Buying out of state kittens

Any word yet? I am keeping my fingers crossed for you.

oh wow how frustrating! I hope you hear from the breeder!

woohoo !! I finally heard from her I should be gettin my kittens tomarrow, I guess she has been out of town, I wish she would have just told she was going out of town so i did'nt worry., but hopefuuly all will be well.

thanks for all your help

Oh that is so good to hear! Let us know when you get the kittens!

I am so glad to hear that!!!! Make sure to post some pictures!!

Such good news, please let us know when you get them.

I finally got them , they are very cute, now i'm happy.

YEAH I was thinking about you earlier today and hoping that all went well! So now I need to see pictures of these little ones that gave you gray hair before you even got them! LOL

Originally Posted by blacksunshine89

I finally got them , they are very cute, now i'm happy.

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great.. post pictures when you get a chance

I will post pics a.s.a.p my digetal camera is not worling right now so i will take pics. and then scan them, tomarrow they are going to the vet for a checkup , i think they have URI ,they both are sneezing and have watery eyes, also very cute.

did you find out what the probelm with the breeder was?

did the other guy sort out his problem do you know?

i'm so glad it worked out ok for you

The breeder was out of town for two weeks , i wish she would have just said she was going to be gone for awhile , then i would'nt have worried so much, as as far as the other guy goes, his cat he got from her is sick, it has a herpes virus (I did'nt even know they could get that ) YUCK , which kinda gives them the same symptoms as URI, which my kittens have , they were at the vet today, I just hope mine dont get that, she will not even talk to the other buyer , i dont know i guess not a very good cattery, but we love the kittens just thesame

Are your kittens are feeling better? I've followed your story since the beginning. I purchased through an out-of-state breeder and fortunately had no problems. I can totally sympathize with your anxiety and would have seriously considered getting a cheap e-ticket and flying there. One suggestion that was given to me by my former vet, especially if you have reasons to be concerned for the kittens health from the outset (which it sounds like you do) is to have the vet do a full blood work up now (including proteins, white/red cell counts, titer results, etc.). Put the results away in a file somewhere. If the kittens ever become sick again in the future, it will help in diagnosing what could be wrong (nothing to worry about or something chronic). Since I'm a lay-person in the animal world, I think it gives me some basis for understanding what is going on in their little bodies. Simply put, blood doesn't lie. It's a little bit expensive, but we've already made such an investment (emotional and financial) in our companions.

Originally Posted by blacksunshine89

The breeder was out of town for two weeks , i wish she would have just said she was going to be gone for awhile , then i would'nt have worried so much, as as far as the other guy goes, his cat he got from her is sick, it has a herpes virus (I did'nt even know they could get that ) YUCK , which kinda gives them the same symptoms as URI, which my kittens have , they were at the vet today, I just hope mine dont get that, she will not even talk to the other buyer , i dont know i guess not a very good cattery, but we love the kittens just thesame

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herpes, if your kitten has it, will remain forever in the cat, you'll never be able to cure him 100%. My Marsh has herpes, and the best thing you can do is prevent and treat early. Plus, adding l-lysine to their dry food is a good preventive measure as well.

good luck, let us know how it turns out

There is a newbie breeder who has shut down in less than a year. Closed breeder is selling sick pedigree sphynx cats with breeding rights yet chances they will live are slim. I purchased a 3-1/2 month kitten who only weighed 12.5 oz who she said would be fine. She died in 8 days. For more money she sold me a breeding cat that was 6 months old who she claimed had a cold. The kitten has been sick with URI since I purchased her. of Breeder has had thug friends threaten me if I told anybody for they did not want others to know they were not alone getting a sick cat from their line. The cat house is in PA & the breeder offers to fly the kitten to you for she works for a airline. The kittens & cats she told me all had eye problems from cats fights but it is more like herpes. sad this new breeder who already is out caused so many problems.