| Quendi Elf Cattery |
| One breeder makes false claims to be the original founder of the Elfs and are not. Not only she is not the original founder of the elfs but she also uses Highlanders for their curl gene in their breeding programs. Most Elf breeders are not associated with those who have chosen to use these cats and have hung papers on them registering them as domestic short hairs which they are not. TICA did not tell them that this was allowable. You can verify this with TICA as well. Please be careful and don't be fooled as others have and them come to realise it when they look at the pedigrees of there cats they have purchased. She targets new breeders and buyers that she calls her members that do not know any better. If you have been targeted and scammed into thinking you were buying something that it really isn't please contact us. We will help you! Highlanders are a cross between a Hemingway Curl (polydactyl) and a Highland Lynx (bobcat hybrid that has bobtail). The ideal highlander has curled ears, polydactyl toes, and has a bobtail. I am very disappointed to hear that these cats (which themselves are not accepted as a breed) are being used as a foundation to the Elf breed which specifies in its standard that they are created by crossing an AMERICAN CURL and a SPHYNX. These should be the ONLY cats being used for this breeding program. I have a few questions that I would love for people that are using these cats to answer? When did polydactyl become desired in the elf? What are you going to do with cats that have bobtails? It is entirely possible that when crossing a highlander and a Sphynx for the foundation breeding you will probably in the second generation produce cats that: 1. Are hairless (which we want) 2. Have curled ears (which want) 3. Are polydactyl (which we do NOT want) 4. Have bobtails (which we do NOT want) What happens to these cats? Has anyone figured out if there would be a fatal variation in the mutations if crossed with hairless, bobtail, and curled ears? As we all know in Scottish folds there is a fatal combination in breeding fold to fold and they only breed fold to nonfold. Also in Manx cats (tailless) there are spinal deformities and they can only breed tailless to tailed. Do we really want to include these variables in a viable breeding program. I certainly do not. I know it may be easier to obtain a highlander to breed to than it is to obtain an actual American curl but this would seriously be at a detriment to the breed if it were allowed to continue. |
| Beware of Those using Highlanders or Highland Lynx Cats rather then American Curls |
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