I am writing to report a negative experience I had with a Bengal cat breeder, Jeanne Maurer of Catskill Valley Bengal Cats. I purchased a female kitten from her; upon picking up the kitten I noticed that the little girl and little boy kitten in the litter had runny eyes. When I arrived home the little girl kitten exhibited signs of an upper respiratory infection, (sneezing, yellow snot, runny eyes) she also was having bloody loose stools. I emailed Jeanne my concerns and she claimed that she believed the symptoms to be a result of stress since the kitten had not exhibited any of these symptoms prior. (It is not possible that the kitten did not exhibit these symptoms prior as I noticed some of the symptoms myself in both of her kittens available for purchase). I took the kitten to the vet and the kitten was found to have ear mites, evidence of fleas, hookworms (the cause of the bloody stool), and symptoms of an upper respiratory infection. My vet was also worried about how little she weighed and stated that she should be double the weight she is at her age. (She was not the runt). After much correspondence between myself and the breeder, in the end Jeanne did offer me a replacement kitten. I did not take her up on the offer. She also claimed that she never received any documentation that the kitten was unfit for sale. My vet sent a diagnosis to her. A $300 vet bill later the little girl kitten is on the road to recovery. If you are looking to purchase a Bengal cat I absolutely do not recommend you purchase from Catskill Valley Bengal Cats.
Jeanne Maurer Reviews
I am writing to report a negative experience I had with a Bengal cat breeder, Jeanne Maurer of Catskill Valley Bengal Cats. I purchased a female kitten from her; upon picking up the kitten I noticed that the little girl and little boy kitten in the litter had runny eyes. When I arrived home the little girl kitten exhibited signs of an upper respiratory infection, (sneezing, yellow snot, runny eyes) she also was having bloody loose stools. I emailed Jeanne my concerns and she claimed that she believed the symptoms to be a result of stress since the kitten had not exhibited any of these symptoms prior. (It is not possible that the kitten did not exhibit these symptoms prior as I noticed some of the symptoms myself in both of her kittens available for purchase). I took the kitten to the vet and the kitten was found to have ear mites, evidence of fleas, hookworms (the cause of the bloody stool), and symptoms of an upper respiratory infection. My vet was also worried about how little she weighed and stated that she should be double the weight she is at her age. (She was not the runt). After much correspondence between myself and the breeder, in the end Jeanne did offer me a replacement kitten. I did not take her up on the offer. She also claimed that she never received any documentation that the kitten was unfit for sale. My vet sent a diagnosis to her. A $300 vet bill later the little girl kitten is on the road to recovery. If you are looking to purchase a Bengal cat I absolutely do not recommend you purchase from Catskill Valley Bengal Cats.