Dasha is the happiest cat I know. She is so high energy that we had to give her access to the great outdoors, and she promptly began happily dashing about! She is short haired, but so very thick-furred, in a gorgeous black and silver classic tabby. She is a 3rd generation born to us, with a grey tiger mama, and a grandmother who is a black Maine Coonish rescue. Yet somehow, in this first litter of hers, she gave birth to a pair of 'ragdoll' kittens. The babies were born pure white. On the second day, we noticed Ghost Tiger markings - white on white stripes on both of them. By the 7th day, their ears and noses had turned grey, and the skin under their tails and hind legs was grey, though the fur was still white. As best we can tell, they will develop into the coloration known as Lilac Point Ragdoll. We have no idea where the Ragdoll genes came from, but to judge by appearance and size (as compared to her littermates, she is huge), this is a good guess for the little girl that I'm calling Lilac Polar Bear. Notations on her personality will be listed as it develops. Due to her very unusual appearance, the ghost tiger markings, and the apparent Ragdoll genes, we are tempted to keep her - thus the substantial price of $350. If she sells for that, we will comfort ourselves with the support it provides to the private cat sanctuary we run. If not, yay - we'll keep her!
—————-—————- You may reserve Lilac Polar Bear, and receive regular photo/video updates 3-4 times per week until adoption day, for $100 down by Paypal or Venmo. Reservation fees are fully refundable up through the end of week 5. Once a baby turns 6 weeks old, the reservation fee is not refunded if you change your mind. We want to find good homes for our babies, and that is best done early - thus our logic. No reservation fee is required if you wait to choose your kitten until your adoption day, of course. All monies collected are used to care for the cats of our private sanctuary. Donations are welcome. --------------------------We encourage all families to adopt in pairs if they do not already have a cat companion at home for their new little one.
Our location is about 1 hour north of Green Bay, Wi; 5 hours east of St.Paul, Mn; or 5 hours north of Chicago, Il. I do not ship or fly kittens, though I will meet families with their kittens at GRB if they fly in. Your best experiences will come from meeting your kittens’ family, seeing where/how they were raised, and choosing your kittens in person. ———————————-Our kittens are raised in our home with much love and care - and their mother’s attentions, too. We keep our all of our felines pest-free and parasite-free, using natural products rather than chemicals whenever possible. We believe firmly that all medical decisions are the right of the adoptive families, to be performed by the kittens’ trusted lifelong vet. ————————————— It is our pleasure to pour our time and attention into these babies, providing you with loving kittens who adore people (for they have never experienced trauma, troubles, or neglect). All kittens are raised as we would want our own babies to be raised. They start in XL kennels with their mothers, one family per kennel, in the sunny kitten room. Mama Cat is given regular breaks outside of the kennel as the babies grow, until they are adopted or weaned, and then she is returned to her regular environment. As the babies grow, their freedoms grow to match their energies. In the beginning, they take 1-2 hours of nap times daily in our laps, getting used to the voices, heat, and scents of multiple family members and visitors. As we clean the kennels twice daily, there is much interaction - and as the kittens begin to toddle, we put them in the kitten room's recliner while the kennel is being cleaned (a first experience of the wider world). When the kennel becomes confining, they begin to have supervised playtimes on the kitten room floor with us - always returning to the kennels for meals and nap times to ensure good litter box training and a sense of safety. The second stage is several daily blocks of unsupervised playtime in the kitten room between meals/naps, with inviting litter boxes on the floor. If they are still with us at 12 weeks, they are given my mother's entire little house for play times (little hooligans by this stage - nothing is safe!). If they remain with us up to their 20th week, they begin to have playtime in the attached garage and all of its wonderous cat trees, windows, and big spaces. Always, they are returned to their kennels for meals and nap time in the sunny kitten room at the back of the house (it's nice to have the bathroom close by when you wake up). ————————————-———————————- All adoption fees/donations are used to cover the expenses of the rescue cats in our care. New rescues are only accepted when space becomes available and for a modest surrender fee. When we accept a rescue cat, we keep them for life - they have had enough upheaval in their lives and deserve a peaceful, happy barn or house life.---------------------We provide regular photos/videos to adoptive families, especially when they are too far away for casual visits. No veterinary procedures are performed in advance of the adoption - leaving all medical decisions in the hands of the family, to be performed by the kitten’s lifetime vet. The only exception is if a kitten reached sexual maturity (6 months) before adoption, and then the cost of spaying/neutering will be added to the adoption. All kittens are weaned and used to Friskies dry kitten chow before adoption (we recommend not adopting before 7-8 weeks for a single kitten, though pairs can go as early as 5-6 weeks).