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British Shorthair Kittens for Sale

We are a small, home-based cattery raising British Shorthair kittens for sale to families right across the USA and Canada. Our kittens grow up underfoot in a busy house — held every day from their first week, used to children, vacuums and doorbells long before they ever meet you. They go home between twelve and fourteen weeks old, eating well, litter trained and vet checked. Wherever you are in the USA, we arrange safe, hand-carried transport to you.

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Two blue British Shorthair kittens resting together on a cream blanket

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Welcome

A British Shorthair Cattery in the USA Built on Patience and Honest Advice

Most people who find us have been looking at British Shorthair kittens for sale for a while, and most of them say the same thing: the listings all look alike. The same round face, the same plush grey coat, the same promises. It is very hard to tell from a photograph what sort of cat you are actually going to live with.

So we would rather show you our work. We are a registered cattery with both TICA (The International Cat Association) and the CFA (Cat Fanciers’ Association), and we raise two or three litters a year. That number is not a marketing choice. It is honestly the most two people can socialize properly at once, and socializing is the part that decides who your cat becomes.

British Shorthairs are heavy, dense-coated, short-legged cats with wide round faces and a famously level temperament. Most of them are not lap cats, and we think that gets misrepresented. What ours actually do is follow you from room to room, pick a spot about three feet away, and settle. They are companionable without being needy. They are patient with children who have been taught to let a cat walk away, and they are usually fine with dogs after a fortnight.

You are likely to have this cat for fifteen years. That is longer than most people stay in a job, or a house. So ask us anything, take as long as you need, and talk to other breeders too. Below you will find what we have available, what the breed is really like to live with, how we raise and health-check our kittens, and how reserving one works.

Current litters

Available British Shorthair Kittens for Sale

These are the British Shorthair kittens available right now. Availability changes quickly, so if a kitten is already reserved, ask to be added to the list for the next litter.

Available

Blue British Shorthair for sale, male, sitting upright

[Kitten Name]

British Shorthair · Male

Color: Blue
Date of birth: [DD Month YYYY]
Ready to go home: [DD Month YYYY]
Price: [Your price]

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Lilac British Shorthair kitten with gold eyes resting on a blanket

[Kitten Name]

British Shorthair · Female

Color: Lilac
Date of birth: [DD Month YYYY]
Ready to go home: [DD Month YYYY]
Price: [Your price]

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Upcoming litter

[Litter Name]

British Shorthair · Expected [Month YYYY]

Expected colors: [Blue / Lilac]
Reservations: Open
Ready to go home: [Month YYYY]
Deposit: [Your deposit]

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Why families choose us

Why Families Choose Our Registered British Shorthair Cattery

A lot of places advertise British Shorthair cats, and in photographs they all look much the same. What actually differs is what happened in the first twelve weeks of that kitten’s life — and you cannot see any of it in a photograph. Here is what happens in ours.

Health comes first, always

Our vet examines every kitten and both parents, and we follow the vaccination and worming schedule she sets. Every kitten leaves with its records. We will also tell you what we do not do: we do not currently run DNA or cardiac screening for PKD or HCM. Some catteries do, and if that matters to you, it should. And if a kitten is not ready on the date we planned, it does not travel. We will call you, and we will wait.

Raised underfoot, not in a pen

Our kittens grow up in the middle of the house — the vacuum, the doorbell, the television and whoever happens to be visiting that week. Early handling is the strongest single predictor of whether a cat turns out confident, and it is the one thing nobody can add later. A kitten raised in a quiet back room is a different animal, and you will notice within a fortnight.

Registered with TICA and the CFA

We are a registered cattery with both The International Cat Association and the Cat Fanciers’ Association. We breed few litters, our queens get long gaps between them, and they retire early into homes where they get to be somebody’s ordinary pet. Before you pay us anything, you see both parents’ registration paperwork and their vet records.

Everything in writing, before the deposit

The price, the deposit, what is included, what happens if your plans change, and what happens if ours do — all written down and sent to you before any money moves. Nothing new appears on collection day. If you want a lawyer or a level-headed friend to read it first, take the time.

We are still here in year four

Litter-box trouble in week three, a diet question in year four, a vet who wants the kitten’s early history — call us. And if your circumstances ever change and you cannot keep the cat, we will take it back, at any age, for as long as it lives. We would much rather do that than find one of ours on a classifieds site.

You see where they live

Video calls, photos whenever you ask, and a visit where that works out. We think a buyer should be able to see the room the kittens are growing up in. If a breeder will not show you that, anywhere, that tells you something worth knowing.

