Terms and Conditions
When you bring home a Sphinx Kitten from our cattery, you agree to inform us of any changes in your contact information within 90 days so that we can maintain accurate records. As part of our health guarantee, we require that you quarantine your new kitten from other household pets for the first 48 hours. During this time, you should keep your kitten or cat isolated until it has been examined by your licensed veterinarian. It is your responsibility to have your kitten or cat checked by a licensed veterinarian within 48 hours of receiving it for the guarantee to be valid. Failure to do so will void the health guarantee. We also ask that you combo test your new Sphinx Kitten for FIV and Leukemia during this exam and keep the negative results for your own record keeping.
All of our Sphinx kittens are guaranteed to be negative for FIV and Leukemia. However, we cannot be held responsible for any future diagnosis of FeL, FIV, or other bacterial, viral, infectious diseases, or parasites that your kitten may contract after leaving our cattery, as these can be acquired anywhere in the environment and are not a result of genetics or breeding. It is your responsibility to protect your kitten or cat from these diseases, illnesses, parasites, and fungi.
To maintain this guarantee, your kitten or cat must not come into contact with another feline before being checked by a licensed veterinarian and tested first. If your kitten or cat is diagnosed with a life-threatening illness, please notify us immediately by phone, email, and written letter, and consult with your diagnosing veterinarian. DNA analysis may be required.
As the new owner of a Sphinx Kitten, you accept the responsibility of caring for your kitten or cat and providing for its welfare. You agree to provide timely veterinary care for any illness or injury your kitten or cat may acquire throughout its lifetime. You also agree to provide yearly preventative health checkups and exams to monitor any health changes. Please note that we are not financially responsible for veterinary care throughout the lifetime of your kitten or cat.
Under no circumstances should you euthanize your Sphinx Kitten or cat without our consent first. If any serious health problems arise, you must contact us right away so that we can discuss the appropriate plan of action.
To monitor your cat’s heart health, we ask that you provide your Sphinx Kitten or cat with an annual echocardiogram (ultrasound) of the heart with a Board Certified Cardiologist beginning at 2 years of age. This is particularly important because HCM is a problem in the Sphinx cat breed. You agree to share copies of your kitten’s or cat’s future annual HCM scans with us to assist in the prevention of life-threatening congenital heart defects in our breeding program. It is important that you are proactive in your cat’s future health.
Finally, we require that you keep your Sphinx Kitten or cat indoors at all times in a clean and pleasant environment. Your kitten or cat should not be caged, and you should provide proper nutrition, health care (including yearly veterinarian examinations and vaccinations), companionship, and adequate space for exercise. Your kitten or cat should never be allowed outside or exposed to other kittens or cats living outside of your indoor household, or our guarantee will be void. Please do not allow your kitten or cat to roam outdoors freely, as this action brings immediate climate or environmental related dangers and hazards to Sphinx cats. Under no circumstances should you sell, give away, donate, or transfer your kitten or cat to any other persons, including pet shops, breeders or catteries, research laboratories, rescue groups, shelters, or similar entities.
In the event the Purchaser can no longer keep the Sphinx Kitten Home, regardless of the age of the kitten or cat, the Breeder must be notified immediately by both phone and email, and arrangements will be made for the kitten or cat to be surrendered to the Breeder, unless other arrangements are agreed upon prior to placement in writing with the notarized consent of the Breeder agreeing to placement, no exceptions. If shipping is needed to get the kitten or cat back to the Breeder, the Purchaser will be responsible for all related shipping expenses.
Purchaser agrees to NEVER give FIP vaccines to their Sphinx Kitten Home. It is extremely important to find a vet that is familiar with the Sphynx breed! Sphynx Kittens have been known to have adverse reactions to vaccinations for FeL/FIV. We recommend 4 FVRCP 2 FeLV, 1 Rabies during the first year of life, then FVRCP and Rabies annually for life, No FIP. The first FVRCP should start between 6-8 weeks, then every 4 weeks until 16 weeks. The Breeder is not held responsible for any warranty for the Sphinx Kitten Home against any adverse reactions to these or any other future vaccinations.
