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Breeding a litter of kittens is a major responsibility. You should consider whether you have the time, energy, financial and physical resources, space, facilities, and knowledge to undertake this responsibility. If you bring a litter of kittens into the world, it is your responsibility to properly care for them before and after they are born, as well as finding responsible, loving homes for them.

Breeding, done properly, requires a lot of your valuable time. There are late night and morning feedings, ensuring that the temperature of the room remains constant, trips to the veterinarian and to the stud cat, endless cleaning of the birth and kitten pen, laundry, cancelled holidays or none in some cases.

If you’ve ever watched the movie "The Money Pit" where a couple purchased an old home to renovate and then found they were paying endless expenses trying to renovate it, you will then understand the comparison to your cash outflow when you breed a litter.

You need to decide where you are going to raise the kittens. Newly born kittens need a draft-free, temperature constant environment to thrive, just like other newborns. While it should be in a quieter part of the house, I don’t believe that kittens should be raised in isolation and strict quiet. kittens , like babies, become well-adjusted adults when they are part of the mainstream of the household. For that reason, I make sure that the kittens could hear everyday noises, such as vacuuming, television and radio, kitchen noises, people talking, etc. I also try to provide the kittens with visual stimulation once the eyes are opened. You will need, however, to consider that three or five growing kittens need a bit of room.. Because they are not litter trained before 7 weeks and the mother will quit cleaning up after them long before they go to new homes, you need a space that can be easily cleaned and disinfected to provide a sanitary and odour-inoffensive environment.  you will need a kitten pen in your bedroom where the cat can have her kittens in safety, a heating lamp for birthing. You’ll need a space for yourself and whoever is going to help you so that you can sit by the mother and kittens during the first week of their life and spend time socializing them after that, its best to move kittens downstairs after 3 weeks of age, after all kittens are with you for at least 13 weeks. *ideal situation is for kittens to be born and raised in the home*.

You need to consider whether your work schedule and lifestyle will permit you to breed a litter of kittens. Can you afford to stay home for a few weeks or so after the kittens are born? Can you arrange your schedule quickly if your queens goes into labour early? Do you have pressing family events planned that may conflict with that time? If so, are you prepared to stay home with your new responsibilities? What about your daughter’s recital or your favorite niece’s wedding? Is your family prepared to let you make these sacrifices? Who is going to help you when the kittens are born? Who is going to guide you through a difficult birth, teach you about tying off an umbilical cord and making sure that the placentas are completely expelled? Do you know how to supplement a sickly kitten who is not thriving?

Breeding means sacrificing a ‘normal’ life in many cases. These are things that the average person never considers when thinking about breeders. These are choices that breeders make when they decide to breed. The welfare and future of the cats are completely in their hands.

Another consideration is whether you have the space, energy and time to keep kittens that are not sold right away. Kitten purchasers need to be carefully screened. Will you be able to turn down those people who don’t seem responsible even when the kitten is fourteen weeks old and in urgent need of new home before the kitten and you become too attached,Are you prepared to take back a kitten after it has lost its cute-potential and the owners have planned a holiday and become bored of the kitten. You may also be unlucky enough to have a kitten owner call you after a year and tell you that the kitten has dis-ability and wants you to take the cat back and refund the money. Or the cat can no longer stay as the child has allergy etc, be prepared to take cats back or help find suitable home.

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