We are Mike and Gail and we live in Kent, the garden of England, with our two daughters, Emma and Chloe. Our GCCF prefix comes from a combination of our daughters' middle names, Melissa and Aidan, hence Melissaidan.
We share our home with several cats, namely our matriarch, Jazz, a BSH cross, our neutered boy Solomon, an Abyssinian-Bengal cross (who thinks he's a tiger!), Topaz and Casey our Egyptian Mau queens and Coco our Abyssinian queen. We also have a labrador called Murphy who has never known a time in his life when he didn't live with cats!
Solomon, our Abyssinian x Bengal neutered boy Jazz, our BSH cross - first lady of the house!
Our house is a normal busy family home and we ensure that our kittens are raised in this environment from day one. This means that by the time they are ready to leave us they are used to noise, children and other animals. We believe this gives them the ideal preparation to develop into strong confident cats with their own individual personalities.
A typical litter of Melissaidan Egyptian Mau kittens, aged 13 weeks
All of our cats live indoors but when we are home they have access to a large outdoor enclosure enabling them to get plenty of fresh air and exercise. They all look forward to this and we only have to open the carrying basket, call and they come running, wherever they are in the house!
Our outdoor enclosure
Both the Abyssinian and Egyptian Mau are breeds with wonderful endearing characters. They love people and want to spend a lot of time with them. They generally get on well with other cats and can form strong bonds with any pet dogs.
