Aurora Reserve
First Look at Every Litter
One deposit holds your place in line — and it never expires.
Why Reserve
Most Kittens Are Spoken For Before They’re Listed
Every Aurora litter is offered to our Reserve families first — and most of our kittens are spoken for before they’re ever listed publicly. Reserve is how families who know an Aurora kitten is in their future make sure they’re first in line when one arrives.
One deposit holds your place. From there, you meet every litter before the public does, and you choose in the order families joined.
Instead of a scramble, every family has a clear place in line and a genuine chance to choose. We wait until around seven weeks to show a litter on purpose — by then kittens have fluffed into themselves and their coloring has come in, so a preview is genuinely helpful.
The Process
How Aurora Reserve Works
Five simple steps — from the day you join to the day your kitten comes home.
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1Join with a $500 deposit
Your $500 secures your place — your full reservation deposit, not an extra fee.
$3,500total for an Aurora kitten·$500 now·$3,000 by 10 weeks+
Join with a $500 deposit
Your $500 secures your place — your full reservation deposit, not an extra fee.
Nothing more is due until your kitten’s final invoice — your $500 is applied in full toward your kitten, and the remaining $3,000 is due by the time your kitten is 10 weeks old.
2Meet every litter first
A private preview at about seven weeks — a full week before the waitlist.
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Meet every litter first
A private preview at about seven weeks — a full week before the waitlist.
When a litter reaches about seven weeks, you’ll get a private preview — photos, videos, and honest notes on each kitten — a full week before the free waitlist sees them.
3Choose in Reserve order
Same preview for everyone, three days to rank, matched in join order.
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Choose in Reserve order
Same preview for everyone, three days to rank, matched in join order.
Every Reserve family gets the same private preview at the same time, and three days to send us a ranked list of the kittens they’d welcome. Once the window closes, families are matched in the order they joined Aurora Reserve. Leave a kitten off your list and we’ll never match you with them — and if every kitten you ranked goes to families ahead of you, that’s simply a pass on this litter, and your place stays exactly where it is.
4Or pass, and keep your place
Not the right litter? Pass — your spot never moves, your deposit never expires.
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Or pass, and keep your place
Not the right litter? Pass — your spot never moves, your deposit never expires.
Not the right litter for you? Simply pass. Your spot stays exactly where it is — for the next litter, and the one after that. Your deposit never expires, and you can wait for as long as it takes to find your kitten.
5Welcome your kitten home
Chosen and yours — home between 13 and 14 weeks, fully prepared.
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Welcome your kitten home
Chosen and yours — home between 13 and 14 weeks, fully prepared.
Once you’ve chosen, your kitten is yours — and from that moment, we walk you through exactly what to expect, from reservation all the way to go-home day. Your final $3,000 balance is due by 10 weeks of age, and your kitten goes home between 13 and 14 weeks — spayed or neutered, vet-checked, and fully prepared.
Curious what one of those previews looks like? See what a litter preview looks like →
The Part We Love
Your Home Shapes the Cat
At seven weeks, what you’re seeing is a beautiful first draft. Kittens keep growing into themselves all through their first year — and your home becomes the biggest influence of all. The bond you build and the routines you create are what shape the cat they become. If you’d like an honest look at what that commitment involves — the time, the money, the years — read Preparing for a Lifetime.
What You Get
What Being on Reserve Means
Your place is yours, indefinitely
Pass on as many litters as you’d like — your deposit never expires and your spot never moves.
Non-refundable, but transferable
Your deposit rolls forward to a future litter, so there’s never pressure to choose before you’re ready.
First look, every time
Reserve families always see and choose before the waitlist and the public.
Always know where you stand
Check your exact spot in line anytime on your private members’ page.
One or Two
Why Two Might Be the Right Choice
Some families reserve two. It’s worth considering in three situations: you already have an older cat or dog who won’t want to play with a kitten, your house is empty most of the day, or there are enough of you that one cat would be in constant demand.
If you do decide on two, you’d place two deposits of $500, which holds two places in line back to back. When your turn comes you’d choose twice in a row, so both kittens come from the same litter. That part matters — kittens who grow up together and go home together settle in far more easily than two who meet as strangers.
We don’t discount pairs; two kittens is $7,000. Travel is the exception — it’s charged per trip, not per kitten, so two kittens come home on one delivery.
This is where being in Reserve actually happens.
Members Only
Your Members’ Page
Reserve families get the password to our members’ page. No account to set up, nothing to log into — one password, and it’s there from the day you join.
See the whole line
Not just your number — the entire Reserve list, in order, always current. You’ll know exactly where you stand, and watch your place move up as families are matched.
Meet every litter first
When a litter reaches seven weeks it appears here before anywhere else — photos, video, and our notes on each kitten. A full week before the public sees them.
Choose your kittens
Add the ones you’d welcome, put them in the order you’d welcome them, and send us your list. Skip any that aren’t right for your family — you’ll never be matched with a kitten you didn’t choose.
Reserve, or the Free Waitlist?
Either way, we’re so glad to have you — here’s the difference.
Aurora Reserve — $500
For families who already know an Aurora kitten is in their future and want to be first to choose. First look at every litter, in deposit order, deposit never expires.
Join Aurora ReserveFree Waitlist
Not ready to place a deposit? Follow along and hear when litters arrive — you’ll simply be in line behind our Reserve families. No cost, no commitment.
Join the WaitlistJoin Aurora Reserve
Ready to hold your place? Place your $500 deposit below — that’s your full reservation deposit, it applies toward your kitten, and it holds your spot in line from today forward.
Your $500 is non-refundable, but it’s always transferable and never expires. Welcome to the family.
Questions?
We’re Here Whenever You Need Us
If a question ever comes up, you can reach Ashley or Dylan directly. You’re joining the Aurora family, and we couldn’t be more excited to help you find your kitten.