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Our ragdoll blend cat has gone in to heat and it reminded us we are interested in breeding her one time before having her spayed. She is a ragdoll/siamese/birman blend. We would like to mate her with a ragdoll male. We are not looking to sell the kittens but just want our children to go through the experience of birthing and raising kittens. Since she is not pedigreed and we are just doing this for fun, we hope to find a male she could have a "date" with without having to pay stud fees. Does anyone know anyone who might be willing to have their boy meet our girl?!
Yes, but many have asked us for a kitten if we ever bred ours, and our experience with the shelters is it is nearly impossible for families to adopt-they want the cats to be closed in and quiet. It appalls me, to be honest, that I could adopt a child but not a cat. So thanks for your advice, but there is a kink in the system and many cats are being euthanized unnecessarily because shelters won't let active families adopt.
Please do not do this. It is easy to adopt from shelters - go to WCAS and pay the fee, take home a cat. Voila - new cat. There are way too many unwanted animals, and this is an incredibly irresponsible act at this point. To imply that shelters want to make sure that owners are responsible, so you'll breed because you don't care - wow......
This link is about another breed of cat but it definitely applies to all breeds.
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE do not breed your pet-quality cat. First of all, no owner of a quality male ragdoll stud will let it breed with your cat. Breeders are of two camps: the responsible breeders who breed to show and improve/ retain breed standards and the just do it for the cash people. Therefore, one group would tell you to get lost and the other would charge you.
You have not had your cat tested for genetic disorders. Ragdolls are predisposed to Cardiomyopathy and Polycystic kidney disease. Without testing both your cat and the stud, you don't know you won't be breeding cats that won't fall over dead of heart problems before age 2.
Also, you don't know how to care for a pregnant cat. How great of an education experience would it be for your kids if your cat died during birthing?
Please, look into this further. Those who are familiar with animal breeding and animal rescues are out there begging to give you more information before you do something rash.
Please do reconsider. As cry884 says, I am sure you do not want to risk genetic disorders in your kittens. We have two healthy altered ragdoll males and love them dearly, but we also know the heartbreak of losing one to cancer last year after treating him for 6 years for HCM. No reputable breeder will offer a stud to breed "for fun" and if they are not reputable, just think what you are risking.
Wow, can't believe the responses. Too many assumptions being made, including that I don't know how to deal with a pregnant cat-have adopted two in my lifetime and successfully helped them through pregnancy and birth. Have guided friends through the same with their pregnant females. You missed another part of my message that shelters are not so quick to adopt which is part of why many cats are euthanized. I know many families who could adopt human babies but were turned down by shelters to adopt a cat. Shelters have gotten Nazi like in their selectivity of who is acceptable and families with children are at a disadvantage.
I hope we didn't offend you and I sincerely apologize if we made assumptions. But your post said you have a blend cat that you want to breed once and give the kittens away. I don't agree that shelters would rather euthanize a cat than give adopt it out. They do have restrictions, one of which is that you must spay or neuter the animal. If you say you plan to breed it to make more kittens, they will certainly turn you down.
As I said, please look into this further. I run a group with a thousand pet owners and I simply cannot tell you how many times a week I hear someone say they regret breeding their pet or regret getting their pet from a breeder that doesn't test for genetic problems. Some of these health issues come up when the pet is 2 - 5 years old. I've seen the heartbreak that causes, not to mention the financial issues.
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