 Purred: Tue Jun 30, '09 1:48am PST |
 | |  | | I haven't read the entire thread, so I may be repeating information. A survey from The University of Pennsylvania (or Cornell Vet school, which I amost ended up at 30 years ago--now I "do" Japanese literature)--anyway, the ranking was neutered males being the most affectionate, spayed females being second, unspayed females being third, and unneutered males being fourth. Obviously, there are differences--the most important being, what kind of environment was your cat brought up in? And there are genetic things involved as well. The reason I started breeding Maine Coons was because, well, first, I assumed that they are are an extremely affectionate breed. They are not so always. The three cats I got from Breeder Daddy range from affectionate (Harvey took three years to become affectionate), to the eternally cheerful, but not necessarily affectionate Chibi, to the "don't bother me more than once a day" Leila. The major reason I wanted to become a breeder myself (and Breeder Daddy is NOT a bad breeder, mind you) is that I wanted to create affectionate cats who would find good homes. Only Currier has turned out to share her mother's tendency to be cold. The other kittens have been the most affectionate kittens I've ever seen. And I am not perfect. It was my first litter, and there were a lot of mistakes. In my book, an affectionate cat is the ultimate cat, whatever the breed or no breed. |  |  | |  |
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