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Expert: - 10/7/2008


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hi,

I have a female perian kitten (3 months old) and soon will have a male colopoint persian who is younger than my female ( 6 weeks old).
When does male and female cats reach puberty?
what can I do to prevent them from breeding on an early age? I do intent to breed them once they are old enough, so I won't have them altered. are there any other options for me to avoid them from mating at an early age?

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Hi Blaze

I am sure you are looking forward to having your boy in the next few weeks.

Apart from keeping the two cats apart when you are not with them, you could also consider obtaining some stud pants for your boy which will then stop him having his wicked way.  I believe they are available in the USA.

Marcia

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Marcia Owen

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I can give answers on cat breeding and showing having 'served' over 30 years in this particular field. I head up a Yahoo Group and also a cat club (NBA Cat Club) devoted to educating novices in the correct way to breed, and also show with both GCCF and TICA on a regular basis, and am well versed with the show world, having been involved in the management of the major GCCF Supreme Show in the UK for over 25 years. Genetics however is not my strong point.

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30 years of continuous cat breeding and showing with two major organisations.

Organizations
GCCF (UK) TICA Various UK cat clubs

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Our Cats, Cat World, Club magazines

Education/Credentials
Normal middle school education, and college. Best education credentials I have are raw experience of 30 years

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