This dominant queen is a sexually mature, intact female that will
produce litters of kittens.
Statistically speaking, even if a person finds good homes for a litter of kittens, some of the kittens will grow up and
produce litters of kittens.
On arrival in the U.K he had acquired two kittens one of each sex which he had not neutered, they soon
produced a litter of kittens and then this year the parents and four of the female «kittens» had given birth!
He mated with a straight - coated calico female that
produced a litter of kittens in the garden of cat fancier Beryl Cox.
Not exact matches
According to the ASPCA's website, the average number
of litters a fertile cat can
produce in one year is three, with an average
of four to six
kittens per
litter.
The average number
of litters a fertile cat
produces is 1 to 2 a year with the average
litter being from 4 to 6
kittens.
We still urge your readers to think about whether they are contributing to the problem
of pet overpopulation by allowing their pets to
produce more
litters of puppies and
kittens.
Thanks to a three - way collaboration, 5 dogs and 16 cats will no longer be able to
produce litters of puppies or
kittens to add to the problem
of already overcrowded shelters in New Jersey and surrounding states.
All
of my pets, two dogs and five cats, are all spayed or neutered so they are not
producing litters of unwanted
kittens and puppies.
With an average
of six
kittens per
litter, a cat that lives for 10 years could
produce around 200
kittens over the course
of her lifetime!
A single un-spayed female cat can
produce three
litters per year, with an average
of four to six
kittens per
litter.
«Commercial breeder» means a person who possesses or has an ownership interest in animals and is engaged in the business
of breeding animals for sale or for exchange in return for consideration, and who possesses ten or more adult intact animals and whose animals
produce more than five total
litters of puppies or
kittens per year.
Female cats can't
produce unwanted
litters of kittens.
At Cats Protection, we are very aware that cats are often neutered too late in life when they have already
produced at least one
litter of kittens.
Unlike most cat
litters that are mined from clay or artificially
produced, World's Best Cat
Litter ™ is all - natural and safe for cats and
kittens (over 8 weeks) without worry
of ingestion, dust or allergy problems - and is especially suitable for sensitive pets and people.
In the 1980's on a cherry farm in the The Dalles, Oregon a brown shorthaired tabby
produced a
litter of 6
kittens.
In fact, the average cat has 4 - 5
kittens per
litter and 2 - 3
litters per year, so if left unattended a single pair
of cats and their
kittens can
produce as many as 420,000
kittens in just 7 years.
Spaying or neutering your pet will also ensure that your pet does not contribute to the pet overpopulation problem by
producing unwanted
litters of puppies or
kittens.
«Just one unaltered female cat and her
litters can
produce hundreds
of thousands
of kittens over their lifetimes, for example.»
It has been said that it may be beneficial to let your cat
produce one
litter of kittens before she is spayed; however, this is not at all necessary.
An unspayed female cat, her mate, and all
of their offspring
producing 2
litters a year wit 2.8
kittens per
litter can total: 12 cats in 1 year....67 cats in 2 years... 376 cats in 3 years....
All
of my pets, two dogs and five cats, are all spayed and neutered so they are not
producing litters of unwanted
kittens and puppies.
The fact is that unaltered cats are more prolific than rabbits
producing several
litters of kittens in a lifetime.
An unspayed female cat, her mate and all
of their offspring,
producing 2
litters per year, with 2.8 surviving
kittens per
litter can total:
After all, your kitty is gorgeous and bound to
produce sweet
kittens, there will be no question
of an unwanted
litter.
«Each spring, our branches, which are already operating at capacity, begins to overflow with
kittens, the result
of unwanted
litters produced by animals that haven't been spayed or neutered,» says Kristin Williams, Executive Director
of the Nova Scotia SPCA.
These surgeries prevent dogs and cats from
producing litters of puppies or
kittens.
This is why spring is always
kitten season and at no time
of the year are
litters produced in such large numbers.
An un-spayed female cat, her mate and all
of their offspring,
producing 2
litters per year, with 2.8 surviving
kittens per year can add up to 11,606,077 cats in 9 years.
The astounding but accurate math is widely published: An unspayed female cat, her mate and all
of their offspring,
producing 2
litters per year, with 2.8 surviving
kittens per
litter can add up to 11,606,077 cats in 9 years.
A male wirehaired
kitten from the
litter was crossed with a domestic calico cat
producing four
kittens, two
of which had the wiry coat.
To support this unpleasant reality, consider the fact that, according to Feral Cat Project, a non-spayed female cat can be responsible for
producing up to 100 other cats throughout her lifetime, including the
litters of kittens her un-spayed
kittens will eventually go on to have.
The largest known
litter ever
produced was 19
kittens,
of which 15 survived.
Assume that none
of the
kittens dies and that the
kittens from each
of the resulting
litters are also allowed to reproduce for a year (which would actually be an underestimate because female cats can
produce kittens throughout much
of their lifetimes).