First and foremost, we wish to insure that both you and our kitten are equally well served when we home a kitten or a retired breeder.  Please call us first to discuss your plans and desires for your kitten so we can make sure your expectations will meet their abilities and needs so both of you will have a long and happy relationship.  We wish our cats to be permanent family members in their new homes and to be considered as such from the outset.  If you are not confident that you will want to or be able to keep the kitten for it's entire life, please consider a different companion animal. Cats can form strong bonds and re-homing them years later can be traumatic. We try to selectively breed for individuals which form these strong bonds so you can both have a rewarding relationship.  Please respect our wishes in this and be honest with us when discussing your situation. 

Pricing

 We base our pricing primarily on the confirmation and coat of each kitten. We then adjust the price based on weather the kitten will be a "Pet-only" companion (to be neutered/spayed) or added to a breeding program. This leaves a lot of room for variation in pricing so we can only give averages. 

For Bengals:

 Breeder Quality with Breeding Rites:  $1,000 to $3,000,  If neutered before leaving our home, $500 to $1,500

Pet-Only:  $350 to $1,000.  Registration papers for these kittens are available after we receive proof of  the spay/neutering and micro-chipping from your Vet.

Please see our Kitten Contract below  for details.

For Savannahs:

 We don't expect to be producing any F1's again before late summer 2011 so we won't attempt to estimate their pricing yet. Our F7 male successfully bred our F1 girl this spring so we hope to have a few F2's from now on. We only kept back  a few  F7's and F8's so a few F8 - F9's will be sporadically available as well.  Please watch our Savannah kittens page  to see when litters are expected.  The final price will be determined by how well each kitten reflects the Serval in coat and confirmation and the domestic in temperament.

F1: None expected before 2011

F2 Females:  $2,500 to $6,000    Males: $2,500 to $3,500       (Slight Possibility for fall 2010)

F7+ Females:  $350 to $750     Males:   $350 to  $750             (Limited numbers expected for early Sept - November 2010)

Please see our Kitten Contract below  for details.

Shipping out of state is by Continental airport to airport delivery.  This runs about $275 (it constantly varies so we'll get an exact quote once we have your shipping data).  You're welcome and encouraged to come here to pick up your kitten. This saves the shipping fees but we still need the State Health Certificate ($75) so you can cross state lines with you new kitten.  We can even meet you at the airport (Seattle, SeaTac) with your kitten ready to go so you won't need to rent a car etc. 

To place an order with us, please e-mail  or call us  (360) 435- 2679 Pacific Standard Time.  We must access the suitability of any potential new homes before allowing any of our kittens to leave our home.  We also need you to sign a kitten contract so there are no misunderstandings concerning breeding rights, etc.   Once you're satisfied with one of our kittens and we're satisfied it is the right fit for you as well as the kitten, we accept payment by either U.S. Postal money orders or we can accept Visa, Master Card,  Discover, or  PayPal / Paypal e-check (click on the PayPal banner link below and you'll end up in our PayPal link).    Please mail  Postal money orders to:

Kitten Contract

The following is our normal contract we ask you to sign in advance of receiving a cat or kitten from us.  It serves primarily to let you know upfront what we expect from you as a caretaker of one of our cats as well as let you know what rights you are getting with the purchase of a specific cat or kitten.  Depending on which kitten you choose and what price you pay for it, it may come it's TICA registration allowing you to show it at TICA certified shows, and/or Breeding  rights which allow you to breed it to other TICA registered cats and register the kittens w/ TICA. Or it may be sold  as a Pet-Only which means you forgo receiving the TICA registration and agree to neuter it before it reaches  6 months of age. 

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                   Breeder/Seller:                 Douglas Dix / Deer Fern Farms

                                                            27610 Whitman Rd

                                                             Arlington, WA 98223

Telex: 360 435 2679                    

                     BUYER :

                    ADDRESS:

Phone Number: 

TICA LITTER # _______________________________    Kitten  Name  __________________

BREED ______Bengal__________ BIRTHDATE:_________  SEX_________

SIRE: __________________    TICA#   ________________

       DAM: __________________    TICA #   _______________

              This cat/kitten comes with breeding rights?  ___  Yes    No  ____

              This cat/kitten comes with Showing  rights? ___  Yes    No  ____

              This cat/kitten is sold as a "Pet-Only" and must be neutered before reaching 6 months old?    ___  Yes    No  ____ 

              All our kittens are placed as exclusively INDOOR ONLY pets/breeders. Buyer guarantees that this kitten or cat will not be allowed to roam outdoors unattended.

Purchase price: $__________     Deposit: (10% of purchase price):   $ __________   The full deposit will be applied to the purchase price.  Deposits are not refundable as they serve to guarantee that the kitten will be held solely for the buyer while it is being weaned. The balance, including shipping costs if applicable, are due by the kitten's 8th week of age unless other arrangements have been agreed upon in writing by buyer and seller (Deer Fern Farms).  Kittens picked up at Deer Fern Farms may be picked up after their 8th week of age for litters  with less than 4 kittens in them.  That said we prefer you wait until the kitten is 10 weeks old if possible. Kittens from larger litters or ones that need to be air transported  can be picked up after their 10th to 12th week depending on the needs of the kitten. 

