Top 5 Reasons To Take Your Cat to the Emergency Vet
Discover the top 5 reasons to take your cat to the emergency vet.
How to Watermark Your Cattery Photos
Learn a quick and easy way to watermark your cattery images and prevent unauthorized use.
Wisdom Panel: DNA Testing for your Cats
Wisdom Panel is a company that performs DNA testing for your Pedigree cats. There are multiple reasons why you should be testing all of the cats that you are in your breeding program. The test screens for genetic diseases as well as physical characteristics (i.e., carriers of dilution, gloving, and non-agouti). With these results, you
Hairballs, Cat Fur and Water Bowls
This podcast episode is another fun Mashup, where we talk about multiple topics. Some of the smallest tips can lead to the greatest achievements! There are ideal temperatures in your cattery. Listen in to the podcast to hear the minimum and maximum you should keep your cattery. Cat Hairballs This podcast episode will give you
How to Transport Pedigree Kittens
Learning how to transport kittens both domestically and internationally is helpful to your cattery. With the power of the internet, buyers of your kittens will come from many different locations. If you’re able to offer delivery and transport your kittens, you’ll greatly increase your audience. There’s several options when it comes to transporting your kittens
Breeder Spotlight: Pearls’ Ragdolls
I’m excited to bring Pearls Ragdolls the Breeder Spotlight interview to the podcast series! The goal is to introduce a breeder to our community. Especially one that is a listener of the show and supports positivity to other breeders. Each Breeder Spotlight episode will allow you to get familiar with the breeder, their chosen breed,
How to Manage Multiple Litters in One Space
It’s not easy managing multiple litters of kittens in once space. Space for your cattery is the most valuable asset that you can have. If you’re working your cattery in your home, you may find it challenging if you have more than one litter of kittens on the ground at the same time. This podcast
Can Intact Male Cats Live Together?
For every Pedigree cat breeder, there will come a time when you consider adding a second or third sire to your breeding program. If you don’t have individual spaces for each male to live independently, then he will need to be roommates with another male. Will this fare well with your Sire? Is he going
Tips for Kitten Room and Nursery Setup
Setting up your kitten room and nursery is fun and exciting!! Here are some tips to help you setup your space that will be safe and cozy for both the Queen and her kindle. Your Queen and her kittens will go through several phases before they go to their new homes. Each phase will require
Be Your Own Vet, Early Spay/Neuter, Pet Emergencies, and Go Home Goodies
In this episode of Cat Breeder Sensei Says, we’ll have a mashup of topics. These topics are worth mentioning, but may not necessarily needs an entire episode. Be Your Own Vet The first speed round may get me some backlash, and that’s when I say to “Be Your Own Vet”. My friend and fellow breeder
Is My Cat in Labor?
You’ll never forget the first labor and delivery of a litter of kittens that you sit through with your Queen. It’s a rush of adrenaline, as well as very exhausting. After several litters, you’ll start to become familiar with the behavior patterns of your Queens. The signs will indicate that labor is approaching and that
How to Introduce Cats for Mating
Alot of people think that breeding Pedigree cats is easy. Just put a male and female together, and bam, kittens. It’s not as simple as it sounds. In this podcast episode, you’ll hear some ideas on how to introduce your cats when it’s time for mating. Cats don’t typically like cats that they haven’t known
The Cat Breeder Contract
Once you have started your breeding cattery and have kittens available for sale, you’ll need to have your cat breeder contract prepared. The contract is the document that you and your buyer will sign. The terms and conditions of the transfer of the kitten will be outlined in the contract. In this podcast episode, we’ll
How to Care for a Sick Kitten
There will come a time in every cat breeder’s career when they will need to care for a sick kitten. It’s a very scary and humbling experience to have the life of a little kitten in the palm of your hands. With young kittens, especially neonatals (0 -14 days old), the most important part is
How to Tell if Your Cat is Pregnant
Learning how to tell if your cat is pregnant is easy when you know the signs and symptoms. Read the article to find out what they are!
Trupanion Pet Insurance and Breeder Support Program
Trupanion pet insurance is a way to help protect you when there is an unexpected health emergency with your pet.
5 Things to Talk To Your New Kitten Owner About
Every new kitten owner is always excited to finally bring their new kitten home. It’s a time of joy and thrill, meeting the new family member. Sometimes the excitement is overwhelming, and they forget to keep the kitten’s comfort levels in mind. Have you ever sent a kitten home and then about a week later
How Much Should You Charge for Kittens?
Is it Ethical to Make a Profit from Breeding Kittens? Most breeders think about how much you should charge for kittens. Ethical is “relating to moral principles or the branch of knowledge dealing with these”. In other words, wrong or right behavior. If you feel guilty about making a profit from breeding kittens then yes,
Mating Your Queens
Deciding when to mate your Queens is a decision that we’re all faced with. Both for the first time mating as well as after she has delivered a litter of kittens. There isn’t a scientifically “correct” answer to this question. It’s a decision that has to be made using many factors. This Episode talks about
New Breeder Chronicles
Sharing my new breeder chronicles isn’t something that I particularly like to do. I’ve already let out a tidbit of that story and already, breeders are bashing it for one reason or the other. I guess what they don’t recognize is that it’s my story. This really happened to me, and it also happens to