The Breeder does not advise any of their kittens or cats be vaccinated for FIP, Ringworm, or Giardia. FIP vaccines are often times fatal if your cat has ever been exposed to the coronavirus, which 90% of cats in a multiple cat household have been. They will break out with the fatal form of FIP if given the vaccine. There is no known treatment for FIP, and it is fatal. The Purchaser agrees and understands that if any of these vaccines are given at any time throughout the life of the Sphinx Kitten Home, then the health guarantee and contract are void.
The Purchaser understands that it is REQUIRED that all current cats owned in the Purchaser’s home should be combo tested for FIV and Leukemia BEFORE bringing in their new Sphinx Kitten Home. This also applies for any outdoor cats that may come into the home and come into contact with the Sphinx. This combo test is a quick blood test usually costing around 40 dollars that can be completed within 20 minutes at your vet’s office. By not following this requirement, the Purchaser is aware that they may be putting their Sphinx at risk of contracting FIV and or Leukemia and understands the health guarantee is void.
The Purchaser agrees to NEVER DE-CLAW any Sphinx Kitten or Cat from Sphinx Kitten Home Sphynx Cattery (located in MA, USA). De-clawing cats can have many horrible side effects; please research this and use nail caps or clip nails often. Provide cat trees and scratch pads!
The Purchaser understands that degrees of hairlessness in Sphinx vary from cat to cat and that no Sphinx is completely hairless. It is understood that hormones, climate, and genetics play an important role in hairlessness, and that even though a Sphinx Kitten Home may be almost hairless when sold, it is possible that said kitten could develop some hair after being neutered or spayed or as it grows older. It is also impossible to guarantee that any Sphinx Kitten Home will not grow some hair at some point in the future.
Any violation of the TERMS in this contract will be cause for voiding the contract and can result in legal action. In the event the Purchaser has been found to disregard or violate ANY TERMS in the contract, the said kitten or cat will be surrendered unconditionally to the Breeder at the Purchaser’s expense, with the Breeder reclaiming full physical and legal ownership of said kitten or cat, including TICA and CFA registration with ownership transfer, NO Exceptions; The contract will be enforced with or without due process of the law for any violation of the *Terms without compensation to Purchaser.
Purchaser and Breeder agree to replace the term “Furless Feline” with “Sphinx Kitten Home” in this contract, and all related documents. In the event the Purchaser can no longer keep their Sphinx Kitten or Cat, regardless of the age of the kitten or cat, the Breeder must be notified immediately by both phone and email, and arrangements will be made for the kitten or cat to be surrendered to Sphinx Kitten Home unless other arrangements are agreed upon prior to placement in writing with the notarized consent of Breeder agreeing to placement, with no exceptions. If shipping is needed to return the kitten or cat to the Breeder, the Purchaser will be responsible for all related shipping expenses.
The Purchaser agrees to NEVER give FIP vaccines to their kitten. It is extremely important to find a vet that is familiar with the Sphynx breed! Sphynx kittens and cats have been known to have adverse reactions to vaccinations for FeL/FIV. We recommend 4 FVRCP, 2 FeLV, and 1 Rabies during the first year of life, then FVRCP and Rabies annually for life, with no FIP. The first FVRCP should be administered between 6-8 weeks, then every 4 weeks until 16 weeks. Sphinx Kitten Home is not responsible for any warranty for the kitten or cat against any adverse reactions to these or any other future vaccinations.
Sphinx Kitten Home does not advise any of their kittens or cats be vaccinated for FIP, Ringworm, or Giardia. FIP vaccines are often fatal if your cat has ever been exposed to the coronavirus, which 90% of cats in a multiple cat household have been. They will break out with the fatal form of FIP if given the vaccine. There is no known treatment for FIP, and it is fatal. The Purchaser agrees and understands that if any of these vaccines are given at any time throughout the life of the kitten or cat, then the health guarantee and contract are void.
