Frequently Asked Questions

Orangevale, California, in the Greater Sacramento Area, about 20 minutes northeast of downtown Sacramento. We're a home cattery, and we place kittens across Northern California and nationwide.

To adopt a Ragdoll kitten from Kitten Around Ragdolls, submit a Kitten Application through our website. Once approved, you can reserve your kitten and complete the adoption agreement.

Kitten selections usually occur around 10-12 weeks. Early spay/neuter is done at approximately 11-12 weeks, and kittens generally go home at around 12 weeks, once they have recovered from surgery and been cleared by our veterinarian, with microchipping and age-appropriate vaccinations complete. Some kittens stay longer when they need it.

Yes, every Ragdoll kitten from Kitten Around Ragdolls comes with a 1-year genetic health guarantee to provide peace of mind for new families.

Deposits are non-refundable and non-transferable, but they never expire and are applied toward the total adoption fee once your application is approved.

$4,500 per kitten, flat — the same price regardless of color, pattern, sex or eye color. A $1,000 non-refundable deposit reserves your kitten, and the $3,500 balance is due before pickup.

We accept three payment methods: Zelle (to kiki@kittenaroundragdolls.com, which will show Kitten Around Ragdolls LLC), cash in person at pickup, and a cashier's check made payable to Kitten Around Ragdolls LLC. We do not accept credit cards, personal checks, Venmo, Cash App, or PayPal. A $1,000 deposit reserves your kitten and the $3,500 balance is due before your kitten goes home — a flat $4,500 total per kitten. Deposits are non-refundable and non-transferable and apply toward the total. Because cash is in person and a cashier's check must arrive first, Zelle is the only method that can secure a deposit remotely.

Zelle limits vary by bank — check yours before sending. Most banks will raise your daily limit if you call them, though some decline requests for pet purchases. If your limit is lower than the amount due, contact me directly at (916) 545-5703 and we'll work out timing that works for your bank — split payments across days, or cash or a cashier's check instead.

I confirm every deposit by email within 24 hours. If you don't hear from me, text (916) 545-5703.

In person, yes — once your application is approved and your deposit is placed, we'll arrange a time for you to come and meet them.

Before that, you can see more than a scheduled call would ever show you. We keep a public, standing video record: years of video filmed inside our own home and cattery across Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, and YouTube, plus a feature on The Cat Butler, a third-party channel we don't control. You don't have to ask and you don't have to wait — it's all there right now, and it's a deeper and more current picture than one call could give.

Same name, same Sacramento-area location, same phone number everywhere you find us.

Have a question about a specific kitten? Text (916) 545-5703 anytime.

Our kittens are raised in a loving home environment with daily socialization to ensure they grow into affectionate and well-adjusted companions.

Yes. Every cat in our breeding program has a genetic panel run. Those panels include the HCM-associated mutation and the PKD1 mutation, along with coat, color and blood type. To be precise about what that means: genetic testing tells you whether a cat carries a specific known mutation. It is not the same as a cardiac ultrasound, and we don't describe our cats as "heart tested." Every kitten also has a veterinary clearance exam before going home.

We don't ship kittens as cargo. For families outside driving distance we arrange a flight nanny, who carries your kitten in the cabin as their own carry-on and hands them to you the same day. Closer to home, we offer pickup in Orangevale, or — depending on your location — we can meet partway or arrange ground delivery for a fee.

Yes — Bay Area families are a large part of who we place with, including San Francisco, the Peninsula, the East Bay and the South Bay. We have a page covering travel times and delivery options for Bay Area adopters. Ragdoll kittens for Bay Area families