SIAMESE: Pet kittens are sold for $500 each. Breeding kittens are sold for $650.
BALINESE: Balinese kittens are $600 when purchased as a pet, or $750 for breeding kittens.
TONKINESE: Our Solid, Mink and Point Tonkinese kittens will be sold for $600 each for pet kittens, and $750 for breeding kittens. Tabby Mink Tonkinese kittens are extremely rare and will be sold for $700 as pets only under spay/neuter contract, unless going to another Registered Breeder.
All Thai Dye kittens come with TCA registration, non-breeding contract, our 2 year written Genetic Health Guarantee, a new kitten care package, a kitten comb and have been dewormed three times with All Natural dewormers.Breeding kittens come with all of the above plus full breeding rights.
Thai Dye’s kitten purchasing procedure:
Kittens are sold on a first come, first served basis, according to the criteria of the buyer. Once a person has placed a deposit, the kitten that best fits their sex/colour/coat type is matched to that person. If more than one kitten fills the criteria, the owner is allowed, at 4 weeks, to choose the one they like best from the kittens presented. If none of the kittens match the owner’s desired traits, the deposit is forwarded to the next litter or another litter within that calendar year. Deposits are non-refundable.
All Thai Dye kittens are sexed as soon as they are born, and their birth times and sexes are written down. Tiny ribbons are placed on them so we know who was born when. As soon as colours start to show, each kitten is assigned to its prospective owner based on the sex/colour/coat length criteria. Narrowing it down even more may include matching desired personality traits such as "very cuddly", "feisty", "adventurous", etc.
Coat lengths are determined after a few weeks. Kittens that are going to have long hair (Balinese) tend to feel softer and fluffier after only a few days. The length then keeps growing, whereas the short haired (Siamese) kittens' coats stay the way they were at birth.
As they kittens grow, their ribbons are replaced with longer ribbons of the same colour. Kittens who develop distinct differences (such as being the only male or female of their colour) may have their collars removed, as it is already easy to tell them from their siblings.
New owners are emailed weekly photo updates, as well as a list of suggested foods, litters etc. When they come to meet their new babies, they are shown the Contract/Health Guarantee, and are allowed to meet both parents and see the kitten’s Litter Registration. This paper is the owner's proof of the litter's pure bloodlines and registration with Traditional Cats Association. An individual kitten Registration Appilication comes with each kitten, to be mailed later by the owner to TCA once Thai Dye has received the balance and the contract is signed. This will also be the official transfer of ownership. This visitation is allowed after the kitten turns 4 weeks, and pick up is from 8 to 10 weeks depending on the individual kitten's social and emotional readiness.
Our commitment to you and your kitten does not stop there. We are here for the lifetime of your kitten, to answer health or behaviour questions. We encourage owners to send updates and photos, so that we may see how happy our kittens are in their new homes. We also welcome “customer testimonials, and often include these, as well as the photos, on our web site and Face Book page.
Naming rules:
All Siamese, Tonkinese and Balinese kittens at Thai Dye must be named after musical themes such as singers, albums, genres, instruments, bands or songs. Owners may, of course, nickname their kitten (related or unrelated to music) with a "call name".
As soon as the new owner chooses a “call name” for their kitten, we start using it when interacting with that kitten so that he or she learns the name. By the time the kitten goes to its new home, it will usually come running when called!
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