Yes!! You'll have so much fun!Originally Posted by mews2much
This is my first purebred and I am thinking of showing her.
Yes!! You'll have so much fun!Originally Posted by mews2much
This is my first purebred and I am thinking of showing her.
Originally Posted by FerrisCat
As for shelter kitties being "cheaper". . . well, I could say a lot, but think of it in these terms. While it might seem like you are getting a "better deal" the $$$$ you might pay in vet fees to get the cat healthy and the lifelong costs of behavioral problems from poor socialization can quickly add up to more than the initial cost of a pedigreed cat.
my 'cheapest' cat to date is Chip - adopted as an adult, was being fostered by a volunteer - he's only had 1 medical problem in the almost 3 years i've had him.Originally Posted by Denice
I also have a problem with the 'cheaper' argument. That isn't something you can predict. One of my cats was initially a freebie, an orphan that a lady I used to work with had rescued. She already had several dogs and cats and was looking for a home for him. By the time he was 2 years old I had $2,000 in vet bills over and above the routine vet care that I knew I would have.
In my case I was denied from adopting a cat from a shelter because I do not annually vaccinate!! I did call the shelter and told them they need to get updated on vaccinations and that I refuse to over vaccinate my cats especially after losing one this year to fibrosarcoma. My most recent addition to my household came from a free ad. I now have 2 domestics and 2 pedigreeds. I am furious thinking about all the cats killed at shelters because their rules are so strict very few people can adopt from them! Even my vet was upset over me getting denied.Originally Posted by mews2much
I am big on saving animals from shelters. Cheaper that way too. I cannot fathom buying from a breeder when I know there are animals all over the world starving and being put to sleep who could use a good home.
Because there is always somone pointing an ignorant, uneducated finger at breeders and those who want breed cats.Originally Posted by GoldenKitty45
I don't know why we need to keep defending ourselves about the desire to get and/or breed purebreds....but we do.