
- Mar 5
- 8 min
Don't Skip and Submit: How to Read, Write and Understand Animal Sales Contracts
A contract is a lawful and enforceable mutual understanding exchange. As a breeder the document is a bill of sale and an adoption contract.
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- Mar 4
- 10 min
Elysian Bengal Color Genetics
In genetics we have a code. This code is compilation of groupings of letters that represent specific genes that express as various...
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- Jan 19
- 10 min
But There's More! Important Points for Evaluating Breeders before you Buy a Kitten
Finding a good quality, ethical and responsible breeder to buy breeding cats from can be really hard work. I’ve written in the past on...
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- Jul 31, 2021
- 10 min
A Journey in Natural Rearing
The journey of natural rearing has had its ups and downs, but this is my tell all of finding that balance as a bengal cat breeder.
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- Jul 16, 2021
- 12 min
Breeding F*cking Sucks Sometimes
Breeding Bengal Cats isn't always rainbows and butterflies. It can be really devastating. Many situations can take a huge part of you.
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- Apr 28, 2021
- 12 min
5 Degrees of Separation: Preventing the Spread of Illness and Disease
What to do to prevent the spread, when illness and disease comes into your cattery?
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- Mar 29, 2021
- 12 min
The 16 Year Opus magnum: How we are changing the Bengal breed
After 16 years of collaborated work, my mentor's opus magnum has been achieved. He spent 12 years on this idea that would change the...
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- Jan 30, 2021
- 9 min
Cuddle Up with Your Camera: Utilizing your iPhone for Professional Quality Kitten Photos
Taking kitten pictures can be extremely daunting from managing the kittens, to figuring out the right set up. Believe it or not, you...
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- Jan 15, 2021
- 15 min
My Best Piece of Advice...Building the Ideal Cattery Space
As a breeder you often get asked by other new breeders, “What is your best piece of advice?” Aside from all the sciencey stuff like genetics
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- Nov 15, 2020
- 7 min
Ethical Breeding is NOT a Hobby
Let us take a look at the definitions of a job and a hobby. The definition of a Hobby is “an activity done regularly in one's leisure...
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- Oct 8, 2020
- 5 min
10 Toys Elysian Bengals Cats LOVE!
Enrichment and Stimulation are essential for any cat especially our very intelligent Bengal Cats and kittens who can be a little naughty...
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- Oct 5, 2020
- 11 min
Natural Cleaning Solutions
We are a society scared of all germs so it is standard to clean with bleach, 409, windex, clorox wipes, lysol spray until we live in a...
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- Sep 1, 2020
- 1 min
Breeder Comparison Matrix
It is important that all animals are given a home, loved and cared for as the living beings they are. Rescue and other such programs have...
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- Aug 24, 2020
- 7 min
Does Avoiding the Show Hall Make You A Bad Breeder?
In the dog world if a breeder doesn't show their dogs or have champion lines most people will disregard that breeder. This line of...
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- Aug 5, 2020
- 17 min
Asthma Herbs
There are MANY natural treatments and aids for companion animals suffering from asthma and other breathing difficulties. These options...
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- Jul 16, 2020
- 14 min
Feline Asthma
Is your beloved furbaby wheezing, coughing and hacking? Perhaps after playing with another companion animal, being scared or chasing a...
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- May 26, 2020
- 15 min
I'm Pullin' My Hair Out! (Feline Alopecia)
All cats shed whether it's a lot or a little. It's a natural cycle for a cat as the seasons come and numerous factors affect the coat...
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- May 13, 2020
- 12 min
The Scoop on Cat Litter
Cat litter is a two billion dollar business that provides over five billion pounds of litter to cat owners every single year (1). It's...
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- Apr 8, 2020
- 7 min
Rhinotracheitis (Herpes Virus, FVR)
This type of herpes virus causes inflammation (“-itis”) of the windpipe, nose (“Rhino-”) and trachea (“Trach-”) and is responsible for...
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- Apr 2, 2020
- 14 min
Panleukopenia (Feline Distemper, FPLV, Feline Parvo, FPV)
Panleukopenia or FPV is a highly contagious virus that often affects kittens under the age of one. It is a very resistant virus that can...
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- Mar 26, 2020
- 9 min
Elysian Bengals Emergency Supplies List
Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic we have had to re-evaluate and restock some of the essentials we have in our cabinets here at Elysian...
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- Mar 7, 2020
- 6 min
Elysian Bengals Home Remedies
After caring for kittens and other animals over the last 21 years) you learn a few tips and tricks here and there. Especially not living...
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- Mar 2, 2020
- 17 min
Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol Reduces Frequency of Heat Cycles
There are countless scientific studies that show the effects of Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) on the reproductive hormone levels in...
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- Jan 28, 2020
- 5 min
Why is my Cat Inappropriately Peeing? Behavior Edition
If there is one topic that I see constantly posted or asked about, it’s the trials and tribulations of why someone’s beloved cat is...
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