Originally Posted by cats4eva

Hi All

What do you make of this I'm curious of peoples opinions...

I bought an F5 bengal boy who sadly passed away whilst snuggled up to me unexpected of a major heart attack (he had no signs of illness whatsoever) - he literally just went there and then.(he was 6months old).

Then - his Dad had been neutered and was up for sale so it felt right he should come and live with for his retirement and also keep my baby bengals legacy alive in the Allen household...when the breeder arrived with him his eyes were watery but she assured me his immunity was just a little low from stress of moving/hearing queens calling etc but thats all.

Please take into consideration these facts: the breeder had this male bengal for 10 months and had mated him 3x successfully yet he had no immunisations in all of the while he had been with them. Yet he apparently had (on 2 sep occasions) his leuk and aids blood tests done. Also - this watery eye had been like that since they got him and all through the 10months he lived there...to the point that when he was neutered they done a swab and it come back clear??

I had him at my home for less than 24hours when I soon realised that there was something wrong with this poor gorgeous boy. I took him straight to the vets and within 5 minutes diagnosed a bad case of cat flu. He gave him anti-biotics needless to say...he also said that he couldn't say for sure as this was his first meeting with the bengal but that going on his past history it is likely he is a carrier. His advice was to keep him seperate from the other cats and clean where the cat had been etc to try and prevent the other cats/kitten from getting it.

(the bengals faeces were also extremely bloody) which i found quite alarming.

I couldnt risk my other animals getting this (especially my baby siamese) so Im sorry to say I called her with all of this info and she came and took him back home..whilst letting me know (knowing it would upset me) that he would have to be put asleep.

Anyway - I got a call today to say that she was keeping hold of him til she could find out more and that she had put him back in the cattery but she had put one of her queens in with him to see if she caught it...that way she'd know for sure if it was contagious and have a better idea of a way forward for him????

This whole episode has left me slightly confused etc...I dont know whether she has told me lies about things or whatever but something doesnt add up..I am not a breeder just a MAJOR cat lover and I just don't feel that this woman is justifiable to breed cats..She is registered but I think she gives a bad name to all of the loving and perfect breeders out there. I also feel like she has tried to make me feel stupid and convince me that she is ok but deep down I know she isnt. When she talks to you she is so nice and so convincing and very matter of fact..I actually started thinking its me?

Originally Posted by Siamese Kelly

OMGThis woman sounds like a byb to me,