Reid Family: We live in an big, old, country, farmhouse that is a constant fixer project, on 3 1/2 acres. Our family includes: 1 hardworking daddy, 1 stay-at-home mommy, 4 homeschooled children, 2 college students, 1 sheltie dog and a varying number of Ragdoll cats. We have, as a family, been involved with 4-H for 10 years now including cat 4-H and leading our own clubs. We have also homeschooled our children for 15 years. With all this in mind, our cats and kittens are used to being around lots of people. Our cattery is a family project and our children are educated about proper cat care. While some may call all this a zoo we answer that ...Hey, we are never bored. |
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The Zoo Crew is chill'n on the cat tree. Every cat needs a cat tree with sisal rope to climb and sharpen their claws on. It saves human frustration and furniture. This tall one is in our living room and looks nice. |
Our children spend a lot of time in the kitten room socializing our kittens. They will even sleep on the futon at times. During our daily routine we all pick up kittens and carry them around the house. The kittens are exposed to noise from the TV and each one is exposed to our dog. |

This is our kitten play pen. Their litter box contains chicken feed which is corn based for safety in case they ingest some of it. Later they are switched over to clumping clay litter. |

Another view of the kitten play pen. The floor is vinyl wallboard for easy clean up with bleach. The kittens sleep in the crate and so are used to a crate at an early age. |


The above toy is called a Turbo Scratcher and is the favorite toy of the cats and kittens here. The really good thing about it is the ball never gets lost. Lewis is demonstrating how to use it. |

Seven lap cats fighting for attention can be a bit much at times. |

| DRY FOOD: We use Chicken Soup for the Kitten Lovers Soul for dry. It can be bought online or we stock extra and customers can buy a bag at our cost when they pick up their kitten. Some other brands we like are Blue Spa and Drs Foster and Smith. When we searched out a dry food we found these brands had the best balance between quality and economy. We leave out dry food all the time. It is important not to change the kittens dry food right away. CANNED FOOD: We are currently using Evo by Innova for canned. Evo is 95% meat with no grain fillers. This is one of the top cat foods on the market and gets high reviews. Canned food is superior to dry because it is lower in carbs and is a better quality source of meat. We feed canned 1-2 times a day. When picking out a new food make sure that meat is the first ingredient, not chicken/beef by products meal. By products meal is the leftover parts after processing meat for human consumption like the beaks, feathers, feet, etc. This is not a very good source of primary protein for cats. Avoid corn and gluten. Corn is simply a cheap filler, is not a healthy food for cats and is a common allergen. Gluten is an inexpensive way to increase the protein of a food but cats need animal protein not vegetable protein. It is also the ingredient most likely to cause food allergies in cats. A high quality food is important to maintain the soft Ragdoll coat. We also believe that by spending more on food we will spend less on vet bills and our cats will have a happier disposition. |
Kitten Medical Schedule: 8wks Feline Ultranasal FVRC 2 way (Feline Rhinotracheitis and Calici Modified Live Virus) 10wks D-Worm (Piperazine) 11-12wks Altered and vet check 12wks Eclipse 3 way (Feline Rhinotracheitis, Calici and Panleukopenia Modified Live Virus) 12wks New Home Next Vet by customer: 16 wks 3 way vaccine |
| This page is designed to give you a tour of our cattery in order to better understand our quality program. |

During pleasant weather all our cats get the chance to spend time on our large screened in porch. |

Kittens are trained to use a sisal rope cat tree early. Note we recommend the rope and not the carpet on the posts. The rope can easily be replaced and feels more like tree bark and less like human furnishings. |






MEET THE BREEDERS: The whole Reid family helps in one way or another with our Ragdoll breeding program. The main two breeders are Angela, mom on left, and Hanna, daughter on right. We make most of the decisions about breeding together. You may talk to either one of us when you call or visit our cattery. |

