It is not recommended to mate a litter of cats because the genomes of cats in a litter are relatively close. Once mating occurs, it is called inbreeding. The rate of diseases or deformities in kittens born from such inbreeding will be greatly increased, and there is almost no way to cure them. Therefore, for the sake of the health of future generations of cats, it is recommended that owners first determine the blood relationship when breeding cats to avoid breeding cats from the same litter.
1. The dangers of mating between cats in the same litter
1. Mating between cats in the same litter is the so-called inbreeding. Inbreeding will first cause the female cat to miscarry, cause mummies, deformed fetuses or stillbirths. Even if cats give birth normally, kittens are prone to developmental abnormalities in their later stages, such as dwarfism, skeletal abnormalities, etc.
2. Inbreeding can also lead to the expression of recessive genes and the expression of various recessive symptoms, and kittens born from inbreeding may have a shorter life span than other kittens.
2. What to do if cats in the same litter mate
If cats in the same litter mate, they need to be isolated immediately. If the cat is successfully conceived, it is recommended to allow it to give birth naturally and check the newborn. fetal health. Such inbreeding is usually prone to malformations and congenital diseases in kittens, but not all inbreeding kittens will be sick.
3. Precautions
Cats come into heat earlier and mature sexually earlier than physically. Therefore, good measures must be taken for cats in the same litter when they are 5-6 months old. , it is best to keep opposite-sex cats in the same litter separately, or take them to a pet hospital for sterilization surgery to prevent mismatching of cats in the same litter.
