Kittens for sale
Kittens are able to go to their new homes from 10 weeks of age if there are no other cats in the household and you are willing and able to keep them safely indoors until they are fully vaccinated. At that stage they have had a vet check, one set of vaccinations, been wormed, are free of external parasites, are house trained to a litter box and cost $1400 as pets. They are not neutered/spayed. We ask purchasers to sign a standard NZCF agreement that they will have the kitten neutered/spayed at 5 to 6 months of age. If (as we prefer if they are going to a home where contact with other cats is possible) they stay with us until after their second set of vaccinations at 12-13 weeks of age an additional cost of $100 will be incurred, making the price $1500. There is no additional charge for a show-quality kitten. Kittens for breeding are more expensive - the price is typically twice the pet price, but is negotiable. Any freight costs must be paid by the purchaser. We do not export cats or kittens under any circumstances to anyone not already personally known to us.
We require our kittens to go to homes where they will be part of the family, to be either indoor-only or indoor-outdoor cats depending on the risk levels of the area where you live, and not be left alone for prolonged periods. For households where everyone is out at work all day either a pair of kittens, which will be company for each other, or an adult cat are the ideal solutions.
I do keep a list of interested people and contact them when I have kittens, but there's a huge drop-out rate as people find kittens elsewhere and don't tell me. So please flag your continued interest every 3-4 months.
I do keep a list of interested people and contact them when I have kittens, but there's a huge drop-out rate as people find kittens elsewhere and don't tell me. So please flag your continued interest every 3-4 months.
Please read our Care of Kittens document (pdf file) for more information.
Kittens available to good homes
I don't have any kittens available at present.
Regret has a single seal tabby Burmese female kitten, but I'm likely to keep her.
Ruby had three kittens on 25 January, sired by Russell. They are all lilac or very pale chocolate; one female and two males.
Glitter (young lavender caramel tabby Mandalay) managed to open a window and spend the night on the tiles; she had a black female and a black and white male kitten on 18-19 January. They're handsome kittens, very Burmese-looking apart from colour. They're big! That caused Glitter to need a caesarean to deliver the male. They'll be available to new homes from 10 weeks old, and will come with their first vaccinations.
I'll be doing more matings once Glitter's and Ruby's kittens are a week or two old.
Regret has a single seal tabby Burmese female kitten, but I'm likely to keep her.
Ruby had three kittens on 25 January, sired by Russell. They are all lilac or very pale chocolate; one female and two males.
Glitter (young lavender caramel tabby Mandalay) managed to open a window and spend the night on the tiles; she had a black female and a black and white male kitten on 18-19 January. They're handsome kittens, very Burmese-looking apart from colour. They're big! That caused Glitter to need a caesarean to deliver the male. They'll be available to new homes from 10 weeks old, and will come with their first vaccinations.
I'll be doing more matings once Glitter's and Ruby's kittens are a week or two old.
About our older cats
Our older kittens and young adults have grown up in our fairly quiet adult household, so need to go to homes which will offer a similar environment. Unlike younger kittens, they're not suitable for families with children. While settling in they will be stressed and frightened, and may take a while to bond with their new owners.
You need to expect a settling in process and should wait until that’s over before making a judgement. I find older cats going to new homes go through a definite series of stages often lasting several days each or even longer, although some stages may be skipped or very short depending on the cat's individual temperament. The stages are:
- frightened and hiding
- pacing, yowling, trying to escape
- intense bonding with new owner – often very “needy” for a while
- testing the rules/boundaries, including over-boisterous play and nipping
- settling down to normal behaviour.
Our breeding cats are kept indoors and are used to having a litter tray available. You will need to continue this, at least until the cat indicates it no longer wants to use it, and perhaps permanently.
Prices for our older kittens and cats are very negotiable. The most important thing is that they find loving permanent homes with people who are prepared to have patience with them during the settling in period. I am always willing to take rehomed cats back if after a reasonable period you feel it's not working out, but you need to be willing to persevere through the early difficult stages to make the stress to you and the cat worthwhile, not give up after a day or two.
Adult cats available to good homes
I don't have any adults or adolescents needing homes right now. Sacha and the shy chocolate Mandalay young adult Rafoej Gajpati will need a home in due course but first I want to introduce them to each other so they can go together with mutual moral support through the change. I think they should get on very well once they know each other.
Contact details
It's much better to email initially - messages from phone calls easily get lost, and I manage my waiting list mainly via email. I get lots of enquiries - it helps if you let me know of your continued interest by contacting me every 3 months or so.
Telephone: 04 232 7278
Email: [email protected]
Telephone: 04 232 7278
Email: [email protected]