It's not so different from the person who plays golf three or four times a week. He probably spends as much money as we do over the course of a year. I really don't think we're any different from anybody else; we just have different interests.

You have to be dedicated because it takes a lot of time, travel, money. It turns your house into a different kind of living atmosphere. And to take care of them properly requires a lot of cleaning litter boxes. It's a different lifestyle all together.

It's hard to explain to you how we feel as cat breeders. The amount of money we've spent caring for our cats and with vet bills, we lose money every year, even with the cats that we sell. But it's a passion for people.