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Originally Posted by comyncats
Do you have a photo of her? The price you paid (if you add to it the cost of vaccination, desexing etc) is about what I'd sell a pet kitten for and it would come with pedigree, naturally, and would be registered - and with parents' PKD DNA test results. Why wouldn't there be a pedigree available if its parents were Aussie cats????
I do wish that selling of kittens in pet shops would cease - I saw a shop in KL and the kittens had obvious ringworm, were too young to be away from Mum and were some outrageous price - but like you, I guess the general public doesn't know that buying from registered breeders is safer and cheaper. How about a campaign happening to push the buying of registered, pedigreed kittens direct from the breeders????
Lesley
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Hi Lesley, I am Azhar, the guy from times square...you awarded my kittens 1st and 2nd placing respectively and my male best longhair, and also told me a good tip with regards to the eye stains..for your info, i have ordered the starter kit
the prices you quoted together with carebear does not include the flight...i had bought a cat from Victoria, Australia and had agreed the price of the cat only to be told that the flight would cost me AUD$700 which is quite surprising since its about USD$450 from US and 350Euro from Europe,its about 180pounds from UK...I had initially thought that getting from Australia would be a cheaper alternative due to it being closer but i am not sure why the flight is similar or more expensive than countries that are further away...
In Malaysia, you can get a pet quality neutered kitten for RM1200 with 2 vaccinations, CFA cert and includes the neutering....for breeder quality its about RM1600 neutered and RM2000 for show quality. For breeding, it normally starts from RM2000 onwards. Other breeders might have a different pricing system...All the prices are for pedigree cats
I dont understand why people ie the public would rather pay more money for mixed breeds... I have heard/seen prices quoted over RM600 for cats that arent pedigree...
Please dont get me wrong, i have nothing against household cats but i am against those people that pick up strays and sell to pet shops for a quick buck and then the customer ends up with heartbreak due to unknown health risks to these kittens. There are so many kittens that are being sold below 2 months, not weaned and no vaccinations...If you have really fallen in love with the kitten, do insist on the pet shop giving the vaccination coz some kittens do get side effects after the vaccinations especially if they are not in the best of health to begin with. By resisting to lower your expectations, you are in fact making these people put more emphasive on their kittens if they want it to be sold...never buy out of pity...
Please when you do get a cat, insist on it being at least 3 months of age, vaccinated, eating and drinking on its own...trust me, by waiting, it saves you a whole lot of trouble in taking care of them once you get them...1 month more isnt that long...you can always pay a deposit and visit them when you like..