i just got two kittens today brother and sister and i just wanted to know if there was anything i should know about breeding them together i would like the girl to have a litter of kittens or will there be abnormalities?
2006-12-27 18:36:03 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Cats
If you're worried wether the litler will come out retarded or deformed, don't be! That's one of the best ways to keep genetic disorders out of a bred/family. Breeding brother and sister. It sounds kinda gross, but animal dna is nothing like human dna. I can't remember where I read it, but it's a proven fact, that brother and sister can produce healthier pups then registered, healthy, unrelated animals can.
My dogs were brother and sister, and let's just say that we didn't get them apart in time to stop anything. Well, they wound up having a litter, and they were perfectly healthy! In fact, there were 3 that were over healthy! lol(fat)
The only time you would have to worry about any deformities or retardation is when mother/son or father/daughter breed. I don't know why that one is, but it just is. That one is proven too. People just don't understand.........animal dna is totally different then human dna. Breeders say the same thing I am saying right now.
It would be ok to breed them together, although with all the homelss animals out there, do you really want to create more?? We need to get the ones we have on the street off, before we should make ones that already have homes.
2006-12-27 18:52:04 · answer #1 · answered by Pluto 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Wow, as a breeder of both purebred cats and purebred dogs I can not agree with the advice that brother/sister breedings are healthier than any other. When breeding a brother and a sister you are doubling up on both the good and the BAD genes that each one carries. Yes there is a chance that the outcome will be good but there is also the chance that the outcome will be bad.
When doing breedings this way recessive genes that cause deformities and health issues are doubled and it is twice as likely that you will have an animal with health issues.
Breeding a brother and a sister is not something that people should just do without any education about the "lines" that these cats come from.
Another thing Why would you want your cat to have kittens? Is it purebred? Do you show? Does it meet the breed standard? Would breeding it improve the breed? If you can not answer yes to these questions then I very HIGHLY suggest spaying and neutering your brother and sister kitty. By not doing this you are contributing to an overwhelmingly huge pet overpopulation problem.
I for one am not only involved in breeding cats but in rescuing cats as well and I HATE seeing litters of kittens being born just because someone thinks that kitty should have babies before she is spayed. This is a MYTH. It is far healthier to spay kitty before she ever has a litter of kittens.
2006-12-27 20:59:45 · answer #2 · answered by MsDolittle 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Contrary to popular belief inbreeding does not automatically 'cause' abnormalities. It does however put the kittens at a higher risk for genetic diseases, which include abnormalities. It is more likely that brother and sister cats will both carry the same reccessive genes for abnormalities, and therefore more likely that the kittens would recieve two copies and present these diseases/abnormalities.
Quite apart from this there are so many unwanted cats in the world! PLEASE don't breed your cats and produce more unwanted kittens. If you want to raise a litter of kittens go to your local SPCA. Most SPCAs would be happy to let you take home a mother cat and foster her and her kittens.
2006-12-27 20:00:24 · answer #3 · answered by Libby p 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
First off there are WAY too many kittens and cats in this world without homes to even be ?THINKING about breeding. Go to a shelter, it's all the proof you need. As for letting siblings mate, that is just common sense. Of course they will have problems, why would you even want to? That's messed up you would even consider that...
2006-12-28 00:24:42 · answer #4 · answered by mushroompumpkin 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Not a good idea at all,in fact,a very bad idea.Genetics alone speaks against it.You may end up with deformed kittens,weak not healthy ones,and there may even be a lethal gene inbedded somewhere in the bloodline,that makes the kittens die before they are even born...what do you know about the parents,grandparents and great grandparents?How do you know what genes they carry?Please have one of them,or both,spayed and/or neutered.If you want to raise kittens,study genetics,and get 2 good animals that are not related to each other,from 2 different,healthy bloodlines.But make sure to have good homes for the kittens you produce!
2006-12-27 18:47:35 · answer #5 · answered by Flowergirl 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
While it sounds bad for cats to do this, I do not think it is a problem...I have many cats outside and they mate with each other all the time and they are all related in some way. I routinely give away kittens and they have never had any problems or abnormalities.
2006-12-27 18:50:39 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Cats won't know one yet another as 'kinfolk' while it is composed of mating. the two your lady and male are at a suited age for neutering. Please have your male fastened first (acceptable away) and then have your lady spayed in the past age 6 months. this might do away with any threat of being pregnant and additionally preserve them from numerous wellness issues any unfixed cat could desire to stand, like: (lady) no threat of ovarian maximum cancers, uterine maximum cancers, a each now and then deadly uterine an infection stated as pyometra, and usually a decreased threat of mammary maximum cancers; (male) no hazard of testicular maximum cancers. Please try this acceptable away to maintain the suited wellness on your cats and forestall undesirable being pregnant and unsafe inbreeding!
2016-10-28 13:01:27 · answer #7 · answered by dembinski 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Inbreeding in any animal can cause alot of health and mental problems. Especially between brother and sister.Some breeders say its ok between father and daughter or mother and son I think you should get as far out of the gene pool as possible.Get them both fixed. If your purpose in getting the cats was breeding get the male fixed and find another male to breed the cat with.
2006-12-27 18:46:43 · answer #8 · answered by Texastaz 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
There is a strong possibility of birth defects when siblings mate. Better to mate her with an unrelated male.
2006-12-27 21:32:48 · answer #9 · answered by gerrifriend 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wow texastaz, good answer! I started out with two rabbits and the parents kept having babies. Eventually, the next generation of rabbits created babies on their own, and so forth. We ended up with so many rabbits (at least 100 in total) but many died young. I thought it was because we didn't give them shots. But come to think of it, maybe they degenerated from their normality since they mated with their own brothers and sisters...
Next time I get rabbits, I think I'm going to give away my baby rabbits and try to get them to mate with my neighbor's rabbits, or just buy more from a store.
2006-12-27 19:28:22 · answer #10 · answered by becky 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