*** Quoting Ivy Iverson from a message to Carol Shenkenberger ***
 CS> Ivy, is a cat breeder.  There is nothing wrong with that. She does it 
 CS> responsibly and with care, and has homes for all the kittens.
II> Thank you Carol!  I'm glad that SOMEONE around here knows at least the
II> basics of animal breeding...  Thank you!
Grin, I am a voracious reader with a mind to recall a lot of 'trivia'.  Hope 
I got it right that you are a cat breeder.  I seem to recall that.  Even if 
you arent, you are a responsible person about it and take care to always have 
homes.
I seem to recall, you have pedigree cats, with small litters as natural to 
the breed involved.  That makes you a 'breeder' even if you dont have the 
paperwork backing to give papers to the 'kittens'.
Had I known 'Face' was a point purrfect 'American Black Beauty/American Black 
Longhair' I would probably NOT have had her fixed.  I would have mated her at 
least once with another of the same new breed.  It's too late now, and with 
that breed, you cant tell until they are a bit older than normally one spays 
a cat to prevent first heat.
I've seen cats in the Cat Fancy, and other breeder books though, that are 
show winners of the breed, and you cant tell they *arent* Face!  I've been 
told by those who know, she has only one trait *slightly* off, which is the 
hair on her 'withers' is slightly long.  That however is what they are 
looking to breed longer!
I have no idea who a kitten of her quality landed at a 'rescue' place.  It 
was probably because the breed is so *new* it just wasnt recognized?  I 
certainly had no idea when I picked her up!
                                       xxcarol
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