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| 1655.1 | ? littermates ? | EDUC8::TRACHMAN | | Fri Aug 12 1988 14:51 | 1 |
| Were the pair brother & sister or from separate litters?
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| 1655.2 | | VALKYR::RUST | | Fri Aug 12 1988 14:54 | 13 |
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If you mean, would the male Himalayan become "contaminated" somehow
after breeding with a stray, and thereafter fail to father purebred
kittens, the answer is no.
It's still not a good idea to allow him to roam, though. Aside from
contributing to the unwanted-kitten population, he would very probably
be injured in fights, and could contract diseases.
For that matter, if a purebred female has a litter to a "mongrel,"
it doesn't mean that future litters would be compromised.
-b
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| 1655.3 | Breeding | WMOIS::R_SICILIANO | | Thu Aug 18 1988 11:42 | 10 |
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RE.1
These blue point hymalayin cats are from separate litters.
RE.2
Breeding a female with a stray would ruin her for future litters
of Blue Points so I've been told...
Curious still on the male Hymalayin mating with a stray, to see if it
would have any affect on the future relation of the male/female
Blue Point Hymalayin.
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| 1655.4 | Someone really has their wires crossed | CLUSTA::TAMIR | ACMS design while-u-wait | Thu Aug 18 1988 12:26 | 10 |
| There is NOTHING that will "ruin" either a male or female from
producing other litters of cats. Genes are passed from the parents
to the babies; they do not stay with the parents. Whoever told
you that breeding a female with a stray would "ruin" her is either
incredibly niave or, well, I'll stop there....
Maybe they think that strays are better lovers and once you've had
a stray, you wouldn't want anything else (hee hee)...
Mary
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| 1655.5 | sensitive subject alert | CIVIC::JOHNSTON | I _earned_ that touch of grey! | Thu Aug 18 1988 12:40 | 23 |
| reply .3 brings up an issue that has worried me for some time...
ie. "breeding a female with a stray would ruin her for future litters"
[First, I don't see how this could be true...sort of like saying
if I had a child of mixed race, then I couldn't go on to have
'ethnically pure' children in subsequent pregnancies. If the analogy
is faulty, please enlighten me.]
However, my concern is with the kittens. I was told, some time
ago, that kittens resulting from a fine lady-cat going over the
fence for a night on the town are routinely destroyed for the good
of the lady-cat and the cattery.
Now, from the breeders I've met electronically here in FELINE, this
seems a bit out of character. So I'm hoping that this practice
is not so wide-spread as I had been led to believe.
PLEEEEASE, everybody be nice. This is asked because I'm concerned
and curious. I would hate to think it went on to get people roasted
alive.
Ann
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| 1655.6 | just my opinion | JULIET::CORDESBRO_JO | | Thu Aug 18 1988 22:04 | 10 |
| If one of my Birmans ever had a hot night on the town with a stray,
I would NEVER put the kittens down because of it. It isn't their
fault that they were born. Most likely it would be my fault for
not looking after my queens well enough to not let one get out.
As far as stigma from other breeders for having a mixed breed litter...
there would probably be negative feedback, but that wouldn't prevent
me from finding loving homes for all the babies.
Jo
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| 1655.7 | re.6 thank you | CIVIC::JOHNSTON | I _earned_ that touch of grey! | Fri Aug 19 1988 08:58 | 1 |
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