I have a question that I am hoping a breeder could maybe answer. As some of you know I lost my 6 month old ragdoll a few weeks ago. He had FIP and had to be put to sleep. It was a nightmare. The vet tells me that he had to have come into contact with the corona virus at the cattery as I have no other cats. He said that in a select few the corona virus mutates and that is how they get FIP. I called the breeder the same day. We cried on the phone together as she was very fond of my kitten also. She told me then that we she could not give me a refund but that we would work something out. The next day she sent me a lovely email about how sorry she was for our loss and that she would be willing to give me another kitten when her cats have another litter. I emailed back that she was such a wonderful person and had a great heart. We have a contract that is for one year genetic defects. I agreed with her that FIP is not genentic so I would take what ever kitten she would give me.
I paid $950.00 for our kitten plus $250.00 to have him shipped to our nearest airport. We only had him for two months and in that time he was nuetered. I have a fairly large vet bill from all the test that were done to diagnois his illness. The day he died was the day I had sent his registration papers in.
This was this breeders first litter. She is very well know in the show arena having had much success with her cats. That is one of the reasons why I chose to purchase from her(that and the fact that this spring my father was taken from us in a car accident and yes I went a little crazy spending that much money on an animal) Thats another story. Since my response to her about yes, I would like to have another kitten she has yet to email me back. I sent several emails. One of which was to see how her cats were doing since she was going to have them all tested for the corona virus.
When purchasing the kitten she got back to me the same day or next. Since I have not heard anything from her I am thinking she has perhaps changed her mind about a replacement kitten.
So my question is this. Because I only had the kitten for two months and he contacted a virus that could have only come from the cattery is there anything I can do? I know I can file a complaint with TICA and CFA I have also found a web site to report situations like this one. I have been told to also contact the Better Business Bureau. I am going to give the breeder just a little more time before I do this.
Am I wrong to think that a kitten should live longer than two months? I am not sure how a person could be so heartless as to promise one thing then do another. My 4 year old daughter is just heartbroken. My husband is beyond angry. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I do not want to list the breeders name as of yet. I am still holding out hope she will come through for us.
I paid $950.00 for our kitten plus $250.00 to have him shipped to our nearest airport. We only had him for two months and in that time he was nuetered. I have a fairly large vet bill from all the test that were done to diagnois his illness. The day he died was the day I had sent his registration papers in.
This was this breeders first litter. She is very well know in the show arena having had much success with her cats. That is one of the reasons why I chose to purchase from her(that and the fact that this spring my father was taken from us in a car accident and yes I went a little crazy spending that much money on an animal) Thats another story. Since my response to her about yes, I would like to have another kitten she has yet to email me back. I sent several emails. One of which was to see how her cats were doing since she was going to have them all tested for the corona virus.
When purchasing the kitten she got back to me the same day or next. Since I have not heard anything from her I am thinking she has perhaps changed her mind about a replacement kitten.
So my question is this. Because I only had the kitten for two months and he contacted a virus that could have only come from the cattery is there anything I can do? I know I can file a complaint with TICA and CFA I have also found a web site to report situations like this one. I have been told to also contact the Better Business Bureau. I am going to give the breeder just a little more time before I do this.
Am I wrong to think that a kitten should live longer than two months? I am not sure how a person could be so heartless as to promise one thing then do another. My 4 year old daughter is just heartbroken. My husband is beyond angry. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I do not want to list the breeders name as of yet. I am still holding out hope she will come through for us.