Gambades Cattery

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Thai Dee Maew Y.

5 years ago

Marcia Kahler has possession of my valuable breeding cat and she is trying to use this cat as leverage to coerce me into signing financial agreements after she has broken contracts with me. Also, she has boarded her cat with me for 48 days, used my services and when I request payment from them on PayPal, it comes back that the email address is under another business name called Media Publishers Inc. I have not been paid and the bill has come to $1,400. If my cat is returned September 4th unharmed and without incident, I will update this review accordingly. read more

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High Standards G.

9 years ago

We were fortunate enough to adopt two Balinese sisters from Marcia in the spring of 2014. We adopted one first and then were concerned that our adult cat was snubbing her, so we adopted the kitten's sister. We're glad we did! The kittens, now cats, have two very different personalities. One is reserved and unassuming while the other is precocious and somehow everywhere all at once. The cats are beautiful and we receive compliments on them all the time from guests. Most importantly, we received healthy cats from Marcia. I found Gambades Cattery through a Google search that also listed many other Balinese breeders. After going through a variety of websites, I found Marcia's to be the most elegant of the bunch. Oddly, most other cat breeder websites have black backgrounds with multi-colored, varied font writing, banners, sparklers, and other MySpace-like designs. Marcia's website was by far the most professional. After exchanging emails with several breeders, I found Marcia to be a class above her competitors in responsiveness and detail. Despite other breeders having kittens available when we were looking, we decided to wait until Marcia's cats had a litter available for adoption. Marcia made the process smooth and easy. She kept us up-to-date on the mother cat's status and sent us pictures after the kittens' birth and through the time they were ready for adoption. My family and I live in Illinois, and I did not want to ship an animal in the cargo hold of a plane. Marcia acknowledged my concern and actually flew to Illinois with our newly adopted kitten to deliver her! We adopted the kitten's sister shortly thereafter, and that time my husband drove to South Dakota to pick up the other kitten. Even then, Marcia prepared a kitten care package for my husband to take home, including cat food, cat dish, temporary litter, and cat toys. Knowing we have small children, she also gave us a kitten book, which we still have and read at story time to this day. Marcia is a kind and wonderful person. I did not know her before searching for a Balinese kitten to adopt. She went above and beyond, and I was more than pleased with her service. I would highly recommend her cattery! read more

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Humane Society of the Black Hills

(11 reviews)

This place is very clean and well maintained with lots of area for the dogs to walk and play. The…read morecats also have an area to play. We have volunteered her and it would not work without them. The human society does a wonderful job helping the animals

So much potential... ruined by a toxic board of directors who fail to recognize the significance…read moreand dedication of the volunteer staff. First of all, please go there and adopt a dog! There are too many beautiful loving puppies to name, but they need to get out of here and into a loving home. Soon. They didn't ask for this. As for the board, this is clearly a case of resume-enhancement. The only member of this board of directors who could *possiby* give you a name of even one puppy in the facility is the chief toxin himself. While he himself DOES volunteer, (and good for him,) he consistently telegraphs a distain for the unwashed "others" who give so selflessly of their own time, love and resources. He leverages his understanding of the volunteers' passion for the dogs against them, knowing full well that volunteers will take abuse after abuse if it means that the dogs will be kept from peril. Rules are random and subject to change at the exact point in time that proves convenient for management. A direct quote from this sad little board member, Jim Rowenhorst: "The job is to get a damn leash and go walk the dogs and show 'em some love. It's not to come up with a whole bunch of ideas, crazy ones, or to set policy! It has gotten so bad recently, and seven years [unintelligible] watched it we had a small group who decided they needed to change the frickin' world in here, which is STUPID! Absolutely STUPID!... ..."[they] decide they know how to run the place better than anybody else... and you know what? It's bullshit." This was stated, verbatim, at a recent volunteer gathering. People left in tears. These are volunteers who walk dogs in 107+ degrees just so the dogs can have a fighting chance... Volunteers who donate toys, food, time and affection... Volunteers with ideas and ambitions, often very good and altruistic ones. Bottom line, volunteers are chewed up and spit out. Just asking reasonable questions about clarification of policy will get you shown the door. THIS HAPPENS TIME AND TIME AGAIN! Rowenhorst is supremely unstable, insecure, and volatile. And it shows in every facet of the facility's operation. This is not personal. It is factual... and it is very, very sad for the real victims, the dogs; who, as I said, never wanted to be in this prison at all. Come and save them from this. But don't volunteer until this monster steps down from the board.

Western Hills Humane Society

(5 reviews)

Love this place so much! maybe like two or three years ago…read morei got a kitten and we named him Wilson he's a skittish black and white little angel over these years he's been and amazing cat and he loves his siblings (2 cats and 4 dogs) he is so cuddly and sweet sometimes he's a little feisty and he has a huge personality and loves to talk every time were looking for a pet this is the first place we go definitely recommend if your looking for a pet Wilson is thriving in our home and he couldn't be more perfect for our family

We found a stray chocolate lab near the freeway. A local police officer escorted us to the Humane…read moreSociety and the officer and staff at this facility took care of everything. They clearly care about the animals and they run a very caring and professional facility. Good job!

PetSmart

(17 reviews)

Amazing groomers! We had Mallory groom our kids are she was fast and so nice, also the prices are…read moresuper affordable

I used to like PetSmart. But we recently were sent an autoship order without receiving prior…read morenotification to adjust the order or edit it if needed. The the order was shipped from our hometown in western SD to Osseo, Mn then to Denver then back to our hometown. (Very stupid Shipping Logistics) Unfortunately we were away for a few months and had a forwarding on our mail. The carton was then forwarded to where we are staying and ended up costing us an extra $30 in Shipping Fees. Very unhappy with their autoship practice. Had they sent an email to give me a heads up (like all other companies, where we have autoship, do) that this was going to be sent out, I would have adjust the order and changed the delivery address. But because of their lack of customer service I got stung. So much for free shipping. This won't happen again as I will no longer do business with PetSmart, who utilizes deceptive business practices.

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N.S. K.

7 years ago

I have mild cat allergies and purchased a kitten here based on the "hypoallergenic" claim, only to find that I have the same reaction to my Balinese as to every other cat I have ever encountered. Marcia, for her part, was very concerned and did offer to help me rehome the kitten, but since I live 8 hours away and my allergies are mild, I have learned to live with it. However, I could have saved myself a lot of time and money by adopting a kitten at my local shelter. Balinese cannot be labeled hypoallergenic because that is a label that is based solely on anecdotal stories and not actual science. There are NO scientific studies that prove or even test the theory that their saliva has less of the Fel d1 protein, the protein that causes allergies. I am very frustrated that Balinese breeders are continuing to perpetuate an untested claim as truth, especially when people's health is involved. Anecdotal evidence (mine included) is not proof. If you are determined to buy a purebred Balinese or Siamese kitten, Marcia's kittens are beautiful and well-socialized. But remember that purebred cats have been bred for their looks and personalities, not because they survived as the fittest. When I arrived to pick up my kitten, Marcia admitted that it hadn't gained weight in two weeks and she was concerned. After he was home for a week, he began violently scratching out hair due to a food allergy. To this day he has a sensitive stomach and I have to buy expensive, "limited ingredient" food to reduce how often he throws up. If allergies are a concern for you find a breeder who starts with a breed that has actually been scientifically proven to produce less of the Fel d1 protein (Siberians are one such breed) and then tests each kitten for the level of Fel d1 protein it produces, because Fel d1 levels vary substantially, even among litter-mates. Buy a cat based on facts, not myths. read more

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