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Our Breed
Goals
Our
breed
goals for
the
cattery
are
fairly
narrow as
we are
working
with
relatively
few cats.
Like with
all
quality
breeders,
the cat's
health is
a top
priority.
Our cats
are
routinely
screened
for HCM,
and their
expansive,
natural
environment
discourages
the
health
problems
that
thrive in
close
quarters.
Limiting
the
number of
cats we
breed
decreases
our
health
risks
which
makes the
breeding
experience
a
pleasure.
Solana
Ranch
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Aesthetically,
however,
our main
breed
goal is
to
maintain
the wild
look of a
small
forest
dwelling
cat,
specifically
the Asian
Leopard
Cat,
Margay,
and
Ocelot,
into the
SBT
generations
of the
Bengal.
Our
Bengals
are
distinctly
different
in their
skull
shape and
body
structure
which
translates
to the
unique
way in
which
they move
just
like the
small
wild
cats.
Maintaining
the
physical
look of
the wild
cat is a |
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challenge
for
Bengal
breeders
as in
nature
the cats'
structure
is
constantly
redefined
by
survival-of-the-fittest
which doesn't
occur in
a
domestic
environment.
This is
an
especially
difficult
challenge
to meet
and the
SBT
level. Solana
Ranch
Declaration
typifies
our goal,
and the
cats in
our
program
are
catalysts
to future
success.
Please
read our
article:
Why Buy
From
Solana
Ranch
Bengals? |
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Changing
our
Cattery
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As our
experience
grew in
breeding
Bengals,
our
family
grew as
well.
We now
have two
wonderful
"human"
children
in our
lives
which
prompted
a move to
a
property
that
adjoins
our
children's
grandparents.
While
exploring
the 1904
farm
house, we
discovered
a
postcard
addressed
simply to
"The
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The
original
1904
Solana
Ranch |
Lincoln,
CA".
Since our
original
cattery
name,
Bijou
Bengals,
had no
deep,
personal
significance,
we
decided
to
revitalize
the old
ranch
name to
signify a
new
chapter
in our
lives - a
new home,
a new
family,
and a new
generation
of
Bengals.
Solana
Ranch
Bengals
is a
member of
both
The
International
Cat
Association
and
The
International
Bengal
Cat
Society. |
*Header
photo:
Our son,
Jarob,
with
Independence,
our F2
Queen. |
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