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If you would like to be
put on a waiting list and contacted when we have kittens available please phone
me on (03) 6243 0723.
I take a $100 deposit when you have picked a kitten, this is a
non-refundable deposit.
The remaining money is paid when you pick your
kitten up,
also allow for
freight if cat is being sent interstate
NOTE: Sorry we do NOT sell overseas
and we do NOT sell for breeding.
Our Breeding Cats
are tested negative for FeLv, Fiv & PKD DNA as well as blood typed.
When a kitten is picked up from
my home I provide the following.
IAMS
Dry Kitten Food a tin
of whiskers kitten Pets
Milk Breeders choice
cat litter Kitty toy
A
complete manual on care of your new kitten
Our
Kittens
All Mahaska Kittens are born and
raised inside the home underfoot as part of the family with love and
devotion. My children and I interact
with kittens as soon as possible, very early in life, this way we have found
that It helps in there socialization to people.
Kittens are wormed every 2
weeks up to the age of twelve weeks, kittens are vaccinated at 8 weeks and then
again at 10-12 weeks of age. As a precaution all my cats and kittens are placed
on a product called Program for the prevention of fleas.
Mahaska Kittens all go to
their new homes DESEXED. All kittens are guaranteed to be in good health and
are vet checked. No expense is spared providing the proper diet, we are
aware of Kittens high energy requirements and nutritional needs
and
provided the appropriate food for there
rapid growth in this important stage in their development.
Kittens are registered with the
Cat Association of Tasmania.
I
have never had a kitten or cat leave me who was not 100% healthy and I have
never had anyone bring a kitten or cat back because of any health problems.
Sometimes Deaf
This only applies if you are
considering a white kitten, if so please read the following information as I
cannot guarantee that if you purchase a white kitten it will not be deaf
Why are blue-eyed, and odd-eyed white cats, sometimes deaf?
White is not a cat colour. Cat colours are red and black. When accompanied by the
dilute gene, they are cream and blue. White is the absence of
colour on a cat, and so are blue eyes, the absence of colour in the cat eyes.
When an egg is fertilized in the womb of the mother, each kitten becomes one of four
colours, red, black, cream or blue. Depending on what genes were given to it by
the mother and father. Female kittens can be both colours sometimes, red and black, or cream and blue.
While still in the womb, the colour cells start the colouring process at the umbilical
cord and start moving upward. There are a couple of genes that sometimes stop this process of
colouring. They are called the White Gene, and the Spotting Gene.
The White Gene will stop the process of colouring the kitten almost entirely. Sometimes it will leave a small spot of
colour on the head called a kitten cap.
Sometimes the White Gene stops the colouring process within the kittens eyes, causing one, or both of his eyes to be blue. This gives you the odd-eyed and blue-eyed white cats.
Sometimes the white gene stops the colouring process within the kittens ears, causing one, or both of his ears to be deaf. This gives you the partially deaf, or deaf white kitten. A partially deaf, or deaf white kitten can have any
colour eyes, but for the most part, are odd-eyed and blue-eyed, because the same process that causes white cats
to be white, sometimes causes blue eyes, and also sometimes causes deafness.
Deaf cats learn to read signals, react to their surroundings, notice vibrations in the air - other than sometimes - and only sometimes - having a louder voice, there's no difference.
Although a deaf cat must be an inside cat for its own safety.
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