purebred kitties

[Jen-E-03]

So after much thought, Lola and I want to have a kitten together. We're looking for a purebred ragdoll. Does anyone know where to find breeders for cats??

[Pussy*Kat]

kijiji.com

vancouver section. SOOO many there!


and buysell.com

[Jen-E-03]

^ they are expensive little things...I e-mail the woman selling the sealpoint ragdolls, one of them looks a little retarded though..i don't want that one. $375 is the cheapest I've seen so far.

[beedub]

I got a really nice Russian Blue kitten from SPCA. It was given to them by someone running a breeder business but they gave up. Very nice cat although it would not win awards because it did not have exact appearance for the breed, but that was OK.

Also I had a Sealpoint Siamese, very smart cat and excellent pet (but noisy), again I got it for almost free from a lady who was breeding them and this one was not perfect in the breed characteristics.

I would say to just go to a cat rescue place, SPCA, or lastly a breeder and get the coolest nicest cat you can find and don't worry about those minor breed details, they will cost you a lot and it won't make a better pet.

Some of the dogs and cats produced by breeders have genetic problems that can effect their health. Many breeders are really in it only for the money and don't know what they're doing.

[charly]

omg jealous!

i'm going to come over and play with it when you get one! :)

[Jen-E-03]

^ u can come play with it when we get it :D it'll be soooo cute...hmm what to name it???

[Wood]

the folks at Aquariums West breed Himalayans, i got my seal point there a couple years ago. I paid $500 and that included all his shots. He's a very healthy & well tempered cat. i know a few other people who've bought himalayans there who've all been very happy. not sure if a himalayan is what you're after, but as far as i can tell they aren't that much different from a rag doll...

[Jen-E-03]

^pretty similar, but ragdolls always have blue eyes and tend to shed less. VERY CUTE BTW!

[Guineveire]

I love retard kittens, they're the cutest.

My basil was a complete retard, so cute and clumsy.

[Wood]

Originally Posted by Jen-E-03

^pretty similar, but ragdolls always have blue eyes and tend to shed less. VERY CUTE BTW!

my guy has rally beautiful bright blue eyes, but they rarely photograph well. i think the second shot is using a red-eye filter.

[mekim]

sweet, thanks for that store, wood. i've been looking for someone who sells himi-crosses @ a decent price.

ooooh. they've got bengals, too.

[LLaaUUrrYYn]

No offence..but how about adopting a kitten from the spca and then maybe adding a bit of a donation. I think spending that much money on an animal when theres so many with no chance is silly. Alot of purebreds are inbred..which can mean health issues down the road.

Anyways..good luck with whatever you choose..I love kittens =D

[Ashley*Dawn]

Originally Posted by LLaaUUrrYYn

No offence..but how about adopting a kitten from the spca and then maybe adding a bit of a donation. I think spending that much money on an animal when theres so many with no chance is silly. Alot of purebreds are inbred..which can mean health issues down the road.

Anyways..good luck with whatever you choose..I love kittens =D

I totaly agree. I got my kitten from the spca, you get them spaid and and there shots. They are so cute and need and want love.

[mekim]

no offence, but every cat i've adopted from the spca has cost me $400 to $500 in vet bills immediately afterwards due to the fact that they aren't all that well kept care of there. so i'll spend my $400 to $500 on a cat that will come with a fucking guarantee that if there's genetic problems, i get a new kitten for free.

ps: i'm looking for a himalayan crossed with an angora. cross-breed: little deeper gene pool.

[Jen-E-03]

Originally Posted by LLaaUUrrYYn

No offence..but how about adopting a kitten from the spca and then maybe adding a bit of a donation. I think spending that much money on an animal when theres so many with no chance is silly. Alot of purebreds are inbred..which can mean health issues down the road.

Anyways..good luck with whatever you choose..I love kittens =D

If they had ragdoll kittens then sure I might consider it, but i doubt it.

[LLaaUUrrYYn]

Originally Posted by mekim

no offence, but every cat i've adopted from the spca has cost me $400 to $500 in vet bills immediately afterwards due to the fact that they aren't all that well kept care of there. so i'll spend my $400 to $500 on a cat that will come with a fucking guarantee that if there's genetic problems, i get a new kitten for free.

ps: i'm looking for a himalayan crossed with an angora. cross-breed: little deeper gene pool.

Thats crazy..Friends and Family as well as myself have been adopting animals from the spca for years..and i've never experienced that.

A purebred cat will cost you 10x as much over its life then a mutt. =D

[jono]

Originally Posted by Wood

the folks at Aquariums West breed Himalayans, i got my seal point there a couple years ago. I paid $500 and that included all his shots. He's a very healthy & well tempered cat. i know a few other people who've bought himalayans there who've all been very happy. not sure if a himalayan is what you're after, but as far as i can tell they aren't that much different from a rag doll...

Did you get an amazing 3D picture with your cat???

A buddy of mine and his fiance just got a cat from there and the picture is hilarious, omg the kitten totally jumps right off the page at you!

[scue]

Originally Posted by Wood

I'm very confused.. what was the picture shot through?

[Wood]

^it's a feature on my gf's digital camera, supposed to eliminate red eyes. for some reason this cat's eyes come out red in almost every shot.

i got my cat before they got into the whole 3d picture thing... i find them creepy

[Arrrika]

Originally Posted by Guineveire

I love retard kittens, they're the cutest.

My basil was a complete retard, so cute and clumsy.

Im the same way. My cat got hit by a car a few years ago and I swear he had brain damage(his jaw was broken and he had to have it wired to fix it) and he is the most retarded but happy cat you will every meet. He is so odd and it is great. He became very talkative after his accident as well.

[Toxxin Ephekt]

I might buy me and my GF a himilayan Kitty.... omg, their eyes are the cutest!

[scue]

Originally Posted by Wood

^it's a feature on my gf's digital camera, supposed to eliminate red eyes. for some reason this cat's eyes come out red in almost every shot.

i got my cat before they got into the whole 3d picture thing... i find them creepy

Ohh, nevermind.. see what I was asking was basically what that armrest (?) was. everything surrounding that looked darker so I thought it was one of those windows screens with the small openings in them. I'm just making this more confusing..

and one more thing.. 3d picture thing?

[Wood]

^aquariums west now takes these quasi-3D / moving pictures, like in cracker jacks or a shambhala ticket... they're kind of scary

[Jen-E-03]

Originally Posted by Ashley*Dawn

I totaly agree. I got my kitten from the spca, you get them spaid and and there shots. They are so cute and need and want love.

Would you go shopping for a Prada handbag at Value Village?? Probably not

Originally Posted by Jen-E-03

Would you go shopping for a Prada handbag at Value Village?? Probably not

No seriously.....

Did you just compare your potential pet to a name brand handbag?