Adopting a kitten is a 20 year investment.

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Adopting A Himalayan Kitten

Adopting any kitten deserves a lot of forethought. After all, they will be with you up to 20 years!

Himalayan or Persian

A Himalayan Kitten is registered as a Himalayan Persian Kitten. Persian kittens include the typical solid coats as well as variations like shaded, smoke, and pointed. The gene that gives the pointed variation originates from the Siamese Cat. Many years ago, the solid Persian Cat was bred to the Siamese to produce a pointed Persian which is today's Himalayan. Himalayan kittens tend to be more vocal and 'talk' like the Siamese, but this is faint at best. Himalayans are Persians because their genetic profiles are identical.

Doll Face and Traditional Himalayan Persians

Notice that the nose is short but not extremely flat. The short nose illustrates the Doll Face but longer noses are considered "Traditional", like Braveheart.

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Doll Face

Adoptions

Adoptions typically require telephone interviews followed by placement on a Waiting List. Kittens are sometimes available immediately and indicated on the Contact Page. During the telephone conversation, please describe how a kitten will fit into your lifestyle such as whether you have a busy household, live alone or travel. Identify whether you are looking for a kitten as part of a Feline Assistive Therapy Program. This information helps match a kitten's personality to a future family. Please mention all other pets that you have. If you have other cats or had other cats, it is helpful to learn who or where you adopted them from and at what ages they were when you brought them home. The behaviors of how your animals get along with each other is excellent information such as how one of your cats reacted when you introduced it to a new cat or kitten. It is great to learn how you became interested in wanting to adopt a Himalayan kitten and what you are looking for in a breeder. You are welcome to call me, Mary Burkwit at 585-671-6496 in Rochester, NY, USA (Eastern Standard Time). Further details are available on the Contact Page.

People seriously interested in adopting a kitten are welcome to visit my home and meet the cats and kittens. To ensure serious inquiries, a deposit of $150 must be received and cleared one week before the visit. If you are no longer interested in adopting from me after visiting my home and cats, your deposit will be returned. When possible, I try to visit homes where kittens will ultimately live. This open door policy makes sense and is usually welcomed by many.

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