Melodygarden American Shorthairs

CFA Cattery of Distinction

Here are some of the kittens and cats we have recently placed with owners.

Monkeyflower

Monkeyflower (MelodyGarden Monkeyflower) is a small shaded silver spayed female born 1/17/2025. She is fun-loving, sweet, and people-oriented. She loves to sleep in the bed with her favorite people and is developing into a lapcat. She should get along well with other pets, but can be bullied by more dominant cats. She is looking for a home where her people will give her regular attention and love.

Monkeyflower is a funny cat, with a sense of humor. She has good manners (stays off kitchen counters - at least while you're looking!) She is quite trainable with treats!!! She will probably stay small (about six pounds more or less).


Tickled Pink

Pinkie (CH GP MelodyGarden Tickled Pink) is a neutered male American Shorthair in a color called Shaded Cameo & White, born April 19, 2024. Shaded Cameo & White is a rare color where the tips of the hairs are red, and the undercoat is white, making a "pink" appearance. He also has areas of pure white, mostly on his legs.

Pinkie loves to play with feather toys and especially laser toys. Being a young guy, the world is too exciting to be a lapcat at this time. He gets along well with other cats, but can be a bit on the timid side with dominant female cats. He has been shown successfully and with a bit more training might become a nice show cat.

Pinkie's idea of a perfect home is one where his staff would play games with him and cater to his every whim. Pinkie is quite food motivated and easily trained.


Mistletoe

Mistletoe (CH MelodyGarden American Mistletoe) is a spayed female silver mackerel tabby American Shorthair born 05/14/2023. She has very pale tiger stripes on the body that may eventually disappear but she will retain distinct stripes on her head, neck, and tail.

Mistletoe is very confident, and loves to play with feather and laser toys. She is also very people-oriented and enjoys being a lapcat. Her main vice is that she likes to nibble on fingers, but can easily be trained not to do so. And, she's a bit of a kleptomaniac - she steals small objects and redistributes them around the house.

Mistletoe tends to be a dominant female cat, so she's looking for a home where there are no other cats to bully. She should be great with children. She is easily trained and has a sense of humor. She should get along with well-behaved dogs with a bit of training.


American Flyer

Flyer (GC MelodyGarden American Flyer) is a twelve pound large silver mackerel tabby & white neutered male born 03/13/2019. Silver mackerel means Flyer has black and white tiger stripes and "& white" means his chest and legs are pure white.

Flyer lives to play with laser toys. He is quite laid back; his motto is "goes along to get along." Admittedly, he is not the sharpest knife in the diswhasher, but he's a real sweetheart.

Flyer gets along well with both neutered male and spayed female cats, and should get along with a well-mannered dog. He loves to sleep at the foot of the bed, and be around people. He is well-mannered and very gentle with adults and children.


Marguerite

Marguerite (CH MelodyGarden American Marguerite) is a small beautiful silver patched ticked tabby & white spayed female, born 01/30/2021. Her colors are black, silver, red and white. Although she is only about six pounds, she has the heart of a lion, and can sometimes bully larger, but more timid cats. She loves playing and being a lap cat.

Marguerite is a retired breeding cat looking for a quiet home with a staff who will play with her and laps that she can call her own. She should get along with well-behaved dogs.


Rocky

Rocky is a gorgeous 6 year old neutered male shaded silver champion American Shorthair cat. He is CFA registered, but decided that the shows just weren’t for him.

Rocky can be a little timid initially so ideally he is looking for a quiet new home where he won’t need to share his humans with other pets. Rocky has not had experience with small children but might do well with a quiet older child.

Rocky is food-motivated and easily trained. He is currently eating a moderately priced special dry-food diet available at pet stores without a prescription.

He is up to date on vaccinations.


Prince

Prince is a handsome 2-yo silver mackerel tabby neutered American Shorthair with green eyes.

He was a show cat but decided that it was not for him and that he would rather be home managing his staff. He is sweet and affectionate and prefers to sit next to you rather than on a lap. He loves to play with wand toys or toys on a string. He gets along well with other cats and could be a great companion for another cat. He is not used to dogs and may not adapt quickly. His ideal home is with a single woman or couple who he can bond with and make his servants. Prince is up to date on vaccinations and eats dry cat food.


Nutmeg and Eggnog

Nutmeg and Eggnog are shaded cameo boys (born 9/11/2021) who have found a forever home.  Nutmeg is a little darker than Eggnog.  Both guys are confident and rambunctious (they are boys after all!) but love to cuddle in the evenings.   They are now enjoying an active family with children and dogs.

 

 


Shaded Cameo and White Male, Shaded Cameo Females

Shaded Cameo and White male ("Camo")

Shaded Cameo Female ("Ginger")

Shaded Cameo Female ("Elberta")


Bess

Bess is an outgoing spayed silver ticked tabby (born 5/10/2015) who has found a home that she can preside over. 

 


Dahlia and Sage

Dahlia, the kitten on the left, was born August 6, 2016. She is a silver ticked tabby and white female kitten. She likes to stay out of trouble and is a sweet quiet pet in her new home.

Sage, her brother, on the right, is a mischevious little scamp who pokes his nose into absolutely everything. He is now enjoying life in a new home as well.


Rose

Rose is a spayed 4 year old retired champion show cat. She has found a new home where she will be a Queen with her own family. She loves playing and people. She is well mannered using litterboxes and scratching posts reliably and gets along with other cats.

 

She is a lovely and very rare shaded silver tortoiseshell color (fewer than 10 currently registered).

 



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