I also only breed my cats in world. I would definitely appreciate the ability to update my cats in world more efficiently. I don't use the cattery at all. I've never used the cattery dock, and would like to continue to avoid it. I don't have a large amount of cats in world, but I'd like a better updating system in world. An update button on the menu would be my preference.
I'd like to see the birth time dropped to like five minutes or less in world. Thirty was way too long, fifteen is better, but still a pain point when you really have other important things to do.
I have to disagree with cats needing to be partnered to breed in world. I actually like the oopsie, or random aspect and sometimes keep a few pairs of kitties on the same cycles and within the same distance of each other so they pick their own mate. I thought the point of the partner option was to control this issue for people who don't like accidental breeding.
I sometimes sell some of my live breeding cats, so I don't want the partnering issues to pass on to my customers. I would actually prefer partnering to automatically be removed upon transfer so that it is no longer an issue.