Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
The questions people ask before they buy a kitten from us, answered in full and in order of how often we hear them. If yours is not here, ask it.
Every question, answered in full
How will I get my kitten?
In Sedona we meet you at an agreed public place and hand over your kitten in person, with the health record and the microchip papers. In the rest of Arizona we meet part way. Out of state, your kitten flies from Phoenix Sky Harbor with a flight nanny on a nonstop flight and you collect at your city's arrivals gate the same day. Each option, quoted for your address.
How do I reserve a kitten?
Choose a kitten on the Available Kittens page and send the questionnaire or call us. We reply with more photographs of that kitten. A $400 deposit holds your kitten and comes off the $800. It transfers to another kitten if you change your mind about which one. If you cannot go ahead at all, $300 of it is refunded. Payment is made in full when you collect, or before the kitten travels if it is flying to you.
How much does a kitten cost?
$800 for every kitten, whatever the color, pattern or sex. What is included is set out in full. Delivery is separate and quoted for your address.
What do the kittens come with?
The vaccination and worming record with every date on it, the vet check, the microchip transfer papers, a week of the food they are eating, a blanket that smells of the litter, a toy, and a written guide to the first weeks. The full list.
Can I visit before I decide?
We are a closed cattery, so there are no visits to the house. If you are in Arizona we schedule a place and time and you meet your kitten there, in person, before any money changes hands. Before that, and for out-of-state families, we send photographs of the kitten you ask about, taken that day. We do not have strangers through the house while there are young kittens in it; their vaccinations are not finished and a virus carried in on shoes or hands goes through a litter in days.
Are Ragdolls hypoallergenic?
No cat is. Ragdolls shed less than many longhaired breeds because they have little undercoat, and some people with mild allergies live comfortably with one, but we will never promise it. What people react to and how to find out before you buy.
What health problems do Ragdolls have?
The two conditions the breed is known for are hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, a thickening of the heart muscle, and polycystic kidney disease. Both are inherited and both have DNA tests. We tell you plainly what has and has not been done for each of our cats when you ask, and we would rather you asked. Beyond those, a Ragdoll's risks are a house cat's risks: weight, teeth, and the road. What shortens and lengthens a Ragdoll's life.
Should a Ragdoll live indoors?
Yes. Ragdolls are trusting, slow to startle and poor judges of traffic, and an indoor Ragdoll outlives an outdoor one by years. A secure enclosure or a catio gives them the sun and the birds to watch without the risk. Every kitten of ours goes to an indoor home.
Can I declaw my kitten?
No. Declawing is illegal in the United States and it is cruel. A Ragdoll needs a tall scratching post and a nail trim every few weeks, and it learns the post quickly if it is there from the first day.
Anything else?
Send the questionnaire or an email and we will answer. The kittens available now.
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