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Please beware of this breeder Prefix Drambuieberry Holly Smith - when buying a kitten if you have a concern after purchase she will not take it lightly and if you mention her to local breeders they will tell you to stay well away as she is known for taking cats home then trying to get money off by saying the cat has illness etc even when it is as healthy as can be or she reserves then changes her mind and demands deposit back! She is a compulsive liar and really not a nice person.
Stay well clear of this young lady!
Please note i have tried to contact katie hillard directly as have received an email from the lady - however she is yet to reply. I have also contacted the gccf and tica and google searched to try and find a breeder of that name however i have sadly been unsuccessful - once again this is holly smith playing her games. It has since been brought to my attention through a fellow breeder that she has done a similar act to another bsh breeder down south and is now writing complaints on this board about her - please note holly it is not this young lady that has made this complaint against you and i feel this site has turned the complaint into a slagging match and am willing to remove my post if you remove your posts regarding other breeders as it was never my intention to harm other peoples businesses but simply make people aware of your erratic behaviour.
Hi to anyone reading this thread, my name is Stuart and I would be more than happy for you to call me and discuss my experience with this breeder [protected], I am not one to purchase something without doing extensive research first and I came across these complaints on here a 7 or 8 months ago. I thought I should do my bit to actually defend this breeder as it seems as though there are a lot of trolls on the internet with nothing good to say, shame on them.
I took the advice on another thread and contacted Swindon Council and spoke with Anthony, he is a really nice chap with nothing but good things to say about her, she has been investigated due to a couple of people and they have been working together for over a year now and they are not worried about this breeder in the slightest.
I truly believe that a lot of the things on here are being said are out of spite or just bare faced lies, rather than actual facts, I have found the Cat breeding world to be a little...well, Catty. Most of the breeders I have spoken to never say anything nice about another breeder, I assume its just a sales tactic, some I guess take it to the next level by going online to post horrible things about other people. I went to visit 3 breeders and I can say hand on heart that this was the best by a mile, I did not hesitate to pay the £100 deposit and in the end, 5 months later I had received my beautiful baby kitten called Willow to whom my family love to bits.
If you are reading this and you are silly enough not do your own research then go on Facebook and buy a £30 moggy from someone around the corner shop that will have serious issues in the future, however if you want an absolutely stunning kitten that will be raised and looked after properly, then go and visit Holly and her wonderful setup and make up your own mind don't listen to a few snide comments from people with nothing better to do with their sorry excuse of a life.
Feel free to contact me and I will tell it to you straight, I will not hide behind an anonymous website profile name like the trolls on here.
Regards
Stuart Rich
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P.s I read somewhere on a thread about her horrible dogs... Get a life you weirdo, her dogs are absolutely lovely and played with my little ones, they had a blast. Kittens, dogs and beautiful weather, it was more like a free family day out minus the £100 for a kitten obviously.
This breeder is fantastic. The complaints are not legit!
I paid a deposit without doing my research. A long wait brought me to this site and i feel i gave this breeder quite a hard time over it. She offered me reassurance along the way, allowed me to speak to her vets, some previous customers and the GCCF. All of which spoke highly of her. On viewing the newly born kittens i found them to be immaculately kept. The breeder’s home is spectacular and her cats are well loved and cared for. The food of which she feeds them is high quality diet and the fathers were kept in large enclosures and on asking about them she allowed them into the garden for me to interact with. I have had my kitten home just over a week now and agreed with my family to post our experience. We all found this lady to be truthful and very in love with the cats she owns and her kittens. She has checked on us a couple of times since May and Vern have arrived and she has guided us well. Couldn’t be happier.
Amy Styles husband here. We posted previously about our great experience in 2017 and we have had another great experience with a younger sibling for our original cat from Holly. A real, down to earth, woman and fantastic breeder with the best set up seen. Highly recommed
Picked up our kittens tonight. These complaints almost stopped us. A leap of faith has made us two happy parents to some very happy and healthy kittens. Our vets impressed as are we with them and the whole experience.
