Getting a Ragdoll kitten or Ragdoll breeder.

Visiting Ragnarok:

If you are available to come to our cattery, you are cordially invited to see our cats and kittens (by appointment only please). We ask that if you are planning on visiting more than one cattery on the same day, that you visit us first. No one that has been to another cattery on the same day will be allowed to see our kittens for health reasons.

You will BE up a tree with excitement with one of our Ragdolls.

This is Ragnarok's JOJO, a seal lynx mitted male, age 4 years. He is 19 pounds and decided he would help me trim the trees in our front yard recently.  He will gladly shake your paw if you visit our cattery.

Age:

Our kittens are released on an individual basis depending on how they are doing, their litter size, when they start to eat on their own, how well they learn to use their litter box and lastly how they react to their kitten shots. The earliest any kitten goes home is normally about 12 weeks. This is only if the kitten is completely ready to go and the environment where the kitten is going is a safe and secure one.  Occasionally we have an older kitten available due to someone changing their mind as to color, pattern, quality or sex. These kittens usually have a better defined temperament and still adjust very well to new environments. For a better understanding of the best age for kittens to go home, please click HERE and read the entire article.  It offers a subjective viewpoint on the proper age of when kittens should be placed.

Shipping:

Kitten will not be shipped until they are at least 12 weeks of age. They are bigger, stronger with a more developed immune system at this age. Every case of air shipping causes some form of shipping stress. Generally there are just a few days of adjustment, possibly a mild case of sniffles. All kittens that are shipped are health certified prior to being shipped.  We have a great deal of experience in shipping cats to many foreign countries. We have shipped to dozens of countries around the world. We've even shipped to China, see HERE.

• Flights: We try for the best possible flight for each kitten. Non stop flights are our first choice. We ship most domestic flights from Ontario, CA, but hot summer days may dictate we use either Ontario or  Los Angeles airport for "red eye" flights to get around airline temperature restrictions. All International flights depart from Los Angeles. But after shipping for 29 years we feel we can do a great job shipping anywhere necessary if at all possible. This sometimes puts us on the road to the airport at 2 a.m. but that is all right with us.
  
• Shipping Charges Paid by Customer:
  • Air Freight $95.00 within the state of CA, $175 to other states. Domestic shipments are normally sent freight collect.  If you desire to purchase multiple cats at the same time, the airlines do discount the second or third kennel being sent on the same flight.  Two kittens, under six months of age, can be shipped in the same kennel.
  • All breeding cats sold in the US will be required to have an Avid microchip. The fee for this is $35.  This is due to a recent allegation that an incorrect breeding cat was shipped to a client, which was untrue. The only definitive way to prove ID on a cat is with the inserted microchip. The microchip number will be given to the client prior to the cat being shipped or picked up.
  • Health certificate (required on all shipments outside of CA), airline approved kennel (see Pet Dryer link for photo of cage), and handling charges total $150 for the first kitten.  If two kittens (under 6 months of age) are shipped at the same time, this fee is now $200, since two kittens may be shipped in the same kennel at this age. If two kittens are being shipped at the same time, and both are over 6 months of age, two kennels for shipment would be required. This would bring the cost to $240
  • International shipments.. The Air freight on International shipments will normally cost somewhere between $250-350 for one kennel, depending upon airline, possible freight inspection fees, and destination airport import fees. Multiple kennels being shipped at the same time normally qualify for a discount, except on Continental Airlines.  Example: On 8-2-06, I shipped 3 adults in 3 kennels on Air France, for a total shipment cost of $820 (including a fee of $100 per cat x 3 cats = $300 for the vet exam and overnight hostel fee in Paris), going to Sweden. Continental Airlines wants $539 PER KENNEL for the same destination, plus any hostel fee needed.  Air shipment must be paid in advance of shipment.  Depending upon which country is requesting importation, a rabies titer test may be required. The fee for the rabies titer testing is about $180 per cat, and this test cannot be done until at least 30 days past the date of rabies vaccination. Some countries, such as Sweden, require a 120 day waiting period. These shipments will require a microchip ($35), possible rabies titer testing, import permits and/or dual language health certificate.  Due to the extra import paperwork that must be completed by the vet, please add $50 additional per cat for the health certificates.  A health certificate must be completed for each leg of the journey. In the Swedish example above, a US health certificate, a French/English health certificate (since the flight transfers in Paris), a Swedish/English health certificate, worming certificate, rabies certificate, and a "special" import document for each cat had to be filled out.
  • If the cat is going to a country that requires a quarantine at my cattery, a fee of $8 per day will be charged.
  • If rabies shots are required for International shipments, they must be done 30 days prior to export. This requires an office call, plus the cost of the rabies vaccine, for a total of $60 per cat. Rabies vaccination cannot be done until the kitten is 12 weeks of age. Then the we must wait a minimum of 30 days (more in some countries) before the kitten or adult can be shipped.
  • Foreign shipments require payment by credit card, PayPal, Western Union or Moneygram wire services.  I cannot accept wire transfers, as my bank will not process them due to fluctuating currency exchange rates.  I can call Western Union and locate one of their offices local to you if you do not know where your local Western Union office is located. 
  • When airlines quotes are provided to me when I book the cat(s) for shipment, it is only an estimate. It is very common to get a larger bill when the cats are actually booked, because the airlines do not always quote airway generation fees, fuel surcharges, possible airport animal handling fees, or the booking agent may have not figured the volume of the kennel correctly. This is a common error factor, so my initial quote to you may be lower than the actual cost of shipment. I do require data on one of your credit cards to pay for shipment. I add 3 1/2 % bank fees to the shipment cost, as this is the cost of processing a credit card order. This is to make sure I get fully reimbursed for the shipping amount I pay for when the cat is shipped. 
  • Some foreign countries require that an import permit be obtained from their government. The customer would have to make these arrangements, as we cannot do this for you. These fees are paid by the customer.
  • All foreign countries require a USDA (United States Department of Agriculture) stamp on the health certificate for the imported cat. There is a $100 fee for the first cat, plus a fee of $24 for each additional cat being exported.  If the foreign country requires additional veterinary treatments, such as tick or tapeworm treatments, these fees will be added to the shipping costs.  This USDA stamp requires a separate trip to Los Angeles, which is a 125 mile round trip for us.
  • All foreign shipments (except Canada) are now required to have the cat microchipped.  We do carry the European standard microchip for these shipments.  This allows the customs officers to properly identify the cat with the documentation during shipment. There is a $35 fee for this.  The microchip is a electronic device, the size of a grain of rice, that is injected under the cat's skin.  Documentation is provided so you can register this ID for your cat with AVID to permanently identify your cat should it get lost or stolen at some future date. Cats for export that are held here for an extensive period of time will also need to be microchipped with a US microchip. This is to help us track the cat, since the European microchip cannot be read by a US microchip scanner. Hence, another $35 will be added for this secondary microchip. 
  • Some countries require their foreign embassies here to view the USDA certified health certificate and issue a special stamp from the embassy on the health certificate also. If this is required, the fee normally is $25 for the stamp itself, and $50 for my time to travel from the USDA to the foreign embassy office.
    

