I think people must think that a retired show or breeding cat must be an OLD cat, and this is so far from the case! Sure, they aren’t kittens, but older cats have many benefits as you so often point out, and they ARE purebred, with all the benefits that come with that.

A friend of mine adopted a retired breeding queen from a cattery, and the decision was a fantastic one for all involved.

I personally long to own a couple of different breeds, and I check rescues for these breeds, but it’s not likely that I will have a cat vacancy at the same time as one of these cats becomes available for rescue in my area, not to mention that I won’t be as likely to find a cat that meshes personality-wise if all I am looking at is rescues within a narrow geographical area and within a couple of rare breeds.

I’m a big fan of alley cats, though, so that doesn’t strike me as a particularly sad prospect, and who knows? I might get lucky someday and find the perfect Sphynx quite close by.

I figure the ones who really need me find me anyway, though. I don’t usually need to go looking.