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If you are seriously considering adopting
one of our babies you must first agree to the terms of our
contract. Our primary concern is to make sure
our kittens go to good homes where they will be loved and cared for just as
much as they are in our home. We prefer to have people interested in our
kittens come visit us. This gives you the opportunity to check us out, see
how the cats are raised and ask any questions you may have. It also gives us
the opportunity to ask you a few questions and see how you interact with the
cats. If it's not possible for you to visit we will conduct the screening
process by email and phone.
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KITTEN COST AND WHAT YOU RECEIVE -
You can adopt one of our kittens for $625 plus HST. We are a legally
registered company and unfortunately Revenue Canada has to
get their share. If we are shipping your kitten the shipping costs
would be extra. (Note to Americans - sorry,
but all funds must be in Canadian dollars).
What
you will receive .....
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Your
kitten will have been to the vet twice. Once at 8 weeks old
for a thorough examination and his/her first 4-way
immunization vaccination. Then at 12 weeks old he/she is
examined again, gets his/her second 4-way
immunization vaccination and is spayed or neutered. The
kitten will also have been wormed twice.
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We
will give you samples of the food we are feeding him/her if you require it.
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A
pictorial 4 generation pedigree on photo paper providing you have given us a
name for your kitten.
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The
kitten's litter registration with which you can register
him/her with the Traditional Cat Association.
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We
will email you photos of your kitten every 2 weeks until you
take him/her home.
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And we
will always be here should you ever have any questions or
concerns about your kitten.
DEPOSITS -
Prior to
accepting a deposit from you we will have a few preliminary questions we will
be asking you. We consider ourselves to be responsible, reputable
breeders and as such we are very selective about who we let adopt one of
our babies. We want to ensure as much as possible that the kitten will
be loved and cared for just as much as he/she would be if we kept
him/her here with us. Once we have determined that you can provide a suitable
home environment for one of our babies we will require a minimum $100
deposit to hold a kitten for you. Please note - We will not reserve a kitten
in your name until we actually receive the deposit. If you are coming in person you can give
us a cheque or cash for the deposit when you visit. If you cannot make
the trip you can send us a cheque
providing there is enough time for the cheque to clear the bank before you pick up
the kitten.
If you do
on-line banking, you can easily
do an email money transfer to us through your bank. This service is
offered by all of the major banks and Credit Unions. Just go to the bill payment page on your bank's
web site and look for an Interact email money transfer link. You enter our email
address, the amount, and a security question and answer of your choosing, then click
send. Then you need to send us a separate email with the security answer spelled
exactly the same. We will
receive an email from your bank asking us to click on the name of our
bank and we are directed to our bank site. Then our bank asks us the
security question. Once we answer correctly, the funds are transferred to
our account. The process for credit unions is similar but you might have
to check with them on the correct procedure.
The last method of payment would be
by Paypal. If you wish to pay by credit card, Paypal offers this option.
If your
credit card has air miles, you might want to consider this. However, an email money transfer through your bank is by far the quickest
and cheapest method and gets you in line for a kitten sooner.
1) Go to
www.paypal.com.
2) Click on "Learn
More" under where it says Send Money.
3) On the right
side put $104 in Amount. (Unfortunately we cannot absorb the Paypal
fees. On $100 the total transaction fee is $4.00. On larger amounts the
fee is 3% plus $0.80 for the transaction.)
4) Under "My
payment is for:" click on "Buying Something". Then click on 'Continue'.
5) Where you see
"To:" put in siamezer@laramicattery.com. Where it says "From:" put in
your email address. Click on "Continue"
6) Fill out the
information to set up a Paypal account (there is no cost for this).
7) Once the
account is set up your deposit is sent.
Please note that
your deposit is non-refundable.
HOW YOUR
DEPOSIT IS MANAGED -
Our policy on
kitten deposits is that all deposits for any given kitten are recorded by
the date we receive the deposit. First deposit received gets
first choice of kittens, second deposit gets second choice and so on.
However, since we
quite often receive deposits before the kittens are born, and we have no idea of
how many girls and boys there will be, we have developed the following
method for ensuring you get your kitten as soon as possible.
If you have given
us a deposit on a kitten from a litter that hasn't been born
yet, your place in line is determined by the date we receive your
deposit. If you tell us which sex and point color
you want, your deposit will be for a kitten
that matches your request.
Once the litter is
born, should we discover Mom has not provided enough kittens for all the
deposits, we will transfer the last deposits received to another litter
of your choosing. If we find that mom has not provided a kitten in the
sex and color that you had requested,
you may either choose another kitten from that litter if one is still
available or transfer your deposit to another litter. (We have enough queens that we can breed
at least one
queen every
month so you won't have long to wait).
Unfortunately, if
we have to move you to another litter your place in line for a kitten
will be behind any deposits we have already received for that litter. I would be happy to
explain this in greater detail if you wish. Just give us a call or send
an email.
 CHOOSING YOUR
KITTEN -
This is very
important! When the kittens are 8 weeks old they will receive their first vaccination shots.
