Hello all
I've grown up with cats as a central part of my life, and have cared for many litters of kittens as my parents ran an animal sanctuary, where they'd often take in abandoned or unhealthy cats (amongst other animals), some of which were pregnant at the time.
Since moving away from home and buying a place of my own, I've recently had the joy of bringing home two new additions to the family: a wonderful fat blue burmese boy, and a gorgeous, clever little seal point applehead siamese girl.
It was the first time I've ever bought purebred cats - all my others have been rescue cats. As such, I didn't really consider the importance of deciding whether or not to buy a cat for breeding purposes. Now I'm kicking myself for it!
My Siamese isn't registered for breeding, but I'd love to breed her. I work from home, so I'm in an ideal situation for looking after litters of kittens. My problems are as follows:
1. I've heard that you pay more for the same cat, if you buy it for breeding as opposed to just a pet. Is this because of registration fees, etc? I'd be more than willing to pay extra money to either my breeder or to a registration place to make her registered for breeding...
2. I am in love with the Siamese personality, and as such I'd rather have purebred Siamese kittens. I'm assuming that nobody will let my Queen breed with their purebred stud unless I show papers that prove she's registered for breeding - which I may not be able to. This is fair enough, I suppose. I guess it all depends on whether I can register her for breeding as opposed to her being inactive...
...any suggestions, anyone?
I've grown up with cats as a central part of my life, and have cared for many litters of kittens as my parents ran an animal sanctuary, where they'd often take in abandoned or unhealthy cats (amongst other animals), some of which were pregnant at the time.
Since moving away from home and buying a place of my own, I've recently had the joy of bringing home two new additions to the family: a wonderful fat blue burmese boy, and a gorgeous, clever little seal point applehead siamese girl.
It was the first time I've ever bought purebred cats - all my others have been rescue cats. As such, I didn't really consider the importance of deciding whether or not to buy a cat for breeding purposes. Now I'm kicking myself for it!
My Siamese isn't registered for breeding, but I'd love to breed her. I work from home, so I'm in an ideal situation for looking after litters of kittens. My problems are as follows:
1. I've heard that you pay more for the same cat, if you buy it for breeding as opposed to just a pet. Is this because of registration fees, etc? I'd be more than willing to pay extra money to either my breeder or to a registration place to make her registered for breeding...
2. I am in love with the Siamese personality, and as such I'd rather have purebred Siamese kittens. I'm assuming that nobody will let my Queen breed with their purebred stud unless I show papers that prove she's registered for breeding - which I may not be able to. This is fair enough, I suppose. I guess it all depends on whether I can register her for breeding as opposed to her being inactive...
...any suggestions, anyone?