Aboutelfcats

The Elf cat was founded by three women working
together for a common goal. These 3 women were very
fundamental in the beginning of the Elf program.
Kristen Leedom and Patti Soule are two of these
women. Without them the Elf would not be where it is
today.

The third woman, name withheld for legal reasons, will refer to her as
K. N., decided that she had a
different goal in her breeding program and has started
her own group breeding what they call “Elf Cats.”

The only true Elf Cats are bred using only Sphynx
American Curl, and Domestic ancestry. This newly
formed group of breeders is using a breed called a
Highlander as well as Highland Lynx in their foundation
for the Elf Cats
.
We have felt the need to add something here about this
unacceptable cross of cats because we do not want people
who are unsuspecting to be taken advantage of.

The original Elf standard was based on two breeds alone
and was written to reflect that. The two breeds were
Sphynx and American Curl. The goal was to produce a
hairless cat with a curled ear, of medium to large size,
with an impeccable personality. This goal has been
achieved with the efforts of many supporting members of
our group.

We chose the American Curl for our curled ear cat for
very specific reasons. The first reason is that they are a
very hearty, healthy, breed of cat and there are no
abnormalities associated with their curled ear mutation.
The second reason is because we only wanted to use the
curled ear mutation along with the hairless mutation as
adding more than that could later on cause issues with
the health of the breed.

The Highlander and Highland Lynx cats that some
people are using in their breeding programs have more
genetic mutations including a bobtail which could come
from either the bobtail gene or the Manx gene but no
one is quite sure which one or if it is both as both
mutations were used in the creation of the Highland
Lynx. Many also have polydactyl which is the addition
of extra toes. We do not support the use of these cats in
any breeding program because they do not meet the ideal
of the standard that was created for the Elf Cats. The
Highlander and Highland Lynx are very different cats
structurally to the American Curl as well and they will
not produce the desired type that we are trying to achieve.
We are just placing this warning to all those interested in
the breed for pets or even breeding purposes that the
only true elf cats have only ancestry relating back to
Sphynx, Domestics (an unrecognized breed registered or
otherwise), and American Curls.

Please do your research before purchasing a cat that may
not be what it was intended. Sure these cats will be
hairless and they will have curled ears but, they are not
true Elf Cats.

ABOUT ELF CATS