Thread: buying my kitten advice please

sorry i forgot to add mum is TICA reg and dad is GCCF

Tbh, if that happened to me then Id be asking a few questions both of myself and the breeder:-
a) I dont understand why you wont be getting a GCCF certificate. Perhaps something Im ignorant about, but surely if mum & dad are registered pedigree cats then whats the issue?
b) If the paperwork isnt important, then imo wether you got it or not.. why would it effect the price? However.. what is important is wether YOU feel you are getting value for money. Is that particular kitten a "must have" or are there others you are interested in?
c) Does the breeder seem ok in all other aspects? Link to the maine coon cat clubs guide to buying a kitten. Photo

I appreciate this post isnt an 'answer' as its hard to give you a answer when the are a few important questions which have to be answered by yourself.

If it was me...
If the breeder seemed 100% good and the kitten was a "must have" then I would most definately research as to why paperwork couldnt be provided. Maybe a phone call to the Maine Coon Cat Club or a post on these forums like you have done may get an answer from one of the knowledgable breeders here.

hey ta for your reply, i wont need papers so its no biggy i was just having a conversation with a friend and they said that i would be paying such ammount of money for a cat without papers and would i pay that much for any other pet without them, i really dont mind i would spend more than my lifes worth to have a maine coon or a few hehe!!
was just wondering as she put the thought in my head lol silly really x

It would be interesting to hear a breeders take on your question.

I also paid quite a bit for my Maine Coon. I didn't pay under or over the usual price but felt it was well worth the price
For that I got my full pedigree certificate ,application for transfer of ownership cert from the GCCFI. He was vaccinated and I was also given worming liquid and flea treatment on leaving his old home.
I also had to sign a contract which included him being put on the "inactive register"

It may have been an accidental pregnancy but surely this does not affect the pedigree unless the breeder is unsure of who sired the kittens. Perhaps a breeder maybe able to answer this question?

Hi Shelly

I have to agree with Dee and Tomiam on this one. I know you do not intend to show or breed your cat, but the fact is that you are paying for a certified pedigree, and if it was me I would expect certification whether the pregnancy is planned or not.

We paid £350 for Hank and that included: GCCF certification (5th Generation Pedigree), he has been Tricat vaccinated 2x, dewormed and has 4 weeks PetPlan insurance. So to be honest we feel that we had our 'moneys worth', and I assume this is the normal procedure when buying a pedigree cat.

But obviously this is just my view and but would love to hear other breeders opinions about this

Apart from the facts that have already been described, I would like to ask another question... since the pregnancy wasn't planned, I guess the parents to be weren't previously tested for HCM and PKD? Personally, I wouldn't want a kitten from a litter of which the parents aren't tested, but that is of course for everyone to decide for themselves... The price you pay for a kitten, is usually also partly based on the medical tests that have been done to make sure that the future parents are as healthy as possible. It cannot guarantee that the kitten will never be ill of course, but it is something I think is important.

hiya
irish kitty exactly my point i was thinking that as my friend brought it to my attention about paperwork otherwise i wouldn have been to bothered as im firm to the point shes def a maine coon lol, she will come vaccinated and microchipped wormed and flea treatments, mother is tica reg and dad is gccf and i just dont think she has changed the mother from tica over to gccf so she cant register the kittens with gccf i think?
im payng 400 for her not something i can treat myself to everyweek and i got a few square looks from people when i told them, this is this dams first litter but she has had other litters with her other female MC and provided gccf for those as dam and sire was both gccf there only is one sire in the house so im sure she knows lol,
you see when buying any other pet understandably with papers i appreciate breeders go through alot of hard work for their kittens and planning and what not as this will be my very first perigree , was just a though really ive seen documents and asked questions alot and i will again before i get her,

thanks so much for replys, i dont know if they have been tested for those but i will be asking when i go back up x

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!