Then, in 1968, the Maine
Coon Breeders and Fanciers Association was formed.
• Maine
Coon breeders are listed below alphabetically by state / city.
Since early breeding began Maine
Coon breeders have sought to preserve the Maine Coon's «natural,» rugged qualities.
We are long standing Maine
Coon Breeders and Fanciers...
Not exact matches
We recommend that you only adopt your Maine
Coon from a cat
breeder that has proof of screening for these unfortunate conditions.
Kernes Minnesota black Maine
Coon owner: G Kelly;
breeder: Marianne Kernes of Kernes Maine Coons cat photo © Theresa Fouche
All Ragdolls used as
breeders should now be screened with the DNA tests for the Ragdoll Mutation and the Maine
Coon mutation.
From the reports of many
breeders, I would have to say the Maine
Coon wins the prize for the largest domestic cat breed.
This breed directory page features Maine
Coon Cat
breeders with kittens and / or adult cats for sale.
Maine
Coon Cat
breeders, you may place an ad for your Maine
Coon Cat kittens and / or adult Maine
Coon cats for sale on CatsForYou.com to find qualified buyers.
Be sure to talk to other Maine
coon cat owners, responsible
breeders, and rescue organizations.
Carey Getz, who works for AT&T in Orlando and raises Maine
coon cats, said reputable
breeders «will require spaying and neutering by a certain age.
We got Gin because she is a blue tick
coon hound who was born red (A very undesireable trait to blue tick
breeders) and her owners were going to «get rid of her» one way or another so other
breeders wouldn't know his breeding female threw a red dog.
In some situations,
breeders have deliberately tried to perpetuate polydactyl cats (eg, in some lines of the the Maine
coon breed, and sometimes by developing a breed defined by the presence of polydactylism — eg, the American Polydactyl), but International Cat Care believe such deliberate breeding of a genetic mutation should be discouraged.
We recently got a year and a half old, Maine
Coon male, retired show cat from a
breeder.