Cat Breeding Business Costs
Learning stage: At least a year before starting the business, the future breeder must at least start learning about cats, for which he has to visit other breeders, exhibitions, get manuals and videos, etc. All these aspects have a cost that must be taken in consideration.
Acquisition of the initial lot: It consists in buying the nursery first reproducers, which depending on the breed, could cost US$1,000 in average. It is necessary to note that the selected female from the first crossing, has to be bred with another male, for which one will have to make new acquisitions.
Veterinary revisions: Before acquiring the first lot, it is necessary that every chosen exemplary goes through a thorough veterinarian revision, including blood sampling. One also has to consider periodical revisions.
Installation of a breeding nursery: It is necessary to implement an area easy to clean and that is isolated from any contact with other animals or people strange to the nursery area. This area is suppose to provide security and comfort to cats.
Equipment: All breeding nurseries have to have cages, eating and drinking areas, cleaning utensils, veterinary equipment, heaters, etc.
Animal and nursery records: Before starting operations every new breeding nursery, as well as reproducers and broods, must be registered in the association nearer to their facility.
Promotion: Consider the cost in public relations and in publicity, such as advertising, calling cards, events, etc., that will allow selling and offering one's service.
Sanitary costs: One has to consider the cost in health treatment and prevention of all animals in the nursery; under this title one must consider vaccines, medicines and worming.
Nourishment: It is important to give quality premium food to animals, according to specific need of its production stage. Kittens start to eat solids at the age of 4 weeks.
Sterilization: Kittens, before leaving the nursery, must be sterilized and the average cost of the sterilization is of about 20 dollars per exemplary.
Unexpected: When dealing with living beings, there are unforeseen factors that have to be considered; one of those might be having to delivery surgery or there might even be a death of an exemplary.
