Recent Content by tailsoluv

Yes, in the North American cat registries, polydactyl cats may be shown in household pet classes. In fact, they seem to do fairly well in those classes - they look adorable with their big old feeties. Additionally, there is one breed of cat - Pixiebob I believe? - which allows for polydactyls...

First of all, Katie, there is NO SUCH THING as purebred. Without registration papers, a cat is not a breed at all - it is a moggy. Therefore, when you describe "purebreds" in shelters, unless an animal is turned in with registration papers, it is NOT a breed. Breeders don't breed animals...

I like the name Sluggo!!! Been watching a lot of old Saturday Night Live episodes?? Anyway, the procedure will not be a spay, it will still be a neuter, but the procedure will be more invasive than the average neuter. Any surgery, no matter how minor, is still risky, but it shouldn't preclude...

Katie, you say that, from your experience, the majority of "breeders" are irresponsible and unscrupulous, but just exactly what is your definition of a breeder? I'm not trying to be argumentative, although I know that it might sound that way (I never learned to write) - I'm just trying to see...

ACFA is a perfectly acceptable registry - they have been around since 1957 and, in fact, are responsible for many of the innovations currently employed by other associations, such as multiple rings during a weekend and a household pet class. As a matter of fact, TICA was a spin-off from both...

I was not aware that you were not writing in a native language. After all, I've seen worse spelling from Americans. But I think we have been, as Gaye said, talking about two different things. You have been making this discussion, which was originally a question about purchasing a Burmese or...

Well, I see that it wants you to believe that it is the largest registry of pedigreed animals in the world - wonder what CFA would say about that? LOL Also, although it has supposedly been in existence since 1996, it has no show rules (coming soon according to the site) and only has two breed...

Thanks! I have to get a load of this one.

No, as a matter of fact it didn't make you a breeder - it made you an irresponsible pet owner who didn't have the sense to spay her female - especially as you say it occurred more than once. You can't possibly be old enough that you lived in a day when people didn't spay or neuter their pets...

Well, I've never heard of this one. The most recent American registries of which I've heard are UFO (United Feline Organization) and ICE (International Cat Enthusiasts). Seeing as how Bengal breeders show in TICA, I would avoid someone who doesn't register his or her pets with that...

I'm very well aware of bicolors with odd eyes. I BREED bicolor Orientals. No need for Siamese in the pedigree in order to get deep blue. If you understand the Siamese gene, you will know that pointed cats are on the albino locus. They actually don't HAVE eye color. Blue is what they appear...

Yes, she did say that. But she also said that the person was a broker - NOT the breeder. The person who had the cats was the elderly lady. Where would you put a bunch of cats you didn't own that you were trying to place for someone? What it really boils down to is that someone who knew that...

I would assume stud pants. However, boys cannot live in stud pants. Unless one wants a male pissing all over the house, breeding any girl in heat that he finds and fighting with other cats, a newbie will soon learn to enclose the male cat. Barb Amalfi

Please see my responses within the body of the quotes. Apparently I can't type in below the words in the quoted text and have it show up in this area. I'll have to keep that in mind. If I was showing against her in your breed, she probably wouldn't be mine either. She certainly had the...

Don't worry, Katie. If this new person finds a mentor, there will be no question that this is part of the contract. BTW, in your community, does your shelter neuter/spay before placing out kittens and take them back if the owner can no longer keep them? Barb A.