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Hey i got a cat a year ago... and now her mother had another liter with a different cat... will it be safe if i eventually mate both of them?
Dear Sara
It is never a good idea to mate half brother/half sister or father/daughter mother/son as you are risking having kittens with genetic problems.
If you want kittens you need to make sure that they are as unrelated as possible to make sure that you have good strong healthy kittens.
Marcia.
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Answers by Expert:
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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