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

Fees are increasing Jan 1 2026. If you reserve now your fee is frozen for one year at the current fee rate.

✔ Pet Kitten: Total adoption fee: $2,000 (includes $1,000 deposit) *2200/1100 Jan 1

Runt/retiring breeder: 1000$ deposit. *1100 Jan 1 Breeder uses the deposit to update their health care prior to go home. A good home is the priority for these cats.

We have usually spent a lot of time with runts and our kings/queens and they have been part of our family. We are PICKY about who they go to. We want a quiet home where they can be the center of attention like they so deserve. Usually are adopted to homes that have already adopted one of our cats, have no children under six, and have maximum of one other cat.

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. You can find all the errors this old cat lady made, or maybe I have not worded something clearly, let me know. I do appreciate it!
  2. Fill out Contact Us form on here and we will get back to you.
  3. or email us directly at meg@azureskyragdolls.com
  4. We can send you The Basics about Adopting from Us. This answers most questions people have.
  5. We can send you an Adoption Application. We use this to start your file, figure out what cat/kittens might be the best fit, and identify ways we might need to support you. Not everyone has owned pets before! It's our job to mentor you. .
  6. Once we get your completed adoption application, if kittens are available now, we can set up a WhatsApp visit.
  7. We send you your Adoption Agreement using the free and easy to use DocuSign app for signing.
    1. Our agreements follow TICA’s Ethical Breeder Standards. While we joke that it’s 500 pages long, it’s simply very detailed—because we like to be transparent. Adopters usually have to wade their way through a confusing array of scammers and pretend breeders before they get to us. Our transparency reassures them and that's who we are anyways. Our agreement covers everything;including what happens if you (heaven forbid) run into issues with your kitten. Vague one or two page agreements do not protect you, me or the cat.
    2. Once signed both you and I get legal copies immediately. Please note: We give you 24 hours to review and sign it If you need longer than that likely you are not ready to adopt at all. To be fair to others wanting to adopt we apologize, but finding a good home is priority.
  8. You can send your deposit before or after signing your agreement. Because your position on the waitlist is determined by date of deposit some prefer to secure their position. If you have not signed your agreement yet we need your deposit within 12 hours of signing. This makes it fair for those waiting for kittens.

Why Do We Make You Read all that Stuff?

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. Wading through the info ensures that your decision is well thought out, and it allows getting to know and trust us; which is key to sending a complete stranger all that money.

Deposit & Payment Details


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 usually 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 & Update of Policies

  • Our policies constantly are updated to protect the kitten/cat, the adopter and the breeder. \As we know better, we do better.
  • Our costs have increased+++. Fees are going up January 1 2026.
  • If you know you are wanting a kitten next year, place your deposit now. That will freeze you at the lower fee and establish you a high spot on the waitlist.

Changing Your Mind About Kitten Preferences

Depositors may change their preferences for sex, color, coat, or markings at any time. We love knowing your preferences to guide you toward the right litter, but we don’t hold you to them. Ultimately it is the kitten or cat that wraps its paw around your heart that is chosen.

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?

Payment plans are available at our discretion.

Typically, payment plans are for deposit only ---to hold the adopters spot on the waitlist at the highest position

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 can have :

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

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!

📩 Contact us at meg@azureskyragdolls.com and we can send you an application

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 of similar value should a serious genetic defect occur

Spayed / Neutered prior to go home *Must alter agreement if not

Microchipped

Lifetime microchip account

Kittens get 3 full veterinary health examinations by a licensed 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 and naturally weaned onto dry and wet foods

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 TICA slip

Kittens microchip linked 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

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

20% 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. Your health record will list your cats food regime.

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:

Unless an early go home has been approved, 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.

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. Your cats litter regime is listed in your health record.

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!

We facilitate getting your kitten home to you.

When its time for you to take your kitten home, we arrange a mutually agreeable pick-up time, date.

We can connect owners for Kitten Pooling. There is usually one each litter to the coast. This save owners time, money, and is less stressful for the kitten because it is traveling with a sibling. One person drives and the others share the gas costs.

Kittens flying

We prefer to not ship our cats. Cats with an escort is best. In Cabin flights are allowed out of our airport. so if you or someone you know is travelling through Kamloops we can bring your cat to the airport.

We can usually find you a cheap but gently used airline approved crate for your kitten to go home in, and make sure your cat has a health certificate, rabies shot as needed. .

We prepare you for Go Home We try to cover all topics most adopters need. If there is something specific to you just let us know.

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

You can call us 24/7during the first week after go home and anytime you are worried about your kitten. Often we can save you time, money, and worry by helping you decide if something is a "must see the vet" or "not.

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 can give helpful tips.

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 Contact Us and we will get back to you

Or

Email us directly and we can send you our adoption application, and what we call The Basics. That answers most questions adopters have.

Why Fill Out an Adoption Application Form?

✔ It helps us start your file.
Filling it out does NOT commit you to adopting a kitten—only a reservation deposit does that.
✔ It helps us not waste time talking to scammers and phishers. We are would much rather spend our time taking care of the kitties or helping our adopters.

Due to the high number of scammers posing as adopters, our application requires verification of identity and filling out your information in full. If 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:

  • The latest pictures of kittens and king queens.
  • Helpful tips for owners old and new
  • Litter updates for our Forever Homes
  • Sorry you also have to wade through an endless supply of silly cat pics and memes 😆

Our Availability & Booking Calls/Visits

Kitten "visits" (by video calls only to protect incompletely vaccinated kittens) → Best scheduled between 10–11 AM and let us know ahead.
📞 Phone calls → Available 8 AM – 10 am Monday to Friday are best. If you need a different time let us know.
After 5 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 as soon as we can; usually the next day.

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

If its not on the list, feel free to email us!


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.


All your first year vet care is done before go home usually. Approx. around $800 -$1000 a year. Check out this for more information: https://www.calgaryhumane.ca/adopt/pet-budget/


Kittens usually 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. Early go home at week 13 is at breeders discretion and you must complete any incomplete health care (alter chip shots).


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 risk adopting a cross breed who carries HCM or PKD; serious genetic defects that kill it suddenly or have to pay huge vet bills. The cost of heartache -of course- has no number.


Yes, they do!


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