Welcome to Skinzin Sphynx Cattery.  I hope you enjoy looking at my pictures, and reading a little about my cats and me, and my contributions to the health and welfare of this wonderful breed.

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CHECK THE "ABOUT US" PAGE TO LEARN ABOUT SPHYNX PET THERAPY CATS

About Skinzin:  I have been actively breeding and showing Sphynx in The Cat Fanciers' Association since 2003.  Prior to 2003, I raised Burmese cats under the name of Panthat, with my friend, and mentor, Karen Thomas, DVM, who has been raising Sable Burmese for over 30 years http://www.panthat.com/. 

I am proud to say that I have bred 18 Grand Champions (21 counting cats from other catteries), a Global Breed Winner, and and 2 National Winners. Both my cattery foundation queens have received the title of Distinguished Merit based on the number of grand champions they have produced.  Le L'Amitie Amenhotepsat of Skinzin, DM is the 2^nd Sphynx in The Cat Fanciers Association to receive this title.  Please look at my cattery Awards page to see this, and other, awards. 

I began in the cat fancy the same way many do.  I have always had cats prior to breeding them.  Becoming a breeder, and having a Sphynx cattery was not something I planned to do.  But I was captivated by the sweet personality and look of the Sphynx.  Their inquisitive personalities, and stunning beauty charmed me from the beginning.

The goal of Skinzin Sphynx Cattery is to produce happy, healthy Sphynx kittens that closely meet my interpretation of the CFA Sphynx Breed Standard.  All my breeder, and retired cats receive annual cardiac ultrasounds.  These ultrasounds are given by a board-certified, licensed veterinary cardiologist, to ensure the best accuracy possible for diagnoses of any problem, including hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, a degenerative heart condition inherent in some Sphynx lines.  This is a practice that I encourage all breeders to invest in if they are to raise healthy lines.  All we can do is our very best by the breed so that you, the pet owner, receive a pet that will live a long and healthy life and provide you with the companionship you desire.

My concern with heart-health in Sphynx Cats resulted in my becoming the Key Coordinator for Sphynx HCM Research.  We now have a grant for DNA research, and Dr. Kate Meurs with Washington State University, with the help of The Winn Feline Foundation, is working hard to find the genetic marker on the DNA of the Sphynx Cat for this condition.  We are hopeful that this research will contribute to the elimination of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in the Sphynx Breed through a simple blood test.  For more information about this research, please go to http://www.sphynxbc.org/, and click on "Health Research."  If you have any questions for Skinzin Sphynx Cattery, please do not hesitate to email me or give me a call. 

I hope you will enjoy visiting the Skinzin Cattery website!

Judy Webb Gunby

Be the Change you Wish to See In the World.  Ghandi

Three Skinzin sisters, Memry, Bling, and Emmie

SKINZIN SPHYNX CATTERY
~Home of 21 Grand Champions, 1 National Breed Winner, and 2 Distinguished Merit~
    
(see kittens available page)

(see cattery page for retired adults)

WARNING KITTEN SEEKERS!!!!!

There are Sphynx catteries in our area, and all around the United States, that are breeding high volumes of kittens, not in keeping with humane standards of health and quality.  The Sphynx cat is a highly exploited breed.  Please do your research before committing to a kitten purchase from any Sphynx cattery! 

Here at Skinzin Sphynx Cattery, we feel that Health, Temperament, and Type, are the key issues to good catteries – not producing large quantities of kittens to make quick, easy sales.  Health, being the number ONE issue, includes not only good feline husbandry on the part of the individual Sphynx cattery, but also acquiring knowledge of the genetics which make up each individual cat used in the breeding program.

Please feel free to contact me for more information with regards to good Sphynx cattery husbandry, which includes inoculations against Feline Rhinotracheitis (feline herpes), Panleukopenia, and Calici, and microchipping.

Skinzin Sphynx Cattery is a CFA CATTERY OF EXCELLENCE.  Click here to see what it means to be a CFA CATTERY OF EXCELLENCE at http://www.cfa.org/cattery-environment.html.  Do your research... and see how few Sphynx Catteries bear this badge of excellence.