Elvisisboss
23-07-2008, 01:44 PM
Hi everyone.
a bit of advice please? i am looking to get a Birman cat (bit of nice news for me for once this year)
i have found a Birman kitten, spoke to the lady, both parents are heathly & Reg with the Gccf etc can be seen with paper work, sister / daughter can be seen etc.
But what is slightly worrying me is the mum had a kitten, only one and it died of a cleft palate, she got pregnant right after-without the ladys knowledge and had 2 kittens soon after, the lady didnt know about this till they were born.
they wouldnt/couldnt suckle and had a cold, so have been hand reared, there 4 weeks now, doing very well im told etc.
What is worrying me is all of it really! i got my cat i have now at 5 weeks, i was only 14 didnt know about ages and obviously that is Way to young to get a kitten, he suckled from my ear lobe! and he has allergies to Everything a bad digestive system and need to be on laxatives & have injections all of his life, not a nice thing to experience for him :( and turned out to be the most expensive free cat ever!
i realy like this cat But i do not want another extremly ill cat, i hope i dont sound mean, but my poor cat has had more operations than i can even remember, more injections and tests than all the hot dinners in the world and its awful to see something you love go through that!
what im worried about is the fact the mum had a kitten who died of a cleft palate and then the new kittens wouldnt / couldnt suckle. i know how important a mums milk is, i know you cant garentee health of anything, but im just quite wary and not sure what to do now?
many thanks
a bit of advice please? i am looking to get a Birman cat (bit of nice news for me for once this year)
i have found a Birman kitten, spoke to the lady, both parents are heathly & Reg with the Gccf etc can be seen with paper work, sister / daughter can be seen etc.
But what is slightly worrying me is the mum had a kitten, only one and it died of a cleft palate, she got pregnant right after-without the ladys knowledge and had 2 kittens soon after, the lady didnt know about this till they were born.
they wouldnt/couldnt suckle and had a cold, so have been hand reared, there 4 weeks now, doing very well im told etc.
What is worrying me is all of it really! i got my cat i have now at 5 weeks, i was only 14 didnt know about ages and obviously that is Way to young to get a kitten, he suckled from my ear lobe! and he has allergies to Everything a bad digestive system and need to be on laxatives & have injections all of his life, not a nice thing to experience for him :( and turned out to be the most expensive free cat ever!
i realy like this cat But i do not want another extremly ill cat, i hope i dont sound mean, but my poor cat has had more operations than i can even remember, more injections and tests than all the hot dinners in the world and its awful to see something you love go through that!
what im worried about is the fact the mum had a kitten who died of a cleft palate and then the new kittens wouldnt / couldnt suckle. i know how important a mums milk is, i know you cant garentee health of anything, but im just quite wary and not sure what to do now?
many thanks