Waiting ListNot ready for a kitten but don't want to miss out when the right one comes along? Our new waiting list is a win - win for all. You lose nothing and gain the most precious future family member when YOU are ready!
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Here is how it works!
Our waiting list is new and I think it is something that is going to grow quickly, so get on board before the list gets long! First, you must be 100% certain that you want to purchase a Maine Coon kitten. You also need to know that you want a kitten from Royal Majesty Main Coon Cattery. Last, you have to be sure that when you say you are ready, you are ready to take on the responsibility of owning a new kitten, taking on vet bills, food bills, and the over all care of day in and day out life with a new fur kid for many years to come. If you are prepared, then this might be for you! If you are not sure, please note, this deposit is non refundable.
$100 deposit is good for a full year
We require a $100 deposit (payable by check, cash, or electronically) that is non refundable but has an expiration date set from one year of the date we received it.
You will be added to our contact list for each litter that is born. You get to pick your kitten in the order that your deposit was received. I notify everyone on the list when moms are due, in labor, and details on newborns once they are safely here. Once I know the litter is all doing well and we have no worries of any struggles or faders, I will then begin to notify each person on the list and sending out pictures, videos, and setting up facetime or video chat times to introduce you to the kittens. Please understand that kittens are not like puppies. They can sometimes take longer to thrive. I have had to hold off on this process for several weeks just to be sure everyone is gaining weight and doing well. So I do ask that everyone be patient as I monitor kittens the first few weeks. I still keep everyone updated and no one gets to jump ahead in line on the list so if you are first, you get first pick! After I give you the green light to choose your kitten, this does not mean you have to. You may opt out of this opportunity and we will skip to the next person in line. You do not lose your place on the waiting list. The only stipulation is, you must choose a kitten before one year has passed since you paid your waiting list deposit. If you do not and the one year expires, you are removed from the list (no refund). You may remove yourself from the list at any time if you choose to.
Once we get to your name on the list, you are given 24 hours (negotiable due to scheduling and circumstances) to discuss with your family once you see all of the kittens to choose from. Remember, if you choose to pass on the litter, your deposit is still good for one year from the date we received it. Not every breeding or litter is successful so we try to be fair to give you a chance to wait for your favorite colors and patterns to be born from your choice of our Maine Coon breedings. We will require the following information from you to write a contact: name, mailing address, cell phone number, and email address, (optional info you may tell us as well...gender preference, color, coat pattern preference, polydactyl or non polydactyl). We will post a price range in our contract that will be locked in so you do not have to worry about a price change you would be unaware of in the future. Prices may go up but we will always have kittens to choose from in the price range we quote you in your contract.
You will be added to our contact list for each litter that is born. You get to pick your kitten in the order that your deposit was received. I notify everyone on the list when moms are due, in labor, and details on newborns once they are safely here. Once I know the litter is all doing well and we have no worries of any struggles or faders, I will then begin to notify each person on the list and sending out pictures, videos, and setting up facetime or video chat times to introduce you to the kittens. Please understand that kittens are not like puppies. They can sometimes take longer to thrive. I have had to hold off on this process for several weeks just to be sure everyone is gaining weight and doing well. So I do ask that everyone be patient as I monitor kittens the first few weeks. I still keep everyone updated and no one gets to jump ahead in line on the list so if you are first, you get first pick! After I give you the green light to choose your kitten, this does not mean you have to. You may opt out of this opportunity and we will skip to the next person in line. You do not lose your place on the waiting list. The only stipulation is, you must choose a kitten before one year has passed since you paid your waiting list deposit. If you do not and the one year expires, you are removed from the list (no refund). You may remove yourself from the list at any time if you choose to.
Once we get to your name on the list, you are given 24 hours (negotiable due to scheduling and circumstances) to discuss with your family once you see all of the kittens to choose from. Remember, if you choose to pass on the litter, your deposit is still good for one year from the date we received it. Not every breeding or litter is successful so we try to be fair to give you a chance to wait for your favorite colors and patterns to be born from your choice of our Maine Coon breedings. We will require the following information from you to write a contact: name, mailing address, cell phone number, and email address, (optional info you may tell us as well...gender preference, color, coat pattern preference, polydactyl or non polydactyl). We will post a price range in our contract that will be locked in so you do not have to worry about a price change you would be unaware of in the future. Prices may go up but we will always have kittens to choose from in the price range we quote you in your contract.
