Pedigree or Mixed Breed?

So you have reached the decision to get a cat. Now you have to decide whether you will go with an ordinary 'moggy' (mixed breed cat) or one of the huge varieties of pedigree breeds available in the UK.
A high percentage of cats in the UK are common or garden 'moggies' of mixed breed, and these make up approximately 90% of the feline population. Whilst mixed breeds have their charms, they can also present you will a whole new set of challenges.

Cats with a 'history' can sometimes be so traumatised that the cat's personality can be changed, turning a usually friendly animal into a neurotic and destructive terror. This is hardly the cat's fault, but neither is it yours. So think carefully before adopting a mixed breed cat that may have had a difficult past, and could bring the 'baggage' from those experiences into your home and family.

The main advantage of having a common or garden 'moggy' is that with such a huge mix of genes in their background, they are less prone to inherent genetic problems present in some breeds of pedigree cats.