About Us

Welcome to the website of the Canadian Sphynx cattery “JENAKS”. My name is Jelena Nakipova and many remember me and my Sphynxes with the prefix of the cattery “GATODOURO”. This cattery appeared in 2011 and 2 breeds were registered in it: “CORNISH REX” and “CANADIAN SPHYNX”.

The breeder of “CORNISH REX” was and still is my very good friend OLGA GABOVA. In turn, I was engaged in breeding only “CANADIAN SPHYNX” in the cattery. We visited cat shows together and helping each other learned to improve our breeds. Later I decided to open my cattery with the name “JENAKS”. My love for the CANADIAN SPHYNX breed began back in 2010, when I accidentally saw a photo of a naked cat on the Internet 😁.  From that moment on, I began to collect information about this breed literally bit by bit. And soon I got my first female cat, Apola, and then my first male cat named GEORGE from the “LV OTOMI” cattery, breeder Svetlana Shatskikh. I am very grateful to Svetlana that she was not afraid to entrust me with this amazing example of the Sphynx breed. GEORGE came to me as a kitten and together we visited many Cat Shows according to the TICA AND FIFE system and the judges rated him very highly. He is still for me an almost ideal example of the SPHYNX breed with an amazing personality,great health and a very funny character, which he passed on to all his kittens. He helped me survive the most difficult period in my life, for which I will love him all my life 😇.  The CANADIAN SPHYNX breed is unique to me, because they are very affectionate, people-oriented, more like dogs in behavior than ordinary cats)) , highly intelligent and easy to train and love learning. Having a Sphynx in the house is the same as having a puppy. Be prepared for the fact that your personal space no longer exists))) The Sphynx will follow you on your heels and try to climb into your arms and this will always be the case! Until their very old age. Sphynxes do not tolerate loneliness and easily get along with any animals. I do not have a large cattery – usually 2-4 female cats and 1-2 male cats. We regularly attend Cat shows in England and other European countries. Our kittens live in different countries of the world, and I work with breeders for whom the health of our breed is a priority. Every year, all our breeding cats undergo a heart scan with a certified cardiologist and are also tested for all kinds of diseases.  If you want to have a kitten from the cattery “JENAKS” please write me a message and I will definitely answer you. You can also follow our progress on my personal page on Facebook. Also look at our photos where I will try to add kittens from the very first litters.

Our kittens leave the cattery: not earlier than three months, fully vaccinated, microchipped, treated for worms (sphynxes do not need flea treatment, because they do not have fur), have 5 weeks of insurance, are fully registered to the new owner and with a written contract that is signed at my home on the day when the kitten is taken. The written contract gives a guarantee to the new owner for the health of the kitten from all genetic diseases including HCM for a period of at least two years.