A netizen shared his negative experience with a pet shop, he said that the pet was sold to him as a “purebred” but DNA evidence showed otherwise and the pet is sick.
Here is the story:
DO NOT PURCHASE YOUR CATS FROM HERE (Designer Bengal Singapore) My family purchased a claimed pure bred ragdoll (seller was unable to provide pedigree certification), Nava, from Designer Bengal in early 2021. After a few months, we have discovered several issues surrounding Nava.
Do note that we love Nava and DO NOT want to give her up. She has already integrated into our family and is our precious pet that we love.
CONCERNS:
1. She is NOT A PURE BRED ragdoll (DNA test indicates she’s only 15% ragdoll) despite the seller claiming she is pure bred and charging us a premium price for her.
2. She has FELINE CORONAVIRUS and suspected FIP (cats with FIP have a life span of up to a year) that she most likely got from her Designer Bengal since we haven’t allowed her to mix with other cats yet.
3. She has many SKIN ISSUES and has sent her to the vet countless times in the past few months of having her. She had one bald patch on her leg when we bought her, but only noticed a few days later. Vet suspects that her skin problems are due to low immunity from her feline coronavirus.
4. Designer Bengal BULLIED us into taking down a negative Google review that we posted a few months back. He said that our review is defamatory statement which is punishable by law. Since we did not have solid evidence back then (DNA and medical test results), we removed the review.
5. My parent recently posted a review with the same concerns. Without discussing with them, Designer Bengal insensitively transferred her the same amount we paid for Nava and asked to return Nava to him. As stated above, we DO NOT want to give up Nava as we love her. We have already formed a bond with her and these concerns that we face cannot be so easily dismissed by ‘refund and return’. In addition, we do not believe that Designer Bengal is the best place for Nava since it’s most likely the place where she contracted feline coronavirus.
