Cattery:  Wyrdwul is a small cattery located in Sacramento CA that is dedicated to the Helki Cat Breed. The name is derived from the old Norse word Wyrd which means fate and is the base for the word weird. Wul is a play on sound; I say it like weird wool/Wyrdwul. The cats have a woolly type of fur and I consider it fate that they came into my life and they are certainly weird cats. So have fun and take a look around the site.

Breed: While the Helki has been present and evolving in the local Florin Sacramento Area for 30 plus years, it is a newly noticed breed, which I have begun to refine for future recognition. The Helki is a semi-rexed cat. They display both straight and wavy guard hairs and a crimped undercoat. Most Helki do not show their rexing off, it is purely for the sensitive pleasure of touch. Hence the name of the Breed, Helki derived from the Miwok word for ‘touch’. The Eastern Miwok are the Native American people who thrived in the Sacramento region.

Breeder: A little about me, I have had a love for animals my entire life. I started breeding rabbits under my Mentor Barbie Brown in Lathrop California. I bred them, she showed them. I also took time to work on the rabbit farm and learn many things about animal husbandry. I have bred exotic rats, feeder mice and rats as well. After several years without breeding any animals whatsoever, and with no intention on breeding anything… I moved to Sacramento. I had several neutered cats and a whole female (Shadow). After I lost a cat to a dog, I got a new female kitten (Mia), around the same time my son brought home a male feral kitten (Chuck) from our street. That was that, Chuck mated with Mia and Shadow about the same time producing 5 total kittens. That was the beginning of this adventure. Now I work with Cat Fanciers worldwide to help work on and establish this breed. The Wyrdwul Cattery name is registered with the CFA (Cat Fanciers Association)

For more History on the Helki go Here