$500 deposit to reserve
After you choose your kitten, we require a $500 deposit to reserve that kitten until it is ready to go home. Your $100 waiting list deposit applies to the reservation deposit so you will have to pay the difference of $400 immediately. Kitten prices are not always set right away. Once this $500 deposit is received, it is non transferable and non refundable with one exception. That exception is because we cannot always guarantee that the kitten will be 1000% healthy and thrive. If for any reason a kitten has a health concern or our vet finds a problem, we will be very transparent and relay this info to you right away. We then give you the option of transferring this deposit onto another kitten, keeping the kitten, or a full refund will be issued by us to you.
Kittens can go home after 10 weeks of age minimum
Kittens typically are scheduled for their fist vet visit at 9 - 10 weeks of age but closer to 10 weeks as they are a slow growing breed. We have seen where a lot of breeders do not let their kittens go until a much older age for various reasons. We do not do ESN (early spay and neuter) because from my studies, research, and observation, we have found enough proof for us to not allow this. My vets are against ESN in this breed as well. The two huge factors that stop us from early altering is #1 it can suppress the animals appetite for life which is horrible in my opinion #2 this can stunt the growth and in a massively large breed of cat, no one wants that. For these reasons, I will not do ESN. I do not recommend altering your Maine Coon cat until it is a minimum of 6 months old but prefer it to be closer to 9 months if possible. This must be a discussion you have with your trusted veterinarian.
Our kittens are well socialized and ready to take on being part of a family by the time they are 9 weeks of age. They are also completely litter box trained. If something is holding them back, we do not let them go yet. If their new families can give them the same life or better than I can, I find no reason to keep them here any longer as some breeders do. They can go home and bond with their families. My mother cats are usually happy to see them leave as they are weaned and still try to snatch a drink of milk that annoys moms! lol
Our vets give them their first set of shots, do a PCR fecal on the litter, write health certificates and release the kittens to go to their new homes. Each kitten is also microchipped before you take him/her home.
Kittens must be paid for in full before leaving us. If you pick up your kitten in person, we take cash or an electronic form of payment (Cash App, Apple Pay, Venmo, PayPal, Zelle) for the balance owed. No checks of any kind are accepted for payment in full when picking up your kitten. If you are unable to pick up in person, we require payment in full before the kitten leaves with a ground transporter or flight nanny. This payment MUST be in full a minimum of 48 hours prior to the pet leaving our home. Too many times I have had people wait until the last minute on payments and it causes stress and interruptions in schedules. This eliminates these issues completely.
Our kittens are well socialized and ready to take on being part of a family by the time they are 9 weeks of age. They are also completely litter box trained. If something is holding them back, we do not let them go yet. If their new families can give them the same life or better than I can, I find no reason to keep them here any longer as some breeders do. They can go home and bond with their families. My mother cats are usually happy to see them leave as they are weaned and still try to snatch a drink of milk that annoys moms! lol
Our vets give them their first set of shots, do a PCR fecal on the litter, write health certificates and release the kittens to go to their new homes. Each kitten is also microchipped before you take him/her home.
Kittens must be paid for in full before leaving us. If you pick up your kitten in person, we take cash or an electronic form of payment (Cash App, Apple Pay, Venmo, PayPal, Zelle) for the balance owed. No checks of any kind are accepted for payment in full when picking up your kitten. If you are unable to pick up in person, we require payment in full before the kitten leaves with a ground transporter or flight nanny. This payment MUST be in full a minimum of 48 hours prior to the pet leaving our home. Too many times I have had people wait until the last minute on payments and it causes stress and interruptions in schedules. This eliminates these issues completely.
How to know you can buy from us safely
We are very transparent and do not mind showing you our cats! We have met in person with our cats to introduce ourselves and done FaceTime with customers to help you feel more secure. I'll admit, it is a pain in the rear sometimes to go the extra mile but hey...I totally understand the world we live in today! I have been scammed and so have many others who have reached out to us! I don't want anyone feeling any fear as they attempt to work with us.
