Birthing Kittens As Seen Through the Eyes of a Cat BreederMillie, our black and white pregnant, female Persian cat, was expected to have her kittens on or about August 19, 2014. On August 18th, she started showing some signs of “nesting” behavior – digging in her birthing box, sitting down on her back haunches, and then unsuccessfully trying to lick … Read More
Care of Your Pregnant Cat
Care of Your Pregnant CatDue DateTo calculate the due date of your cat, count 65 days from the FIRST date the two cats were bred. It is not unusual for a cat to go as long as 70 days from the FIRST date of breeding. Many breeders will breed their queen for 1-4 days. I usually do not go past … Read More
Cat Emergency First Aid Kit
Emergency First Aid KitYou never know when an accident will happen or an emergency involving your cat. Keeping an emergency kit at your home is a good idea. You can put a first aid kit together yourself and buy the items separately or buy one ready-made. If you make one yourself, use a small plastic tub with a tight fitting … Read More
Cats and Breeding Behaviors
Cats and Breeding BehaviorsNormally, a cat that is housed exclusively indoors and under the influence of seasonal light (the sun) will not have estrus cycles during the Winter months, especially November and December when daylight hours are shorter. With the onset of an increase of sunlight during the day, female cats will start their estrus cycles again. This is why … Read More
Cats and Cages
Cats and CagesMany cat breeder websites boast about being a “cageless” or “cage-free” cattery – inferring that they allow ALL their cats to run free in their entire home. Those breeders say their kittens are “raised underfoot” in their home. An impressive statement, but is it accurate? The terms “cageless” or “cage free” are misleading, and I believe that breeder … Read More
So, You Want A Litter?
So, You Want a Litter?WHY???? “To make a lot of money.” Do you realize the expense involved in such items as advertising, veterinarian bills, stud fee (if you do not own an intact male and IF, you can find another breeder that will allow you to use their stud cat), food, etc., to name a few? “Because it would … Read More
Tough Decisions a Cat Breeder Makes
Tough Decisions a Cat Breeder MakesAs a Persian cat breeder, I routinely have to make decisions about my cats. Whether it is to breed a cat or not, finding the right cat and pedigree to add something I feel may be lacking in my breeding program, and a hundred other decisions that I make on a day-to-day basis. Recently, this … Read More
When My World Seemed to Collapse
When My World Seemed to CollapseI have always enjoyed encouraging and helping new people to the cat fancy. I enjoyed it when I was still raising and showing German Shepherd Dogs. However, there can be a downside to helping new people. Several years ago, I placed an intact breeding pair of kittens with a woman living in the western part … Read More