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2 year old male Burmese cat won't mate.?
My neighbor is looking for a cat to replace her male Burmese that recently passed away. She initially wanted a kitten, but has decided that an older cat might be the better choice. She has been in touch with a breeder of Burmese who is willing to sell her 2 year old male who she had planned to use for stud service at her cattery.
I am wondering if there could be an emotional problem with the kitty since he refuses to mate with any of the females at the cattery. My friend wants to go see him in a few days to make a decision but I am wondering if anyone can give me any insight into what seems to me to be an unusual trait in a supposedly healthy young male cat.
I personally bought a Siamese from a breeder many years ago and when I saw the way she caged the male I felt so sorry for him. The females were free to run around but the poor daddy was always "locked up in jail". Wouldn't this have an affect on the personality of a stud kitty????
Wondering in Palm Desert.
4 Answers
- J CLv 71 decade ago
Most breeders will keep their stud males in "stud rooms" or cages, as they spray! How well socialized they are depends on the particular breeder. Some are very well socialized, and some have had no people contact whatsoever and are very feral in their behavior. Without going to meet him, and interact in person with him, it's very hard to say. The fact that the breeder is willing to let her come and meet him says that he is probably very social. He may be a late bloomer, or not have enough testosterone to be interested in the females. The fact that he doesn't want to breed doesn't necessarily affect his "pet potential" but surely isn't very good for the breeder.
And please don't berate anyone from buying a cat or kitten from a responsible breeder. There are certain breed characteristics that cannot be easily found in the many wonderful domestic short haired cats found in our shelters. The important thing if you're going to get a companion cat is to be a RESPONSIBLE pet owner. If everyone got their pets spayed and neutered and viewed pet ownership as a lifetime commitment, we'd have no need for shelters.
I am very involved in breed rescue - again, there is nothing wrong with a person for wanting a specific breed of cat. As long as you get that cat from a reputible breeder, not a pet store or back yard breeder, and then take proper care of the cat for the rest of their life - that's the important thing.
- 1 decade ago
Geeze, go to a shelter for God's sake. Millions of animals are put to sleep every year because they can't find a home. Wanting specific breeds of pets highly contributes to this horrible tragedy.
Please, consider getting an animal from your local shelter, and saving their life. Don't buy a bred animal. PLEASE...
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In response to J C - Yes, there is very much wrong with people wanting specific breeds of cats. I doubt many of them realize or think of themselves as doing wrong, and wouldn't want to think they were doing wrong.. after all, they're cat lovers aren't they? Yes.. But the cold, hard, facts are:
Breeders and people who selectively choose certain breeds of cats, whether professional or not, contribute to the deaths of hundreds of thousands of cats across this country every year. Cat overpopulation is a serious problem and a tragedy, and the fact that people still want their perfectly bred cat that fits their perfect idea of a specific type of cat is still, and will remain, despicable.
