What sort of animals would a civilization of small feline omnivore humanoids domesticate
I'm playing around with the idea of making a world heavily based on one of my favorite childhood book series. (basically a fanmade rewrite of sorts). The series is called Warriors, and is about talking cats. I'm rewriting the worldbuilding and story for fun so that the cats are bipedal and more civilized.
They'd be omnivorous felines with a preference for meat, and their heights would range from 2'6" to 3'8". The civilization would be similar to the late 17th/early 18th century.
I was wondering how their farming and husbandry would work. I know they would have chickens, and pigs & ferrets are a maybe, but what else do you think they would domesticate? They live in a mostly forested land, but there would be plains, wetlands, and mountains in certain areas. TL;DR, what sort of animals would a civilization of small feline omnivore humanoids domesticate? (Bonus points if you address whether they could realistically have pigs and or ferrets)
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Miniature horses for all the things humans would use horses for, only they're small enough to ride and handle. Dogs can ride miniature horses (and your cats are larger than modern cats).
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Mice. Great food supply and also for pets and companionship. While humans don't usually eat their pets, or have an animal be both food and pet in the same culture, even if not in the same household, an example of an animal that fills both roles for humans in the same culture (US) is rabbits.
Pigeons. Because they are smaller than chickens and have a history of domestication, they would work better than chickens for your cats. They would provide meat and eats and can be trained to perform some tasks, like carry messages.
Ferrets and pigs seem quite possible, though they'd go for smaller breeds of pigs, possibly pot-bellied pigs.
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