asking cat rescue for "dontation" back?!

gettingready

hunt85 wrote: »

When i go to pick the first one up on saturday i'll enquire then i think and see how the land lies! i think she just needs to cover the costs so far in food etc shes asking for £40 per kitten, which I think is about fair.

If she really cared where her kitties are going - she would let you have another one for free or for a fraction of the £40.00

Hope she is using the "profit" to have kittens wormed/flea treated at least and the mum neutered...

gettingready

Back to the original question - at a risk of upsetting some, yes, I personally would ask for the £75 back from the rescu if I am not taking a kitten from them. I would need that money to buy things/look after the kittens I am going to get.

£75 is a lot of money, if someone is in a position to donate this to charity - that is great . But not everyone is.

There were times that a massive chunk on my salary was going towards upkeep of several dogs in POland, their care/food/vet/accomodation etc. At the time I could afford it, we are talking about £300-$500 per month every month. Right now I am struggling so am not in position to just give away £75 like that.

Do not know OPSs financial position but to me logically - not taking the cat from that particul;ar rescue and I not think OP is under any obligation to make donations just for the sake of donation.

Yes< I have seen the whole thread, I understand the story behind it and still feel OP should ask for her money back. Hard times for all....

georgiesmum

Certainly you should get your money back. You will need it for vaccinations, neutering etc for your other kitten. A lot of folk on here must be quite well off if they can afford to lose £75. You don't know the circumstances of the op and how she may have had to scrimp for that money. The contract between them was not met, a refund is in order.
Don't go in hesitant about it, be firm or you won't see your money. I am sorry for the cattery, but fairs fair, they know the money is to adopt a cat and that bargain has not been kept. Through no fault of either.

Person_one

georgiesmum wrote: »

Certainly you should get your money back. You will need it for vaccinations, neutering etc for your other kitten. A lot of folk on here must be quite well off if they can afford to lose £75. You don't know the circumstances of the op and how she may have had to scrimp for that money. The contract between them was not met, a refund is in order.
Don't go in hesitant about it, be firm or you won't see your money. I am sorry for the cattery, but fairs fair, they know the money is to adopt a cat and that bargain has not been kept. Through no fault of either.

The first bolded is an interesting assumption.

As to the second bolded it depends on what the contract actually said. When I adopted my dogs it was clear that the adoption fee was not refundable.

Fridaycat

hunt85 wrote: »

he will be vaccinnated next saturday followed by another part of vaccinations (no idea what exactly but the vet just said they have one appt then another for more after) in 3 weeks, so we just won't go til january sometime to look

When a kitten/cat has their very first set of injections, they always have two lots, 3 weeks apart, usually 9 and 12 weeks.

Thereafter, they have a booster each year as close to the anniversary of the second injection as possible, but this time they only need one round (as long as they are up to date, if they lapse, then they have to have the two sets again)

hunt85

Thank you the vet receptionist didn't really explain why she just said thats how its done and you pay for both lots up front its £70 and £40 to be neutered which i thought was odd as i assumed an operation would cost more than a few injections? But either way i think its good value and its a vet practice that we take our other pets too and we trust.

gettingready

NOt sure what you are talking about - I was referring to your "friend" asking you to pay £40 per kitten.....

Fridaycat

gettingready wrote: »

NOt sure what you are talking about - I was referring to your "friend" asking you to pay £40 per kitten.....

The OP is referring to the £40 cost of neutering, gettingready

That sounds a very reasonable cost for a female spay (neuter). I've just had my Lulabelle done, the cost was £60 but that included £12 for microchipping as well, which is something that I would strongly recommend you get done for your kitten, too

gettingready

Ah.. I see.. silly me

Near my CH neuters female cats for £25 and boys for £12 and microchip is only £12 - but they are a charity.

Vaccinations there are £20.

I paid £65 each for my cats to be vaccinated at Goddagrds, can not remember how much was neutering (2 boys and 2 girls) but now that I am out of work.. the newest, Macius will go to CH for vaccinations, microchip and neutering later....

OP - don't you have a CH branch near you? Not sure where you are... or PDSA perhaps - if you qualify?

Just an idea...

rising_from_the_ashes

Darn it .... still need to move - £80 upwards depending on the vets to have Mia spayed 3 years ago.

Annual boosters ...... £50