any info about breeding a burmese??

Question

I have just bought a female Burmese kitten, i am very interested in breeding her. As I am new to this could someone give me some good advice and tips i.e whats the best age to start mating her and how many litters a Queen can typically give birth too........

Most importantly does anyone know any good contacts for Burmese Tom cats??

Answer 1

Hi, first of all I'd recommend that you check whether or not she's been registered on the active register. If she has, fine but otherwise you'll need to contact her breeder to get permission to have her put onto the active register.

Being on the active register means that any Burmese kittens that she has can be registered with the cat fancy - be it GCCF or TICA or whoever. A stud cat owner is likely only to take queens registered on the active register.

I'd recommend that you waited until she was fully grown or til she was at least a year old before mating her. (However, you may have problems with this if your girl starts to call early ... though I believe that you can get something from the vets to help stop her calling for a while).

A queen can typically give birth to many litters if she has access to a Tom. They can start calling again even with a litter of tiny ones ... it all depends upon the girl. I'd suggest that no more three litters over each two year period might be a good idea. Giving her time to recover after each litter & not too long a period calling without mating in between. It really depends on your girl. Some queens call frequently - others have a longer gap between calls. Some breeders breed their queens more often, other less.

I think that it all depends on her, how she gets on, what sort of mother she is (probably much better on the second litter than on the first when she is still learning), what sort of condition she's in after the kittens have weaned, etc. Her health & happiness would be my priority - especially if she is a much loved pet.

As to how many litters ... again that depends on her & how she gets on. But as queens get older, the numbers in the litters drop. You may also decide early that she is due for a rest from the demands of hormones & kittens.

As for stud Burmese or toms ... your breeder may be able to help & willing to recommend a good tom - hopefully not one too far away from you as your girl will need to be tested for Leukemia probably on the day that you take her off to stud. Also a long journey with a calling cat (I imagine that Burmese may be quite loud) could be harrowing ... not to mention having to leave your lovely girl there with the stud cat for a couple of days. (She'll probably be a bit smelly when you pick her up again!)

If your Breeder is unable to recommend a stud, why not try looking on the stud list on the Kittenlist website? There are 30 Burmese listed at Open Stud all over England, some of them Champions.
http://www.kittenlist.co.uk/index.php?page=studs&breed=330

Hope that this helps.

Oh, when I started I bought the 'Complete Book of Cat Breeding' by Dan Rice & found this very helpful - you may wish to borrow a copy from the library & see what you think.

Good luck

Answer 2

it depends on if she is a seal point or a ball point. seal point is the mask on her face around the nose and eyes and ball point is just her nose wearing a mask. the seal point will do good with any asian cat to breed with (siamese ect) but the ball point cannot breed outside its breed or problem will happen such as growth plates not developing. though rare these things do happen. a queen can have anywhere from 6-8 kittens with 8 currently holding the record. cats can start to mate at a year of age but it is best too wait until 2-3 yrs as the organs still need to develope fully. dont' expect to just want them to mate. get him early so they can bond. put them in a pen together daily increasing their time together when they are adults and make sure she is in heat first. if you put them together to long she may permanently reject him if she isn't ready. when they are done mating make sure you take him out right away females are know to hurt other males and in rare cases kill them. hope this helps :)

Answer 3

She will be sexually mature at 6 months, but I wouldn't advise breeding her until she is at least 10 months. Log onto one of the breed websites to find a good Tom. Remember she is a cat and not a breeding/money-making machine so 2-3 litters would be more than enough and then get her spayed.

Answer 4

The modern breed, traces its origins to a breeding effort in the United States during the 1930s. Wong Mau, a brown female from Burma, was imported by an American doctor. The cat mated with a Siamese and produced kittens with many different colour patterns, including a dark, solid brown. The brown cats became the core breeding stock of the new breed; each Burmese cat traces its heritage to these felines.

The Burmese coat still exists in a dark sable-brown colour. The rare Tiffany breed is essentially a longhaired Burmese.

Personality: Burmese cats don't like being left alone. They're social creatures, happy with company, either a stranger or family member. Burmese remain playful nearly all their adult lives, and require a devoted human family.

Physical Traits: Appears heavier than it is due to strong muscles; round head with very full cheeks; large, round, wide-set, golden eyes.

Average Weight: 7 to 9 pounds

Lots of information at:

Burmese Breed
http://www.catsunited.com/html/burmese_breed_.html
burmese
http://www.epets.ca/cats/breeds/burmese/index.html
Breed Standard: Burmese
http://www.cfainc.org/breeds/standards/burmese.html
Burmese Cats Ring
http://www.altavista.com/web/results?itag=ody&q=%22burmese+cats%22breeding+&kgs=1&kls=1
Worldwide European Burmese Society
http://www.geocities.com/euroburmese/index.html

Answer 5

Burmese breed effectively- you mustn't have too plenty hassle with that. The annoying area is calling human beings to grant the infants to- the marketplace is flooded with Burmese pythons good now. in case you surely assume to get money for them- nicely, good success. it may desire to be complicated.

Answer 6

Sollow said it all !

Answer 7

Just go to Burma and make love to somebody.

Answer 8

buy her a couple of drinks 1st.im sure you will get along much better after .