I contracted to purchase a Maine Coon Cat from Karon Hansberger of Reigning Cats on 8/21/07. The kitten was picked up at the breeders home 9/18 and taken to the vet on 9/19/07 for a wellness check and completion of vaccinations. As part of the examination, a stool specimen was provided. The lab work was done by Antech Labs and as part of the lab work an ELISA test was done for parasites and was found positive for Girardia. The breeder was notified but made no efforts to assist or make good on the treatment. Giardia is highly contagious and the kitten had to be isolated from my other two cats. Under veterinary care, the kitten was started on treatment but did not respond either to the treatment and the sterile care that was necessary to prevent reinfection. Additional tests were done 10/27/07 at Antech Labs and found still positive for Giardia. I took to kitten to a second vet for another opinion on 10/29/07 and the vet was in agreement on the treatment and with the suspicion that there was another problem (i.
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