Our cats live in our home as our friends and get the best treatment possible.  We value our clients, but we value our kittens more as they have no choices about their future and they depend upon us to choose the right home for their lifetime. 

PURCHASE INFORMATION

Please take a few minutes to read this section through the end.   Many questions are answered here, as well as other valuable information.

Don't be offended by all our "personal" questions when you call...we just want to know what your plans are for a kitten.

Casa Del Gatos is not a pet-shop-type business.  We have a few kittens that live in our home until they leave us.  Hobby breeder.

It is impossible to  predict a kitten's health beyond getting a veterinarian physical and making sure our cats are as free of disease as possible.  We make every effort to breed healthy kittens.

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It is YOUR responsibility to keep your kitten healthy and happy as possible, and be aware of any signs of illness.  Never hesitate to contact your veterinarian in case of concern. Waiting for even a day or two can make the difference in the extent of an illness and how the cat recuperates.  

It is important to know that kittens are very vulnerable and moving to a new home with strangers can cause a kitten to be stressed and have "separation anxiety," and not eat well for a day or two.  If there are some underlying problems not apparent at time of pickup, it cause them to manifest themselves and the kitten can become very ill very quickly.  Do not put off visiting or at least calling your veterinarian should this happen.  It could end up a life and death matter.

We are not veterinarians and do not practice veterinary care.  Please let us know of any illness or concerns as it applies to our contract and health agreement.  Of course, we are always concerned about the health of our cats.  We never knowingly send a sick kitten away.  If a kittens exhibits signs of something being wrong, we will postpone it's departure. 

Expect to be asked a lot of personal questions.  It is very important to us to find the right homes for our kittens.  After all, it is not a daily routine to choose a new family member which is exactly what you are doing when choosing a Burmese cat!  Their life span can be up to 15 to 20 years.  We do not guarantee a kitten/cat will live this long.  No one knows how long any of us will be around. We want to know as much as possible what kind of home you plan for one of our kittens.  

Apart from the fact, we are being nosey, we want folks to think about the impact caring for a kitten would have on their lifestyle.  No animal likes being left alone for long periods of time or being ignored. They crave attention and a person who is impatient or short tempered might not be a good candidate for a pet of any kind. 

The first 48 hours in a new home is important. You should arrange your schedule so as not to leave a new kitten alone for long periods of time upon arrival at it's new home.  It should be confined to a small area when you are not home, (bathroom, bedroom etc.) until it is familiar with you, the family and other pets.  This is an important bonding period. The kitten needs a lot love, assurance and security at this time.

Unlike too many other breeders, we do honor our agreements and want to work with you in any way we can to make sure you get the right pet for your home and to get the right home for our kittens.  

We are proud of our reputation and strive to keep it a good one. Please understand, however, that things can happen beyond our control or your control or the cats' control, and we appreciate your cooperation and understanding in this event.  We never want to leave a client with bad feelings about Casa Del Gatos. We are dealing with living creatures and only God can determine how long any of us will be here. It is our goal to have the best quality pets for your home and we hope you are willing to give your kitten the best you can to assure a long, healthy, happy life.

We will furnish you with registration papers when you get a kitten from Casa Del Gatos.  We have a neuter/spay contract and will send your registration papers when you give us proof of alteration at age 5 1/2 to 6 months of age. No sooner, please. 

Our price is average in the U.S.A. for a pedigreed Burmese kitten.  You can get them cheaper or more expensive depending on what breeder you contact.  Casa Del Gatos' price is average and includes a one year replacement guarantee against fatal congenital or genetic diseases.

Our kittens are well socialized, healthy, soft and sleek, and beautiful.  We like to stay in touch with the new owner and welcome photos for the web site.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

When potential kitten buyers hear the price of a Burmese kitten, they think that all breeders make loads of money from selling them.  This is NOT TRUE.  Breeding and raising kittens is not for the faint-hearted, and involves a lot of work, care, and money to do it right.   We appreciate your visiting our Boutique as the cats benefit from the proceeds.

