breeding

Me again. I have a question that I was wandering if y'all could help me
with. My husband wants to let our youngest, Koda, have kittens since
our oldest, Helen, was already fixed when we adopted her. Since our
girls are inside only cats, how would we go about letting her have a
litter, especially since she is not of any specific breed (that we know
of).

Lorraine...

Perhaps something like this would be a better option.

I'm with Sherry. Please don't breed her. There are just too many
homeless cats already.

There are many more options here...

By the way, I never entroduced myself (and the family) to y'all. We
live in Colorado Springs, we're in our mid 20's and our only children
right now are our 2 little girls Helen ( 1.5 years), and our youngest
Koda. We adopted Helen from a shelter up the mountain here, and Koda
was a gift from a lady I worked with after my Ginger Baby (who used to
be our only child) left us. Can't wait to see everyone's thoughts on
this.

Jo Firey...

My thoughts, please don't. Yes I know kittens and puppies are as much fun
as you can have without getting arrested, Yes we used to breed poodles for
a while.

However, particularly since Koda isn't a specific breed, there is no way for
you to guarantee that her kittens would always have a good permanent home.

Next argument, I found that breeding changes a pets personality. Not really
sure how to explain it, but I'd say they become more self-involved and less
people oriented.

And there is an alternative. (Pam, where are you?)

There are plenty of pregnant cats in the shelters that could really use
foster homes until they give birth and raise their kittens. All the fun,
less responsibility. It is a very good thing.

My Molly is one of those cats, she was rescued and fostered till her kittens
were old enough for homes. Then she was spayed and placed for adoption.

When we went to look for a cat, I was still grieving my Rosie. My wishes
were a small girl cat with big ears and a long tail. I wanted an adult cat.
The shelter was very surprised when Molly found us within hours of being
declared ready to adopt. Even before her quite adorable kittens.

jmcquown...

Absolutely don't breed cats when so many of them are just out there. I can
tell you about Spotty the cat... a homeless one out in the pouring rain who
didn't get rehomed until I snatched her up and took her to The House of Mews
and got her a new home. And Persia, who was running around loose until she
yowled at my back door. Breeding cats, well, have you any plans for them to
have a place to live? Kittens are cute and all that, but have you got plans
for them to live? Or are you planning to provide them food and shelter for
the next 18-20 years?