Of course! we tend to take quite a few photos and put the best ones up on the site. If you would like some of the other photos, contact us and we can email some of them to you.

Visiting kittens can only take place once the litter is at least 4 weeks old and preferably 6 weeks. If you would like to visit, please contact us to arrange a convenient time.

The simple answer is yes. However, we are committed to enhancing the breed, so would put you on a waiting list in preference to someone who wants the kitten for breeding/showing.

We are pretty flexible about when you can visit, and if you can make it within a couple of days we'll hold off any reservations unless someone else was already interested - but we'll let you know this up front.

Yes we can under the PETS scheme (also called the Pet passport scheme) if you live in an EU country or a qualifying non-European Union country or territory.

There is quite a bit of additional cost as the following will need to be performed:

• vaccination against rabies at 13 weeks old
• a blood test will be needed to ensure immunity
• a pet password will be obtained
• your kitten would then board with us for between 1 and 6 months to comply with various laws.
• Neutering will be performed if you kitten is a pet
• a special animal shipping container will be purchased
• a further vet check is required a week before travel
• an airline ticket will need to be purchased

Costs change all the time so we would need to discuss your individual requirements before being able to give you an idea of the cost.

To give you a sense of perspective however, you would look at about £300 - £400 for the vet checks, vaccinations, blood tests, certificates and shipping container, then at least the cost of a human airline ticket, plus some costs in handling and possibly boarding prior to travelling.

We will not ship to a non-approved country as this will require a six month stay in quarantine, and we feel this is unfair.

For all pets the answer is yes. For males the answer is generally yes. For breeding quality females the answer is generally no.

If you take a kitten at 13 weeks we believe it is too early to have neutered them before they leave us so we will not forward any registration or ownership documentation to you until we have received proof of neutering.

There is a lot of debate as to having to wait for your kitten to reach sexual maturity, and the old school thinking is that you should wait until the kitten is at least 5 months old. There is also a lot of mor recent evidence to suggest that you don't need to wait however the vet you use will follow their own take on this.

Kittens that require neutering will be placed on the GCCF inactive register.

If we are shipping a pet to another country, we will arrange for them to be neutered before leaving us.

Not really. It would be unfair on you to wait for a particular type of kitten since we do not know how often we will breed a queen, or, who with. The site is regularly updated with pregnancy news and we can add you to our distribution list if you like.

A non-refundable deposit will secure a specific kitten. This is really to ensure you are serious about buying and the money is put towards the vet bills. We do recommend that you do come and visit the litter to ensure you are happy, and you can leave a deposit then.

A £200 deposit will secure a pet quality kitten and a £300 deposit will secure a breeding quality kitten or special pet.

We classify our kittens into the following categories:

• Pet - Only available for pet duties and must be neutered.
• Special Pet - Only available for pet duties and must be neutered, however is of very high quality compared to the breed standard.
• Breed - Available for breeding duties. This kitten has a good pedigree and looks good compared to the breed standard.

We listen to the vet and local breeders to determine the expected quality when the kitten has grown up but this is no guarantee that if you buy a breeding kitten they will produce kittens of a specific quality or if they are even to take a mate.

Showing is also a funny business and we can sell superb examples of the breed, however this is never a guarantee that they will place if shown.

Prices for a pet kitten will start at £500 and breeding kittens will start at £1,000.

Within reason this should not be a problem if we have enough warning. From time to time we will use a theme and name the litter accordingly, or allow prospective families to name them within the theme. Please bear in mind we cannot use a name we have already used with the purdykatz prefix, and we will not use a name we find offensive.

You are free to give them a family or pet name that you will use around the house, regardless of their pedigree name - for example our silver girl is called Ash.

When you come and pick up your new family member they will be in good health, litter trained and will have been:

• vet checked at least twice
• fully vaccinated
• microchipped
• dewormed and deflea'd
• GCCF registered
• insured for 4 weeks (this changed from 6 weeks on April 1st 2009)
• well socialised

Your kitten will also take a small toy with them to keep them company on their trip and you will receive a diet and care sheet along with a kitten pack of their favourite food/biscuits.

First of all you will need to obtain a decent pet carrier to be able to pick your new friend up. This will also be used when you go to the vet for check-ups and if you decide to show.

A jungle gym of some description will save your sofa's and drapes as they generally come with scratching posts built in. This does not need to be overly exotic, but should allow your kitten to play with a ball or something, as well as climb and jump around. Our cats also like the flat scratching board and this saves our carpet.

Then there is the usual food and water bowls, litter tray etc. We can help you with finding the things we use if you'd like.

Your kitten will need to have been comfortable with you, your choice of food and litter for at least 2 weeks preferably 4 before you let them out to roam.

However! Bear in mind the price you have just paid and the very unusual look of the Bengal. Are you really sure you want to let them out?

Kittens will not leave home until they are at least 13 weeks old - this is a ruling of the governing body we are a member of.

We will not let a kitten leave if they are not fit either, for example, kittens can hurt themselves if they play hard and we would want to ensure there is nothing wrong with them before leaving us.