Why are Registered Kittens so Expensive?

Most legitimate breeders do not even cover their own costs. It's a very expensive hobby. As an example, buying a top show quality kitten with breeding rights can cost more than $1000 per cat. 

Showing cats to the title of "Champion" can add another $500-$2000 to the investment. Showing a male or female to the title of "Grand Champion", or "Regional/National Winner"  can be from $1000 to over $20,000!

Maintenance, supplies and veterinary care generally cost breeders about $500 per cat per year. By the time a cat is first bred, at about a year old, the breeder will have invested several thousand dollars.

Kitten shots and vet visits cost breeders about $100 per kitten and that's if there are NO problems to be treated. Kittens stay with the breeder for about 8 weeks to 3 months, and have to be cuddled, and cleaned up after for all that time. Separate, special areas of the house are often customized for the cats to use as a cattery or nursery and some cattery set-ups cost $5000 or more to build.

If all goes well, fat healthy kittens are born. But there are always the disasters, such as C-sections that run $750 and up. Good breeders make a huge investment into  " doing it right", by having the right breeding cats and facilities. Caring, professionaly breeders make huge sacrifices in their personal lives, and shed lots of tears, in trying to create a successful breeding program. 

 

HOW TO GIVE YOUR CAT A PILL

 1. Pick up cat and cradle it in the crook of your left arm as if holding a baby. Position right forefinger and thumb on either side of cat's mouth and gently apply pressure to cheeks while holding pill in right hand. As cat opens mouth, pop pill into mouth. Allow cat to close mouth and swallow.

 2. Retrieve pill from floor and cat from behind sofa. Cradle cat in left arm and repeat process.

 3. Retrieve cat from bedroom, and throw soggy pill away.

 4. Take new pill from foil wrap, cradle cat in left arm, holding rear paws tightly with left hand. Force jaws open and push pill to back of mouth with right forefinger. Hold mouth shut for a count of ten.

 5. Retrieve pill from goldfish bowl and cat from top of wardrobe. Call spouse from garden.

 6. Kneel on floor with cat wedged firmly between knees, hold front and rear paws. Ignore low growls emitted by cat. Get spouse to hold head firmly with one hand while forcing wooden ruler into mouth. Drop pill down ruler and rub cat's throat vigorously.

 7. Retrieve cat from curtain rail, get another pill from foil wrap. Make note to buy new ruler and repair curtains. Carefully sweep shattered figurines and vases from hearth and set to one side for gluing later.

 8. Wrap cat in large towel and get spouse to lie on cat with head just visible from below armpit. Put pill in end of drinking straw, force mouth open with pencil and blow down drinking straw.

 9. Check label to make sure pill not harmful to humans, drink 1 beer to take taste away. Apply Band-Aid to spouse's forearm and remove blood from carpet with cold water and soap.

10. Retrieve cat from neighbor's shed. Get another pill. Open another beer. Place cat in cupboard, and close door on to neck, to leave head showing. Force mouth open with dessertspoon. Flick pill down throat with elastic band.

 11. Fetch screwdriver from garage and put cupboard door back on hinges. Drink beer. Fetch bottle of scotch. Pour shot, drink. Apply cold compress to cheek and check records for date of last tetanus shot. Apply whiskey compress to cheek to disinfect. Toss back another shot. Throw Tee shirt away and fetch new one from bedroom.

 12. Call fire department to retrieve the damn cat from across the road. Apologize to neighbor who crashed into fence while swerving to avoid cat. Take last pill from foil wrap.

 13. Tie the little #%#$!%#  front paws to rear paws with garden twine and bind tightly to leg of dining table, find heavy-duty pruning gloves from shed. Push pill into mouth followed by large piece of filet steak. Be rough about it. Hold head vertically and pour 2 pints of water down throat to wash pill down.

 14. Consume remainder of scotch. Get spouse to drive you to the emergency room, sit quietly while doctor stitches fingers and forearm and removes pill remnants from right eye. Call furniture shop on way home to order new table.

 15. Arrange for SPCA to collect mutant cat from hell and call local pet shop to see if they have any hamsters.

 HOW TO GIVE YOUR DOG A PILL

 1. Wrap it in bacon.
 2. Toss it in the air.

It is not really this hard but for those of you who have had to give a cat a pill, you will appreciate the humor... Have a wonderful day and May God bless you special today and always..  Thank you for visiting. Come back often to see our newest arrivals as they are born and grow.