Kitten Pricing (effective September 2026)
Prices do not include spay/neuter.
Singleton Balinese kitten: $2,500
Singleton standard Tibetan kitten in a Balinese color: $2,500
Singleton standard Tibetan kitten in Mink or Sepia: $3,000–$3,500
Repeat buyer discount: 10% off, for anyone adopting a second kitten from us (including sibling pairs picked up together)
Retired Queens
Available to approved homes: $200–$1,200 (does not include spay/neuter)
Placement restriction: no other cats in the home unless they came from our cattery
Pricing Note
Prices subject to change; reflects current rates as of September 2026
For reference, Balinese/Tibetan kittens from responsible breeders nationally run $1,200–$2,500+
We no longer use a notification list. Instead, a $500 non-refundable deposit per kitten is required to be placed on the wait list for a specific pairing.
What is a pairing?
A pairing refers to a specific breeding between one dam (mother/female) and one sire (father/male). Each pairing is identified by the specific male and female being bred together.
Possible colors and patterns.
Each pairing can produce a specific range of possible colors and patterns based on the genetics of the dam and sire. The possible outcomes may include a number of different colors and patterns, and the possibilities will be listed for each pairing when deposits open. The list of possible colors and patterns is not a guarantee that every listed color or pattern will be produced in that litter.
When deposits open.
Deposits are accepted only after a pregnancy has been confirmed for a specific pairing. We do not accept deposits for planned or anticipated litters that have not yet been confirmed.
Preferences.
When placing your deposit, you will provide your preferences in ranked order, including your first-choice sex and your color preferences (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th choice, etc.). You must also clearly state any sex or color you are not willing to accept. A deposit does not guarantee a particular sex, color, pattern, or kitten.
When colors are determined.
It can take up to four weeks or more after birth for the kittens' colors and patterns to be fully determined. Until their colors and patterns have been confirmed, kittens cannot be reserved or selected. Pick selections will take place only after the available colors and patterns have been determined.
Pick order.
Pick order is determined by the order in which deposits are received for that specific pairing. The first deposit receives first pick from the litter, the second deposit receives second pick, and so on. If you place a deposit for a second kitten, that deposit is placed behind your first deposit in the pick order.
One pairing per deposit.
Deposits are litter-specific and cannot be mixed or matched between concurrent litters. If you are purchasing a pair, both kittens must come from the same litter for which your deposit was placed.
If your preferred sex or colors are not available.
If none of the available sexes or colors from a pairing meet your stated preferences, your deposit is not lost. It will roll forward to another pairing.
If the litter does not happen.
If no kittens are born, or no kittens from the pairing survive to the point of placement, your deposit will roll forward to another pairing.
Timeline and limits.
You have up to one year from the date your deposit is received to receive a kitten. Within that one-year period, you will be offered a maximum of three pairings. For each pairing offered, you will have 72 hours from the time you are notified to decide whether to accept a kitten from that litter. No extensions will be given.
If you have not selected a kitten from any of the three offered pairings by the end of the one-year period, the deposit is forfeited. This includes situations in which you have declined available kittens because they did not meet your preferences, or you have not made a selection within the 72-hour decision period.
No, all our kittens and cats are spayed and neutered before they go home. We no longer sell any cats with breeding rights!
No, our home and cattery is closed to the public. This is for our safety and privacy. There are no exceptions.
We are in Waterford, Michigan.
No, we do not ship our kittens by cargo. You would have to meet us in person for the exchange. We can deliver to the Detroit airport for a small fee just to cover gas and parking.
The vast majority of the people who get our kittens are allergic to cats and so far we have not had anyone who wasn't able to tolerate our low-allergen cats. No cat is proven hypoallergenic or non-allergen. However, Balinese are often listed as such and most allergy sufferers are quite able to tolerate these cats with little to no allergic reaction. You are expected to be prepared for some initial adjustment, but no we are not going to guarantee you will never sneeze around our kittens. No sensible breeder will guarantee that.
In order to reserve a kitten, you would have to be given our consent first. Then you would be asked to place a nonrefundable deposit in the amount of $500 per kitten. Use our email thaideemaew@yahoo.com for a Paypal transaction with fees involved. I also take payments through Zelle with no fees involved.
Absolutely, it's good for one year against congenital defects that may cause death or serious health concerns.
Preference is given to people who send inquiries by email. I want to know who I am speaking with before I start a conversation. If you send an application and I am willing to proceed, I will be calling you. We stopped listing our phone number to the public because it was taking up so much of our time talking with people who are not serious about working with us to acquire a cat or kitten. Many people were just calling to be rude or at very inappropriate times asking ridiculous questions! Anyone who leaves their phone number open to the public is at risk of this type of harassment.
No, those costs are additional. They are at much reduced fees that we have negotiated with our veterinarian. You will be given a copy of the receipt and we expect you to reimburse us for the full amount at the time of the meeting and exchange.
We breed Balinese in the following colors: chocolate, seal, lilac, blue, lynx, tortie (female only), torbie (female only) and red/cream (a.k.a. 'flame point' males only). Lynx, tortie and torbie have a base color with these patterns and they can come in seal, chocolate, lilac and blue. Torbie points are a combination of lynx and tortie point. It is by far the rarest color pattern of Balinese and Siamese in the world. We will probably never have anyone on our waiting list for one!
