Adoption Policy & Procedure
To Reserve a Kitten:
1. Adoption Application
The first step to adopting a kitten is to please fill out our adoption application before sending any messages via contact form! We highly prioritize applications. An application doesn't mean you're set to adopt a kitten, it simply gives me an idea of who I am responding to so I can either approve or deny your request for further inquiry. We receive a high volume of requests, and this is the best way to skim through them and reply to those who are approved. Please be honest, and give as much detail as possible. This will ensure a smooth and quick process. You'll find our application located on our main menu, otherwise click here. Adoption Applications are mandatory.
If you would like to join our paid waitlist, our application will ask whether you'd like to opt in. This guarantees kitten placement, along with many other perks. If you choose to opt out, your application will not be prioritized, and you will need to follow up *after* you see kittens listed for sale on our website. Please note, there may not be this opportunity if our waitlist is full enough.
2. *If Joining our Waitlist*
You will need to place a nonrefundable deposit of $500. Once deposit is received, we will invite to an EXCLUSIVE folder packed with kitten content that is not shown anywhere else. This will be made up of mostly videos from the time of birth and up.
*If you do not join our paid waitlist, you will need to wait until kittens are available on our website AFTER the waitlist has made their choices. There may not be any kittens available depending on how many adopters join the waitlist*
3. Kitten Contract Agreement
Kittens will become available to our waitlist between 6-8 weeks of age in order of deposit received. You will receive a text message with kitten availability. Once you have chosen your kitten, we will send you a contract agreement to be signed. You will have 48 hours to decide on your kitten and sign the contract. Please note, if you ask questions such as: can we see the kitten before committing, can we get a price reduction - you will be denied. We do not allow cattery visits prior to pick-up and do not consider price reductions unless it's a highly considerable situation.
3. Kitten Reservation
Once application has been signed and returned, please send a non-refundable deposit of $500. We only accept Zelle at this time. This will hold your specific kitten. This is a great time to schedule date of pickup.
If you are not on the waitlist and reserving a kitten from our 'Available Ragdoll Kittens' page, you are required to send a $1000 nonrefundable deposit.
4. Remainder Payment
Please send in remainder payment 3 to 7 days prior to pick up day. Again, please use the same method of payment. Payment must be sent no later than 3 days to ensure it clears. We do not provide our address for pick-up until we've received payment in full, so you will simply not get your kitten if we do not receive the payment.
5. Pick-Up Day!
Congratulations! You've finally made it to the day. Please bring a carrier for your fur baby. We're excited to meet you! When you arrive at our address, we kindly ask adopters to pull into the driveway to remain as neighborly as possible and keep disturbances at a minimum. We are on a dead end, so unknown vehicles parked in the road has caused issues in the past. Once you've arrived, we will meet you at the side door, not the front door.
(Out-of-State Adopters)
If you're adopting from out-of-state and must fly, please either find a flight nanny (we can provide some options, but it is adopters responsibility) or jump on a flight and meet us at EWR airport - please do not forget that carrier! We don't have enough carriers on hand to provide one to everyone who forgets.
Waitlist Instructions
Being on our paid waitlist is the only way to be exclusively notified of new and current litters 6-8 weeks old and be guaranteed a kitten. This means you have already paid the waitlist sum of $500.00 (goes towards the final payment of your kitten). Those who have joined the waitlist will be invited to a google drive folder where you will be able to see the kittens grow up from day one! I will be adding as many pictures and videos of our kittens as I can. When kittens have finally reached 6-8 weeks old, waitlisters start receiving photos and descriptions of each kitten by text message. We will work with each and every waitlister in the order of deposit received to ensure the perfect match. Some things to note:
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it is a good idea to have a couple choices and not just one. If the person in line ahead of you picks one of your choices, you will have another choice to fall back on. You will also see a list of our waiting list initials and what their preferences are i.e. blue or seal bicolor male.
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Litter choice will be in order by DOB. If you choose to skip the first litter, you will automatically be placed onto the next litter in the exact same order. So the first person who decides to jump to the next litter, will get first choice of the next litter.
Something to keep at the top of mind is that in an effort to accomplish reservations in a timely manner and not keep other waitlisters waiting longer than necessary, each person is given a set time of 48 hours to make their final decision when it’s their turn. This includes signing our contract and sending your reservation sum of $500.00, making a total of $1000.00 in deposits that go toward the final price of your kitten. If we have not received both the contract and deposit within the set 48 hours, the next waitlister in line will get to choose instead with absolutely no exceptions. I will ensure to follow up more than once if I do not hear from you so you don’t miss out.
Once you have chosen your kitten and have placed the full $1000.00 deposit, we will work with you to choose a date for pickup. There is no rush with this, since you will have approximately 4-6 weeks until pickup. If you are out of state and need to either make a flight for yourself, or choose a flight nanny, it may be better to figure this out sooner than later to ensure a good flight selection in enough time. If you need to find a flight nanny, we will provide options for you but you’re free to choose one of your own liking as well.
Please note, after the wait-list time is up (meaning everyone has received their given 48 hours and hopefully chose their kitten!) and there are still kittens that have not been reserved by our waitlist, they will be published on our website and any approved adopters outside of our waitlist may proceed with a reservation.
Thank you so much for choosing to adopt a kitten from us! 🤍 We value our relationship and will try and be readily available for any questions or concerns that should arise. We know you will absolutely adore your kitten as much as we have.