Are Purebred Cats Better Than Mixed Breed Cats?

In my opinion, pure bred cats are only worth it if you're looking to enter them in shows. You would want a pure bred for certain personality and physical traits. If you're just looking for a companion, I'd suggest adopting from a rescue group. All cats can be loving and come in a wide variety of colors, patterns, and fur types. I'm sure you'd be able to find the right cat for your family and help a homeless animal at the same time.

It can sort of depend. When you choose a purebred animal, you are choosing them because you like a certain look, and you are also choosing particular behavioural and personality traits that are typical within the breed (not every purebred will live up to this expectation- but you generally have a good idea of what you can expect.)

Health wise as long as you choose from a good breeder you should be ok. When you choose a domestic cat you wont really have a good idea on if the cat will have any genetic health problems. But at the same time, there are plenty of genetic health problems in purebred cats- particularly ones that are not well bred because they have been bred for years for certain appearances there can be issues relating to this.

But then again- you could have a genetically sound cat that still runs onto the road and gets hit by a car, or eats a baited rat, etc- so no matter what you do to choose a healthy pet you can never prepare for everything that can happen.

With a domestic cat they can be a bit of a mixed bag- same as anything. Some of them make awesome pets, some can be pretty flighty and some can be downright aggressive.

I have found males tend to be more affectionate than females. And Gingers tend to be quite hyperactive and a bit feral- but then this is just my observations with peoples pets- every cat is different.

Pure Bred Cats

With breeds of pedigreed cats tending to sell kittens altered and never allowing crossbreeding there really aren't "mixed breed" cats. Cats were domesticated thousands of years ago and most breeds only established in the last hundred or so years. So most cats don't have ANY breeds in their history - they're simply "domestics" and make up the majority of cats. Over 97% of all cats on this planet are "domestics".

Not sure what you mean by "just as good". For what? Mousers? I highly doubt anyone would spend the minimum $600 to get a pedigreed cat and then expect it to hunt vermin. As far as affectionate, playful, healthy, etc - yes - just as much. There are, though, lots of horrible backyard breeders breeding cats solely to make money so if you want a pedigreed cat get one from a breeder selling TICA, ACFA or CFA registered animals. They breed responsibly, they test for genetic diseases and don't sell sickly animals like backyard breeders do.

No cat is better than another. All cats have different temperaments. But mixed breed cats can have better abilities than pure breeds, ( such as hunting, sweetness,etc.)

Plain cats, not the fancy purebreds are best. Especially on a farm. They have less health problems. And they just want to be loved & cared for.

for a mouse problem get a mixed cat plus pruebreds are to much money

nO BUT FOR PEOPLE WHO WANT TO FEEL SPECIAL THEY SPEND BIG BUCKS!