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If the kitten is sold with a
contract, make sure you understand the contract!
If you do not understand
the entire contract, ask for an explanation. If you disagree with the terms
of the contract - consider buying from someone else.
Do not accept taking
home a kitten with any kind of medicine in your hand. If the kitten is
not completely healthy, moving to another home will not improve the situation!
If it is only a minor problem, wait another week to pick up the kitten.
Make sure your new kitten has
had at least shots against enteritis and panleukopenia. Requirements differ
from country to country - you might want to find out what is "normal" for
your region. Do not accept vaccination papers that have not been signed
by a vet! Part of the vaccination procedure is a check up - this includes
listening to the kitten´s heart etc. This check up is essential before
the kitten leaves home.
Don´t worry if the breeder
asks you a number of questions - he/she is probably only worried about
the kitten!
If the breeder asks NO questions
- start to worry! He/she may be in it for the money, and in case of problems,
you may not get much help here.
If you pay for a pet - expect
to get a pet! Socks and laces - or lack of these - have no influence on
the wonderful purrsonality of a Birman. But if you go home with something
the breeder does not think of as a breeder - then don´t breed with
it!
When you pick up a kitten, the
pedigree may not have arrived yet. Be patient for another couple of weeks
- and if it has still not come, ask the breeder what is keeping it. Do
not accept buying a Birman kitten without a pedigree.
How old should your kitten be
before it leaves home? The rules differ from country to country. Some places
as young as 12 weeks are accepted, but don´t get surprised if you
cannot get the kitten before it is 14 to 16 weeks old, especially if the kitten
is an early altered.
Do not accept picking
up a kitten younger than 12 weeks of age in any case.
Ask to see the mother as well.
She is probably not in good shape after having raised the kittens - but
ask to see her anyway.
Good luck with buying your new
kitten!
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