I have always offered my vet office as a reference but we have relocated from IL to NC. Currently, I have only been moved here for one week and since we are still unpacking and trying to settle in whilst dealing with hoidays as well. I have not established a new veterinarian just yet. I will very soon as we have a few animals due to go in for more updates on vaccinations. I'll put this out there because it is very important. Searching for a new vet is terrifying to me! It can be a life or death situation and you never want to make the wrong choice. This is a topic I discussed with Dr. Larson (our previous vet) many times since we knew we were moving. He was always so supportive and even offered to be a second opinion any time I need him in the future. Until I find our new vet who I know I will love, I can only offer Dr. Larson's office as a ref for past dealings. They were like family to me because they took such wonderful care of our animals.
My old vets office is a great place to start when it comes to checking out my legitimacy! I used Tender Care Animal Hospital in Peoria IL. Dr Larson is the owner and usually the one you see in pictures making funny faces, posing with litters of kittens! Dr Whittington has been amazing and always there for me when I am worried and need help with any animal related issues. Dr Segal who also works at the office was amazing as well! She worked for many years for the state of IL and is one of the wisest vets I have met. As Dr Larsons wife has told me....she is so smart and reads all the time. She researches before every visit coming in I'm told! I love my vets. Dr Grant is no longer working at Tender Care but is with Tri County emergency hospital and love her as well. She was one of my favorite vets when she worked at Tender Care and knowing she was the at the ER clinic was always a relief to know in case of any emergencies that I couldn't not take to Tender Care. I have lived all over the United States, moved oodles of times, met and worked with many veterinarians. I was so blessed to know and work with all the wonderful vets in Peoria. There was a new vet named Dr. Simison who we also saw a few times before leaving. He was a wonderful vet as well. Dr. Larson sure knew how to pick them! Call the Peoria Tender Care office and ask them about me and my animals! They might say "which one" with a laugh. I raise English Angora show rabbits with my youngest daughter, then Maine Coon cats with my oldest daughters and grandkids, and I have raised Toy Poodles since the late 90's. So we have a zoo and use our vet for all of them! I do no vetting myself. Unless it is someone new to the staff there at Tender Care, they know me pretty well. I am currently working on reestablishing my businesses with a new vet office that I will love the same.
The next best way to check out a reputation is to contact previous buyers, past customers! We have lots of people who wouldn't mind telling their experience with working with us. If you don't want to take the time to reach out to anyone, the simplest way to do this is to follow our FaceBook page. You will find lots of our past customers on there commenting! I always post pictures and videos they send to me and they usually comment on them as well. This is a way you can be discrete and not put a lot of effort into the process. Like I have said many times, I am very transparent. I welcome all of our customers to continue to keep in touch and share stories!
Before moving to NC, I was licensed through the USDA of Illinois for our Toy Poodles. I did not own enough cats to require a USDA license for our Cattery. However, our inspector told me that any time he came, he would inspect the cats as well if they were present (and of course they always were). I would get inspected every couple of months by Keith who was great to work with. We never had any negative remarks. I also was inspected by Peoria County Animal Control multiple times due to some pretty nasty neighbors who were not used to having neighbors lol. The County was awesome and always super friendly. We never heard a negative word from them from the beginning. We obtained a Special Use permit to operate our businesses legally in the county and followed all of their rules. They even did free microchipping of all of our animals. You can make a few quick phone calls to verify any of this info but we no longer reside in Illinois. I am currently getting settled in and will also be getting licensed in the state of NC as well. Once this is set in motion, I will update with that info. Every county and state has different rules and regulations and we are all about obeying the law. I do expect to need this license for the cats here because we do own two more cats than previously. I'm not 100% sure of the NC laws but will know soon!
We are also in good standing with the Cat Fanciers Association (CFA) who we have a registered Cattery with. All of our cats are registered through CFA and kittens all come with a CFA blue slip to register them as well. We are also a dual registered Cattery through TICA and some of our cats have already been dual registered with them. All of our kittens can also be dual registered if you choose to do this. All of our CFA and TICA papers are still under our old address in IL currently. This is something I will be changing by the end of this year and updating with our new address. This move was the hardest and biggest move we have made because of how many people and animals moved. It is taking me time to sort through everything but I expect by early 2025 I will have everything in order. During this time, if you have questions, please feel free to reach out to me about anything. 606-595-0634 (Cyndi)
I have always offered my vet office as a reference but we have relocated from IL to NC. Currently, I have only been moved here for one week and since we are still unpacking and trying to settle in whilst dealing with hoidays as well. I have not established a new veterinarian just yet. I will very soon as we have a few animals due to go in for more updates on vaccinations. I'll put this out there because it is very important. Searching for a new vet is terrifying to me! It can be a life or death situation and you never want to make the wrong choice. This is a topic I discussed with Dr. Larson (our previous vet) many times since we knew we were moving. He was always so supportive and even offered to be a second opinion any time I need him in the future. Until I find our new vet who I know I will love, I can only offer Dr. Larson's office as a ref for past dealings. They were like family to me because they took such wonderful care of our animals.
