Here is some more important information on adopting a Pointilistic kitten.
Please note that my cats are my babies – I just cannot keep them all!
Don’t be confused if we also ask you a couple of questions. We are not that curious, we just want to ensure a loving forever home for each of our precious babies!
Our kittens do not leave our home before they’re 12 to 13 weeks old.
This is the most valuable time for their sozialisation with people and other cats. Younger kittens might be a tiny bit cuter but the happiness won’t last long when nobody tought the kitten important stuff like “when I bite you, I will hurt you” or “when I feel sad, there are other ways to deal with this feeling than soiling your carpet”.
Sozialisation of kittens is not about how early they meet their new owners, it’s about how much time the original breeder spends with the litter before they are allowed to move.
Doesn’t matter if you take one of our kittens or someone else’s, please do not take any kitten much earlier than that!
At this time, they have been vaccinated twice against panleukopenia and feline rhinotracheitis (cat-flu).
These vaccinations are given at 8 (first shot) and almost 12 (booster) weeks of age. One single vaccination would not have a suitable effect on a kitten’s immune system, thus leaving them at risk of infection.
Our cattery is FeLV negative tested and vaccinated, we recommend having kittens vaccinated against Feline Leukemia when they’ve settled in their new home. We vaccinate against rabies, when it’s neccessary (shipping etc.) or the wish of the new owners.
They are de-wormed at least 4 times to be on the safe side.
Meaning medication at 3, 5, 7 and 11 weeks. In case a litter reacts sensitive to the drug, we send fecal samples to the laboratory instead.
A microchip-transponder helps identifying them throughout their lives.
We have the chip implanted before they leave us. This also makes early test results (like brain-stem audiometry on white kittens) more valuable.
Our vet isseus a health certificate just a couple of days before our kittens leave.
Of course, nobody does have a x-ray-future-view and can tell how the baby might react to different stressing situations such as moving in with other cats. But she does now our babies from the day they are born, is up to date on their development and will be able to confirm that at the time of moving, no health problems are detectable.
Should it occur to us that she feels differently, we will delay the move. No exception, even if they just feel a little “windy”.
Our pet kittens are all altered before leaving.
The operation is scheduled between the core vaccinations, when they’re 10 to 11 weeks old. No exceptions to this point! We’ve only made the best experiences with early altering and we gladly answer further questions. To cut it short: They take it way better when they’re young and as we raise our kittens to be family pets, we feel the need to ensure they will be loved just for that.
Of course, you will get a pedigree and a we will sign a sales contract / health agreement.
On the one hand, a pedigree (family tree) ensures the cute little kitten will indeed grow into the beautiful purebred you like so much. On the other hand, it also tells you, the breeder had to follow some certain rules in breeding. (Such as not mating brother to sister, having some health tests done, not having too many litters in too little time from one female…)
However, without clubs inspecting their breeders carefully, a pedigree does not neccessarily ensure proper breeding, sorry to say.
You will also get some food samples, toys, a cat bed and information material / baby photos (cd-rom) to ease the bonding process with your new pet.
They are used to several kinds of premium quality cat food but I carefully avoid getting thm used to a certain brand when they are young. This is to ensure they will not have any dietary problems when food is changing in their new homes but also to make it easier for you, should they once need special nutrition in old-age.
They are used to the litterbox and will use it without exception.
It is a matter of course that I do everything within my powers to ensure my kittens grow into healthy, happy bundles of joy. Should it be the case, that any problems occur later in a kittens life, you are welcomed to seek my advice at any time!
From time to time you will also find older kittens or adult cats on our available page.
This will be either cats we have had to take back from previous owners, cats we intended to use in our programme but finally didn’t or retired breeders who we think well deserve their own families.
This cats will be available at half kitten prices, of course also be altered, followed by a health certificate and current on vaccinations. Please not that we will NOT consider re-selling of adult cats for breeding.
Prices:
Some breeders prefer to give a list of breeding costs but I think everone who’s interested in the topic can just conclude that cat breeding is not a business, a breeder might try to cover some costs but there is just no way in making money out of it when breeding with the right attitude towards health and betterment of the breed.
It is your responsibility to carefully select a breeder. Getting a cat is like getting a new family member, so it should be taken seriously. But also, with buying a cat, you are to some degree supporting your selected breeder to carry on. Thus, you are also responsible for the way it was brought up.
Thank you for taking your time reading this information. If there are any further questions, I will be happy to answer them. In case we do not have kittens, we also can pass you on to other breeders we are in touch with.
