• We need a completed & approved application
• A signed contract
• A faceTime (or any video chat) appointment for you to pick out the kitten live
• $500 non-refundable deposit 

** Please check with your family, landlord etc. prior to contacting us. Please research price for the breed (including registration paperwork, vetting, health, care for the breed and quality) prior to contacting. Serious inquiries only **

• Well-bred kittens in the United States may range from $1500 - $3500. This depends on many factors including: pedigree, quality, vet care, quality of food given, pet only or breeding rights. 
• Our kittens are individually evaluated and priced. Typically, longhair kittens will start at $2000, shorthair kittens run higher. Please keep in mind that it takes the same amount of time and money to raise a "pet" quality kitten as it does a "show/breed" quality. 
• Yes, you will always find cheaper and more expensive kittens! Price does not always equal quality, health, socialization or breeder support. DO your RESEARCH! Pets are not toys, they are family!
• Our kittens will come with everything they need to get their new parents started. They will be examined by a licensed veterinarian, leave with age-appropriate vaccines/dewormer, North Carolina health certificate if traveling by plane, CFA registration & a goodie bag. We are PKD, FIV & FelV negative cattery. 

** Please check with your family, landlord etc. prior to contacting us. Please research price for the breed (including registration paperwork, vetting, health, care for the breed and quality) prior to contacting. Serious inquiries only **

• There are plenty of cheaper and more expensive kittens out there!
• Buyer Beware: When you are searching for your new family member please remember "if it seems too good to be true, it probably is". Cheap kittens do not always equal cheaper outcomes. Just because you have found a cheaper kitten does not mean you have found a good deal. You could end up with a large vet bill, a sick or dead kitten and in some cases, you may not even get said kitten. Please do your homework. Ask for proof of vaccinations, registration papers & DNA/genetic disease testing, pictures/videos of parents and LIVE videos of the kitten and its environment. DO NOT get scammed for a "cheap" kitten. 
• NOTE: There are MANY fraudulent websites who are stealing our pictures and "selling" kittens who either do not exist or are not the same kittens.
• When choosing a breeder, you are not only picking a new family member.. you are also choosing a mentor, supporter, and possibly new friend! Choose wisely! 

You may visit our website and click the tab that states "Application". Please be sure to fill out the application completely and check your spam folder for a reply from us. When inquiring about one of our kittens please introduce yourself and the kind of home you will provide for our kittens. Please include the color and sex you are interested in and if you're looking for a retired adult or a kitten. Inquiries simply asking for price and without any introduction about yourself or what kind of home you are able to provide will NOT be answered. We strive to find the best possible homes for all of our kittens and reserve the right to refuse sale to any home who may seem unfit at any time.

** Please check with your family, landlord etc. prior to contacting us. Please research price for the breed (including registration paperwork, vetting, health, care for the breed and quality) prior to contacting. Serious inquiries only **

Unfortunately, there are many scams out there. Scheduling a live video appointment is done for the safety of our kittens and potential buyers. This will allow us to meet you and your family, thus allowing us to ensure that you will be a good fit for one of our kittens. Seeing the kitten(s) live will also allow for the buyer to meet us, our kittens and the kittens parents. It will ensure you that the kitten you are picking out is real as well as allow you to see the environment that kittens are in. This will prevent any possible scams such as purchasing a kitten that may not exist or purchasing a kitten that may be sick.  

The $500 non-refundable deposit allows us to hold your kitten until he/she is ready to go home. If an unforeseen circumstance occurs and you are no longer able to take the kitten, the deposit will be applied to a future litter within 6 months. The deposit can also be transferred over to a different available kitten if you prefer a different color or sex within 6 months. Please note that placing kittens in the right homes is very important to us and does take a lot of time, under no circumstance are deposits refundable due to a buyers personal reasons. Money will NOT be accepted prior to receiving a signed contract by both parties and a live video appointment.

• We're social! Follow/like our facebook & instagram page! 
• Facebook and Instagram are typically updated more frequently and all announcements will appear on social media first. 
• Due to high volume of inquiries, we do not keep waiting lists and we are unable to contact interested families every time a new litter is born. Please monitor our facebook/instagram  page and this website for updates on available kittens. 

Yes! Here at Bellamoree Exotics we LOVE to take pictures. We strive to send all of our new parents updated pictures and/or videos of their babies on a weekly basis. Please keep in mind that we do have other obligations and full time jobs, we may not be able to send new pictures every single day.