The Purchaser understands that it is REQUIRED that all current cats owned in the Purchaser’s home should be combo tested for FIV and Leukemia BEFORE bringing in their new Sphinx Kitten. This also applies to any outdoor cats that may come into the home and come into contact with their Sphinx. This combo test is a quick blood test usually costing around 40 dollars that can be completed within 20 minutes at your vet’s office. By not following this requirement, the Purchaser is aware that they may be putting their Sphinx at risk of contracting FIV and/or Leukemia and understands that the health guarantee is void.
The Purchaser agrees to NEVER DE-CLAW any Sphinx Kitten or Cat from Sphinx Kitten Home (located in MA, USA). De-clawing cats can have many horrible effects, please research this and use nail caps or clip nails often. Provide cat trees & scratch pads!
The Purchaser understands that degrees of hairlessness in Sphynx vary from cat to cat and that no Sphynx is completely hairless. It is understood that hormones, climate, and genetics play an important role in hairlessness and that even though a Sphinx kitten may be almost hairless when sold, it is possible that said kitten could develop some hair after being neutered or spayed or as it grows older. It is also impossible to guarantee that any Sphinx kitten or cat will not grow some hair at some point in the future.
Any violation of the TERMS in this contract will be cause for voiding the contract and can result in legal action. In the event the Purchaser has been found to disregard or violate ANY TERMS in the contract, the said kitten or cat will be surrendered unconditionally to
Breeder Guarantee
Welcome to Sphinx Kitten Home, where we strive to provide our customers with the healthiest and most well-cared-for kittens. Our kittens are current on all age-appropriate vaccinations, dewormed, freshly bathed, have their nails clipped, and ears cleaned. We go above and beyond to ensure that our kittens are in the best possible condition when they go to their new homes. Our experienced breeder is available throughout the lifetime of the kitten or cat to answer questions, help with concerns, and give sound advice.
To hold a Sphinx Kitten Home’s kitten or cat of your choice, a non-refundable deposit must be made to the breeder. The deposit is applied to the purchase price of the kitten or cat. We guarantee that the kitten or cat will be in sound health for up to 48 hours from the time of purchase or arrival. Within the 48-hour health guarantee period, we recommend that the kitten or cat be quarantined from other pets until examined by the purchaser’s licensed veterinarian. If, upon examination, the kitten or cat is diagnosed with a life-threatening illness, it is required that the breeder be notified immediately by the purchaser by both a written letter emailed and a telephone call to the breeder from the consulting veterinarian. DNA analysis may be required.
At Sphinx Kitten Home, we stand behind the health of our kittens or cats. If the kitten or cat is diagnosed with a life-threatening illness, the breeder reserves the right to replace the kitten or cat at their discretion. The breeder reserves the right to take up to 12 months to replace the kitten or cat provided the breeder is actively breeding. However, the breeder will always try to replace the kitten or cat out of the next litter if possible. No monetary refunds will be given, no exceptions. Trust us to provide you with healthy and happy kittens.
At Sphinx Kitten Home, we stand behind the health of our kittens and cats. We guarantee that your new kitten or cat will be free of life-threatening congenital defects, including HCM, until 2 years of age. In the unlikely event that your kitten or cat dies within the guaranteed time period due to a life-threatening congenital defect, we will replace your kitten or cat if an appropriate necropsy is performed, along with appropriate DNA analysis.
To qualify for a replacement, a written certificate from your veterinarian must be provided, along with an explanation that the death was caused by a congenital defect. We may also require a photo of the deceased kitten or cat, as well as copies of vet records.
At the discretion of the breeder, a replacement kitten or cat of comparable quality and value will be provided within 12 months, provided that the breeder is actively breeding. We will always strive to replace the kitten or cat from the next available litter. We do not offer monetary refunds under any circumstances.
Please note that the purchaser must not modify the kitten or cat in any way, including tattoos, piercings, etc. We want to ensure the health and well-being of our kittens and cats, and we appreciate your cooperation in maintaining their natural state.