Whatatrill Maine Coons Janet Brown Broken hearted cat buyer Northern CA California

Bought a 5-month old kitten in good faith from Janet at Whatatrill Maine Coons.  I wanted a specific kitten but was told a week later that my luck had changed and that I could have "Wolfie".  He arrived looking good and quickly became my best friend!  I paid $1,400 for him and another $500 to ship him to me. 

When I had him neutered a shortwhile later, my vet examined him that morning and couldn't find one t******e.  I suspected as much.  During the surgery, my vet needed to pull in another vet just to find the one t******e that had not descended.  Now I see why my luck had changed! He was useless as a breeder.  The surgery took over an hour for a procedure that should have taken 15 minutes.  No worries, it just cost a little more.  

One day, less than 3 months later, I was petting my beloved kitty and I felt a lump on his side.  He cried when I touched it.  I took him to the emergency vet that same night because he seemed lethargic.  X-rays showed extensive masses all over internally, one near his esophagus, two large in his abdomen, his liver was very large and this emergency vet stated that the prognosis was extremely grave.  He really recommended euthanasia as the cat was clearly very sick.  I cried as I said goodbye and he was humanely euthanized. 

I notified Janet the next morning.  I got reemed out because i didn't have an autopsy done, thus "voiding any contract".  This emergency vet and my own vet stated that they would testify that the cat was sick from lymphoma, that he was less than a year old and both vets stated that he had to have had the lymphoma prior to my owning him for 5 months as evidenced by the size of the tumors. 

Instead of a replacement kitty, I got grief and accusations and told that I caused him to die.  I spent nearly $2,000 on a cat that only lived just about 5 months after I picked him up at the airport.  We don't smoke and have 2 other very healthy cats.  I have researched lymphoma extensively.  We did not cause Wolfie's lymphoma.  But we did purchase a kitten in good faith from a breeder who only cares about money -hence the number of litters she produces each year - and does not stand behind what she breeds.