Reserving Your Kitten: Deposits, Pricing & Picking Order

Should I Get on a Call List or Reserve a Kitten?

The best way to secure a kitten is to place a reservation deposit. Ragdolls are in high demand, and most of our kittens are reserved before birth—sometimes even before conception.

Only a small handful of kittens ever become available to those not on the reservation list, as 99% of kittens are chosen by deposit holders. If a kitten does become available, it typically goes to one of the top three approved adopters who have completed an adoption application and stayed in contact with us. In other words, unreserved kittens usually find a home within hours of being made available.

If You Want a Ragdoll from a Reputable Breeder—Get on a Waitlist Now!

If you're serious about adopting a Ragdoll kitten, get on a breeder’s waitlist and place a deposit as soon as possible.

Even if you decide not to adopt from us, we’re happy to review other breeder listings for you. We can often spot scams before you do, and we'd rather help you avoid being scammed than see you lose money.

Be Careful. Know Your Breeder. Do Your Research.
Never buy a kitten on impulse.
Never purchase from someone you haven’t thoroughly investigated.
Scammers and kitten mills are everywhere.

The Deposit Process: Reserving Your Kitten

Current & Upcoming Pricing

Until February 29, 2024: Total adoption fee: $1,800 (includes $900 deposit)
Starting March 1, 2024: Total adoption fee: $2,000 (includes $1,000 deposit)

Your deposit secures your place on our waitlist and allows you to choose from available kittens when they are between 4–5 weeks old. At this stage, their markings, color, and personality become more visible.

If the current litter doesn’t have the kitten you want, you may pass and wait for a future litter without losing your deposit. We have litters throughout the year.

Before Placing a Deposit, Please:

  1. Read through our website carefully.
  2. Review a blank adoption agreement.
  3. Ask any questions you have.

If you decide to proceed, the next steps are:

  1. Fill out our detailed adoption application.
  2. Confirm with us that you are fully committed to adopting from us.
  3. Wait 24 hours before sending your deposit.

Why Do We Make You Wait 24 Hours?

Because… kittens make people’s brain cells stop working! 😆 We know how easy it is to get caught up in excitement, but adopting a kitten is a big commitment. The 24-hour wait ensures that your decision is well thought out.

Once your deposit is placed, you’ll receive an adoption agreement following TICA’s Ethical Breeder Standards. While we joke that it’s 500 pages long, it’s simply detailed—because we want no surprises. Our agreement covers everything from pre-adoption expectations to your kitten’s 2-year health guarantee, including what happens if you (heaven forbid) run into issues with your kitten.

Deposit & Payment Details

Until February 29, 2024: $900 deposit / $900 balance at pickup
Starting March 1, 2024: $1,000 deposit / $1,000 balance at pickup
Payment Method: Interac E-Transfer

Why Are Deposits Non-Refundable?

Unfortunately, we’ve had trusted adopters change their minds or disappear after we’ve already invested in raising their kitten. The reality is, real breeders make very little profit—our costs for high-quality food, supplements, vet care, and registration often exceed what we charge.

The saying “If you’re making money, you’re probably not a real breeder” is more accurate than most people realize! We breed because we love our cats and the joy they bring to their new families.

How Long Does My Deposit Hold My Price?

Your deposit locks in your kitten price for one year.

Due to rising costs (vet care, genetic testing, etc.), we occasionally increase prices. If you have not chosen a kitten within a year, your price will be subject to any increases.

However, if you cannot take a kitten for a serious reason (e.g., illness, family emergency, or delayed litters), we may extend your deposit at our discretion.

📢 Price Increases Coming Soon!

  • March 1st – New pricing takes effect!

Changing Your Mind About Kitten Preferences

Depositors may change their preferences for sex, color, coat, or markings at any time. In many cases, your kitten will choose you instead of the other way around! We love knowing your preferences to guide you toward the right litter, but we don’t hold you to them.

The Earlier You Place a Deposit, the Better Your Pick!

Aside from other breeders (who get first pick for breeding programs), our kittens are offered in the order deposits are received—this is the fairest way to do it.

  • When a depositor chooses or passes, the next in line gets to pick, and so on.
  • The longer you wait to place a deposit, the further down the list you are.

Payment Plans: Are They Available?

