Re: [Felvtalk] Watch for this person In Wharton, El Campo, Richmond/Rosenberg, Sugar Land
Charles, I think you should follow the advice of the other posters -- get her retested, get her spayed and find her a home where she's wanted. If she is truly FeLV+, then find her a FeLV+ friendly shelter or adopter. It's in the best interests of the cat. It would also be in the best interests of your stud to get him neutered and adopt him out to a home where he's wanted. A lifetime in a cage is no life for a Bengal. They need space to play as well as mental, emotional, and physical stimulation to be happy. Being kept in a cage and letting him out only to breed is cruel -- it's torture for him. He deserves better than that as a sentient being. My 2 cents. Terri, proud Meowmy of 5 FeLV+ angel kitties, now gone on to greener pastures: Samantha, Arielle, Gareth, Alec and Salome' - Original Message - From: Charles Adamsmailto:texasgoldbu...@yahoo.com To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.orgmailto:felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Sunday, May 27, 2012 1:41 PM Subject: [Felvtalk] Watch for this person In Wharton, El Campo,Richmond/Rosenberg, Sugar Land Hello Everyone, It's been about 3 weeks now and still trying to clean up a very bad mistake. Here's my story! I have a beautiful male Bengal Cat name Buddy Buck who is registered and I have papers and pedigree back 8 generations. I want to breed him and just have had no luck finding a cat I could afford. I went into my local vet's office which happens to be my vet as well and asked if they knew anyone who possibly had a female Bengal cat that I could breed my cat with. The lady at the front desk told me she did and gave me the girl's first name and phone number. All I had was the name Jennifer. I called and to my surprise she just happened to have a 9 month old Snow Marble Bengal. I told her I was very interested and wanted to see the cat. She didn't come by that night but did call the next day and I gave her directions to my house. I showed her my male who by the way is behind locked doors and current on all of his shots. I let her know my intentions was to breed the two cats. She had two cats in a carrier and showed my what I was told was the mother and daughter. The mother was beautiful but a little thin but had excellent markings. Then out came the cat I was supposed to be buying. This cat was eye knocking beautiful and had excellent markings as well plus beautiful blue eyes. I knew right there I wanted the cat. I told her I was looking to breed out my male and we agreed to let her breed two times with my male and I gave her $300.00. We spoke a bit more and I was just so happy to have just made a deal on such a beautiful cat. As we spoke I gave her the money and I asked for the shot records. She told me she would go by the vet's and pick up a copy and drop it off. I called her later and asked what kind of food she had been feeding and she told me back to the wild. I went by to pick up some. I got home and there were not shot records dropped off as she told me she would. I called and no answer. I sent over a text and again no answer. I sat down to fill out the paper work and then I was shocked. I noticed the paperwork was for a cat 2 years old. I called again and text and again no reply. This went on for another day and a half then I sent over a text message telling her the next call was going to be to the Sheriff's Office. This time I got a reply telling me to chill her daughter had got into an accident. Call me crazy but her daughter was about 4 or 5 years old and she was only 24 so I knew something was not right. I called the Vet and made an appointment for Saturday morning. I took her in. This cat had been staying indoors in a cage and my male is outside in his pen. I got back horrible news. The cat came back FeLV positive. I sent over a text message informing this little piece of trash of the outcome and no response. I waited 15 minutes and sent another message informing her I wanted another cat tested or my money back but preferred another cat. Again no response. I called the Sheriff's office and turned her in. I was knocked down to hear was I was told. I was not the first person to complain on her. I looked around and found another woman who had purchased a set of blue great danes and the both had Parvo and were very sick. I found another person and she had bought a puppy that had died after a few day. I was told to run her name on rippedoff.com and I did. I called the Animal Shelter in El Campo, Texas and they knew of her by the game. I called the SPCA and they knew she had been turned in multiple times for selling sick animals. I went back to the Vet and asked for her address and they couldn't give it to me. I found that no one I spoke with had it. I started digging around getting bits and pieces of information and was getting close to where she lived. I then found a break. I called the Animal Cruelty department of SPCA in Houston
Re: [Felvtalk] Watch for this person In Wharton, El Campo, Richmond/Rosenberg, Sugar Land
