Looking for a kitten?
Please check Ocicat ry's website and Boliviliki-catteries kitten corner.

Could you consider adopting a kitten out of hybrid/outcrossed lines?
We have used abyssinians to help enlarge ocicat's [in our view] narrow genebase. Though it is still not customary in Scandinavian ocicat breeding, abyssinians have always been an essential part of ocicats right from the start and ie in the US breeders have always used aby within ocicat breeding. The letter F1-F4 mark the distance from recent aby additions. An F1 is out of a "regular" ocicat and an abyssinian; a hybrid which in CFA is registered as an ocicat but in FIFe as a XSH (non-accepted short hair). F2's have an aby grandparent, F3's have one abyssinian greatgrandparent etc. Ocicats usually have hybrids only on one side of their family, though there are exceptions like Keke who's sired by an F2 dad to a F1 mom. There are ocicats with hybrid lineage not commonly mentioned, so NOT having an F mentioned somewhere doesn't necessarily mean there isn't any close abyblood. While individual cats are likely to benefit outcrossings positive impact on health, it means a small step back when it comes to ocicat-like looks and also typical ocicat temper. That is temporary however and a good breeder is able to "fix" both the looks and the temper in 2-3 generations. One needs to remember that outcrossing is no miracle blood. Only healthy ocicats should be used, with only healthy abyssinians. Ocicats with background full on problems are still likely to pass their problems on, with a couple of generations quiet time.