Hi Collett

I'm sorry you've had such a hard time with your breeder, they should answer any questions you have and be there for you in the first few weeks when your kitten has moved to make sure they are settling well, after all they are a business and i am sure if they are good you would reccommend them to others. All i am going to say is that forget about the fiddly stuff that comes with the kitten, dont let it spoil your excitement, they are prob not worth much anyway. Just make sure you get the correct papers and make sure kitty settles in really well. I managed to take a week off when my two came so they got to know me and felt comfortable around me. Hope it all goes well, and you sort your breeder out !

Jen

I would absolutely go with another breeder. This one is being ridiculous.

She shouldn't make promises she can't keep. I don't really see any reason for the breeder to promise things like litter boxes, books and the like (since you can buy these all yourself), but that she did promise them and then doesn't want to deliver is ridiculous. She could very easily just airmail them and get the promised goods to you before the kitten arrived. These types of lies would put me in a position to doubt anything she says and I would simply rather go with someone else.

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It could be a bit hard to do that given she's already put a deposit on the kitten (and fallen in love with it, no doubt). I don't think the books etc would be a dealbreaker, but if there are questions you want answered, insist upon a response, especially seeing as the kitten arrives later this week. I would telephone rather than email.

I agree... don't sweat over two bags of food and a litterbox. A month's supply (for three cats) of Innova EVO along with a litterbox would only run me about $50.

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