In-home cattery

We have a history of breeding Oriental Shorthair and Siamese cats, with over 14 years of experience.

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Olga Shatokhina, a breeder of Oriental Shorthair and Siamese cats, holds a black Oriental cat in her arms. vector grass cataristocrat oriental catteryvector_clew_cataristocrat oriental shorthair cattery
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My name is Olga Shatokhina. My family and I are happy to present our small in-home cattery specializing in modern-looking Oriental Shorthair and Siamese cats.

Two Oriental Shorthair kittens, one black and the other a ticked tabby, from the Cataristocrat cattery.
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Our Background

With a deep love for cats and a professional background in law, I transitioned from being a lawyer to pursuing my childhood dream of working with animals. I have completed various courses in felinology and continue to expand my knowledge through continuous education in the field. Our journey in breeding Oriental Shorthair and Siamese cats began in 2010, and we are proud to be registered with the International Cat Association (TICA). Every cat and kitten in our cattery holds a TICA registration.

Our Cattery

Located in Ashland, Ohio, our cattery is truly a part of our home. There are no special facilities or separate buildings; our cats live with us as family members. This home environment ensures that our kittens are well-socialized and accustomed to family life. We carefully trim their nails weekly, and all our kittens are litter-trained.

Our Practices

For safety reasons, we do not allow visitors, except for those picking up their kittens. We understand concerns about scams, but our priority is the safety of our three children. Communication via email is the best way to contact us, ensuring clarity and keeping all details on hand.

Our kittens are often reserved within the first three weeks of their lives. We protect our customers financially through PayPal transactions and signed contracts. Our goal is to provide you with a healthy, beautiful, socialized, and high-quality kitten with a temperament suited to modern family life. For detailed information on pricing and the purchasing process, please visit our Pricing & Purchase Information page.

Olga Shatokhina holds an Oriental Shorthair kitten at the TICA cat show at the Wayne County Fairgrounds.

Health and Care

We do not sell kittens with breeding rights; all kittens leave us spayed or neutered, with this expense included in the price. Our breeding cats are imported from Europe or born in our cattery, featuring a unique European body structure and big wide ears. All our cats are tested for PRA (Progressive Retinal Atrophy), FIV/FeLV (Feline leukemia and immunodeficiency), and are parasite-free. We feed them premium quality food and ensure they receive vaccinations from licensed veterinarians. Each kitten visits the veterinarian at least three times before leaving us.

When they leave our cattery, all Oriental and Siamese kittens come with TICA registration, a microchip, fecal test results, FIV/FeLV test results, a rabies certificate, and a health guarantee. Because we rest our females between pregnancies, we do not produce many kittens each year. Occasionally, we offer retired cats for adoption, requiring a home without other pets or small children.

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We just brought our new baby, a beautiful black female oriental shorthair, home last week from picking her up from Olga’s Cataristocrat Cattery. We reserved our baby just after birth. Our entire experience with Olga has been very good. Olga and her husband have implemented a user friendly interactive website that kept us up-to-date and informed about our kitty's progress- her growth, health, vet appointments and procedures during the sixteen weeks we waited for the pickup date to arrive. My husband and I elected to drive to Ashland to pickup our new baby. Upon our pickup, Olga had everything well organized to turnover to us all the breeder and veterinary paperwork, resource information, kitten toys, dry and wet food, and litter. We can tell that Olga's heart went into caring for our baby, the kitten is so loving, sweet and well-mannered. Olga did a great job initially raising our kitten with social skills making the transition with our new baby into our home easy and effortless. Olga has followed up with us showing her commitment as a first class breeder. We love our Cataristscat kitten and recommend Olga without reservation. Olga, thank you for everything! Chip & Tammy

Chip Ross testimonial for Cataristocrat Cattery

Chip Ross

Austin, TX

My new kitten is incredible. She is beautiful, active, playful, and social. More than that, Cataristocrat was helpful and prompt throughout the entire experience. They even drove a good portion of the trip to save us a lot of time. I would very much recommend this cattery to anyone looking for a beautiful Bengal.

Anthony Arcario testimonial for Cataristocrat Cattery

Anthony Arcario

Knoxville, TN

Thank you Olga for letting me buy this lovely bengal female, Julya.. I picked Julya because I wanted a snow female of high quality for breeding and show. I got exactly what I was looking, for including a very social and friendly cat. I will like to give all best recommends to this breeder, she is so professional and at the same time a very nice person. PS. No problems about having the cat coming all the way home to Denmark, everything was arranged for me, and my little bengal came home to me safely. Thank you. Please feel free to contact me if necessary. Best regards, mette from harlekin-bengals Denmark

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Mette Koch

Klippinge, Denmark

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