This happens on a
Saturday. On Sunday, the next day, you must choose your kitten. This
particular date is noted on the
"Current Litters" page in the Milestone Dates information on the litter that has your
kitten. We schedule the
pick-your-kitten visits for that Sunday one hour apart starting at 11:00. Whoever has first choice of
kittens gets the first appointment at 11:00, second choice is at 12:00 and
so on. This schedule is very important because I'm sure if you had third
choice you would want the people with first and second choice to hurry
up and pick theirs so you would know which one was yours. ;-)
For out-of-town
families who cannot come in person to pick their kitten - All
adopting families receive new kitten photos every 2 weeks. This shows you what
the kittens look like physically as they grow. From conversations with you we have an
idea of what personality type you're looking for and we can suggest to
you which kitten comes closest to your ideal. Also, if you prefer, you
are always welcome to call us to discuss the personalities of the kittens if that
helps you with your decision. We also prefer that out-of-town families,
especially those with first choice, let us know of their choice prior to
the Sunday that the local families come to visit.
FINAL PAYMENT -
If you
have previously given us a $100 deposit, your final
payment will be $600 which includes the HST of $75. This final amount is
payable prior to your taking the kitten home. You can either wire
transfer the funds or use Paypal at least 3 days prior to pick up or pay in cash when you arrive. The
choice is yours. If you will be paying in cash, we would greatly
appreciate the exact amount. We have been caught a few times with not
being able to provide change and this inconveniences both you and us.
If we are shipping
your kitten there will be additional shipping costs of course. I will
book the kittens flight about a week or two prior to departure day. Once
I have the airfare amount I will email you the total shipping costs.
(See SHIPPING below)
We do not accept cheques for final payment. Your options are cash (preferred method),
bank money transfer or paypal. Once
final payment has been received you will need to sign the kitten contract/sales
agreement.
SHIPPING -
We do not want to
put our kittens through any unnecessary stress. We will only ship a kitten to
a city serviced by a direct flight from Vancouver through Air Canada or
West Jet. Please ask if you are considering having your kitten shipped
and we will let you know the closest direct serviced airport to your
location.
Before we ship the kitten you will
have to pay us in advance for the airfare, an airline approved carrier, a
bed for the carrier, our fuel and time to take the kitten to the
airport which is a 90 minute drive from our house, and of
course the final payment on the kitten. Shipping costs including
airfare within Canada
via West Jet or Air Canada
could be anywhere from $200 to $300. We
choose the airline based on which airline has the shortest, most direct
flight, not by the cheapest cost.
Once we book the flight (about 2
weeks prior the ship day) we will
email you the flight information as well as the total amount owing for
the kitten including the
shipping costs. Once we receive your payment we will email you a
signed contract marked "paid in full" and we will need you to sign it
and email it back to us.
When your kitten
arrives there will be a folder in a plastic bag under the bed. The
folder contains the signed contract, a pictorial pedigree if you have
named the kitten, the health record from our vet, and a registration
certificate to register the kitten with the
Traditional Cat Association
(click the name to find out more about the TCA).
Again, we do not accept cheques for
final payment and we will not ship freight collect.
GO HOME DAY -
If you are coming
to our home to pick up your kitten -
The week prior to the date mentioned as the "go home" date on the
"Current Litters" page, I will email you with your appointment
time to pick up your kitten. The
preferred pickup date will always be a Saturday however if Sunday works
better for you we can do that too. BE SURE TO BRING A CAT
CARRIER when you come for your kitten. We will not let any kitten leave
our house without being in a proper carrier (no cardboard boxes).
If you cannot pick
up your kitten that weekend we can hold the kitten until you are able to
get here but there will be a $5 per day boarding charge starting on the
Monday following the scheduled pickup weekend.
WHEN YOU
BRING YOUR KITTEN HOME -
As part of
our contract you are obligated to take the kitten to your vet within
72 hours of purchase. This is for both our benefits. It proves to you that the kitten is in perfect
health and it protects us from unfair accusations that the
kitten was sick when it left our home. The vet visit is
also covered in our health guarantee and contract which you have
previously read and
agree to. Other than that vet visit, the
kitten will need a checkup and a booster shot one year after it's
last shot at 12 weeks old.
You should
confine the kitten to one room of your home for a few days. Your
home is a whole new world for the kitten and it needs a few days
to adjust to the sights, sounds, and smells of your home.
After 2 or 3 days you can leave the door open and let the kitten
come out when it's ready to explore its new home. After a week or so the
kitten should be comfortably running around your home like it
had always lived there. If he/she is ever suddenly frightened it
will run back to the room it first lived in because it knows
that's a safe place.
If you
have another cat, you may want to keep the kitten in the safe
room a few days longer, they can sniff each other under the
door. To help with the integration you can switch the cat beds
every couple of days. This will help them get used to each
other's scent in a non-threatening way. Once you decide to let
them meet each other make sure all interaction between them is
supervised for the first week or so until they get used to each
other. Once you see them playing and/or sleeping together you'll
know it's safe to leave them together unsupervised.
HEALTH
ISSUE
- Siamese are genetically predisposed to gingivitis. Some never
have a problem with it, some get it really bad and need their
teeth cleaned every 6 months but most are somewhere in between.
None of our breeding adults have any issues with gingivitis.
This is because all of our adults go to the vet once a year to
be sedated and have their teeth checked, scaled, and cleaned. We
highly recommend you do this too, starting with the vet visit at
one year old. You could try brushing every day, (there is a
video link on our Links page showing how to brush a cats teeth).
This may avoid the vet visit every year but you should still
check for telltale red lines along the gum line.
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