Texas, TX
British Shorthair Breeder in Texas, TICA Registered
- Distance from the cattery
- Ground delivery statewide; flight nanny nationwide
- How handover works
- Pickup in Houston, hand delivery by car anywhere in Texas, or in-cabin flight nanny to any US airport.
- Price range
- $2,200–$4,500 depending on color and coat, all paperwork included.
Buying a British Shorthair in Texas
Texas has a lot of British Shorthair listings and not many established British Shorthair programs, and the gap between those two things is where buyers get hurt. The checks that separate them are quick: a real breeder is registered with TICA under their own name (ours is public and linked on every page here), registers their litters, will show you cardiac and genetic screening for both parents, and will let you see or video-call the mother cat with her kittens. Anyone who won't do all four is worth walking away from, including us.
Golden shaded and golden chinchilla, the colors most of our program is built around, are genuinely uncommon in the United States, which is why a fair number of our kittens leave Texas altogether.
Do you ship kittens outside Texas?
Yes. Kittens fly in-cabin with a professional pet nanny who hands the kitten to you at your arrival gate. We don't put cats in cargo. Canan has also placed cats with families and breeders internationally; ask early, because some countries require months of lead time on rabies titers and import permits.
Cities we serve
Houston · Dallas · Fort Worth · Austin · San Antonio · El Paso · Corpus Christi · Lubbock · Amarillo · College Station
Questions from Texas buyers
Do you ship kittens outside Texas?
Yes. Kittens fly in-cabin with a professional pet nanny who hands the kitten to you at your arrival gate. We don't put cats in cargo. Canan has also placed cats with families and breeders internationally; ask early, because some countries require months of lead time on rabies titers and import permits.
How do I reserve a British Shorthair kitten?
Fill in the reservation form on this site and you'll immediately get a customer number on screen: something like BGC-2607-4H2K. Canan then calls or emails you within 24 hours to talk through which kitten suits your household. If it's a good fit, a $500 deposit holds that specific kitten and the balance is due when it goes home. You do not need Instagram or any social media account to reserve; phone and email work perfectly well.
How much do your kittens cost?
Pet kittens generally run between $2,200 and $4,500 depending on color, coat and quality. Traditional blues sit at the lower end; golden shaded and golden chinchilla, especially in British Longhair, sit at the top. Every listed kitten shows its own price. Breeding rights are priced separately and are only ever sold to established, registered catteries.
What health testing do the parents have?
Every breeding cat is FIV and FeLV negative, screened for HCM (hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, the most significant heart condition in the breed), and PKD tested where the line calls for it. They also have regular veterinary examinations. Ask and we will email you the actual results for a specific kitten's sire and dam before you pay anything.
How old are kittens when they go home?
Twelve to fourteen weeks, never earlier. Kittens taken from their mother and littermates at eight weeks miss a critical stretch of social learning and are measurably more likely to develop biting, litter box and anxiety problems. Any breeder offering you an eight-week-old British Shorthair is cutting a corner at your cat's expense.
Do you deliver, and how far?
Pickup in Houston is free. Ground delivery by car covers all of Texas. Canan drives the kitten herself rather than using a courier. For the rest of the United States your kitten flies in-cabin with a professional pet nanny and is handed to you at your arrival gate. We do not ship cats in cargo.