wierd question about russian blues

[truangel]

im thinking about getting a russian blue kitten. and if i do i would want to get a female with the intent of breeding her. but how would i find male russian blues to breed her with is there like a stud??

[lankeela]

If you mean by stud a place where they keep males like a horse stud, then there are breeders who keep several males, but the breeder you get your female from would be the best person to ask, as she would know the bloodlines and which males would be best to put with your queen. the breeder may well have an unrelated male which would be suitable or would no doubt know of one belonging to another breeder. Reputable breeders study pedigrees and bloodlines and only do matings that are planned well in advance, and as these cats are not cheap suggest you
get in touch with several breeders, and maybe join the Russian Blue Cat Club.

Make sure you tell the breeder you intend to breed from yours, so they let you have one that is good enough to breed from.

[Catso]

I presume you mean a pedigree?

As lankeela says, you need to find some stud cats. Another good place to try is your local cat club; they will be aware of all the local studs. If you get stuck, you can search on the web for studs (yes, really) or ask the GCCF for contacts.

You'll have to be careful when buying to be sure you get your cat registered as 'active' otherwise the offspring cannot be registered as pedigrees. Some breeders will not let 'non-professionals' have 'active' cats. If you aren't bothered about having documented pedigree kittens, then it doesn't matter.

Also, you'll have to be sure your new kitten has all it's jabs, including FeLV, as stud owners are very fussy about who they let go with their studs, on medical grounds.

BTW, don't imagine for a moment you'll make any money out of this. It will cost you money, really, to have the kittens.

[truangel]

i no it will costme but there the breed of cat i want and if thts what i want then i will have to pay. xx thanks for moth of ur answers it had cleared a few things with me xx

[Catso]

You misunderstood.

A lot of people think buying a pedigree cat/dog and breeding with it is an easy road to riches. It most definitely isn't - if you do it responsibly, it will cost you money for your new cat to have kittens, even if you sell them at pedigree prices.

I wasn't referring to your purchase of the 'original' cat.