Wearemainecoonlovers

I purchased a kitten from Lana of NY Maine Coon Lovers and we've had a lot of concerning issues with her. Thankfully no health problems with our cat... fingers crossed, but we insisted on pedigree option (all her cats come with pedigree *option) and together we modified her contract to indicate she would provide pedigree papers when we got the cat fixed. But then she refused to provide the pedigree papers for a variety of silly and irrelevant reasons - until after I filed a complaint with the BBB, left reviews, contacted TICA about filing a complaint etc. And even now she won't update his name (as we requested before she registered him) and she hasn't sent in transfer papers. Without pedigree the breed cannot be validated, and equally important, the health guarantee is gone. She could be inbreeding (mom and son or whatever) or breeding cats with known health defects (hence why she wouldn't want to provide proof of lineage to register that cat). At this point after realizing how many cats she has with different birthdays and how resistant she was to providing pedigree papers I'm not even sure I trust her to be honest with the registration. I suggest others having this experience do the same - file a complaint with the BBB, TICA, heck even try contacting your attorney general. You've probably been ripped off with a non-pure bred (which you paid for) or sold a cat that could have health issues that would have been prevented by a professional, ethical breeder.