Wyndcreste Silver Persians is located in the lovely Napa Valley, north of the San Francisco Bay Area. I specialize in breeding exquisite "color-bred" Chinchilla and Shaded Silver Persians from top-winning bloodlines in the US. My kitties receive a lot of individual attention, the finest care available, and because I do not have any children they are my much-loved "kids" so to speak.

I have always loved animals and feel I have a special quality that animals respond to and trust. When I bought my first home, I decided it was time to find a special kitty to share it with, so I attended a local cat show, and wandered the aisles. I knew I wanted a Persian cat, but I had not decided on the color. When I saw a white kitty tipped in black with gorgeous green eyes rimmed with black "mascara", my heart sang! Most of the other color Persians have a rather extreme flat face, giving them an almost angry, rather coarse expression, whereas the Silver Persians have a more refined, open and sweet expression that I love and which meets the current written standard.

The standard merely specifies a "break". It does not specify that the break be deep or shallow nor does the CFA Breed Standard specify that the nose must be placed between the eyes. Only the standard for the Peke-faced Red does and they are extinct or nearly so. Also, colorbred Silver and Golden kittens very rarely, if ever, have malformed skulls, sinuses and crooked jaws commonly found in other color Persians. If one does, one can find an "other color" persian far back in the pedigree.

In the show ring some Judges look only for the extreme head/face, putting pressure on Silver and Golden Persian breeders to conform, but is a quick win in the show ring a good reason to compromise the health and well being of our gorgeous colorbred Silver & Golden Persians? I think not! I think a judicious outcross to another color persian is beneficial to widen the gene pool improving coat quality and boning, but there is a price to pay in terms of loss of coat and eye color, not to mention the influx of the undesirable traits mentioned above. As there is a lot of out crossing to other color Persians being done today, we are seeing a number of odd color kittens crop up, many, many, many generations from the original outcross.

I believe we will see more and more of these "odd color" kittens as well as more tarnishing and other color bleeds if this practice continues at the current rate and perhaps our lovely coat and eye color will be lost forever. We will also lose the round smooth top heads and incredible doming our breed is prized for. IMHO Moderation as opposed to extremism may the wise course in the long run. That said, some have bred gorgeous "extreme" Silver Persians, which do retain the special ethereal characteric of our Silvers. I love the special "looks" of their Silvers as well as the many and varied "looks" produced by many wonderful "colorbred" Silver & Golden breeders around the world.

Silver Persians are said to be the most exquisite breed in the cat world and I must agree! Silver Persians are often commonly referred to as "Doll-faced" or "Silver-tipped". The correct color description is either Chinchilla Silver or Shaded Silver. Goldens are sometimes produced by Silvers carrying the golden gene and they too have two recognized color classes: Chinchilla Golden and Shaded Golden.

Purebred cats make up only five percent of the domestic cat population world-wide. Of that very small percentage only a tiny fraction are choosen to carry on the precious geneolgy that makes-up a particular breed of cat. The balance of the kittens born in the home of a reputable breeder are placed already neutered or spayed (if there is a nearby clinic that performs early spays/neuters) or are placed with a strict spay/neuter contract. Please spay/neuter your precious pet(s) and prevent unwanted or unexpected or unplanned litters. Please be a responsible pet owner.

I am an active CFA exhibitor and member of the following clubs: Franciscan Silver and Golden Fanciers, Treasurer; United Silver Fanciers, Board Member; and Dixieland Silver & Golden Fanciers.

The 2006/2007 Show Season is off to a fantastic start as CH, GP Wyndcreste Imari just became a two show Grand Premier. What makes Imari's Granding even more special is that she is the fifth off spring of her mother CH, GP Wyndcreste Beloved, DM to Grand, which makes her mother the 14th Silver Persian to earn the title Distinguished Merit!

Now Beloved's granddaughters are making a splash as GC Wyndcreste All That Glitters granded in January in just three shows (she needed only a few points going into the third show)! Her younger sister Wyndcreste Balenciaga has decided going to shows is fun and just won second Best Kitten at the Poppy State Show and made every final (eight) at the Call of the Wild Show.

Wyndcreste welcomes GC, RW Fullmoon Marc Anthony, CFA's Northwest Region's Best Persian, Best Himalayan, 3rd Best LH in Championship, and 11th Best Cat in Championship in the 2000/2001 show season. At eight years of age, Marky Marc is still kittenish and extremely affectionate, always tapping on a knee asking for to be picked up and hugged and kissed like a baby. When he is not being carried about or sitting in a lap or re-arranging flower arrangements, he is busy chasing the girls. We are looking forward to some interesting kittens this season--stay tuned! Sylvia, thank you so much!

GC, RW Fullmoon Marc Anthony
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