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IN GENERAL
I am one of the very first persons in Finland who fell in love with ragdolls in
the early years and therefore also one of the longest established ragdoll
breeders in our country. I have been breeding only ragdolls since 1995. These
years have taught me SO much about ragdolls and pure bred cats in general and
this hobby has also given me a lot!
My aims in breeding have always consisted of being able to breed the most
typeful ragdolls whos health and good temperament goes without saying. Also
importing new lines from time to time has always been important to me. At the
moment I can have the traditional ragdoll patterns: bicolors, colorpoints and
mitteds in the traditional colors of seal, blue, chocolate and lilac in my
breeding. In 2004 the charming new colors & pattern were also added into my
breeding program, namely red, cream, tortie and tabby (also known as lynx). I do
not concider so called ´solids and minks´ to be real ragdolls and therefore will
never include those in my breeding, nor sell any of my kittens to be mated with
those. I have also never bred with foster cats and won´t be doing that in the
future either.
All my cats live with me and they have a free roam all over my home, my stud
boys have their own room of course. Cats are never caged and Mirandos
cattery is not a kitten factory. That is why I wouldn´t even call it a
cattery, but the Home of Mirandos Ragdolls. My breeding has
always been in very small scale and therefore there will never
be dozens of litters born every year! My cats are regularly vet checked,
vaccinated and dewormed and they are also tested for FELV and FIV and found
negative of course. My breeding cats are also tested for HCM & PKD and these
scans were started already in February 2006. They have also been HCM DNA tested.
All my cats are also blood typed. We do not have any nasty parasites (like ear
mites, fleas etc.) either. My cats have very sweet and laidback temperament and
that is something all ragdolls should have, especially those used in
breeding.
MIRANDOS KITTENS
Mirandos kittens are handled a lot, from the minute they are born to
the day they move to new homes. Each litter has always been big and precious
happening to me. Each and every kitten that leaves my home has had lots of love
and kisses and has grown in safe and peaceful enviroment. Kittens are always vet
checked, fully vaccinated twice, microchipped and dewormed - they are happy and
healthy youngsters. No kittens leave home before they are 12 weeks old and
approximately 4 months old (or more) if going abroad; depending on the country.
A sales agreement is made of each kitten. All my kittens have a 2 year guarantee
against genetical defects. My cats are all pure bred ragdolls and registered in
Suomen Kissaliitto (SRK).
Kittens get used to very good quality and versatile food ever since they are
small babies. Their first solid food always consists of: cooked fish and/or
chicken and Hills a/d. Later on they get used to raw minced meat and heart and
good quality canned foods. We use the following dry foods: Hills Science Plan,
Royal Canin Kitten and Leonardo.
My cats are not so used to small children or dogs since I live alone. But
nevertheless they have always adjusted really well to them and infact most of my
kittens always go to families with dogs and children. One of my aims is to find
the right kitten to the right owner and so far it has happened very well. Many
people are already having their second, third etc. Mirandos kitten. That shows
us that they have also discovered that you just cannot have one Ragdoll, you´ll
need to have more of them! And also that they really like Mirandos kittens.
INTERNATIONALITY
I am the first Finnish breeder who has sold a Ragdoll kitten abroad, the first
export moved to Italy already in 1997. Nowadays Mirandos ragdolls can be found
already in 14 different countries! The countries are,
along with Italy: Germany, Holland, Canada, Switzerland, Hungary, Poland,
Austria, USA, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Spain & Czech Republic.
ABOUT ME
Cats have been my dearest hobby for the past 20 years already! I have been
involved with many many things of what comes to ragdolls in our country; you can
read more here. Other very dear interests are for example: music (U2, Sting,
David Cook, Cousin Bill, Hector and many others as well), web design, karaoke,
languages, travelling, writing and computers. I am also a passionate friend of
Irish culture, music and the country itself and one could indeed say that
Ireland is my other home land... ;))
Me in Ireland 2005
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