Caricature is a small cattery, with all our kittens raised in our home, underfoot and in our laps. We consistently produce National and Regional award winning cats in the Cat Fanciers Association, and we place our cats only in those homes that we know will be the very best for them. They are, after all, our babies!
A pair of Caricature Burmese Kittens
We keep our focus on the well-being of each of our kittens and cats as we promote the Bombay and Burmese breeds in the show world and in happy forever homes.
A Caricature Bombay kitten
Healthy, happy, adorable Burmese and Bombay kittens raised lovingly at home. Call for availability.
We occasionally have "retired" young adult breeding and show cats available. Their ages usually range from ten months to four years. They are spayed or neutered before they leave us. Please contact us for availability.
Who We Are...
We are a CFA Cattery of Excellence, a designation given those catteries who consistently achieve extraordinarily high standards in the maintenance and operation of their cattery activities and the health and welfare of their cats and kittens. You are encouraged to visit and experience this quality and care first hand.
Caricature is deeply involved in preserving and promoting our breeds. We serve as officers of The Bombay Enthusiasts of America breed club. One of us was elected by our fellow CFA Bombay breeders to serve three terms as the Breed Council Secretary.
We are members of the Burmese Breed Council, The Bombay Breed Council, The Bombay Enthusiasts of America, and the National Alliance of Burmese Breeders, CFA’s only Burmese Breed club.
Robust health, friendly purrsonalities, and beauty are the common characteristics of Caricature Cattery cats and kittens.
If you are interested in adopting a Bombay or Burmese, we urge you to arrange visits to catteries that interest you, as we believe it is extremely important to see first-hand where and how your kitten is raised, and meet its parents. We do not ship our cats, and require a visit to our home and feline family before we will consider any potential buyer.
We are located in Connecticut. Please feel free to call us at 203-775-1590 or contact us by email at bombaycats@earthlink.net
Our History...
In April 2004, GC, BW, NW Caricature's Colin Powell, a male Bombay-son of GC RW Caricature's Isaac Hayes, DM and CH Caricature's Jamaica Kincaid, DM (see Awards of Interest page) ended the show year as the highest scoring cat in the CFA. Colin was The Cat Fanciers Association's "2004 Cat of the Year." Colin was invited to meet Secretary of State Colin Powell. The meeting took place at the State Department in Washington, DC on Friday, August 13, 2004. (See page "Colin in Wash D.C.")
CFA's 2004 Cat of the Year, GC, BW, NW Caricature's Colin Powell, born on the first anniversary of the 911 disaster and named in honor of Secretary of State Colin Powell.
Two Bombays became National Winners in 2004 and both were sired by Caricature's Isaac Hayes. Cats and kittens out of our breeding lines are presently being shown in multiple regions in the USA, Canada, France, Switzerland, Italy, Japan and China by other breeders and exhibitors as well.
In the 2004-2005 season, the highest-scoring Bombay in the North Atlantic Region was GC, GP, NW Caricature's Huey P Newton, shown in championship.
In the show season ending in April 2006, GC, BW, RW Caricature's Ralph Bunche was the top-scoring Bombay globally in CFA. GC, NW Caricature's Marian Anderson became the first Bombay kitten to ever earn a National Win. GC, GP, NW Caricature's Huey P Newton, now shown in Premiership, captured a National win.
The 2007 show season ended with GC, BW, RW Lac Hong Anzo of Caricature as the highest scoring Bombay in CFA. Anzo is the son of Colin Powell's brother, GC Caricature's Moses Gunn ofLac Hong. Our Burmese were represented by GC, Caricature's Karishma, the top scoring Burmese in Championship in the North Atlantic region. Her sister, GP, RW Caricature's Frida Kahlo, captured the 9th spot in premiership in the North Atlantic region and was the top scoring Burmese in Premiership in the North Atlantic region.
The 2008 show season saw the first time in CFA history that one Bombay cattery produced a National Winner in each of the three CFA showing divisions - Champion, Kitten, Premiership (please see 'Awards of Interest').
Caricature Cattery has produced more than four dozen Grand Champions and Grand Premiers to date. We have also "granded" several cats that we obtained from other catteries that were added to our breeding program as out-crosses to strengthen our bloodlines. We have also produced eleven female and one male DM (Distinguished Merit.) cats. (Please see our "Awards of Interest" page on this website.)
GP, RW Caricature's "Cool Papa" Bell was NAR's 19th Best Cat in Premiership in 2003. "COOL" is now the coolest cat in Brooklyn hanging out on his psychiatrist-owner's couch.
GP, RW Caricature's Darkman of Euphoria. "BUGSY" was NAR's 7th Best Cat in Premiership and lives in Harrisburg, PA with a retired parole officer - hopefully staying out of trouble.
GC Caricature's Mae C. Jemison. "MAE" gave birth to the first litter of Bombay kittens ever born in Japan. In June, she was joined by a second female, Caricature's Missy Elliott.
GP,CH Sangazure Patina, DM (Sable Burmese Female). "PATINA" is Donato's Dam. A superb Mom, she passed on her incredible friendliness to him - and taught him to appreciate the ladies.
GC Caricature's Donato Bramante, Sable Burmese male is Caricature's Burmese "Main Man" and a real poet with the ladies. He "chirps" sweetly to them, lets them eat his food and rest in his bed while he waits for them to fall for his line.
GP Caricature's Pvt Reuben Bibb USCT. Named for a black Yankee soldier in the Civil War and honored with a book on his life and love, "REUBEN" lives with his heroe, Caricature's Colin Powell, CFA Best Cat 2004, in Greenwich, CT.
Bombay kitten, no bigger'n a minute
Burmese princess on her pillow
Undercover Bombay baby
happiness is a basket of black kittens!
Oh, by the way, the cats at the top of the page are sable Burmese, GP, RW Caricature's Frida Kahlo, 9th best Cat in Premiership in the NAR and her brother GC Donato Bramante (on the left) and Bombay GC, RW Caricature's Sonya Sanchez, DM (right) NAR's 12th Best Kitten in 2003.
Contact us at 203-775-1590 or bombaycats@earthlink.net
