My 5 month old kitten (breeding queen) is in heat! Help!

It's called sarcasm, wica.

Your posts would make more sense if you knew what you were talking about

 

may i remind you that i am not the person who is incapable of dealing with a cat in heat?

 

Dollyfizz, do you sell under an spay/neuter contract of non-breeding?

Just curious as my sister is a registered breeder of dogs and all are sold under this contract and it is only waived if they are show quality and shown. Then she lifts the contract if the dog becomes a champion and she agrees to allow the owner to breed. Meaning if the dog does not have the qualities then it remains a non-breeding animal.

Good luck with your girl, it will pass.

Ear plugs?

 

I haven't even had a litter yet, the kitten in question is my first queen. I agree with the use of contracts since it ensures only quality animals are used for breeding. (Not to mention it helps ensure responsible ownership.) My kittens will only be sold as neutered pets though. If they're too spectacular for petting out then I'll keep them uneutered but they'll be staying with me. The lady who gave me my queen did initially consider putting me under a two year contract so I can't sell any of her kittens uneutered until that time has passed. However there is no contract because she got to know us and knows we don't have any desire not to neuter kittens anyway.

Oddly enough she only called for two days! I'm waiting to see how she does next time round to see whether or not she needs to visit the vet for some hormones. And actually I don't mind having her be so noisy, the poor thing just seems uncomfortable

 

You're the only one who's gotten shit wrong.... Try reading the last few pages.

Namely the part where you've been telling us they don't kill cats.

Though you did, in one post, make an exemption for "ferals", because they don't matter anyway.

I think I'm going to go pet my very friendly "feral", picked and rescued out of a colony.

 

never trust anyone who looks at an animal and sees dollar signs

 

On that point I can agree with you.




That does not necessarily also automatically include responsible breeders. Those who are responsible are concerned about breed lines and keeping the breed what it should be. They also care for their animals. By responsible breeders I am speaking of those that follow the rules of the CKC and the AKC.
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Those who make money on breeding tend to be back yard breeders (puppy farms) who have no clue what they are getting into and when they become a bother tend to neglect their animals.

In over 25 years of breeding, there have been 4 years where there was a profit. That profit was under 5000 for the years combined. The years that there have been a loss are easier to keep track of. The years that there was any profit it was left in the account to offset future expenditures such as vet bills. Imagine some breeders make sure their animals are all healthy and treated as pets as well. It does not take long to have money or your so called profit disappear on emergency situations when breeding. One C section for an animal will run 1000, of course there is the option of putting the dog down instead. Not going to happen with most breeders. Let alone the expenditures for simply housing and feeding your animals.

Not all breeders are heartless. Not all breeders view their animals as dollar signs. Many breeders do so because they love the breed and the dogs/cats.

The problem with abandoned pets are owners who grow tired of the responsibility of a pet. That problem exists with purebreds and those who are not. Rather than rag on breeders it might be prudent to lay the blame on those who adopt a pet and then choose to no longer look after it.

You know that kitten who is cute as can be until they are ripping your curtains or couch. That puppy who chews everything in sight and pees all over your rugs. The same ones that people seem to have no issue with driving out to the country where I live and dumping them off. Works out as they drive away.

We have a policy and a contract that states if they no longer wish to keep the dog they may return it and we will find a home for it. No questions asked. No dog is ever put down unless there is a health issue and it is for humane reasons, usually old age and their health is failing and unable to be treated. Even retired dogs are simply allowed to live their life out and spend the last of their years being a dog who gets looked after.

I detest that humane societies are full of animals that are just not wanted anymore. The responsibility for that is the owners.