Hi All,
My family is new to cats. I finally have been worned down by my children and so we will now be a cat family. A prospect that I'm actually very excited about
We have decided on the Siberian cats breed and we have found a local registered breeder. She has one kitten available (7 week old). We just saw the kitten and it was Soo cute. The kitten was alert and cautious, seemed normal. She showed the kitten with its sister that was sold because it helps keeps them calm and prevents "crying". It took a little while but I noticed the sister was bigger.
The breeder advised that mine was slightly underweight and that the sister was slightly above average. Therefore making it more noticeable.
The breeder advised that my kitten is having a hard time dealing with the weaning process. She is currently feeding with medicine dropper. She stated that this happens every other litter and that because the kitten is healthy in every other way she is likely having a hard time accepting the weaning and transition to solid food similar to human babies. But she should come around. She stated that she would not give me a kitten unless it was absolutely good to go and would hold it longer if necessary or if it was failing would not sell it at all.
For arguments sake let's take the breeder at her word. I feel comfortable with her and she is very candid about the process. She has a good reviews and has been doing this for a long time since 2002. Her contract comes with all the guarantees.
My question is the following: is this a red flag? Is this just part of the variability expected with kitten weaning and as long in the end she is on solid food and eating normal, gaining weight - all is good. Or Should I say no and wait for the next available litter or look elsewhere.
We are prepared to leave a deposit for pickup in 2 to 3 weeks.
My cat is on the right side of the photo. See what I mean soon cute!
Anthony
My family is new to cats. I finally have been worned down by my children and so we will now be a cat family. A prospect that I'm actually very excited about
We have decided on the Siberian cats breed and we have found a local registered breeder. She has one kitten available (7 week old). We just saw the kitten and it was Soo cute. The kitten was alert and cautious, seemed normal. She showed the kitten with its sister that was sold because it helps keeps them calm and prevents "crying". It took a little while but I noticed the sister was bigger.
The breeder advised that mine was slightly underweight and that the sister was slightly above average. Therefore making it more noticeable.
The breeder advised that my kitten is having a hard time dealing with the weaning process. She is currently feeding with medicine dropper. She stated that this happens every other litter and that because the kitten is healthy in every other way she is likely having a hard time accepting the weaning and transition to solid food similar to human babies. But she should come around. She stated that she would not give me a kitten unless it was absolutely good to go and would hold it longer if necessary or if it was failing would not sell it at all.
For arguments sake let's take the breeder at her word. I feel comfortable with her and she is very candid about the process. She has a good reviews and has been doing this for a long time since 2002. Her contract comes with all the guarantees.
My question is the following: is this a red flag? Is this just part of the variability expected with kitten weaning and as long in the end she is on solid food and eating normal, gaining weight - all is good. Or Should I say no and wait for the next available litter or look elsewhere.
We are prepared to leave a deposit for pickup in 2 to 3 weeks.
My cat is on the right side of the photo. See what I mean soon cute!
Anthony
