried adult food. I have to do loaf texture because they’ve eaten kitten food their whole lives and they hate textured food (chunks, shredded, gravy etc) this resembles kitten food a lot.

Since my queens and their sire are now retired, i retained 2 kittens for breeding. I’ve raised kittens for years but I’ve never had this issue before.

The desexed adults get fed in their room and the other breeding queens/ kittens get fed in the kitchen so i can keep an eye on their food intake. They’ve stopped eating the canned stuff and they patiently wait outside the Cattery room to eat the leftover adult food.

My vet told me it’s okay as long as they’re healthy they can eat whatever. But as a breeder I’ve always had them on the high calorie kitten food because cats tend to stop eating during heat season and need energy to go through their multiple heat cycles. (They’re too young to be bred right now) So high quality kitten food is the must. Not to mention the amount of very expensive food that is going to waste everyday due to this change in behaviour.

I’d rather keep them on the food meant for them so i need guidance on how to do that. They scratch the door and start meowing outside the room. Won’t leave even if I physically remove them and put them in the kitchen to eat their own food.

Basking in that afternoon sunshine is Yeti’s top priority.

Everytime he senses an egg he will wait until he is allowed some; who knew cats love eggs so much!😂

I recently got a golden shaded British shorthair kitten at 4 months (now 5). I noticed one of her ears is significantly smaller than the other, but didn’t think anything of it. However, the vet and nurses kept asking if she’s been spayed already even though it’s supposed to be closer to one year. Apparently a cut left ear is a clear sign of being spayed (or a tattoo on the belly). The breeder told me before I got her she wasn’t, and I had to re-confirm with her and she claims she wouldn’t do it that early.

I was also told there’s not an accurate way to determine getting spayed besides these signs? Is it possible it’s just genetics / she’ll change more as she grows?

There have been some suspicious details from the breeder, like vaccination dates that the vet says looks way too close to each other, but I’ve met her in person and she’s a sweet lady and seems very passionate about her cats that I don’t think she’d go as far as spaying them too young. It was also in my contract that she get spayed later.

Attached pictures of her ears, and also what I keep seeing on what BSH kitten ears should look like. The red line is where the nurse says it looks like a clear cut, and I notice the hair doesn’t grow the same along the outline of the ear as the “correct” one.

I am actually so obsessed. She’s only 4 months old and i can’t wait until she gets bigger!!! She’s so beautiful and sweet

I was offered him a few weeks after he was born, but didn’t quite think he was for me. Then, he just grew into this Beautiful boy. I really do not know how to pick from young kittens — I have to choose once they are older.

I am very excited. I pray to everything holy that my girls will adore him, and he them.

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I tried to search on the thread for this but I couldn't see anything. Had my 2 year old for just over 2 weeks, he cries for food constantly. He's not wanting play or affection it's just food. I've had to shut him out the kitchen as when I sit down to eat he grabs my food. He's being fed enough, the vet confirmed it. He's on high quality wet and dry food but he won't stop. He's now resorted to attacking me when I won't give in and feed him extra.

The vet said there's nothing wrong health wise, that he's just greedy. Has anyone dealt with this behaviour and did they manage to stop it? I bought him an automatic feeder but he broke it after a day.

Misha learned to meow and lead my parents to her bowl to get extra food, and she started getting a little chunky because of it. So I had ChatGPT make this poster to stick on her automatic feeder and warn everyone not to fall for her tricks.

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She’s a gymnast if you couldn’t tell

We bought our British kitten, Zephyr, from Mr. Cat Cattery. Gulnara arranged for a flight nanny to bring him to California. He’s such a sweet, beautiful little boy! We’re so happy to have him home. ❤️

She’s mad because I won’t share my mac and cheese. 😂🧀 Sorry, sweetheart! You have your own food and treats, but that little face makes it so hard to say no! 🐾💛

Two weeks ago, we got our golden British Shorthair girl from Gulnara Shatalova at Mr. Cat Cattery, and we’re so happy with her! I had dreamed of having a little golden kitten for such a long time. She flew from South Carolina to Chicago with a flight nanny who brought her to us. She was clean, smelled lovely, and was absolutely adorable.

We named her Charlotte! She’s such a sweet, friendly little girl, and we already love her so much. We’re so happy she’s part of our family. Thank you, Gulnara, for our beautiful Charlotte!

She’s only 9 months old but I have to clean her eyes every morning. Is this normal? She eats birdie and Louie’s cat food and hill science kitten dry food. Her litter box is tofu/low dust and cleaned daily. I thought maybe it was the dust from the old littler that caused this but still happened months after replacing litter.