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Old 22-02-2008, 04:02 AM
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Originally Posted by Shadow



A good breeder will not immediately offering you a cat/kitten without knowing you further.



Absolutely! It has to be at least a 2 visit process. First is breeder meeting owners (and family, often) and potential buyers seeing the kittens/parents while being assessed (at least by THIS breeder!) for suitability. Then off they go, to cool off if they're going to (or for me to decide "Nope!") and I like them to return for another get-together at least before the deed is done. This can be postponed very easily by not desexing the kitten until it's definitely going to the people in question. The best is for them to come and see the kitten as it develops, so it might be a 4 or 5 visit thing.

Another thing I ask is that they don't visit other breeders prior to coming to my place (on any given day) because I don't want 'nasties' brought into my home.
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