DWARF CATS! anyone know where i can get them?

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hi i am doing this for my gf. I know drawf cats are rare but if anyone knows where I can find one your input would be greatly appriciated.
p.s. drawf cats are cats with genetic flaws that make them as tiny as a pop can.
pls PM me with any information. thank you
 
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I have never heard of dwarf cats either. I know there are people breeding what they call teacup Persians and that practice is sketchy. The way I understand it they are breeding the runts to get the really small cats. I think responsible breeders normally adopt out the runts as pets.
 
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If you're talking about true dwarfism I'd discourage you from getting one since they often have various kinds of health issues.
 
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I do know, that you can cross a sphynx with a munchkin and get Bambinos (hairless dwarfs). But it takes several breedings and I don't know of the safety or health related factors enough to recommend anyone paying for one. It seems like it wouldn't be healthy. It would seems these cats would also have some of the problems associated with dwafism just as in humans joints legs and arm growth problems...
 
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Why would your girlfriend want one? What do you think about them?
 
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munchkins are adorable, i love em, but they have A LOT of health problems, so maybe you should pay your attention to small to medium cat breeds (bombay, singapura, burmese, cornish rex,turkish angora).
and please remember that cat is not a toy, and even small one needs care, attention for YEARS (some live up to 25 years). some of the breeds are very energetic and can't stay home alone for a long period of time. is your girlfriend ready for that? don't take is personally, its just sometimes people dont understand that taking a pet is a huge responsibility
 
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Yeah, there are generally smaller breeds... like 8 pounds at maturity, right? Anyway, small-ness can just be random, like my Baby who is about 8 pounds and two years old.

Don't see why you'd want to make a cat smaller, though. You couldn't carry it around like you can a teacup dog. Cats are too independent for that, and to wiggly in kittenhood to be trained to it... You'd have to breed for a seriously laid-back temperament too.
 
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Check the shelters.

I got my kitty, Bestia, off the street when she was a kitten. She had a brother with really short legs, like a munchkin, another brother with a corkscrew tail, and Bestia herself only weighs 4 lbs(5 when she's chubby).

Because alot of cats on the streets are malnurished, the kittens they bare sometimes turn out a bit wacky(but cute) looking. It's also from inbreeding, I'm sure.

Anyways, so, check the local shelters and see if they have any poor street kitties that are teeny. You'll probably get lucky.
 
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I really hate how these breeders (dog and cat breeders alike) are mixing two different breeds and referring to them as "Hybrids".... there's nothing hybrid about them... same species, but now all they've done is break down generations of careful breeding...


You want a Labradoodle? Look in the pound...

Just my opinion...
 
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Originally Posted by Jillie

I really hate how these breeders (dog and cat breeders alike) are mixing two different breeds and referring to them as "Hybrids".... there's nothing hybrid about them... same species, but now all they've done is break down generations of careful breeding...


You want a Labradoodle? Look in the pound...

Just my opinion...
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I share this opinion.
 
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