Learning how to breed and care for pedigreed cats takes work. And it begins with learning about your breed, learning best breeding practices, and how to best care for your cats. In fact, you’ll probably do months of reading before you ever get your first cat. And that’s perfectly fine as it will save you a lot of disappointment in the long run.

Fortunately, research has given us much more information on feline health and caregiving that was available in the past, and a lot of it is readily available online. The CFA Mentor Program has created material and pulled together links to help you as a protégé and new breeder learn how to get started breeding.