We adopted two retired Balinese cats from this cattery, Lenny and Sasha, and we couldn't be happier. Both cats are absolutely beautiful and have clearly been well cared for. They get along wonderfully and adjusted to our home with ease. Neither has any health or behavioral issues. They're affectionate, playful, and have lovely temperaments. It's clear that Debbie puts a lot of love and attention into raising healthy, well-socialized cats. My husband is allergic to cats and he has had little to no allergies with Lenny and Sasha. We're so grateful to have found such a reputable and caring breeder. Highly recommend! read more

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I'm writing this review to help other people discover my favorite hypoallergenic cat breeder. The kitten I adopted from Merveilleux Cats is a beautiful, ethereal, and rare ivory point Balinese boy with a cuddly and intelligent personality. I love his blend of wedge head and applehead genetics to create a balanced head shape. He's perfectly healthy, barely sheds at all, is minimally vocal, and likes to snuggle with everyone in the household - human and dog alike. I love watching him play as well as having him contentedly sit in my lap. I'm looking forward to cherishing him for many years to come. He feels like my youngest son now. Debbie evidently does a wonderful job of socializing her kittens. UPDATE: A few months later, we adopted a second kitten from Merveilleux - a breathtakingly beautiful and sweet smoke blue lynx point girl whom we named Calypso due to her captivating face with big blue eyes. Our kittens are half siblings and love each other to pieces. I highly recommend adopting two at once to avoid "Single Kitten Syndrome" (look it up) and to give them more fulfilling lives by providing a playmate and cuddle-mate. If you're concerned about avoiding scammers, you can look up Merveilleux on the TICA website using a backdoor method, since they don't list every registered cattery publicly. Sign up to "register a cattery" and then check previously used names. Merveilleux does show up, which reassured me that they're legitimate and reputable. On allergies: Debbie informed me that they initially test their breeding cats for Fel D1 levels. Sure enough, I have nonexistent allergies with my Balinese kitten, whereas, normally, I get asthma, headaches, and lightheadedness, including around the hairless sphynx I had years ago. He can even sleep close to my face with his incredibly silky fur, but it's as though there's no cat here as far as my immune system is concerned. I'm so happy after having been catless for years!! Like others whose reviews I've read, I had a very minor reaction on the first day, but that disappeared completely after the first time he used his litterbox for #2 that night, perhaps expelling any temporary excess Fel D proteins from having being around multiple littermates. Or perhaps that happens because one's immune system notices the change of suddenly having potential allergens around but then realizes that it's not nearly enough to be a threat and stops fighting altogether. I was thinking about trying oral immunotherapy drops if my cat allergy continued to be a problem, but I have zero need. Debbie is an excellent cat breeder and overall great person to connect with! She got to know me and my family's interests, provided kitten options in accordance to my hair length preferences (medium), reassured me about allergy issues, explained the types of Balinese cats based on head shape, and gave me photos and info on my kitten of choice's parents. She did a video call with me to further show two brothers from which I was choosing. She was also great about working with the airline nanny and thoughtfully preparing the kitten for his trip. It shows that she really cares. If we decide to adopt another Balinese, I wouldn't go with any other cattery besides Merveilleux! read more

Merveilleux Cats - Pet Breeders Near Me

Deborah is an amazing breeder--kind, knowledgeable, and truly passionate about her cats. As I study for med school, my kitten, Percy, that I got from her has been the perfect companion: affectionate, playful, and a total snugglebug. It's clear he was raised with so much love and care. I couldn't be happier! read more

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Our experience with Merveilleux Cats has exceeded all our expectations. My wife had always wanted a long haired color point cat but we were unable to get one because of my severe cat allergies. Whenever I go anywhere near a cat, I would have hives break up all over my body and my eyes would start tearing and itching. Then a friend told me about the kittens they got from Merveilleux, swearing that they were miraculous cats as both she & her husband who both were as severely allergic as I am would snuggle with their cats and not suffer any reactions from their cuddle with the kitties. I reached out to Debbie and told her that I was planning a surprise for my wife's birthday. She was so patient with my millions of questions and even allowed me to facetime her with the kittens. It was hard to choose from the litter, they were all so endearing but Debbie and her staff knows each kitten so well and was able to match us with the PERFRECT little girl. She even drove the kitten personally with her son to hand deliver the kitten to my family. Our sweet Lily as we call the kitten, is the the dream kitty anyone can have. She has the sweetest temperament, she was purring and dancing all around us as soon as she got to our home, rubbing her little body and face all over us and is more than what we could have ever dreamed of having. She is our lap kitty, bedtime kitty, road trip buddy all wrapped up in one beauty. I always thought of myself as a dog person and never thought that I would ever want a cat but I must say, this experience with Merveilleux Cats, Debbie and her team, and our sweet Lily.. I am definitely a balinese cat person now. Sshhh.. don't tell my dog (which Lily loves, by the way). As you can see, I can't say enough how wonderful this experience has been for my family and will not hesitate to recommend Merveilleux Cats and Debbie to anyone looking for the most beautiful and loving hypoallergenic cat money can buy. Thanks, Debbie for my miraculous cat and for making my wife's dream of having a kitten come true! read more

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Deborah was so wonderful to us when we purchased our first kitten. My husband has always had terrible allergies with cats, but has always wanted one. When we found her website we were very excited. She let us come sit with a couple of cats for a couple hours before we committed to getting one, just to make sure he really would not have any allergies. Shockingly, my husband had absolutely no allergies even being around several of these kittens. We were so excited and we went home with a kitten that day. Since then we have also gotten another kitten from Deborah and they are both the most loving, affectionate, and mellow kittens I have ever seen. They are truly hypoallergenic and shed very little! We love our Ron and Moose. Thank you so much, Deborah and Marveilleux Cats! read more

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If you are looking for a hypoallergenic cat, this is the place to go!! Debbie is so knowledgeable and takes wonderful care of her cats. She is super responsive and was more than happy to send us photos and even let us meet our kitten and spend a good hour with him before we decided to purchase. I am severely allergic to cats and have not had a single sniffle with our fur baby and better yet, he doesn't shed!! We are extremely happy with our experience. read more

Merveilleux Cats - Pet Breeders Near Me

We had a wonderful experience from start to finish with Merveilleux cats. It is clear that Deborah puts a lot of love and care into what she does. Our kitty is absolutely perfect. We could not be happier. Thank you Deborah!! read more