Two are not enough

Our Chartreux Cattery “Mang de Meren” are my husband Marcel and I (Cornelia) and our rascals of Chartreux Collin, Emilia, Elli and Umi, Ciara and Eden.

After we had made the decision at the end of 2013 to expand our togetherness with 2 Chartreux cats, the real Carthusian cats, we quickly found Karina Stelter, a passionate hobby breeder (the finished Chartreux breed “du Coquin bleu”), who wanted to entrust us with 2 of her adorable kittens: Collin & Ciara. Visiting Karina Stelter allowed us to experience the peaceful coexistence of can openers, stud cats, cats and kittens and we were very impressed by the harmony of cats.

The first time with us

After Collin & Ciara moved into our apartment, the two immediately took everything for themselves and slept in bed with us for the first night. We were one of them! 

Collin and Ciara grew up to be 2 wonderful Chartreux and we got more and more enthusiastic. The longer and more intense the relationship between us can openers and our Chartreux became, the more the idea of ​​our own hobby breeding germinated in us.

First thoughts about a Chartreux Cattery

In our opinion, Collin has everything that is wonderful about the Chartreux: a muscular body, large paws, an angular head, watchful ears, dark yellow eyes and silky blue-gray fur. He is also a very loving brother and an attentive host who greets and cuddles all our guests with curiosity. We are already in love with our cat … like every cat parents. 

And maybe one day the Chartreux cattery will be possible …

Not yet the right time for breeding

We had a large apartment back then, but unfortunately it was not big enough for breeding, so we had to postpone the request for the time being. But then we finally moved to our house. Collin and Ciara really blossomed: they romped through the whole house, kept looking for new favorite places to laze around, checked our presence, came to us regularly to cuddle and sometimes meowed when we weren’t within range. Yes, they had encouraged us to think about hobby breeding again.

Sait & done; well started for our Chartreux Cattery…

Search for suitable breeding cats

With Collin we already had a stately Chartreux stud, only two suitable female cats were missing for the beginning of the hobby breeding. After almost 1.5 years of searching, we found a wonderfully pretty girl in “Emilia aus dem Hause Grinke” from Olga Grinke. With the pretty parents, the decision was made quickly: “We’ll take Emilia!”

… Well, and Emilia’s sister Eden ?! The little one really wanted to come to us … and somehow by chance she was suddenly available too. We slept on it for one night and then it was clear: “We’ll take Eden too!” 

On December 16, 2018 the time had finally come, Eden and Emilia were old enough and we were allowed to pick them up.

Since then we have been a wonderful big (cat) family in our Chartreux Cattery.

Another girl moves in – happiness and sorrow

After thinking about it for a long time, we decided to take on another Chartreux girl. The search was not easy, it should be a bloodline that is not so common in (Northern) Germany. With a lot of luck, a wonderful recommendation from Mrs. Gutsche, and a lot of trust, we were able to pick up the little Shiva de la Vimeusière from the wonderful breeding of Patricia Dourin on May 5th, 2021. Shiva is a piece of gold that brings a lot of harmony into our life. 

But this happiness unfortunately did not last long. At the beginning of March 2023 we had to let go our beloved Shiva. She left a lot of love in our hearts and a huge gap that can probably never be filled again.

A lovely surprise – Our elegant Elli

Right from the start we wanted a girl from our own kennel and my husband was particularly taken with Emilia’s elegance. But until now we have been denied the fulfillment of this dream for various reasons. But now a great opportunity presented itself…

In April 2023 Emilia visited the tomcat Uzetto de la Paquerette at Christine Gutsche, spent a few lovely hours with him and 65 days later we were greeted by the little, adorable Elli (and her two brothers). She is the first generation from our kennel that will stay with us and can now enjoy Collin in the coming years. We are very proud to welcome this little sunshine to our home.

Kitten Elli needs a friend – Our whirlwind Umi

My experience has taught me that kittens absolutely need a similarly aged playmate to grow up with. Elli was no exception. So early on, when Elli was just a few months old, I looked for a friend with whom she could play instead of me. And so it was that 2 months after Elli was born, little Umi de la Vimeusière was born. I was overjoyed, because at the beginning of January 2024 the time had come and we picked Umi up from Patricia Dourin in France. The socialization went well and since then the two girls have been great playmates. Only time will tell.