Shipping:  Shipping costs include the Airline fee (currently around $195 - $275), cost of the State Veterinary Health Checkup and Certificate (approx $75) and airline approved shipping crate (approx $20) and are the responsibility of the buyer. These will be added to the purchase price accordingly.

GUARANTEE: Our cat or kitten (stated just as kitten from here-on) will come with up to date immunizations to include Rhino / Calici / Pan-Leuc and Chlamydia vaccinations. All those needing out-of-state shipping will also come with a current written Health Certificate from a State certified Veterinarian obtained within 10 days of shipping the kitten to you. The buyer is still encouraged to have their own Vet verify the kitten's health status at the buyers expense within 7 days of the kittens’ arrival from Deer Fern Farms. If a major health problem is found within this time, seller will, upon receiving  a written statement from the buyers’ Veterinarian explaining the problem and return receipt of the kitten, replace the kitten with one of equal value as soon as one becomes available. Seller is not responsible for any Veterinary or other bills incurred by the buyer in regards to this kitten or for any others that may come into contact with it once the kitten leaves Deer Fern Farms. There will be no replacement of a kitten that is injured after it leaves Deer Fern Farms (either accidentally or from fights or diseases carried by other animals that may come into contact with the kitten). We advise you to place the new kitten in quarantine during its first weeks in its new home, keeping it separate from other pets, small children, and non-family members until it is fully settled in. It is the responsibility of the buyer, at the buyer’s expense, to provide immediate Veterinary care to any kitten showing signs of illness or distress and failure to do so will render any guarantee null and void.

It is the sellers right to have the kitten returned before the buyer receives a replacement. Should the buyer decide to keep the kitten in question, doing so releases the seller from any replacement responsibilities.

If at any time in the life of the kitten there is a need to re-home it, Deer Fern Farms asks that you notify us so that we may try to help you place the cat into an appropriate home. Reselling or brokering of Deer Fern Farms kittens is forbidden and considered a breach of contract.

Kittens Sold with Breeding Rites

We will only sell kittens with breeding rites to certified TICA registered Catteries.  If buying a kitten with breeding rites, the buyer certifies that they are a TICA registered cattery, registered under the following name:

________________________________________________;

 Any attempt to deceive will be considered fraud. This includes providing a false identity when purchasing this kitten or failing to neuter a kitten by it's 6 month of age if purchased as a Pet-only. Note fertility is strongly influenced by how the kitten is handled while maturing as well during the first few months post sexual maturity. As we have no control over those factors once the kitten leaves our home, we can not and do not guarantee the fertility of any kitten sold with breeding rites. Breeding cats is not without risks and you should not attempt it without becoming well versed on the health needs of sexually active cats. Failure to do so can seriously jeopardize the health and life of your cat. 

Any kittens sold with breeding rites may only be bred to the buyers own cats and may not be lent or leased out to other breeders. Buyer agrees to neuter said kitten prior to re-homing it if re-homing occurs. No kitten purchased from Deer Fern Farms may be re-homed with its TICA paperwork allowing for breeding.

Kittens Sold with Showing Rites

Kittens change dramatically as they mature and we can not predict how they will finish out relative to the current show standards. Therefore we can not and do not guarantee that any kitten purchased from Deer Fern Farms with Showing rites will necessarily be successful in the show ring.  Still, if the buyer indicates prior to the purchase that they are primarily  looking for a kitten to show and finds a verifiable show disqualification fault in the kitten within 48 hours of receiving the kitten, we will refund the purchase price minus any shipping costs upon return of said kitten. While we strive to follow the Bengal breed standards in our breeding program, we select our breeders first and foremost for their ability to produce healthy, highly social, beautify kittens. 

Buyer acknowledges that all kittens and cats have the potential to seriously harm others either by accident or intent, and the buyer takes full and total responsibility for the control and actions of any cat or kitten purchased from Deer Fern Farms.  Buyer agrees to hold the seller/ breeder harmless for any injuries or damages that said kitten may incur or cause to others or their property. If an early generation (F1-F3) Savannah kitten is being purchased, the buyer further agrees to keep said kitten away from minor children and to not allow it access to anyone other than the buyer without strict supervision at all times. No F1 or F2 will be sold as an in-home pet to a home with children under 18 and if the buyer is receiving an F1 or F2 for this purpose, the buyer certifies that they do not have minor children in the home nor will they allow any minor children access to the cat. Buyer agrees to fully follow all local ordinances regarding ownership of said cat.      

Buyer agrees to pay any and all reasonable attorney/court fees incurred by the seller to settle disputes. All disputes regarding this contract are to be litigated in the sellers home state, county,  and home town (Snohomish County, Arlington, Washington, 98223)  and based upon the sellers home state laws.

 SELLER: ____________________________________                         DATE:

 BUYER:  ____________________________________                         DATE:

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To consider receiving a kitten from us,  please e-mail  or call us  (360) 435- 2679 Pacific Standard Time.   We must access the suitability of any potential new homes before allowing any of our kittens to leave our home.  Once you're satisfied with one of our kittens and we're satisfied it is the right choice for both you and the kitten,  we accept payment by either money orders or Visa, Master Card, Discover and  Paypal (click on the Paypal banner link below and you'll end up in our payment link).   Please mail  money orders to:

Deer Fern Farms,
27610 Whitman Rd.,
Arlington, WA. 98223

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Email: douglasdix@deerfernfarms.com