Ragdoll kitten FAQ

Our ragdoll kittens range from $2,500 to $3,500 depending on color, pattern, and markings. Rarer colorations such as lilac and chocolate sit at the top of that range. Every kitten includes TICA registration, age-appropriate vaccinations, a microchip, a spay/neuter contract, and our two-year health guarantee.

A non-refundable $500 deposit reserves your place on the waitlist and is applied to the kitten's price. When a litter is born, families choose kittens in waitlist order. If no kitten in that litter is the right match, your deposit rolls to the next litter — you are never pressured into a kitten that isn't right for your home.

You can reserve a place on the waitlist, but not a specific kitten before birth. Colors and personalities can't be predicted with certainty, and we won't promise what genetics haven't decided. Once kittens are five to six weeks old and their temperaments are clear, waitlist families select in order.

We do not ship kittens as cargo. Kittens go home either by in-person pickup at our home in Hudson, NY, or via a flight nanny who carries your kitten in-cabin. We're happy to help coordinate travel.

Both parents of every litter are screened by echocardiogram for HCM (hypertrophic cardiomyopathy) and DNA-tested for PKD1 (polycystic kidney disease). Our breeding cats are also tested negative for FeLV and FIV. We share the actual results — not just a claim — before you commit.

Our guarantee covers congenital and genetic defects, including HCM and PKD, for two years from birth. If an independent veterinarian diagnoses a covered condition, we replace the kitten or refund per the contract terms. Full details are on our health guarantee page.

Yes. Kittens receive their first FVRCP vaccination around eight weeks and the second around twelve weeks. Kittens leaving at twelve weeks or later have completed their initial series. Rabies is given per your state's schedule, usually by your own veterinarian.

Kittens go home no earlier than twelve weeks. Those extra weeks with mother and littermates are when the confidence, litter habits, and easy temperament ragdolls are known for actually develop. We don't cut this short.

At minimum: a large litter box with low-dust litter, food and water dishes, a sturdy scratching post, a steel grooming comb, and the food your kitten is already eating. We send every family home with a detailed checklist and a starter supply of food to avoid stomach upset.

Slowly, and through a door at first. Set your kitten up in one room for the first few days, let existing pets smell under the door, then supervise short introductions. Ragdolls are famously easygoing, but every animal deserves a gradual, low-stress introduction.

Keep your kitten on the diet it arrives on for at least the first two weeks, then transition gradually if you wish. We feed a high-moisture, protein-forward diet — see our shop and our guide to the best food for ragdoll kittens for specifics.

Yes. Food, care, and merchandise ship within the continental United States. Orders typically dispatch within two business days. Currently every purchase begins with an inquiry so we can confirm stock and shipping before payment.

Unopened care tools and merchandise can be returned within 30 days for a full refund. For safety reasons we cannot accept returns of opened food, but if a product arrives damaged we'll replace it immediately.