Photo above is a seal lynx point ,  GC RW Curl Essence
The Right Hand of the Lord.  (We call him "Handyman")

Welcome to the Curl Essence 
American Curl Cat Website

The American Curl cat is becoming more  popular as more people are learning about this unique and special breed of cats. Curl Essence has been an American Curl breeder since 2004.  We started with champion line American Curl Cats from Procurlharem. As we learned more about the Curl Standard for CFA, we realized that we needed to reduce the size of our cats.  We connected with Grace and Joe Ruga, founders of the breed and incorporated 2 of their queens into our breeding program. Since then, Grace and Joe have been our mentors.  With their guidance, we have become one of the top AC breeders in the world showing in both CFA and TICA.  Mike was elected Breed Council Secretary for AC breed in CFA in 2014 and Linda was elected to the Breed Committee in TICA in 2017.  We are currently working with Grace and Joe to update the TICA AC Standard. 
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​Our About Us page tells the entire story about how we started as a casual American Curl breeder to one of the top American Curl Breeders in the world actively showing in both CFA and TICA.  

We hope you will read more about how to evaluate American Curl Cats on the Curl Standard educational website we put together to train new breeders, judges and American Curl owners on how to evaluate a Curl at www.theamericancurlstandard.com.

For information regarding our American Curl Cats ...  Contact us by email  at Psalm0512@yahoo.com
or 
by phone at either  951 743 8230 or
​951 296 8589.
Below is a slideshow of some of our favorite kitty photos. Hope you enjoy the slideshow.
The American Curl is frequently described as
"The Dog in Cat Fur"...
or
"The Peter Pan of Cats"
Because they never outgrow their playfulness

Congrats to Kathleen in Canada

Big CONGRATULATIONS!!! to Kathleen in Canada.  She is showing  Curl Essence Lexie of Curlfolie.  Lexie is a Champion in CCC (Canadian registry).  Lexie was given Best Cat in Show at a 2 day show in Quebec.  For more photos of Lexie, go to our Now Showing page.  Kathleen is also showing a Grand Champion named Curl Essence Sunny of Curlfolie.  After Kathleen had granded Sunny, she asked us for another show/breed.  Kathleen was willing to wait for us to find just the right cat for her.  We decided Lexie would be that girl.  I'm so glad she waited.  Kathleen has done a great job of grooming and showing these cats.
Click the link below to see more photos of Lexie.  Sunny is on our Champion Hall.

CFA Cattery of Distinction

The purpose of the Cattery of Distinction Award  is to acknowledge Catteries that have reached a certain threshold of Grands.  

Best American Curl Breeder Award 

We are proud to announce that Curl Essence has been awarded the Best American Curl Award for 2016 by Vetery.com.   Vetery.com analyzed top American Curl breeders and cross referenced positive social mention data with top analytics platforms.  Our site "was a clear winner with U.S. pet owners over the last 12 months". For context, Vetary awards breeders with best-in-class online buzz, content, visuals, and most importantly, a strong cause and devotion toward their breed of cats.
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Mike is Breed Council Secretary for the CFA Breed Council.  Linda is a member of the CFA Breed Council.  Linda is one of 3 TICA Breed Committee for 2018-2021.  The TICA Breed Committee and CFA Breed Council Secretary are positions elected by all American Curl breeders in both associations. Grace & Joe Ruga (founders of the breed) and Linda were elected to the Breed Committee for 2018-2021 by Curl breeders.