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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.
I have been actively breeding
Sphynx since
2001, and show my cats in The Cat Fanciers Association. I am proud to
say that I have bred 16
Grand Champions and 2 National Winners. My
cattery foundation queen has received the title of Distinguished Merit based on the
number of grand champions she has produced. She is the 2nd 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 though. 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 Cattery is to produce happy,
healthy Sphynx cats that closely meet my interpretation of the CFA Sphynx Breed Standard. All my breeding, 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 the
Sphynx resulted in my becoming the Key Coordinator for Sphynx HCM Research. We
now have a grant for DNA research, and The Winn Feline Foundation is working
hard to find the genetic marker for this condition on the DNA of the Sphynx. 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/affairs.htm. If you have any questions for
Skinzin 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
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WARNING KITTEN SEEKERS!!!!!
There are sphynx catteries in our area 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, Type and Temperament 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 below to see what it means to be a CFA CATTERY OF EXCELLENCE. Do
your research... and see how many Sphynx Catteries bear this badge of
excellence.
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