Hey yeah i think thats whats going to have to happen, such a shame but if i can find a home for hims omewhere else that may be better.
As for the breeding - i 100% agree

How is phil today?

For those who dont know - phil is the little cat!

I am struggling to understand this point.
Are you saying that no-one in the whole of the UK should breed cats or dogs?

We all know there are good and bad breeders in every subject they breed but you cannot tar them all with the same brush. I know many breeders and am one myself and it upsets me to think that because of 1 bad breeder you would say we should all stop and never breed another cat/dog again.

What would happen to the population then?

I for 1 only intend to have 1 maybe 2 litters per year but will review this dependant on demand and if I couldn't find homes for my babies then I would have any hesitation in keeping them - regardless of cost.

Maybe you would like to clarify your point please.

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"Love a lot, trust just a few and always paddle your own canoe"
"Who is the greater fool - the fool themself or those that follow them"

A total ban on breeding is not likely to happen, but I'd be very happy to see some sort of regulation, maybe licensing of breeders, and a limit on the numbers of animals kept by an individual.

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This thread has gone a bit off my original topic! If you want to debate breeding then open a breeding thread maybe? Thankyou.

Yes Naomi I agree with possible licensing - i have said this on numerous occasions. There are too many bad breeders out there just in it for the money!

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Regarding cat flu, I find myself wondering a few things:

1. Since the vaccine doesn't actually seem to work, why do we all bother with it anyway?
2. Since calicivirus (disclaimer, this is in my experience) is so very minor anyway, why are we all so bothered about that?
3. Are we really to believe that every cat that ever sneezes or develops runny eyes has cat flu, and if so, is there any breeder anywhere who is absolutely sure that they don't have a cat flu carrier in the house?
4.. Since herpes is supposed to make cats very ill, how can we all start assuming that any cat who starts sneezing and doesn't have tongue ulcers is likely to be suffering from the herpes virus?
5. Since they all seem to grow out of it, is what we are dealing with really more like children with colds at school ie. something we need to expect and live with?

Or is it simply that I've never actually had cat flu even though I have had housefuls of sneezy, snotty kittens?

I don't actually know the answers to any of these and have no particular axe to grind.

I have had kittens (adopted from a household where all of them seemed to be down with cat flu) where the eyes have become ulcerated, one actually went blind or at least nearly blind, he seemed to be able to see something but there was this brown film over his eyes all the time. One actually had to have an eye removed when the eye simply exploded, don't know how else to describe it, it was pretty gruesome! Now admittedly that was 10 or 11 years ago and I haven't got either of those cats now, but I certainly don't recall any sort of outbreak of cat flu in my house resulting from it.

Liz

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"Love a lot, trust just a few and always paddle your own canoe"
"Who is the greater fool - the fool themself or those that follow them"

That happens alot on emotive topics lol. Have you decided what to do about the cat. Personally I would be just putting the welfare of your other cats first. Im sure the little guy will be found a caring home but I think you would be letting yourself in for so much heartbreak. I do hope it works out for you, Im sure you are really disappointed with whats happened, Im sure you will get the right cat eventually. Something tells me this wasn't meant to be.

Izzie

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