Our cattery is located on the backside of our home, connected by a small breezeway. This allows accessibility from inside our home as well as an outside entrance for visitors.   Our cats enjoy watching the   birds, squirrels and other   animals who frequent the   feeders and acreage that   surround the cattery. We designed the cattery to have the look and feel of an extension of our home. Somewhere we would want to spend a great deal of time. Our cats are separated by smaller rooms, never caged. These rooms help keep peace in the cattery by allowing the queens and their litters to have an area of their own.   The main entrance area has a   complete kitchen so that all   food prep and bathing can be   done there. Visitors are asked   to remove their shoes and wash   before handling the kittens.   A heat recovery system was   installed to continuously bring   fresh air in and expel stale air.   This unit keeps the cattery   smelling fresh.   Storm doors with retractable screens   were installed for the stud quarters   and larger rooms.   They give great visibility   and the screens can be   open or closed for more   sound privacy. The stud   rooms have a large plate   glass window between   them so they can keep   each other company. All of the rooms have large windows to allow lots of natural light for cat naps. Our queens and kittens are rotated between the cattery and our home. By staggering the breedings, our cattery is still small enough to enjoy birthing our queens within our home.   The kittens remain in our home   until they are ready for litter   training. These smaller rooms   make this task so much easier.   Once trained, the kittens are   allowed back into our home for   further socialization.
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