Hi, our names are Dan and Meg Kehane and we have been breeding beautiful Abyssinians since 1980. Our cattery is situated in York which is Western Australia's oldest inland town.
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Our cattery is run in accordance with the rules of the Cat Owners Association of Western Australia (COAWA). Our pens are very roomy with lots of area for the cats to run. Dan and I pride ourselves in running a hygienically clean and parasite free premises.
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My first encounter with an Abyssinian was in 1977 when I went to purchase a pet Siamese kitten from a registered breeder, whilst looking at the siamese kittens I noticed something running across the room which to me appeared to be a Pharaoh looking wild cat. On enquiring to the breeder I was told it was an Abyssinian. She must have seen the look of astonishment on my face because she said "I know what you are thinking, forget it you could not afford one."
I could not forget about this Abyssinian, to me it was the reality of having the wild come to my door step. In 1979 I managed to purchase an Aby from Tasmania, he was called "Woorinyen Yelgidyi" My husband (who at the time was not really a cat lover) became totally addicted, and it was not a surprise to me when he suggested we might breed. So I purchased my first breeding queen "Yanquies Coca Cola" and our breeding program began. .
In the days of 1979 the colour of the Aby was very different than of today. Much lighter in the undercoat. with barring around the legs and an amulet around the neck.. More recently with the introduction of imported cats from USA and United Kingdom the colours of the Abyssinian are more vibrant and the markings are very little or non existent.
Abyssinians are unique for their agouti ticking as in the Tawny Aby they carry bands of black ticking on the outer tip of their back and side coat similar to the Jungle Cat they also have a black line down their tail ending with a black tip. Just as appealing are their black hocks and some magnificent specimens carry ear tufts and eye colour of deep green. With the Cinnamons or Sorrel as called in W.A , the same applies only the band of ticking, tail line and tip is a chocolate.
Today we also have the colours of Blue and Fawn Abyssinians, both equally as beautiful as the Tawny and Cinnamon. The Blue Aby has two tones of colour showing the underbelly of a warm oatmeal colour and a warm top undercoat with ticking of a deeper blue equally as pretty is the Fawn Aby with the top coat ticked with a deeper colour of fawn.
The body type of the Abyssinian has changed, these days now showing the appearance of a more foreign type cat with supreme elegance and lots of muscle tone. Their head is heart shaped with lovely almond shaped eyes showing an expression of alertness, beautifully outlined with "Cleopatra" eyeliner. The facial markings are exquisite, bearing the sign of "Mohammad" which is the M on the forehead, their ears are cupped and held forward but not too high and when they walk they appear to be on tippy-toes. The temperament of the Abyssinian is of a very sweet nature, they are an extremely intelligent cat with busy-bee activity but at the same time can be very layed back.
To be owned by an Aby is a unique and wonderful experience.
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