Birchfield British Shorthair's - British Shorthair Cat Breeder - Brisbane, QLD
British Shorthair, Scottish Fold, Scottish Shorthair Cat Breeder - QLD
Birchfield British Shorthair's - for your purrfect pet! We are a family run cattery breeding cats for health, type and temperament. We aim to provide beautiful, well balanced kittens who will mature into beautiful British teddy bears. All our kittens are born and raised in our family home, not in cages or runs. They have at least 2 vet health checks before leaving us and are well socialized, our grandkids make sure of that!
Please feel free to contact us for further information, we look forward to helping you find your purrfect pet - Janice and Paul Gablonski
Register breeder in QLD with Queensland Independent Cat Council (QICC) also registered with BCC.
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Registrations & memberships
Registration: QICC;
Prefix: Birchfield
Category
Breeder - Cats
For
Cats - British Shorthair - Scottish Fold - Scottish Shorthair
Our standards & practices
Health testing & screening
Question. Do you health test in accordance with the current standards and recommended guidelines for your breed? Can you demonstrate your knowledge of any required DNA or other health related test results concerning your breed (if applicable).
Answer. Yes.
Preparation & socialisation
Question. Do you ensure that your kittens are appropriately socialised? Please provide details about how you raise your kittens to ensure that their environmental and social needs are met, that they are suitable as pets. And, do you ensure that the new family understands and is equipped to continue this socialisation?
Answer. Yes.
Placement & matching
Question. Is ensuring that your kittens go to the right home a high priority? How do you ensure that the kitten will be a good fit, and be well cared for in its new home? Do you have a verbal or personal interview?
Answer. Yes.We conduct initial phone/email interview and then meet prospective owners where possible, discuss things such as where the cat/kitten will be living, have they owned a cat before, are there any other pets
Question. What written information about the conditions of sale, warranty, and information concerning the care and maintenance of the breed do you provide?
Answer. Yes.
Ongoing support
Question. Do you offer ongoing support? For example: Help with introducing a kitten to other animals; help with any health or behavioural problems that might occur.
Answer. Yes.We encourage owners to contact us via phone/email if they have any questions or concerns. We always ask for update photos but stress this is a matter of owner choice
Question. In the long term, do you assist with re-homing a kitten or cat if for some reason the new family are unable to care for it?
Answer. Yes.As above, we ask owners to contact us in he first instance if their circumstances change and they are unable to keep their cat/kitten
Clubs & Associations
Question. Are you a current member of any breed clubs and/or associations?
Answer. Yes.Flash Felines
Queensland Abyssinian Cat Club
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