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Important Information for Siberian Kitten Buyers

Part 1

By Dawn Campbell

Times are definitely changing.  More prospective pet owners are seeing the benefit in making a smart purchase for their next family pet.  While many wonderful homes take in rescues and shelter cats it isn’t for everyone.  A growing number of pet owners find they want to buy a kitten from a responsible breeder, who will support them for the lifetime of the kitten, provide advice on care and diet and also offer some type of health guarantee.  None of which you can get at your local pet store or with most rescue or shelter cats. 
Getting a purebred cat isn’t always easy though.  There are plenty of unscrupulous breeders out there ready and waiting to take advantage of pet owners who are unfamiliar with the purebred cat world.  We hope that this article will help provide an introduction into what can be a great and exciting new world for kitten buyers.  We will discuss how to recognize a bad breeder, pitfalls to avoid, and what to look for in a responsible breeder. 

We will also discuss health guarantees, contracts and purchase procedures that most responsible cat breeders offer and follow.  And lastly we will discuss what is expected of a responsible kitten buyer.

Buying a purebred kitten should be a joyful experience, not a traumatic one and we hope that armed with a little bit of knowledge we can help innocent cat buyers find that perfect kitten from a reputable breeder.

Thinking About Getting a Purebred Siberian Kitten

Pendraig Siberian Kitten - Kira

Congratulations!  Getting a kitten can be a wonderful and delightful experience for you and your family.  Getting a healthy kitten is also a long commitment as they can live well into their teens or longer with proper diet and care.  There are many considerations to keep in mind and planning a budget for your new kitten is important.

Quality foods, routine veterinary care, toys, cat furniture, litter, litter boxes and grooming supplies can definitely add up.  Regardless of where you get your kitten, a rescue, shelter, purebred breeder or a stray they will require the same basic supplies.  Whenever you get a kitten with an unknown background there is also the added risk of unknown hereditary defects that may not arise until the kitten is much older.  Responsible breeders strive to eliminate hereditary defects and diseases in their kittens and most offer good health guarantees. Even so, it is important to build a savings to cover emergency care.

Another thing to consider is that every person in the family is agreed about getting a kitten and also what type, breed, sex and age.  If you rent your home or an apartment does your lease permit pets? If so is there a deposit required?  Have you saved up enough to cover it along with the other expenses of getting a new pet?

It is extremely important to buy only from a responsible breeder.  Unscrupulous breeders do not care if their kittens live a long and healthy life.  Instead these irresponsible breeders disappear after the sale and are often impossible to get in touch with ever again.  Because of these irresponsible breeders purebred animals are unfairly associated with problems.  It is important to carefully research the breed you are considering, and even more important to research the breeders before you settle on buying a kitten.  It is ill advised to rush into purchasing a kitten.  A good and responsible breeder will be understanding and helpful as you begin this process.

Part II - Discovering the World of Pedigreed Siberian Cats

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