Birman's History

In 1992, Karen Lane of Elfheim Cattery met Curt Gabbard of Cincicatti Cattery, and an instant friendship formed. We decided to co-own a wonderful Birman boy and show him together, this was GC.RW. Cincicatti Pooh Bear of Elfheim. Poohy was best Birman in CFA in the 1993/94 season. The friendship between us grew and along the way we realized that we shared the same goals; to breed the best without sacrificing the health of the cats, no matter the cost. In 1993 we decided to share the same cattery name and Whitesox was born. Whitesox is two small home based, 'not for profit' catteries operating as one. All of our cats and kittens live and are raised in our homes underfoot and are given lots of human attention. Our cattery is inspected yearly by a veterinarian and we have achieved the Cat Fancy Association's highest rating of "Cattery of Excellent" award.

We work hard to produce glorious show quality kittens and usually have beautiful companion kittens available as well. We believe that pet kittens should be just as wonderful as the kittens we show, they are raised in the same way and are equally cared for, and have the same outgoing personality as the show kittens, any flaws visible only to the experienced breeder. We vet check all our kittens three times before they leave our homes.

We usually have waiting lists for both pet and show quality kittens. We also sometimes have retired show/breeder adults available for adoption too.