Burmese and Asians, but mainly Asians and they are the ones difficult to sell.

Liz

the life expectancy of an entire tom allowed to roam is about 3 to 4 years at best. Death due to road accidents, fighting and getting infected wounds, plus contracting feline Aids and Luekemia account for the vast majority very early.

Responsible breeders keep their entire cats confined, to keep them safe from harm and disease and to make sure parantage can be assured. I can't see the average moggie breeder investing in outside stud accomodation to prevent disease transmision, both between parents and from mother to kittens.

If a Moggie mating met all the criteria Liz suggested then I dont have a problem with it but when searching after being turned down by rescues because I have a young child I couldn't find anyone like this.

Pedigrees aren't just a status symbol, with a pedigree you have some idea of the characteristics and temprement of the breed which in my situation was a definiate positive because it helped me choose a breed that would be ok with children. And if you get a kitten from a typical moggie 'breeder' who gets rid at 6 weeks, no vaccs, no flea/worming treatments etc then you end up paying nearly what you would have for a ped anyway (the prices my vet charges anyway).

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I've never heard of Asian cats, sorry!
Burmese are gorgeous

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Yeah, I think a lot of well known breeds owe their popularity to cat food packaging/films etc and some breeds like Bengals people are buying for looks rather than temprement I think and other breeds get overlooked.

I have a Somali and I have only known one other person (breeders excluded) who knew what he is. My friend breeds Ragdolls and Somalis and she always has a waiting list for the Ragdolls and no where near as many people interested in the Somalis

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I love Somalis, If I were starting again, Somalis woul;d certainly be on my short list.

That's the whole irony of it - Asians are almost Burmese, most are well over 90% Burmese and look the same apart from the colours and patterns.

Liz

two things that i personally think is why cats should be neutered is:
1. if domestic cats were not neutered without surpervised breeding you are encouraging disease ie felv fiv etc
2. there is never going to be an occasion when all domestic cats are neutered due to ignorance, you can be sure of that

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Aha! Okay, lots of things make more sense now. Thanks!

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Snap. If we do decide to branch out into another breed, it would definitely be the Somali. It's sad that they aren't more popular given how stunning they are.