We have sold all of our kittens, the last to leave will go to her new home this Saturday. The person that bought two of the kittens just emailed and stated that his vet is very unhappy about the kittens being early spayed/neutered because of bad effects from it. He also stated that if he would of thought about that, that he would not of bought them. The frustrating part for me is that he new several weeks before he decided to purchase them, that they would be altered before going to their new homes.
Have any of you had this problem? The kittens healed really well after their surgeries and had no ill effects. All the other buyers (and their vets) are really happy with their kittens and have nothing bad to say about them. Sorry for venting, but just wondered if any other breeders have experienced this and what you offered to do to make the buyer happy...
do you get any vibes that the buyer is trying to back out and get their deposit refunded? if you do, ask them to give you the vet's phone number so you can get more info. be wary if they won't give you his/her name and number. if they do provide that info, it'll be good for you to know what specifically concern that vet so that you can discuss them with your vet if valid.
The kittens are all paid for and in their new homes. He did not say anything about returning them. Since this is our first litter and selling experience with the cats I am unsure of what to do to make him happy. He flew his private plane here to pick them up and does not live close, about 7 hours away. I guess, I really would like some advice from breeders that have maybe been in this type of situation.
I give them a link to Dr. Susan's piece on the safety of early speuter and tell them I am sure their vet is a good vet, but Dr. Susan is a world recognized expert in feline medicine, particularly feline reproduction. I would also ask how old his vet is, since this idea of the danger of early speuter is decades old and tends not to be the understanding of younger vets, who went to vet school more recently. Early speuter has been done and studied for decades. The feared negative effects of it have not turned out to be accurate.
I would also tell him that I love the kittens as much as he. I would not do something unless I (and my vet) was convinced completely that it was best for the kittens.
Education is the answer to such misinformation.
http://www.cfa.org/articles/health/early...euter.html
JanH Wrote:I give them a link to Dr. Susan's piece on the safety of early speuter and tell them I am sure their vet is a good vet, but Dr. Susan is a world recognized expert in feline medicine, particularly feline reproduction. I would also ask how old his vet is, since this idea of the danger of early speuter is decades old and tends not to be the understanding of younger vets, who went to vet school more recently. Early speuter has been done and studied for decades. The feared negative effects of it have not turned out to be accurate.
I would also tell him that I love the kittens as much as he. I would not do something unless I (and my vet) was convinced completely that it was best for the kittens.
Education is the answer to such misinformation.
http://www.cfa.org/articles/health/early...euter.html
Thank you for the information! I will be sure to send him the link and discuss this information with him.
Also, hate to sound like a pessimist, but the vet could be unhappy for the simple fact that he couldnt alter them himself and make money off of the surgeries. Lots of vets are like this, its unfortunate but true.
Is there an ideal time for neutering a kitten? We were surprised when we discovered our new kitten would not be neutered when we got him and that we would be responsible for having it done. The breeder said the vet she uses advises against it until 5 months, and we will not be able to receive his pedigree until after we present proof that it's been done.
The "ideal time" is the time recommended by the vet who will do the surgery, provided it is before sexual maturity. Waiting past maturity can raise the risk that the cat will start territorial urine marking.
If you live in Canada or the U.S., many vets will neuter and spay kittens as early as 10 to 12 weeks. As long as he's ready, the earlier the better. When they're young, recovery is usually quick, especially for the males.
I think early neutering is gaining more ground over here in the UK now though it still has a long way to go. There is only one vet in our practice (fortunately the senior partner) who early neuters, none of the others within the practice will, and that is because he is from New Zealand and they have also done early neutering over there for many years. He says so long as they are big enough he will neuter them and we have ours done around 13-14 weeks.
BYBs are a real problem over here.