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Hi all.
I lost a cat in early december due to post-surgery illness, and he was always quite weak. He was a maine coon, but I was poorly informed when I brought him home and didn't do enough research, so in hindsight I know his "breeder" was awful. He was a lovely boy, though, and I was so in love with him, so I decided to research properly this time and get a little maine coon heir for my late Louie.
I communicate quite well with this breeder and her cats seem to be healthy and to fare well once they move away from home (I've been keeping up with other families that got cats from her), but when I ask her about "my" kitten, she often mentions he's quite small in comparison to his siblings. I figure he's the runt of the litter, but the vet this breeder takes her cats too says he's clinically perfect, he's probably just small.
Is there anything I should be asking this lady to ensure I'm bringing home a healthy kitten? I can't tell whether this is her just being the "classic maine coon breeder" type and obsessing about her cats being huge, or if she's trying to tell me he might be sick. I'm probably traumatised and could be looking for clues where there aren't any, so I'd appreciate your thoughts on this.
(The kitten's parents are fully tested. He's vaccinated and will be getting his rabies shot and neutering surgery next week)
I lost a cat in early december due to post-surgery illness, and he was always quite weak. He was a maine coon, but I was poorly informed when I brought him home and didn't do enough research, so in hindsight I know his "breeder" was awful. He was a lovely boy, though, and I was so in love with him, so I decided to research properly this time and get a little maine coon heir for my late Louie.
I communicate quite well with this breeder and her cats seem to be healthy and to fare well once they move away from home (I've been keeping up with other families that got cats from her), but when I ask her about "my" kitten, she often mentions he's quite small in comparison to his siblings. I figure he's the runt of the litter, but the vet this breeder takes her cats too says he's clinically perfect, he's probably just small.
Is there anything I should be asking this lady to ensure I'm bringing home a healthy kitten? I can't tell whether this is her just being the "classic maine coon breeder" type and obsessing about her cats being huge, or if she's trying to tell me he might be sick. I'm probably traumatised and could be looking for clues where there aren't any, so I'd appreciate your thoughts on this.
(The kitten's parents are fully tested. He's vaccinated and will be getting his rabies shot and neutering surgery next week)