Generally, payment plans are only offered (at our discretion) to:
✔ Homes we already know and trust.
✔ Those we feel would be an exceptionally great match for one of our kittens.

Typically, payment plans are for the remaining balance only (not the deposit). However, we always prioritize great homes over finances, so if you're experiencing financial hardship, just talk to us!

What Happens If Something Goes Wrong?

We always strive for the best adoption experience, but life happens. Here’s how we handle unforeseen situations:

✔ If your reserved kitten passes away, becomes severely injured, or develops an incurable genetic condition, you will receive:

  • A replacement kitten of comparable value, as soon as one becomes available.
  • A full refund of your deposit if no suitable kitten is available within one year.

✔ If we determine that you’re not an ideal home for a kitten, we may cancel the adoption and refund your deposit. While this is rare, breeders have the right to ensure their kittens go to the best possible homes.

We never enjoy turning adopters away, and we sincerely apologize if we ever make a mistake in judgment. However, we always err on the side of our kittens’ welfare.

Final Thoughts

Adopting a kitten is a commitment, not an impulse decision. If you’ve read this far, thank you—your dedication tells us you're the kind of adopter who truly cares.

If you’re ready to start your journey toward adopting a healthy, well-socialized Ragdoll kitten, we’d love to welcome you to the Azure Sky Ragdoll family!

📩 Apply today and reserve your kitten!

What does my Ragdoll kitten come with? Way more than from any other breeder we know!

A 2 year genetic health guarantee

A replacement kitten should a serious genetic defect occur

Spayed / Neutered

Microchipped

Lifetime microchip account

3 full veterinary health examinations by a licenced veterinarian

Complete Veterinary Health Record booklet for your kitten

Contact information for our veterinarian

Three FVRCP (cat flu) vaccines

Two Feline leukemia vaccinations

One Rabies vaccination

Fully litter trained kitten

Completely weaned onto dry and wet foods already

Kitten raised with our two kitten nanny dogs

Familiarized to travel crate ***important for the ride home!

Handled daily, extensively socialized and exposed to normal household sights and sounds.

Dewormed a minimum 3x with coverage for round, heart AND tape worms.

Anti flea tick and mite treatment (prevention) prior to going home

“Going Home Tips and Information for Forever Homes” ; tips and tricks to make your kittens transition to your home easier

Kittens registration slip

Kitten's unique TICA identification code

Kittens microchip linked already to its unique TICA ID

72 hour supply of dry and wet food

2 month supply of Probiotic and quality nutrient supplements

2 month supply of Hairball prevention capsules

Lifetime Breeder Support for the life of your cat; call us any time!

25% discount on second kitten

Easily understandable, detailed adoption agreement that follows TICA Standards for Ethical Breeders AND protects you and your kitten.

A donation will be made from the proceeds of each kitten to a local cat rescue from each kitten sale

Veterinary Care:

All our kittens are examined thoroughly a minimum of 3x by our veterinarians. Kind, caring and truly knowledgeable; we are extremely glad to have them.

Most other catteries send kittens home with perhaps one worming and one set of vaccines. Kittens have little defense against the viruses they will encounter if they have only 1 vaccination. .

Deworming:

Deworming at week 6, week 8 and week 12 based on their weight:

All kittens need worming at least twice to cover all life cycle phases of worms. All should have protection against round, tape AND heart worms . Most other breeders provide 1 worming and only against round worms.

Even though your cat is an indoor cat, they still require worming as worm eggs can be brought into the house on owners’ shoes or other pet’s feet. Always follow your veterinarian’s advice and we recommend purchasing your at home wormers from your vet. They tend to cover more types of worms, and be more effective. Wormers, flea, and tick medication can be lethal if administered incorrectly so always weigh your kitten first and follow your veterinary staff directions.

Flea, Tick Mite Protection:

Prior to going home kittens are also given protective anti flea, anti tick and anti mite protection. This is especially important for kittens going to the coast.

Vaccinations:

1st set of vaccines FVRCP @ 8 weeks (feline rhinotracheitis, calcivirus and panleukopenia) with a veterinary health check, paid by us.

2nd set of vaccines FVRCP AND initial leukemia @ 12 weeks (FRCVP booster and initial leukemia vaccine) with a veterinary health check. Paid by us also. All kittens may react strongly to this set because they now have antibodies.