My old vets office is a great place to start when it comes to checking out my legitimacy! I used Tender Care Animal Hospital in Peoria IL. Dr Larson is the owner and usually the one you see in pictures making funny faces, posing with litters of kittens! Dr Whittington has been amazing and always there for me when I am worried and need help with any animal related issues. Dr Segal who also works at the office was amazing as well! She worked for many years for the state of IL and is one of the wisest vets I have met. As Dr Larsons wife has told me....she is so smart and reads all the time. She researches before every visit coming in I'm told! I love my vets. Dr Grant is no longer working at Tender Care but is with Tri County emergency hospital and love her as well. She was one of my favorite vets when she worked at Tender Care and knowing she was the at the ER clinic was always a relief to know in case of any emergencies that I couldn't not take to Tender Care. I have lived all over the United States, moved oodles of times, met and worked with many veterinarians. I was so blessed to know and work with all the wonderful vets in Peoria. There was a new vet named Dr. Simison who we also saw a few times before leaving. He was a wonderful vet as well. Dr. Larson sure knew how to pick them! Call the Peoria Tender Care office and ask them about me and my animals! They might say "which one" with a laugh. I raise English Angora show rabbits with my youngest daughter, then Maine Coon cats with my oldest daughters and grandkids, and I have raised Toy Poodles since the late 90's. So we have a zoo and use our vet for all of them! I do no vetting myself. Unless it is someone new to the staff there at Tender Care, they know me pretty well. I am currently working on reestablishing my businesses with a new vet office that I will love the same.
The next best way to check out a reputation is to contact previous buyers, past customers! We have lots of people who wouldn't mind telling their experience with working with us. If you don't want to take the time to reach out to anyone, the simplest way to do this is to follow our FaceBook page. You will find lots of our past customers on there commenting! I always post pictures and videos they send to me and they usually comment on them as well. This is a way you can be discrete and not put a lot of effort into the process. Like I have said many times, I am very transparent. I welcome all of our customers to continue to keep in touch and share stories!
Before moving to NC, I was licensed through the USDA of Illinois for our Toy Poodles. I did not own enough cats to require a USDA license for our Cattery. However, our inspector told me that any time he came, he would inspect the cats as well if they were present (and of course they always were). I would get inspected every couple of months by Keith who was great to work with. We never had any negative remarks. I also was inspected by Peoria County Animal Control multiple times due to some pretty nasty neighbors who were not used to having neighbors lol. The County was awesome and always super friendly. We never heard a negative word from them from the beginning. We obtained a Special Use permit to operate our businesses legally in the county and followed all of their rules. They even did free microchipping of all of our animals. You can make a few quick phone calls to verify any of this info but we no longer reside in Illinois. I am currently getting settled in and will also be getting licensed in the state of NC as well. Once this is set in motion, I will update with that info. Every county and state has different rules and regulations and we are all about obeying the law. I do expect to need this license for the cats here because we do own two more cats than previously. I'm not 100% sure of the NC laws but will know soon!
We are also in good standing with the Cat Fanciers Association (CFA) who we have a registered Cattery with. All of our cats are registered through CFA and kittens all come with a CFA blue slip to register them as well. We are also a dual registered Cattery through TICA and some of our cats have already been dual registered with them. All of our kittens can also be dual registered if you choose to do this. All of our CFA and TICA papers are still under our old address in IL currently. This is something I will be changing by the end of this year and updating with our new address. This move was the hardest and biggest move we have made because of how many people and animals moved. It is taking me time to sort through everything but I expect by early 2025 I will have everything in order. During this time, if you have questions, please feel free to reach out to me about anything. 606-595-0634 (Cyndi)
Waiting List in order of deposits received:
We currently have one kitten posted available from Sashimi's litter. We also have an upcoming litter of seven born on 8-3-24 that will be available to view in September. List updated on July 8, 2024.
1. Sahar S
2. Jackie D.
3. Draven J.
4. Michelle J.
1. Sahar S
2. Jackie D.
3. Draven J.
4. Michelle J.