Upset and mislead by cat breeder need advice

donnac2558

No doubt this kitten is from a kitten farm(yes as well as puppy farms there are kitten ones), you need to take this kitten to the vet for a full checkup. Also, your paperwork might be totally fake.


Poor kitten. It can take quite a while for a kitten to settle, don't forget it is just a baby taken from its littermates and in a strange place.


You can buy kitten milk.

Pollycat

MovingForwards wrote: »

My first moggies I had were 8 weeks old when I got them.

Brambling wrote: »

Having said that I have had non- pedigree kittens at 8 weeks

splishsplash wrote: »

I've had many 8 week old kittens over the years.

IIRC, it was usual many years ago (talking 40 + years) to get non-pedigree kittens at 6 weeks old, back in the day when there were always lots available from neighbours, friends, family.
My last kitten was from a farm, he was semi feral.
We'd not had him more than 18 hours and it was clear he was very ill.
The vet said he had cat flu and pneumonia and couldn't say if he'd survive.
She also said he was only 5 weeks old.
He did survive - after 2 weeks of worry - and grew up to be a bruiser and phenomenal mouse/vole/rat catcher.

OP:
unless you're concerned about the money you've spent, I'd keep the kitten.
She's a baby and frightened in an unknown environment.
She needs - and deserves - stability. Giving her back to the breeder isn't going to give her that.

My kittens all found 'safe' places to sleep.
First kitten used to sleep in my OH's motorcycle helmet.
Last one used to get in the small Primark paper carrier bags (with the handles snipped off.
Another wanted a cardboard box - that we replaced with bigger ones as he grew.

It's several days since you posted - is she eating now?

Ftbftbftb

Hi all

I appreciate all your responses.
It’s day 3 kitty was taken to the vets straight away. They think she’s underweight and around 8 weeks maybe slightly younger. And have given kitty her vaccinations.

Kitty on the other hand has started to bond with me now and has started to eat and isn’t as vocal as she has been. I’m so relieved.

In the meantime, the breeder didn’t give any gccf certificate and said this would be posted once litter was registered. I have threatened to turn up with kitty in hand if I didn’t receive it within 2 days (obv I wouldn’t do that) so we shall see.

Meanwhile the gccf has Responded with an email and a complaint form should I want to complain.

This has all been a traumatic exp and not a good start but am much happier now that kitty seems a little more relaxed !

suki1964

Now Im in no way an expert but what I have found with introducing a kitten into a home, is to confine it to one room. Litter tray, food, water, toys, all in the one room and keep the door shut. As they settle, and want to start exploring, open that door, keep most other doors shut and let them explore and be comfortable one room at a time

Remember to keep bathroom doors shut or at least the loo seat kept down !!!!


I have a rescue and a kitten and we introduced them both to our home this way and its worked for both. The rescue was used to its cattery space, the kitten to its crated area so a big big house is very scary to them. It only takes a few days before they want out of the room they ( and you ) are in and start wanting to follow and once used to the litter tray they accept it wherever its moved too

Pollycat

Glad to hear the situation is improving.

donnac2558

Yes, I'm glad kitten has started to settle and doing better.

hb2

jackieblack wrote: »

Or cow’s milk

Well caught!

Fen1

Just to reiterate. Never give cow or goat milk to a cat.

Jackson Galaxy has lots of very good advice. Watch his TV series. Read his website.

Sorry, OP. You've been scammed. The fact that you are only finding out the rules after purchase just says it all. I'm sorry to sound harsh, but all you've done is put money into back street breeding and kept the poor mother cat in breeding hell.

A reputable rescue centre would have treated you - and most importantly, the kitten and it's mother -far better.

TripleH

We got our middle cat at 12 weeks (we knew the breeder so had met her when she was very very young). The biggest mistake I made was bringing her into bed with us on the first night.

I thought our older cat (with undisclosed kills to her name, particularly of small furry creatures), who on initial sight ran and hid under the sofa (for a couple of days) would get brave at night and go hunting.

The kitten slept in my armpit all night. Now 3 years later we share a bed with her and her younger (but bigger) brother and the older cat (at times). Ours took time to settle in.

Regarding the under weight, make sure the kitten has easy access to food all the time. Again our middle one was a grazer (the other 2 were not!!) and she began looking rather underweight. It took her a while to understand that food would be eaten if left in bowl and when empty bowl would not be filled automatically. She adapted to eat when there was food. Yours might just be a grazer with a high metabolism.

sinar

I hope your kitten is ok, I would be shocked and saddened if this kitten was GCCF registered as its sale breaks many of the GCCF rules, when I have bought GCCF kittens they have always been over 12 weeks old, microchipped, insured, and the last one I bought was also desexed (early neutering is becoming popular with some breeders as a way to stop back yard breeders saying they want the kitten as a pet but then using them as breeding machines)

I also got a printed pedigree ( though I’m sure these could easily be faked by a back yard breeder) and most importantly a registration certificate that you have to send of to the GGCF to transfer the ownership of the kitten.

I hope if the are GCCF registered they are struck off.