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Who we are
My name is Lu Maimone and I am the owner of Ozarkarela, which I manage with the help of my husband. Born in Brazil, I descend from Italians, Spanish, and Portuguese immigrants. The Maimone family is originally from Sicily, from a small town in the province of Messina. My husband is from Oregon. Besides breeding Persian cats, both my husband and I are university professors in the area languages and linguistics. Breeding Persians is actually a hobby (or love affair, as I would put it), not a source of income. For that reason, breeders like me are often called "hobby breeders."
I've had cats since I can remember. As a child, we had Himalayans, Burmese, and Siamese cats. My mom was also a compulsive rescuer, so we've always had all sorts of mixed race and short-hair cats of all colors, either as our own pets or temporarily until we found them a home. Twenty-three years ago a friend gave me my first Persian cat and it was love at first site. Mizu was a lovely white and cream bicolor who lived with us for 19th years and brought us a lot of joy.
In 2007, I moved to the U.S. and stopped breeding cats, but I've always missed it. After Mizu passed, I decided to start again and founded Ozarkarela. Our first litter arrived this year, coinciding with the purchase of our first home in the U.S. We are excited to finally have the space we need, not just for us but for our cats to run around and be happy.
About our cats
We currently have one queen and one sire (descriptions below) but we plan to expand soon. Ours are indoor cats, which prevents them from catching outdoor diseases and pests. They are tested negative for Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD), feline leukemia virus (FeLV), feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV), and toxoplasmosis (T. gondii). Both have been visually evaluated for Progressive Retinal Atrophy (PRA-pd), with a negative diagnosis, and we plan to have them tested for it by the UC Davis Genetic Laboratory. They have also received a negative diagnosis for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). The testing above guarantees that the parents do not pass these diseases along to their kittens, helping us ensure a healthy breeding program.
Onceupona Micky Muffin of Ozarkarela
Onceupona Micky Muffin of Ozarkarela
Micky is a non-Exotic lilac bicolor. The color lilac is similar to the color blue (many times it looks like blue on pictures). But lilac is not the same as blue, it is recessive to chocolate (like a diluted chocolate). Cats like Micky that carry the chocolate gene are called Color Point Carrier or CPC. This indicates that somewhere in their bloodlines there is a Himalayan Persian cat.
Micky has a big and round head and a full mid-length coat. We often groom a great amount of his hair to make him more comfortable. He has great bone structure and fluffy paws. Despite his grumpy face, Micky is not grumpy the sweetest. He loves to communicate and say hi to us at the door when we are back home. He doesn't like to play so much anymore now that he is busy posing as the man of the house, but he loves to cuddle with my hair when I watch TV or go to bed.
Chrysiridia Indiana of Ozarkarela
Chrysiridia Indiana of Ozarkarela
Kuki is the first queen in our U.S. breeding program. She is an Exotic Long Hair Persian imported from Spain. She is small with a luscious long hair, which makes for a full bodied and beautiful coat. Her color is Brown Patched Tabby Bicolor. She has big cooper eyes.
Kuki is very elegant and delicate in her manners. She moves graceful like she's royalty, but she's also a quick jumper and she snorts when she plays (not very lady-like, but super cute). She is very quite, but her meow is so adorable that my husband is constantly squeezing her to get her to talk. We found out she loves ice-cream (which she cannot have) and whenever we have some we need to distract her with a sachet of Churu. She likes the cold and enjoys watching birds while sitting on our beach chair on the balcony.
Information on this Website
The purpose of this website is mainly to provide information about our services as a cattery. We are not a content provider in terms of information about cat care, cat health issues, or cat products. We do share some information on these topics to help our customers, but no information provided here can replace a specialized veterinarian diagnosis. Some Persian cat breeders go another mile developing content about the breed, and because we trust them and their knowledge, we are happy to share their websites with you too. While there are not too many technical books about the Persian cat breed, we do share the ones we like in the "Cat Library" tab above. Finally, there are plenty of information you can find online, and because not all content is good content, we advise you to always search for websites you can trust by verifying their source of expertise and legitimacy, and to review their content critically.
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