Our story

About Our British Shorthair Cattery

We did not set out to run a cattery. We fell for one blue British Shorthair, and then spent a couple of years learning, properly, how much work goes into raising them well — registration, health testing, the ethics of who you breed to whom, and what a queen actually needs between litters.

The more we learned, the less we liked what we saw at the cheap end of the market, so we built a very small program around the standard we would have wanted as buyers. Everything still happens inside a family home, not a facility. Litters are born in a bedroom rather than a cattery block, and the kittens are underfoot from the day their eyes open until the day they leave. We take on two or three litters a year, because that is what two people can do properly.

We place kittens with families right across the USA, and most of them live nowhere near us. That suits us. It means the conversations are longer, the video calls are better, and by the time a kitten travels we usually know quite a lot about where it is going.

About Our Cattery

Blue British Shorthair cat resting at home in our cattery

Know the breed

British Shorthair Breed Information: Size, Temperament and Coat

Calm, heavy, slow to mature, and far denser in the coat than the short hair suggests.

The British Shorthair is a slow, solid, famously unbothered cat. Males finish somewhere around 9 to 17 lb and females around 7 to 12 lb, and they are genuinely slow to mature — most are not fully grown until about three years old. If you buy a kitten expecting a big round cat by its first birthday, you will be waiting a while. The chest and jowls fill out last.

The coat

This is the part people get wrong. “Shorthair” suggests low maintenance, but this is one of the densest coats of any breed: a crisp, plush double coat that stands away from the body rather than lying flat. It needs brushing once or twice a week, and noticeably more during the spring and autumn moults. Start while the kitten is still small enough not to have an opinion about it.

Temperament

Temperament is why most families end up here. British Shorthairs are calm to the point of being undramatic. They rarely climb curtains, rarely knock things off shelves, and they are not big talkers. What they are is companionable — they want to be in the same room as you, just not usually on top of you. A lot of first-time owners are surprised that their cat does not want to be carried. That is normal, and it is not a sign the cat is unhappy.

They suit families with children old enough to understand that a cat walking away means the cat is finished, and they are generally relaxed about dogs after a fortnight of sensible introductions. They also tolerate a quiet house better than most breeds, though a pair will always do better than one.

What to watch over a lifetime

Two things: weight and heart health. This breed is built heavy and will happily become heavier — measured meals rather than a permanently full bowl is the single best thing you can do for a British Shorthair’s lifespan. HCM (hypertrophic cardiomyopathy) is the condition most associated with the breed, and it is worth discussing with any breeder you speak to, including us.

Read the Breed Guide

Health & care

British Shorthair Kitten Health & Care

What leaves with your kitten, what the first two weeks will ask of you, and the two things this breed needs looking after for the rest of its life.

What goes home with your kitten

Every kitten leaves vet-examined, vaccinated to age and wormed on the schedule our vet sets, with the paperwork to prove all three. You also get a bag of the food it is already eating, a blanket that smells of its mother and littermates, written care notes, a copy of the health and sales agreement, and our phone number for as long as you have the cat.

We should repeat one thing here, because it belongs on this page as much as anywhere: we do not currently run DNA or cardiac screening for PKD or HCM. Our vet examines the parents and the kittens, but that is not the same thing as a scan or a genetic panel. If screened parents are something you require — and that is a perfectly reasonable thing to require — you should look for a cattery that does it, and we will not be offended.

The first two weeks

One quiet room, not the whole house. Litter tray, water and somewhere to hide at one end, food at the other, and the door closed for the first day or two. British Shorthairs are rarely dramatic about moving, but they are slow to commit to a new place. Expect a kitten that watches you from under the bed on the first evening and is asleep on the sofa by the weekend.

Keep the food exactly the same for at least the first fortnight. Change the house and the diet in the same week and you will spend that week cleaning up. If you want to switch brands later, do it over ten days, mixing a little more of the new food in each day.

Coat, weight, and the long game

Brush once or twice a week, more during the moult, and start while the kitten is still small. Ten seconds a day with a soft brush as a kitten buys you a cat that stands still for grooming at eight years old.

The other job never ends: this breed is built heavy and is very happy to get heavier, especially after neutering. Measure the food rather than topping up the bowl. You should be able to feel the ribs under that coat without pressing. A British Shorthair carrying too much weight is the most common avoidable problem we see in the breed, and it shortens lives.

Read the Full Care Guide

How it works

How to Reserve a British Shorthair Kitten

Four steps, no pressure, and a real conversation before any money changes hands. You get the written terms before the deposit, and your kitten comes home between twelve and fourteen weeks old.

