Cats are prehaps the easiest of all household pets to
look after and the simple reason is because they are very independent,
undemanding and very self sufficient, but which cat should you go for?
Pedigree Cat or a Mongrel Cat?
Different Cat Breeds Pedigree Cat:
Pedigree cats are usually acquired deliberately, rather than
accidentally, and tend to be more carefully supervised than most
mongrels. They are perhaps more prone to suffer from over feeding and
lack of exercise.
Their
character is an important consideration. The foreign and Oriental
breeds, particularly the Siamese, are untypical of cats in that they
are loyal to one person, from whom they demand a great deal of
attention in the most vocal way. Some are notorious for being very
noisy cats, especially the females when calling, but their undoubted
grace and intelligence outweighs this disadvantage for most people.
Orientals
are also unusual in so far as they will allow themselves to be
exercised on a lead. Longhaired cats, whether pedigree or mongrel, are
demanding in that they should be groomed at least once every day. In
fact, devotees of longhaired breeds often groom them two to three times
a day.
Different Cat Breeds Mongrel Cat:
Most household
cats are mongrel, and very often they have been adopted by a family on
impulse. Such easily acquired cats may not have been inoculated against
the infectious diseases, or may not have been wormed.
As soon as
you acquire one, you should take it to your veterinary surgeon to be
examined, and then neutered. It should be understood that although they
may cost nothing at all to adopt, once taken into your household they
will cost just as much as any other cat.
There is no reason,
however, why these mongrel cats should not make delightful companions
for us. Many of mongrel cats are beautiful and all are graceful in
there own ways. You will find that nearly all mongrel cats are very
easy to care for. Mongrel cats tend to be stronger than highly bred
cats, mongrels are a product of immature parents and what you will find
is that their kittens tend to be undersize.
