I am sorry! Please believe me when I say not all breeders are cut from this cloth. As advised, I would lodge a complaint with every association she uses to register her cats. Since you paid cash for the cat it is possible that she is not reporting the income for tax purposes - maybe contact the IRS and your local/state government body? In the past it was common practice that if a kitten was not neutered before leaving the breeder to go as a pet (what most do now ) that the papers be withheld until proof of spaying/neutering. I would also check into going to small claims court - sometimes just the threat of it will get action. Just don't threaten that if you don't intend to follow through. At this point you probably never will get the papers, but I would be a squeaky wheel - that is just me though, I am stubborn.
For anyone considering a purchase of a kitten I know the CFA has a page of breeders who have been disciplined. It may be worth it to check out the names before buying. Not fool proof, but can help.
http://www.cfa.org/Portals/0/documents/org/disciplinary-suspensions.pdf
I know breeders who have offered full price of the kitten back with the purchaser keeping the kitten or returning it (their choice) because of a health issue not discovered before the kitten left the breeder - I have done this myself. A good breeder does not make money, they do it for love of the breed. My last litter required a c-section, which cost more than the one kitten I placed from the litter and that isn't even figuring in food, litter etc. My only regret is that we lost one of the kittens and Mom had to suffer from an operation - the money was secondary to the cats and their health.
For anyone considering a purchase of a kitten I know the CFA has a page of breeders who have been disciplined. It may be worth it to check out the names before buying. Not fool proof, but can help.
http://www.cfa.org/Portals/0/documents/org/disciplinary-suspensions.pdf
I know breeders who have offered full price of the kitten back with the purchaser keeping the kitten or returning it (their choice) because of a health issue not discovered before the kitten left the breeder - I have done this myself. A good breeder does not make money, they do it for love of the breed. My last litter required a c-section, which cost more than the one kitten I placed from the litter and that isn't even figuring in food, litter etc. My only regret is that we lost one of the kittens and Mom had to suffer from an operation - the money was secondary to the cats and their health.
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