Contract and Resources

Ragdoll Ridge

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Contract Information and Resources

Health Guarantee:
All kittens are examined by my veterinarian before leaving for their new homes. They will also be eating well and will be litter trained. The kittens are FELV/FIV negative and they will have had, at least, their first FVRCP (better known as Distemper) vaccination. All kittens are sold with a health guarantee. Should your kitten develop any congenital or genetic defects, it must be verified in writing by a licensed veterinarian and if for any reason the kitten should die an autopsy from an accredited laboratory must be furnished and the kitten will be replaced with a healthy kitten of same quality or better as soon as possible. Even though my vet has examined all of my kittens prior to their leaving, a new buyer should take the kitten to their own veterinarian within the first 3 days of sale if they are in anyway concerned about the kitten's health. Within this time frame you have a money back guarantee should your veterinarian say that you do not have a healthy kitten. I also have no objections to anyone checking with my Veterinarian as to the health of my kittens or about my integrity. Just ask and I will give you their number.

Shipping is Available to most Airports ~actual shipping charges will be paid by buyer.

Prices:

Kittens are priced individually, depending on the kitten's pattern and whether he/she is sold as a pet, breeder or show. Pet kittens will be sold with a Spay/Neuter agreement or fixed prior to sale if the new owner prefers at additional cost.

Pet kittens prices start as follows:

Traditional Ragdolls:

$525 male $550 female

Mink Ragdolls:

$925 male $950 female

Show and/or Breeder kittens will be priced on an individual basis.

Deposits
Deposits are refundable until a kitten is selected by you... deposits vary for the different types of kittens as follows:

$100
traditional pet

$200
mink pet

$300
show/breeder traditional

$400
show/breeder mink

If using paypal please include a 3% additional amount for paypal fees which will be deducted from your payment automatically by paypal when your deposit or payment is made.

Selection choice is based on date of deposit.

If I have any buyers with show or breeder deposits paid, kittens that show potential as a show or breeding prospect, may be excluded from the pet buyers' choices. This would be temporary and is due to the quality standards required for a breeder or show kitten. Once the decision is made by myself and the purchaser, the kitten will be sold as a show breeder or made available to the pet buyers at that time.

A deposit lets me know that someone is really serious about purchasing a kitten. I will cash deposits before the kittens are selected to make sure the funds clear. However, deposits are refundable until you have selected the purrfect kitten for you.

A deposit gives you an advantage in selecting your kitten. You will be offered opportunity to select your kitten in order of the date of deposits received. As mentioned above a person with a breeder or show deposit may take priority in this process regardless of date of deposit.

Our ragdolls are to be sold as inside cats only.

We provide their first shots and de-worm them.

We have a NO DECLAW policy

Declawing is extremely painful, healing requires several weeks to months and in many cases a cat's feet will remain sore for life. Cats need their claws for daily grooming and exercise of muscles by stretching and scratching. Claws help a cat jump and retain their balance. If you have any misconceptions about this procedure, Google declaw videos and watch a few, I cried. It is essentially 10 amputations nothing like trimming a nail back.

Trimming a kitten's claws is simple. We trim our cats claws on a regular basis and they soon learn to accept this as routine. If you want, I will show you how or your vet can show you! When there are available scratching posts and your kitten is shown to use it, instead of the furniture, he will be trained to scratch the posts sparing your furniture. You may also use aluminum foil wrapped around the corners of couches or chairs until your kitten is trained. Two sided tape is also useful as a deterrent. You can use a spray bottle filled with water (my personal favorite) to assist in training or make a loud noise. When your cat does something undesirable such as jumping on dining tables or scratching the sofa you can use the spray bottle to spray water on your cat. This is a great training tool. This will prevent your kitten from associating your hand to pain and create a much better relationship between you and your pet. Another innovative solution is something called softpaws (I am not sure if I have that right). These are plastic covers that are glued to the cats or dogs claws after they are trimmed and prevent any damage to property.

If you have any questions regarding this particular policy and any special circumstances please feel free to talk to me...

Please visit www.declawing.com or www.cfainc.org for more information on declawing.

Our kittens have been litter box trained before leaving our home. Accidents will happen as your kitten is young and may be nervous in a new environment. You must show your kitten where she/he can take care of business when you bring him/her home and be watchful the first few days to be sure no bad habits establish. Often times cats like having their own cat box so if you are sharing and having one of the cats expelling outside the box, try providing each cat their own box....you may be surprised to find your problem is solved. If kittens find an undesirable place to expel their feces or urine there are measures you can take to correct this. Please contact us if you have trouble with this. It is recommended to isolate your new kitten in a smaller environment for a few weeks ( i.e. a bedroom) until it gets used to its new surroundings and caregivers. After that initial time period it will be more suitable to allow him to get familiar with the larger atmosphere of your home. This is a good way to adjust a new kitten into your home and be sure he will use the litter box while in a time period of adjustment.

We are cross training our kittens on the Breeze Litter system and highly recommend this system for its ease of use, cost effectiveness, and improved health for the cats.