Introducing From Ancient Egypt, The Chausie - A 21st Century Breed like No Other

Breed Profile

In Egypt, more than three thousand years ago, Egyptians treasured the Jungle Cat. They admired them enough to paint them into murals, honor them with funeral rights, and mummify them to send with their pharaohs into the afterlife. These cats were more than just hunters, they were loved companions.

By the late 1990's a group of people began breeding Jungle Cat hybrids. These breeders made a concentrated effort to aquire physical and personality traits that set this breed apart from others. One of the first things done was to select a name that described the breed. The name "Chausie" (pronounced "chow-see") was derived from the Latin name for the Jungle Cat, Felis Chaus.

For more information on the wonderful breed of cat visit the Chausie Breed website.

Our Background

We were first introduced to and obtained our first Chausie in 1997. We breed exclusively Chausies, having dedicated the last 14 years working to help develop this wonderful breed of cat.

We are located in the mountains of Arizona. Our cattery is small and our kittens are raised lovingly indoors with us. We devote a lot of time and attention to raising our babies and we pride ourselves in the temperament of our cats and kittens

Our retired cats and our pet kittens are spayed or neutered prior to going to their new homes.

We currently have 'SBT' cats and kittens in our breeding program as well as lower generation cats. We do not breed for F1's in our cattery. SBT status is a 4th generation cat with no other breed or outcross in the three generations behind it except Chausie. SBT status is a requirement in order for the Chausie to be able to move out of the New Breed and into the Championship competition in TICA.

We will continue to breed to the standard for the show ring while perfecting the "type" on our cats to mimic the ancestor of our breed.

We breed for both brown ticked and black grizzled tabby (also called 'silver tip'). We are especially fond of the black grizzled coloration!

Please come visit our cats and learn about this exciting new breed in TICA. We hope you will enjoy your visit to our website and that you will come away as excited about the Chausie as we are!

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