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Minggu, 05 April 2015

Kittens Are Valuable

The attitude in many communities appears to be that kittens are free. That is because they are given away, often with good intentions, by those who simply want to get rid of them. They are more than often treated like vermin although the mother cat might be a valuable part of the family. Those who expect to receive them for free surely cannot expect anything more than that the animal is valueless and therefore can be treated accordingly. There are, however, many who will still treat the free kitten with respect and love but, unfortunately, the reverse is more often the case.

As a cat breeder of more than 25 years' experience there is much to be said for selling kittens and stopping the horrible abuse they suffer at the hands of vandals, uncaring people and through situations that might take their lives. There is no control when the animal is offered for free over who takes it or for what purposes.

In a recent case in Sydney a kitten of just a few weeks of age was thrown onto a railway track in front of a train. It survived but had severe injuries that were treated by a caring vet. In another case a kitten had been set alight and it too survived but suffered enormous pain. If these kittens were treated correctly by caring owners they would not be in these situations.

The hundreds of advertisements in papers and web sites for kittens in Australia are full of ads for free kittens. These little bundles of love and joy are then given to anyone who turns up at the door and wants one. o one can ask about the home environment or for what purposes the animal is required, A man said he used them to train his greyhounds. A lady announced that her kitten was torn to pieces by her dogs so she wanted to replace it. Then there are numerous people whose cat was killed on the road or it simply disappeared so they want a replacement.

Free kittens are obviously not expensive to breed which means cheap food, often no food, no vet assessment of their health and certainly no micro-chip. Many free kittens are taken from their mothers before they are even weaned and well before they are stable or secure enough to survive on their own. This often results in disasters whereby the animals are stressed and unable to cope on their own. People do not seem to realise that, like any baby, they have needs beyond what humans give them, especially if they have had little or no human contact. They also need a special feeding regime.

The free kitten may go into a home with screaming kids, savage dogs and violent non-caring owners, all of which causes confusion and stress. When suffering such trauma many may become withdrawn, savage and often hard or impossible to train. That makes them even less desirable. These are the ones most likely to run away and become feral or be killed on the roads.

Well-bred animals are properly weaned onto a good healthy diet. They usually come with instruction sheets to provide information and there is back-up support for their ongoing care. They are rarely allowed to go before 8 weeks of age, a time when they are most likely to have stored enough knowledge and lessons from their mum to help them survive. They are at that time more secure and less likely to be a problem to the new owners. If reared inside the home they should be kept as indoor cats to avoid injuries on the roads or other places.

These animals are usually a lot quieter, non-scratchy, toilet trained and they definitely make the best pets. Unlike many of the free kittens they require very little by way of ongoing vet care unless they are what are termed 'pure breeds'. The latter have major problems that may rise from genetic in-breeding. That is another story.

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