Questions and Answers
How do I purchase a kitten from you?
The first step in the adoption process is to fill out our buyer's questionaire, once the questionaire is received we will then contact you by either e-mail or telephone. Once you have been approved by us we will then send you our contract, after you have read and agree to the contract you can sign it and mail it with your $100.00 non-refundable deposit, which will reserve your kitten, checks should be made payable to Melanie Perry. Pet kittens sell for $700.00, a $100.00 deposit is required to reserve a kitten, $300.00 is required when the kitten is 6 weeks old and the balance is paid when the kitten is ready to leave. We offer a $100 discount on 2 kittens purchased together!
Final payment must be made in cash or if paying by check, the check must clear the bank before the kitten is allowed to leave.
All deposits and payments are non-refundable if cancelled by the buyer (no exceptions), they are however transferable to another litter at a future time. Once a deposit is paid we hold that kitten for you and do not allow anyone else to purchase it, when you just change your mind we have to find another home for him/her. Please be sure you want a kitten before you send in a deposit!
In choosing a kitten, any show/breeder kittens will be held back and the rest of the kittens will be offered to those on the waiting list. You will continue to be on our waiting list until you get a kitten or remove your name voluntarily. If anyone asking to be on the waiting list is not approved, your money will be refunded. We try to keep our prices very reasonable! We accept credit card payments through Paypal, there is an additional 4% fee added to your total when using paypal.
How old is the kitten when it leaves Barncat Classic Maine Coons?
The kittens will be ready to go home at 10-12 weeks of age.
Are the kittens given a health check?
All kittens will receive a veterinary exam, health check up and vaccination at Titan Vet Clinic. They will have their first vaccine and check-up at 9 weeks old.
Are the kittens registered?
Barncat Classic Maine Coons are pedigreed, kittens will be registered with TICA, CFA, CFF or ACFA. All pet kittens are sold with a spay/neuter contract and can not be bred. Registration papers will be held until after proof of spay/neuter.
Can we visit the Cattery?
Please remember that this is our home and in order to keep our cats healthy we only allow visitors when it is time to choose or pick up their kitten. Kittens can be seen at 9 weeks old after they have seen the vet.
Do you ship kittens?
Occasionally we will ship a kitten, depending on circumstances (destinations, temperature, prefer direct flights). The price for shipping a kitten is a $300 flat rate which includes the trip itself, health certificate, vaccinations and carrier/bedding, food bowls required for shipping, we use Continental Airlines, we only ship within the US.
What do Barncat kittens eat?
We feed all of our kittens and adults a very high quality grain-free kibble along with wet food, we also sometimes add a little raw to their diet.
Kitten Size?
We have had many folks contact us and tell us they want the biggest kitten.
We realize that everyone wants a big Maine Coon but we cannot predict which kitten will grow to be the biggest.
The average weight of an 8 week old kitten is 2 pounds,
a kitten that is just a few ounces more or less, just cannot be predicted to become the largest one with any kind of accuracy.
I have had large kittens end up smaller and a small kitten end up huge!
Parent size does not really seem to matter much, we have had smaller females produce some of our biggest males.
Most neutered males will be in the 18-20lb range.
You can have a tall long cat that is very large weigh 17 lbs, and a fat short one weigh 24 lbs. with the taller, long one actually being the larger cat.
So with this being said, please do not ask us to predict how large your cat is going to be, alot
depends on the care and nutrition you give your kitten.
