Curl Essence American Curl Cats - American Curl Cat | Cat Breeders

Photo above is a seal lynx point, GC RW Curl EssenceThe 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 began with 3 American Curl kittens from champion lines from a well know American Curl breeder in NY. As we learned more about the CFA Standard for the American Curl, we connected with Grace and Joe Ruga, founders of the breed and incorporated 2 of their queens to improve our lines in our breeding program. Since then, Grace and Joe have been our mentors and good friends. 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 did a major overhaul to the CFA "Breed Presentation" for the American Curl in 2015 which is a power point presentation to train CFA judges on how the breed should be evaluated at cat shows. When Linda was elected to the 3 person Breed Committee for TICA in 2017consisting of Joe, Grace and Linda, we updated the American Curl Standard for TICA to what it is today.

Our About Us page is the short version of 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 and with Curl Essence cats showing different countries around the world.

For information regarding our American Curl Cats ... Contact us by email at [email protected]
or
by phone at 951 743 8230

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

Curl Essence Tiana in Thailand

Congratulations to Curl Essence Tiana of Kuro-Kai, DM

A Distinguished Merit award is a REALLY BIG DEAL!. Tiana was sent to Thailand last year where she was awarded this Distinguished Merit Award.

A Distinguished Merit Award is a title awarded to a female cat who has produced five CFA Grand Champions or Grand Premiers, and to a male who has produced 15 Grand Champions or Grand Premiers.

We were incredibly proud of Tiana when in her first show as a kitten showing in Thailand, she got 8th Best and 9th Best Kitten with a class of 57 kittens.

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. 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.