QUESTIONS TO ASK CAT BREEDERS BEFORE PURCHASING YOUR KITTEN
It is crucial to know the following prior to purchasing a kitten and if you are not provided with these things you should consider searching for a different breeder:
- Are you emailed a contact to review prior to sending a deposit? Shore Kittens yes.
- Is your kitten provided with one year health guarantee? Shore Kittens yes.
- Are all adult cats seen by a licensed veterinarian when necessary? Shore Kittens yes.
- Are adult parents FeLV and FIV negative? Shore Kittens yes.
- Are adult parents PKD negative? Shore Kittens yes.
- Is there a guarantee against PKD? Shore Kittens yes.
- Is your kitten’s cattery closed? Shore Kittens yes.
- Is your kitten seen by a licensed veterinarian at 8 weeks? Shore Kittens yes.
- Is your kitten examined by a licensed veterinarian prior to leaving the cattery? Shore Kittens yes.
- Is your kitten provided FVRCP / Distemper vaccine by a licensed veterinarian? Shore Kittens yes.
- Is your kitten dewormed by licensed veterinarian at 8 weeks? Shore Kittens Yes.
- Does your kitten receive a health certificate issued by a licensed veterinarian? Shore Kittens yes.
- Is your cattery ringworm free? Shore Kittens yes.
- Are you provided with all veterinarian paperwork? Shore Kittens yes.
- Do Persian and Himalayan kittens come with CFA papers? Shore Kittens yes (After spay or neuter unless breeding rights are purchased).
- Are breeding rights available for purchase? Shore Kittens yes.
- Has the cattery purchased all the necessary CFA breeding rights? Shore Kittens yes.
While Shore Kittens cannot control gender, or the number of kittens born. Breeding is controlled to ensure specific males are mating with specific females to ensure we do not overbreed or inbreed to produce the healthiest possible kittens and to better the breed.
