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  • Posted By: Anonymous
  • Submitted: 06/29/2010
  • Severity: 5
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Helderberg Exotic Cats

Helderberg Exotic Cats

East Berne, New York

Helderberg Exotic Cats
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1707 Thacher Park Rd East Berne, NY 12059 42.6187 -74.0738
Sick Kittens
by micD at Citysearch 09/30/09
In the Fall of 2007 I bought a beautiful male siamese. 1. I had to call 5 times to get his registration papers. 2. He sent the wrong one. The shot birth papers did not match parentage. 3. Kitten became violently ill, d iarrhea, v omiting, b lood in both 24/7. He was so weak and I was scared so I called this man and told him that my kitten was very sick and he said it was normal, that it was an adjustment. He said maybe it was my fault that I left something on the floor. After many vet visits and alot of money spent, it was discovered the kitten had a bacteria in his intestine. It only comes from passing onto another animal, it is genetic and most usually breeders but it goes unchecked. My kitten was on medication and had to eat fresh cooked chicken and rice for months. Thankfully, my boy has grown into a healthy cat. He is loving and strong. I have many times wanted to send a letter to this man to tell him the hardship that we endured and wished I had done something sooner. I was going to get another one and looked up online the website and this site with all the reviews came up. I am shocked and saddened by what I am reading. He has been selling sick kittens cats for years. This breeder should be looked into and all his cats checked. For the money we pay to insure we get a healthy animal, we nor the cat/kitten should have to go through this.
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Selling sick Kittens...
by anonymous577 at Citysearch
06/09/09
My fiance' and I bought two kittens from this man and they both pasted away within one month from F.I.P. and if any of you have done any research, you'd know that it's a fatal disease that is very contagious. Not only can it be passed through food and feces but it's also genetic. It only attacks geriatric cats and young kittens with weak immune systems. He claimed to not know anything about the illness but how can you run a business like this and not know the risks involved. And now he doesn't want to reimburse us the money that is due us. Pros: aren't any Cons: he's selling sick kittens

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  • Dave H
  • Submitted: 11/11/2010
Wow, In May of 2010 I bought a beutiful Snowshoe kitten from these people. We were treated very well by them and she is perfect in every way. I hope that these problems were an oddity. We received our papers promptly and all was in order, and they even contacted me to see how she was doing and requested photos of her.
Our brand new kitten died from phenomena complications. This cattery is a state of the art incubation center for disease, infections and parasites. Sick animals caged in sneezing distance of the general population cats. About 80 feet of cages chuck filled with cats + kittens. Illnesses spreading like wildfire. In hindsight we deeply regret not being more observant + educated. It wouldn’t have taken long to notice signs of parasitic diarrhea, stained tear ducts from ongoing uri infections, lackluster coats….. As of late… we found a long history of mistreatment + neglect. It is illegal to sell sick animals. Even Bengal owners not birthed by the newest ‘“aluren”’ cats got pedigree papers back that show less than 4 generations. This shyster makes a mockery of encon wildlife laws + the pet laws which were supposed to protect us.
THE POSTING FROM EXOTIC TOGA IS NOT CORRECT.. I THE OWNER OF HELDERBERG EXOTIC CATS WILL CORRECT THIS SLANDERESS POSTING. WE DON,T HAVE 80 FEET FULL OF CATS IN CAGES. WE DO OUR VERY BEST TO TAKE CARE OF OUR CATS. WE ARE INSPECTED BY NEW YORK STATE AG. AND MARKETS AND HAVE NEVER BEEN SHUT DOWN, WE ALWAYS PASS OUR INSPECTIONS. THIS IS A STATE OF THE ART CATTERY. SURE YOU MIGHT GET A CAT THAT SNEEZED. ANYONE IS WELCOME TO VIST OUR CATTERY. WE CAN GIVE HUNDREDS OF REFFERENCES FROM HAPPY CUSTOMERS, THAT HAVE COME BACK TO BUY THERE 2ND AND THIRD CAT OR KITTEN FROM US. THIS PERSON THAT HAS A PROBLEM IS WELCOME TO CALL US TO CHAT ANYTIME. GET YOUR FACTS STRAIGHT.
THIS IS FOR THE PERSON NAMED ANONYMOUS577, I THE OWNER OF THIS CATTERY WILL SET THE RECORD STRAIGHT. YOU WERE REFUNDED YOUR MONEY.. ITS NOT A PERFECT WORLD PEOPLE GET SICK ALSO DIE AND SO DO ANIMALS. BEFORE YOU GO AND SLANDER SOMEONE, LIKE YOU DID. FIP IS THE HARDEST DISEASE TO DIAIGNOSE, THE VETS DON,T REALLY KNOW EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS DISEASE. THERE ARE FALSE AND POSITIVE RESULTS ON THE SAME TEST. IT CAN TEST POSITIVE ONE TIME THEN NEGATIVE THE NEXT. THIS WAS A SAD THING THAT HAPPENED . BUT DON,T LIE ABOUT IT. WE DO OUR VERY BEST FOR OUR ANIMALS. ANYONE IS WELCOME TO COME AND VISIT OUR CATTERY. WE CAN GIVE NAMES OF HUNDREDS OF HAPPY CUSTOMERS.
FOR THE PERSON micD LETS NOT STREACH THE TRUTH. I THE OWNER OF THIS CATTERY WOULD LIKE TO SHARE MY SIDE. ANIMALS VERY OFTEN STRES WHEN THEY GO TO A NEW HOME AND GET DIAHERIA , THIS IS VERY NORMAL. I ADVISED GIVING CHICKEN AND RICE BOILED TOGETHER FOR 5 DAYS. WE DO OUR VERY BEST FOR ALL OUR ANIMALS AND PASS OUR NEW YORK STAE INSPECTION ALWAYS. THERE ARE PEOPLE IN THIS WORLD THAT WANT TO BE VERY HURTFUL NOT CONSIDERING WHAT THERE WORDS CAN DO. IF YOU HAVE AN ISSUE CALL US. ANYONE IS WELCOME TO COME AND SEE OUR BEAUTIFUL CATTERY. ITS NOT A PERFECT WORD AND PEOPLE AND ANIMALS GET SICK AND DIE. IF YOU HAVE AN ISSUE WITH SOMEONE CALL THEM, NOT DEFAME, HARRISS, AND SLANDER THEM...................
Mike,you are well aware that all of your kittens and cats have Corona Virus,possibly leading to FIPa deadly disease leading to death.I told you we spent 6000.00 on vet bills,yet never heard back from you. My only hope is that people realize you are a RIP OFF.
Stop selling sick cats.

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