Medjaicatz

Info For Prospective Parents

MedjaiCatz Egyptian Maus

We show the Egyptian Mau actively to promote the breed and to receive objective feedback on how well we are achieving our goal of meeting the breed standard. Needless to say, we are proud of our cats and the catteries behind our cats.

Registration: All of our cats are registered with the Cat Authority of Victoria and sold with a four generation CAV certified pedigree.

Price: Kittens are priced from $1500 this includes their registration and pedigree, shipping is avaliable at the new owners expense we use A.A.E for all inter-state shipping if international shipping is required then we recomend the use of Dogtainers.

Pre-purchase questionnaire: Unless we have already spoken we usually have prospective Mau owners fill out a pre-purchase questionnaire. It helps us get an idea of what you are looking for and what kind of cat will fit best in your home. If you are interested in taking a look, feel free to email us for a copy.

Deposit/reservations: We require a non-refundable holding fee/deposit of $250.00 to hold a kitten for you. It is, of course, refundable if we do not supply the kitten within the agreed upon time.

Contract: We require all potential "cat parents" to review and sign a detailed sales contract. All of our kittens are sold already spayed/neutered (which is included in the total price). The contract is fairly detailed and states in part that the cat must not be declawed or allowed outdoors.

Available age: The age when kittens are available to go to new homes varies depending on how well the specific kitten is doing. The earliest they are available to go to their new homes is 14 weeks. Most of our kittens go between 16 and 20 weeks. At that point they are vaccinated and fully adjusted socially. It is NOT too late for the kitten to bond to your family. Maus dote on their people and bond so strongly that I frankly can't imagine it ever being a problem having a Mau bond. Kittens learn life skills from day of birth to approximately 10 weeks old. From the time they are 8 to 14 or 16 weeks old they learn their social skills - ie how to interact with other animals. We do NOT force wean our babies and although we do not allow access to all the cats until they receive their first vaccination, they have the full benefit of all mum can teach them until they decide that it's time to become independent. Although you can't take your baby home until he or she is 14 weeks old you can come visit and play as often as geography and your schedule as well as ours permits after they are old enough to have had their first vaccinations.

Health Guarantee: Our cattery is FELV, FIV & URI free, we screen for HCM annually (ultrasound) and blood test for allergies, all of our kittens have a written health guarantee signed by our vet at the Burwood Rd Clinic for cats.

Medjaicatz Cattery Is Trialing A New DNA Blood Test For HCM So Far We Have Had No Cats Test Positive So Either The Tests Are Incompatible With Egyptian Maus Or Our Cats Are All Negative For The Defect. We Like To Think The Latter Is True... 2009 Marks the year MedjaiCatz catterys turns two years old, in this time our cattery has remained HCM free 2nd Gen Egyptian Maus of our breeding program will be tested in 2010 at adulthood if found negative for HCM testing will cease and we will declare our breeding program HCM clear concluding the Egyptian Mau no longer affected by HCM. Note any new bloodlines introduced into our breeding program will be tested for our piece of mind.

*The first priority of our breeding program IS our breeding program. Determining which cats, if any have breeding and/or show potential can take time. Because of this, those cats deemed to be show quality or breed quality take priority over general pet waiting list. Therefore, we reserve the right to not sell any cat until the time of sale. All holding fees for pets are NOT refundable unless we do not have a pet kitten available from the agreed upon litter. The determination as to whether a kitten will be available will be made no later than 12 weeks of age. If, for whatever reason there is not a baby available, then the buyer has the option of waiting for the next litter or a refund.