Health problems with newly adopted F3 Savannah kittens

[kristenleemartin]

I recently adopted two F3 Savannah brothers from someone I thought was a reputable and well-established breeder. I paid $6K for one of the kittens and $4.5K for the other. After bringing them home, they had severe diarrhea. After the vet ran a PCR test on both kittens' fecal samples, they tested positive for:
- Tritrichomonas foetus
- Feline coronavirus
- Campylobacter jejuni (this pathogen is zoonotic and can infect humans as well)
- Clostridium perfringens, with high levels of alpha toxin gene copies present.
In addition, the one kitten had a heart murmur, which was immediately perceptible to the vet. I have had to spend a considerable amount of money on all of the tests and medications the kittens needed to treat the pathogens and to get the medical clearance needed for the kittens to be neutered. I alerted the breeder to the health issues the kittens had but no assistance or monetary compensation was offered to me. Although the health guarantee I have from the breeder states that it only covers life-threatening conditions and not vet bills, I feel that the breeder should cover some of the cost of treatment for the pathogens that were obviously present in the kittens at the time they were shipped to me. Are my expectations unrealistic? Any advice would be appreciated.

 

[Big Creg]

If they are a TICA breeder contact them the breeding community is usually aware of bad actors and that is a huge case of poor breeder care. In Oregon we have Stewie Savannahs and Columbia Breeze. Debbie at columbia breeze would be a great contact and she is a wonderful person who has given my daughter so much help with our f3 boy who we got from Stewie savannahs. We paid 5k for him he is a little small but Ramona from Stewie Savannahs was aware of that and offered us a huge deal on the 3 kitten litter we only could handle the one cat at the time but these breeders are great examples and could be a great help for you. Ramona is great as well but she has a 1000acre farm to run with Stewie!!!!!!!!!!