I recently paid a deposit to a breeder for one of her kittens because we had a cat from her already and he's absolutely lovely. These kittens have the same parents as him (registered etc).
These kittens are now 8 weeks old. A few weeks ago the breeder asked me if I wanted to come and see our kitten. Then she stopped responding to my messages about arranging a time. I asked her if everything was ok and she telephoned me to say that someone had come to look at the kittens and the next day they had all become ill with diarrhoea. She had had to take them to the vets and get critical care food and therefore didn't want anyone else to visit until they were a bit older. I said fine, of course. I'll just come at a later time (they aren't ready til 12 weeks anyway)
The other day I texted her to ask if the kittens were better and she hasn't replied. This concerns me because it surely suggests they are not.
At this point I'm wondering whether I should back out of this because I have my cats to worry about. I don't want to take on an animal which might have health problems from the word go or more importantly that might pass on an illness to my cats. I would rather lose the deposit than put my cats at risk.
What would you do in this situation? What would you say to the breeder at this point as I'm not really sure how to handle it.