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How Your Kitten Comes Home

Most of our kittens go to homes in Sedona and the rest of Arizona, and we send Ragdoll kittens out of state to every major city. There are five ways a kitten gets from our house to yours. Each is listed on its own, and every journey, including collection, is quoted for your address before you commit. Not sure which suits you? Ask us and we will tell you what we would do.

The five ways a kitten travels

#1Collection in Sedona

We meet you in Sedona at a public place we agree on, and hand over your kitten with the health record, the microchip paperwork and the kitten pack. Arizona families do this most often, and it is the easiest journey a kitten can have.

#2Meeting part way in Arizona

For Phoenix, Flagstaff, Prescott, Tucson and the rest of Arizona, we can meet part way. Phoenix, Flagstaff, Prescott and Tucson are all a morning from us. The fee is the fuel and it is agreed before the day.

#3A flight nanny brings your kitten

Your kitten flies from Phoenix Sky Harbor (PHX) with a flight nanny who carries it in the cabin and hands it to you at your airport. A Ragdoll kitten flies in the cabin under the seat in front of you, never in cargo. Airlines charge a pet fee for the carrier and limit how many travel on each flight, so the booking is made ahead. The nanny stays with the kitten the whole way and hands it to you at the airport. Quoted for your airport before you commit.

#4Ground transport

A licensed ground transporter drives your kitten to your door in a climate-controlled vehicle, which suits families who would rather not fly a kitten at all. It takes days rather than hours and suits some routes and not others, so ask and we will tell you honestly whether yours is one of them.

#5Fly in and carry your kitten home

Fly into Phoenix, meet us and your kitten, and carry it home in the cabin on your return flight. Phoenix is a hub, so most of the country can fly in and back the same day. You meet the kitten before it travels and it never leaves your care. Never in cargo, never on a connecting flight, never left overnight.

Not sure which suits you? Ask us or call (928) 701-7668 and we will tell you what we would do.

Where are you?

Each place below has its own page, with the ways of getting a kitten there that actually suit it.

ArizonaHand-over at a scheduled spot near Sedona, or we meet part way for Phoenix, Flagstaff, Prescott and Tucson. TexasA flight nanny carries your kitten in the cabin, about two hours, to DFW, IAH, AUS. By road it is about fourteen hours by road from Sedona.CaliforniaA flight nanny carries your kitten in the cabin, about an hour and a half, to LAX, SAN, SFO. By road it is about seven and a half hours by road to Los Angeles.FloridaA flight nanny carries your kitten in the cabin, about four hours, to MCO, TPA, MIA. By road it is more than thirty hours by road.MinnesotaA flight nanny carries your kitten in the cabin, about three hours, to MSP. By road it is about twenty-four hours by road.OhioA flight nanny carries your kitten in the cabin, about three and a half hours, to CMH, CLE. By road it is about twenty-six hours by road.MichiganA flight nanny carries your kitten in the cabin, about three and three-quarter hours, to DTW. By road it is about twenty-eight hours by road.WashingtonA flight nanny carries your kitten in the cabin, about two and three-quarter hours, to SEA. By road it is about twenty-two hours by road.New YorkA flight nanny carries your kitten in the cabin, about four and a half hours, to JFK, LGA, EWR, BUF. By road it is about thirty-four hours by road.ColoradoA flight nanny carries your kitten in the cabin, about an hour and three-quarters, to DEN. By road it is about eleven hours by road.GeorgiaA flight nanny carries your kitten in the cabin, about three and a half hours, to ATL. By road it is about twenty-six hours by road.IllinoisA flight nanny carries your kitten in the cabin, about three and a quarter hours, to ORD. By road it is about twenty-four hours by road.OregonA flight nanny carries your kitten in the cabin, about two and a half hours, to PDX. By road it is about twenty hours by road.PennsylvaniaA flight nanny carries your kitten in the cabin, about four and a quarter hours, to PHL. By road it is about thirty-two hours by road.North CarolinaA flight nanny carries your kitten in the cabin, about three and three-quarter hours, to CLT. By road it is about twenty-eight hours by road.WisconsinA flight nanny carries your kitten in the cabin, about three and a quarter hours, to MKE. By road it is about twenty-four hours by road. Every other stateWe ship to all fifty. Tell us your city and we will quote the route.

How the flight works

A kitten flying out of state travels in an airline-approved carrier in the pressurised, temperature-controlled animal hold, booked through a flight nanny that does this every day. We take the kitten to the arrivals gate at Phoenix Sky Harbor ourselves, on a nonstop flight, never a connection, and never overnight. The company gives you a flight number and a collection time. You collect at the arrivals gate of your airport, usually within an hour of landing, with the health record and the microchip papers in the carrier. We send a photograph as the kitten leaves us and a message when it lands.

Kittens travel better than people expect. A twelve-week Ragdoll that has been handled every day of its life treats the carrier as a bed, and most sleep through the flight. We do not fly kittens in the hottest weeks of summer, and if the forecast is over the airline's limit on the day, the flight moves.

Flying in and taking the kitten home yourself

Some families fly to Sedona in the morning, meet us and the kitten at the airport, and fly home the same afternoon. A Ragdoll kitten flies in the cabin under the seat in front of you, never in cargo. Airlines charge a pet fee for the carrier and limit how many travel on each flight, so the booking is made ahead. Everywhere else the kitten flies in the hold of the aircraft you are on, booked ahead, and you collect it at the arrivals gate when you land. Either way the kitten has met you before it travels, and that is worth a great deal.

The part that catches people out

Heat. Airlines will not carry an animal when the forecast at either airport is over their limit, which is in the mid-eighties Fahrenheit, so a January flight can move at a day's notice. We book morning departures in summer and we tell you the day before if the forecast is against us. The other one is the carrier: airlines and transport companies insist on a rigid, approved carrier of a set size, not the soft bag you would carry a cat to the vet in. The transport company supplies one, and its cost is in the quote.

Collecting in Sedona

We meet you in Sedona at a public place we agree on: usually a quiet spot near us that suits you, in daylight. Bring a carrier with a towel in it. We hand you the kitten, go through the record together, and you take home the food, the blanket and the guide. Regional families we meet part way. Both are quoted for your city or town.

What to do on the day

  • Have the litter tray, food, water and a quiet room ready before you leave to collect.
  • Bring a carrier that opens from the top; it is easier on both of you.
  • Drive straight home. A kitten's first car journey should be short and boring.
  • Put the kitten in one room with the tray and the food for the first night, and let it come out to you.

The first week, hour by hour, is written down and goes home in the pack.

Where are you?

Tell us your city or town in the questionnaire and we will quote the journey. The kittens available now.

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