well that is rather late unless she has been a late caller? I would put it in your contract that if after a certain amount of times (I state 6 months) if the queen isnt in kitten then they must take her to the vet.

I dont think you should refund you have done your end of the deal, Ive been on the other side of that aswell and lost my money, was annoyed but the stud did his job and they fullfilled their contract, not alot you can do if the boys proven and your girl doesnt get in kitten. In my case the girl was infertile.

When was the last time her girl was with you? How does she know that she isnt in kitten this time? Oh and for proof I film & take pics of my boy mating, I was very dubious about one stud that I visited, he was never interested and I lost £400 as they only gave me '2 goes' (told me after I left this was the 'deal' ) girl went in full call and when she went he just jumped away, they couldnt witness him mating due to his house, never got in kitten, went to a different stud mated her as soon as she went in, got in kitten! Found out they sold that boy after...! So I like to prove my boy has mated, plus the kittens are good proof to lol

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I charge a £200 stud fee and have only ever had two cats who needed to return as they weren't pregnant. I do controlled matings and never leave the property unoccupied when there is a visiting queen - not even just to nip down to the Post Office or the like. I give the visiting queens the sort of attention and affection I'd like mine to have and most stay about a week, not because it's completely necessary but because many owners find it more convenient to pick up at a weekend. It takes a great deal of my time and a lot of organisation. I'd be pretty offended if anyone thought they should have their money back because their girl didn't conceive.

same here! I was always a little sad leaving my girls as some of them never stroked them, just left them to it, but I love hugging them and stroking them if they want me to lol! in the end they end up snuggling to my boy its lovely to watch and wantinh attention and talking to me, it is stressful though!

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I'd hasten to add that I have only offered this to nice, reasonable people. In the case of the person the OP is referring to - no. And I too would run away from this one pdq.

Hmm, I must have been lucky with Minnii - however. . . .no matings were witnessed - so the stud might not have done his job - so I suppose that is different. When we went back the third time again no matings were witness and the stud owner refused to take the money even though I wanted to give it to her anyway. Once we confirmed pregnancy it was obvious he had indeed managed the deed and so I sent her the money asap. I expect with lots of witnessed matings it is a completely different matter. If I'd been the queens owner I'd have used to other boy just to see. And I would always assume it was my queen if she was a maiden that had the problem not the stud.

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OP tell her to jog on - you have fulfilled your side of the bargain.