http://www.petwellbeing.com/blog/tea-cup-kitten-anyone Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 10 Jun 2010 19:12:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5 http://www.petwellbeing.com/blog/tea-cup-kitten-anyone/comment-page-1#comment-57 schrodinger Wed, 10 Feb 2010 12:07:09 +0000 http://dev.petwellbeing.com/blog/?p=208#comment-57 I have a naturally-occurring "mini Persian". She's a lovely baby, er… adult with a spunky personality and is very smart, but she does have some very mild neurological issues. I've seen a few at the cat hospital where I'm a technician, and my baby is actually VERY lucky. Some of the ones we've seen have much more serious issues. Beware– when breeders breed for "undesirable" traits such as dwarfism, the resulting kittens or puppies are so much more prone to other problems, as well. Nature does a fine job in producing healthy and beautiful creatures; "she" doesn't need our help. Further, the various cat and dog-fancy associations have very strict breed standards, which are also intended to ensure the health and vigor of the breeds. New breeds are accepted slowly, after a provisional period, to be sure that detrimental traits aren't bred in over time, and that the good traits continue to breed true. Of course, individuals CAN have "birth defects", but any reputable breeder who is truly interested in producing hardy and healthy animals will cull these out (spay or neuter them for sale or adoption as pets only) and if the problem ios serious enough, they will also remove the problem breeding stock from their line as well. Mini-breeders are promoting a defect known as DWARFISM. Your best bet, if you want a purebred cat, is to select a healthy standard-bred cat that meets established standards as closely as possible, or one that comes from a proven line. If your goal is to have a beautiful pet only, then there are already plenty of lovely animals available in shelters. Even mixed breeds can "look" like, and have many of the desirable characteristics of, a purebred. If you aren't taking that baby to the show ring, who cares if there's a white spot on the toes or the hair isn't of perfect texture? We choose pets for the love they give to us, not because of their genetics.

]]> http://www.petwellbeing.com/blog/tea-cup-kitten-anyone/comment-page-1#comment-58 Anonymous Fri, 27 Mar 2009 13:41:59 +0000 http://dev.petwellbeing.com/blog/?p=208#comment-58 do you know where i could find a MiniPaws for sale? thanks!

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