Hi guy, for your info. in order to "test" how paitent my buyers are, I always require them to come visit my cats for as many as 6-7 times before I say "yes" in selling a kitten to them.........

Call me crazy - but I do that on purpose - if they think this arrangement is nothing but trouble, then cleaning the litterbox, grooming the cats and taking care of them (especially when they are sick) for "LIFE-TIME" must be a mission impossible for them......and those who don't have this patience do not deserve a kitty from me..........

And mind you also, like Lesley says, the guarantee for genetic problems MUST BE LIFE-TIME. Things like PKD (especially in Persians) do not show up too early.........a friend of mine recently took his Persian-like longhair bought from petshop 6 years ago to me and I did the PKD test sampling for him (the Australian PKD test kit).........the result came back from the Aussie lab. a while ago and it was positive.........yet the cat concerned only shows very initial sign of PKD suffering........and he is 6-year old now........

Last but not the least, these days I sell my cats, not only with contract, but also "insurance" to buyers. The health insurance is good for covering 12 veterinary visits@US$100. Also there is an insured sum of US$1000 "operation cost" in case an operation is necessary. All these are covered for 12 months starting from the day the kittens are taken to their new homes (4-month, or 16-week old as my policy).

The insurance itself costs me about US$150, yet I think it's worth every penny of it, and gives my buyers a big peace of mind. And of course, I guarantee most of the genetic diseases associated with Norwegian Forest cats for life.

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