Yes, our cattery Vlinderdoll is registered in Cat Fanciers' Association (CFA). All our cats have pedigrees.

Our breeding cats are carefully selected in terms of their appearance, character and fit in our breeding program. Our breeding cats are imported or picked up ourselves from foreign countries such as Poland, Italy, Hungary. They are from high quality bloodlines from catteries of reputation. We breed ragdolls to be sweet companions, and can serve as therapy cats for the clients of our care farm. Therefore, in addition to health, we put extra emphasis on the character and socialization of kittens.

We have renovated a dedicated two floor apartment/cat palace for the cattery. This apartment is within our house on one side. It has warming, many windows for light and ventilation, medical level air purifier, robot cleaner and of course all kinds of cat furniture, including a big sofa both for us and for the cats to chill. Many people think that it’s best if you can put all cats together. In reality, however, it is impossible and also not good for the cats. For example, you want to prevent unwanted pregnancy and spraying. You cannot force two female cats in one room if they don't get along to avoid stress. You also need a separate room for a mother cat where she feels safe and is not disturbed by other cats when she nurses the kittens, and where the kittens are safe to roam until after their first vaccine. Therefore for those purposes, we created 2 rooms inside the cattery separated by gate to allow fresh air flow and interaction. We also make sure that our cats have private time with us individually.

Most of kittens' character are from their parents. It is interesting to see some kittens are more like their father, while others are more like their mother, both in appearance and character. Our breeding cats are carefully selected to have very good character and sweet temperament. You will also see the kittens' parents when you visit. The rest of character indeed is affected by environment and interaction. The kittens live in our house in a clean and loving environment, with a variety of facilities to fulfil their natural instincts. We make sure that they receive a lot of attention, hug and play interaction. They are used to be held by us from very young, they are used to comb, trim nails and all kinds of noises and traffic in the house. In addition, it is our vision that our cats/kittens are raised and socialized under the loving care (comb, trim nails, feeding, play, etc.) of our care farm clients.

To adopt one of our kittens/cats, you must be over 18 years old, have a stable residence, and be a mature and responsible adult. You must be able to provide a health, clean and loving environment for the kitten. You must be able to afford to see a vet when the kitten is sick (It could happen to any living beings). Because of their very trusting and non-aggressive nature, ragdolls should be indoor cats only. As extreme human cats, they should have sufficient time with you and cannot be left alone for long.

Our breeding cats are carefully selected from high quality bloodlines with beautiful appearance and sweet characters, which pass down to their children. We also put extra effort to socialize kittens to be emotional support companions. Pricing is determined by each kitten's markings and physical structure. Pet quality: starting at €1500 Class 1: The kitten has asymmetric mask, white ears or tails. The kitten is cute and has sweet personality. Class 2: The kitten has even mask. The head, body and pattern are good in general. The kitten has great character and personality. Show/breed quality: starting at €3000 The kitten is outstanding on all aspects with near or perfect markings. The kitten would be competitive but not required to participate in cat shows. A nonrefundable deposit of 500 Euros reserves your kitten. This deposit will be deducted from the total price of your kitten.

2 vaccines shots Dewormings European Pet Passport Health checks by vet Microchip Pedigree Ownership certificate 5-year guarantee against genetic disease HCM and PKD Welcome home bag including food and toys

The main different between a male kitten and a female kitten is the size. In the same litter, a boy tends to be bigger than a girl. The personality is individual and doesn't depend on the gender according to research. The most important factors for determining a sweet personality in kittens are their parents and the socialization from an early age. Both genders can have territorial behaviors such as urinating. But you won’t experience any of it if the cats are castrated/spayed before 7-8 months old.

