I just heard from a friend that there is a rumour about my cattery going around. And my cattery is so new it is just surprising anyone would even know about it. One of my first litter of 4 kittens went back East and is being shown there. She had a really soft kitten coat, but it has shed out and she is doing fairly well now, having gotten a few finals so far and the judges like her. I am told she'll have no trouble getting her championship in CFA. She wasn't the best of the litter as I ended up with a hernia kitten. We figure hernia girl would have been a show stopper, but I placed her with my sister in a pet home. I may be able to show her in premiership, we'll see.
Anyway. The rumour is that the kitten I sent East has a glitter coat and had to be petted out. It's obviously not true. The guy who is saying it is a man that I had emailed once when I was first in the market for a Mau and he was really nice. He just said that he didn't have anything available at that time, but to keep in touch if I needed any advice. Apparently the word has gotten back to him that the kitten does not have a glitter coat and is just fine.. but I don't know who he has talked to in the meantime. I haven't contacted him as I figured it was better to let it go, but it has continued to bother me.
Just a vent I guess. I actually walked away from the dog show world after dealing with some unethical breeders who were just nasty and had no concern for their stock. It made me too mad to continue and I had thought the cat world would be nicer based on the contacts I have made. Strange. I hope it's an isolated case... it's not like I am competition for the guy. He is a state away from me and he specializes in a different registry.
Anyway. The rumour is that the kitten I sent East has a glitter coat and had to be petted out. It's obviously not true. The guy who is saying it is a man that I had emailed once when I was first in the market for a Mau and he was really nice. He just said that he didn't have anything available at that time, but to keep in touch if I needed any advice. Apparently the word has gotten back to him that the kitten does not have a glitter coat and is just fine.. but I don't know who he has talked to in the meantime. I haven't contacted him as I figured it was better to let it go, but it has continued to bother me.
Just a vent I guess. I actually walked away from the dog show world after dealing with some unethical breeders who were just nasty and had no concern for their stock. It made me too mad to continue and I had thought the cat world would be nicer based on the contacts I have made. Strange. I hope it's an isolated case... it's not like I am competition for the guy. He is a state away from me and he specializes in a different registry.