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Kittens are able to go home at 12 weeks - 14 weeks old.
Your kitten will come with the following:
* This list does not hold cash value.
We make sure kittens are clean, healthy, and have that sweet new baby smell when they go home to you. ♡
SECURITY DEPOSITS AND VISITING:
To secure a kitten we require a $500 deposit which goes towards the total purchase cost.
* This deposit is a commitment to your kitten and is non-refundable.
We do not allow visitors to our home for the safety and health of our cats and kittens - this is now a very normal standard within the hobby.
I will open up adoption applications and take security deposits only when kittens are actually available for reserving, this will be clearly listed under a kitten's information (see kitten info further down on this page).
Please see our ADOPTION PROCESS page for a general guideline of what to expect. Please keep in mind I need time to evaluate each kitten before listing them as available. Kittens are typically posted around 6 - 8 weeks old, and able to go home at 12 - 14 weeks old.
* We no longer have a reservation list due to high demand and not being able to realistically promise "first pick" to everyone.
I am happy to video chat or talk on the phone to help families make their decision! I really do not encourage 'blind picks', I know the kittens best and try to help match your personality and life style to the right kitten.
I take great pride in our home and cattery and I understand there are too many scams out there - I am more than happy to schedule a time to talk either on the phone or with a video call at any point - whether or not a deposit has been made. The technology for video chatting has gotten very easy to use if you've never done it before - there are multiple free options available I'd be happy to help you set up if needed.
We are located near East Lansing, Michigan - We schedule meet-ups to pick up your kitten either at our local police station, or another local / safe public meeting place.
I am so sorry, but we do not allow visitors to our home.
If flying in from out of state, you can fly with kittens in-cabin on certain airlines - we will meet at the Lansing Airport or within a 20 minute drive of our location for free - schedule allowing.
We do not ship kittens or work with flight nannies, we live too far from our international airport to be able to do this - especially as flights are often delayed/rescheduled without much notice.
You can coordinate flying in and flying out with your kitten yourself. We have worked with this before where you can book your ticket, fly in, rent a car to come pick up your kitten, stay overnight in a hotel, and then fly out the next day with your kitten booked as a carry-on in a soft carrier.
Most airlines allow kittens to be checked in as carry-ons for free or a small fee, many show cats fly to competitions this way and it is fairly easy to do. I recommend calling ahead for your airline to see how they would like you handle it. Again this is something you'd have to line up yourself, but I could recommend the supplies you would need and safe hotels and areas near our Detroit International Airport for you to stay if you want to do things this way.
We Cash or Check payments for the the final kitten payment.
Kittens are typically between 2,500 - 3,000 dollars + 6% Michigan sales tax.
By state law, we must charge sale tax for each kitten, we can't just 'take it out' of the total paid. The total price for each kitten including the tax is listed with their information when they are made available for full transparency.
Due to issues with extremely high online payment fees now being set by these vendors, we no longer take online payments.
Only security deposits may be paid through Paypal or Venmo.
These platforms all have fees around 3 - 4% of the total payment that prior adopters had to cover, on top of sales tax, so we have moved back to taking cash or check payments for the final balance only. There is no 'cash discount' - our current prices are set so we don't have to increase them to include these online payment vendor fees.
*Check payments must be clear 14 days / 2 weeks before kitten pick-up. Otherwise, final payments must be in cash.
Your kitten must be paid in full before they can go home with you.
If paying in cash, it is fine to pay the day of. Again, if by check, we must receive the check in time that it can clear 14 days / two weeks before your kitten is picked up.
*We reserve the right to cancel the sale of a kitten at any time at our discretion, for any reason. Refunds will be given only in the event of a cancelation that we as the breeder initiate.
Kittens are typically between 2,500 - 3,500 dollars + 6% Michigan sales tax.
By state law, we must charge sale tax for each kitten, we can't just 'take it out' of the total paid. The total price for each kitten including the tax is listed with their information when they are made available for full transparency.
- This is for a pet kitten with TICA and/or CFA purebred registration, our health guarantee, and all standard vet care, vaccinations, and de-worming up to 12 weeks old.
* Individual price per kitten may vary due to the show or pet quality of the kitten, and their rarity of color.
* We do not sell intact kittens or breeding rights to the general public. All kittens are fixed before leaving us. Catteries who practice early spay and neutering, have vet records showing proof of ESN of their prior litters, and who are registered with both CFA and TICA are welcome to ask about potential breed quality kittens.
We do offer a 250 dollar discount off the total if you purchase 2 kittens at the same time and/or for any returning adopters who want another kitten later on.
