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Hi!  I would like to breed my cats in order to produce a white kitten.  I have a black male with a white locket and a blue female with a white locket and 2 white spots on her belly.  They are brother and sister and they had a solid white sibling who was not available for adoption.  If I recall correctly their mother was blue, I am not sure about the father.  My question is, do I have a good chance of producing a white kitten?

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Hi

It is unlikely that you would get a solid white kitten from this mating as they both have a 'spotting' gene.  Any kittens would not be predominately white.

I would strong suggest that you don't mate brother and sister as you would run the risk of birth defects or even possibly losing the whole litter.

Hope this helps.

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.

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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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