The opinion of a man who breeds and sells kittens is often very negative: he seems to be a torturer of animals, a rich man with millions of sewn in a mattress from the sale of thoroughbred pets.
- Who is a breeder of cats?
A person who bought one or more cats in breeding, this is he, the breeder. True, this is not all that the owner of a breeding cat should do, so that his colleagues recognize him and respect him, and a long queue of buyers lined up behind the little meows.
- A cat or a cat should visit the exhibition and get diplomas from experts. An expert can not give a diploma to an animal if it does not meet the breed standards or is not prepared, for example, his hair is badly combed. As a rule, the exhibition should not be one, but two for each pet, cost 3-10 thousand rubles for one tail. The expert may recommend that the animal be castrated, which he did not like. For the owner this is usually a huge stress.
- After receiving the diplomas at the exhibition, the owner in the club needs to take a direction for binding. If at home he has only a cat, then, you need to look for her cat, with which it is very difficult to mate, approximately this is the price of one kitten.
- So, the mating took place, the cat is pregnant , capricious and unwell. Home at this time it is better not to invite anyone, so that she does not get infected, feed vitamins, groom and cherish. By the way, pregnant cat eats the second month is three times more than usual, so that the cost of feed is increased.
- After delivery, the stress only increases, because the kittens squeak, the cat runs uneasily. She can refuse to feed them, and in this case the owner will have to do it on their own, with a special mixture, around the clock, every two hours. The mixture costs 1.5-2 thousand rubles, and it only lasts a few days.
- According to the rules of most clubs, kittens must live with their mother for up to three months. Only after this time they are psychologically ready to move. Age is not taken from the ceiling: the kittens are socially adapted from two months, that is, they learn to walk in the tray, use a scratching machine, eat from a bowl. Usually, they have enough months to come to a new master brought up and trained. In addition, up to 3 months the breeder must supply them with a set of three vaccinations. On the offspring of five kittens, this pleasure costs 15-20 thousand rubles. At the same time, it will take about the same amount of food.
- It would seem that the costs have ended, and you can sell kittens? Yes, you can. For every animal, you will need to buy a veterinary passport and place vaccinations there as they appear. The document costs about 50 rubles per animal. Plus, in the club must issue a pedigree - 500 rubles for each.
As a result, the owner becomes a good breeder of cats, and gradually, for years, begins to earn a reputation from colleagues and customers, receives respectful feedback in his club.
- What is a cattery?
Most often, those wishing to purchase the first kitten are advised to apply to a registered nursery. Contrary to popular belief, this is not a separate room with cages-cages, like a cowshed or stables. Cattery of cats - this is what happens to the breeder right in his apartment every minute.
Not all breeders of cats live in their own house and can afford to keep animals in a separate room. To tell the truth, it is not necessary to tail, they should communicate with the person to remain house, to be affectionate and sympathetic. Often a nursery is an ordinary apartment with a breeder's family: children, spouse, family conflicts due to bad smell, missing wallpaper or torn curtains, money spent, sleepless nights.
The registered nursery is an animal with its owner, who received a diploma of a felinologist with a tuition fee of 3 to 5 thousand rubles and officially registered the name of the kennel in the international association and his club. Quality cats and cats does not change in any way whether the owner registered their kennel, or not. But the cost of kittens can grow several times.
- How to get a fabulous profit from the sale of kittens.
If you do everything according to the rules of the club, be honest and responsible, you will not have huge earnings here. The maximum that is possible is to justify the amount spent on the cat-maker, the exhibition, the money given for mating, feeding and vaccinating the kittens. There may be a small monetary "bonus" on top of this, but it is unlikely that it will cover the moral tension from exhibitions, conflicts with household members, sleepless nights and the time that was spent. It is necessary to love cats whole-heartedly, to be their breeder, to know in advance the forthcoming difficulties and monetary costs.
But no one will protect the nervous system of a beginner breeder from inadequate colleagues who can start criticizing his cats, refuting all the expert's good words at the exhibition. Colleagues-breeders can be knowledgeable, responsive, help in everything newcomer . And can - here such, angry and hysterical. They say dog breeders are more balanced and disciplined.
Calculate the exact amount of cash costs in advance for growing litter of kittens can not, probably no one. The fact is that in addition to mandatory spending there are unpredictable. A cat or a kitten can get sick, and there are many costs to pay for a vet clinic in these cases. Feed, filler or other necessary things - to rise in price. So, counting on earnings from the sale of kittens is definitely not worth it.
For breeders breeding activities and breeding animals - just an expensive hobby that does not bring financial profit, their favorite thing.