We spend a lot of money on new breeders to replace the retiring ones, the right food, litter, vet bills, stud fees, vitamins, toys, kitty furniture to play on, warm-clean bedding, laundry, time spent socializing the kittens and quality time for the breeding cats, (that is priceless), record-keeping, cleaning and sanitizing, etc. etc.  Casa Del Gatos believes that our queens and studs earn the right to have the best and we try to see that they have it.  We are often up in the middle of the night playing mid-wife to a birthing mother, making sure each kitten gets the proper attention to survive and become a wonderful companion for your home.  Often times, we hand feed a litter in addition to the milk the mother provides if we don't think the kittens are getting enough nourishment.  This happens with large litters.  Mama just needs a little help at times.  We encourage smaller litters by controlling the time queens will spend with our studs in order to have healthier kittens.

Your kitten is a new member of your family and should be treated with love and respect and more importantly, responsibility.  Young children should be taught to play carefully with a new kitten so it will not bite or scratch them in self defense and become afraid of people.  A kitten should never be punished for defending itself.  Children should never pull or tug the kitten as it might be fatally injured.

Well-meaning people sometimes want to breed a cat just once for the children to experience birth, etc.  This is a very bad idea and not well thought out.  We will never agree for this to happen.  If we learn of it, we have the right to have the cat returned to Casa Del Gatos.  There are too many abusive situations that can arise, and the offspring's welfare are of great concern to us. Children should not be taught about life at the expense of another life.

 Burmese cats are extremely intelligent, trainable, human loving, social, eager to please.  Thus the name "dog cats" because of their dog-like qualities.  Because they are easily trained, we discourage declawing and encourage training to a scratching post.  This process has begun before they leave Casa Del Gatos and it won't require a lot of time and trouble to teach the babies to use a scratching post.

We require a deposit when you decide to reserve a kitten.  This way we know you are serious about acquiring one of our babies.  We ask you to be sure you want a kitten from CDG BEFORE you send a deposit.  There is almost always a waiting list which speaks highly of Casa Del Gatos in that we now have many clients returning to add another kitten or referrals, in addition to new inquiries. We have no control over the colors and sex of kittens in a litter and make no guarantees about this.  If you are set on a particular color and sex, there might be a longer waiting period.  It is difficult sometimes to be sure of the sex and coloration of a newborn.  They can change colors as they grow.  We ask for first and second choice of colors but if you only wnat a particular color, there could be a longer wait.  We ask for your patience.

There are many expenses involved  in taking good care of our babies, so if for any reason, you decide you don't want a kitten, we may keep the deposit, depending on your reason for requesting a refund (such as getting a kitten elsewhere as we always request you do not leave a deposit if you are undecided) or will keep a portion of the deposit for our time and expenses, and return the remaining deposit when the kitten is placed in a new home.   If anything happens to your reserved kitten, we will notify you and reserve you another kitten or return your deposit within a reasonable amount of time.  Because we use part of the deposits to cover expenses involved in caring for our cats and kittens a refund could mean you will have to wait until final payments have been made for that litter of kittens.  We work with a very narrow profit margin so we must strict rules in order to support this venture.  These guidelines may sound tough but in order to keep our cats and kittens healthy and well cared for, we must be able to have funds available to do so.  These events rarely happen, but we must be prepared for the unexpected.  We make every effort to give our little family the best care available.

CASA DEL GATOS

Our policy about raising our kittens and working with clients is that we do love the breed and kittens...and make every effort to raise healthy, socialized, beautiful Burmese for you to love and enjoy.

Ice Princess likes to nap under the lamp on these cool days while Jean answers email. Well...somebody has to be the paperweight.

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A BRAND NEW BURMESE

Many clients say they haven't seen a newborn kitten before.  This one is 2 days old.  Still cute!

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