Breeder of champion line Selkirk Rexes, the curly cats. We breed both short and long hair versions.

Getting a kitten is a big deal and can be a little daunting. We would like to make it as pleasant an experience as possible. Communications is key in that respect, and we encourage you to contact us with any questions you have about the process.

 Shipping Information

Taking your kitten home is another matter to consider. Due to the stress that shipping in cargo causes kitten, we will not allow that option. You may either pick up your kitten in person or have someone else do it for you. Or, for an added amount, we will deliver your kitten to you if you live within the United States. International buyers should scroll down to see the requirements for purchasing a kitten from us.

We are located an hour outside Colorado Springs, which has the closest airport, and two hours away from Denver International Airport. We would be available to meet you at either airport to hand off your kitten to you.

Going Home

Once you reserve your kitten, you will receive updates, videos, and pictures of his or her development until he or she reaches at least 10 weeks of age. Absent special circumstances, we usually do not send kittens home until they are 12 weeks old.

The kitten you’ve chosen will be given all age-appropriate vaccinations before they go home. They will also be given a clean bill of health from a licensed veterinarian before he or she goes home with you. They are guaranteed to be disease-free upon receipt and come with a one year genetic health guarantee. Your kitten will be happy, healthy, and ready to go home with you once they have reached at least 12 weeks of age. Your kitten will be socialized with other cats, dogs, loud noises, strangers, and travel. They will also have been acclimated to all aspects of grooming, including nail clipping, bathing and blow drying.

Your new kitten will not be spayed or neutered before it leave us because vets in our area will not spay or neuter before a kitten is at least 16 weeks old. You will be required by contract to spay or neuter your Minuet kitten before six (6) months of age.

Many breeders do not offer registration with their kittens, but we always register our kittens in their new parent’s name. His or her registration will specifically state that he or she is not for breeding, but will always offer showing rights without extra expense. Registration is done in The International Cat Association (TICA). All kittens are microchipped in their new parent’s name before they go home.

Please review our contract before you make a decision on purchasing a cat from Tiny Lions Napoleons. You can see a copy of it here.

Show and breeder cats

KrystalHi Selkirk Rex Cattery strives to produce the best cats of the breed and therefor will sell only kittens that exhibit the best traits as show or breeder cats. These will be determined by color and the beginning of the kitten’s development of the right conformation standards. However, since a cat continues to develop its traits well past 12 weeks, even until it reaches adult age, it is impossible to predict the exact conformation standards of any kitten by the time it is ready to go home with its new parent. It will be up to the prospective buyer to be familiar with the conformation standards of the Minuet breed to be the judge of what they are looking for in a show cat. Note: No breeder can guarantee show results in their cats, and you should be very wary of anyone who does.

Due to their status as breeders and show cats, these kittens will be priced higher than cats that will go to pet homes. Be sure to indicate if you are interested in a show or breeder cat. However, we will not sell our cats as breeders to just anyone. Anyone interested in a cat for breeding must prove that they are or will be a responsible breeder, according to the rules of TICA.org. (See rules here). Those people will also be vigorously vetted to make sure they will provide a loving home to their cats. Breeding rights are an additional $500. There is no additional cost for showing rights.

Show Kittens: If you intend to show a kitten in TICA or other cat association, you must indicate this to us. We only sell our kittens for breeding to programs that we approve, so if you are interested in showing in Adult Championship, you must also be accepted as a “breeder.”  Otherwise, a  kitten sold as a show kitten must be spayed or neutered before 6 months, according to our contract.  These cats will be allowed to show in the Alter Class.  Our selling contract will specifically state what rights are being sold with the kitten. Cats that will show in Alter Class will not carry the additional show fee and can be purchased at the pet price; however, they will be altered before they go home.

International Buyers

We are reluctant about selling kittens internationally, since many brokers are trying to acquire a Selkirk Rex for pet stores and it is hard to vet out-of-country buyers. We make sure our kittens go to their forever home and we will never sell to brokers.  However, if you are not a broker, but willing to offer a loving home for one of our kittens and are from outside the United States, you should be aware that there are additional costs above the purchase price of the kitten. This cost can run upward of another $2,000, depending on the country you wish the kitten to go to. However, you will only be charged what expenses are incurred to get your kitten home, including travel costs (as we live two hours from Denver). You will also be required to communicate with us extensively to ensure the quality of home our kitten will be going to. Remember, our priority is ensuring the health and happiness of our cats. Under no circumstances will we sell to brokers. If you are a broker, do not even inquire about our kittens.

You should know what additional costs you will come across if you are an international buyer:

• An International Health Certificate (obtained by breeder)
• A USDA stamp for travel (obtained by breeder)
• Microchipping (provided by breeder)
• Time and travel cost to acquire all of the above. (Reimbursed to breeder)
• Airfare or cost to pick up the kitten. (Obtained by buyer)

You should become familiar with the import laws for bringing pets into your country. Prior to agreeing to sell a kitten to an international buyer, we will review the laws of that country to ensure that they are compliant with ensuring the health of the kitten during transport. We reserve the right to deny purchase of a kitten due to those laws, or any other situation where the health of the cat is not guaranteed.

Note: We will not ship a kitten in cargo. You must arrange for personal transportation home, either by picking up the cat in person or having a personal representative do it for you.

Funds for the cost of a kitten and shipping home must clear before the the kitten leaves our possession.

DNA Testing, Genetic and Color Coat

Our parent cats have been tested for a variety of genetic diseases that could be passed down to their offspring. We used to test for only three genetic diseases through UC Davis. However, a new DNA test came out through Wisdom Health, Optimal Selection, which has a 40+ genetic feline disease test, and all our parent cats have been tested through this method. We now use Orivet, which has more comprehensive tests. You may contact us to see any of our parent cats’ results, which have shown “clear” of the diseases.

Contact for DNA tests on parent cats.