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I am not a breeder but actually the adopter and I need some advice. As the advice relates to the adoption date I thought asking some breeders may be the best idea as you may be able to give me some advice/prospective.
Anyway, we have sourced, met, played with and revisited a kitten several times and are smitten (no pun intended) and subsequently paid a non-refundable deposit to secure said kitten.
At the time of paying the deposit we were given an adoption date of 18 December (the kitten was born around 27-28 September).
During our last visit the breeder advised us that the date now had to be pushed back to at least the 23 December because of a delay with the first injections. She then mentioned how she was going to struggle to let the kittens go and how difficult she was finding it. Before we left the date had changed to 24 December because she wanted to keep an eye on the kittens after their injections.
That close to Christmas would be difficult at the best of times but due to a family member being diagnosed with a terminal illness our fairly quiet Christmas has now become much busier and we have family staying that week. This would have been OK if the date had remained around the 18th and it would have given the kitten some time to settle in and get to know us before anyone else arrived.
I now have major anxiety about whats best to do. I spoke to the breeder to voice some difficulty but she simply said she would just keep the kitten over the whole of the Christmas and New Year period. The kitten will already be coming up to 13 weeks before Christmas so if we did that she would be nearly 16 weeks before we brought her home. I understand from books etc that from 13 weeks is the time kittens bond with their human and I really don't want to loose that time.
My husband has suggested that we ask our vet (we have used him for 20+ years so have complete faith) to do the second vaccination and microchip her at our cost rather than the breeders on the proviso that we pick kitty up on the 18th.
I spoke to the Vet and he is happy to do this and will even send proof and can contact the breeders vet to coordinate (if required). I am just really anxious that if I ask the breeder is just going to say 'no' and keep the kitten. She really has us cornered.
Am I being too anxious - is there are reason that would make her refuse our suggestion? Is there anything I can do?
Any advice would be much appreciated. It is getting to the point where we may have to walk away but we have spent so much time with the kitten and she is such a sweetie I really can't
I am not a breeder but actually the adopter and I need some advice. As the advice relates to the adoption date I thought asking some breeders may be the best idea as you may be able to give me some advice/prospective.
Anyway, we have sourced, met, played with and revisited a kitten several times and are smitten (no pun intended) and subsequently paid a non-refundable deposit to secure said kitten.
At the time of paying the deposit we were given an adoption date of 18 December (the kitten was born around 27-28 September).
During our last visit the breeder advised us that the date now had to be pushed back to at least the 23 December because of a delay with the first injections. She then mentioned how she was going to struggle to let the kittens go and how difficult she was finding it. Before we left the date had changed to 24 December because she wanted to keep an eye on the kittens after their injections.
That close to Christmas would be difficult at the best of times but due to a family member being diagnosed with a terminal illness our fairly quiet Christmas has now become much busier and we have family staying that week. This would have been OK if the date had remained around the 18th and it would have given the kitten some time to settle in and get to know us before anyone else arrived.
I now have major anxiety about whats best to do. I spoke to the breeder to voice some difficulty but she simply said she would just keep the kitten over the whole of the Christmas and New Year period. The kitten will already be coming up to 13 weeks before Christmas so if we did that she would be nearly 16 weeks before we brought her home. I understand from books etc that from 13 weeks is the time kittens bond with their human and I really don't want to loose that time.
My husband has suggested that we ask our vet (we have used him for 20+ years so have complete faith) to do the second vaccination and microchip her at our cost rather than the breeders on the proviso that we pick kitty up on the 18th.
I spoke to the Vet and he is happy to do this and will even send proof and can contact the breeders vet to coordinate (if required). I am just really anxious that if I ask the breeder is just going to say 'no' and keep the kitten. She really has us cornered.
Am I being too anxious - is there are reason that would make her refuse our suggestion? Is there anything I can do?
Any advice would be much appreciated. It is getting to the point where we may have to walk away but we have spent so much time with the kitten and she is such a sweetie I really can't