Adopt a Ragdoll Kitten

This page outlines the process of adopting a kitten from Pastel Ragdolls. Make sure to also stop by our FAQ Page.

Step 1 : Join our Waiting List or Wait for Your Ragdoll Kitten

To join our Ragdoll kitten waiting list, first submit an Adoption Application to become approved for adoption. Our kittens are only available to approved adopters.

If approved for Adoption, you will be invited to:

  • Place a $500 waiting list deposit (nonrefundable and deducted from the kitten’s total adoption fee). Waiting list deposits expire after 1 year if not applied to a kitten.

  • Sign our Deposit Agreement Form, which outlines the policies and procedures for our waiting list.

Once added to our waiting list, you will gain access to our exclusive Google Drive folder with an inside scoop regarding upcoming litters, birth announcements and relevant kitten documents. Occasional photos and videos will also be posted here of our kittens as they grow (shared randomly when I have time).

Alternatively, you can choose not to join the waiting list and instead monitor our Available Kittens page and our Instagram Page, where we may have some kittens listed for the public after our waiting list has chosen their babies.

Step 2 : Reserve Your Ragdoll Kitten

When it is your turn to choose your kitten, you will:

  • Sign our Adoption Contract which outlines our health guarantees and policies

  • Place a reservation deposit ($500 if you are already on our waiting list or $1000 if you are not on our waiting list)

The reservation process must be completed within 24 hours or the kitten will come available again to others. This is our policy in order to be fair to everyone.

All deposits are nonrefundable (and nontransferable) and will be deducted from the total adoption fee of your kitten.

Step 3 : Pay Your Remaining Balance

The remaining balance for your Ragoll kitten is due at least 7 days before your scheduled pickup/delivery date, to ensure there are no issues with payment before travel plans are solidified. Any money paid toward a kitten is nonrefundable. For more information on pricing and payment, please refer to the pricing section on our Available Ragdoll Kittens page.

Step 4 : Schedule the Pickup/Delivery of Your Ragdoll Kitten

Please bring a pet carrier to transport your kitten home.

There are a few different options for kitten pickup/delivery:

  • Flight Nanny Delivery | Our kittens are frequently delivered out of state using professional flight nannies. The flight nanny will accompany your kitten safely in-cabin and hand-deliver them to your local airport directly to you. Arrangements for this service will be made between you and the transportation company. I am happy to refer you to our preferred, trusted couriers.

  • Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport Pickup | If you live out of state, you can also fly into Arizona to pick up your kitten in-person at the Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport.

  • Local Arizona Pickup | If you live in Arizona, we offer a local pickup option at a public place to ensure safety for both parties. Unless other arrangements are made, the meeting place will be at the PetSmart nearest our home. If you are local, please keep in mind that we do not offer cattery visiting hours or kitten pickups at our home. Our homeowner’s insurance does not cover in-home cattery visits and we try to reduce the risk of infectious disease transmission to our cats and kittens as much as possible. Thank you for being respectful of this decision.

Step 5 : Get Ready to Welcome Your Adorable & Loving Ragdoll Kitten!

Please prepare for bringing home your new kitten by reading the information that I email you and gathering Kitten Supplies. I also recommend scheduling the appointment for your kitten’s veterinarian exam as soon as possible. Congratulations on your new bundle of joy! ♡

Beautiful blue lynx bicolor Ragdoll kitten laying in green floral bed

Our Ragdoll Kitten Adoption Policies

The lifelong health and wellbeing of our kittens is very important to us. We ask each of our adopters to agree to the following policies:

Lifetime Commitment | All of our kittens are adopted under the premise that they have found their forever family and home. We trust that you will never abandon your kitten to an animal shelter. We do understand that life happens and circumstances can change, but we ask that you first notify Pastel Ragdolls if you are no longer able to care for your kitten for any reason.

No Outdoor Free Roaming | We want our kittens to be indoor cats. Allowing any cat outdoors puts them at greater risk for catching disease and becoming physical harmed. Ragdolls have been bred to be extremely gentle, trusting and loving. They do not have the normal survival instincts that outdoor cats have. Most likely, a Ragdoll cat would not survive long on their own outside. Please do not put your Ragdoll kitty’s life and safety at risk by letting them roam freely outdoors.

No FeLV Vaccinations | This is a non-core vaccination and only recommended for outdoor cats. All of our breeding cats are tested negative for FeLV so it is not in our home environment. This vaccine is associated with an increased risk of injection-site sarcoma (cancer) in felines and the Ragdoll breed is also more prone to vaccine reactions. I ultimately leave all healthcare decisions up to the new owner. However, if the kitten is vaccinated with FeLV, it will void all health guarantees I offer.

I only recommend FVRCP vaccinations and the Rabies vaccination (if required by your state).