What’s Included When You Buy a Ragdoll Kitten From Us

What’s Included When You Buy a Ragdoll Kitten From Us

When someone tells you a Ragdoll kitten costs $800, and someone else says $4,500, and someone else says $6,000 — the first question that should come to mind is: what am I actually getting for that price?

The honest answer varies wildly. Some breeders include everything. Some include almost nothing and hand you an unaltered kitten with no vet records and no support. And when you don’t know what “included” actually means, you can’t compare prices fairly.

So this post is exactly what it sounds like: a complete, itemized list of what you get when you buy a Ragdoll kitten from Kitten Around Ragdolls. We want you to understand the package, the written terms, and which ongoing expenses remain yours.

$4,500 is our standard price for every companion kitten. It is not a show-kitten price. Boys and girls, every color and every pattern, receive the same care at the same price. We do not offer free or discounted kittens. Our price supports the time, veterinary care, supplies, and preparation we invest before homecoming. We are not willing to cut corners to offer a lower price.

The Basics: Every Kitten Goes Home With

Our go-home preparation and package are set out below. We review your kitten’s records, the written agreement, and any provider-specific offers with you before homecoming:

1. A Complete Veterinary Exam

Between 8 and 10 weeks of age, every one of our kittens has a full wellness exam at Douglas Boulevard Veterinary Clinic in Roseville. This includes:

• Full physical exam
• Heart and lung auscultation
• Eye, ear, and mouth evaluation
• Weight and growth check
• Confirmation of overall health for go-home

If anything is found during that exam, we address it before your kitten goes home. Full stop.

2. Age-Appropriate Vaccinations and Deworming

Every kitten receives their first FVRCP vaccine at the 8-10 week wellness exam, and their second FVRCP booster at their 11-12 week spay/neuter appointment. This is the age-appropriate series before go-home.

Our kittens are also dewormed before homecoming. Your new veterinarian will review the records, advise on rabies vaccination, and continue any additional boosters or parasite care your kitten needs. This is completed age-appropriate care, not a promise that no further appointments will be needed for a year.

3. Spay or Neuter Surgery Completed Before Go-Home

Every kitten is already spayed or neutered before they come home to you. This is a big one:

• You don’t have to schedule the surgery yourself
• You don’t have to arrange or pay separately for the alteration surgery
• You don’t have to manage recovery in an unfamiliar environment
• You don’t have to worry about accidental breeding if you eventually get another cat

We use early-age alteration, performed by our licensed veterinarians. Your kitten stays with us through recovery and goes home when ready and cleared by our veterinarian.

4. Microchipping (Registered to You)

Every kitten is microchipped before go-home using Nano chips (roughly half the size of traditional microchips) through nanochipid.com. The chip is registered to your name and contact information before you leave — not to us — so the contact information can help identify and reunite you if your kitten is found. Keep the registration details current.

5. Trupanion Trial Information and Activation Help

We provide information and activation instructions for the Trupanion trial offer available through our program. Eligibility, activation deadlines, coverage, exclusions, and any waiting periods are determined by the provider and the actual offer. Coverage is not automatic. Please review the offer and confirm the requirements directly before relying on it. We can help you understand how to activate it.

6. Comprehensive Fecal Panel Testing

We now send comprehensive fecal panels to IDEXX for every litter before kittens go home — testing for intestinal pathogens. We share the testing records relevant to your kitten, including whether a sample represents the litter or an individual kitten. A negative result reflects the sample and test at that time; it cannot guarantee that a kitten will never develop an intestinal illness. Read more about our comprehensive health testing protocol.

7. Written Adoption Contract With Health Guarantee

Every kitten goes home with a comprehensive, written adoption contract that includes:

• A genetic health guarantee
• A return-to-breeder clause (if you ever cannot keep your kitten, they come back to us — no matter how many years later)
• Clear terms around your rights and ours
• Documentation of everything that came with your kitten

Please read the actual agreement, including the guarantee conditions and each party’s responsibilities, before reserving your kitten.

8. Complete Health Records

You leave with a physical folder of everything: vet exam records, vaccination records, alteration surgery records, fecal panel results, microchip registration, insurance activation info, and copies of parent health testing (HCM, PKD, Wisdom Panel Optimal Selection).

Bring this folder to your first appointment with your new vet — they’ll have everything they need to start their care.