On 9th September 17 i placed a £200 deposit. I was told i was top of the list and i would get a choice of kittens. I got a phone call of 03 February 18 to say kittens were born and pictures were sent the same day. I viewed her home cattery and birthing room which was all outstanding. Our kittens are with us in Leeds now and our vet has checked them and said they are a great example of the breed and both very healthy. The words exactly "You purchased from a good breeder i see"
Holly directed us here to view prior to buying our kitten and because of this we went ahead and feel the need to write our experience. We asked Holly about mistakes she had made in the past and why she found it difficult to start up and it seems that the complaints on here and out of spite and nothing more.
Id have to agree with Holly, her time is better spent looking after her kittens and customers than speaking to time wasters and allowing anyone into her home. I have no intentions of breeding, these two are just our pets but if i did i would be inclinded to agree that taking deposits secures customers and allows her to care for our future additions. Furthermore, it was my decision to place a deposit. You cant pay a deposit to someone willingly and then complain about the deposit.
Happy to not work with the general public anymore. Ill enjoy my cats and old age.
Came across this post after placing a deposit six months ago. Our kitten has been born and we have requested multiple visits of which all have gone ahead. Is it possible this woman made a few mistakes in the past and now is being hounded for it? As for those who place a deposit and then complain of the wait, you should read the contracts and be prepared to wait for the right kitten. Shows your dedication to this woman and the breed and not purchasing on a whim. Her house is clean. Cats are loved and all look so happy and the kittens are beautiful. Good luck to her.
I have a new kitten from Holly! She’s wonderful, honest and so dedicated to her kittens. Ignore this trash posted online you are so much better than these complaints. It seems jealousy has taken over some people. Beautiful show quality cats I’ll look forward to visiting next year for kitten number two joining our crazy family. A clean home and professional young woman doing right by her cats and customers.
I placed a deposit December 2017 for a 2018 kitten. I started to investigate after I’d placed the deposit (my fault). Having come across this site I had great concern so I spoke to Holly and I followed up with the RSPCA who told me no case was raised against her but she was visited and her home and cats were all in great health. I spoke with her local council who assured me she was investigated for 15 months and all complaints were dropped and she proved beyond reasonable doubt that lies were made up about her. All her cats were checked and paperwork checked to confirm all her cats are full pedigree with the correct papers. Her Vet’s were also questioned and reviews were good. Lastly I spoke to the GCCF who also confirmed she’s not have any penalties and proved her innocence. When I approached her she seemed upset about this, she admitted she’s made mistakes and that starting breeding as difficult. She reassured me that I won’t have any problems and I’m a good judge of character after all I’ve made a career from it. I find this all very disturbing that she’s had to go through so much as said further up this is a form of bullying. Furthermore I’d like to remind everyone that there are two sides to every story. This woman’s cats are fantastic. I’d recommend speaking to her and viewing her property before turning away. I’m sticking with my deposit.
Yes I agree there are two sides of every story. As I said originally, what I think she was doing last year was taking deposits but not being able to supply the need. I was therefore let down by her not having a kitten available or perhaps the two cats she said she had mated did not produce kittens. I would have preferred honesty from her as I would have gone elsewhere and asked for my deposit back she strung me along for months and put off me visiting my kitten after it had supposedly be born. As I also said, she came over as very friendly when we visited and we were impressed with her cattery etc. There was no evidence of poor health at that time. I hope all goes well with your BSH kitten - I love mine.
Hi Amy - this just came up on my email as presume it does to all who leave a comment. It is really good that you are happy with the kitten you purchased from her it is just that i had a really different experience from you and when i saw that others had too I felt it right to share - it was a very upsetting experience and she was very devious and strung me along. It certainly wasn't stalking or childish behaviour on my part let me assure you. Good luck with your reserved kitten from her this year - they are certainly beautiful. Carrie
Hi Carrie, the breeder from Bouremouth wasn’t Fiona House by chance?
