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Learn the acupressure technique you can use to delay breeding your cycling queen. The technique is easy to learn and apply.
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If a female cat has repeated heats without breeding, it can risk her health. The solution is to suppress her heat cycles. Learn the options available to the cat breeder to control the cycling of a queen.
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Ovaban and Ovarid are more commonly referred to as the feline birth control pill. Both contain a form of synthetic progesterone called megestrol acetate which can be used to manipulate a cat's heat cycle if used with care.
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The feline estrus or heat cycle has quite distinct stages, although the signs of one cycle may be subtle and may overlap those of the next. The typical heat cycle lasts 10 to 14 days, although individual variation in the length of each stage can vary.
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One of the best ways of housing female cats in a breeding program is not by keeping them in cages. Instead, consider keeping the queens in a group that have free run of an area in your home.
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Hops is a simple herbal remedy that some cat breeders have found useful in controlling or minimizing their female feline's heat periods.
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You can manipulate the amount of light to encourage your female cat to come into season, or to discourage her from cycling. This article tells you how.
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Two simple herbs can help ensure the safe delivery of your kittens along with plenty of mother's milk to help them get a good start in life.
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With the exception of elephants, killer whales and pilot whales, no mammal species undergoes menopause other than humans. Despite this, there are changes in a female cat's reproductive health and productivity as she ages.
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There are steps you can take before breeding your female cat that will help her answer the extra demands a pregnancy places on her physically and increase her chances of delivering a healthy litter.
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Occasionally a female cat will be in heat, but show none of the telltale behaviors. When a queen displays no sign of being in season, she is said to be in a 'silent heat'. Learn how even a queen in silent heat can be successfully bred.
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Every female cat starts out as a virgin queen. This article discusses the things the cattery owner needs to know to help the virgin girl become a successful breeding cat.
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