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Please take the time to read this article... you will be glad you did! ALL CITIZENKAT KITTENS ARE SPECIAL AND DIFFERENT THAN MOST THE REST!!! WE PRIDE OURSELVES IN GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND FOR OUR CATS AND FUTURE PET ADOPTERS! ALL KITTENS ARE RAISED IN AN EXTREMELY SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT - USUALLY IN MY BEDROOM. THEY ARE VACCINATED, MICROCHIPPED, COME WITH WRITTEN CONTRACT, ALTERED PRIOR TO PLACEMENT AND COME FROM REGIONAL WINNING, SUPREME GRAND CHAMPION LINES. ADOPTION PROCESS: All kittens are carefully placed into loving, responsible homes. If you are interested in adopting a kitten or cat, please email me and then I will set up a time to have a phone conversation with you. I feel it is best that we get to know each other before I place a cat/kitten in a home. We prefer to place locally, but we will consider great homes further away. We do encourage you to be on our waiting list as we have few litters a year. If there is a serious interest or a deposit is accepted, then we can arrange for a home visit. PRICE: Citizenkat pet Sphynx kittens are $1500. (The kitten will be vaccinated, microchipped and altered) We do not charge according to color or eye color. We do not offer discounts or bargains unless we have a special needs cat or a retired breeder. DEPOSIT INFO: A non-refundable deposit of $400 is required to hold the cat. Deposits must be received within 5 business days after decision. This deposit shows a serious interest in the kitten and I am also then required not to place the cat with anyone else and I send potential pet buyers elsewhere for their kittens. BUT THERE ARE OTHER PLACES THAT OFFER KITTENS FOR LESS! WHY THE PRICE? Citizenkat is different than most! While this may seem like a lot of money... it is worth it. And usually, you get what you pay for.
*You cannot assume you will get this somewhere else. Some catteries have every color, lots of litters and cheap kittens. I have heard of breeders with over 30 to 50 cats. Some of them are smart and just have 4-5 cats on their website and really have a lot more. Check out any breeder well! I have no idea how those cats can possibly be socialized and loved! If you purchasing from them, it is helping keep a kitten mill sustained. Plus, it is not likely your kitten will have been socialized properly and may not be healthy. If I am not local enough for you, or you cannot wait to get a kitten, or I do not have kittens available - I will gladly refer you to someone reputable who you will get a fantastic kitten from. You WILL BE GLAD YOU DID! WHEN: Pet kittens are placed in their new homes at 13-16 weeks. A lot of people know that puppies can be placed ethically at 8 weeks. This is not true of cats. Cats should not be placed until they are at least 12 weeks old as they are not developed enough. Placement varies depending on development which varies by litter and even by individual kittens in the litter. I WANT TO BREED! Imagine you are going off to college - this is the amount of information you will need to learn to breed responsibly and ethically. We will be happy to assist you, but all new breeders working with us must show an altered Sphynx first before we will consider placing a whole cat. Breeding is a time consuming and requires a ton of learning and relationships need to be developed. We firmly believe all responsible/ethical breeders have a responsibility to show a minimum of 4 times a year. It is best to get an alter to ensure the Sphynx breed is for you and you enjoy showing! This way you get to meet other breeders, learn about genetics, pedigrees and the standards and eventually be able to select the best cat for your program. If you do get a show alter from us, and it works out mutually, we will place another kitten with you for the pet cost, not the breeder cost. You might think it is time wasted, but going into something more prepared and slowly is the best way and is actually time saved! Please see "Finding a Reputable Breeder" on my website and also "Sphynx FAQs" PLEASE NOTE: The ONLY hairless cats recognized by TICA are Sphynx and Peterbalds. Any other type of hairless cat is not.
Retired Breeders Available / Older Kittens Occasionally retired breeders will be available to approved homes. As breeders we cannot keep all our cats and they need to find that special forever home. Retired breeders make wonderful pets still as they are still as playful as the kittens! Retired breeders are usually about half of what a pet kitten would cost. All retired breeders are altered already. Please email me for information on retirees. Usually my retirees have homes months before they are actually placed.
Please email me at citizenkat@rocketmail.com to inquire about kittens/cats. Interested in cat/kitten? Please fill out this quick questionnaire: First Name: Last Name: Phone Number: Email Address: City, State you reside in: Preferred Age: Preferred Sex: (Please note! Altered males do not usually spray!) Color Preferences: (While it is nice to get the color you want, it is better to have several options of color that you like.) Personality Preferences: Have you or anyone in your house ever had allergies?: Time Expect to Adopt Sphynx: Why are you interested in adopting a Sphynx? Have you had any prior experience with the Sphynx, and if so, what kind? Do you have any other pets? If so, what kind? How long? Do you have previous experience with cats? Have you ever surrendered a pet to a shelter? If so, why? If you have cats, do you let them outside and under what circumstances? If you have/had cats, are they declawed? Do you plan to declaw your cats/kitten?
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