Why So Expensive

A lot of people believe that purebred animal breeding is a lucrative industry. I rush to debunk this notion and explain what goes into a kitten's price at the same time. Professional breeders' nurseries require constant upkeep, which consumes all of their free time and energy. However, a lot of breeders are still able to balance breeding with their own careers. The profession of a breeder is labor-intensive and demands a significant financial and emotional investment, while breeders view their work as a hobby.
It is difficult to get wealthy from breeding unless you are a professional breeder who follows all veterinary, hygienic, and zootechnical regulations while maintaining the integrity of the species. The professionalism of the cattery is one factor that goes into the cost of a kitten. Furthermore, don't be taken aback by the element that initially seems intangible and difficult to understand. Anywhere that conceptions of cost, value, price, etc. exist, they are subject to the laws of a market economy. A breeder has to have a foundational understanding of genetics, felinology, and veterinary care before setting up a cattery and beginning to breed cats.
The breeder takes felinological classes and reads specialist material in preparation for this. After that, you'll need to pay membership and admission fees, register the cattery in the felinological system. Of course, a breeder has to have a well-defined "breed program" in place before they can begin pedigree breeding. These are the aims and purposes of the nursery, which influence the Breeder's decision to choose a specific breed. The breeder picks his sires carefully in order to complete his scheme.
The cattery's objective is to produce a certain breed of cats that enhance the breed and work with uncommon colors, not to sell kittens. Before we can discuss breeding, we must first discuss the standard that each breeder must adhere to. If you are unaware of the norm, you will not be aware of the flaws in your own kittens and will not know what has to be done to fix them. Since there are always flaws in even the most ideal cats, breeding effort will always be needed.
Each cattery wants to get its own specific "zest" so that these animals are recognizable. Some experts at international exhibitions unmistakably determine which cattery the cat is from - by head type, set of ears, shape of eyes. This is a recognizable "handwriting" that is appreciated by breeders. Therefore, all the best, of course, remains in the breeder's house, and everything that is not needed for work is sold.
Health is one of the main reasons why you apply for a kitten to a cattery, and not to a "birdie". And this is the next component of the price of a kitten. I include many components in the concept of health. First, there are vaccinations. The kitten undergoes the first course of vaccinations (twice) at 8 - 12 weeks and not earlier. Adult cats should be vaccinated once a year. Secondly, regular veterinary services and examinations. This includes not only routine procedures (for example, anthelmintics), but also emergencies (for example, a caesarean section during childbirth). Anyone who has encountered similar procedures in our human life can estimate how much it costs. Health requires funds.
It is impossible to ignore such a line of expenses as colossal advertising costs, website creation and support, advertising products, photo sessions.And, of course, one cannot but evaluate the human resources themselves - the labor of the breeder! It is certainly difficult to measure with money, but to realize this, imagine that you have a small child and now you are taking care of him, you need to feed him, keep him clean, give him love, care, and be responsible for his health. In addition, he needs to be educated, to do everything for his development. The breeder also needs to do paperwork (draw up documents). Nursery work is full time.