Autumn-Argus Sphynx

"This place is no longer in business. Owner retired."

"Caution this lady is desperate. She is a liar. Her cats need medical attention. I am assuming at another stage in her life she took proper care I have no idea. She took a vantage of my honesty and naivety. She sold me two cats for $3500 that need immediate dental care. When I called she would not answer my phone calls ignored my texts. I had to call the sheriff. Animal control will make sure that the cats get the medical attention. She wants to keep my money because the pandemic has been hard on her. Like nobody else has had to go through a pandemic but her. She said she’s on a fixed income??? Oh so that means it’s OK to lie and rip someone off??? If you have an animal you have an obligation to give it everything it needs and not let it live in pain and suffering."

"My mother attempted to purchase a Sphynx cat from this particular breeder on July 10, 2017. A deposit was paid, a contract was signed and all was done with the understanding that the cat would be transported from Las Vegas, Nevada to Florida once the kitten was old enough. Unfortunately, the kitten that was promised, died. At that time, the breeder was in contact with my mother and she offered other kittens to her. Not impressed by the colors of the kittens, a refund was asked for but refused citing the fact that the contract stated, "No refunds". So after months and months of communicating back and forth, a kitten was agreed upon to replace the one that had died and the balance was paid in full. In the passing months, the breeder refused to speak by phone when there were questions or concerns that needed to be addressed. Even though the cat was paid in full, the breeder continued asking my mother to pay for things such as vaccinations. Vaccinations and doctor visits are typically taken care of by the breeder. My mother knows this because she has purchased other pure bred cats from a variety of breeders over the past 20 years. Well, the time finally came and arrangements were made to have the kitten flown to Florida. In mid July of 2018, my mother purchased an airline ticket for a family friend to fly to Vegas and pick up the cat from the airport and fly it back to Florida. Even though, the breeder agreed (via text) on the day and time of flight, she decided to contact my mother 5 days before the flight to ask for $50 to have someone deliver the cat to the airport in Vegas because she was unable to do so. She requested that this money be sent via messenger. My mother offered sending a check or sending the money with the family friend whom could then give it directly to the person meeting her at the airport. The check was sent out on a Thursday and she contacted my mother on both Friday and Saturday via text telling her that the check had not been received. Then on Saturday evening, 3 days prior to the flight, Autumn-Argus contacted my mother once again to tell her that she will not be able to get the cat to the airport and that our family friend would need to pick the cat up from her residence in Vegas. Autumn-Argus is in the business of breeding Sphynx cats for profit. According to their website, they will ship anywhere in the United States. Therefore, the breeder is agreeing to take on responsibility of getting the cat to the airport. Obviously, this is not true. In my opinion, she is not holding up her end of the contract that she wrote. Once again, she was asked for a refund and she refused. This breeder continued to take advantage of my mother and I caution anyone from doing business with her. Consider yourself warned. If there was any possible way of giving this breeder 0 stars, I would."