INBRED QUESTION: Cat breeding among famalies?

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foodfightr@gmail.com - 22 Feb 2005 04:44 GMT

If two cats from the same family mate, will it result in defects much
like it would in the case of two humans?

Thanks

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tracyrose@gmail.com - 22 Feb 2005 05:34 GMT

I had a looney neighbor in Chicago who insisted on letting her stable
of grey cats reproduce within the family. She was bonkers. One
generation came out OK (seemingly) and the 2nd one was 50% crippled. A
friend of mine ended up adopting one of the poor kittens who couldn't
walk. I don't know what happened to the other one (we moved away). It
was horrible. Please don't even think abour trying this. There's not
enough homes for healthy cats, much less Frankencats created by amateur
breeders.

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-L. - 22 Feb 2005 06:22 GMT

foodfig...@gmail.com wrote:

> If two cats from the same family mate, will it result in defects much
> like it would in the case of two humans?
>
> Thanks

Not always... Breeders will often inbreed to enrich for a certain
trait.

-L.

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foodfightr@gmail.com - 22 Feb 2005 06:54 GMT

I'm not trying this... but after a day of leaving my two males cats
with my female cat, they insisted to try themselves.

Ehh..... Little late now.

Can anyone else share some information?

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tracyrose@gmail.com - 22 Feb 2005 08:18 GMT

Is there some reason you couldn't spay and neuter the cats? You can
still spay the female, pregnant or not, and that's what you should do,
pronto....

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