Is it safe to breed a show persian son to his mother or could there be problems with the baby kittens? I was just told by the breeder the litter my show kitten is from was bred by a Mother with her son. I have already paid the deposit .
2006-07-11 13:35:25 · 28 answers · asked by browneyedangel1 1 in Pets ➔ Cats
The problems of inbreeding do not show up in the lower animals as quickly as in humans. Child to parent breeding in cats is not uncommon, and in fact is responsible for a number of genetic traits which make so many cats prized pets.
2006-07-11 13:40:22 · answer #1 · answered by Vatican Lokey 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is inbreeding and you should have been aware of it before a deposit was given. It IS done sometimes, but should ONLY be done by a EXPERIENCED breeder and should then follow with a total outcross in the next generation. With FIP being such a problem in catteries, I would think inbreeding would increase the risks of things like FIP.
Personally, I would not pay money for a kitten from a motherXson breeding.
2006-07-11 13:43:23 · answer #2 · answered by ARE YOUR NEWFS GELLIN'? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Inbreeding is done by breeders sometimes, and sometimes it does create kittens of a higher quality. However, the breeder really has to know what they are doing and really needs to know the medical history of each cat. Oftentimes inbreeding creates more problems than not, especially if there aren't that many show Persians around in the first place.
2006-07-11 13:41:37 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A certain amount of 'line breeding' (mother to son, father to daughter, etc.) is common and accepted practice among breeders. When you think about it, any purebred line is already inbred to some extent to produce a characteristic type that breeds true. It shouldn't be overdone, of course, but a reasonable degree isn't especially more likely to produce severe defects. There are actually formulas to calculate the amount of inbreeding in a family and estimate the risk of genetic defects; most responsible breeders are familiar with these, except in Alabama of course.
2006-07-11 17:56:58 · answer #4 · answered by dukefenton 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
certain for sure he will, there's a difficulty with that type of breeding. There should be genetic complications and start defects. A breeding this close jointly complements the genetics of the kittens good and undesirable. A breeder ought to in no way enable this breeding to ensue, too many stuff can and could get it incorrect and it may ruin your heart observing deformed kittens die or stay. R P CAT
2016-11-01 21:24:31 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Very smart of you for using this lovely internet as a tool of knowledge, *snaps*
Here is what I have for you, websites,...yeaaaa, everyone loves websites.
Truth be told I could very well read the websites and reiterate everything I have learned, but you probably want to focus more on some specific functions of inbreeding (I know it's a dirty word right,...(-:), or breeding for genetics as they call it in Cat Fancy, and I do not want to skip over some of the things you may find important. Shoot I figure if your buying a breed, there may just very well be a lot of things that interest you on these sites I am providing, I have breifly read through them and personally consider them of good standing (meaning low amount of ads, and good fruitful info with specified topics and answers),... so I really do hope you find them useful.
Good luck with the new kitty kat,...your gonna be a great Mommy, especially to be so involved already,...
http://www.cc.ysu.edu/~helorime/inbredgen.html
http://www.cat-world.com.au/Genetics.htm
Best of Luck, Dora
2006-07-11 13:52:17 · answer #6 · answered by the honest jerk 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
WIth all animals, this is simply a question of genetics. If the genes of the animal are good, with no defects in the lineage, you may be able to breed them together. However, in doing so you increase the possibility of less-favorable genetic traits. That doesn't mean there WILL be genetic problems, its just more likely. These problems may not show up in anything but behavoir, though are just as likely to show up as defects anywhere else as well (including heritary diseases).
2006-07-11 13:41:03 · answer #7 · answered by michelsa0276 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure it's great, but I thought dogs were the ones that were supposed to drool. Seriously, they can be inbred, there is no such thing as incest in cats, however check this website out. It eventually does create a weakened species with definite problems. Anyway, all of my animals are mutts and strays and they are by far healthier with less personality problems than the special inbreds.
2006-07-11 14:29:45 · answer #8 · answered by joyo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is possible and it keeps that looks of the baby cat within the family but it doeas result in inbreeding which isn't good for evolution or making new unique beautiful cats. inbreeding also can spread diseases within the family. for instance, if one cat had a certain problem or she would spread that problem to her son. if the son and mother mated both mutations of that same problem would pass on to her kittens. you shouldn't really worry unless one of the parents had a very prominent disease. other than that, your cat should be just fine.
2006-07-11 13:50:11 · answer #9 · answered by alyssalm321@sbcglobal.net 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The baby kittens will probably come out with 2 heads and 3 legs.
2006-07-11 13:38:37 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