Thread: Stunted ear growth

Kaasutii WELCOME thank you for your post will look forward to watching these lil guys grow they are just adorable, i two have litter mates ronnie n reggie there 15 weeks old now

glad you found this site lots of cute piccies to browse through and see what our kittens will grow into

do you know if the mother of the kittens has done this before to a previous litter of hers? Or be bred from again because she may do it again lol

me personaly if the cat was not for show then lil ears would not put me off buying (after a thourogh health check that is lol which is what iss being done with this litter)

let us know how you get on with them look forward to more piccies xxx

Originally Posted by Clairiscrazy

do you know if the mother of the kittens has done this before to a previous litter of hers? Or be bred from again because she may do it again lol

me personaly if the cat was not for show then lil ears would not put me off buying (after a thourogh health check that is lol which is what iss being done with this litter)

let us know how you get on with them look forward to more piccies xxx

Thank you for the welcomes :D

I'm pretty sure the mother has not done this to her litters before, if I remember correctly she's had two previous litters. I'm not sure if they plan to breed from her again, can't remember.
The ears are not an issue for me, I think they're adorable, if the vet says they'll grow back that's great, if not that's fine too - as long as they're healthy and not going to cause any problems it's fine by me. We've reserved two brothers, (see the pic below) they're adorable and soo playful, I'm really excited. Their father is absolutely huge though, as are his offspring from previous litters, so hopefully these two will eventually be his size!

I took some pictures from when we visited so I'll try upload them...


These are the ones we placed a deposit on, we plan to name them Franklin, or Frankie for short (the darker one, no white) and Bailey (the one with white chest and paws).

My mum is picking them up on the 7th (again, subject to a healthy vet check, which we also get the vet record card for), and I'll be seeing them on the 16th (University etc), so I will definitely post some more pictures then too, would be nice to see how their ears grow over time. Gives us time to start maine coon-proofing the house at least!

Since they come with their pedigree papers, and we have seen the papers for the parents, they must be full maine coons, regardless of the ear issue?

Sorry for the lengthy post again!

Pesonally I just cant see it being overgrooming. The mother must be something special to keep them all the same

far more likely IMHO is the father was not all MC or was an MC but had small (or very small) ears and thats why they are as in the pic.

Welcome Kaasutii!

Thanks for posting the snaps. Your kittens are gorgeous, they look like big healthy lads.

If they come with paperwork then yes they should be full Maine Coons and apart from the ears they look 100% Maine Coon to me.

The breeder should give you/your mum a transfer of ownership slip when you pick them up.
Will look forward to seeing more pictures as they get older. Enjoy your new babies

Without boring everyone who has heard this particular rant from me before - just because they've got a "pedigree certificate" doesn't make them "pedigree". Anyone can produce a pedigree. Go on to Pawpeds and pick some random MC names, put them into Breeder Assist and Hey-Presto! You've got a pedigree! The original ad does not say these kittens are registered? If they are not registered with the GCCF, Felis Britannica (FIFe) or TICA then they are not pedigree. To be able to register the kittens both parents must be on the "Active Register" - meaning their original breeder sold them with permission to breed from them, i.e. not as Pets. As long as you get the transfer slip (the legal piece of registration paperwork that allows you to legally change the kitten from being owned by the breeder to being owned by yourself) then everything is above board. If not you just bought an expensive moggie

Originally Posted by Wendy1969

Without boring everyone who has heard this particular rant from me before - just because they've got a "pedigree certificate" doesn't make them "pedigree". Anyone can produce a pedigree. Go on to Pawpeds and pick some random MC names, put them into Breeder Assist and Hey-Presto! You've got a pedigree! The original ad does not say these kittens are registered? If they are not registered with the GCCF, Felis Britannica (FIFe) or TICA then they are not pedigree. To be able to register the kittens both parents must be on the "Active Register" - meaning their original breeder sold them with permission to breed from them, i.e. not as Pets. As long as you get the transfer slip (the legal piece of registration paperwork that allows you to legally change the kitten from being owned by the breeder to being owned by yourself) then everything is above board. If not you just bought an expensive moggie

On the advert i saw they are tica registered

The link took me to this ad:

Pedigree maine coon kittens for sale. We have a litter of 5 Pedigree Maine Coon kittens available to go to their new homes soon. The litter comprises a Brown Classic Tabby male, a Brown and White Classic Tabby male, a Brown and White Mackerel Tabby male, a Brown Tortie female, and a Brown and White Tortie female. They have been raised in our family home and are very friendly and sociable. Please note that the selling price of £200 reflects that their mother has been over attentive in grooming/preening them resulting in stunted ear tip growth. They can be viewed at any time, along with both parents. They are litter trained, and have been treated with flea spray, and wormed. They will be vet checked and vaccinated before leaving, and will go with a full 5 generation Pedigree Certificate, vet record card, and 4 weeks free insurance. Photos available on request.

I can't see any mention of TICA?