My name is Gloria Rathbone and I have been breeding Siamese cats since 1975. I breed mainly seal, chocolate and tabby points, but sometimes blue and lilac points. I occasionally breed Havanas, Oriental Blacks, Lilacs and Blues.

The Bellis Siamese are 'Cheshire Cats' as we live in the South Cheshire countryside. They are free to roam out of doors, but don't go far from the house. If the weather is cold or wet they prefer to stay indoors, but in summer they enjoy sunbathing on the roof, in the garden, or on the roof of my car - see picture above.

My prefix 'Bellis' is the latin name for the daisy. When I started breeding, my cats were lilac points, and I likened their colouring to that of the daisy: white with pink tipped edges. Hence the prefix!

Use the buttons to view the breeding queens, kittens available, the older generation and cats I have bred or owned in the past.

LATEST NEWS:

7th December 2007
Two Havana male kittens are now ready for rehoming. See Kittens page.

 14th September 2007
Bellis Della gave birth to 3 Havana kittens today - 2 male, 1 female. Mother and babies doing well. See Kittens page.

September 2007
Bellis Damona is in kitten to Grand Champion Tenaj Star Ryder, due in October.

A new page has been added to the website - Animal Portraits. It displays some samples of the work of Chris Miller, an artist who paints portraits of dogs, cats, horses etc. commissioned by their owners. Take a look.

August 2007
Bellis Della is in kitten to Grand Champion Tenaj Mystyko, due in September.

14th July 2007
Bellis Pepper has gone to her new home in Rode Heath.

May 2007
I have one Siamese kitten available. She will be ready for rehoming from 4th June 2007. See Kittens page for details.

8th January 2007
It is with great sadness that I have to report that Bellis Amberleigh died on 19th December 2006 of pneumonia. She was 2 years old. Sadly the kittens she was carrying died with her, they were too young to survive. Her picture will remain at the top of this page as a reminder of a special cat and a wonderful mother. I would like to thank Leonard Brothers Veterinary Centre for their attentiveness to Amberleigh whilst she was in their care, in particular Tom Leonard who did all he could to aid her recovery.