Cats Of Velvet Paws

Praise - I got my first Siamese kitten and Oriental Shorthair kitten from Joyce in 1988. This pair was the most dear, gentle, loving example of cats I have ever known. They were like children to me. My experience with her was all good. She really loves her cats and cares about their welfare. She also gave me a lot of helpful advice over the first few years. I moved to Colorado in 1994. In 2002, my sister went back to NJ and flew my second set of kittens from Joyce back to Colorado. My boy and girl siblings are now 11, and are again, the most docile, loving, tolerant cats. Thank you, Joyce for such wonderful cats. Jackie I. more

All of this is totally bogus. I challenge anyone to visit Cats of Velvet Paws and if you don't think that Joyce is the most wonderful person in the world and has a beautiful house and a gorgeous cattery then shame on you. She has been knoown the world over for being one of best breeders in her field (felines) and has hundreds of trophys, ribbons, and awards from everywhere. She is very popular with everyone and very well liked and has bred Siamese, Burmese, Abysinian, Persian and many others too numerous to mention here. She is not in the greatest of health so she doesn't do as many shows as she used to (shes 80 years old) but just because she denied someone a cat that they were looking to purchase (and its not the first time this has happened) that person didn't have to go and slander her. In the fifty hears that she has been doing this she has never had to put up with something like this. If she doesn't think that cat would have a good home then she will not sell it to that customer and she doesn't care who that person is. Whoever did this to her, I am sorry that you are so unhappy and maybey you don't deserve a pet because of how you would treat it. more

Please beware if you're thinking of buying a Siamese or Oriental Shorthair kitten from this breeder/cattery because she keeps her cats and kittens caged. I say ?buyer beware? because I grew up on a horse farm around so many loved animals (pet rabbits, goats, dogs, cats, hamsters, horses, ponies, etc.) and I just especially love cats. I?ve had cats my whole life and cannot image my life without them. I?m especially fond of Siamese thus the reason I happened upon Joyce?s cattery ""Joy's Velvet Paws Cattery"" (or also known as ?Cats of Velvet Paws?) in Wayne, NJ. I was looking to purchase another loving pet as a new member of my family, but when I visited this cattery I was completely appalled at what I saw because her cattery consists of all cats (roughly between 15-20 kittens & cats) all being caged in an semi-finished basement of her home with a cement floor with no nice windows for outside light and view for the kitties - just dismal wall to wall cages (some cages next to the Washer & Dryer). more