In 1998, about a week before Christmas, my 4 year old daughter had a very specific request for Santa. Her favorite bedtime companion was a stuffed toy, a furry white kitten with long silky white fur, turquoise eyes, and a little pink nose. More than any thing she wanted a REAL white fluffy kitten with green eyes, and a little pink nose. A different kitten would just not be the same….it had to look just like the toy she loved so much. Such a simple request……..and seemed just about impossible to find. A long search for the perfect kitten!! That was exactly right. The only cat that could fit the bill was a Silver Persian, and it took many e-mails and calls, before we found our Tinkerbell, a beautiful silver in Massachusetts. Once Tinkerbell arrived, a sweet fluffy white ball of fur with big green eyes, we were hooked on the gorgeous silver Persians, and the dream of breeding these beautiful silvers took hold. The name, Kelsemi is the combination of the names of my children. Kelsey & Michael. Registered with the CFA in 1999 the cattery name was modified to Kelsemi-Kats when we became registered with the ACFA in 2002. It was important to us that we breed strong healthy cats, and we made a decision early in our program to work towards genetic diversity in our breeding. So every effort has been made to obtain top quality silvers from different backgrounds to avoid inbreeding, and thus ensure the strength and vitality of our lines. None of this would have been possible with out the help of 2 very special friends, who were kind enough to share their lines and their knowledge with me. So it is with heartfelt gratitude that I will mention Penny Robinson, owner of La Gemini cattery in Texas and Diane Loving, the owner of All Aglitter cattery in Florida. Please take a look at our guys and gals, but first a quick peek at my daughters Tinkerbell.
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