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Please keep in mind that rising vet care costs are the biggest strain on ethical catteries that fully vet, vaccinate, and spay/neuter their kittens as we do. I barely break even in this hobby because of the proper vet care and nutrition that we provide.
This is my passion and hobby, not my full time job.
I am fully employed in a corporate career that fully supports me and the cats, and I think that is the way it should be. I do not have enough kittens born per year to 'make a living' off of them, and that is how it is for most of my friends who I also consider ethical preservation / hobby breeders. We do this for the love of our cats, it's an incredibly demanding, incredibly expensive, incredibly rewarding hobby; and by no means a 'profession'.
Breeding Ragdolls is an expensive hobby; just to start it costs around $5,000 to $10,000 for just one registered, show quality Ragdoll with breeding rights.
Health testing for each parent cat against genetic disorders costs around 150 USD per cat - plus vet visits, vaccinations, supplies, and enclosures - and these costs are required for every litter of kittens that are born as well as the adults. It adds up into thousands of dollars of care for every litter born.
If you're paying for a cheaper, unregistered kitten, you are supporting a scam artist who cuts corners to save on costs.
There is no way they are taking their kittens to vet visits for wellness checks, vaccinations, deworming... and then selling them for 900 dollars (or less!) for a kitten. Let alone taking care of the spays and neuters at the appropriate age before sending them home!
These "discount" breeders do not spend the money necessary to take care of their cats and kittens properly if you stop and think about what they're doing vs what they are charging logically.
Unregistered kittens are not purebred and are not Ragdolls - how is it even possible to say they are purebred if there is no proof of pedigree? You could have gone to shelter and rescued an unpapered kitten at that point for much less and with much less risk.
Bad breeders often inbreed to get 'free' cats they can use (this is a sad and horribly common practice, be very wary of anyone if they claim they don't have / won't provide papers - it is often due to inbreeding) and you end up with cats who don't look or act like the breed is supposed to.
This is how the breed came to have issues with HCM and dwarfism/early death - which we have taken every measure to guard against by working only with clean, health tested bloodlines.
Talk with any cattery that shows their cats, imports/exports cats internationally where perfect health is required, and is on good standing with their other local catteries -
These catteries that take care of their cats and kittens correctly start their kitten prices at or above $2,000.
These are just some of the reasons why it is so important to invest in an ethically bred kitten with a quality breeder who takes proper care of their cats and kittens! Quality breeders are able to provide the vet records, genetic tests, and pedigree papers necessary to prove that their kitten fees are being used correctly towards the proper care of their animals.
At Mittenstar I do not do this for any sort of profit - I do this purely out of love for the breed. I will most likely never break even on the amount of money I've put into these cats - it took me years to save up my nest egg to invest into them.
The adoption fees I charge are to maintain the quality of care these cats deserve and to help raise the next generation of the breed. ♡
November 2024 Updates:
Both of our fall litters have been reserved!
Thank you so much everyone!!
Our final litter of 2024 are our 'Jeep' themed kittens - their information and individual pictures are posted below!
- I will be taking adoption applications for them around the end of November 2024
- They will be 12 weeks old and ready to go home Christmas Week! (Christmas is exactly 12 weeks from their birthday in October ♡!)
Please see their pictures and information below!
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Cocoa & Nikon: Born July 27 2024: 2 girls & 3 boys
Glimmer & Bonfire: Born October 3rd 2024: 5 boys
* All 5 boys will be available around the end of November, once they are old enough for me to 'get to know them' and their personalities. Please see our 'Adoption Process' page for more details!
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Willow & Bonfire (possibly Plum): Planned for early 2025
Briar Rose & Plum: Planned for early 2025
Katarina & Bonfire: Planned for early 2025
♡ Please check out our adoption process !
Check out our Facebook and Instagram for daily updates and kitten pictures!
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Thank you so much!
Loraine with Mittenstar Ragdolls
Mother : MIttenstars Glimmer
Father: LiShuai Bonfire
Born October 3rd 2024
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Updated: 11/13/2024
My fiance and I always said that if we had an 'All Boy' litter, we'd give them Jeep names in honor of the first car we had which was a Wrangler we loved adventuring in!! These will also be true 'Christmas Kittens' who will be old enough to go home that week for the holidays ~ so we wanted to think of a cute litter name and decided on 'Jeeping through the Snow'~ ♡
Baby WRANGLER - Will be available at 6 - 8 weeks old
Adoption Fee: -- 3,000 + 6% sales tax = 3,180 USD
Date of Birth: October 3rd, 2024
DAM: Glimmer / SIRE: Bonfire
Sex: Male
Color: Blue Point Bicolor - Will have dark grey color 'points' on the ears, face, and tail, with a light grey-cream body. Bicolor white markings include a symmetrical 'V' shape on the face that frames a pink nose, a white chest, stomach, and neck ruff, and mostly white legs and feet. The paw pads are typically pink, small spots of may occur.
