Hello everyone. I have a bit of a problem here and I am in search for some opinions on the matter. To sum it up, after many months of being on a waiting list, I was finally able to purchase my kitten from a certain breeder (which will remain nameless at this time). Kitten died within first 3 days. Breeder offered to replace as stated in the contract. I am second on the list, but first for my preference.
I noticed others under me have kittens reserved for them. When I questioned the breeder, they stated first that they didn't realize who the #2 person on the list was. Then I got the excuse that the people were paid up in full. Then there was another issue with the 4th litter, that since the mother cat was leased, they couldn't offer me a replacement from that one since they were top show quality, which I initially mentioned that I was interested in a year ago.
Since all the available kittens are apparently better quality than the one I had (I had no choice in quality at the time because of availability), shouldn't they still offer me the cat as long as I pay the difference? I have never been in this type of situation before. Also, should the breeder offer to pay the vet bill? We're talking hundreds of dollars for testing and the life-saving treatment which failed. Apparently, the kitten was also extremely underweight according to the vet - 1.3 pounds at 11 weeks of age. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
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