Originally Posted by comyncats

There are a few impressions I'm getting from reading your posts.

a) that money figures heavily in your equation;
b) that status symbols are important to you ("upgrade our hobby to something better"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
c) I've not detected any particular affection for cats.

Originally Posted by comyncats

The following statement strikes me as commercial and indicates zero understanding of legitimate breeders:

"And when they neuter the kittens as far as I'm concern it is to cut the risk of competitions!"

Maybe that's it as far as you're concerned, but I've been breeding for over 40 years and let me tell you, as far as I'm concerned, neutering kittens before they are sold (other than to another, legit breeder) is about the welfare and happiness of the cat as well as limiting the possibility of it becoming a BYB kitten mill (as seems to be the destiny of your cat) and so it's not passed on from home to home (as you seem to have done - on-selling your petshop DLH after a few years). It's also because I know that a neutered cat makes a better pet and the purchasers will live more comfortably than with an entire cat.

"Competition"??????????? For crying down the drain - I refuse to sell to more people than I will let have kittens, because I care about their future. I'm perfectly happy to let the 'competition' have the sales if they wish - but my kittens are my responsibility. I have on many occasions GIVEN away kittens to what I know will be super, happy homes rather than sell them to people I deem inappropriate.

God help your RM500 DLH if it needs a caesarian and your decision is based on cost!

Originally Posted by comyncats

Try this photo for size. This is what can happen when a BYB gets their hands on a cat which is used as a kitten machine. And you wonder why breeders neuter before sale? Please change hobbies and collect inanimate, status-enhancing objects. A BMW or Merc sports doesn't know pain nor depression.