Thread: Is Your Maine Coon pedigreed ora mutt kitty

My MC and Somali are both pedigree although my Somali is a rehome, she lived with her breeder for 10 years but was bullied out of her home by 2 of the breeders other cats.

If I'm honest I would never own a non pedigree cat, a rehome with papers like Tabitha is fine but not just a regular 'moggie' that might be a MC or other breed I like. I'm really not a fan of moggies (looks, coat etc.) and I like to have a good guide temperament wise, I know that every cat is different but different breeds definiitly do have different characteristics. MC's and Somalis both have very similar temperaments, both very dog like and both have long coats which are my 2 main reasons or choosing these breeds.

There are a few other breeds I love like Persians, ragdolls etc but there temperaments totally put me off.

Very often the way to go is keep in contact with breeders who through no fault of their own have kittens & adults returned because of a change in circumstances,rehoming but within the breed you are interested in,our local CP has had two MC's taken to them over the last few years,none from breeders that I know because they all provide a back up service for their owners but it was great that they phoned & asked advice about them as a breed knowing that I had the odd one or two....!

Sebastian has no papers but we had him from a registered breeder,he was the only one of the litter not registered as he was born with only one eye.I think she may have thought that no one would want to pay all that money and he not be perfect,We took one look at him and thought he was!!!!

Poif is not a pedigree MC. Her Dad was a beautiful red pedigree and her Mum was an MC cross with strong MC features. As far as I can tell Poif has all the trademarks of a full MC including a lot of fluff and a very silly mischievous personality. I was offered a pedigree kitten from the same breeder but I have to say the moment I saw Poif I knew she was the one for me. As I don't intend to breed or show I don't think it will be an issue at all.

Mine are all papered up, dontcha know? But really, I only went for pedigrees because, like others have said, it's one way to improve the chances of selecting a good breeder when you don't know who you are dealing with - but at the end of the day it should be your interaction with the kittens before you choose them that makes the final decision!

Originally Posted by Peter Galbavy

Mine are all papered up, dontcha know? But really, I only went for pedigrees because, like others have said, it's one way to improve the chances of selecting a good breeder when you don't know who you are dealing with - but at the end of the day it should be your interaction with the kittens before you choose them that makes the final decision!

Think you might have got that slightly wrong Peter it was Welly who interacted with us & it was Welly who let hubby know that he was coming to live with us,we were still allowed to have his brother but he made sure he was front of queue when we went to visit & he was straight in the basket when we went to collect,no way was he going to be left behind,still don't think I will ever be able to double a bill quite so quickly again as on that visit to the breeders....

Fair point. You got it the right way 'round...

Maisie is a pedigree but I was so lucky to get her from a breeder as she had finished showing her . All I paid was the cost of neutering. I would have problems paying €600 knowing of all the shelter cats awaiting a home. But of course I agree that having a MC is very special.

Mufasa came from a pedigree cat rescue without papers but he is obviously all maine coon. He was only just over a year old when we got him and basically the donation covered the cost of his vet bills, care and neutering. When we decided to have a cat I was torn between rescuing (which I had always done) or buying a pedigree Maine Coon. Finding a rescue maine coon of the correct age and without medical problems was very difficult here in the UK. It took me over a year and a half to find Mufasa and when I did he had just been adopted by another family - we were very dissappointed. Luckily for us (not him) the other family got him home and that evening decided not to keep him bringing him back to the rescue the very next day! It was meant to be, we immediately offered to give him a home and he came to us a week later. He is so beautiful and a very loving boy, we never intended to have anything but a pet so his lack of papers doesn't bother us at all, we are just so pleased to have him and to have given him a safe and secure home.

My Samantha had papers and was the most wonderful, gentle loving cat I've ever know, she was drop dead gorgeous too.
There are quite a few breeders in my area and I've bookmarked their websites.
But I've also discovered through "pet finders" how many pure and part Maine Coons are in shelters and rescues looking for a second chance at life.
As much as I'd like to my current situation doesn't allow me to get another cat right now, Little Chiquita my 12 year old former stray, who barely got along with Samantha wouldn't tolerate another cat and goes bonkers when she see a cat through the window.
Also I believe as much as I'd like another Maine Coon, it would be unfair to Chiquita as she deserves to be #1 cat after being #2 to Samantha for 11 years.