23/11/2025
WHAT A CATTERY OWNER NEVER SAYS OUT LOUD
🤔 A breeder keeps silent about many things…
When people look at beautiful photos of cats, they never think about how much work and effort stands behind all of it.
They see cute kittens and believe they were simply born this perfect and chubby.
So what exactly do we stay silent about?
☝ Every birth is a lottery.
Yes, we calculate and prepare for everything, but… you learn all your life. Anything can go off script. Each birth feels like the first one, no matter how many you’ve already been through.
😒 The scariest thing for us is death. Any death.
A cat can die during labor — we always know there’s a risk.
Kittens die too — newborns, older ones — it happens, and it’s always painful and terrifying.
A mother cat may refuse to feed her kittens, kittens may have defects and need to be removed.
Sometimes you must feed them from a bottle every 2 hours — not for a couple of days, but until they start eating on their own: 3 weeks to 1 month.
👍 Sometimes mating with a good stud costs a lot of money. And yes — we pay for it.
Especially if you have to travel abroad. But we always know WHY we do it.
Kittens can get sick — from simple diarrhea to infections — and all of it takes huge effort, nerves, and money.
☝ Complementary feeding is great, but imagine feeding every 3 hours, day and night.
You stay at home and smile, waiting for the babies to finally grow up so you get some freedom…
🤦♀ Everyone loves counting our finances:
“Four or five kittens multiplied by the price — wow, so simple!”
Sure. But nobody thinks about the money invested: tests, titles, mating, labor, endless supplies for raising kittens — from pads to milk formula and litter, plus meat, food, vaccinations, and much more.
People assume kittens grow on their own, without investment.
Kittens waiting for new families eat too.
And don’t forget expensive advertising, photo sessions, etc.
Only after all of that you can calculate profit.
😴 And there are the sleepless nights…
Sleeping by the alarm, waking every hour, or not sleeping at all.
Day after day. Regular hard work without holidays, weekends, or sick leave.