Purchased a kitten 2017, very impressed so reserved a second for 2018 - sounds to me like a whole heap of jealousy add some stalking and childish behaviour to try to belittle and devalue a nice young woman and her cats. Cruel world.
Interesting - The negative comments come with no proof. Ive spoken to the RSPCA, GCCF and SBC dated 18.01.18 full investigations took place and all clear with no further action. The only concern was from a litter in 2013 where the litter had cat flu. The breeder in question retired both mother and father for that reason which must of been hard to do. The contracts put in place are to protect the buyer and seller and time scale to allow customers to secure a kitten where most breeders wont allow this leaving customers unsure. Why does she have to be a money grabber to do so, unless im unaware of a way to make money in an account which makes thousands on £100 deposits? I have placed a deposit with her. Feel this is bullying at its worst. I question if you realise that publishing comments of such nature with no dealings with the breeder is defamation which she is taking the higher ground by not taking you to court. Cowardly that you've not given your name and spoken directly to her if you ask me... but of course i must be Holly posting because im open minded? I’ll get back on here when ive got my kitten and update. So far ive been waiting 24 days since my deposit was placed and ive had two updated phone calls. Im happy to wait for the duration of 2018 - a kitten can’t be rushed.
Also she is getting married soon so will be able to use a different name, stay away from this money grabber
I have bought a kitten since she has been married, she did not hide her maiden name or these complaints. Seems a little strange that she would do that don't you think?
But you would hide your name on here! very interesting.
Blatantly obvious a number of the posts supporting this bad breeder are 'shills' ie posts from the breeder herself under various names. Check the language used, the style of grammar, sentence structure. Fairly obvious - same as reading the 'guestbook' on her site.
I hear horror storeis from several other reputable breeders of the problems with his deceitful woman. Experienced it first hand before (thankfully) avoiding a purchase from her.
Watch out - she renames her website often to try and avoid her bad press catching up with her. Don't use her, please.
I have only just come across all the comments regarding Holly! I have to say that last year I was left so upset by her. My daughter and I bought a beautiful BSH silver tabby kitten from a breeder in Norfolk who I now know sold very sick kittens . My daughter subsequently lost her to FIP and I also lost another beautiful silver tabby that I bought from a breeder in Bournemouth who was subsequently passed the virus by her. My husband, daughter and I were left totally heartbroken and devastated. A while afterwards I saw that Holly in Swindon was selling a litter of silver tabbies and my husband and I went to see them (not realising may I add, that the ones we went to see were already reserved). She was delightful and very chatty and friendly, showing us her premises and even upstairs to see the kittens - she then told us they were reserved! Nonetheless, we had come a long way and her kittens were lovely so we decided to place a deposit on the next litter of kittens. While on holiday, she text me to say the kittens had been born which I was really excited about. Little did I know then the lies and deceit that she would spin from then on. She constantly put me off visiting by saying she was very ill. She was then in hospital having an operation and needed a few weeks to recover. This went on for about 8 weeks or so with many texts going back and forth and different excuses. Eventually she said my kitten had had a seizure and died! In hindsight, I think what she does is obtain a lot of deposits and gives a lot of promises and then finds she can't fulfill all the 'orders'. She then spins a yarn to put you on hold. I was so upset after all this and after demanding back my deposit I returned to a lovely breeder I had bought a kitten from a while back who had a silver tabby left from a recent litter. She had also heard about Holly and said that she was well known among breeders for her story telling. So I can see why some people think she is amazing but others like me who she strung along with her lies and deceit saw a very different side. Also I was left with a larger age gap between my cats that I wanted, due to her time wasting. I would therefore definitely recommend if you are looking for a kitten, to find someone more reputable who won't let you down. It has been good to put this in writing after all this time!