9. Go-Home Package With Familiar Food and Supplies

Every kitten leaves with:

• A supply of their current kibble (Open Farm Pasture-Raised Lamb grain-free kibble), available on our Amazon storefront (Some links are affiliate links, and we only recommend what we actually feed.)
• Familiar Fresh Is Best freeze-dried lamb samples so their diet doesn’t change overnight. Use code KITTENAROUND15 for 15% off. It is a complete food we serve rehydrated as our wet/canned-food replacement and our kittens’ first starter food.
• A small blanket or toy that smells like our cattery — huge for reducing anxiety in the first days
• Detailed feeding and care instructions
• Access to our Owner’s Handbook (44 pages of everything you need)

10. Lifetime Breeder Support

This is the one that’s hardest to quantify but often the most valuable.

You have access to us for the life of your cat. Questions about food, behavior, health concerns, introducing them to another pet, dealing with a stubborn phase, or a mysterious symptom you can’t explain — you can reach out any time. Our families text us photos, call when they’re worried, and send us updates on their cats’ birthdays for years.

That’s not marketing. That’s how we operate.

What You’ll Also Get (But Not Physically)

Comprehensive Parent Health Testing

Every cat currently breeding in our program has completed genetic testing. We use Wisdom Panel Optimal Selection Feline and publish genetic-report and pedigree links on our Kings & Queens page so families can see the information for themselves. Young kings and queens we are raising for possible future breeding may still have testing ahead of them; their genetic testing is completed and reviewed before they are bred.

As of October 20, 2026, Bowie, Princess, and Bandit have had echocardiograms. Their registered names are Flashyragdolls David Bowie, CH Kittenaround Strawberry Shortcake (Princess), and Familytimerags Purrito Bandito (Bandit). Some breeding pairs already have completed parent echocardiogram screening. We are working through the remaining breeding cats and expect to complete their examinations within the next six months, by April 20, 2027. This is our plan, not a claim that the remaining examinations have already happened.

If having two parents with completed echocardiograms is important to you, ask us about the specific pairing and its actual records before reserving a kitten. A parent’s completed scan does not mean the kitten has had an echocardiogram, and a planned litter is not a promise of availability.

We do not promise HCM-free cats. Genetic results identify the variants tested, while an echocardiogram assesses the heart at the time of the examination. Neither guarantees that a cat will never develop heart disease. We want families to have the reports, understand their limits, and know which examinations are completed and which are still planned.

Weeks of Socialization

By the time your kitten leaves us at 12+ weeks, they’ve spent months being handled, played with, introduced to household sounds, familiarized with normal household activity, and developed the confident temperament that Ragdolls are known for.

An Ethical Contract

You’re also getting the peace of mind that comes from working with a TICA-registered, transparent, ethical breeder. That’s not measurable in dollars, but it’s real.

The Pricing: What It Actually Costs

Our pet kittens are $4,500 flat. That’s every kitten, every color, every pattern, both sexes. No tiered pricing based on rarity.

The deposit is $1,000 non-refundable, which reserves your kitten and secures your place. The remaining $3,500 is due before your kitten comes home.

We accept Zelle, cash in person at pickup, or a cashier’s check under our current payment terms. We do not accept credit cards. Review the agreement before paying.

What’s NOT Included

Plan for your own veterinarian’s homecoming examination, any remaining vaccinations including rabies as advised, and ongoing or unexpected care. Our price covers the preparation described here; it is not a prepaid lifetime veterinary plan.

To be completely transparent, here’s what’s not part of the base price:

• Flight nanny fees for out-of-state buyers (typically $500-$900 depending on distance and route). This is a real cost we charge back separately because it varies significantly by destination.
• Ongoing insurance premiums (after the 30-day free trial, if you decide to continue with Trupanion or another provider)
• Litter box and other home supplies — we send a small supply of food and a comfort item, but you’ll need to have all the standard supplies ready in your home. (See our complete buyer’s guide for a room-by-room prep list.)

Compare the Care Behind the Price

You get what you pay for. I ask families to look beyond the amount on a listing and compare the actual care and records. How old is the kitten? Is alteration completed? Is there a microchip? Which vaccinations, examinations, and testing have been done, and what remains to arrange?

A lower price alone does not tell you what a breeder has done, and a higher price is not proof of quality. Get the details in writing. Our pricing comparison guide shows how separate expenses can add up, with clearly labeled illustrative costs.

We want you to bring home a kitten whose preparation has been taken seriously, along with the records and support to continue that care. Our $4,500 price supports that work for every companion kitten.

Questions?

If you have questions about anything included with our kittens — or anything not on this list that you want to know about — please reach out. We’re happy to walk you through every detail.

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Looking to bring home a Ragdoll kitten from a breeder committed to transparency and lifetime support? Check our available kittens or join our waitlist for upcoming litters. We’re a TICA-registered cattery in Sacramento, CA, breeding for health, temperament, and the traditional Ragdoll standard.