We also breed Tibetans in the following colors: natural mink, seal point, chocolate point and chocolate mink. More recently, we have had seal lynx point and natural mink lynx.
Our Siam Longhairs are exclusively bred here at Thai Dee Maew Cattery. Ours come in any color of Balinese as well as solid colors such as black, white and chocolate. The style is classic Thai with a Balinese coat that comes in more color patterns than Balinese.
The short answer is no. Why? We have done this before and no one has ever had an allergic reaction. It is a well-known fact that Balinese are listed as low-allergen or 'hypoallergenic.' We have been breeding these cats for a decade and there has never been any exceptional case where someone was so allergic to our cats they had rehome or surrender any of them. This is like asking a Poodle breeder to send you a hair sample because you flatly refuse to believe all the common knowledge about Poodles being okay for people with allergies to dogs. Moreover, it is not the hair of the cat that people are allergic to, so it's senseless to send this. It may make you feel better to get some hair, but it's a false sense of assurance. We are interested in working only with sensible people who have faith in our breeds and trust our process. Our Google reviews have dozens of testimonials from people who have our cats for years and they are not having problems with allergies to the cats bred and raised here at Thai Dee Maew Cattery.
If you have completed an application and we would like to move forward with the adoption process, yes. That's only if we have photos to send that are not already uploaded to this website or our Facebook page. Random strangers emailing us for pictures without sending an application are probably people who are scammers who steal breeders' photos to create a fake website that they use to defraud people. Only people we have spoken to who are or definitely plan to get on our notification list may receive additional photos by email or text.
You can see we are legitimate with proof that this is a registered cattery with the American Cat Association and the CFA. We have Google reviews you can read. Call Trupanion to verify if we are authorized. Trupanion only deals with quality breeders for their free trial offers. Check our online footprint on Facebook. The fact that we are verified with PayPal and we use PayPal for deposits is right there the best proof you can get because PayPal will not let scammers use their platform like this. We have references. The adoption process here is strict. You will not find any stricter anywhere, so that should tell you we aren't desperate for money. Scammers, backyard breeders and cat mills will only care about your money.
Our veterinarian will spay and neuter once the kittens are twelve weeks old and weigh at least three pounds. Most males can go home in about three days afterwards. Females need at least ten days to heal up before they are ready to leave. Sometimes, smaller kittens (especially females) need longer to get to three pounds. They cannot leave us until they are spayed, neutered and microchipped. They are microchipped while under anesthesia, so they don't feel it being implanted.
Tibetans originated in the Netherlands by crossing Balinese with Tonkinese as well as Burmese. The first generation would all be short haired, which is not standard for the breed. However, this first generation would all carry the recessive Balinese coat gene and if they are bred back to Balinese, the second generation would produce litters that include both long-haired and shorthair kittens. Only those kittens with the Balinese coat are considered standard and eligible for show. The purpose of this breeding is to have tonkinese colored cats with a Balinese coat. Tonkinese have all the same colors as the Siamese breed as well as mink and solid sepia patterns. Back in 2014, the founder of the breed approved our Suphalak 'Thonga' for foundation breeding stock when she produced mink colored Tibetans. Suphalaks were thought to be the start of the Burmese and Tonkinese breeds, but this has been debunked. Nevertheless, Suphalaks may carry mink genes that they pass on for generations. While other Tibetans may carry inbred genes from the Burmese, our Tibetans carry no Tonkinese or Burmese genes at all. This improves their gene diversity and chances for overall good health. Our standard Tibetan kittens will have the exact same low-allergen, low-shedding and low-maintenance qualities as our Balinese. We are the last and only registered cattery still breeding Tibetans in the world, which makes them an endangered breed that we are keeping from extinction. For more information see here: https://www.pets4you.com/cats/tibetan-cat
Firstly, you will probably need more than one eventually and it depends on how big of a home you have. I do not recommend ones with lids or robotic for clumping litter. Scoopable clumping cat litter is deadly and toxic to all kittens! Here are links to sifting litter boxes that I recommend:
Vibrant Life Lifting Sifter Pan
Arm Hammer Sifting Cat Litter Pan
We have been using pine pellets from Tractor Supply Company since 2014 and we highly recommend it! Tractor Supply: Pine Pellet Stall Bedding.
Most all of them are made with plastic. Only use stainless steel for water and food dishes. Water bowls should be cleaned daily! Ask yourself how difficult it would be to clean that water fountain on a daily basis. Are you up for a time consuming challenge?! Or do you have better things to do with your time?
This is one I highly recommend from Wayfair!
Haviland Climbing Tower Cat Condo.
This is another one commonly found at Pet Supplies Plus: Cat Condo.
If you are flying in and meeting us at the airport, I highly recommend you get this carrier: Sturdibag™ Pro 2.0.
If you are driving in from a short distance that's less than two hours away, you can purchase a good one where we meet up for the exchange. You will need to find a proper pet bed to fit inside.
If you have a long drive, you can purchase a pop-up kennel from us that's 36" x 22". It's $25, but you will need a pet bed and litter-box to go inside.
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