Hello, I'm a long time reader of the site but have never posted.
So this is a quick overview of my dilemma. My SO and I have been looking to get an Exotic Shorthair as we feel the breeds general disposition will work well with our adopted tortie (she is very laid back for a tortie). So we chose a breeder and a kitten halfway through December.
So originally us getting the kitten was delayed due to him getting a URI (not uncommon so no flags went up in my head). But for the last 3 weeks we haven't gotten him because he has had constant diarrhea. We're told that the vet has done tests and there isn't anything physically wrong with the kitten so it is most likely the cats diet. The breeder now tells us that she has switched the cat over to Iams Hair Ball dry food (which doesn't really make sense to me) and that she will let us know if it clears up.
Am I being overly paranoid? I feed my cat Merrick's wet food and Eagle Pack dry and from what the breeder has told us her cats eat lower quality foods then I am comfortable with. Would it be a bad idea to take the cat now and work on his poopy problems ourselves (not that I think the breeder would allow this anyways) or should we just be patient and see how things go.
Overall we just would like our kitten as soon as possible, and I know some of this paranoia is due to my lack of patience somewhat. We have already named him and have become quite attached so I'm not looking to "dump" him just to get an Exotic ASAP but having never dealt with a breeder before I was just wondering if something like this is typical.
Thanks for any input.
So this is a quick overview of my dilemma. My SO and I have been looking to get an Exotic Shorthair as we feel the breeds general disposition will work well with our adopted tortie (she is very laid back for a tortie). So we chose a breeder and a kitten halfway through December.
So originally us getting the kitten was delayed due to him getting a URI (not uncommon so no flags went up in my head). But for the last 3 weeks we haven't gotten him because he has had constant diarrhea. We're told that the vet has done tests and there isn't anything physically wrong with the kitten so it is most likely the cats diet. The breeder now tells us that she has switched the cat over to Iams Hair Ball dry food (which doesn't really make sense to me) and that she will let us know if it clears up.
Am I being overly paranoid? I feed my cat Merrick's wet food and Eagle Pack dry and from what the breeder has told us her cats eat lower quality foods then I am comfortable with. Would it be a bad idea to take the cat now and work on his poopy problems ourselves (not that I think the breeder would allow this anyways) or should we just be patient and see how things go.
Overall we just would like our kitten as soon as possible, and I know some of this paranoia is due to my lack of patience somewhat. We have already named him and have become quite attached so I'm not looking to "dump" him just to get an Exotic ASAP but having never dealt with a breeder before I was just wondering if something like this is typical.
Thanks for any input.