Your kitten travels home with you. You come to the cattery, meet us and take the kitten home yourself by car, by train or in the plane cabin. We don't use couriers or pet transport companies.
A kitten only ever leaves the cattery with a person. Ideally that person is you: you come to us, sign the contract, collect the kitten and take it home yourself.
The cattery contract (in Russian) says the same: delivery to another city or country is possible by agreement, a kitten is never sent unaccompanied, and the owner pays for the journey (clauses 4.1–4.3).
Kittens move to their new homes at three months at the earliest, vaccinated and with their documents.
You meet its mother, see how our cats live and ask your questions. We sign the contract in person, and you check the kitten's weight and condition yourself.
The kitten rides in a carrier next to you, not with strangers. You can see how it's coping, calm it down, give it water and notice in time if it's too hot or too cold.
In the hold a kitten travels as baggage: noise, temperature swings, loading and a long wait at baggage claim, with nobody around to help it.
Responsibility for the kitten passes to you when you collect it from the cattery (clause 2.3). The health guarantee doesn't cover illness caused by poor transport, including transport by third parties (clause 2.6). When you carry the kitten yourself, you know exactly how the journey went.
Usually at the cattery: 24, 2-ya Zelyonaya St, Vsevolozhsk, Leningrad Region, about 10 km from St Petersburg. Visits are by appointment; we'll agree the day and time in advance.
If you are flying or travelling to St Petersburg just for the day, we can bring the kitten to Pulkovo Airport or the railway station by arrangement. It's best to agree this when you reserve.
| How | How to travel | What to watch out for |
|---|---|---|
| By car | The calmest option. The kitten travels in a secured carrier on the back seat and stays in it for the whole trip. | Keep the car neither hot nor cold. On a long drive, stop now and then and offer water. Never leave the kitten alone in the car. |
| By train | Only in carriages where pets are allowed; the Russian Railways website and app mark them with a paw icon. The kitten needs its own travel ticket, which you can buy online. | The carrier's three dimensions must add up to 180 cm or less. The kitten stays in the carrier the whole way. On Russian trains the vet documents aren't checked, but take them with you anyway. |
| By plane | Only in the cabin, in a carrier under the seat. Airlines usually allow up to 8 kg including the carrier, some up to 10 kg. A Maine Coon kitten of 3–4 months is within that limit. | Flights take only a few pets, so confirm a place for the kitten first and buy your ticket after. Airlines have different carrier sizes and document rules, so check them in advance. |
If you can't come for the kitten, there are two options, and in both the kitten travels with a person.
Someone you trust, such as a relative or friend, comes for the kitten and brings it to you just as you would. The contract is in your name, and we'll agree in advance how to sign it without you being here. The rest of the payment is due on the day the kitten leaves the cattery (clause 3.3).
In exceptional cases someone from the cattery brings the kitten, by train or in the plane cabin. The buyer pays for that person's journey both ways and the kitten's travel fees (clause 4.3). We discuss such trips individually, and they aren't always possible.
With the kitten you get a vet passport recording its vaccinations and parasite treatments, its pedigree and the contract (clause 2.2). The kitten is microchipped, and the chip number is written in the vet passport, the pedigree and the contract.
That is usually enough for travel within Russia. If you are buying the kitten for yourself, no veterinary accompanying certificate (VSD) is needed. There's more about vaccinations in the article "Cat vaccination".
Some airlines want the rabies vaccination done at least 20–30 days before the flight, or ask for a certificate from a state vet clinic. Check your airline's rules and tell us you're flying when you reserve. We'll set the handover date so the documents fit.
For a calm journey, bring:
How to get your home ready for the kitten is covered in "The first days at home".
Our kittens can move to another country too. We agree the terms with each buyer individually (clause 4.1): the requirements depend on the country, and preparation can take several months. The rule is the same as within Russia: the kitten travels only with a person, in the plane cabin, by train or by car.
Leaving the country usually requires:
Check the entry rules and your carrier's rules early. If the kitten has to wait for its documents, it stays at the cattery as a paid boarder under a separate agreement (clause 4.6).
The buyer pays for the journey (clause 4.3): fuel or tickets, the kitten's travel fee and the carrier. If someone from the cattery brings the kitten, their travel both ways is added.
The date until which the kitten waits for you at the cattery is written in the contract (clause 4.4). If you can't make it, let us know straight away. If you don't tell us about a delay within three days after that date, the kitten becomes available again and the part of the payment you made is not refunded (clause 4.5). If you need to collect the kitten later, paid boarding is possible as a last resort; its price and length go into a separate agreement (clause 4.6).
No. Under the contract a kitten is never sent unaccompanied (clause 4.2). It travels only with you, with someone you trust or, in exceptional cases, with someone from the cattery.
No. The kitten travels to its new home with its owner or someone the owner trusts. We can introduce you to a trusted person who could bring it, but that isn't a courier service.
Our kittens leave at three months at the earliest, which is usually old enough for airlines. The timing of the rabies vaccination matters more: some airlines want it done 20–30 days before the flight. If you're flying, tell us when you reserve.
Write or call us as soon as you know; we ask for at least 24 hours' notice of any change. We'll agree a new date within the reservation period (clause 4.4).
Yes, if we agree in advance. The reservation period is written in the contract (clause 4.4). If you need more time, for example because of a holiday or a house move, paid boarding under a separate agreement is possible as a last resort (clause 4.6).
From the moment you collect the kitten, you are responsible for its health and care (clause 2.3). You have 5 calendar days to have the kitten checked at a vet clinic (clause 2.6), but the guarantee doesn't cover illness caused by poor transport.
Travel rules were checked in October 2026: pets on Russian Railways trains, Russian Ministry of Agriculture order No. 862 on veterinary accompanying documents. The cattery's terms: contract, sections 2–4 (all in Russian).
Tell us where you live and how you'd like to travel, and we'll help you plan it all. Available kittens are on the Kittens page.