How Reserving Works Start Your Inquiry

1. Tell us about your home

Send us a note through the contact form, or just call. We will ask about your household: children, other pets, whether anyone is home during the day, whether you are looking for one kitten or two. None of this is a test. It is how we work out which kitten in a litter suits you, because they are not interchangeable.

2. Talk to us properly

A phone or video call, usually about half an hour. You see the kittens, you see the room they live in, and you ask us anything — health testing, the parents, what happens if things go wrong. We would rather answer twenty questions now than have you unsure later.

3. Written terms, then the deposit

We send you the agreement: price, deposit, what is included, go-home date, health guarantee, and what happens if your circumstances or ours change. Read it properly, and take it to a level-headed friend if you want to. Once you are happy, a deposit holds your kitten.

4. Coming home

We stay in touch with photos and updates through the remaining weeks. At twelve to fourteen weeks, once your kitten is eating independently and cleared by our vet, it comes home — collected by you, or transported to you anywhere in the USA. The balance is due before travel. And then we are still here, for as long as you have the cat.

Transport

Shipping British Shorthair Kittens Across the USA and Canada

Most of our kittens go to homes a long way from us. You are very welcome to collect in person, and plenty of families make a weekend of it. If that is not practical, we arrange transport, and we do it carefully.

Within the USA

Kittens travel either in the cabin with a flight courier or by a licensed ground transporter, depending on distance and time of year. We do not put kittens in cargo holds — not once, not for anybody. A cargo hold is a loud, cold, unattended place, and this is a twelve-week-old animal.

Transport is quoted separately from the kitten price, and you get that figure in writing before you pay a deposit, not after. If you would like to speak to a family we have already placed a kitten with, ask and we will connect you.

To Canada

We do place kittens with Canadian buyers. Bringing a cat into Canada requires import paperwork, and what is required depends on the kitten’s age when it travels. We supply the veterinary documentation from our end and walk you through the rest, but check the current requirements yourself with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency before booking anything. These rules change, and we would rather you read them from the source than take our word for it.

Before any kitten travels

It is twelve to fourteen weeks old, eating independently, and checked by our vet as fit to travel.
You have the written terms and know the full cost, with the kitten and the transport priced separately.
We have actually spoken, by phone or video call. We do not ship kittens to people we have never talked to.

Questions

Frequently Asked Questions About British Shorthair Kittens

How much does a British Shorthair cat cost?

In the US, kittens from registered breeders usually run somewhere between about $1,200 and $3,500, with the rarer colors at the top of that. Budget for the first year as well. Food, litter, neutering and the first vet visits will add several hundred dollars at least. A price well below everyone else is worth asking hard questions about.

Are British Shorthair kittens good family pets?

Yes, with one caveat. They are patient and they cope with noise, children and other animals. But they would far rather come to you than be carried about. Teach children to let the cat walk away when it wants to and you will get on fine.

How big do British Shorthair cats get?

Males usually finish around 9 to 17 lb, females around 7 to 12 lb. They look heavier than that because of the dense coat and the short legs. Full size takes about three years.

Are British Shorthair cats hypoallergenic?

No, and neither is any other breed. The protein most people react to comes from saliva and skin, not hair, so coat length makes less difference than people hope. If someone in the house reacts to cats, spend time around adult British Shorthairs before you commit, and speak to an allergist rather than guessing.

How do I reserve a British Shorthair kitten?

Get in touch, then see the kittens and their mother by video call or in person. If you want to go ahead, you get the written terms first and then pay a deposit. The balance is due before collection. If nothing currently suits you, ask to go on the waiting list.

What should I know before buying a British Shorthair kitten?

Ask to see the kitten with its mother. Ask what age it goes home, what the parents have been screened for, what the price covers, and what happens if things go wrong in a year. Walk away from anyone selling kittens under eight weeks old, refusing to show you where they are kept, pushing you to pay today, or pricing well under everyone else.

How should British Shorthair kittens be cared for?

Several small meals of kitten food a day, fresh water, and a clean tray kept well away from the food. Brush once or twice a week. Keep the nails trimmed. Handle them often while they are small. Keep vaccinations up to date. Play every day, because this breed puts weight on easily. Keep them indoors or in a secure run.

Ready to Welcome Home a British Shorthair Kitten?

Have a look at the British Shorthair kittens we have available, or just call and ask. We do not mind questions, we are not in a hurry, and we would rather talk you out of the wrong kitten than sell you one this week.

If nothing is available right now, join the waiting list. It costs nothing, commits you to nothing, and means you hear about the next litter before anyone else does.

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