Hey everyone!
OK, so we went to go see another breeder today. This is the first breeder of this particular type of cat that we have seen. I was simply blown away! These cats were so wonderful, they were all very very social, and I had several of them all pushing to sit on my lap at once!!! It was such an enjoyable hour and a half!
We also found a kitten that I positively fell in love with! She was so sweet; she just crawled right in my lap and curled up and went to sleep. Later, she woke up and played with me, too. I didn't go there intending to pick out a cat, but I just fell in love with this little one!!
This breeder seems very good. She let us see all of her cats. We didn't go down to the nursery, though, because there was a litter born just a couple days ago, so she didn't want the new babies exposed to a lot of traffic from the outside. I thought this was understandable, as we still got to see the parents, as well as several other cats in the cattery.
But, like I said, this is the first breeder of this type of cat. I REALLY fell in love with this little baby, but I'm trying to be practical. Is it bad to "go for it" without seeing other catteries that have the same type of cat? We've seen several other breeders, just not that particular breed.
Also, she doesn't provide full pedigrees for pet quality cats. I've always thought that pedigrees were somewhat expensive to have made, so I thought this made sense. I might like to show a cat in the alter class, though, just for fun, so I'd like a pedigree so I can do that. I just thought I'd add that in, to see what y'all think.
So, sorry it's so long, but it's a lot to think about. What do you think? Is it a bad idea to go ahead and reserve that little girl I fell in love with? My instinct says "yes," I just want to make sure I'm not being hasty. Thanks for your help! Again, sorry it's so long!
OK, so we went to go see another breeder today. This is the first breeder of this particular type of cat that we have seen. I was simply blown away! These cats were so wonderful, they were all very very social, and I had several of them all pushing to sit on my lap at once!!! It was such an enjoyable hour and a half!
We also found a kitten that I positively fell in love with! She was so sweet; she just crawled right in my lap and curled up and went to sleep. Later, she woke up and played with me, too. I didn't go there intending to pick out a cat, but I just fell in love with this little one!!
This breeder seems very good. She let us see all of her cats. We didn't go down to the nursery, though, because there was a litter born just a couple days ago, so she didn't want the new babies exposed to a lot of traffic from the outside. I thought this was understandable, as we still got to see the parents, as well as several other cats in the cattery.
But, like I said, this is the first breeder of this type of cat. I REALLY fell in love with this little baby, but I'm trying to be practical. Is it bad to "go for it" without seeing other catteries that have the same type of cat? We've seen several other breeders, just not that particular breed.
Also, she doesn't provide full pedigrees for pet quality cats. I've always thought that pedigrees were somewhat expensive to have made, so I thought this made sense. I might like to show a cat in the alter class, though, just for fun, so I'd like a pedigree so I can do that. I just thought I'd add that in, to see what y'all think.
So, sorry it's so long, but it's a lot to think about. What do you think? Is it a bad idea to go ahead and reserve that little girl I fell in love with? My instinct says "yes," I just want to make sure I'm not being hasty. Thanks for your help! Again, sorry it's so long!