Why pets are sold already altered?"

You may wonder why your pet kitten will be sold already altered.
If you also wonder about the side effects that early altering may have on your kitten please visit the health section of this website. A responsible breeder will sell you an already altered kitten or will provide you with a spay/neuter contract.
This is done for good reasons.
- Your kitten is a pet quality one. What does this mean?
It means that your kitten doesn't meet the breed standard well enough to be considered show or breeding quality. This kitten has the typicall devon rex look and temperament, but cannot be considered "to meet the standard". Pet buyers will often not see any difference between a pet quality kitten and a show quality, but the expert eye of the breeder can see traits you don't. This is a good reason why your kitten will be sold altered.

A breeder puts all her efforts into improving the breed type and health. Breeding with a pet quality kitten can only damage the breed.

- Breeders put a lot of effort, money and time into producing healthy and typey cats and kittens. They have a certain "line" of devons, built up with love and obtained through years of effort and trouble . It's easy to understand why a breeder is very careful about placing whole kittens for breeding. Breeders want their kittens to be used for breeding only if sure that they will be really used for the devon rex improvement and not by backyard breeders or inexperienced people who could put the cat's life in danger. This is why most breeders sell only to other breeders they know well or to breeders with whom they have worked for some considerable time.