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| Cranberry Creek Bengal Cats (CCBC)Cat or Kitten Purchase Contract and Guarantee The purchaser agrees to the following: A deposit of $250, or in the case of a breeder or show kitten, 1/3 of the value of the kitten, is required to reserve a particular kitten for purchase. The balance of the purchase price($500 for most pet kittens) must be paid within 2 weeks of CCBC notifying the buyer that cat is ready to be placed in his or her new home, generally at about 12 weeks of age for a kitten. The balance must be paid in cash, cashier's cheque or money order; personal cheques are only accepted if there is sufficient time for the cheque to clear the banks before delivery of the cat. The cat must leave CCBC in a cat carrier - CCBC can provide carriers at the puchaser's expense. If the buyer is unable to take possession of the cat within the allotted 2 weeks or cannot pay the balance, at the discretion of CCBC, the buyer will forfeit the cat. The deposit may be put towards another kitten if and when another kitten of equal quality and value is available. If the buyer does not accept the offerred kitten as a replacement, then the buyer forfeits the deposit. Under no circumstances will this kitten or cat be sold, leased or given away, or sold to a pet shop, laboratory or other facility without the permission of CCBC. If this cat is found to be neglected or abused, the Purchaser will surrender the cat to CCBC. This cat can be shown, but only with the written permission of CCBC. No cash refunds, except as stated under the Health Certification. If this cat is purchased as a breeding male, the Purchaser will not use this cat for outside stud services without written permission of CCBC. I recommend this cat be kept indoors, and not be allowed to roam freely outdoors. Should you choose to allow it to have access to the outdoors, we assume no resposibility for any injury or illness that occurs as a result, and recommend that you discuss with your veterinarian vaccination for feline leukemia virus. If this cat is purchased as a show cat or breeder, rights are granted gratuitously, with no guarantees of any kind, due to the many factors involved in the rearing and caring for a kitten that are beyond the control of CCBC. Health Guarantee This kitten or cat is guaranteed to be of sound health upon the date of purchase. It is guaranteed for a period of 72 hours from the time of purchase if vet-checked within that time. CCBC recommends that you quarantine your cat during this time. If it is found that this cat is medically deficient by a veterinarian within 72 hours, it must be reported to CCBC immediately. If returned, it will be replaced with a cat of equal value or the purchase price will be refunded. It is the responsibilty of the purchaser to provide immediate veterinary care to this cat if it show signs of illness or injury. Failure to do so will render this guarantee null and void. If the cat dies within the guarantee period, despite medical treatment, the purchase price will only be refunded if a veterinarian certifies the cause of death as being a congenital defect or heritable disorder. Trauma, abuse or neglect will void this guarantee. Vet checks within the 72 hours guarantee period are at the purchaser's expense. If the cat is returned to CCBC, a portion of the purchase price will be retained in order to test the cat for FeLV and FIV. Should the kitten die within 6 months of the date of purchase as a direct result of a congenital defect, or FIP (if the cat resided only indoors) CCBC will replace the kitten with one of comparable quality and value, ONLY if an autopsy is performed by a licensed veterinarian or pathologist, and the cause of death is shown to be a congenital defect or FIP. If no replacement kitten is available at that time, CCBC has 6 months to provide a satisfactory replacement. Under no circumstances is a kitten to be destroyed prior to notification by the buyer to the seller. This contract is legally binding to all parties involved. It applies only to the buyer and the seller in this transaction and in not transferable to other parties. The buyer is repsonsible for checking local laws regarding the legality of the bengal cat, as a hybrid of a wild species. CCBC is not responsible for any legal fees or fines acquired by the buyer. A health record with vaccination, parasite prevention, examination, weights and surgical history will be provided by CCBC. International health certificates and certificate of spay or neuter are also included. Microchip identification is done at the purchser's request for a $45 fee. Kittens are registered with TICA as a litter - the application for individual registration will be provided to the purchaser - if you chose to register your cat as an individual, TICA will charge a fee of $10 (US). |
| We recommend that you visit your own veterinarian for one more vaccination at 14-16 weeks of age to complete their kitten series. We recommend against allowing your cat to roam freely outdoors - if you chose to do so,our FIP guarantee is void, and I recommend you consider vaccination for feline leukemia virus and regular parasite prevention. We also recommend feeding premium quality, brand name food suited to the life stage of your cat throughout it's lifetime, and make changes gradually to prevent digestive upset. 30 days of free health insurance is also available for your kitten. |
| Because I am a vet, I get a lot of cat questions, and I seem to be getting lots of questions lately about FIP (feline infectious peritonitis or corona virus), so I'm posting this to help some of you "kitten shoppers " and other breeders out. Corona virus is everywhere and is very common in cats, particularly in multicat households. For most cats, it a mild, flu like infection causing a short bout of poor appetite and diarrhea, often occurring around 12-16 weeks of age when immunity they got from mother's milk wears off. Once in a very rare while and for unknown reasons, the virus mutates. That mutated virus, possibly in some combination with a quirk in that cat's immune system, cause a severe fatal disease. The primary symptom of FIP is a swollen, distended belly, poor or no appetite and marked depression. Testing all cats is not particularly useful because all we can tell is that the cat has antibodies to coronavirus, not when they were exposed or it if was a mutated virus. A great many healthy cats have positive titres and most cattery cats will test positive, as will many outdoor cats.I have tested some of my adults for curiosity and they have very low titres, which likely means that they were exposed to the the virus as kittens, and I hope that their low titres mean that there is no ongoing exposure. This is exactly what I would expect to find in any multicat household. If a breeder or pet store says they guarantee their kittens will never get FIP, they are not being truthful - even the best of breeders with the best of sanitation and intentions will likely get a case of FIP from their cattery in their career. It is important for purchasers to understand that the breeder may not be at fault for a cat that later develops the disease. I guarantee kittens will not die of this disease for 6 months from purchase if they live only indoors - that is the length of time I feel reasonable to be my responsibility- if they develop FIP past this point, I feel it is likely the virus came from somewhere else. All you can do to protect yourself is look for breeders who are judicious about litter box care, have a clean cattery, breed only cats who are healthy and produce large, healthy litters, and raise their kittens in isolation as much as possible from adult cats. The vaccine for this disease has not proven to be efficacious or safe at this point. I have provided a link with much more useful info below - don't let this disease scare you away from the purchase or adoption of a kitten - this disease has always been around - it is not new, we are just learning more about it. I recommend breeders do their best at cattery sanitation and litter box cleanliness, stop breeding pairs that consistently produce FIP kittens, keep only one or two adult cats in a kennel together, and for kitten adoptees to check out their breeders as best they can before purchase. I get asked a lot of questions about guarantees and "whose fault" a particular problem is - in regards to FIP or any other disease, I think it is very important to communicate with calmly between breeder and owner, and see if an amicable solution can be found. Owners need to realize that breeders cannot guarantee that evey kitten will live to be 15 years old and never have a health issue. I do believe that buying from a reputable breeder reduces the incidence of many illnesses , particularly upper respiratory tract infections and parasites. I stongly recommend owners take responsibility for their pet's health care and purchase health insurance, so that money never has to play a role in your decision making regarding the provision of optimal veterinary care in the event of illness or injury. |
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