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The love of Felines has been apart of my personal life all the way back to childhood.  Our first cat (of memory) was "Nikko" a Yellow Tabby Manx, and he was just the funniest, friendliest, and most social cat I have ever met (at the ripe old age of 5 years old anyway).  I've had this feeling inside for as long as memory serves, that I just cannot keep my hands or my lips off of them!  They are so independent, and kissable, and have the "bad boy" streak which drives a girl wild!  We just want to own them, tame them & train them, but yet can never get rid of the feeling that they really own us, and funny enough end up training and taming our lives!

Growing up our family has always had a cat, and when I left home to go out into the world, of course I could not leave home without my cat!  There is not a time in memory that I've been without a feline friend or two.  They're wonderful company and have a good sense when it comes to meeting new people (and will even tell you off from time to time!)

My most precious friend "Mr. Wesley" was an obsession of mine from the moment we met, which was the morning he was born.  His mama "MISSY" brought him up onto my bed to introduced us just after giving birth, and if I may say, when you're awaken this way it was not a "HALLMARK" moment between us because I thought she was eating her kitten!  But what she was actually doing was removing what mama cats remove just after the kitten comes out of her womb, and I misunderstood while sitting up SCREAMING "She's eating it!"   Later (after waking up) I actually realized what a privilege it was for a mother cat to bring her baby out of her safe space and allow a human to see it, Missy (Mama Cat) was very special too. 

Mr. Wesley lived many years (until he was old) as my pride and joy and the most faithful cat friend of my life.  And when it came to MEN in my life, He never seemed to agree with my choice as he would bite just about everyone that would come by to pick me up for a date!  Ya know, he actually knew something I didn't (never understanding until later anyway, then I'd see why he didn't approve) and he was correct 100% of the time.  (The picture to the right show's Mr. Wes and I hanging out when I was 21 years old - he was "at that time" my best buddy/friend).

When I first met my husband Mel, we were at our 10 year class reunion, and I was living out of state at the time.  I shared with Mel that the only way I could continue this new relationship in peace was to introduce him to Mr. Wesley, and if he passed Wesley's test, then he was right for me!  He thought I was kidding?  Hmmmm.   He flew out to visit me in California and I warned him that Wesley is never wrong about a person, and will bite if he does not approve, and Mel then became very nervous, even arriving with fishy treats to bribe him.  Thankfully he never had to take them out of his pocket because Mr. Wesley was rolling around at his feet within 10 minutes of the meeting, and they were pals ever since.  Eight months later Mr. Wesley and I moved back to New Mexico to marry the man he and I had chosen (actually God found him, but Mr. Wesley confirmed it!).   My faithful little friend is gone now, but I'm still happily married to this wonderful man, and now with two children and our awesome Desert Willow Cattery & Australian Shepherds Kennel.   I cannot help but ponder that my Mr. Wesley had something to do with these feelings within me to continue on in my love for our precious feline friends. 

Please know that our family takes great pride in giving our Cats & Kittens the best possible start in the world, and feed only the best foods, and supplements to their nursing Mother and babies for the entire time they are with us.  We focus on Health and Socialization of each kitten and when they arrive to your home, they come to you very relaxed and ready to move in! 

We automatically give you a 3 year guarantee on serious genetic problems, and welcome each adoptive family to be apart of our extended family! We look forward to speaking with, e-mailing and guiding you as we journey together to find the perfect fit for you and your family. We ask each family interested in adopting a Desert Willow Kitten to fill out our Application as part of our screening process. Please take the time to do this right away and please - fill it out in full and we will contact you once we receive it!

The Application process has a lot of questions you may find odd, however just know that we're interested in what you're life is all about and how our DW Kittens living situations will be when this new bundle of joy arrives safely into your home!  Our goal is to place the proper personality with each individual household situation and to find out your hopes and desires as you partner with us. We truly want to find the best home possible for each kitten leaving our Arms as we place them into yours!

Our kittens  are Loving, Gentle, Curious, Healthy and completely socialized to other animals! They're raised in our home underfoot with our Children, Dogs, Cats and our Hamster (Bear), and are FeLeuk neg.   I hope and pray as you surf our site that you feel like you're walking into our home and when you leave it's with the understanding of our love for our pets.  They're a big part of our lives and we desire the same for each and every kitten that leaves our home.  We desire them to be in a safe space to live the longest, healthiest, and happiest life loving you.

We've also decided not to register our Litters for the primary reason that we do not want to sell breeding cats.  Our desire for each Desert Willow kitten to be a well rounded family pet only.  The art of breeding cats is a serious responsibility and if not done properly can lead to abuse of the adult cats and sometimes the kittens.  I know this because I've rescued them and had to nurse them back to health!  So please know that if you're looking to breed and want to breed to my kittens, you'll need to look elsewhere as our kittens will be placed as Companions only.

We look forward to serving you!  

"Summer 2008 Kittens" scheduled to begin arriving in August!
Contact us direct for details on parents and expected colors at:
asdesertwillow@yahoo.com
We are currently accepting reserves on the upcoming litters!