Pedigrees or Moggies? which are harder

To look after? I have two pedigrees and they are very hith matience,Ive had non pedigrees before and they seemed to be easier to look after.

My two Somali cats still have the odd accident,they are really fussy with food,only the best cat meat they will touch,very fussy over cat litter,but the moggies I have had were very laid back,anyone else notice this?

 

Purebred vs domestic mixed

I have heard of this before but raising purebred Manx's outside of a specific health issue have found no real difference. I have a Siamese domestic mix along with my Manx's. She has no special preference. I continue to given them Purina Kitten Chow. My tom is the only one that is odd with regards to food. He litteraly will not eat anything but his kitten chow. Luckily it is good for adults as well as kittens. I have tried pieces of chicken, tuna etc. He want even waste his time yet the others have no problems raiding the dining room table and walking of with a whole chicken leg. As for as accidents ie: injuries, I have been fortunate considering Manx's are prone to being on top of every piece of furniture you own so there is a lot of leaping down from very high places when you have 9 foot ceilings. It is true, if you are looking for a Manx you do need to look at eye level, not theirs, yours. So far no broken anything and they are extremely active and quite the daredevils.

 

Personally I find that 'in general' full breeds, whether its dogs or cats are harder, some take longer to mature and then with the medical side of it, your less likely to see specific breed related problems. Like I said thats just a general observation, Ive had a couple of moggies that have been a little 'difficult', stranglely enough though theyve always been Calicos

 

I think more health problems are seen in purebreds due to overbreeding - Siamese, for instance (breed I'm more familar with) are notorious for having dental problems. The modern Siamese (extreme wedgeheads) have eye problems. There is the eye twitching thing - nyg something that really annoys some people and in extreme cases can cause neurological problems with the cat. Also with dogs (German Shepherd my preference) look at what overbreeding has done for their hips.
I adore moggies....I had one that was diagnosed with renal failure at a relatively young age but she saw her mid-teens before she passed. Not sure a purebred cat could make it 9 years with renal failure.
My Zeus is nearly 3 years old and other than a tiny abcess once he's been very healthy.

 

My purebreed Bengal Rene has occassional gastroenterities and is very high maintenence, but extremely lovable. She can't tolerate fish foods. My moggies Milo and Venus love/d outdoors hunting and lost interest in kitty treats. Otherwise, all my moggies are generally healthy and will eat most foods I give them and are otherwise low maintence. I did however lose my moggie Pooky at 2 1/2 years to renal failure. Non of them could care less about the type of litter they use. They only ask for cleanliness. :mrgreen: