Ragdoll kitten FAQ

Our ragdoll kittens start at $1,500, with the exact price depending on color, pattern, and markings — rarer colorations such as lilac and chocolate are higher. Every kitten includes age-appropriate vaccinations, a microchip, a spay/neuter contract, and our two-year health guarantee.

If a kitten is currently available, a non-refundable $500 reservation payment secures your chosen kitten and is applied toward the total purchase price. Once your reservation is confirmed, your kitten will be marked as reserved while preparations are made for their journey home.

If there are no available kittens — or if you're hoping for a specific color, pattern, or gender — you are welcome to join our waitlist. A non-refundable $500 deposit reserves your place on the waitlist and is applied toward your kitten's purchase price. When a litter is born, families select their kittens in the order deposits were received. If none of the kittens in that litter are the right match for your preferences, your deposit will automatically transfer to the next available litter. We never expect families to choose a kitten unless it's the right fit for their 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.

Yes. For families located farther away, our kittens can travel by air with careful planning. Each kitten travels in a secure, comfortable carrier, with the necessary health checks and travel documentation arranged beforehand, and we coordinate every step so your kitten arrives safely and ready to begin their next chapter. Local arrangements can also be made. Tell us where you are and we'll plan the best option together.

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 guide to the best food for ragdoll kittens for specifics.