What?!? Are you some sort of syntax and grammar expert? I am guessing not looking at the way you wrote your post. This is just ridiculous, you are an award winning [censored]. Hahahahahahahaha
I am not holly under a different name, feel free to call/text me [protected] regards stuart.
Animal Welfare(SBC), RSPCA, GCCF, The local Police and Trading Standards have investigated this breeder over the last 8 weeks. The breeder in question has produced adequate evidence to prove all her cats/kittens are pedigree. Veterinary evidence shows that the breeder strictly puts the health of the cats first at all times, and the cats housing is no less than perfect. I have been part of the investigations and have seen both complaints, all department outcomes and breeder evidence. This case has now been closed.
I have taken it upon myself as a human being and not part of my job to defend this poor woman publicly, who genuinely has proved she goes above and beyond for her animals, she’s proved time and time again to care, seek advice when needed and has a massive support network around her which grows bigger every day . It’s a great shame that a few sour minded people felt the need to be so utterly cruel and not only bad mouth her, but her family and other pets.
My strong advice would be to treat others as you wish to be treated, it would make the world a much better place.
I had a wonderful experience with this breeder, its so sad people feel the need to put others down! What a nasty world we live in. I would highly recommend this lovely, polite and helpful young woman.
Please see my complaint about Ms Holly Smith.
Drambuieberry / British Shorthair — cheating breeder
Nope!
This page has worried me greatly. I had placed a deposit for two British Shorthair Kittens with the breeder in question. 3 weeks ago i travelled to collect my new additions. I questioned Holly about the kittens health, and bad experiences where she produced official paperwork from the GCCF with regards to 2 issues whereby the GCCF cleared her name, and agreed that she should be allowed to breed. Also enclosed in the paperwork i saw evidence of her testing her cats with her local vets for a number of conditions to test their health, all results were negative for such conditions.
On returning home with my beautiful new bundles of joy, i took Sooty and Sweet to the local vets and had practically every test possible done. I put my own cats through hell to give myself piece of mind, i had no faith in Holly due to the doubt put in my mind on this page.
All 12 tests:
PKD - Negative
Blood Type - B
FELV - Negative
FIV - Negative
CBC - Normal
Blood Glucose - Normal
T-4 Test - Normal
Feline Herpes - Negative
Feline Calicivirus - Negative
Chlamydia - Negative
Toxoplasmosis - Negative
Coronavirus - 0 Titer and Negative
All i can say is im glad i didn't listen to the silly people on here.
Well I didn't go as far as to get all that testing done but I did listen to you and now we have the wonderful Willow with our family.
If you are a good breeder you would not have repeated complaints to the gccf
If you are a good breeder other silver bsh breeders would sell to you
If you was a good breeder all other breeders would speak highly of you.
If the general public wish to buy half stray kittens for £600 good luck.
No reputable long standing breeder speaks highly of you holly smith we all can't be wrong
We are not on complaints boards having to justify ourselves. Well done for pleasing some people holly sadly what about all the people that have threatened you with court action
Due to your aggressive workings. You can't keep ripping the public off holly and moving house it will catch up with you one day. Good luck folks better things to do with my life
One last advice if your unsure then ring a few long standing reputable breeders and ask there advice on holly smith. !
Yep, did this. A few calls later and not one good thing to say about each other not just Holly. Looks like the Catty world of cat breeding is just one of Trolling to make yourselves feel better.
A good breeder does not need to get random people of the street to try and put nice comments. Perhaps when purchases read this if they would like to contact all the proper main silver tabby breeders in the uk they will tell you this lady is a shark and is under investigation. It's all going to catch up with you holly that's why you keep moving house abd getting other people to breed for you as you have never seen half your kittens till they are ready to leave. I am sure all the genuine breeders out there who breed for love type will be standing ready to see justice done so as to prevent any more people being ripped off and sold a kitten that's from a stray of the street. Good luck
Anybody else notice how this account went from "Liz Gau" to "Lizgau" since the last post, what happened Liz? did you forget the details from your first Troll account, I think you really need to get out a little more. Just in case you missed me on your first fake account, the names Stuart I am defending this breeder from you silly people as she has done a wonderful job for me and my family. [protected].
