How to PurchaseA Coon Cat
There is more demand for good Maine Coon Kittens than there are Maine Coon kittens. Getting one takes a willingness to reach out early and establish a good rapport with us, and sometimes, as hard as it is, a willingness to be patient. Mother Nature has more to say than we do about what kittens come when and what colors and genders they will be.
Our Jellico Dream Maine Coon kittens and occasionally retired adults are sold as pets to loving homes. We do not sell cats for breeding or with breeding rights. Kittens are reserved and sold only with a signed written purchase agreement. Once individual kittens are posted on this website with their temporary names, prices are located next to their individual name and description. However, it is best to reach out even before kittens are posted, so that we can get comfortable with each other and you can get on our short list of already-vetted buyers. We will typically offer kittens to buyers on our pre-approved short list before we post them as available on this website.
If you see a kitten you would like to purchase that is listed as available on our website, or if you are on our short list and we reach out to you, please contact us as soon as possible to discuss your interest. Kittens start being claimed quickly once made available. Kittens can’t press pause on growing up, and we can’t turn down other offers on a specific kitten until we have a firm commitment from you. A $500 non-refundable holding fee and signed purchase agreement are both required to reserve a kitten. The holding fee is applied towards the total purchase price if the balance is paid when due, which is 1 week before pickup by you or your pet transport service if paying by cashier’s check, or 2 weeks before pickup if paying by personal check. Please talk with your family, and be sure you are ready to commit to welcoming a Maine Coon Kitten into your life prior to placing the non-refundable holding fee.
I believe “first come, first served” is for inanimate objects that don’t need love, so I want to know a little about you and your interest in Maine Coons as part of the process. This is an adoption, not an Amazon transaction. These beautiful little love monsters are hard for me to let go, and I can only sell them if I know I am making both a good owner and the kitten very happy. I need a good mental picture of a wonderful life for the kitten, and that can only come from good simple human communication. Who got onto our list of approved buyer first is sometimes a tie-breaker between great prospective buyers who both want the same kitten. If other kittens were reserved first, that does not mean the ones that are left are of any less quality. Many buyers have a specific color in mind when they come to us, often because their last Maine Coon was that color. The buyer’s color and gender preference determine the order in which kittens are selected more than any other factors.
Kittens are ready to go to their new homes at 12 weeks, and some kittens are ready a little sooner. We can recommend accommodations in the area if you are picking up in person and require an overnight stay. If you are unable to pick up in person, we can meet you or an approved flight nanny at the Dothan, Panama City, Tallahassee, or Montgomery airports without charge from us, or if dates are coordinated, the Birmingham or Atlanta airport. We can also recommend professional transporters who will safely hand deliver your kitten to your home or any major airport in the United States for a fee. Their prices vary by location. We DO NOT ship kittens as cargo. Ever. We do not deliver kittens outside the United States.
Because we are not a first come first served business, we do not reserve or accept holding fees for unborn kittens. We do keep a “short list” of good folks who are interested buyers and their specific interests, so that we can reach out when we think we have a good match. We also try to keep our website up to date so that you can find when our next litters are expected and when kittens are available for reservation under the Available Coon Kittens section of this site.
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