Vaccinations:

Our kittens receive a minimum of one dose of vaccine prior to going home. We use Sherring /Plough 3 way vaccine. This vaccine is contains a modified live calicci and rhino, and a killed panleukopenia (cat fever) vaccines. The vaccines are given once at 8-12 weeks of age, and then again at 12-16 weeks of age.  If your Vet recommends the FIP or FeLV vaccinations we strongly encourage you to wait until the kitten is at least 6 months of age.  We routinely worm our kittens at 6-8 weeks of age.

    All kittens that require International shipment, do require a rabies vaccination. There is a cost of $15 for this vaccine, plus $45 for the veterinary office visit. A rabies certificate, dated 30 days prior to export, will be sent with each kitten exported. This will make it easier for customs officials in your country to process the imported kitten.

 Guarantees:

There are no refunds or exchanges on any kitten we sell.

 We do not feel that we can take a chance on bringing a kitten back that might have been exposed to something beyond our control. If you receive a kitten from us and an health problem develops, you must contact us regarding the problem. Remember, that a kitten does not have a mature immune system when it leaves our cattery, and may react to the germs that normally live in your home.  This means that a kitten going to a new home may have minor sneezing or eye discharge during the first few days. Please click HERE to read an article speaks to this issue. We cannot be responsible for veterinary costs for kittens once they leave our cattery. If a problem related to FIP should arise, we will only be liable for a kitten replacement up to 10 weeks past the purchase date in a single cat household, and for a period of 6 weeks in a multi cat household. An necropsy (at the owner's expense) from a veterinarian must be provided to get a replacement kitten. All related shipment charges are to be paid by the party getting the replacement kitten. Any kitten which dies due to genetic defect within 3 years after purchase will be replaced free of charge (except shipping, health certificate and handling fee). This will be done if your veterinarian attributes death to a genetic deformity in a brief autopsy and sends the findings of the necropsy to us. The necropsy shall be at the owners expense. 

    Any and all disputes concerning the purchase of your kitten are handled by the Better Business Bureau.  Click on the BBB link to fully understand any dispute procedure. 

This photo was taken in 1978.

