2006-10-12 16:48:46 · 19 answers · asked by vanezz 2 in Pets ➔ Cats
There will be a greater chance of birth defects. In the wild, those born with birth defects are left by their mothers to die. It is the natural order of things in the animal world. In our human world, we have a tough time conceiving of letting anyone be alone, helpless and dying. I'm not convinced that it's a blessing to an animal to be forced to live with significant birth defects, because of its instincts which I have no way of understanding.
Many humans, when born with certain birth defects related to inbreeding go through life with a lower than average IQ. Now... most cat owners love their babies no matter what, and that cute or loving cat who is dumb as a box of rocks often finds a good home. Hopefully, however, these cat owners have sense enough to not let their little Poopsie's breed.
If your mother cat is newly pregnant, you can take her in to be spayed, and they'll do what is essentially a kitty abortion. If she's too far along, I'm not positive the vet will continue the spaying once the fetuses are discovered. I had a Norwegian Elkhound who I took in to be spayed, not knowing she was pregnant. The vet opened her up, saw the fetuses, and closed her back up. He called me to verify that I wanted my dog spayed, and told me of what he'd found. At that time, I couldn't have done justice to a litter of puppies so I asked him to continue the spaying. All these years it's haunted me, but I know I made the right decision at the time. Be very cautious about whether you want to parent a litter of inbred kittens. There are basically two factors to consider - whether they have any defects, and if their mother accepts them or not. Their mother will assess all her newborn, and any she determines aren't viable in the long term, she'll push off to the side and ignore. Most times she's right, as some of the babies I've tried to save had defects beyond what my pocketbook could have corrected. I held Mac McGuire on my chest for the entirety of his first and second days of life, keeping him warm and as comfortable as possible until he passed on... all because I interfered with his mother who pushed him away at birth. Had I not interfered, Mr. McGuire would have passed on within the first hour of his birth. He had a marginally operable cleft palate, and couldn't eat unless more or less force fed, and if not done just right, he'd begin suffocating on the milk due to the palate anomaly. I guess every crack left by a heartbreak is an opportunity for new life to grow.
Don't let your sibling cats breed.
2006-10-12 18:49:16 · answer #1 · answered by pair-a-docs 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, no, no! Prevent it now! Get them fixed before either are 6 months old. Cats can go into first heat surprisingly early. I've seen a 10 month old kitten have kittens! Trust me, deformities happen with this type of breeding. I've seen a litter of kittens born of a brother/sister mating that appeared normal for 2 months. They were brought into my vet's office for at 8 week check up. They actually had this horrible deformity of the GI tract - they didn't have anal openings. (How they live 8 weeks I don't know!) They were euthanized on the spot. And then of course, there's the moral issue of allowing litters of kittens to be born when there's 3-4 million animals euthanized in shelters each year because of overpopulation. Please spay and neuter! You can get the neuter done at a low cost clinic for 50 dollars.
2016-03-28 07:06:59 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is not okay to do it BUT it doesn't mean you'll have mutant kitties!!!!!
Let's take the example of an american breed i like a lot; the american curl. A pretty young breed (started in the 80 s). Out of the first american curl litter, two kitten had the curled ears. Years passed and yes, Miss Ruga (the original breeder) probably had to "cross" siblings.... And yet, I have two curls (one from toronto, CAN and the other one flew from san diego) and they are in perfect shape mentally and physically...
Just don't cross sibling on purpose
2006-10-12 20:51:41 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually, animals and humans do not have the same "defects" when it comes to breeding. I wouldn't purposely breed the two cats, but if it has already happened there isn't a whole lot you can SAFELY do at this point. But if any of the kittens are handicapped, they should be put to sleep humanely. There are enough cats in the world, we don't need handicapped ones if at all possible.
2006-10-12 17:06:46 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's fine, don't worrie about it. Out in the wild theres no one there to stop them and waaaay back then there was no one to spay a cat or to stop any other animal from mating with a sibling.
2006-10-12 17:49:53 · answer #5 · answered by Robin W 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It happened that my mother cat was impregnated by one of her kittens and the litter was all fine.
2006-10-12 16:58:56 · answer #6 · answered by smelted11 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I thought I had two brother cats,turns out they were brother and sister,any ways they had babies and all four came out mute(and one had really lopsided ears)
2006-10-12 17:43:00 · answer #7 · answered by smallish baby budge 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there is no law against it. in fact, siblings amongst animals have offspring all the time - it's called breeding.
people breed animals, often brother and sister, to get a certain genotype or look.
it's ok for animals, not for humans.
2006-10-12 16:57:33 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
Only if the cats are from West Virginia.
2006-10-12 16:55:15 · answer #9 · answered by kirk878 2 · 3⤊ 2⤋
yes it happens in nature all the time but try not to let it happen
2006-10-12 18:23:16 · answer #10 · answered by Erin 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