The 2023 breeding program for Van cats, a kind below safety and well-known far past Turkish borders, has begun at a analysis heart in jap Türkiye.
The cats, distinctive for his or her totally different eye colours and white fur, loved calming music to assist set the temper.
Professor Dr. Abdullah Kaya, director of the Van Cat Research Center, the place the breeding takes place, mentioned that this system for 2023 is underway.
“While doing these (observing the mating behavior), we see the mothers lose weight considerably because they have been dealing with the birth and feeding of kittens for a long time. We have taken necessary precautions, provided vaccinations and health checks for the cats.”
At the middle, the place efforts are made to provide extra of those distinctive cats annually, particular rooms are ready for the cats and together with complete well being checks, together with vaccination.
Located within the jap Van province, the analysis heart works below the auspices of the Van Yüzüncü Yıl University. The white cats on the heart which might be both odd-eyed – one blue and the opposite amber – or in pairs (blue or amber) entice consideration with their affectionate personalities and are sometimes visited by youngsters.
Kaya defined that they feed the cats meals wealthy in nutritional vitamins and fats throughout this course of. He additionally famous that 180 kittens have been born final yr. ”According to our evaluations, the moms who already gave beginning to offspring are considered, and if there are deformed moms or male companions, we relocate them,” he mentioned.
“We proceed to work systematically at our heart. Cats need a dwelling setting. They love consideration; due to this fact, this place must be cheerful and have a optimistic environment,” Kaya added. He additionally underscored that the standard of breeding will increase day-to-day, noting that they plan to mate 45-50 of the 92 breeding-age cats this yr.
