Last year I was at a cat show, and struck up a conversation with a woman who turned out to not only be a Ocicat breeder but a neighbor! I asked her about adopting a *oops* Ocicat, I have no intentions of showing. Her response to me was that they almost never have a "bad" cat, and they spay & neuter ALL their cats before adoption (that got me to thinking...) Then she also said something I thought was quite strange, she said if I were to show a cat (they have to be left intact for showing) I would have to sign a binding release that I would NOT mate my cat for money making purposes. In other words I could not become a breeder off of her cat. I don't know how true or how binding that contract would be (or legal) but I thought it quite strange.

I do know that once a cat is "retired" they sometimes do get dumped at a shelter/Humane society.

From my understanding of an Ocicat, that breed was made up from mixing a DSH. Siamese and something else that for the life of me I cannot think of (because I'm typing!! ) I'm sure with all your searching, you know the third mix to this!!

I just love the Ocicat also, and that is why I wanted one, but only as part of the family, not a working one!!