Thread: buying my kitten advice please

DeeShell: We paid €600 for our M.C. Some of my work mates were horrified at the price so I had to down load the best image of a Maine Coon I could find to show them what they were missing Now there are people coming up and asking to see the photo of the breed.

Personally myself I would be reluctant to take a pedigree kitten without the paperwork.
I know kitten my was tested for certain diseases and was negative. I've forgotton what they are at this stage.
Also got a Royal Canin discount booklet and the owner also gifted Winston a lovely "cat sleeping bag" when he was leaving his old home.

Originally Posted by IrishKitty

DeeShell: We paid €600 for our M.C. Some of my work mates were horrified at the price so I had to down load the best image of a Maine Coon I could find to show them what they were missing Now there are people coming up and asking to see the photo of the breed.

Haha! I know what you mean Dee, we daren't tell our family how much we paid for Hank and they daren't ask!

I remember when Hank first came home and he was hiding behind the wash basket for hours, Dave just said "Ive just spent £500 on you this week and Im not having you hiding behind there all day!!!" Lol. So good job he warmed to us after a while!

I remember the day I rescued a moggie cat, shut her in the kitchen and let her get used to surroundings, lost sight of her and could not find her anywhere!
Took me all day to find where she went,

into the back of the fridge where the compressor is

aww i want a kitty sleeping bag they sound so lovely your breeders,
yes i would expect papers also ill be receiving a 4 generation ancestry so thats about it but im happy enough i will be asking questions tho ive written them down as with any pet i would expect all necessary papers so it maks sense to me,
yes i know people look as if your bonkers but yet they would spend equal ammounts on dogs and birds lol funny isnt it
thanks x

Shelly how long have you to go till you pick up your cat?

Trying to find a link for that cat sleeping bag. If I do I'll post it up.

a week roughly provided 2nd jabs go well she will have those nxt monday so anytime really after that giving 24-48 hrs after jabs the sooner the better i say im all proud being dead patient normally i cant lol
thx ll look forward to that sounds very cute lol

Just wanted to say that even if the mum isn't registered with GCCF, she can be imported and then the kittens registered after. Kittens can be registered with GCCF up until they are 2 years old.

I would definately just be a little bit wary or maybe ask for a little bit more of an explanation as to why there are no papers = all seems a little bit vague. Is she a registered breeder? Are her cats on the active register? if not then no progeny can be registered.

Hope this helps

she has not got a breeding prefix as of yet she sent off all necessary documents but the never got back to her, as far as i know they are i seen their documents and certificates and they did not state that they were on the non active register, i think the dam is almost 2 and still on the tica register i do trust her but i will be asking all of this again when i see her and from there ill sort something out x

Even if she doesn't have a prefix, as long as the cats are in her name she can still import into GCCF and can register the kittens using the GCCF administrative prefix. She would need the documents to prove the cats are in her name and on the active register and she would need a certificate of entirety for her stud boy to prove that he is the father.

Unfortunately, even if you have a pedigree certificate for the kitten there is no way to prove that it is a genuine pedigree unless it is registered.

If they aren't registered then there is no way that you should be paying full price for them - generally speaking you would expect to pay around £350-£450 for a registered pet Maine Coon and around £250 for a Maine Coon that isn't registered and even then I would still be wary of the whole argument for not registering.

Originally Posted by WoodsideMaineCoons

Even if she doesn't have a prefix, as long as the cats are in her name she can still import into GCCF and can register the kittens using the GCCF administrative prefix. She would need the documents to prove the cats are in her name and on the active register and she would need a certificate of entirety for her stud boy to prove that he is the father.

i had a peek at your page your cats are gorgeous!

well i have emailed the gccf with this querie so im hoping they reply lol!!

oh i know i have extensively researched this both tica and gccf since posting my question as then i may as well just be paying this ammount for a domestic moggy and a form saying who the parents and grandparents are lol as i say ive not much problem with not showing etc would just be nice to know x