I have a 6 month old burmese cat that is coming into season at regular intervals and want to breed it with my sisters siamese tom. Would it be better to take my cat to the tom or is it OK to bring the tom to my house. My sister has other cats aswell and I dont want to breed with a normal “moggy”. I have had the the tom at my house before but he seems a bit nervouse and wont play the game …
Breeding Cats. Bring The Stud Cat Home Or Take The Cat To Him ?
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#1 by troubles - December 12th, 2009 at 23:48
Smouty,
I have to agree with the poster who suggests you not interbreed with a Siamese for your burmese. Additionally your kitten if far too young to consider breeding her. She should be over a year to give her a chance to have a healthy litter and to remain healthy herself.
Making your kitten give birth at her age is similar to a child having a child. It is simply not right or safe.
If your burmese is registered and has papers, find a burmese male who is also registered, but I have to add that breeding cats is not simply throwing two cats together and all is going to be ok. Breeding cats well and safely takes a lot of skill and knowledge and is not a “game”. Too many things can go wrong and even if you found a “free” registered stud burmese, there is nothing “free” about breeding cats. If there is a problem the cost can be very dear.
Years ago, I bred my registered Burmese female to a very high quality Burmese grand champion. The stud fee back then was very high. I took her to the stud and left her in excellent professional hands. The breeding was successful but when she started labor I knew something was very wrong. Long story short.. she had one kitten born Caesarian Section,( large kitten) and mamma would not nurse her. I had to take her to a breeder who could tube feed the kitten until mom recovered enough to start nursing her. Thank goodness I had the folks around me who could help.
So think twice please.
Troublesniffer
Owned by cats for over 40 years
Former registered CFA breeder, Siamese, Orientals, Burmese and Russian Blues
#2 by Café Mocha Valencia - December 13th, 2009 at 05:03
Neither. Why on earth do you want to cross-breed cats? And which backyard breed sold you supposed Burmese and Siamese cats that weren’t altered? Breeders only sell altered cats unless the cat has been chosen to be part of the catteries breeding program.
Funny how you say you don’t want your cat to mate with a normal “moggy”. Well what do you think these kittens will be? They’re be MOGGIES – MUTT CATS! And however many kittens you have will be that many more kittens or cats put to death at shelters since yours will take homes that would have gone to the shelters. Are you really that selfish, irresponsible and cruel that you’d do that?
edit: Brutusmom – how very irresponsible of you to tell this person “one time won’t hurt”. If everyone had that attitude how many more million shelter cats would we end up putting to death every year? Shame on you. And “that’s how we get new breeds”? Give me a break. Creating a new breed takes YEARS and EXPERIENCE. But then again, this advice is coming from someone who was breeding “Siamese/Himalayans” which ISN’T EVEN A BREED! We’re not “purists” – we’re RESPONSIBLE PET owners and many of volunteer with shelters so unlike you we’re quite aware of the pet overpopulation problem.
#3 by jue7rc - December 13th, 2009 at 05:56
Please don’t think about doing this. At 6 months old your cat is far too young to have kittens. She might well die, along with her kittens or they could be seriously deformed. Some of the people on here who are telling you not to breed (myself included) spend huge amounts of their time looking after unwanted cats and kittens who arrive at animal sanctuaries because of indiscriminate breeding. Day after day our hearts are broken when these sad little homeless souls arrive. Please don’t dismiss this by saying that you will find good homes for the kittens as for every kitten rehomed there is an older cat still waiting for someone to love it. Unfortunately time and time again that “someone” never shows up and the cat is put to sleep after we have spent weeks and very often months giving it love and care.
If you feel any responsibility towards your own cat and your sister’s cat you will get them spayed and neutered immediately and help the true animal lovers amongst us by not adding to the ever-growing population of unwanted cats.
#4 by Ocimom - December 13th, 2009 at 12:17
First of all you should NOT be crossing breeds. If your cat is pedigree and show quality, then she should be taken to another Burmese championed male.
I would strongly suggest you neuter and spay your cats instead of making mixed breed kittens. If you got your Burm from a breeder the cat should have been spayed. Did you buy her as a pet or show cat?
Breeding a Burmese to a Siamese will only make mixed breed kittens – no better then the “moggys” you don’t want to breed her to.
#5 by LESLEY D - December 13th, 2009 at 12:49
6 months old your cat is still a kitten too young and too small to breed from.. if she should become pregnant at that age she runs the risk of early miscarriage and complications during birthing .. can you aford expensive vet bills when things go wrong and can you face the possibility of losing your cat just because you want kittens?
If you are going to breed please do it properly wait until she is a least 12 months old.Make sure that your cat is protected with up to date vaccinations. take her to the tom and introduce them slowly..first matings should be supervised as both male and female can be very aggressive towards one another.. Once could mean one solitary kitten that could grow quite large. Ideally several matings should be witnessed in order for the pairing to be successful..
#6 by Happy Holidays! - December 13th, 2009 at 18:13
Percy is right on.
Hundreds of cats day every single day. By breeding those cats you are KILLING kittens and creating more MOGGIES.
Have a heart, spay and neuter those two cats. You odnt know how to esponsibly breed and you shouldn’.
#7 by Beau R - December 13th, 2009 at 22:04
Take her to the stud. It is the normal procedure.
#8 by WP Robot - December 14th, 2009 at 02:44
What is wrong with all these people wanting to breed??? Do you actually realise how many kittens cats can have? Get her spayed for gods sake, there are too many unwanted cats in the world
#9 by brutusmo - December 14th, 2009 at 08:08
PLEASE WAIT………at least until your female is OVER ONE ( 1 ) YEAR old. Keep her confined during her heat periods until she’s MATURE enough (physically/emotionally) to bear, AND CARE FOR, a litter of kittens.
Right now, her body, even though having heat periods, is NOT mature enough. She should still be eating KITTEN food, and not be subjected to a “mating”. This is like a 12 yr old CHILD having a baby, because she’s started her period! She’s too immature in body and mind to be able to ADEQUATELY care for babies……..
So, even though you’re going to get a lot of “heat” from the “purists” on this site, cross-breeding is the way new breeds are made. I don’t think that’s what you plan to do……but ONE time probably won’t hurt.
JUST PLEASE give your little girl a chance to GROW UP, before putting such a strain on her system. Being pregnant, having kittens, then nursing them……depletes the mother ( your KITTEN ) from necessary nutrients, that SHE NEEDS right now……
THINK LONG AND HARD about this, then RECONSIDER your plan…..
Good luck………..
#10 by kashif d - December 14th, 2009 at 12:55
hey to be honist wid you asking on here all ur going to is people to spay and neauter ur cats.
the female is ment to go to the males house like that the male feels like home. like this the femail has no choice.
give ur female to ur sister for 3 days she will be preggy when she comes back lol….
lock the in a room so the moggies cant get to her
#11 by I<3 Appaloosas - December 14th, 2009 at 17:13
take her to him hell b more relaxed and do his duty!!