Hello everyone!
I`m new here so please forgive me if i have posted this in the wrong thread!
Right then....well here`s the story....

In January i bought a BSH kitten who was advertised in my local newspaper. I didn`t know at the time about sites such as these and how the GCCF worked. I know i probably acted in ignorance but i saw the lovely kittens....who looked very healthy and happy and parted with my money!
I realise now that you should get contracts and follow ups and stuff....but...anyway....

The kitten seemed fine and after a couple of days `settling in` time she was perfect......until she started sneezing...and her eyes were running...and then i took her to the vet...and he diagnosed `herpes`/ possibly`chlamydia! Even though she had had her vaccs and was 16 weeks old.

Well it has took until now (4 months)..and lots of vets visits to get her eyes to stop weeping, and she infected my other two cats aswell....even though they have been vaccinated....which i don`t understand...?

But the thing is.... is that i have no contact with this lady who sold me her kitten. She doesn`t live at the address where i went to buy the kitten and likewise with her telephone number.

She gave me a pedigree form which listed lots of `grand champions` and i have `googled` these and they are genuine GCCF prefixes...yet i cant find anything which tells me who this woman was or where her kitten was bred from...yet my kitten `looks` like the kittens and cats which are on these websites!

I know this probably sounds really silly on my behalf....but until i bought a kitten that was ill i had never even heard of the GCCF!!! I just wanted a happy healthy kitten...bought from a genuine person....

So where on earth would she have got the pedigree from?
Was she a GCCF breeder who was selling poorly kittens?
How can i find out?

Thanks for listening

I don't know jack about breeding or the GCCF, but I can tell you vaccinations don't cover Chlamydia which is why they all got it.

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you can have a vaccination to cover chlamdia but you do have to request , in my case i didnt and my cat was given it !! but as for the GCCF if you call them up and give them the breed reg number and all the details on the pedigree they maybe able to help you ! and so sorry to hear about your cats i hope they get better soon !

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Was the kitten inoculated when you bought her ?
If so the Vets name is on the certificate try contacting them as they may know who the owner (breeder)was and have her address

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Mazpahs Siamese & Orientals

I just thought that a kitten that had been vaccinated would be a healthy kitten......i didn`t know cats could get herpes and chlamydia!

Thank you Staceyscats!

I think i have been very naive as there isn`t any reg number on my pedigree....its just a sheet of paper listing the kittens sire/dams for 5 generations.....and i think it is a photo copy too

Hello May,
Yes she was and i have a vets card which i was given, so that is a positive step i can take...thank you!

Oh what a shame, Im sorry to hear about your kitten, Its a shame such a joyous time can turn into a nightmare. My kittens first injection was for everything including Chlamydia, but as the others say some have to be requested. I do hope your kitten gets well soon and i hope you find the breeder.

Neither did I until mine developed it. I meant standard vaccionations don't cover Chlamydia to clear up any confusion. Didn't realise some vets did it as standard.

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So sorry to hear your story. I would think, taking everything else into consideration, the pedigree is probably a fake - or it may be real but for another cat.

May's advice is probably the best avenue you have to explore this further. Let us hope the vet's certificate is genuine but then they may not be allowed to divulge the lady's information. Is it possible you can phone the newspaper where you saw the ad and see if they can provide any info - they must have some details as presumably she would have paid for the ad by card. If nothing else you could complain to them about her and hopefully they may not place any future ads for her.

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Kaz

For kittens, joy is for the asking and smiles are for the giving