Breeding Cats
Left to themselves all cats will decide to breed. Allowing nature to simply take its course, is not the best idea. Cats can multiply at a tremendous rate; we should be overrun with cats and unable to find homes for their innumerable kittens.
To preserve the species at what we consider its best only the healthiest, finest-looking and best-natured cats should be bred from. Such selective breeding for health appearance and temperament has made today s pedigree cats superior to any that have gone before. Of course there is a risk that inbreeding will encourage the development of hereditary defects but responsible breeders will guard against this.
The average non-pedigree cat is usually let out at night and nature is left to take its course In this case the kittens may be of any colour and type according to the colours and types of the sire and dam.
There can even be more than one sire to the same litter of kittens. in which case the resultant mixture may be very colourful Cross-breeding produces mongrel or alley cats which are very robust. and the pretty ones are usually offered homes But it you want a specific type and colour spectrum you must restrict breeding to certain pedigree animals that can be relied upon to give the correct results when mated. according to its genetic make-up.
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