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BRITISH SHORT-HAIR CATS - BOYS & GIRLS



Please enjoy reading about our lovely British Kitties.


"We would do well to look to the gutters for our education," wrote Moncrif in his History of cats in 1727. The nineteenth-century cat lover and painter Harrison Weir must have agreed with him, as he hand picked cats from the gutters of Great Britain to breed and show, thereby raising the common or garden alley cat to the rank of "British Shorthair". This terribly colonialist appellation was used at the time to refer to a variety of continental household cats, and was the cause of much confusion, until specific breeding programmes defined the precise standards for the British and European Shorthairs, according to morphological differences.

Nowadays the British Shorthair still has a slightly rugged look which betrays its common origins. It is a medium to large sized cat, with a sturdy muscular body, broad shoulders, short robust legs, and a deep rounded chest. The tail is thick at the base, and should be as long as two-thirds of the body. The head must not be too short, and is round, like the muzzle. The eyes are also round, and are orange, gold or copper-coloured: in case of the silver-coated cats, the eyes should be green, and white cats can be odd-eyed.

The eyes are set quite wide apart, accentuating the width of the nose, and there is a very slight stop between the nose and the well-defined forehead. The very thick, short hair covering the forehead gives it a rounded look. The ears are quite wide at the base, and quite small., with rounded tips. It's short, plush fur makes this cat look round and fluffy - most inviting to touch! With it's sweetly innocent, picture book face, it looks like a cuddly toy come to life.



We take the health of our cats seriously, all breeding cats are genetically tested for Polycystic Kidney Disease as standard



Rapley Ocean-BlueStorm



British Blue (BSH a)





aka 'Storm'

Born on 17th May 2019​

Sire: CH Pridykats Danny Ocean
Dam: Delphinium Darcey Bussell

Blood Group B (VGL Tested 01/21)
PKD Negative (VGL Tested 01/21)

We were thrilled to welcome our new blue boy 'Storm' back in Summer 2019. 'Storm' is a gorgeous boy of traditional British Blue Stature and type from Joy Crowther and definitely a boy for her to be proud off. He has all the old lines in his pedigree, including the show stopping prefix's of 'Miletree, Positively, Witchwoods, Colinswood & Loraston'.
He produced some lovely kittens in 2020 and we are looking forward to see how they grow and develop.

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Wyrewood BibbityBobbityBoo



British Blue BSH a





aka 'Bob'


Born 16th May 2021

Breeder: Chris Hazel

Sire: Kingstanding Oberon BSHa
Dam: Sewnsew Jelly Roll BSHa

Blood Group B (VGL Tested 12/21)
PKD Negative (VGL Tested 12/21)


A huge thanks to the lovely Chris Hazel for this little girl who landed at the Amazolou Cattery in August 2021. Little 'Bob' has lovely British type and bone and will be a great addition to our cattery. Fingers crossed we'll be able to show her in 2022.

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Delphinium Oceana



British Blue BSH a





aka 'Posey'


Born 10th June 2021


Breeder: Jolanta Bujalska-Axon


Sire: Rapley Ocean-Bluestorm BSHa

Dam: Delphinium Ocean-Pearl BSHa


Blood Group B (VGL Tested 12/21)

PKD Negative (VGL Tested 12/21)



This little girl came to join the 'Amazolou' cattery in late summer '21. Posey has lovely British type and bone and will be a great addition to our cattery.

Once all the Covid shenanigans are over we hope to be able to show her in 2022.


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Sewnsew
Pumpkin Blue Doll



British Blue BSH a





aka 'Pumpkin'

Born 19th October 2021

Breeder: Sally Lee

Sire: Franklin Blue Galaxy BSH a
Dam: Wyrewood Daisy Chain BSH a

Blood Group (Awaiting Testing)
PKD Negative (Awaiting Testing)



This little beauty is from good friend Sally Lee, a lovely chunky kitten that will bring in some new genes for the Amazolou Cattery.
Pumpkin arrived in mid-January and is now settling in with the other furry gang.

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Amazolou Precious Pewter



British Blue BSH a





aka 'Pewter'

Born 28th October 2021

Breeder: Home Bred

Sire: Gr Ch Delphinium Centurion 'Bubba' BSH a
Dam: Ch Bluepawzs My Fair Lady 'Poppy' BSH a


Blood Group Ab (Both Parents Ab Blood Tested)
PKD Negative (Both Parents Genetically Tested)


Little Pewter had a hard time when her Mum had to have a C-Section and lost all her siblings. Pewter then had to be hand reared as Mum's milk didn't come, because of that she is the friendliest of girls and loving life. We hope to show Pewter in the near future and see how she grows



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