3rd set of vaccines FVRCP, Leukemia booster AND Rabies vaccines @ 16 weeks (Leukemia Booster) with a veterinary health check, paid by us.

Current practices recommend redoing all vaccines in 1 year and then every 3 years.

We prepare your Kitten for going home!

Crating:

We do not crate train your kitten, but we do make them comfortable being in their crate. All kittens are introduced to sleeping and playing in a crate starting from the first month. That way your kitten has its own safe spot when it goes home AND the trip home will be much easier.

You may buy one of our gently used crates for your kitten if you need.

Food:

Your kitten is gradually transitioned from all nursing to nursing and wet food and then onto a mix of dry and wet (canned) food. We initially feed the kittens 6x a day and then gradually bring it down to 4x a day and a 50/50 mix of canned food mushed into high quality dry food. We use a mix of either Accana, First Mate or Orijen Kitten Chow.

High quality dry kitten food is ALWAYS available; free fed to ALL cats here...queens, kings and babies.

Lactose Free Formula that has extra calcium and probiotics in it when they are being weaned.

Friskies canned; any flavor

Canned water pack Sardines

Spayed And Neutered:

All our kittens will be spayed/neutered prior to going home. We get that out of the way for you. There will be no kitty feeling poorly and hating its cone in your home. We do it all for you and we do it well. As an ex critical care ICU nurse, your kitten is in good hands.

We make sure your kitten is well socialized

Since our kittens are part of our home, they are socialized to all the strange noises and sights that most homes have. They are also socialized to living with dogs. Sophia (head nanny), and Bear (assistant nanny) of course are constantly “on the job”.

The socialization that we do is extremely important to having a well- balanced, happy kitten later that transitions smoothly into your home and with the least stress.

Very important learning and socialization goes on between week 8 to 16. Because we only release kittens to to our Forever homes later than other catteries, they get to stay with mom longer AND spend time with dad longer (something most kittens do not get). During this time they are learning how to be a "proper" cat; in other words cat "etiquette" so they know how to get along with cats not in their immediate family better. They are handled daily and played with. We change out their toys to keep them mentally stimulated; adding new ones daily, and they are very happy kittens.

Litter:

All kittens are completely litter trained before they go home.

As you wait for your kitten to come home, we keep you updated on the progress of your kitten. You may set up live audiovisual visits with your kitten once your choose it or visits to choose your kitten. We appreciate your patience in not taking the kittens too early, but we understand you do not want to miss out on any of their babyhood.

Kittens go home!

To protect our vulnerable kittens and mommas we operate a closed cattery. This means no on site visits are allowed, but you can "visit" as many times as you like by live audio visual calls. This protects our vulnerable mommas and kittens. It also meets Kamloops city business bylaws for our business licence and our small business insurance rules. Our regular home insurance is void if we do not do this so it is kind of important, but we would do it anyways to protect our mommas and babies. We do however appreciate your willingness to keep the babies safe.

We will help you get your kitten home to you.

If your are picking up

When its time for you to take your kitten home, we arrange a mutually agreeable pick-up time, date, and place. If you live in Kamloops we will deliver your kitten.

We can connect owners who live in the Lower Mainland, Okanagan or Calgary with other adopters going the same direction for Kitten Pooling. This save owners time, money, and is less stressful for the kitten as it is traveling with a sibling, one person drives and the other share the gas costs.

If you needed, we can refer you to a reliable "for a fee" kitten transporter who will transport your kitten either to the lower mainland or to Calgary very cheaply; usually around 150$. We know these people well because they own an azure sky kitten already. They are completely trustworthy and will take good care of your kitten.

Kittens flying across Canada or out of country require a veterinary health check and rabies vaccination within 10 days of going home and must fly out of Kelowna Airport and be 3 months old. If needed to be shipped internationally out of Kelowna, we will deliver your kitten to its flight in Kelowna for the cost of the gas.

Kittens travelling "in cabin" can be flown out of the Kamloops Airport.

For any kittens flying we will arrange with you for a cheap but gently used airline approved hard crate for your kitten to go home with in cargo or soft shell crate for your kitty to go "in cabin".

All Forever Homes are supported right from reservation placement through the transition to home for their kitten and beyond.

Upon receipt of your reservation deposit, we send you extensive information email covering what you can expect from us from reservation to going home.

