Can anyone help with a Pet Seller issue?

gettingready

OP- I have no idea how old your son is but unless he is a baby.. he must have been in contact with a cat (any cat anywhere) at some point in his life already - didn;'t he have an allergic reaction then to make you think before bringing a cat home?

Sorry but I had to ask....

Fire_Fox

gettingready wrote: »

lots of "bengals" around.. sigh...

http://www.gumtree.com/p/pets/bengal-female-cat-pure-breed/110544077

http://www.gumtree.com/p/pets/beauitful-8wk-bengal-kitty-need-homestake-home-today/110818169

http://www.gumtree.com/p/pets/bengal-cat-for-sale/1000830165

http://www.gumtree.com/p/pets/urgent-cute-8wk-fluffy-bengal-kittys-need-loving-homes-asap/111321845

I am slowly loosing a will to live TBH.....

"The only reason for sale is that she has had 4 kittens recently and my daughter has decided to keep one of the kittens, so we have to let this stunning example of a Brown Marbled Bengal Cat - Pure Breed go, which is a shame but has to be done. "

Words fail me. :mad:

maddie67

gettingready wrote: »

OP- I have no idea how old your son is but unless he is a baby.. he must have been in contact with a cat (any cat anywhere) at some point in his life already - didn;'t he have an allergic reaction then to make you think before bringing a cat home?

Sorry but I had to ask....

As I have said in other posts, If I had any clue that he was allergic I most certanly would not have spent £200 on a cat that would make him poorly!

And yes, hes had contact with cats previously without any problems. Up until a couple of years ago they kept a cat at his dads house, unfortunately they live near a busy road, sadly she was knocked over and my son found her dead in the street which was horrific for him.

maddie67

Fire_Fox wrote: »

"The only reason for sale is that she has had 4 kittens recently and my daughter has decided to keep one of the kittens, so we have to let this stunning example of a Brown Marbled Bengal Cat - Pure Breed go, which is a shame but has to be done. "

Words fail me. :mad:

Oh my goodness Ive just looked at all of those ads and I feel sickened!

How could anyone turf out the mother because they want to keep one of her kittens instead??

faerie~spangles

gettingready wrote: »

Poor cat...

That's what I was thinking too.


Who the hell buys a cat/dog from a site like Preloved?


I really wish sites of that ilk would ban selling pets, pet sellers.

gettingready

OP - you mention money in every post.

What about the living creature ?

Should it not come before money - regardless?

krlyr

gettingready wrote: »

OP - you mention money in every post.

What about the living creature ?

Should it not come before money - regardless?

Lots of your posts revolve around what you can and can't afford for your pets. Money isn't everything, but it does play a big part in our lives. Not to mention this is the moneysavingexpert forums, not a simple dog/cat/pet forum.

Yes, it wasn't the best idea to buy a pet from a free ad paper/site, and the poster has found out why. Yes, it's a shame the son is allergic - but they have been trying antihistamines which is more than many would bother doing. OK, if it were me I would forget the £200 and concentrate on finding the kitten a fab new home with someone who didn't care about the papers - but I'm not the OP. Loving animals doesn't mean you have to throw away money where animals are concerned - I shop around for the best price for their boosters, flea treatment, toys, etc., there's no point wasting money just to make a point that you love the pet, OP has been missold a kitten at a different age to stated and without papers they were promised, even aside from OP wanting the money back, I think it's worth making a point to the seller than lying and cheating people out of money has a comeback - and since it definately seems to be about the money to the seller, getting them back financially is a good move IMO.

Air_Cooled_75

Does you son has asthma? If not I'd be tempted to sit it out for a bit. It might even do him some good by desensitising him to cats. You might find he outgrows the allergy. I was very allergic to cats and dogs (still am to an extent, and have asthma) but I am ok with my own.

~Chameleon~

gettingready wrote: »

lots of "bengals" around.. sigh...

http://www.gumtree.com/p/pets/bengal-female-cat-pure-breed/110544077

http://www.gumtree.com/p/pets/beauitful-8wk-bengal-kitty-need-homestake-home-today/110818169

http://www.gumtree.com/p/pets/bengal-cat-for-sale/1000830165

http://www.gumtree.com/p/pets/urgent-cute-8wk-fluffy-bengal-kittys-need-loving-homes-asap/111321845

I am slowly loosing a will to live TBH.....

None of those have even been near a Bengal cat!!

Person_one

Air_Cooled_75 wrote: »

Does you son has asthma? If not I'd be tempted to sit it out for a bit. It might even do him some good by desensitising him to cats. You might find he outgrows the allergy. I was very allergic to cats and dogs (still am to an extent, and have asthma) but I am ok with my own.

Be very careful about this advice.

Asthma is still a killer, a local lad died of an asthma attack not that long ago, he lived in a houseful of cats that the adults refused to rehome even though his asthma was getting worse. Even if you've never had asthma before an allergic reaction can trigger it.

People on here don't tend to take allergies very seriously, but I would be absolutely miserable if I had to live with a cat, and the only antihistamines that work for me are the ones that leave you very drowsy and unable to function.

You can't ask a child to put up with feeling ill for the sake of a pet. Its very sad, but the kitten needs a new home and the OP doesn't need to feel guilty about the reason.