About Us

Thank you for exploring our website! We would love to help you find your next family member!    

Evans Ranch Pride Cattery is an in-home cattery owned by Christine Evans (Kris) and is located in on the Western Slope of Colorado just outside of the beautiful community of Montrose.    

Our cattery is a family adventure, and our family ensures each cat/kitten receives all the love and attention it needs, because in our home, IT'S ALL ABOUT THE CATS!

My daughter, Laura, and her adult and nearly adult children help tremendously in this wonderful adventure we are on together. There are cats and kittens literally in every part of our home. Laura has the mamas and babies upstairs; Kris has the boys and a few of the ladies downstairs. Jonathan and Angelina handle the quarantine space for new arrivals in their quarters across the drive. Laura maintains the Facebook page and Instagram.  Nevaeh creates the videos for and maintains TicTok. Jon comes over each day just to cuddle cats. Kris takes care of the downstairs cats, maintains the Website, and takes care of the business end of the cattery. Nevaeh helps Laura upstairs with the little tikes and cleaning. Laura also does most of the shopping.  The biggest part of our day is cleaning. Our floors and countertops are sanitized and letterboxes are scooped or changed every day. Laura, Nevaeh or I make 62 quarts of balanced meals for the cats every day. That's our team and what we do. To do it right, it takes all our hands. We love it! We're never short on snuggles around here!   

We selected our breeding Bengal and Ragdoll cats from within the United States and around the world for their genetics, diversity, beauty, and temperament to help ensure their offspring would be just as, if not more than, what their parents are-- perfectly wonderful! We are now starting to hold some of the offspring for future breeders. That's exciting!

We don't skimp on our cats.  Our cats and kittens are tended by licensed veterinarians that specialize in reproductive health. They are well socialized to people and other pets. They are a part of our family and are not caged, but free to be an active part of our home. Our boys need to be separated by rooms, because they are full males. We do rotate them throughout the day to make sure they get the attention they crave. We also make sure their rooms are special to them with toys and equipment for exercise, learning, and enjoyment.  We've recently been asked if we don't want just one room dedicated to ourselves without any cats. How could we do that? It's all about the cats!

We study all the time to be on top of what is best for our cattery. A recent study done by European Veterinarians shows that kittens should be held to 16 weeks before placement. Where A kitten may be fully weaned at 12 weeks, there are still things the mama needs to teach her babies, which helps to avoid behavioral issues in older cats. We are adopting that practice. Kittens will be going to their new homes at 16 weeks. They will be a little older starting their immunizations that way as well. Studies also show early spay/neuter can cause long bone growth which can affect the joints. We do not support early spay/neuter. The closer to six months the better, however, when siblings are growing up together, they sexually mature more quickly. Holding kittens until 16 weeks means we will be able to neuter males before they go home. No early pregnancies allowed! 

Another part of researching has led us to making our own cat food. Almost every cat food out there, including the expensive wholistic foods, have pea protein. Concentrated pea proteins, when fed on a daily basis, has the potential to "tear up the digestive tract" leading to a decreased ability to absorb nutrients and creating inflammatory disease. The inflammatory process can lead to a multitude of inflammatory diseases including  thyroid, diabetes, arthritis, and cardiovascular disease. FYI- Wheat, beans, soy and corn can cause the same issues!

We don't feed raw due to the bacteria and parasites that can be in the raw foods-- both for the cats' safety and for those of us who are handling the food.  We do feed top quality organic meats (game hens, turkey, some chicken, elk liver, ground bone-in rabbit), and fatty fish (mackerel, tuna, smelt, salmon, sardines).  In addition to the meat they are getting the appropriate balance of the right grains (oats and quinoa), the right kinds of vegetables and fruits (spinach, broccoli, carrots, pumpkin, sugar free applesauce, banana, blueberries, cranberries), bone broth, olive oil, and organic Kiefer or goat's milk for probiotics.  They eat well!

There are times we run short on time, so we do have a supply of wholistic foods that best represent what we are trying to feed on hand for just such days. Our cats’ fur is more silky, sleeker, and brighter, and their eyes are brighter, too. They "snarf" up the homemade food. We are making both wet and the dry kibble. No, we don't expect you to do the same once your little feline goes home, but this gives a tremendous good start in life. We will share our recipe with you when you take your baby home. We will also be sending samples of other nutritious, wholistic foods.    

All kittens come with their initial age appropriate wellness checks, all weight appropriate vaccinations, deworming, and are microchipped. Older boys are neutered. All kittens come with a written 3-year genetic health guarantee, and a lifetime of support. We DNA test all our breeding cats to ensure the healthiest kittens. Even though DNA tested negative for HCM, we screen our breeding cats when they reach 2-3 years of age, as HCM will not show prior to that time, with an ultrasound that is reviewed by a cardiologist and bloodwork. All test results to date have come back negative. We are a FIV and FELV free (negative) facility.    

Our cattery is licensed and inspected by PACFA through the Colorado Department of Agriculture and is a TICA registered cattery, upholding the TICA Code of Ethics. We do hold the "TICA Outstanding Cattery" title, which constitutes another yearly inspection. but from a licensed veterinarian. 

Please contact us if you would like more information on our available kittens. Kittens may be spoken for before they are posted to this site, so contact us early. Please leave a message and we will get back to you as soon as we can. 

 *"This cattery has NOT been inspected by and is not endorsed by The International Cat Association, Inc."