Perfectly acceptable to rehome a ex breeding cat,after all its done with their best interests in mind

I always try to do that if possible. Did it fairly recently in fact, and it has worked fantastically. Owner was a bit worried as she already had an older moggie boy but he has really taken to his 2 new girlfriends

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I must admit, not being a breeder, I've always been under the impression that it's quite selfish to get all these beautiful kittens from a beloved pet, only to send them on their way once they've done. However, what you have just said has really opened my eyes; I hadn't thought about how their ranks amongst the other entire cats in the household would change once they were neutered. Poor kitties. Thanks for explaining that, as I now understand that much better. It still must be pretty lonely at first for a retired breeding queen to move away from a multi-cat household to being someone's regular pet, though...how well do they usually cope with that?

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Cos i've had to neuter females and rehome already (more through problems and not being able to breed them than age) i know whats it's like trying to get a neuter back in with the group and it is hard work, they can get bullied xx

So i know the benefits of it, even though i miss them terribly i get regular updates on how they're doing and i know they're better off being pampered kitty's instead of being stuck with hormonal females lol xx

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As someone who actively looked for a pedigree cat to re-home I am sure that there are suitable and loving homes out there.

My reason was that I did not want a kitten as there would be nobody home to care for it during the day. I wanted an older cat who was more settled. In the end I got 2 from the same breeder but that was just luck!

I think it is very helpful for breeders who have cats for re-homing on their website to say a bit about the character of the cat and possibly why the cat needs to be re-homed. It is also EXTREMELY helpful to be told what sort of home would suit the cat best: for instance, only cat, or loves children, or OK with dogs.

I could not take a cat who had to go to a home without other cats and being told that immediately means I discount that possible cat.

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my neutures mother the kittens to be honest I think the entires relish the babysitting service the only problem I get is when someone starts calling lol

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I can see it from both sides. I have a girl brought in as a queen that appears to have a severe food intolerance - this means that she needs to go to an only cat household because even having 1 or 2 of the wrong cat biscuits give her the worst diarrhoea I have ever seen in a cat so although she was brought in for breeding and we all love her to bits, it isn't possible for her to stay with us because we have different food down all the time for the other cats.

When I first went into breeding, I had 7 neuters and a breeder told me that I should get rid of some because they were taking up room that a breeding cat could have. Needless to say, I didn't get a cat from that breeder.

I can understand that some ex breeding cats will never fit into the household again and it is therefore in their best interest to rehome them. However, if a cat has given you some beautiful kittens and it is possible once they are neutered to bring them into the home as a pet then that is the best thing you can do.

Purely my opinion!

Lou
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when my candi was neutered she appeared to be being treated badly by my male neuters, now all is well again

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