The acquisition of a purebred cat is an important and responsible step. How careful and thoughtful your approach to choosing a pet will be, it depends on whether his stay in your home will be joyful and carefree or full of problems and disappointments.
Instructions
Step 1
Decide for what purpose you are purchasing a kitten. If you are planning that your pet will participate in exhibitions or in breeding, you need a show-class or breed-class kitten. The most expensive kittens belong to the show class - they have an impeccable pedigree, their appearance fully complies with the breed standards. Breed-class cats may not participate in exhibitions due to minor non-compliance with the standard, however, they are used to obtain high-quality offspring. As pets - as they say, for the soul - it is better to purchase a pet-class kitten - small discrepancies in their appearance to the standard, as a rule, are not striking.
Step 2
Soberly assess your financial capabilities - a purebred cat, especially one purchased from a cattery, cannot be cheap. The more rare and fashionable a breed is, the more you will have to pay for a kitten. In addition, the cost depends on the class of the purchased animal, the rarity of its color, and compliance with breed standards. If a kitten of a Thai or British shorthair breed can be purchased for relatively little money, then the price of Bengal cats or Maine Coons starts from tens of thousands of rubles.
Step 3
Decide what breed of kitten you want to take. Try to find as much information as possible about her - it is important to know how difficult it will be to care for a representative of the breed, whether the development of genetically determined diseases is possible.
Step 4
You should not buy a purebred cat from your hands, unless you are sure of the seller, otherwise there is a high probability of purchasing an animal that only looks like a representative of the breed and comes from unknown parents. Kittens from unscheduled or unsuccessful matings are sold without documents, they do not have exhibition and breeding prospects, in addition, an unscrupulous owner can save on the necessary vaccinations, sell a kitten with a serious illness or with uncomfortable habits in everyday life - for example, not accustomed to the litter box.
Step 5
Cattery owners who care about their reputation sell kittens only with the necessary documents (pedigree or kitten card, veterinary passport with vaccination marks). You can pick up a kitten only after it reaches a certain age - usually kittens are given from three months, but a show-class animal can be transferred to a new owner at the age of ten months, when the presence of exhibition prospects is confirmed. Also, a purebred kitten purchased in the cattery will be accustomed to a tray and a scratching post, and sometimes the owners take on the trouble of neutering an animal that is not intended for breeding or participating in exhibitions.
Step 6
Be sure to "get acquainted" with the chosen kitten personally, evaluate the conditions in which the breeder maintains it. If the animal has reached the required age, it will most likely be possible to pick it up right away, but if the kitten is still small, you will have to pay a deposit and wait a while. Evaluate the baby's appearance - shiny coat, clear eyes, absence of visible defects speak of good health.
