About
About Us
We are a small in home Selkirk Rex Breeder based in south eastern Minnesota. We breed show/breeder quality as well as pets to be a part of your family and enrich your life. We have been developing a Selkirk Rex breeding program since 2014 and showing cats in competitions since 2012. We strive for healthy, quality, happy cats raised with love. MedKitty shows in ACFA, CFA and TICA.
About Our Name
MedKitty came about as a play on "MedCity" because my hometown Rochester is known as the 'Destination Medical Center'. I also coach and manage Rochester's Roller Derby League MedCity Mafia. So I combined my passions: the cat fancy, my love of roller derby, and the pride I have for Rochester, and thus "MedKitty" was established.
About Selkirk Rex
Distinguished by their soft curly coats, Selkirk Rex are fun-loving, mellow cats. Very people-oriented, they are engaging and social, often doing best with a companion. The Selkirk Rex comes in short hair and long hair varieties, each with a distinct curl.
The Selkirk Rex started in Montana with a Persian breeder named Jeri Newman. Newman bred a curly haired kitten from a local shelthter to one of her Persian males- the result was a litter with straight and curly coats. With the addition of American Shorthair, British Shorthair, and Exotic Shorthair to the breeding program, the Selkirk Rex was developed with consistently curly hair.
About Curly Cats
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Homozygous
An allele is an alternative form of a gene. Alleles are responsible for transmitting information such as coat length, color, and texture. Each curly cat has two alleles of each gene; one inherited from each parent. Kittens that receive a wavy allele from each parent are also known as Homozygous. Homozygous Selkirk Rex produce a tighter curl to the hair. Homozygous also have a slender body type with large ears.
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Permissible Outcrosses
When a breed is developed from crossing two or more existing domestic breeds, this incorporates characteristics of both parental breeds into the new breed. Outcrossing is when one parent crosses outside the breed or breed group. Specific breeds are permitted to be outcrossed by the breeding program established for the breed.Selkirk Rex breeders have consistently supported outcrossing for the sake of the genetic diversity and improvement of the health and vigor of the breed. Since the Selkirk Rex gene pool is small, outcrossing improves the health of the breed by introducing variability to the existing gene pool. Outcrossing has the ability to strengthen and reinforce desirable traits, while mitigating potential genetic flaws. There is no impact on the breeds being used for outcrossing as these offspring would not be eligible to be shown in their respective breed groups.
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Though it varies by association, Selkirk Rex can outcross to British Longhair and Shorthair, Persian, American Shorthair and Exotic Shorthair.