Havana Brown Cats and Kittens

 

	July 8, 2007 - I have two brothers (neutered) (Lenny & Squiggy) born on 11/22/05 available for a new home.  Both have great personalities.  They can go together as brothers or to individual homes.  If interested, please e-mail me.
	Added Purfur Cattery, owner/breeder Linda K. Ashley from Oregon to breeders.
	April 2, 2006 - Five kittens were born.
	November 22, 2005 - Three kittens (2 boys and 1 girl) were born.
	Kittens born on 10-24-04.  Two boys and a girl.  Their names are Eva, Che, and Juan.  They are from Grand Champion Yofranlin's Gabrielle of Araquipa and Champion Hav-A-Hill Star Duster of Araquipa.  Eva and Che were placed in Oceanside, California and Juan now lives in the city of New York.

 

	5 Kittens (4 Boys and 1 Girl) were born on March 1, 2004.  All kittens were placed in loving homes.  Kittens are from Grand Champion Yofranlin's Gabrielle of Araquipa and Champion Hav-A-Hill Star Duster of Araquipa.   Picture above taken on July 7, 2004.  Kittens were born on 3/1/04.
	The Litter of 4 kittens (Three Boys and One Girl) born on 6-28-03 were adopted by new parents in California and Nebraska.  Kittens were from Grand Champion Yofranlin's Gabrielle of Araquipa and Champion Hav-A-Hill Star Duster of Araquipa.  Pictured below from far left is Diva, Fritz, Max, and Casey.
	Congratulations to Grand Champion Yofranlin's Gabrielle of Araquipa.  She achieved her Grand Champion Status in CFA on 3/1/2003.  To see a picture of Gabrielle, click on this link.
	Kittens born on 10-25-02.  Two Boys and a Girl.  Click on this link to see the very first pictures taken of them.

See the November 2002 copy of CAT FANCY for an article on the Havana Brown Cat.  The picture of the kittens featured on the centerfold are from Araquipa Cattery.    The kittens in this picture were 5 months old when it was taken in July 2002 by Linda of Paradox Photos.  The picture was featured in the November 2002 Cat Fancy Magazine centerfold.  From Left to Right, Malley (Female), Shrek, and Jerry.  Malley now lives in Ohio.  Shrek lives in San Jose, CA and Jerry lives in Tacoma, WA.

 

Coming Soon - Article on the "Puppy Dog Cat" known as the Havana Brown.  The Havana Brown breed is sometimes referred to as the "puppies of the cat fancy."  If you'd like to contribute your cats behavior to the article, please send me a short paragraph or two on their behavior and permission to reprint your article.  E-mail to Laudan Batino.

 

Coat of a Different Color - Cats such as the Havana Brown with single-colored hair are called self or solid.  The cat's original coat was of color-banded or tabby hair, designed for camouflage in the natural environment.  Over time the tabby gene mutated, creating cats whose coat was only one color.  The tabby gene remained dominant, however, meaning self-colored cats must possess two copies of the recessive, non-tabby gene in order to conceal their "true" original tabby pattern.

 

See the TOP Havana Brown cats from CFA and the TOP Havana cats TICA for show season 2001-2002.

 

Read an updated article on the Havana Brown Genetic Diversity written by Leslie Lyons, PhD.  "The genetic diversity of the Havana Brown was found to be as low as that of one of the most endangered species of cat, the Florida Panther."

 

See updated information on the care and food of Havana Brown cats and kittens.