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Originally Posted by merrytreecats
 Oh, they read the pedigrees, they deliberately inbred the cats. They told me this was perfectly okay if done right, all breeders did it, and sure I could provide a link, but I'm actually afraid that if I do these people could come after me. I had to part with these cats after I lost my job and therefore my place, and therefore my cattery so they got nothing to take from me, but I've been a victim of breeder harassment. If you like I could PM them to you. But the one cattery in particular I'm talking about is a TOP Persian show cattery that wins many prizes, or at least was a few years ago. They sold me a cat with: Breathing problems, tearing eyes, stunted growth, frail immune system and, interestingly for a breeding cat, sterility. I called them asking about the LOUD breathing problems I'd noticed as soon as I was no longer in the {very noisy} cat show hall and they told me it was just bubbles up his nose from the bath they had given him. A return/refund was out of the question as far as they were concerned. $1500 for him. I just paid it off last year.
Kitten mills aren't real catteries, I don't think there's a soul around who thinks that sort of thing is okay at all, I guess unless they're the ones running the place and making money off it, I would think there's some self deceit or denial going on about it then otherwise how could those monsters even live with themselves. The healthest cats I've seen, generally speaking, are moggies. |
Sorry but you just paid off $1500 last year - that's a small fraction of costs involved with my cats per year and I don't think breeding is for anybody who can't afford it. Period. It's not cheap and not for the light hearted.
Also you can't really guarantee a breeding cat for breeding - it may sound silly but some cats just aren't up to it. It may be behavioral, genetic - whatever but unfortunately if your contract didn't include a refund or replacement if the cat was sterile - then that's just a case of buyers beware.
