I think my taxi driver has been duped don't you?

[EachandEveryone]

He takes me and my girls to the cattery, vet etc and he loves them. So this morning he excitedly tells me he's "bought" a kitten I cringed inside and he shows me a picture. A BSH tabby he paid £100. I asked why £100 he said the child of the owner picked up to and the mother rejected them both. Is that a thing? I'm not experienced with cats. So he takes this little might home and it starts groaning he panics and takes it to the vet and gets handed a £400 bill!!! He doesn't really know what they did except give fluids and him some kitten milk and food to take home. The vet wouldn't vaccinate said the baby is too young. How old must it be? U tried to give advice and have given him my lovely vets address. He can't even start a treatment plan its too early. He said the kitten is sleeping with him and the wife and his eyes light up when he talks about him but seriously what do you all think? Is there anything I can tell him to do. He said after Afew accidents he's using his litter tray and feeding beautifully.

If vet won't vaccinate then the kitten is under 9 weeks. I'd urge your friend to contact his vet again to get a clearer picture of what's going on with the kitten diagnosis wise and to find out if the vet flead and wormed him and if he needs his feeds supplemented with a bottle. Infestation of fleas can kill kittens quickly.

Mothers do reject their kittens for all kind of reasons but the 'breeder' should have taken over with their care until old enough to be re-homed. Thank goodness your friend was responsible and took kitten to the vet. These backstreet breeders are hugely irresponsible, and often trot out these lame excuses when selling on kittens too young to leave their mum.

Kitten won't be a full British Short hair, likely a domestic short hair and the poor mother is probably forced to have several litters a year.

I'm so angry but I didn't want to rain on his parade as his family love that cat. I just thinknof my lovely vet and wonder if she would have explained things to him better. Like me a year ago he has never owned a cat and doesn't understand the English system of vets he must've been floored when they showed him the bill. He said he's been told to go back in a month. He did say that two kittens where breast feeding and two were clearly rejected the next day he called to see if he could take the next one but it had been sold.

Oh no :-( Can you help find out that what the best thing to do is and advise him if he isn't an experienced cat owner ?

That's why I came on here also he's a cabbie so is more difficult to get hold off. He said he's quite bity I assured him it's normal and he's not to try training him as he's not a dog

Maybe he could try talking to someone from a local cat rescue for some advice & suggestions? They should be happy to advise as it would be in the kitten's best interests, which is what most of them care about after all.

I'd love to see the vets bill

But he can still telephone his vet and ask what the diagnosis was, and what treatment kitten was given? Important to find out if kitten was flead/wormed.

If he's trying to train the kitten as if it were a dog, I think a basic book on kitten/cat care would be essential for him. I got one when I first adopted a kitten many moons ago.