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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