It wasn't about pedigree or moggy. It was about justifying whether or not a cat should be bred from when there are so many in rescues.

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But would you say the same about a pedigree breeder?

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I beg to differ

If it had been a person with a registered, health tested pedigree there would of been people queing up to dish out helpfull advice.

As it turned out to be a moggy, it turned into another one of those no-one should breed from there moggy threads

Iam not taking sides by the way

Yes! Why should a piece of paper matter? The kittens could still end up without homes or in a shelter

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I can't speak for anyone else but I wouldn't have.

All I tried to do was offer helpful advice which was chucked back, I stayed polite until the end.

I have no doubt the OP is going to go ahead and breed, I just hope the kittens end up with loving forever homes.

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So i will assume you will dish out the same advice to those registered breeders.

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Yes.

Sorry, I never realised I had to answer to anyone about what I say and do

If there are homes lined up etc then go ahead. It's not ideal but there are those more in the know than me. I'm not a breeder and don't pretend to know everything about it but I know there are too many cats in rescues that also need loving homes.

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lets hope so

I am not sure why anyone would want to put their beloved pet cat and themselves willingly through the trauma of having kittens.

Breeders do it because they are used to it, they are prepared for dead kittens and even the possibility of dead mothers. They get used to the emotional roller-coaster that is breeding cats. Many people who breed have read up about breeding for years before they start and often have a mentor to help with the pregnancy and birth and they therefore have someone to ask if things go badly and someone who knows about it to commiserate when things go really wrong.
Vets obviously are good at emergency stuff but long term breeders are often better at the day to day management of cats and their kittens and know what to look for and what to do, so a good mentor is invaluable.

I know that many cats manage all by themselves, but I feel anyone who is thinking of breeding even if it is only one litter, should take it upon themselves to really read up on it and be very certain that they know exactly what they are doing as regards the pregnancy and birth before even contemplating breeding their cat. Their cat's life or the lives of the newborn kittens may depend on their knowledge, as often by the time the vet is involved it can be too late.

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i think another big difference is when a breeder sells kittens they also have contracts drawn up generally, and the new owners also know that they have the full support of the breeder however with moggies it tends to be a very different matter (i know not everyone who sells/rehomes moggy kittens are the same but its generally this way)