British Shorthair Waiting List: How It Works
If you've fallen in love with my cats and want to offer a cozy and caring home to a kitten, you can follow the cattery on social media to spot available kittens and/or submit a kitten application. To ensure you get your dream kitten, you can also apply to join my waiting list. Families on the list are informed about available kittens as a priority, giving you the opportunity for first choice and reservation. Joining the list, which also works as a pre-reservation before birth, costs €600. This fee is deducted from the balance of the kitten's price. It is not refunded if you withdraw, except in the cases set out in our Terms & Conditions.
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?
After your kitten is selected, I will send you the official Kitten Reservation Contract to complete, and the deposit is due: half of the kitten's price. The kitten is not reserved until the deposit is received. The balance (price minus deposit minus the €600 waiting list fee) is paid at the latest on the day your kitten leaves. For a bank transfer, it must arrive before departure, so please allow one week. Cheques are not accepted.
WHAT IF I DON'T WANT ANY OF THE AVAILABLE KITTENS ?
Your name will remain on my list for the next litters. Each family can decline two kitten offers with the chosen characteristics (colour and sex). At the third refusal, the waiting list fee is forfeited and your name is removed from the list. This ensures that someone does not hold the first spot on our list for an extended period or have individuals who are not committed to getting a kitten. If you are waiting for a kitten with very specific characteristics, please keep in mind that I cannot influence Mother Nature to produce your dream kitten in the very next litter. There is no guarantee as to what colors will appear in each litter; there are only scientifically calculated probabilities. If no kitten with the desired characteristics is born within 2 years, the waiting list fee will be refunded.
WHY ARE THE WAITING LIST FEE AND THE RESERVATION FEE NON-REFUNDABLE ?
Besides my passion for breeding pedigree cats, I also have a job and a family. I spend a lot of time assessing and talking with prospective owners. The waiting list fee and the reservation deposit show your commitment to getting a Nemausus kitten and secure a specific kitten for you. In other words, they help me tell genuinely interested families from those who are just curious. If you change your mind, that kitten has missed out on other potential homes. Finally, owning a cat is a commitment that can last up to 20 years and should never be taken lightly.
Deposits and waiting list fees are not refundable if you withdraw, except in the cases set out in our terms and conditions.
HOW DOES THE KITTEN SELECTION PROCESS WORK ?
Once pregnancy is confirmed, I will contact all families on my waiting list and provide you with an estimated due date. After the kittens are born, I will send out initial photos, genders, and colors. Kittens are offered at around 6 weeks of age, in order of registration. You have 48 hours to reply; without a reply, the kitten is offered to the next family. You may decline two offers without losing your place.
HOW DO I JOIN?
Please fill out the "Apply for a Kitten" Google Form to provide me with basic information. In case of any difficulties, send an email to nemausus.cats@gmail.com. I will respond to any questions you may have, and once you're sure about adopting a purring Nemausus kitten, you will receive an invoice for your waiting list fee by email.
WHEN WILL I GET MY KITTEN ?
If you are waiting for a future litter that has not yet been born, please keep in mind that there is a two-month gestation period after a successful mating, followed by a three-month period during which the kitten is with us and being raised by his/her mother. So you are looking at a minimum of 5 months in such a case before you will be taking your kitten home. This is a reasonable period to properly prepare for the arrival of your new family member.
DNA
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