30/05/2026
As a cat breeder starting out, I wish I knew that the hardest part wouldn’t be the lack of sleep.
I wish I knew that sometimes you can do absolutely everything right and still lose a kitten.
I wish I knew how much of your heart you’d give away every time one leaves for its new family.
I wish I knew how many nights I’d spend worrying about a queen in labour, a sick kitten, or whether I’d made the right decision.
I wish I knew that breeding isn’t just a hobby. It’s carrying responsibility for lives you love deeply.
And I wish I knew that some of the biggest heartbreaks wouldn’t come from the cats at all.
What I didn’t know was how much I’d love it.
I didn’t know how magical it would feel to hear a newborn kitten cry for the first time.
I didn’t know how proud I’d feel watching kittens I’d bred grow into beautiful, loved adults.
I didn’t know how many wonderful people I’d meet along the way.
Or how much these cats would teach me about patience, resilience, loss and joy.
Breeding has broken my heart more than once.
But it has also filled it in ways I never expected.
And if I had the chance to do it all again, I’d still choose every late night, every worry and every difficult moment.
Because behind every pedigree, every show result and every beautiful kitten is a story of love.
And that’s the part most people never see.
(Caption credit to our lovely friend )
