Honey Bear: Born 06/18/2024, Male, Black Golden Shaded British Longhair Adoption Fee: $600 Fostered by Harriet in Santa Cruz, Ca. Contact Harriet at email: harrietluvskitties@yahoo.com if you have additional questions. If you are interested in adopting this cat, please fill out an Adoption Application, which can be found at https://purebredsplus.org/Our Cats . Well, who wouldn't want this cat? He is as unusually beautiful as he is unusually affectionate. I would really have liked to add him to my family myself. However, as we've gotten to know him, we've learned that he really wants to be the only cat in his home. Right now, he seems to want all the love you have to give and he gets a little jealous of others getting attention. It is entirely likely he will outgrow this after months of soaking up his new family's love. Honey was a kitten when he was purchased from abroad by a Ca. breeder who specialized in Ragdolls and Devon Rexes. She experimented with a few other breeds- Persians, Selkirk Rexes, a Sphynx and Honey Bear. After three or four years, she decided it was too much work to run a cattery and closed her business. I took in many of her wonderful kitties. British Longhairs are much less common in this country than they are in Europe. Honey Bear is a" Black Golden Shaded British Longhair". This means he's a green eyed, golden red boy with sprinkling of black throughout and especially on the tip of his tail. The unexpected black fur you can see on the bottoms of his four paws is an essential breed standard. I was excited to see this. "Look !!" I said "We have a classic Black Golden Shaded Longhair". Such fun. I have included a photo of the bottoms of his feet so you can see this dramatic coloring. Honey has an unusually long body front to back and sometimes you look down on him and think "Wow What a big cat he is!" But really it's mostly all fur over a slender body because he only he weighs a little over 10 pounds. He is just so incredibly beautiful that everyone who sees him stops and stares, then starts petting him. The web describes British Longhairs as gentle, affectionate, laid-back, easy-going cats who don't have a big prey drive. This is pretty much the way Ragdoll's are also described. Like Ragdolls, Longhairs get their lush fur from being interbred with Persians or Turkish Angoras. These kitties are known for being happy in multi pet households. Honey is not at all scared of other cats, he's confident both with new cats and new humans. The reason we want to set him up, for now, as an only cat is because I know he's gone through some hard times before he came to us. Catteries can be busy places with not enough attention to go around. (All the cats from this breeder are a little needy) I think perhaps flying across the world as a kitten and arriving in a cattery has left him a little needy for love and reassurance and a feeling of safety. I have no idea how he would be with dogs, but if they are friendly and respectful, I would expect him to do well. Same would hold true for children over 5 yrs old. It would be better if he was not competing with a baby for his human's attention. Honey Bear is a healthy, easy kitty- he uses his litter box perfectly, he eats all kinds of food. He needs a home with a human or humans who work from home or are around most of the time. The company that children, relatives, grandparents, friends could give him would be fine with him. He will greet strangers at the front door. He doesn't need a super quiet family. He has a big loving heart, and I know the best of his life is still to come. Some family will be so lucky to have his beautiful, loving, entertaining company in their home. He is a very unusually special kitty. Honey Bear is: Neutered/Spayed, Vaccinated, FELV Tested, Dewormed, Microchipped, Wet Food, Dry Food, Litter Box Perfect Purebreds Plus Cat Rescue is dedicated to matching exceptional cats (like me) with qualified adopters who will cherish me and create an ideal forever home. NOTE: We prefer families with children bring them to the adoption appointment. Why? This allows interaction between the children and the cat. This helps ensure they will be a good fit for each other. A mismatch between a child and a cat is not in anyone's best interests! Purebreds Plus cat Rescue (purebredsplus.org), serving Northern California, the San Francisco Bay Area, Oregon, and Northern Nevada, is dedicated to the rescue, rehabilitation and rehoming of purebred cats, kittens and other exceptional felines. We are a 501 (c)3 non-profit rescue group. Most of our beautiful felines come from Northern California Animal Shelters. One of our goals is to keep purebred cats from ever ending up in a shelter. We are happy to help you if you need to rehome your purebred cat. Often, we can offer advice if your cat is having behavioral problems, and you may end up keeping the cat. We do NOT ship cats. We will place cats out of area but you must arrange to come and meet your new friend in person.