Pricing:

Pets: $600.00 and $750...depending on color and pattern

Pet kittens are beautiful , healthy and loving. They generally are just not marked as well. They might have a slight tail fault that is generally not visible and hardly able to be felt. Flamepoint, tortie, and lynxpoint pets are usually $750.

Show: $750.00 and $900..also depending on color and pattern

Show quality kittens are usually better marked or have features which make them more likely to do well in the show ring..
Flamepoint, tortie and lynxpoint show quality kittens are usually $900.

Pet and Show kittens are sold without breeding rights and we require that they be spayed or neutered. If you buy a pet or show kitten from us and decide after you purchase it that you want to breed it you have the option of contacting us and paying the difference in cost so that your paperwork can be corrected. If you have any question in your mind as to whether you want to breed or not we suggest that you hold your litter registration until you have made up your mind. Once your kitten is registered as an alter the correction cannot be made. But your litter registration will not go bad while you are deciding. But please remember, once a kitten is sold and leaves our home, the purchase is completed, and is not refundable.

Show/Breeders: $1500.00 to $2,000.00

These are the kittens that are sold with breeding rights. Because we have the largest Ragdoll genetic pool we can generally provide the best possible match for your existing cats or provide an outstanding breeding pair combination in the shortest time. Breeding pairs are a male and a female genetically matched and selected to produce kittens with the qualities that you desire. Breeding pairs start around $2500.00.  Additional kittens or cats bought at the same time can be purchased at a discounted price.  Also we what to let all prospective breeders know that we will be a source of information and guidance if wanted by any new breeder.  Before you decide whether to get involved in breeding cats, I strongly suggest you read my Cattery Management book. Click here to read about this book.  Sharing information about these special Ragdolls is something we greatly enjoy.  Tortie, flamepoint, and lynx breeders are usually priced at $1500.  Exceptional mitted, bicolor or colorpoints in standard pointed colors are priced at $1500+. All of our breeding cats are guaranteed to breed.  In our entire breeding history, we have only had to replace one female due to infertility.  A non refundable deposit of $200 per breeder is required to hold the kitten of your choice until it is old enough to leave our cattery.

Deposit:

A deposit of $100.00 will hold the $600 pet kitten of your choice until it is old enough to leave the cattery. No kitten is reserved until we receive a deposit on it. A deposit is not refundable. A non refundable deposit of $150 is required on a kitten priced at $750, and a non refundable deposit of $200 is required on a $900 cat or a breeding cat.    If you cancel the sale, we reserve the right to retain the deposit amount, and the balance will be refunded to you, as our funds allow.  We only accept personal checks, money orders, Western Union, or certified checks as deposits on our kittens due to our no refund policy.  We cannot accept credit cards or PayPal for a deposit.  Our experience has shown us that some people place deposits with many breeders at the same time, and they buy they first kitten that is ready to go home. They then ask the other breeders for a refund on their deposit. A deposit is placed on a specific kitten, and we do not offer this kitten to anyone else.  If for any reason you cannot take delivery of the kitten, your deposit can be transferred to another kitten, but it will not be refunded. 

Photos:

Photos of kittens or parents of breeding cats can be sent via e-mail for your approval.  Digital photos are good, but of course we feel the kittens are much more beautiful in person.

Method of Payment:

All kittens leaving our home must be paid for in full prior to leaving. if you are buying at our home we will take cash, Visa, MasterCard or American Express only (no checks). All purchases made within the state of California are subject to California state sales tax.  International shipments require payment by Western Union, credit card, or PayPal.   For clients within the US we accept cash, PayPal, certified bank checks, Western Union payment, or you may e-mail or FAX us an authorization to use your credit card. Our bank policy requires credit card authorization in writing from the card holder. If you want to buy a kitten or cat with your credit card and have it shipped you must include the following in your e-mail or FAX us a letter with the following:

Required for Credit Card sales by e-mail or FAX:

• Your full name and address (no P.O. Box numbers for air shipping) and telephone numbers.
• The name exactly as it appears on the credit card, the type of card, card number and expiration date.
• The code on the reverse side of your credit card.
• The exact type of kitten you want: Sex, quality, pattern and color. If you have already selected a particular kitten and we have given you its parents names please include these and any other details.
• Destination airport and times you are available to pick the kitten up.
• Don't forget to tell us if this kitten is a surprise for someone. We wouldn't want to ruin a great gift.
• The full amount to be charged to the credit card.
• A statement that you understand that this is a non refundable purchase.
• The signature of the card holder.
• A signed copy of our Better Business Bureau Arbitration Agreement. It can be printed by clicking on the BBB link here.
• OR you can now use PayPal for your purchase:
  
  

When we receive an e-mail or FAX containing this information we can usually begin immediately getting the kitten ready for shipment. We can ship in as little as two days depending on the day we get your e-mail or FAX and the airline's availability.