Charles, Please heed the thoughtful advice shared by others on this list and have your Bengals spayed and neutered before placing them in homes where they’re cherished. I do rescue and have two retired breeding Bengals. One took two years before she adjusted to life in a home. Sadly, the other is still an emotional wreck. He lived his early life in an outdoor cage, used only to make money for an uncaring owner. When she was finished using him, she sold him to an unsuspecting buyer as a pet. The cat would not use the litterbox, terrorized her other cat, attacked her husband, and was no nervous that he pulled his fur out and chewed himself raw. She spent a fortune trying to make him part of her family, but ended up keeping him in her basement for 3 lonely years before she contacted me. I’ve had him for more than a year and while he’s making progress, he has a long way to go and may never overcome his early years. It’s heartbreaking and unfair that his life is so unhappy because someone chose to use him to try to make a buck. Please, please consider the fact that these are sentient beings capable of feeling loneliness, boredom, fear, etc. They deserve homes where they’re loved and wanted. And before adding to the millions of unwanted animals in this country, please also consider that there are countless Bengals in need of rescue. Cindy___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] Watch for this person In Wharton, El Campo, Richmond/Rosenberg, Sugar Land
Charles many of the people here do rescue rescuers don't really have sympathy for breeders. We spend our lives telling peple to spay neuter their animals. We watch as animals are constantly destroyed because people don't listen to us. If this cat retests positive I'd be happy to take her into my home, have her spayed, allow her to live out her life with my other spayed neutered cats who do not have to pop out kittens. Their only purpose in life is to provide me with the joy of watching them play. Charles Adams texasgoldbu...@yahoo.com wrote: Hello Everyone, It's been about 3 weeks now and still trying to clean up a very bad mistake. Here's my story! I have a beautiful male Bengal Cat name Buddy Buck who is registered and I have papers and pedigree back 8 generations. I want to breed him and just have had no luck finding a cat I could afford. I went into my local vet's office which happens to be my vet as well and asked if they knew anyone who possibly had a female Bengal cat that I could breed my cat with. The lady at the front desk told me she did and gave me the girl's first name and phone number. All I had was the name Jennifer. I called and to my surprise she just happened to have a 9 month old Snow Marble Bengal. I told her I was very interested and wanted to see the cat. She didn't come by that night but did call the next day and I gave her directions to my house. I showed her my male who by the way is behind locked doors and current on all of his shots. I let her know my intentions was to breed the two cats. She had two cats in a carrier and showed my what I was told was the mother and daughter. The mother was beautiful but a little thin but had excellent markings. Then out came the cat I was supposed to be buying. This cat was eye knocking beautiful and had excellent markings as well plus beautiful blue eyes. I knew right there I wanted the cat. I told her I was looking to breed out my male and we agreed to let her breed two times with my male and I gave her $300.00. We spoke a bit more and I was just so happy to have just made a deal on such a beautiful cat. As we spoke I gave her the money and I asked for the shot records. She told me she would go by the vet's and pick up a copy and drop it off. I called her later and asked what kind of food she had been feeding and she told me back to the wild. I went by to pick up some. I got home and there were not shot records dropped off as she told me she would. I called and no answer. I sent over a text and again no answer. I sat down to fill out the paper work and then I was shocked. I noticed the paperwork was for a cat 2 years old. I called again and text and again no reply. This went on for another day and a half then I sent over a text message telling her the next call was going to be to the Sheriff's Office. This time I got a reply telling me to chill her daughter had got into an accident. Call me crazy but her daughter was about 4 or 5 years old and she was only 24 so I knew something was not right. I called the Vet and made an appointment for Saturday morning. I took her in. This cat had been staying indoors in a cage and my male is outside in his pen. I got back horrible news. The cat came back FeLV positive. I sent over a text message informing this little piece of trash of the outcome and no response. I waited 15 minutes and sent another message informing her I wanted another cat tested or my money back but preferred another cat. Again no response. I called the Sheriff's office and turned her in. I was knocked down to hear was I was told. I was not the first person to complain on her. I looked around and found another woman who had purchased a set of blue great danes and the both had Parvo and were very sick. I found another person and she had bought a puppy that had died after a few day. I was told to run her name on rippedoff.com and I did. I called the Animal Shelter in El Campo, Texas and they knew of her by the game. I called the SPCA and they knew she had been turned in multiple times for selling sick animals. I went back to the Vet and asked for her address and they couldn't give it to me. I found that no one I spoke with had it. I started digging around getting bits and pieces of information and was getting close to where she lived. I then found a break. I called the Animal Cruelty department of SPCA in Houston and was given the name of someone who may have been to her location. I called her and she didn't have the address but told me about where is was. I had to make several trips but found this piece of craps home. I got the address and called back to the SPCA. I am out time, money, and my poor little boy is driving me crazy wanting to breed. I am in dire need of a female Bengal and can't sell this cat as she is sick. I don't want an inside pet cat nor have I ever. I am taking good care of her and continue to feed her. I feel she has been