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Pictured here at 5 weeks old
Purrsonality and Style:
Baby Wrangler is so bright, feisty, and LOVES attention! He's been very talkative, and has been one of the most 'in my face' kittens we've ever had! As soon as his eyes opened at just 10 days old, he began to sit at the edge of their baby nest and meow to me for attention - not to his kitty mom or grandmom - but to me! He would look me right in the eyes and meow for me to come love on him - it was so touching! As he got older, he began to add in rolling, jumping, and batting his paws at me to get attention along with the meows. As the kittens graduated from the birthing tent to their bigger playpen, he still will run to the edge and call to me when he sees me from across the room. He is just so sweet, and is extremely extroverted and outgoing!
He's a very handsome boy too, I love how Bonfire and Glimmer blended their features together with him! I think he is going to grow up into the kind of Ragdoll people think of when they think of the breed. He is going to have a great fur coat, deep blue eyes, and a really bright and excited expression!
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Baby RUBICON - Will be available at 6 - 8 weeks old
Adoption Fee: -- 2,500 + 6% sales tax = 2,650 USD
Date of Birth: October 3rd, 2024
DAM: Glimmer / SIRE: Bonfire
Sex: Male
Color: Blue Point Mitted - Will have dark grey color 'points' on the ears, face, and tail, with a light grey-cream body. Mitted white markings include a white chin, a white chest, belly, and neck ruff, and mostly white hind legs and white 'mittens' on the front feet. The paw pads are typically pink, small spots of color may occur.
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Pictured here at 5 weeks old
Purrsonality and Style:
Baby Rubicon reminds me the most of his father out of all of the kittens! His face structure, eyes, and body are just amazing like his daddy!
He has a very 'solid' personality - he plays well with his brothers and isn't too excitable or rough, but he still loves to play and is very outgoing. He has a very 'chill' side to him as well, he loves to sit in my lap and gently play with my hands! There is something very down to earth with him, he will look right into my eyes as I talk to him, and I can tell he recognizes different members of my family when they come to visit! He's very smart and gentle, and I think he will make a great 'best friend' for someone. I could see him doing well in a family with kids, or with other pets! He's very laid back and confident!
He is going to be a stunning boy as well, he has a small 'blaze' of white that runs up his nose and onto his forehead. These blaze markings are totally fine within the breed standard, and are rare to see! As his mask of color gets darker, the white will stand out more and more, and will be really pretty as it frames his eyes and shape of his nose. His eyes remind me the most of his father's, they're going to be vivid blue and very expressive and doll like as he matures! He also has a very 'solid' feel to his body - he's going to be a big boy as he grows up!
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Baby SPORT - Will be available at 6 - 8 weeks old
Adoption Fee: -- 2,500 + 6% sales tax = 2,650 USD
Date of Birth: October 3rd, 2024
DAM: Glimmer / SIRE: Bonfire
Sex: Male
Color: Blue Point Mitted - Will have dark grey color 'points' on the ears, face, and tail, with a light grey-cream body. Mitted white markings include a white chin, a white chest, belly, and neck ruff, and mostly white hind legs and white 'mittens' on the front feet. The paw pads are typically pink, small spots of color may occur.
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Pictured here at 5 weeks old
Purrsonality and Style:
Baby Sport is the tiniest of the litter - not a true runt, there just always is a biggest and a smallest in the litter - and he is the smallest of the bunch lol! He almost looks like a girl with how cute and dainty he is! Despite being the smallest in size, he makes up for it with his huge, deep blue eyes - they're almost cartoon like with how big they are! He stares right into my heart and I just melt haha ~ He's a super cute boy! If you're looking for a very 'doll like' Ragdoll, he's going to be all that and then some.
Personality wise, he is really funny and curious! The kittens from his mother's side tend to have very 'comical' personalities in a way that is hard to describe, but they'll wiggle, get into things, spin around and jump on you, roll around, bat their paws - they'll do things just to make you laugh, and they know it too! Sport really reminds me of these past kittens we've had from his grandma that have this 'hilarious' personality streak, he loves attention and will do quite a lot to make me smile! He loves being held and getting kisses too, he's a very outgoing, sweet, and warm little guy.
