How to Sell Persian Kittens in the United States | PetzLover

What rules apply when you sell Persian kittens in the US?

Most rules are state and local, so check your own state and city. These examples show the kinds of rules that exist:

Rabies vaccination and licensing rules for cats are also set by states and cities. Ask your vet what applies before kittens go home.

Which Persians should you breed from?

Every litter starts with the parents' health. Polycystic kidney disease (PKD) is dominant, so one affected parent can pass it to any kitten, and the UK welfare charity Science for Animal Welfare (UFAW) states there is no justification for breeding any Persian without testing for PKD first. The test needs only a cheek swab or a blood sample. Kittens of two negative parents cannot inherit the PKD1 mutation.

Face shape matters as much. CFA notes that breeding for extreme features once produced Persians with narrow nostrils and breathing problems, and that breeders removed affected cats from their programs. UFAW reports that cats whose nose tip sits above the lower eyelid are likely to have at least some breathing, eye or dental problems; Germany bans breeding them.

How do you prepare a Persian litter for new homes?

1. Book a vet check for each kitten: nostrils, breathing, eyes, teeth, heart and weight. Ask the vet to note any heavy tearing or noisy breathing.
2. Start vaccines and deworming on your vet's schedule and record every dose.
3. Consider an FeLV and FIV test and a microchip registered to you, so you can transfer it at handover.
4. Comb each kitten and wipe its face every day, and introduce a bath gently, so it goes home used to the routine.
5. Register the litter with CFA or TICA if your cats are registered, and decide which kittens are sold as pets.
6. Write a care sheet: food, litter, the combing and eye-wiping routine, and how to keep a flat-faced cat cool.

Keep any kitten that is not ready, such as one with runny eyes or noisy breathing, until your vet is satisfied, and tell its buyer exactly what was found and treated.

How much should you charge for Persian kittens?

Two 2026 guides give a range: Petful puts pet-quality kittens from registered breeders at $1,200 to $3,000 and show-line kittens at $3,500 to $5,000 or more, and ThePricer puts kittens from health-testing breeders at about $1,500 to $3,500. Petful also notes backyard breeders and kitten mills advertise Persians at $400 to $800, so an unusually cheap price can make careful buyers suspicious. Compare current Persian kittens for sale near you before you set yours.

• PKD results and vet checks justify a fair price and set your kittens apart.
• What is included, such as vaccines, a microchip or spay and neuter, should be listed in the ad.
• Pet or breeding rights. Many breeders sell pets with registration papers held until proof of spay or neuter.
• Face type. Petful notes flat-face kittens are often priced $500 to $1,500 above doll-face littermates. You are not obliged to follow that; a buyer paying extra for a flatter face is paying for more risk.

How do you write a Persian kitten ad that gets the right buyers?

• Clear photos of each kitten's face from the front and side, plus a short video of it playing and breathing quietly.
• Date of birth and the earliest go-home date.
• Sex, color in CFA terms (for example solid, silver and golden, tabby or bicolor) and eye color.
• Both parents' PKD results, vaccines so far and any registration.
• The price and what it includes, and your city or area without your address.
• The home you want: indoors, daily grooming, a cool room in summer.

Keep your phone number out of the ad text and reply to buyers by message first. You can post your Persian kitten ad on PetzLover for free.

How do you vet buyers for a Persian kitten?

Ask questions that show whether the buyer understands the breed:

• Who will comb the kitten every day, and have you kept a longhaired cat before?
• How will you keep it cool in summer? PetMD notes that the Persian's airway can limit how well it tolerates heat.
• Will it live indoors, and who cares for it when you travel?
• Which vet will you use, and will you spay or neuter?
• How old are the children at home? PetMD suggests Persians suit older children better than toddlers.

Be wary of buyers who want several kittens at once, ask about breeding before health, will not visit, or want a courier to collect.

How do you take payment and hand over a Persian kitten safely?

• Take a deposit only after the buyer has met the kitten or had a live video call, and give a receipt.
• Accept cash at handover or a payment you have confirmed has cleared. Never refund an overpayment; the FTC calls this a fake check scam.
• Do not promise air cargo. Several US airlines, including Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines and Horizon Air from October 1, 2026, no longer accept certain short-nosed cat breeds in the hold.
• Sign a contract: health guarantee covering PKD, spay or neuter terms, no declawing, and a promise to return the cat to you if the buyer cannot keep it.
• Hand over the vet record, both PKD results, the care sheet, a few days of food and the microchip transfer.

Buyers can read how to buy a Persian kitten. If someone near you has posted a request, see answering a Persian wanted ad, and when you retire an adult breeding cat, rehoming a Persian responsibly covers that step.