Thank you so much for this valuable information! I've never purchased a pedigree kitty before and can use all the advice I can before diving into this. I posted a pic of the kitten above if that helps
The above does not look great to me. A breeder who is too elderly to care for her kittens is a big problem itself. Has she socialized them all properly? Did all of the moms and all of the dad receive proper medical care and attention? I personally wouldn't want a kitten, especially one I was going to breed, from any cattery that wasn't running at its 100% best.
She has their pedigrees and said parents are very healthy, with champion bloodlines. She also said they are very well personalized and very affectionate. I plan on asking about his eyes as soon as I see him this afternoon. I will let you all know what I decided to do. Thanks for all the help guys! It's very appreciated!
Please do let us know how it goes. I will say again that this is a red flag and a sign of neglect. It's not just about the eyes - it's a standard of care. Make sure you take note of the house, the cattery, and how many litters mom and dad participate in.
As a person who shows their cats in CFA, I would like to say that champion bloodlines doesn't mean a whole lot. It only means that the cat who has it was shown for 6 rings and not disqualified. You need to look for grand champion ( has to beat 200 cats to acheive this), regional or national winners. I won't beat a dead horse because I have already stated my opinion on this particular situation.
I went yesterday and surprisingly her home was huge & immaculate! She kept the males together in a good sized room that had some shedding on the blankets but that was about it, no signs of neglect. They were all very friendly and came right up to me. Clean litter boxes etc. All the kittens looked well groomed and eyes on all kittens were surprisingly clean. No crust or goo at all. There was staining on the cheeks though. She had their records and everything looked normal. Mom and dad were very healthy and we'll taken care, not over breed either. In all honestly I couldn't have been more pleasantly surprised!
. Being the only other male in the house, my husband now has a new buddy!
I decided to get him. I was pleasantly surprised by the breeder and the kittens. I posted more about my experience in my last post on this thread.
I'd love to see your baby! Are you posting from a computer or a device like phone or iPad? I'm using my phone and there are 4 icons at the top of my little conversation/ posting box.. the first is a "B", the second is a chain link, the third is a little picture with mountains & the 4th is an "@". If you also have those tap the little picture of mountains and that will allow you to attach a pic from your computer or device.
Wow!! They are all so beautiful & "magnificent" as the judge said! I'm so sorry you lost Toby
This is Tamosah Elijah as a kitten he will be 10 next month and he is huge he is a Pewter and a retired show cat he got to Grand Premier and had some Imperial certificates but he hated being shown and became difficult for the judges to handle so I retired him but one judge told me he was magnificent and she said he has the lot and she said it was a shame he did not like being handled but as soon as we got him home he was fine again !
This is Elijah ( Harry ) again he is a young adult in this pic
This is my other Pewter persian Tamosah Firefly ( Oscar) he will be 9 next month and did very well at shows he is an Imperial Grand Premier with a couple of Olympian certificates
Well I guess I shall see in a day or two. I should receive it then. If it doesn't I might try one of these homemade recipes listed in this thread .
Congratulations on your new Persian boy! How did the vet visit go? Have you decided on a name yet? I'm sure your husband will enjoy his new buddy too.
