Thread: So I narrowed my breeder choice down... To 17!!

To save you hunting, here are my thoughts on Elmcoon:

Initially, I rang them for advice about if we should get a companion for Sidney. They were really helpful and clearly know a great deal about cats in general and MCs in particular.
I was invited to pop over to meet the cats/kittens. Their house is simply cat heaven, with cats all just getting on with each other and sleeping and eating and playing as a proper community. They have a kitten room for the tinies, an outdoor run and a separate set of accommodation for the stud boys. We met both of Ava's parents, both pretty chilled out cats, along with aunts, grannies etc. One of the queens was retired from breeding after her first litter due to having a tricky time, on the vets advice she was spayed and is now an Aunty to the kittens. No suggestion of getting rid of her, despite her not being able to produce any more babies. They are certainly not in it for the money! We had to sign an agreement to have Ava spayed at 6-7 months and to let them know first before we let her go to anyone else to live.

Ava is fab. We collected her at 14 weeks old, vet-checked and fully vaccinated, wormed and flea-treated. She came with 4weeks Petplan insurance, a bag of toys, a mum-scented blanket, enough food for a couple of weeks, vouchers for another fortnights free food and her pedigree and GCCF registration. She was fine in the car, very chilled, was eating and littering normally the next day and is gaining 20g per day. She has been taught not to use teeth/claws when she plays, she is very easy to examine by the vet and she hasn't damaged anything in the house (yet!).

the breeders are really nice people and I would have no hesitation in contacting them for advice about any aspect of MC ownership.