Excellent breeder, went above and beyond for us, true to her word, kitten and papers collected 1 week ago, tests have just come in from the vets showing 0 titre levels for FIP, and is disease free and in perfect health. Not everyone is perfect all the time, mistakes are made and things get pushed aside and forgotten about, however, we went to Holly to buy a healthy kitten after our previous kitten died of FIP at just 14 weeks of age from Fiona House - Dorset. Im thrilled we found Holly and bought from her despite the nasty lies on here. She is a genuinely beautiful person, inside and out and, with a great cattery, set up and family.
I have (in the last 3 weeks) purchased two kittens from this breeder. She's been a pleasure to deal with, has worked hard to raise my two beauties and provided all the paperwork as promised. She seems to have been honest, and has kept her word. From my personal experience i would highly recommend Holly and her kittens. There is no question that her kittens are of a superb quality.
Fantastic Breeder, Highly Recommend Holly and her cats. I am ruled by two of her kittens :)
I had a wonderful experience with this breeder and have a placid, happy and healthy kitty. I have no idea what this is all about but i would highly recommend her. She is a lovely person, with a great cattery and set up and stunning cats.
I have just purchased a (active) kitten from Holly. I would like to share my experience, I contacted her back in December 2013, I was told she would have kittens Summer 2014. I asked to place a deposit, and would wait for the right kitten. I was told that her cats carry impressive lines and that her pedigrees are almost all red which meant they carry World Wide Champions and EU Champions along with many Grand Champions. I didn't ask to see any paperwork as such, I put my trust in her. Spring 2014 came and I got the call to say my kitten had been born and would be ready to collect on June 1st at 12 weeks of age, we arranged a viewing. I was excited, as were my partner and children.
On arriving, Holly was professional, calm and welcoming. She went over the paperwork with us, explained every step in detail and showed us our professional kitten pictures. We were blown away, just when I thought things couldn't get better, we were able to view all her cats and kittens, see her set up and speak with her local vets who were in her home going through pictures of her kittens for a book coming out at the end of this year. Beyond impressed. Furthermore to this we met out kitten and this was the icing on the cake for us! Our little girl was of such a high quality, her teeth, coat, everything simply perfect.
We collected our kitten at the beginning of this month and have had testing done, she is in excellent health and has been in the words of our vets "bred to an incredibly high standard"
We couldn't have asked for a better experience and I would highly recommend her to everyone I know.
This was exactly our experience, we were exactly the same. Cannot praise her enough.
To all those who have not verbally attacked me, thank you. Many people have seen this, and the majority have contacted me and asked me to explain the situations and i have. I will also clear up a few situations on here. Although some of these situations are true, there is also a very different side which is of course my side. Firstly, with regards to the first complaint, i purchased a kitten who came to me and after 3 weeks of illness from being at the breeders home and much testing the vets confirmed that she had an eye infection called Chlamydophila. At this point i contacted the breeder and asked for her to pay for her the sick kitten she sold to me. She did so, yet still complained. Could this be a case of a breeder not wishing to take responsibility for her animals?
Liz, in response to your complaint. This is simply inaccurate. I stated via phone conversation and email the collection date. A deposit was then placed. It was decided that you didnt want to wait. You included a solicitor in your email who knew you but on calling had no idea of the complaint or that his name was used. You then went on to threaten me, "I will send some big ### men to your house to kill you" At this point i walked away, stopped trying to help you and have put my safety first. I have all the emails as evidence for this should anyone want to see the truth to this story.
