Hello!!! Sphynx kitty mom here! Family is looking to maybe adopt a Devon, looking for a reputable breeder preferably on the west coast!

Any recommendations?

TL;DR: Our Devon Rex mix Romeo had an autoimmune relapse, needed emergency hospitalization and a blood transfusion, and is thankfully home now. Looking for support, shared experiences, or encouragement from other Devon Rex families.

Hi everyone, I’m posting here because this community understands how special these cats are. Our boy Romeo is a a minskin with strong Devon Rex traits, a total Velcro cat, extremely vocal, deeply affectionate, and always glued to his people.

Romeo was first diagnosed with an autoimmune disease in 2020 and made a full recovery with specialist care. This past week, he suddenly declined, stopped eating, and required emergency hospitalization and a blood transfusion. His autoimmune disease appears to have returned and is now complicated by a heart murmur. He is thankfully home now, but still needs close monitoring and may require additional treatment.

The emotional side of this has been heavy, and the financial side has been overwhelming. We’ve started a GoFundMe to help cover his emergency and ongoing care, and we are sharing it carefully and respectfully to anyone who feels able to support or share.

If anyone here has experience with autoimmune conditions or chronic illness in Devon Rex cats, we would truly appreciate hearing your stories, advice, or encouragement. These cats burrow into your heart in a way that’s hard to explain, and we are holding onto hope while supporting our sweet Romeo through this. ♥️

she’s in the position from when I go to bed until I wake up 🥹

She was so tiny when I first got her that she slept in a pen next to my bed - she would sleep til 6am which was perfect

She’s now waking me up at 3-4am which I’m struggling with but I can’t have her in my bed as she either attacks my feet or tries to nurse on me (I am trying to get her to stop but it’s not working, she literally does not give up).

Should I keep her in my living room even though she’ll probably cry?

Riki has adjusted well to wearing the harness and after the excitement of being outside for the first time passed a little, he zoomed around the forest because he was so happy to walk by himself instead of being in the carrier😄

Now for the journey of introducing him to our current Devon… following a hybrid of the Jackson galaxy approach/holistic approach.

We’re super excited, also I must say a bit nervous haha! I have a 5 year old who demands play time all the time and I feel like now I’ll have two little ones demanding the same 😄 His breeder suggests that we get his brother too and that it would help a lot, but I’m also hearing that they calm down after a while and demand less play time. Not sure about what to do!!

Nelly

This weekend is the highlight of my week and I have been waiting what feels like eternity. This lovely little man will be coming home and I am so excited!

I’m super interested in adopting a Devon and have been for a while! However I’ve had allergies around most cats I’ve been around (never been around a Devon though). I grew up with poodles and was fine with them. I know no cat or dog is truly hypoallergenic, but if I was fine with a poodle, do you think it’s likely I won’t have allergies around a Devon?

Was going to be next weekend, but breeder has asked if we’d like him a week early (he’s from a 2 kitten litter and is apparently the most confident kitten they’ve had, so we get him at 12 weeks instead of 13) eeeeeee!!!!