The Tonkinese family

The Bartlett family

Belinda and her husband Deon treat the cats as if they were their children, so the Bartlett family consists of a company of 6. Besides Belinda and her husband, we introduce to you: Cleo, aged 4, Houston aged almost 2 and Poppy and Maeve are both just 1. Cleo is the absolute queen of the house, she mainly does what she feels like doing herself, and only comes to cuddle on her terms and conditions. Cleo was first together with Texas, the best present Belinda and her husband had had for them marriage. The couple could not have children, and Belinda intended to grow her family with more Tonkinese. But Texas died suddenly at a young age, which brought a big impact on the family. For Cleo, who was in dire need of a sibling. So along came Houston, whom Belinda named after Texas ‘Houston is my therapy baby, a real mama's boy’ Belinda tells us, as Houston loves to cuddle and tickle immensely.

About a year later, they got the chance to expand the family further and that's when they welcomed Poppy and Maeve. They are still young, playful and extremely talkative - just like their mother!

Leaving nothing to be desired

Although this is the first time Belinda has had so many cats at once, she wouldn't have it any other way. "Our babies mean the world to us" Belinda tells us, and can't name any disadvantages about having cats, not one. "No, not for us. You don't have animals in your life for nothing and that's not to always go away and leave them home alone," she continues.

The cats stay strictly indoors, so it is very important to give them as much entertainment as possible. Belinda does everything she can to ensure their health and safety. When they give us a look in the room of the cats, it comes pretty close to our showroom. What a paradise! The four of them can choose from five of our scratching posts, namely: Kilimandjaro ,Maine Coon Fantasy, Maine Coon Tower, Corner Coon and the Royalty.

And Belinda can't promise that it will stop there.

The high-top lounge beds are their most favourite spots and they also love crawling into the hammocks together. The four of them can even fit in one at a time!

Demanding? No, they just know what they want.

All four cats have their own quirks and personality traits, and they know very well what they want. Houston & Maeve love to snuggle under the duvet with Belinda and Deon. On returning home, they always come to greet you at the door, and Houston immediately turns on his back for a good tickle across his belly.

As befits a true queen, Cleo greets Belinda with a head on entry but then she sticks her butt in the air, with her tail straight up and trots away meowing. So, you MUST follow her to the scratching post where she expects more cuddles.

And Poppy and Maeve? Who are always up to mischief together somewhere, they are the most playful kittens Belinda has ever had. They have more toys than an average toddler, but they play with everything so gratefully, which in turn is very entertaining for Belinda and Deon.