Hello there all, well I've recently been in contact with a breeder/owner which i found online. She has persian kittens who are up with their shots and vaccinations. Problem is we are in different countries, and so the kitten will be shipped. This means that i only get to see it via pictures and videos for now. The litters look very healthy and playful. The breeder is very excited and will pay for the transport.

I'll be provided with:
-Health Gurantee
-Vaccine Record
-KC registration
-Microchip registeration
-Pedigree
-Nutrition supplment
-Travelling crate

What do you think? Would you go for it or rather get one from an existing breeder?
She said, "We just ask you to take good care of the kitten and remember to update us with images all the time."

breeder will pay for transport?? sounds dodgy to me. how can you be sure they will send you a kitten when you have paid?

KC reg???? thats kennel club for dogs, cats will be registered with gccf if anything

all looks a bit dodgy

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sounds very dodgey to me

KC is Kennel Club and a dog thing - cats are GCCF or TICA registered as a rule

no such thing as a Health Guarentee - it is a living animal not a fridge! a good breeder may have Health Certificates showing testing for hereditary diseases and conditions but would not try to guarentee health like that...

Paying for transport is very suspicious - are you invited to come meet and play with them? unless you are able to come play with them and see them with their mum and siblings - run away screaming

finding breeders online is fine but maybe go to the breed club websites and find breeders on there? that ad sounds like a carbon copy of a lot of the 'puppy scams' where the puppies either don't exist or are puppy mill rejects

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KC registered??? Kennel Club is for dogs, as previously mentioned. Cats are GCCF/TICA/CFA(American). I don't know if you live in the UK, but importing animals into the UK is very difficult and subject to many rules and fees, most would balk at the price of a kitten AND transportation AND fees.

Can I ask why you are importing a cat? Is there nowhere locally you can get a kitten from? Internet purchase of a kitten is dodgy - why would the breeder, if he or she is such a good breeder - not want to meet you first and see how you interact with the kittens?

So many warning signs.

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Who will go and who gets to stay? Stay tuned...

Don't tell me all money up front etc - I would be very wary. What country are the from? Double check on google images - I was nearly scammed once - the 'breeder' sent me pictures from the internet - promised KC registration etc. Paying for transportation seems very odd - I'd go for a breeder in the country you are in.

Give us more details (the ad etc) and I'll check it out. If they want money by Western Union - ran as fast as poss as well.

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Sounds abit suspect...

I would always want to meet an animal before I adopted it anyway. That way you can be sure exactly what you are getting.

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Ginge - Abby guinea piggy
Bubbles - English crested piggy
Mackenzie - English crested piggy
Skit - Standard (but cute) piggy
Max - Ragdoll x cat
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Rest in peace my lovely furfamily that are no longer with us.

Aren't you the same lady who has just had to have a kitten put down due to FPV?

Nooooooo I would not get a kitten at all. Persian or otherwise

Clip clip clop who's that going over my bridge?

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I think it's very very suspect. Don't go near it.
Personally i think it is very irresponsible to regime a new cat until after a year has passed from any cat being infected with fpv or cat flu etc. It's just not fair to risk a cats health

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this sounds very dodgy cant you find a breeder in this country surely ????

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