All homes are prepared for go home with an extensive information emails that goes over kitten needs up to one year old. We try to support even those homes that have never had a pet before. Depending on your needs, we send you information on helping you choose crates, arrange your veterinary care, arrange transportation, how to best travel, introducing kids and pets and many other helpful information articles designed to make life with your kitten successful.

When your kitten goes home, we will put your number on our favorites list so you can get hold of us anytime 24/7during the first two weeks. We also do this anytime you are worried about your kitten or there is an emergency. Often we can save you time, money, and worry by helping you decide if something is a "must see the vet" or "can we deal with it at home" situation.

If you are unsure of something such as introducing your kitten to other pets in your household just call us. We love to know how our kittens are doing and give any help we can.

Breeder support is for the life of your cat. We do not disappear when your kitten goes home!

We make sure your kitten is well socialized

Contact Us (Adoption application)

How to Contact Us & Start the Adoption Process

If you're interested in adopting one of our kittens, please fill out the Contact Us Adoption Application Form on this website.

Why Fill Out the Contact Us Adoption Application Form?

This form is required for all potential adopters—it helps us start your file.
Filling it out does NOT commit you to adopting a kitten—only a reservation deposit does that.
✔ We only respond to inquiries that include full contact information (name, complete address, phone number, and email).

Due to the high number of scammers posing as adopters, we do not reply to incomplete inquiries. If you do not clearly identify yourself and we cannot verify you are a real person, we will not respond.

Other Ways to Reach Us


📷 Instagram: Our most current videos and funniest content are posted here.
📘 Facebook: Primarily for our adoptive families. We share:

  • Helpful tips for new owners
  • Litter updates for our Forever Homes
  • An endless supply of silly cat pics and memes 😆

Our Availability & Booking Calls/Visits

We are early risers (because, well… we’re getting old 😆).

Kitten "visits" (video or in-person) → Best scheduled between 10–11 AM.
📞 Phone calls → Available 7 AM – 2 PM.
After 6 PM: We do not respond to calls, emails, or messages unless it's an emergency or you’ve recently taken your kitten home. All other inquiries will be answered the next day.

All video or phone visits must be booked in advance.

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Questions? Check out our FAQ's about Ragdolls below!

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Whoever you fall in love with!


The Ragdoll cat is a long haired cat and long haired cats shed, but Ragdolls shed less because they do not have the heavy undercoat that other long haired breeds have. Their coats are actually quite easy care.


We follow Tica's Ragdoll Standards for Ethical Breeders in our breeding program. To constantly improve our cats.


Approx. around $800 -$1000 a year. Check out this for more information: https://www.calgaryhumane.ca/adopt/pet-budget/


Kittens can go home after they are spayed/neutered, microchipped and their 3 sets of vaccines are complete. We ask you to wait 3 days after neuter for boys, and 7 days after spay for girls because spaying is a more invasive surgery.


Ragdoll cats are known to be gentle, loving and sociable.


Yes we do and we usually retire them when they are about 3 years old so they are still young and can have a nice long life as a pet with their Forever Home.


Unless sold as a breeder to another ethical breeder, all kittens come spayed/neutered.


Tica mandates the breeder to strictly follow certain rules. We never want to breaks some ones heart and sell you unhealthy cat. We DNA test all parents for 40 different genetic defects and as negative for feline aids or leukemia before they are allowed to breed.


We have truly found no difference between how social or loving they can be. If you prefer a specific sex, we can hold one from the upcoming litters if one currently isn't available.


Ragdolls are actually one of the longest living cat breeds, they generally live between 15-20 years.


The International Cat Association the world's largest genetic registry of purebred and domestic cats. You may look up all Breeds of cats, how to choose your kitten and how to choose a breeder at tica.org.


Ragdoll cats are the perfect breed to introduce into a home with a dog. They have a mild temperament and personality traits similar to a dog’s.


All adopted kittens must be kept indoors except on a leash or in a carrier. Indoor cats live on average 10-15 years, while outdoor cats live on average 2-5 years.


By buying a purebred you get genetic health guarantee. With a rescue you don't have health guarantee.


Yes, they do!


No, this myth comes from their lack of an undercoat. Shedding this undercoat is what causes many allergies. So Ragdolls cause less allergic reactions.