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Before You Start

Before You Breed: The Inside Scoop on the Breeding Business - by Barbara  French; from CATS Magazine, August 1997 

Breeding from Your Cat -GCCF 

The Reality Of Breeding 

Virtual Breeding 

What Is A Breeder? The whole text by Peggy Adamson 

What Is A "Kitten Mill"? By Anna Sadler  

Breeding - 2 Planning 

Basic Cattery Planning - CFA 

Building a Cattery by Lou Kritz, CFA Yearbook 1999

CFA Cattery Standard -For the CFA Cattery Program Minimum Requirements 

Establishing an Identification System: Planning for the Future of Your Cats 

General Code of Ethics for Breeders & Owners -GCCF  

Glossary - CFA glossary of registration and breeding terminology  

Planning and Designing a Cattery - CFA  

Thoughts on Caging of Cats 

Breeding Methods - 3 Genetic Diseases & Health 

The Argument for Assortive Mating John Armstrong. Assortative mating is the mating of individuals that are phenotypicallysimilar.  

Breeding and the Immune System - Heather Lorimer. 

Control of Genetic Disease by Dr. George A. Padgett, DVM 

Demystifying Inbreeding Coefficients -John Armstrong. 

Genetic Diversity - The Dark Side of Inbreeding 

Genetic Load: Can We Avoid Genetic Disease? John Armstrong. 

A Genetic Primer For Breeders John B. Armstrong 

Genetic Research  

Genetic Testing: A Guide For Breeders by Mary Whiteley, Ph.D 

Genetics and Diversity 

Genetics and Health  

Genetics and Inbreeding - Dr. Heather Lorimer's 

Inbreeding, Linebreeding and Crossbreeding. From NSAE NEWS VOL. 1 N6-December 12, 1997 

The Ins and Outs of Pedigree Analysis, Genetic Diversity, and Genetic Disease Control - by Jerold S. Bell, D.V.M. 

The Nature of Genetic Disease  - John Armstrong

Population Genetics I: Random breeding 

The Price of Popularity: Popular Sires and Population Genetics 

Pros and Cons of Inbreeding 
 

Breeding - 4 Pregnancy and Reproduction 

Breeding and Queening Cats 

The Estrus Cycle of the Queen 

Parturition and its Problems  

Pregnancy Development Calender  

Reproductive failure in cats - FAB  


Breeding - 5 Birth and Raising Kittens 

Birthing Kittens -  Mousekateers Cattery

Prepare Yourself - Do you feel lucky? 

Raising Tiny Newborns, by Jeri Dopp, from safehavenforcats.com 

The Runt - What causes one kitten to be so much smaller? Interview with Dr.Paula Mack 

Sexing a Cat or Kittens 

Socialization and Going Home - Barb French, FBRL 

So You Want To Raise Kittens? by Janice Reichle (1990 CFA Yearbook 


Breeding - 6 Feeding kittens and Orphaned Kittens 

Feeding Little Kittens  -  KittenCare.com, question and answer format 

Feeding Orphan Kittens 

Hand Raising and Tube Feeding of Orphaned or Rescue Kittens - By HDWEnterprises & Foothill Felines Bengals  

How To Care For Orphaned Kittens 

Kitten Fostering Handbook - Written for rescuers, but applies to all kittens, from kittenrescue.org 

Orphan Puppy and Kitten Care  

Raising Orphan Kittens 

Tube Feeding - Janice Reichle/Cat Fanciers' Association(CFA) Yearbook


Breeding - 7 Health Issues 

Amyloidosis - Robert C. Mellors, MD, Ph.D., from Cornell 

Cats That Kill Kittens 

Cattery Management Issues - Two short articles: Failure to Thrive Kittens and Flea Control in the Cattery 

Cattery Vaccination Protocols 

Congenital Defects in Cats 

Dietary Copper Intake in the Queen: Influences on Reproduction and Lack of Cuproenzyme Response - A progress report on a
study funded by The WinnFeline Foundation 

Establishing Vaccination Protocols for Catteries - Susan Little, DVM

Familial Amyloidosis in Abyssinian Cats 

Feline acne and stud tail - FAB 

FIP For Breeders - CFA website 

Medical Concerns for Orphaned and Fading Kittens  - Julie K. Levy, DVM,PhD Diplomate, American 

Nebulizer - Claire Fox  

What To Do If Your Cat Produces a Deformed Kitten - FAB  


Early Spay/Neuter 

Cat Facts: Spay & Neuter Programs - CFA 

Early-Age Spay/Neuter Advantages Outweigh Risks, By Johnny D. Hoskins, DVM, Ph.D., Dip. ACVIM- questions and answers about early spay/neuter
 
Neuter and Spay - It's the Humane Way-CFA  

Neutering Your Cat - FAB 

Pethood or Parenthood - AVMA 

Professional Information on the Benefits of Early Spay-Neuter, prepared by Erin Miller, SABRE- a compilation of links and short articles on early spay/neuter

Spaying and Neutering, by Tracey Biscontini, from PetsMart.com


Spaying and Neutering General 

Cat Facts: Spay & Neuter Programs - CFA 

The Myths and Facts of Spaying and Neutering 

Neuter and Spay - It's the Humane Way - CFA  

Neutering Your Cat - FAB 

Pethood or Parenthood - AVMA 

Postponing Spaying and Neutering Can Cost Pet Lives - by GinaSpadafori  

Preventive Care- Neutering Your Pet- Pet Overpopulation and Your Role as a Responsible Pet Owner 


Showing 

A Beginner's Guide To Exhibiting at CFA Cat Shows 

Cat Showing for New Exhibitors: North America 

CFA Shows 

First in Flight Cat Club - New Exhibitor's Guide - TICA 

How to Show a Cat? - CFSA  

Let's Go to a Cat Show - CFA 

Non-Prefix Registrations -GCCF's non-prefix registration policy and list of administrative prefixes 

Owning and Showing Domestic Cats - ACF - Australia 

Secret Cat Codes 

Showcat (UK)

Showing Cats  Visiting a Cat show - Cat Shows Have Rules for Attendees Also  

Showing Cats - What takes place at a Cat show - NSWCFA 

Showing Somalis in TICA 

Showing for the First Time 

Thinking about showing your cat? -GCCF 

TICA Registration Codes 

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