Dream Coon Cattery review: Darina II 4

I recently purchased a kitten from Elena, Darina. She arrived with a deep cough and severely underweight and dehydrated. I contacted Elena right away and she indicated the cough was likely from meowing as the kitten was shipped on the plane.

Darina, the kitten was taken to the vet on the first available appointment following the holiday weekend. The kitten refused to eat or drink and had a case of diarrhea as well as the continued cough. I kept Elena updated on her status and she stated be sure it's not pneumonia.

I took the kitten to my vet where the vet noted anorexia, dehydration and an abdomen full of air and she was rushed to the emergency vet. At the emergency vet, the kitten again was diagnosed with anorexia, dehydration and after x-rays, pneumonia. The kitten has aspirated pneumonia, which would have been impossible during travel as she was not shipped with food or water. The kitten was treated for two nights at the emergency vet and over $2, 000 in medical bills. I kept Elena informed throughout the entirety of the process and sent her copies of all of the documents from the veterinarian.

She claims the kitten to have been vet checked prior to shipping, however the forms I have form the vet don't indicate which kitten was seen and another indicates the cat to be a brown tabby, which she is not. Elena has taken no accountability for her actions and as a "responsible breeder" still insists that an 11 week old main coon kitten is a healthy weight at 2.68 lbs.

The kitten was given fluids and food manually until she responded to the medication for her pneumonia and did not eat on her own until treatment began. She was on fluids for three days due to the severity of her dehydration.

I contacted Elena, as the kitten did come with a contract to discuss the next steps. I asked her to pay half of the vet bills to which she has declined, stating that she is not responsible as her vet "cleared" the kitten. I have filed a claim with Paypal and will against her veterinarian as well for allowing the transport of unwell kittens.