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Our Story
Caru Cattery
My love for Siamese cats began in early childhood when my family gave me a cat named Princess Tita. We took her to several cat shows at big hotels in downtown Chicago. Taundra was the second Siamese cat we had, and we had a few litters of kittens from a male that was purchased. I always knew that when I was on my own, I would have Siamese cats. After graduating from college, I bought a lovely cat named Suda, and I really wanted to breed her. However, when I took her to a breeder in St. Louis, I was told that she was pet quality and if I wanted to breed Siamese, I needed to start with a female that was closer to the standard. The breeder referred me to a cattery, and Stonewood Kishe Ah Kum of Caru was the beginning of my cattery. Kishe got her championship and went on to have litters. It took me 5 years to breed my first grand champion, but "Caru Tao Baka" was truly
grand. Baka became well-known at cat shows as I traveled across the country with an infant, showing Baka. Baka even rode in a stroller with my daughter, and an artist created a drawing of them, which was published in a calendar. Baka was the best CFA seal point Siamese in the country and CFA 2nd Best Siamese. From Baka, generations of grand champions were born, with Gr Ch Run For The Roses "Runner" being my ultimate breeding male.
Professionally, I was a Developmental Therapist for early intervention and managed the early child programs for a not-for-profit agency. I started an animal therapy program with my horse and many exotic animals. One of my Siamese cats made headlines as I used her to help facilitate a 2-year-old to talk, and Jet magazine published an article about my program.
In the late 1990s, I phased out of showing Siamese cats and had very few litters of kittens as my time was spent with my daughter showing horses. My Siamese cats became primarily my pets and not for show. As I added animals to my menagerie, I developed a passion for llamas. Caru Llamas became my main focus, finding homes for all of my exotic animals. Eventually, I missed having litters of kittens and the validations at the shows.
In 2022, Caru Cattery became active again, starting out with a female named "Kibitz Laris of Caru," whose sire was a grandson of one of my males. I was showing her for her grand championship when I saw a stunning Siamese kitten at a show for sale. To my surprise, it was from Clowntown Cattery, a breeder from my past, Howard Webster, who was there as a friend when I got my first show Siamese over 40 years ago.
I still have my llama farm, Caru Llamas, as well as Caru Cattery; they complement each other with my passion for animals!
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