10/22/2026
✍🏼From the desk & mind of Brittany (not my usual post)
Today I flew to Texas and back to bring Spade to his new home! 🖤
SPADE WAS PLACED WITH A FAMILY THAT ALREADY HAS ONE OF HIS SONS! (His cattery name was Pegasus.)
I am very confident Spade will do well and enjoy his new home! He is such a social and loving boy, and despite having some truly wonderful candidates (better than I ever imagined), I knew this was going to be the best fit for him!
Some of my absence from social media has definitely been because I knew this day was coming. I’ve cried a lot, and this entire process has been harder than I ever could have imagined.
Someone left a nasty comment on his adoption post that I chose to delete rather than respond to. Most of what he said was lazy advocate behavior, deeply rooted in hatred for breeders. BUT one thing he said was actually true: Animals are a lifetime commitment!
This is something I’ve always believed. All of my babies prior to starting my cattery were lifetime commitments, many living to become super seniors in my care!
If you’ve been here since the beginning, you know I’ve shared that I was actually anti-breeding before starting my cattery. And believe it or not, I still find moral dilemmas in it all. This was one of those moments!
I don’t think I was truly prepared for this part. I’ve spent a lot of time soul-searching, questioning myself, and considering what was truly best for Spade. Ultimately, I do believe I made the right decision for my baby.
Cattery life and cattery animals ARE VERY DIFFERENT from pets! The environment, the temperaments, the dynamics, the cohesion of the group… all different!
I’m also beginning to believe that some of the ethical standards being pushed within the breeding community are becoming so outrageous that the very thing they were created to do, protect animals, may actually be hurting them!
If I kept every cat, things could quickly turn into something like what we recently saw with the Vegas cattery incident in the news.
I think most of us start with good intentions. But pressure, restrictions, rules, and the constant fear of judgment can push people to ignore logic and what is genuinely best for an animal’s mental and physical well-being.
And isn’t that what ethical breeding is supposed to be about?
When I started my cattery, my intentions were to give others the experience I didn’t have when I was first introduced to this breed. Healthy babies! I also committed to honoring my health guarantees, being responsible for the lives I bring into this world, and continuing lines that have thus far proven to be beneficial to the breed.
Those commitments haven’t changed.
I vet my families thoroughly, although probably not in the traditional way.
“I go off vibes, man.” 😂
That’s kind of a joke… but also kind of not!
There’s a reason I don’t rely on traditional applications and why I prefer video visits. Anyone can write the perfect answers on an application. I want to actually interact with people, ask questions, observe, and get a feel for who they are!
And let’s not forget that my entire educational background has centered around studying the human mind!
I have a bachelor’s degree in psychology, and I’m currently completing my master’s degree in counseling (2027), as I work toward becoming a licensed therapist. I also have a business diploma and an associate degree.
While my degrees aren’t in animal science, I absolutely believe my education has prepared me for this part of my journey in ways people might not immediately recognize.
My education has taught me the importance of empathy, self-awareness, recognizing personal biases, active listening, and understanding that people come from different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. It has also taught me to look beyond surface-level information, ask meaningful questions, and consider the bigger picture before forming conclusions.
One of the most valuable things I’ve learned is that understanding someone requires more than simply judging what they say or how they appear. It requires curiosity, observation, reflection, and the willingness to challenge your own assumptions.
And yes, I also trust my intuition! But I believe my education has helped me become more intentional and thoughtful about how I evaluate people and make decisions.
None of that makes me incapable of being wrong. It simply means I take the responsibility of choosing families very seriously.
So yes, I look for families I believe will provide lifelong homes.
Call me a hypocrite or don’t!
I believe we all live life together but see the world very differently. And sometimes, two people can genuinely care about the same thing while having completely different ideas about what caring for it should look like.
You often hear me refer to you all as “my families.”
That’s intentional.
You all play such a beautiful role in my cattery, and I don’t see our relationship as something that ends when a kitten goes home.
To have someone who is already part of our Trippy Sphynx family step up and welcome my boy into their home, knowing he will be loved, cared for, and given a wonderful life…
It really does feel like he’s staying in the family. 🖤
And that makes saying goodbye just a little easier.
