Kitten Purchase Price

You may ask the question - WHY DO PUREBRED KITTENS COST AS MUCH AS THEY DO? A responsible registered breeder will never profit by breeding and selling their kittens. I will list some of the direct expenses the price of your kitten covers:

Feline vaccinations - 8 weeks and 12 weeks
Rabies vaccination - usually done around 12 / 13 weeks
Deworming twice - at 8 weeks and at 12 weeks
Two health checks at the time of administering of vaccinations and sterilisation by our vet
Any other health checks should the kitten need to visit the vet prior to going to new owners
Sterilisation at 12 - 13 weeks of age
Microchip
Royal Canin kitten kibble provided 24/7 from around 24 days old to day of leaving for new home
Royal Canin kitten mousse or other suitable premium wet food including top quality raw topside mince
Registration fees with relevant cat registering body
Certified pedigree and our contract together with various brochures of information to assist with easy settling in of your new kitten
Kitten pack including toys, pouch of kibble and samples of wet food being eaten by kitten
Access to any information from ourselves that you may need going forward

Other expenses which indirectly affect the price are as follows:-

Premium cat food for the sire and dam
Annual innoculations for sire and dam
Regular vet checks and deworming for sire and dam
Any required tests which may be breed specific or other eg. Tests for HCM (ultrasound and genetic testing) and for HD.
Cat litter trays and purchase of good quality litter
Various cattery fees payable annually to registering bodies as well as annual club fees.
Show registration fees for the adults during show season which runs from March to October each year
Cat related "cleaning" fees - cleaning of cat runs, disinfecting of litter trays, disinfectants and soaps etc to ensure runs, bedding etc etc are spotlessly clean at all times.
Maintaining of runs and garden area within runs
Annual website fees
Advertising costs on other websites and in cat related magazines and on business cards
Regular purchase of new cat toys
Scratch posts - new and maintenance
Birthing boxes and all related materials required for birthing process. In some instances, additional vet fees in this regard -for example C-section
Should there be birthing problems, the costs of hand-rearing a litter
Import costs related to breeding cats
Other vet/household costs related to running of a multi-cat household to ensure all cats remain healthy, happy, well socialised and stress free

And these are only some of the costs - I am sure I could think of many more to add to this list!

If you are interested in acquiring a Shangri-la kitten, please contact us from our Enquiries page or directly on shangrilacats@gmail.com. We will send you our questionnaire and provide you with details of pricing and availability.

Kitten Prices