I'm trying to decide between two breeders right now for a Maine Coon kitten. And I have some small concerns for both, so I wanted a second opinion from people who were more cat savy than myself.
Breeder 1:
Breeder 1 is very nice and warm, she let us come visit her house and her cats. She seemed very passionate about breeding and her house was tidy. In the time I've been following her/on her waiting list she's had three litters, the third my possible kitten is among. Her other litters were fine and healthy. On the third litter one kitten was suffocated by the mother, and another kitten was not gaining weight/not latching on. Is it common for either of these to happen? Does it discredit her as a breeder? The kitten that wasn't latching on seems to be doing fine now.
Breeder 2:
Breeder 2 is a little more "business-like" and less warm I'd say. She still wanted us to come to her house and visit so she colle meet us. Which I liked as well. Her house was a little messy though, in her defence she was prepairing for a cat show, and was adding on a porch to the house for her cats so it was half in construction. The cats seemed VERY affectionate and asside from a bit messy there seemed to be okay living conditions. The kitten that we were supposed to pick up was beautiful. But at first it was wary of us and would shrink away from us, she said it was because of all the chaos in the house and that it had gotten shots so it was like 'are you going to give me a shot?" The kitten did warm up though and was very lovey. There were also little bumps on its neck, she said it was from other kittens claws from when they were playing. The bumps were very tiny but there were a few of them around the neck and shoulders of the cat. What could these bumps be? And is what she said viable?
Thanks for anyone who's knowledgable. Kittens are expensive, so we want to make sure we're getting a healthy cat. Both breeders have health gaurentees, so either way we're going to take it to the vet and get it checked out. But I need to decide between the two breeders, and that's what I'm debating about.
Breeder 1:
Breeder 1 is very nice and warm, she let us come visit her house and her cats. She seemed very passionate about breeding and her house was tidy. In the time I've been following her/on her waiting list she's had three litters, the third my possible kitten is among. Her other litters were fine and healthy. On the third litter one kitten was suffocated by the mother, and another kitten was not gaining weight/not latching on. Is it common for either of these to happen? Does it discredit her as a breeder? The kitten that wasn't latching on seems to be doing fine now.
Breeder 2:
Breeder 2 is a little more "business-like" and less warm I'd say. She still wanted us to come to her house and visit so she colle meet us. Which I liked as well. Her house was a little messy though, in her defence she was prepairing for a cat show, and was adding on a porch to the house for her cats so it was half in construction. The cats seemed VERY affectionate and asside from a bit messy there seemed to be okay living conditions. The kitten that we were supposed to pick up was beautiful. But at first it was wary of us and would shrink away from us, she said it was because of all the chaos in the house and that it had gotten shots so it was like 'are you going to give me a shot?" The kitten did warm up though and was very lovey. There were also little bumps on its neck, she said it was from other kittens claws from when they were playing. The bumps were very tiny but there were a few of them around the neck and shoulders of the cat. What could these bumps be? And is what she said viable?
Thanks for anyone who's knowledgable. Kittens are expensive, so we want to make sure we're getting a healthy cat. Both breeders have health gaurentees, so either way we're going to take it to the vet and get it checked out. But I need to decide between the two breeders, and that's what I'm debating about.