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Letting the Kittens Go :: Breeding Purebreds
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Karen Leigh Davis
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Letting the Kittens GoOnce you have completed the sales transaction with the buyer, it will be time to send the kitten on its way. However, this should not occur until the animal is at least ten weeks old, preferably twelve, and longer if the kitten must be shipped to its new home. Never consider letting a kitten go before the tenth week. It might not yet be properly wormed or vaccinated, and will not be adequately socialized with other cats or humans. Realize that two weeks is a long time at this stage in a kitten’s life.
You can, however, allow an interested buyer to come and regularly visit with the kitten of his or her choice for several weeks before taking it home, to experience it at different developmental stages and to begin bonding.
Caring breeders will encourage this, and will also, when the time comes, give the buyer a supply of kitten food and some litter (preferably of the type the kitten is used to).
This is the moment of truth for all beginning breeders: once you find responsible, caring buyers, you must trust that all will be fine. After all, bringing these kittens into the world is the very reason you got into breeding in the first place. The objective is not to hoard the kittens selfishly, but to create outstanding examples of the breed and distribute them to well-meaning persons who will care for them and love them. If you cannot find the emotional strength to let the little ones go, then you may need to seriously reconsider your decision to become a breeder. Trust in the buyer’s sincerity, and in your ability to match the right kitten with the right person.
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