Homecoming
Pickup & Delivery
How we plan your kitten's homecoming together.
Homecoming is one of the most important days in your kitten’s life. Here is how we plan it together.
Maine Coon Grove is based in Dallas, Texas, and works with families across the United States. Each homecoming is arranged individually: pickup by private arrangement, ground delivery quoted by distance, or air cargo or a flight nanny quoted on request. Which options are available depends on your kitten and your destination, and transport costs are quoted separately from the adoption fee.
Delivery options
How your kitten comes home
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Pickup No charge
Collect your kitten in person, by appointment, at a location, date and time we confirm with you in writing.
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Ground delivery Quoted by distance
A dedicated driver brings your kitten by car, with regular rest, water and food stops. Offered within a limited driving distance.
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Air cargo Quoted on request
Your kitten travels in a secure, climate-controlled airline kennel to the airport nearest you, where you collect them from the cargo station.
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Flight nanny Quoted on request
A travel companion carries your kitten in the aircraft cabin and hands them to you at your chosen airport.
Transport fees are quoted individually and may change if carrier costs change before booking. Final arrangements are confirmed in writing before travel.
Delivery
Transport availability depends on destination, weather, carrier rules, and your kitten's age, health and veterinary clearance.
Airline, cargo and flight-nanny services follow third-party schedules and rules. We are not responsible for delays caused solely by airlines, weather, airports or other third parties, but we will help with reasonable rescheduling.
Timing
Kittens generally join their new families at around 16 weeks, subject to individual development, veterinary clearance and travel requirements.
What goes home with your kitten
- Veterinary health certificate
- Vaccination and health records, as applicable to your kitten
- Microchip details, where your kitten is microchipped
- Your written reservation / adoption agreement, including any alteration or breeding-rights terms
- Pedigree registration paperwork, where applicable to your kitten
- Care guidance for the first weeks at home
Records & review timing
You may ask which health and registration records apply to a kitten before reserving. Copies of that kitten's records, and its parents' where documented, can be reviewed once your $350 reservation deposit has been confirmed, and the applicable documents go home with your kitten. Every kitten comes with a veterinary health certificate; other records are included only where applicable and documented.
Your next chapter
Planning your kitten's homecoming?
We are happy to talk through the options for your family.