03/06/2026
!!! WHAT A CAT BREEDER NEVER SAYS OUT LOUD! 🐱
🤔 Many people think that a cat breeder lives in a perfect world with their cats. But hardly anyone sees what is really behind to accompany these little miracles into life healthy and lovingly. The pictures are sweet. Reality is intense, demanding and full of responsibility.
☝ Every birth is a lottery.
You can prepare, plan and learn anything... but no birth goes like the other.
Feels like the first time every time, even after many years of experience.
😔 Death is our greatest enemy.
A cat that gets complications. A kitten that just can't make it.
It often happens unexpectedly and breaks our hearts every time.
👍 Recruiting a suitable cat costs money, time and effort.
Health tests, travel costs, cover charges, waiting times and many sleepless nights.
And then we hope that everything goes well: infections, birth problems or developmental disorders can occur at any time.
Breeding is an investment - financially, emotionally and physically.
🍼 Bottle feeding?
Cute... for the first five minutes.
After that, it often means weeks-long feeding every two to three hours – day and night.
This is no longer a hobby, this is survival mode.
🤦 Many people see kittens as "business":
"Number of kittens × price = win! “
What is often forgotten:
• Health and genetic testing
• Club and breeding costs
• High-quality nutrition
• Veterinary costs
• Vaccines, chip and pedigree
• Taxation
• Care and hygiene
• Photos, website and advertisements
• Mountains of cat litter and food
• Countless cups of coffee and too much chocolate
• And above all: sleepless nights
What's left at the end?
Rarely a gold bar.
Often not even a reasonable hourly wage.
😴 Sleepless nights are inevitable.
No weekends, no vacations, no breaks.
🤫 Who really raises the kittens?
The mother cat ... and the breeder.
Any little infection that could endanger a whole litter is feared. Many people want to come in for meet and greets. Some breeders allow this, some don’t. There is a huge risk with letting outsiders into our sterile cattery. An invisible bacteria or fungus on the bottom of a shoe, or under a finger nail can be catastrophic to a cattery. Because when one get sick or infected, you have to treat them all. Add on thousands in vet bills, disposal of all cat trees/toys, having to purchase new ones and endless hours disinfecting.
On top of that breeders have been targeted. Our homes are filled with thousands of dollars in cats. There have been horrific situations where breeders have been robbed and even murdered. We understand you’re worried about your couple hundred dollar deposit. Just know how much we risk every time someone enters our home.
Scammers: They plague us all. Breeders get scammed too, usually for much more because we pay a premium for breeding rights. They also steal our photos, use our names and good reputations to scam innocent people. Never send money without doing a live video call. Every reputable breeder can do this. Breeders also don’t harass or push you to buy their kittens. Look at backgrounds of photos. Are they taken in the same room? Do your due diligence.
Back yard breeders - The bane of every ethical breeders existence. Ethical breeders test cats before breeding, we get echocardiograms, DNA tests, PCR tests on new cats to ensure we dont bring different viruses and bacteria into our breeding population.We do not breed animals that produce genetic mutations such as curled ears, hairlessness, dwarfism, folded ears or combinations thereof to satisfy the publics appetite for the weird and wonderful. Our goal is to better our breed. Backyard breeders don’t test, lie about testing and pump out kittens back to back litters, often caging their cats, living in squalor not socializing and often plagued with illness. A “good deal” is often a VERY bad deal that may cost you so much more in vet bills and often lead to heartache. Stop supporting backyard breeders to save a little money.
😬 And the question:
"Why is the kitten so expensive?" “
If we got a dollar for every time we are asked that
Then maybe our cats would get caviar instead of just high-quality food.
The bottom line is that they are extremely expensive to breed. Good well established catteries with A+ programs charge A LOT for breeding rights. They can very easily be upwards of $10,000 for a quality cat, 30,000 for a cat imported into Australia. Add on all of the testing, scans, vet bills, high quality food, toys, litter, etc. The titles of your kittens parents take a lot if money and effort to acquire. They indicate your breeders desire and success in adhering to the breed standard. Imagine investing all that time and money and having your cat fail their echo at a year old, or as they develop they no longer meet breed standards. It happens every day. We have so much on the line with every cat we add to our programs. Sometimes they just don’t get along with your other cats. There are so many things that can railroad our plans and cost us thousands.
😵 💫 The future owners are also worrying us.
A kitten is not a commodity you just order.
It's a little creature with needs and character.
Often the color of the fur seems to be more important than the creature.
Many want a kitten IMMEDIATELY and are at the same time on waiting lists with several breeders to get their desired cat or cat as soon as possible.
Many go unprepared into the adventures of cat ownership.and the committment that entails
Some expect the kitten to immediately understand everything, behave perfectly and to do no work.
This is why we choose our families carefully.
Sometimes we choose against interested people.
Sometimes we wait longer.
Because they are our "babies" and we only want the best for them.
😔 Emotional fatigue?
You, the buyer,. rarely see these.
The pressure, the responsibility, the constant worry and the feeling that you always have to do everything right.
And sometimes the loneliness in difficult situations.
💔 Sometimes we just want to stop.
After a loss.
After a setback.
After being exhausted.
And then a kitten opens its eyes for the first time...
and it all starts again.
It's a passion that keeps you going.
🙏 We rarely talk about the grief.
Yet with every loss, a piece of our heart is lost.
It’s terrible when a kitten can’t make it.
Nevertheless, we stand up again - for the other kittens who need our care and should later find a loving home.
🥰 Yes, there are beautiful moments.
Yes the joy is huge.
But behind every responsible cat breeder, there's a path of sleepless nights, worries, tears, and emotions.
And above all:
Unconditional love for these special animals. ❤️🐾❤️🐱🐱
That's what we do it for.
"Text borrowed and author unknown" - copied and somewhat edited for my situation because it contains so much truth 💖
