01/28/2026
“Oh, yes, I can smell your cats.”
I’ve heard that more times than I can count.
Sometimes you leave the cattery and a cat has marked your boot.
And of course, someone feels the need to comment:
“You smell.”
Yes — sometimes that happens.
Not constantly.
And it’s not an invitation for unsolicited remarks.
If you really care, please keep your comment until I ask you:
“Listen, I’ve just been at the cattery — do I smell?”
Sometimes you know a cat had an accident, and you simply don’t have time to go back and change.
If you think it’s so easy — you’re welcome to try working with cats yourself.
Online they look adorable, staring from photos…
But forget “cute” and “aww” very quickly.
Breeding is not just pretty pictures.
It’s mess.
It’s smells.
It’s sometimes blood during labor — because life happens.
It’s non-stop cry when you face a loss…
It’s financial investment.
It’s responsibility.
It’s difficult decisions.
And yes — sometimes it’s dealing with very unreasonable people.
What surprises me most is why so many assume this work is simple.
People see only the result:
beautiful kittens, nice photos, polished posts.
So it looks easy.
But behind that are years of learning genetics,
large investments into breeding programs,
monthly expenses that require discipline, not fantasy.
It’s choosing long-term goals over vacations.
Expanding living conditions step by step.
Living with many animals before better facilities become possible.
Replacing broken items.
Cleaning endlessly!!!!
Delivering babies at night.
It’s learning veterinary basics, because when something goes wrong,
it’s not “stress” — it’s YOUR responsibility.
Have you ever helped a two-month-old kitten remove a f***l stone at 3 a.m.?
No? Then everything is still ahead of you.
And that’s not even the “fun” part.
It’s learning to notice problems early.
Not being afraid of blood.
Don’t flinch at vomit or diarrhea.
And most importantly — learning to choose people carefully.
Because animals deserve owners who won’t give up at the first difficulty.
“This is not just kittens.”
That’s true.
Anyone who has ever built something of their own understands the price of the journey.
They don’t judge from the sidelines.
They don’t devalue someone else’s work.
Because when you take responsibility for a dream, you learn that
sometimes it’s uncomfortable, sometimes it’s painful, sometimes you make mistakes —
and that’s normal.
What isn’t normal is dismissing work you’ve never done.
Yes, people like to count my money.
But real investment is measured in years, effort, responsibility, and commitment — not in simple math.
That’s all I wanted to say.
Sometimes things need to be said.