The adoption procedures include briefly 5 steps: Step 1: Join our waiting list by contacting us and submit your adoption application. You will be notified if your application is approved. Step 2: Wait for the kittens to grow and become available to reserve, usually around 5-7 weeks old. We post photos and videos of the kittens on social media (Instagram, Facebook). Step 3: Reserve your kitten. To avoid disappointment, we want to be clear that we work with first come first served basis, **who reserves the kitten first gets the kitten!!. You can reserve your kitten by placing a nonrefundable deposit of 500 Euros. This deposit will be deducted from the total price of your kitten. We also schedule the date (normally 9 weeks old, after their first vaccine for safety reason) to visit the kittens at this step. We can also schedule virtual/video visit before 9 weeks old :) ** You are allowed to reserve the kitten before visiting of course! Step 4: Schedule the pick-up/delivery of your new kitten. Kittens are usually be able to go to their new home at around 3-5 month old (it varies depending on your preference for neuter/spay). At this step, we will sign the adoption contract. The remaining balance for your kitten can be paid on the day you pick up your kitten, but in the case of delivery, it must be paid at least 5 days before your scheduled delivery date. Any money paid toward a kitten is nonrefundable. Step 5: Pick up/deliver your new kitten. Please prepare to welcome your new kitten by reading the kitten advice sent together with adoption contract, and prepare kitten supplies at least 3 days before the pick-up/delivery date. Please remember to bring a pet carrier to transport your new kitten home. Congratulations on your new fluffy addition!

The kittens can be visited after their first vaccine at around 9 weeks old for safety reasons. To avoid disappointment, please note that a kitten could be reserved before then.

The kittens are open for reservation from 6 weeks old and available to visit from 9 weeks old. In between these 3 weeks, we will post photos and videos of the kittens on our website and social media. If you would like to reserve a kitten during this period, we can have a video call for you to virtually visit the cattery and kitten that you are interested in.

Yes, you can reserve a kitten from 6 weeks old with a non-refundable deposit of 500 euros.

We understand ideally you would like to see a kitten before reserving him/her. It used to be a dilemma for us too. As a cattery owner, we have clients with different conditions and preferences. Most of our pet owners did a lot of research on catteries already before contacting, and read our website carefully. So when we tell them a kitten is available, they would like to reserve them immediately. Some pet owners from abroad live quite far away and cannot make visit and still would like to reserve the kitten. We should give those who trust us and like the kittens so much the opportunities to reserve. Often there are a lot of people who are interested in our kittens. Mostly we schedule the visit in the weekend as we all have a busy life. It becomes unmanageable to schedule so many people to visit weekend after weekend. Also it becomes arguable who has priority to reserve a kitten if both people are interested, the person who visits first or the person who says he/she wants the kitten first. To avoid disappointment for both of them and us cattery owner, we decide that the reservation is based on deposit. PS: We also reserved our breeding cats from abroad without visiting but based on a lot of research on the cattery and breeder. We think this is a more efficient and less disappointing way for our cattery. To compensate the drawback of this approach, we have the kitten adoption application form that people need to fill so that we can know them better and see if they are sincere and will take good care of our cats. PS. Please do not reserve a kitten with us if you have doubts about this approach.

Kittens can go to their new home from around 3-5 months old depending on your preference on the sterilization/castration. See the answer to this question ("Will the kittens be spayed/castrated/neutered when they go to new home?") for details. By then they are fully vaccinated, regularly dewormed, microchiped, several times health checked and have passport.

Early castration (around 3 month old) is common in the US, but people in the Netherlands are more comfortable with spay/castration when kittens are around 6 month old. Our vets also prefer at least 5 month old unless there is a reason to do it earlier. Our vets agrees to spay/castrate kittens earliest 4 month old. Given this context, we offer two options to buyers because we understand people have different preferences. Option 1: Kittens can go to new home from around 3 month old without spaying/castration. You can pick up the kitten and start to bond with each other earlier than option 2. However, we ask 500 euros of spay/castration guarantee, which will be returned later upon receiving proof that the kitten is spayed/castrated. We don't cover later spay/castration fee. Option 2: Kittens can go to new home from around 4.5-5.5 month old already spayed/castrated. The spay/castration fee is included in the purchase price. Personally I recommend option 1 because it's best for a kitten's socialization. Kitten's socialization period is from 2 weeks old to 16 weeks old (~4 months old). During this period, a kitten is very curious, open-minded and easy to accept new things and experience. Of course we do our best in terms of kittens' socialization with people, objects, noise, other cats and animals. So rest assured that even you choose option 2, you will get a very well socialized kitten.