He absolutely loves being picked up, and has been one of the first ones to learn how to 'climb' up their little scratching post to get my attention and greet me from their playpen. He is a very sweet and outgoing little guy! It's hard to say because we've had 'the smallest' of the litter grow up to have huge growth spurts before, but I'm estimating he will still be a very decent size grown up, around 10 - 12 pounds. I can see him growing into a very loving and confident personality, he already is fairly laid back for a kitten and is so floppy and Ragdolly when I pick him up!
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Baby ALTITUDE - Will be available at 6 - 8 weeks old
Adoption Fee: -- 3,000 + 6% sales tax = 3,180 USD
Date of Birth: October 3rd, 2024
DAM: Glimmer / SIRE: Bonfire
Sex: Male
Color: Blue Point Bicolor - Will have dark grey color 'points' on the ears, face, and tail, with a light grey-cream body. Bicolor white markings include a symmetrical 'V' shape on the face that frames a pink nose, a white chest, stomach, and neck ruff, and mostly white legs and feet. The paw pads are typically pink, small spots of may occur.
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Pictured here at 5 weeks old
Purrsonality and Style:
Baby Altitude is such a good blend of both of his parents, he is just adorable! He has a very sensitive and sweet personality, he really pays attention to people and loves to meow and talk to me! He was the 'noisiest' kitten for the first few weeks, he meowed at any noise or movement around him lol! He was the first baby to sit up and crawl as well, he is very curious and bright!
He might do better in a quieter home, or with older kids who can understand being more patient with a kitten. He is a very sweet boy, but is more 'sensitive', he is very aware of the world around him, and has done well with confidence building exercises when being introduced to new toys and areas of our home! For example the first time we introduced the kittens to new shiny pom-pom type toy, he needed extra encouragement to want to play with the toy, he spent the first 5 minutes being very hesitant and I could see he was looking at the toy like - what in the world is this?! Is this safe?! - and once he realized it was actually quite interesting, shiny, and wouldn't hurt him - he came right out of his shell and spent the rest of the afternoon happily chasing the toy all around, even more than some of the other boys!
So he really loves attention, snuggles, and playtime, but he responds best to me being patient and positive with him - he will really appreciate a family who will understand he needs warmth, love, and encouragement - and he pays it all back with double the sweetness lol! I could see him loving being the 'only child' in someone's life as a single kitten, but I could see him doing very well in a home with other pets or again with older children who are able to be introduced in a positive, patient environment.
I think he will grow up into a gentle soul that will appreciate a good warm lap, quiet snuggles, and spending lots of time in familiar places with his favorite people!
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Baby COMPASS - Will be available at 6 - 8 weeks old
Adoption Fee: -- 2,500 + 6% sales tax = 2,650 USD
Date of Birth: October 3rd, 2024
DAM: Glimmer / SIRE: Bonfire
Sex: Male
Color: Blue Point Mitted - Will have dark grey color 'points' on the ears, face, and tail, with a light grey-cream body. Mitted white markings include a white chin, a white chest, belly, and neck ruff, and mostly white hind legs and white 'mittens' on the front feet. The paw pads are typically pink, small spots of color may occur.
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Pictured here at 5 weeks old
Purrsonality and Style:
Baby Compass is built like a chunky teddy bear! By far the biggest kitten in the litter, he is a gentle giant! He reminds me so much of a boy version of his 'Aunty Pink' - one of our very first keeper kittens here at Mittenstar who now lives with us as a treasured pet because I love her so much! His mother is Pink's sister from a later litter, and he just reminds me sooo much of 'mom's side of the family' lol! From the way he is built to how he acts, he is just a chunky, loveable, super cuddly teddy bear!
He is very laid back and has a 'reliable' kind of energy haha - he is just so sweet and kind of predictable in how laid back and sweet he can be!
I think he would be great with a family that has kids or other pets, but he would also love being an 'only kitten' in a family or with a person where he could be the center of attention!
I really can't say enough good things about baby Compass, he's really stolen a piece of my heart! He isn't just a sweetie either - he is going to be a stunning example of a show quality mitted Ragdoll - he is going to have stunning dark blue eyes, a really fantastic size and muscle density, and a wonderful bunny-soft type coat! His head shape, strong muzzle, and sweet expression are just perfect, I am super proud of this boy!!
If I *could* keep a boy, he would absolutely be it!
I just know he is going to be someone's best friend ~ he really is the whole 'Ragdoll' personality and package!
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