My sister will get her purebred kitten soon

You shouldn't need to find the pedigree, the breeder should have said if she was an outcross.

The only thing that looks slightly Devon is the eye shape on that kitten.

The breeder is sending the pedigree with the kitten.
Should I have my sister ask to see it now so we know what is in her?

Personally, I would want to know. I'm certainly not an expert, but she doesn't look anything like a Devon to me. Cute kitten, but not like a Devon.

I'd just wait till the kitten and pedigree get here. Then update us. If the father is a Devon, the mother has to be a outcross or a 1/2 Devon. You don't get a normal coated kitten out of two Devons. The "rex" gene is recessive.

We will wait then.
She gets fixed in 10-14 days.
We are not sure when she will ship.
My siter told them Sacramento or Sfo.

I would want to know before shipping, if I paid for a Devon I'd want a cat that looked like a Devon and I'm sorry but that kitten does not.

Originally Posted by missymotus

I would want to know before shipping, if I paid for a Devon I'd want a cat that looked like a Devon and I'm sorry but that kitten does not.

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She has the right to know what she is paying for. She sent the check in advance, and the breeder is not giving the pedigree in advance? What if the kitten is shipped, and the pedigree is not, or has an outcross in it? She is going to ship the kitten back? Or keep the kitten and lose the money she paid? He is a very cute kitten, but your sister is paying for a purebred Devon, and he looks nothing like one... Does this breeder have a website? How did your sister get on hold of them?

By the way Meows - Sorry for pointing out this... I don't want your sister to be hurt or anything... We are just making sure she is protected

Originally Posted by missymotus

I would want to know before shipping, if I paid for a Devon I'd want a cat that looked like a Devon and I'm sorry but that kitten does not.

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If you wanted a regular brown tabby with white, you'd probably go to a shelter to adopt. You're paying for a purebred Devon [with Devon temperament and appearance] and you should get what you pay for.

The kitten is so cute , but does not look like any Devon I have ever seen. I know in Sphynx sometimes they outcross and then they sell the outcross kittens at a very reduced rate. They do not sell them at full pet price for a Sphynx.

I have to admit I was surprised to hear she was getting a Devon and then seeing the pictures. The kitten is very cute, but.....

Meows, did your sister see pictures of the kitten before she sent the check?

I just talked to my sister and she tried to call the breeder from her work but there was no answer at both numbers.
She will try to call again when she gets off work.
The breeder did give her a discount.
I told her what questions to as her.

Okay, if a discount was given she must be an outcross then.

I'm not sure what they outcross with, maybe ASH? I only know a few Devon breeders and none of them have outcrosses.

I knew one Devon breeder that was doing outcrosses to domestics to widen the gene pool (this was about 20 yrs ago). But she would sell the kittens as 1/2 Devons or Devon outcrosses and at a reduced pet price. That's how my son got his kitten - the breeder was good friends with us and wanted to give Justin a kitten. Its was straight coated and didn't look a think like a Devon.

TICA allows outcrosses to American Shorthair, British Shorthair, European Shorthair, Burmese, Bombay, Sphynx and Siamese.

CFA allows outcrosses to American Shorthair or British Shorthair only. All kittens registered after May1, 2013 must be Devon to Devon breedings.

Isn't it wrong to give a discount without explaining the reasoning? I got a puppy once as a child that was supposed to be a lab and got a discount then realized it was half lab and half rottweiler. I was so mad because I wish I had known rather than just getting a discount..Well my parents were mad cuz they really got it but still. I think it would be totally wrong if they just gave discount while claiming it's a purebred Devon kitten and its not...

My sister just emailed the breeder and is asking questions.
She did not answer the phone when she called.
My sister was told she does not have the rex coat and that is why there is a discount.

Originally Posted by mews2much

My sister just emailed the breeder and is asking questions.
She did not answer the phone when she called.
My sister was told she does not have the rex coat and that is why there is a discount.

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Did she say anything else? Like what her mix is? She doesn't have the coat or the ears... Is she giving your sister a run around? Where did this breeder come from? The lack of communication and information on her part raises a huge flag...

The entire thing raises a red flag to me - I'd be thinking about stopping payment on the check.