Kittens will go home at 12 weeks depending on IF and WHEN our vet clears them! Please understand that each kitten is an individual and may not mature at the same rate as its siblings. Each kitten must be completely weaned, litter box trained, have an established immune system, have age-appropriate vaccinations/de-wormings and be emotionally ready to leave its mom. Our vet will help us assess when they are ready. Under NO circumstances will a kitten leave prior to 12 weeks.

Our kittens are PKD, FIV/FeLV negative and parasite free. All kittens are examined by a licensed veterinarian and will come with age appropriate vaccines/de-worming,  CFA registration and 1 year health guarantee. Details and information will be sent to you via contract prior to reserving a kitten.

• Don't live in North Carolina? No problem! We deliver our cats/kittens with a pet nanny. He/she will fly your kitten in cabin to your nearest airport within the USA & Canada. Delivery will be arranged and paid directly to the pet nanny and is roughly $450-550. 
• You are also welcome to fly into RDU airport and pick up your kitten. It is roughly $120 to bring the kitten with you in cabin depending on the airline. 
• Depending on where you live, we may be able to deliver the kitten to you for an extra fee.
• At this time we do not ship internationally 

We allow ONE 30 minute home visit AFTER kittens have received their vaccinations. We ask that you do not visit if you or any of your pets are sick. We will ask that all persons wash their hands prior to handling kittens to prevent infections and diseases. We ask that only immediate family members visit, max of 2 adults (please do not bring uncle, grandma, cousin and friends). 

YES YES YES, no questions asked. Infact, per contract, if you are no longer able to or no longer wish to take care of cat/kitten, we request them to be returned to us. 

• Polycystic kidney disease is an inherited condition in cats that causes multiple cysts (pockets of fluid) to form in the kidneys and may eventually result in kidney failure. Genetic testing is available to test for the defective PKD1 gene. PKD is the result of a single dominant gene abnormality. This means that every cat with the abnormal gene will have PKD. If both parents are tested negative, then it is not possible for offspring to cary the gene, thus they will be negative for PKD. 
• We are a PKD negative cattery. We do not breed positive PKD cats. All of our breeding adults are DNA tested negative for PKD through the University of California, thus all offspring are also negative by DNA lineage. PKD is a dominant hereditary disease, which means if one parent is positive then half the litter will also be positive. Breeding two positive cats together will cause all offsping to die in utero (prior to being born). 

• Feline Leukemia Virus is highly contagious and spread through saliva, nasal secretions, urine, feces, and milk of infected cats. 
• Feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) reduces the capacity of the cat's immune system to respond to other infectious agents. FIV is highly contagious and is transmitted primarily through cat bite wounds.
• We guarantee all cats and kittens negative for both FIV & FeLV viruses. More details and information will be sent to you via contract prior to reserving a cat/kitten from us. 

First and most importantly, RESEARCH. There are many cute kittens out there, but avoid buying the first one you can find. 

Reputable breeders WILL:

• Give you references if asked
• Allow you to see kittens live via a video call (many do not allow strangers in their homes for safety to their animals and families)
• Send you progress  pictures/videos of kittens
• Provide vet records and health testing 
• Provide registration paperwork 
• Be picky about the homes of their kittens
• NOT let kittens leave under 12 weeks
• Provide a contract
• Breed adults who meet standards (there is more to standards than just nose placement)
• Know basic genetics 
• Answer questions and concerns for the rest of that kittens life

Backyard breeders:

• May or may not provide vet paperwork/registration 
• Sell kittens to anyone able to send money
• Rehome kittens under 12 weeks
• Take deposits on newborn or unborn kittens 
• Constantly mislabel kitten colors/not know basic genetics
• Hard to reach/only answer questions until kitten leave their home
• Breed adults who do not meet breed standard
• May/may not have breeding rights on their adults

Scams:

• May or may not be able to send multiple pictures/videos on the same kitten
• Will not be able to video call you
• Will be pushy to recieve money
• Will include shipping in price of the kitten
• Will sell kittens for unrealistically cheap prices
• May/may not be able to speak the language of your country of residence
• Will sell many different breeds - confuse breed terms (Ex: call a "kitten" a "puppy")
• Unable to provide refernces

If it is too good to be true, then it probably is