You will receive immediately the kitten's passport when you pick up the kitten. We will sign a contract, which I will send to you in advance before the pick up date. I will also send you a kitten care advice booklet. After the kitten goes to the new home. I will order the kitten's owner certificate, for which I will need your name, address, phone number and email. After receiving the owner certificate, I will order and send you the kitten's pedigree.

Physically, Ragdolls are large, muscular, heavy boned, well balanced, (semi-)longhaired cats with blue eyes. Character-wise, they are affectionate, laid back, meek, calm, and extremely human cats, so called “dog in the shape of a cat”. ​More about ragdoll breed Ragdolls are large, muscular, heavy boned, well balanced, (semi-)longhaired cats with blue eyes. They can weigh 6-8kg for males and 5-7.5kg for females. Their legs are in proportion to the body. Paws are large and round. The tail is similar length as the body, thicker at the based and tapers at the tip. Their coat color stabilize until around 2 years of age and body doesn’t reach full maturity until 3-4 years of age. Ragdoll’s head is broad and a wedge shape with well-developed cheeks and a strong chin. Their ears are medium size, broad at the based and round at the tip. Eyes are oval shape with an amazing blue color. Ragdoll has soft silky coat and doesn’t have or have sparse undercoat. ​ The first Ragdolls were developed and bred in California in the early 1960s by Ann Baker. She bred a pure white longhaired Angora Persian cat queen, Josephine, to a seal mitted male named Daddy Warbucks and a solid black male named Blackie. According to Baker, Josephine’s genes were altered at a nearby medical center where she was taken care of after being hit by a car. She miraculously survived the car accident, which turned her immune to pain, resulting in her floppy and relaxed character. Litters born after recovery had the limp, loving personalities ragdolls are known for. ​ Ragdolls are affectionate, laid back, meek, calm cats, so called “dog in the shape of a cat”. Extremely human cats, they adore their owners, greet you at the door, follow you from room to room, roll over in front of you, let you pet their belly, scrub against your legs, come to you when called, “talk” to you a lot, purr happily in your arms, and prefer to stay where you are, be it the living room, kitchen, home office (they even follow you to the toilet). As sweet relaxed and curious cats, they would come to first time home visitors, sniff your hands, allow to be petted and hugged. They love children and get along with dogs.

Ragdolls are all pointed cats. Kittens are all white when born. Their face, ears, legs and tail get darken later on. The ragdoll comes in a range of colors. Popular ragdoll colors include seal, blue, red (flame), cream, chocolate and lilac. There are 4 ragdoll patterns depending on the amount of white patches: Pointed (dark face, ears, legs, feet and tail), Mitted (white mittens on the feet, white chin extending to the belly, some have a white star or blaze on the nose), Bicolor (dark face with a white inverted V shape, ears, dark patches on the back, and dark tail), and Van (dark ears and tail). On top of this, ragdolls can have lynx/tabby pattern in the darker area.

We highly discourage allowing your Ragdoll outdoors. Going outside exposes your cat to many potential diseases and dangers. Ragdolls have been specifically bred to be extremely gentle-natured and loving. They do not have the normal survival instincts that other cats have, so they may not pick up on the potential dangers of the outside world. This leaves them very vulnerable to injury, and even death, when left outdoors. Ragdolls can only be outdoors within a closed catrun or being supervised closely. For your Ragdoll’s health and safety, we highly recommend keeping them inside where they will be just as happy cuddled up with you on the couch!

Essential things to start with are food (dry, wet), food bowl, water bowl/fountain, litter box, litter, litter scoop, scratching post, pet carrier and toys. Other things I recommend to have include cat tree, pet hair remover and air purifier. A complete list of supplies can be found here. You can find the supplies on a pet store or order online from Zooplus.

Ragdolls are famous for their soft, (semi) long hair and beautiful coat. They are gorgeous in winter with fluffy coat and the cute "scarf" around the neck. They shed in spring/summer when the weather gets warmer. But due to the lack of undercoat, they do tend to shed less than other cat breeds.

You will receive a document from us when picking up the kitten, with more details on caring your kitten. If you have questions not covered there, please feel free to email us.