Breeding and Showing Cats/male breeder

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Expert: - 3/25/2008


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At what age is it best to purchase a male persian breeder. 12 weeks and have it grow up in the home or can a 8 month old be purchased and integrate well without spraying????

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HI Kathy

It really depends on how many other cats you have.  If you have others then it will be easier to integrate a 12 week old kitten rather than an older kitten.  At either age it is impossible to tell whether he will spray when he grows up.

Marcia.

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Marcia Owen

Expertise

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.

Experience

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

Organizations
GCCF (UK) TICA Various UK cat clubs

Publications
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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