The Cruel Reality of Persian Tea Cup Kittens

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By EasyLearn

Dwarfism in any animal should be seen as a fault, not an asset, but it seems more and more people are asking for this kind of deviation in breed standard. Persian cats on the whole are already only about five or six pounds, and having one any smaller in your home would mean you had to keep it in a hamster cage! There are many reasons to avoid this kind of disaster, and I implore anyone who does love animals to say no to tea cup persian kittens.

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Reasons to Say No Way

The health of animals affected by dwarfism is usually extremely poor, these animals live life suffering from one ailment after the next, and how you create these animals is usually through extreme inbreeding.  That does not help the high incidence of congenital disease and dystocia in the females.  Mutations of all varieties should be discouraged in breeding programs, and dwarfism is also a mutation, but it seems to be tolerated and encouraged by some people, who, in my opinion, are nothing other than kitten mills looking to harvest as much money as possible.  Even if a breeder has the animals in the home, I still think they are woefully under educated as to breeding technique and really just in business for the money, without concern as to the quality of the products that they produce.  They are in most cases liars, and will tell you that their cats are as healthy as anyone else’s, but that is simply not the case.  They lie about the ages of the females, they have no breed standard to hold them accountable, and you will find out that life expectancy of your new pet is dramatically lower than that of a normal Persian or other breed would be. 

For the Good of the Animals

Also figure that house pets in America are a factor in over eighty six thousand falls per year, how do you think that works out for a teacup animal with brittle bones and poor movement capability?  You are going to have a wealth of issues with your vet, and are frankly going to be judged fairly harshly by about anyone who knows anything about animals at all.  Any vet is going to tell you that teacup toys are a bad idea, and they see all manner of breeds “miniaturized” into ridiculous proportion and many vets in my area don’t even want to treat these animals.  Take this into account when you are looking at these poor kittens, and don’t support the breeding of tea cup kittens.

sheila b. Level 4 Commenter 2 years ago

Are they also starved as kittens? I've read that's what people do with some puppies, to stunt their growth.

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EasyLearn Hub Author 2 years ago

You know, I really wouldn't doubt it. I think people will do anything to sell that product, it just amazes me how many people actually want one.

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AARON99 2 years ago

An informative hub really. Keep it up.

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bonny2010 2 years ago

the sooner society treats animal cruelty on the same lines as murder the better, because to me they are only one step away from this atrocity = great hub from a cat and animal lover

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sudha madhuri 2 years ago

i read your hub ,we do not have much Persian cats in India as people prefer cats to dogs our indigenous variety are quiet sturdy and more suited to our climate.i am new to hub writing would appreciate your comment on mine

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valeriebelew Level 2 Commenter 2 years ago

I had never heard of such a thing. My persian is not all that large, and she is normal size. Why would anybody want a smaller cat than that? They'd better hope it never slips out the door, as it might get killed by a rodent, instead of the other way around. I never cared for smaller sized dogs either. My Aussies are normal sized, and I like it like that. Good hub. Puppy mills and kitten mills are the worst.

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dtoombs 2 years ago

I'd never heard of it either! I really object to the kind of extreme breeding that we do with animals, producing squashed noses, long bodies on short legs and so on, with all the associated health problems the poor animals have. Well done bringing this one to people's attention.

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foodiechick420 2 years ago

It makes me sick when we humans think we can play God and design animals for our amusement!

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EasyLearn Hub Author 2 years ago

Don't get me wrong, I love my Persian, and I agree with Valarie, my Persian is also very small without the fault of dwarfism, why a smaller cat? The squashed face is not something that causes the cat to suffer, and though it does require daily cleaning, it isn't what I would classify as cruel. As for animal cruelty being called murder, that is a scary line to cross, because what some people call animal cruelty is often an abuse of power. Be careful what weapons you hand folks, it might be the rope they hang you with.

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TENKAY Level 4 Commenter 3 months ago

I didn't know this type of breed, persian tea cup. I have a regular persian cat, the doll-faced type. She is a healthy regular cat. She is of the sturdy variety. I would not compromise health with beauty on cats or on any other animal.

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EasyLearn Hub Author 3 months ago

I understand Tenkay, We resuced a persian (more than) a few years ago now. She was regular. It's the "designer" breeds I worry about.

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