Mating procedures

Mating procedures

The queen must always be taken or sent to stud in a cat-proof container. for however gentle or docile she is at home she is liable

to go berserk at the first smell of a stud cat. particularly when she is calling. The ideal arrangement is one where she can enter the queen's quarters without going through stud territory before her box is opened.

Usually a wire partition separates the queen from the stud so that they can see and smell and get to know each other before mating. The queen will usually hiss and spit at her suitor at first sight. particularly if not absolutely ready This is quite normal and nothing to worry about

As soon as they start billing and cooing and rubbing together through the wire. it is safe to let the queen out to be mated. A non-slipmat is usually provided in the stud s half of the stud house and the queen instinctively runs there The stud grabs hold of the back of her neck and mounts her from the rear At her climax she throws him off and rolls violently in circles on the floor.


She may even attack him. so he wisely jumps up and out of the way.The queen may be mated more than once while with the stud. If both are allowed to run together there will be many matings in one day. But more matings do not necessarily mean more kittens. Once is sufficient and a litter of 10 is known to have been produced from a single mating.Of course owners as well as cats have their affairs to settle

Financially this means you pay a stud fee that includes not only the service fee but a proportion of the costs of keeping the male at stud throughout the year plus the queen's board and lodging. which may last some days if she is not ready to be mated on arrival.

The stud owner will usually also insist that the queen has been inoculated. so her certificates should be produced on arrival. The queen's owner should likewise be able to inspect the stud's certificates.