Lastly, i would ask anyone who see's this not to believe everything you read online. Not everyone will like me or agree with how i do things. Deposits are put in place to stop time wasters, every breeder does this that i know of, and i have purchased from some being the top breeders in the UK, USA and Europe. I make sure that everything is put in writing, explaining the conditions which keeps both parties in the loop and confident in what they are buying.
My most important point in all this is, i breed healthy, beautiful, and happy kittens, from healthy happy parents. I work incredibly hard at what i do and have a love and passion for these beautiful cats. You will clearly see this if you join our facebook page full of current owners of our beautiful kittens, and view our website.
Thank you
Holly
Hi Holly, thank you for your help and dedication to your kittens, Willow is doing wonderful and I am looking at these trolls with disgust. You are a wonderful person and a wonderful breeder. Don't listen to the hate on here, just listen to the wonderful people of this world who own and love your kittens. Well done, keep up the good work. Stuart Rich and family..
I have just read your comments about Holly Smith but is really difficult to know which story to believe as I was intending to purchase a cat/kitten from her.
I know from experience if that you can change your mind about letting a kitten go, for example, you are not 100% happy with where it is going or maybe you would like to keep it for further breeding programmes or show. BUT a deposit should always be returned if you cannot supply the kitten.
I am lost
I can confirm this as I had exactly the same experience with this young lady...almost mirrored what you describe! I Won't go into detail as it's a long story of lies and manipulation but I also have sought advise from the police regarding this woman. Please please please stay away!
This is the same experience as you are the same person, haha, again can we see your police ref number? Good try Liz Gau
Holly smith Drambuieberry is a disgrace to breeding This lady is a shark. She advertises bsh and when you enquire all kittens are mysteriously sold as she makes out she is that popular. She then offers you another kitten to your requirement. I was told I was purchasing a kitten ready early June I then paid a £100 deposit. She then emailed me with a receipt saying August ? When I rang to query this she claimed that the mum had not even been into stud ? She then tried to sell me a completely different kitten not to my original requirements and made me feel like I was being awkward she would try and manipulate you into believing that this is the kitten that you want. As a breeder of 20 years I am more expierenced in what lines are best trying to tell me that a cream mum would not have cream kittens. I then politely asked that my deposit was returned she refuses then has got aggressive over the phone and via text with harassment She is not a lover of any breed and she has numerous complaints of which is now apparent. She is deceiving buyers that she has kittens when really they are not even pregnant. I am left now with little alternative than to make a police statement with ref to the threats and abuse and also report her to the gccf and cfa. I still have not kitten nor my deposit so I will seek the courts advice.
STAY AWAY.
You are a disgrace to the human race. Can we see you police ref number? or is this just a lie. Liz Gau, I cant find any breeders with that name either, made up account? probably... My names Stuart, call or text me anytime [protected], I am not fake like you.
Regarding previous comment - are you contributing anything in support or just making pointless comments?
katie hill is it 28 or 32 years you have been breeding haha your a joke right?
Bloody hell, if I had been going nearly 3 decades I think I might get forget how long I was doing it. Sarah, you are nothing but a troll, stop being an [censored] and please try to understand the difference between "your" and "you're", you can learn stuff like this yourself, they hide helpful information like this in Books...
Having just read the complaint regarding Holly Smith I am shocked. I always concerns me when a complainant makes such damming accusations and apparently knows so much about someone but doesn't leave their name. I notice that all the comments that have come after the complaint are not anonymous!
I have know Holly for several years through breeding. She has a surprisingly vast amount of knowledge, professionalism for her age. Her cats and kittens are a credit to her dedication to the high standards that she sets with regard to the welfare of any cat or kitten that she is involved with. Her breeding queens and tom are stunning and the kittens she has produced over the years equally stunning. Any owner of a kitten purchased from Holly will vouch for this and will also vouch for the ongoing aftercare that Holly will provide for as long as is desired. The environment in which the cats are bred is spotless and the cats are given the best of care. If Holly has any concern regarding the welfare of any cat, kitten either sold or purchased she will, quite rightly, query this as ultimately her responsibility lays with the welfare of the cat.. I wish all breeders would have the same professional and moral approach to their breeding. With regard to the personal comments about Holly being a compulsive liar and and the comments about her family, I would say that you may need to take a look at yourself. No mature or professional person would consider making such personal and hurtful comments on such a public forum, Those persons definately do not know what they are talking about.
