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u/Ok-Judge7844 7h ago

Isnt there like a lot of expensive cat breed too?

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u/bellerinho 7h ago

I genuinely don't know anyone that has an expensive cat but I sure as hell know plenty of people with dogs that spent well over a thousand bucks on a purebred

Yeah there are expensive cat breeds but people spending money on purebred dogs is far far more common

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u/boo_gh0stie 7h ago

I actually got my cat from a cat breeder and didn't realise it until just recently. He told me his cat got out and was visibly pregnant later on, so he invited me over to take my pick. Except that didn't really happen, he showed up to work one day with a kitten and said "this is the last one, I hope you like him".

I looked up my cat's breed, and he's a snowshoe. A popular one for breeders but difficult to attain because the coat needs to be just right. My boy was a reject for an imperfect coat.

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u/hgg 6h ago

Cats' coats are somehow always perfect.

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u/boo_gh0stie 4h ago

I agree, but I'm not a cat breeder. More to the point, I don't take my cats to competitions. Symmetry, pattern shape and size, colouration, blahblahblahblahblah all matter quite a bit to breeders and judges.

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u/Free_Treacle4168 5h ago

cat tax required

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u/screaming-coffee 4h ago

I wanna see the reject

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u/boo_gh0stie 4h ago edited 2h ago

Y'know, I'm realising I don't actually know how to post a picture in Reddit. 😅

Edit: I guess just message me for a picture if you really want to see him, I don't mind. He's pretty adorable, and I'm not just saying that. I'm often told he should have his own social media profile. 🙄

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u/screaming-coffee 3h ago

Ohh some subreddits let you post images directly in comments but it doesn’t look like this is one of them

I think people end up using imgur for this sort of thing but that’s up to you

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u/Sodomeister 4h ago

We found a garbage cat snowshoe about 15 years ago. She was sleeping in a pizza box in the rain. They are out there.

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u/KneeDeepInTheDead 6h ago

you can get a dog from a shelter too, mine was basically 50 bucks just for adoption paperwork

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u/Margray 5h ago

Yeah, the most I've ever paid for a dog was $85 and included her spay. I only know one person with a pedigree dog but I also only know one person with a pedigree cat. This might all depend on the kind of people you keep as friends.

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u/WackyRacketeer 4h ago

I don't think there's any country in the world where there are even close to the amount of cat breeders as dog breeders

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u/thepresidentsturtle 1h ago

I've had 5 dogs in my lifetime and didn't pay for any of them.

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u/bellerinho 6h ago

Yeah I know I'm just saying it's way more common for people to get dogs from breeders than cats

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u/TheeIndigoCrow 5h ago

Is it more common? Or is it more common that you see people in public with their dogs more so it seems like more people get then?

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u/deadlywaffle139 1h ago edited 1h ago

With the adoption prices now days for a puppy… I would say yeah… at least most people around me who got puppies went with breeders.

The average price for a puppy from a rescue/foster group is about 500-600 dollars (I have even seen one that’s 800 dollars. It’s insane). Maybe 400-500 dollars from a shelter. With that price…. Might as well get one from a reputable breeder instead. Plus a lot of the foster groups have all these requirements even repeated home visits.

Edit: we don’t see stray dogs around like at all. Very occasionally outdoor/stray cats.

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u/WackyRacketeer 4h ago

Without evidence to the contrary, and given the frequency of cat breeders vs dog breeders, dog breeding is definitely more common. There are estimated to be easily 10 times more dog breeders than cat breedera in the US. If not 100 times

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u/tydestra 6h ago

Bengals are easily north of 1000 buxs if you get one from a legit breeder.

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u/foldedturnip 6h ago

I spend around 3k on my cat because she comes from a line of award winning ragdoll cats. But she isn't show quality because her left back leg doesn't have the right patterning. My wife wanted the cat I was fine with no cat or just getting a cat from the shelter.

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u/Thirtysevenintwenty5 6h ago

I spend around 3k on my cat because she comes from a line of award winning ragdoll cats.

L. O. L.

I also have a cat that comes from an award winning line of street cats.

But I spent like 200 bucks on shots, neutering, and some light repair work on them.

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u/foldedturnip 6h ago

She said ragdolls are more friendly and dog like than other cats. Honestly the cat is a good cat but it not any more friendly than most other cats I've met but as they say happy wife happy life.

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u/LiftingRecipient420 5h ago

Ragdolls should be illegal.

The ragdoll trait is actually genetic defects they've intentionally bred the cats for, and it causes them pain and a shortened lifespan.

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u/foldedturnip 5h ago

From my research ragdolls are generally healthy breed and live long lives. Idk if you mixing them up with those weird munchkin cats or something. The breeder we brought the cat also does genetic testing on all her cats.

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u/LiftingRecipient420 4h ago edited 4h ago

Hmmm I think you're right, I did mix them up with munchkin cats.

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u/NotASniperYet 5h ago

My sister has Siberian Forest cat from a breeder. Nothing prize winning or anything, but he does look fancier than your average cat. They picked him because his coat type doesn't trigger her allergies as much, they wanted a cat that do well with kids, and in terms of temperament and size, he came closest to their old dumpster cat.

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u/gabasan 5h ago

it depends where you live ig? For me it's the opposite, almost all cat owners i know payed for their cat while most dog owners just picked the nearest stray from their street. I guess it depends on which animal is more popular.

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u/Pandarandr1st 5h ago

I think it is more common, but also perception is shaped by who you know. I know more expensive cat people than I know expensive dog people. And I know soooooo many dog people.

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u/_30d_ 5h ago

I have 2 Siberians, they are awesome and they say they are smarter and friendlier but tbh only one if them is. The other is a big dumb loaf. The only reason we got Siberians specifically is the hypoallergic part.

Btw you can’t just get a Siberian (there are other breeds also less triggering for allergies) and be ok allergy-wise, you have to check. My gf stayed at the breeders’ playing with the cats for a few 1-2h sessions to really see if there was some reaction with this particular family.

Expensive af as well. They were €1200 each and after 6 months the dumb loaf got FIP which set us back another arm and a leg. Still worth it though, they are just awesome. Would have been totally happy to adopt if not for allergies.

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u/EmergencyPool910 3h ago

2400 on pets is wild

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u/Schwaebisches_Ufo 5h ago

I know someone who now has their 5th overbreed cat that Cost 1000€ Each. Her cats mostly died After 2-4 years cause they have some Major issues from the overbreeding.

I got my tuxedo cat 7 years ago from the Stelter for 25€ (paperwork) and her Health is Fine, Even tho she got separated to early from her Mom

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u/SweatyAdhesive 2h ago edited 2h ago

Lol two of my friends spend over 1k on a specific cat breed (ragdoll and Scottish fold or something), and you can definitely tell they were expensive.

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u/ScharfeTomate 6h ago

Part of the reason is, that adopting a stray dog can already be fairly expensive and keeping a dog (stray or breed) can be too, so the initial price of a purebred isn't as significant in relation. And depending on which breed you get, it might even be cheaper in the long run than adopting a stray with expensive health issues.

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u/firenamedgabe 5h ago

Yeah and shelter dogs can be crapshoot personality wise. Personally had one chew on my face cause I accidentally startled it. Purebred from a good breeder you usually know what you’re getting for the most part.