![]() ![]() “That’s one of our major concerns with breeding for purely physical attributes. Something is not quite working in the body,” says Katie Lisnik, director of cat protection and policy at The Humane Society of the United States. “These cats were born runts for some reason. While some animals are naturally petite, others may be stunted in size because of health problems, disease, or undernourishment. But not all small cats are created equal. To make a cat that tiny typically involves mating an undersized male with an undersized female, she says. Some adult teacup cats weigh as little as 5 or 6 pounds, she says. ![]() Jane Brunt, a feline veterinarian at Cat Hospital at Towson in Baltimore, Maryland, and the executive director of The CATalyst Council, a group dedicated to promoting the health, welfare, and value of the companion cat. While most adult cats weigh around 9 to 10 pounds, teacup cats are bred to be about two-thirds that size, says Dr. Teacup cats are cats who have been bred to be as small as possible. Here’s what you need to know before spending big bucks on a tiny cat. But the breeding practices that go into creating such a small cat could lead to a host of health problems for the pet and a host of heartaches for the pet parent. Whether you call them teacup cats, dwarfs, or miniatures, there’s no denying the cuteness of these fun-size felines.
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