Continued good luck to Drambuieberry and Holly, don't knock someone because they have high standards and will stand up for what they believe in. The high number people on her waiting list for kittens not yet born speaks for itself!
Karen Cooper
This is just ridiculous. I've had the pleasure of doing business with Miss Smith and she was nothing but professional and incredibly helpful through the whole process of purchasing one of her beautiful kittens. As a brand new cat mummy, I had loads of questions and she made me feel comfy and confident about taking care of the newest member of our family. Her follow-up with our family was above and beyond. I absolutely CAN see her being very concerned should she have received a cat that wasn't in perfect health, as she certainly seemed to me to be 100% all about the well-being of all of her animals. I would recommend her as a breeder to anyone looking for a kitten. This just sounds like another breeder with a bad case of sour grapes. Jealousy is ugly.
I am a well established breeder of 32 years and judge of the British Shorthair Breed. I have sold to and purchased from this breeder and i have to say that im disgusted in those who feel the need to bad mouth, lie and do anything else in their power to disrupt such a lovely young lady. I would also like to mention here that Holly's cats have gone on to win many shows, are featured in a number of fantastic books written by vets and two of Holly's kittens are currently on TV adverts! Please, to anyone who reads this nonsense, take no notice.
My name is John Edwards and i have bought 3 stunning cats from the breeder in question. I am a Lawyer based in Nottingham and i simply couldn't be happier with the health of my kittens, the care before my wife and i collected them was outstanding, her home clean and spacious and the service excelled my expectations. I would recommend her to anyone, and can only think that there are two very different sides to this story. Its a shame that such a hard working young woman has been put down in this way. Some people have far to much time of their hands! Good luck to Holly in the future, keep doing what your doing, you will always have people that are jealous and unkind. Anyone who calls you a liar in my experience is more than likely the liar themselves.
I am a well established breeder of 28 years. I am also a judge of the breed and have had many dealings with this young woman. If i were to buy a kettle for example and it was faulty i would request some sort of refund, just because we are dealing with live animals does not mean refunds of some sort should be abolished. I myself have bought a cat in the past that was unwell on collection, at this point i asked for the vet fees to be paid. This was done immediately, i would like to say that this was nothing to do with Holly or her breeding program. I would like to say that i would deal with Holly time and time again, the love, time and dedication she puts in to producing quality healthy kittens is of a very high standard. I was simply shocked to see this. I would sell to her, and buy from her, she is a lovely young woman. Im also not sure what a sick child/ family issues has to do with this, in my opinion its simply nasty and spiteful to put this on here. As a breeder myself, many will like you, many wont, its part of the hobby, and life sadly. I must say once more that i highly recommend this breeder. "the russian" dont believe everything you read, she will treat you well and produce a beautiful kitten to join your home and family, some people have nothing better to do with their time than put others down.
Well said Katie, nice to see someone saying something nice and not hiding their name behind an anonymous troll account like British Shorthair Lover above... Would not go to anyone else for my next kitten.
This breeder is legit, and it seems these complaints are not.
I totally agree with this statement, perfect breeder, perfect kitten.
Can either of you tell me your outcomes.
I have paid a deposit for 2 kittens, I looked at the facebook page etc, and she seemed legit, now im very worried.
OMG I had the same problem with her - she is a compulsive liar - makes up stories about her family so that you feel sorry for her and so you dont take matters further. She made out she had a daughter who was sick which turned out to be a lie. Awful person but came across so nice at the start - wish I never dealt with her.