Hey Guys! It's been absolutely forever since I've written and I apologize but let's get right down to business.
Darrell and I were offered a free siamese kitten. They will be ready soon after Christmas. So we though great! we always wanted a siamese. They're acutally more Himalayan than Siamese but whatever, gorgeous cats anyway - but... the owner has a female and she kept the male runt from her THIRD litter. Then those two mated, she thinks, and now there are four kittens. The father was born without a left ear, which makes me speculate whether the father is her grandson rather than just her son which would make the kittens either her grandchildren or her great grandchildren. EW! So now I'm really really hesitant on whether to adopt one of these precious little guys based on my speculations. What if they have serious health problems? Apparently the probable father is SO stupid (she says) he used to pee in his food and eat his litter.
It makes me so upset and frustrated. Why doesn't she get them fixed? Why can't people own up to what problems they cause.
Anyways that's not the question... what do you guys think of the possible inbreeding? Should I risk it? I have four other cats. Oh, and they have fleas my husband said on the way home.
Darrell and I were offered a free siamese kitten. They will be ready soon after Christmas. So we though great! we always wanted a siamese. They're acutally more Himalayan than Siamese but whatever, gorgeous cats anyway - but... the owner has a female and she kept the male runt from her THIRD litter. Then those two mated, she thinks, and now there are four kittens. The father was born without a left ear, which makes me speculate whether the father is her grandson rather than just her son which would make the kittens either her grandchildren or her great grandchildren. EW! So now I'm really really hesitant on whether to adopt one of these precious little guys based on my speculations. What if they have serious health problems? Apparently the probable father is SO stupid (she says) he used to pee in his food and eat his litter.
It makes me so upset and frustrated. Why doesn't she get them fixed? Why can't people own up to what problems they cause.
Anyways that's not the question... what do you guys think of the possible inbreeding? Should I risk it? I have four other cats. Oh, and they have fleas my husband said on the way home.