Highlandkatz is Laura Jo Barber’s Selkirk Rex cattery in Sevierville, Tennessee, in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains. We have bred and shown Selkirk Rex since 2009.
Our story
[PLACEHOLDER: Laura Jo’s story: how she found the Selkirk Rex, where the Highlandkatz name comes from, her first cats and litters, and what she loves most about the breed.]
[PLACEHOLDER: a few lines on how kittens are raised at home. Where do they live in the house? How are they socialized with people, children, other pets and household sounds?]
[PLACEHOLDER: more photos of the cats at home and show wins.]
Showing and the cat fancy
- A CFA Cattery of Distinction (Tier 3)
- 73 grand champions and grand premiers
- 10 national winners and many regional winners, including a national winner who placed 24th Best Cat in China
- CFA breed council secretary for more than 15 years
- President of the Tennessee Valley Cat Fanciers club in Knoxville, Tennessee
- Vice president of the Land of the Sky cat club in Asheville, North Carolina
At a glance
- Selkirk Rex, longhair and shorthair
- Registered with CFA (The Cat Fanciers’ Association) and TICA (The International Cat Association)
- Breeding Selkirk Rex since 2009
- Sires screened for HCM every two years; DNA testing through UC Davis and Kedi Labs
- Kittens placed on contract with families across the USA