If you really really really must have a british blue and will take it home with you when you leave Qatar then i suggest you import one from the UK. Otherwise it HAS to be the QAWS.
My cat looks like a British/Russian blue - she is a barn cat (sheep, ducks, horses etc) from North America and she was free of cost apart from her vaccinations, ear mite infestation and worm treatments and spaying (no need for more cats in this world).
DO NOT BUY A CAT FROM ANYWHERE IN QATAR - the sellers are only interested in profit not the animal. QAWS is trying to support the "domestic" cat population through education and adoption. GO THERE NOW. QAWS will request you reimburse them for the medical costs involved but no more. This is what you would pay as a RESPONSIBLE pet owner anywhere in the world.
All the pet stores are infested with ringworm. It is a serious problem and is spreading ringworm to homes, schools and vet clinics. It will cost you at least 2000QR to get a kitten from the pet shop, sometimes they are just domestic longhairs that look posh that have been picked up off the street. If you support the pet shops you are supporting the importation of wild animals such as monkeys and parrots who live a terrible life and then die. As long as you can live with that, go ahead. Otherwise wait until you live in a country with welfare laws or adopt a kitten from QAWS that may not be designer label but will be just as good a pet for you.
buy any animals from the shops here in Qatar. They have absolutely no stardards and many of the animals are inbred and diseased. My neighbor learned this the hard way as she bought a kitten from a shop on Al Mirqab. It died the next day. Vet confirmed it was horribly diseased. Only upon screaming threats did she get her money back. This exact scenario has happened over and over. The shops here are AWFUL!!! She now has a very cute cat from QAWS. They have a vet on site, do medical checks and vaccinations right there.
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If you really really really must have a british blue and will take it home with you when you leave Qatar then i suggest you import one from the UK. Otherwise it HAS to be the QAWS.
My cat looks like a British/Russian blue - she is a barn cat (sheep, ducks, horses etc) from North America and she was free of cost apart from her vaccinations, ear mite infestation and worm treatments and spaying (no need for more cats in this world).
DO NOT BUY A CAT FROM ANYWHERE IN QATAR - the sellers are only interested in profit not the animal. QAWS is trying to support the "domestic" cat population through education and adoption. GO THERE NOW. QAWS will request you reimburse them for the medical costs involved but no more. This is what you would pay as a RESPONSIBLE pet owner anywhere in the world.
Plus, you are giving a good cat a good home.
I suggest you visit www.qaws.org for more info.
hope you find the right and cat for you.
goodluck!
All the pet stores are infested with ringworm. It is a serious problem and is spreading ringworm to homes, schools and vet clinics. It will cost you at least 2000QR to get a kitten from the pet shop, sometimes they are just domestic longhairs that look posh that have been picked up off the street. If you support the pet shops you are supporting the importation of wild animals such as monkeys and parrots who live a terrible life and then die. As long as you can live with that, go ahead. Otherwise wait until you live in a country with welfare laws or adopt a kitten from QAWS that may not be designer label but will be just as good a pet for you.
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buy any animals from the shops here in Qatar. They have absolutely no stardards and many of the animals are inbred and diseased. My neighbor learned this the hard way as she bought a kitten from a shop on Al Mirqab. It died the next day. Vet confirmed it was horribly diseased. Only upon screaming threats did she get her money back. This exact scenario has happened over and over. The shops here are AWFUL!!! She now has a very cute cat from QAWS. They have a vet on site, do medical checks and vaccinations right there.