Wow! $850 for a kitten? That's pretty steep. Two of our cats found us, didn't cost us anything except some vet fees. And they're just wonderful kitties.
Good morning. I was just telling someone at work yesterday how seven out of nine of ours "found us". The other two were only $35 each way back when. Our vet said cats choose who they will live with, and it does seem to have worked out that way with us. They peek in our back glass window and decide they can have a good life here :)