Buying pets is absolutely out of question, in my opinion. I have a feline colony and I think they all deserve a home. Should I pick a cat, I would know where to pick it fromMaybe, if you were going to pick a cat,you could find a reputable breeder who wants to retire one of their Kingsn or Queens. These breeding cats have been tested for several illnesses, they have been fed too quality, have had their vaccinations up to date and are usually very well socialiced as a result of attending cat shows. They are also sold by a fraction of the price of a purebreed kitten.
But I do not blame those who want a pure breed cat.
Unfortunately some rare and impossible-to-diagnose diseases are just around the corner, and any cat, pure breed or street-breed, could be affected by them.
My poor Lola had a disease that some vets didn't even heard about before, and they told me that 99.99% of them could live a whole life of experience and never know a cat with this issue. Before that, my Lola had a form of carcinoma that had been very rarely seen before in a cat.
My cat Pallina was diagnosed with an uncommon kind of hyperthyroidism, she has been treated with I-131, but it seems she's responding in an unusual way. And now she has an issue that many vets have classed as of unknown and not traceable origin.
My vets have stated that such a concentration of weird issues in a single household is unnatural!
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