There's no doubt that the United States is facing a recession. With the steady rise of interest rates and the cost of essential items like food and gas on the rise, it's making buying decisions a little more challenging for many people.

When facing a slower economy, it's more important than ever that you are getting your message in front of the right people.  While it's true that the "average" person may hold off on buying a kitten until things seem a little more stable - there will always be a market for kittens to the audience that doesn't typically feel the impact of a recession.

The latest podcast from Cat Breeder Sensei discusses the effect of a recession, and how it has had a domino effect on cat breeders, even in Russia.

This Podcast Episode talks about what you can do to "recession-proof" your cattery and make sure that there's still demand for your kittens, even during low consumer spending.

When I decided to start my journey as Maine Coon breeder, I bought a girl first. NOT THE BEST IDEA. In just a short time, she was having regular heat cycles and I found myself in a panic! Scrambling to try to find a male for her, I was even asking random strangers if they would let me use their male. LOL As you can imagine, that didn't go over well.

Listen to this podcast episode to discover what I did to solve the problem I had of not having a boy, and how you can prevent yourself from getting caught with your pants down.

This podcast episode is somewhat of a "story time", where you hear of 2 different scenarios of breeding Queens and the status of both of them today. It's a fine example of how health incidents are always unexpected, unpredictable, and unwelcome in our cattery. In addition, they're also inevitable.

There are pros and cons to using social media to advertise your cattery and your kittens. This podcast episode will expose the reasons why you shouldn't put all of your eggs into one basket when it comes to social media.  It also offers the ultimate solution for building a loyal following for your cattery, and how to implement this action immediately.  Discover how to sell your kittens without the fear and anxiety of being canceled.

Episode 30 of Cat Breeder Sensei Says podcast reveals some tips on how to photograph kittens and capture the best expressions on camera.  This makes raising kittens and "picture day" even more fun than it already is.

How many cats is too many? That is a question we've probably all asked ourselves at some point. 

This podcast episode will explore this idea. It's not an attack on one person, breeder or pet owner.  Rather a look into the world of pet owners that have "too many" cats coming from the opinion of one person. The objective of this episode is to help you realize that there might be a number of cats for YOU that is too many.

The struggle is real when it comes to shedding, hairballs, and the dreadful mats. All of these things are inevitable but can be dramatically reduced with some awesome grooming tips that are shared in this podcast episode.

Selling kittens with breeding rights comes with big responsibilities, there are several ideas you can explore when it comes to selling one of your kittens to another cattery.

This podcast episode will cover some of the concerns you can contemplate about before making that final decision.

Deciding when to retire your Queens from your breeding program is a hard decision to make.  Situations arise other than the normal "retirement" age of a Queen. This podcast episode will explore some of the reasons you may consider retiring a Queen from your breeding program.