How Much Does a Ragdoll Kitten Cost?

Every Lapdolls Ragdoll kitten is $2,500. That is the same price for every kitten regardless of color, pattern, or sex, and it includes spay or neuter surgery and a microchip before pick-up. A $500 deposit reserves one and comes off the total. Kittens go home between 13 and 15 weeks old.

Why every kitten is the same price

Pattern-based pricing is normal in this breed. Bicolors often carry a premium, and a rare color costs whatever the market will bear. We do not do it that way.

Flat pricing means nobody pays extra for whatever pattern happens to be fashionable this year, and nobody gets quietly nudged toward a kitten because it is the cheaper one. You choose the kitten whose temperament suits your household. The price is already settled.

What the $2,500 includes

• TICA or CFA registration, your choice of registry at adoption, with the papers handed over at pick-up
• Spay or neuter surgery, done here before the kitten goes home
• A microchip, placed at the same time
• Age-appropriate vaccinations before going home
• A three-year genetic guarantee, with replacement if the kitten passes from a genetic disease within that time
• Socialization and litter training, raised around children, dogs, and ordinary family noise
• A start on Life's Abundance and human-grade meats
• Both parents DNA tested and clear

What the price does not include

Two things, and we would rather be plain about them now than have you find out later.

• A veterinary exam. We do not provide one and we do not book it. You arrange and pay for your own vet visit within 72 hours of pickup.
• Travel. Pickup at our home in Vancouver, Washington or at PDX costs nothing. Flying a kitten to another state does, and we set those numbers out on our flight nanny costs for out-of-state families page. Driving in from Oregon or down from the Seattle area costs you a tank of gas.

What is and is not included, at a glance

Our FAQ covers the policy detail behind each of these, including the vet visit, spay and neuter, and what the health guarantee actually pays out on.

What is a reasonable price for a Ragdoll kitten?

Price follows what a breeder actually does, not what the kitten looks like. DNA testing both parents costs money. So does registration, decent food, and keeping kittens until 13 to 15 weeks, spayed or neutered and microchipped, rather than sending them out at eight.

If a price sits far below what you see elsewhere, ask what was skipped. If it sits far above, ask what the extra buys. The useful question is never the number on its own. It is what the number pays for, and any breeder worth adopting from will answer that without getting defensive.

What about the first year?

The purchase price is the smaller half of year one. Setup, food, litter, vet care and insurance all add up, and people underestimate them. We have written an honest breakdown of what a Ragdoll kitten really costs in the first twelve months.