Hello good people,
Many of you already know me, the neurotic Mr_Kitty who bought his cat of Kijiji but then ended up practically saving the kitten I purchased from malnourishment and other bad practices as well as the 4 littler-mates and mother cat as well as educating the seller for future reference.
Yes I got a Kijiji cat but considering my actions, I practically saved multiple cat lives, if the new owners choose to ignore all or some of my lessons, that's already not on me. I even bought expensive wet and dry food to replace the garbage she was feeding her cat and then the kittens when they were ready for food other than the milk from mother cat. That made her get rid of her cheap food and buy the kind I recommended, and I hope she was telling me the truth but it seems like she did.
My kitten is 8 weeks old already and I booked a first Vet appointment and because there's a long wait list, I gotta wait until March 1st which will make my kitten 9 weeks old. The receptionist said that's okay.
Here's the thing... I was advised NOT to pick up my kitten and take him home as in fully re-home him other than picking him up for his Vet appointments until he's at least 10 weeks old preferably 12 weeks old. Some even said 14, 16 or up to 20 weeks. I feel like that's excessive and while I respect the reasoning behind it, everyone I know who has cats (and that's a lot of people) took their home between 7.8 and 10 weeks old and the cats all did and still doing well and have fantastic temperament.
My concern is that I will pick up my kitten and give him the right first treatment and then bring him back to her and God knows if it will undo the good that the first vet visit did. What if her cat has parasites? Or anything else...
I was also told by the receptionist that it was better if I took the kitten home with me to monitor him and let them know how he's doing after his first visit and until the next one (I can't trust the seller will give me accurate information or enough information)
Furthermore, the littler-mates are all gone... He only has his mother left for those Social Lessons they learn between 8 and 12 weeks old. If he had at least another kitten to play with then I would still not consider taking him before the 12 week mark.
As a final note, she is not giving the kitten the care I would provide. Other than him being with his mother cat, I believe I would treat the kitten a lot more professionally. She acts loving and caring but more like a child would. Doesn't know or learn anything about kittens/cats and I pray she really did take my advice and implement the things I taught her. At this point I can only take her word for it.
I also need a stool sample for the first appointment and God knows if she will even give me the right one (she might just pick something from the litter box and who knows if it's the right one) I know I'm judging her prior to giving her the benefit of the doubt but she didn't leave me much room to trust her competence.
I really want to postpone the first Vet visit until the kitten is 10 weeks old and then just take him home right after rather than returning the kitten to the seller's place.
Is it bad to wait the extra 2 weeks (postponing his exam and shots etc)
Is it bad giving him the second round of shots and check up just TWO weeks later considering he needs to go back at 12 weeks?
Is it bad separating the kitten from the mother at 10 weeks considering the littler-mates are all sold and gone?
I can give my kitten a much better life and professional care, can you please tell me it's okay to proceed with my plan?
Thank you all for taking the time to help me.
Many of you already know me, the neurotic Mr_Kitty who bought his cat of Kijiji but then ended up practically saving the kitten I purchased from malnourishment and other bad practices as well as the 4 littler-mates and mother cat as well as educating the seller for future reference.
Yes I got a Kijiji cat but considering my actions, I practically saved multiple cat lives, if the new owners choose to ignore all or some of my lessons, that's already not on me. I even bought expensive wet and dry food to replace the garbage she was feeding her cat and then the kittens when they were ready for food other than the milk from mother cat. That made her get rid of her cheap food and buy the kind I recommended, and I hope she was telling me the truth but it seems like she did.
My kitten is 8 weeks old already and I booked a first Vet appointment and because there's a long wait list, I gotta wait until March 1st which will make my kitten 9 weeks old. The receptionist said that's okay.
Here's the thing... I was advised NOT to pick up my kitten and take him home as in fully re-home him other than picking him up for his Vet appointments until he's at least 10 weeks old preferably 12 weeks old. Some even said 14, 16 or up to 20 weeks. I feel like that's excessive and while I respect the reasoning behind it, everyone I know who has cats (and that's a lot of people) took their home between 7.8 and 10 weeks old and the cats all did and still doing well and have fantastic temperament.
My concern is that I will pick up my kitten and give him the right first treatment and then bring him back to her and God knows if it will undo the good that the first vet visit did. What if her cat has parasites? Or anything else...
I was also told by the receptionist that it was better if I took the kitten home with me to monitor him and let them know how he's doing after his first visit and until the next one (I can't trust the seller will give me accurate information or enough information)
Furthermore, the littler-mates are all gone... He only has his mother left for those Social Lessons they learn between 8 and 12 weeks old. If he had at least another kitten to play with then I would still not consider taking him before the 12 week mark.
As a final note, she is not giving the kitten the care I would provide. Other than him being with his mother cat, I believe I would treat the kitten a lot more professionally. She acts loving and caring but more like a child would. Doesn't know or learn anything about kittens/cats and I pray she really did take my advice and implement the things I taught her. At this point I can only take her word for it.
I also need a stool sample for the first appointment and God knows if she will even give me the right one (she might just pick something from the litter box and who knows if it's the right one) I know I'm judging her prior to giving her the benefit of the doubt but she didn't leave me much room to trust her competence.
I really want to postpone the first Vet visit until the kitten is 10 weeks old and then just take him home right after rather than returning the kitten to the seller's place.
Is it bad to wait the extra 2 weeks (postponing his exam and shots etc)
Is it bad giving him the second round of shots and check up just TWO weeks later considering he needs to go back at 12 weeks?
Is it bad separating the kitten from the mother at 10 weeks considering the littler-mates are all sold and gone?
I can give my kitten a much better life and professional care, can you please tell me it's okay to proceed with my plan?
Thank you all for taking the time to help me.
