Bred for quality. Raised with love. Shown with pride
About Our Cattery
In 2011, we ‘retired’ from breeding Cornish Rex, but we will always share our lives with these special cats. Teri’s experience as a Veterinary Technician and our 22 years of breeding Cornish Rex gives us an insight to the health and care of these unique cats that we will continue to foster and promote. We are keeping our website active for that reason, in the interest of helping all Cornish Rex owners care for them (and cats in general).
FurryDance was a small cattery, located in Northern Virgina just outside of Washington, D.C. We had been breeding Cornish Rex exclusively since 1988, and shared our home with two breeding females, one stud male, our special retired showcats and a Sphynx cat, Disco NoFurNo, to keep the Rexes entertained. Those five kitties are now retired and will be our lifelong companions!
We bred with health and temperament foremost in mind to produce strong, stable and loving kittens. We screened our breeding cats annually for heart soundness, and they all got annual wellness exams and lab work including tests for contagious diseases and internal parasites. We did not give our own vaccinations, but preferred for our veterinarian to see them for their physicals and vaccinations when needed.
We had two to three litters a year, and we waited until there were kittens reserved before we bred them. That way, we knew we had good homes for the kittens before they were born. This also gave us the chance to become familiar with a prospective pet owner and what they wanted and desired in a new kitten. Then we worked with them to pick a kitten whose looks and personality would enable it to fit perfectly into its new owner's lifestyle.
We chose homes for our cats very carefully. We continue to be available for any questions or problems that may arise after a new owner takes home one of our cats. Maintaining this ongoing relationship is very important to us.
The cost of our pet quality kittens included the cost of spaying/neutering and microchipping, all performed before it was adopted. Occasionally, we had an older kitten or an adult cat for which we negotiated on the price, accordingly. We kept our kittens until they were 4 months old, were completely weaned, vaccinated, neutered or spayed, micro chipped, and old enough to be shipped by air safely.
Please feel free to call or e-mail us if you have any further questions or are interested in learning more about the Cornish Rex breed.
