I agree - I want to move forward and make progress with my breeding, and in order to do so I have to rehome certain ex-breeding cats periodically. It would be madness - and very irresponsible - to keep them all and let the numbers increase year by year. I already have 16 cats and I really never want to have more than 20 (have never yet had that many, it's always been my upper limit). I do not want any of mine, apart from studs, living permanently in outdoor accommodation. Strangely enough my cats ARE my pets and are definitely treated as such - most nights I have about 6 sleeping on or in my bed
I have 5 neuters at present, 1 boy and 4 girls - and soon will have another neuter girl as my LaPerm is going to be spayed (she has never got pregnant and in any case I doubt I'd be able to sell her kittens)
I don't have more than 4 litters per year and so far have managed to sell kittens even though it sometimes takes a little longer than I'd ideally like
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Originally Posted by LousKoonz
If it's not for the right reasons i do agree but when needed i will rehome x
for example the last girl i rehomed - could not breed from her, had her neutered and she became very peed off with my 2 boy neuters - now if i had not of rehomed her my only options would have been to keep her penned or away from them, i would have not had the time to spend with her to keep her happy and could not have trusted her around the boys - i loved her very much and it broke my heart but she is now homed with a fantastic lady who dotes on her like she is a princess - to me that's a better life for her x
some people don't have problems and are willing to keep all their retired queens, but not many MC breeders i know do it and i won't keep a cat if it's he or she is unhappy when there could be a much better place for them where theyre happier x
there are alot of people out there who actually sit on a waiting list for retired queens and studs to give them a home away from a breeding environment - it's not as if there's no interest in them x
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