Thread: Going to look at an MC some advice

Yep I would be worried as to the reason why mum & dad are not registered MC's,its not to say that they aren't genuine MC's but very often the reason why they are not registered is because people have gone behind the backs of the original breeder's contract & ignored the fact that their babes are on the "no progeny to be registered". If they then allow their cats to breed they can't be legally registered under any of the cat registration bodies,I would certainly query as to why none of them are registered & very often they are the type of people who although they say they will be there to support you actually turn out not to be if you have a problem,just be very very careful.......

Just seen your other posting,if in doubt stay away,there are too many good genuine breeders out there to put yourself in a position of not being sure....x

Jackie beat me to it, lol.
I totally agree. I would be worried too. The parents weren’t supposed to breed. Still, the person who is selling the kitten went ahead and bred them anyway, which doesn’t sit easy with me.

If you type “buying unregistered kitten” into Google and read through the links, you can form your own opinion. Good luck!

ETA - No you wouldn't be out of line for asking proof.

Hi Kimbie
The below is a message that was posted to maine coon facebook page .....just thought you should be aware of how breeders feel about unregistered kittens .......

Warning - I stupidly let a female kitten go un neutered back end of last year, she will be about a year old now, very occasionally I just do not get the time and have let the odd one go if I feel ok with the people.
Sadly it seems I made a huge mistake as someone out there is trying to get one of our cats in to a stud. Thankyou for the heads up that one person gave me.
I DO NOT sell breeding girls
very often, this girl is registered on non active and they know this. They do not have the registration paperwork as I only give it when I receive proof of neutering, so far not received.
If anybody is contacted please take details and let me know. It is one of two sisters that I let go late last year un neutered.
Thankyou

Going to look at buying an unregistered kitten on Google as Antonia suggested.

I have heard back from them and the parents are not registered either.

So there is no way to trace bloodlines, genetic conditions etc which could prove a problem later in their life.

I can see how breeders can be annoyed about this practice, and I would have no intention of breeding her in any way shape or form.

So I am torn in the fact that from what can tell she is a MC, has the colouring I adore and half the price of a MC from a breeder, but on the other hand could wait and get one from a breeder and hope that colouring comes up as it seems very rare having looked at adverts on this forum and on other pet homing sites.

So not sure what to do really.

Kimbie

The tail is not so big when it's a little kitten



A few month older the tail gets more impressive

Ah so they grow into the famous tail then.

Originally Posted by Kimbie

Going to look at buying an unregistered kitten on Google as Antonia suggested.

I have heard back from them and the parents are not registered either.

So there is no way to trace bloodlines, genetic conditions etc which could prove a problem later in their life.

I can see how breeders can be annoyed about this practice, and I would have no intention of breeding her in any way shape or form.

So I am torn in the fact that from what can tell she is a MC, has the colouring I adore and half the price of a MC from a breeder, but on the other hand could wait and get one from a breeder and hope that colouring comes up as it seems very rare having looked at adverts on this forum and on other pet homing sites.

So not sure what to do really.

Kimbie

A lot of "lets do it for fun" or "lets make a quick pound or two" breeders{meant in the loosest of terms} rely on what is exactly is happening to you,see the baby,fall for it & yep that's another one hooked in & unfortunately while people keep buying the "bargain" kittens they will carry on breeding & chances are very high that the "queens" are being over bred to provide the "cheaper babes"...
The one big thing about all cats/kittens being registered is that no mum can be overbred from as when the breeder registers that litter it will also show when a previous litter to that queen was born,some people seem to think its only important to have registration papers if you want to show,its not,it shows that your breeder has done everything by the proper rules which is not only good for the cats but good for you too,no good breeder makes money at this game so the fact that you can get one cheaper should also ring alarm bells,has that babe had such a good start in life especially in the feeding stakes,has that babe had both his vaccinations,another expense that is built into the good breeders price,has tthe babe had a good week after its second vacc with the breeder to make sure there is no side effects,all things that you might have to cope with when you buy that babe at a cheaper price.
There are lots of people on here who have had problems but if you feel that is the one for you just enter into it very aware of problems that you could face & although there may not be that colour available at the moment from good recognised breeders it actually is not a rare colour my breeder has them in most litters as so do many others.
Whatever the outcome though look forward to seeing babe grow up & also what name it is going to be christened with...x

Originally Posted by Kimbie

from what can tell she is a MC

There is only one sure-fire way of knowing a kitty is an MC, and that is when you have the pedigree/registration papers.

Here's a quote from one of the Google links I pointed you to:

“Lets suppose you are about to go out and buy your first maine coon. You may not realise that the two UK breed societies – Maine Coon Cat Club and Maine Coon Breed Society have lists of regsistered breeders, and drum roll….a kitten list! This makes finding a ‘proper’ maine coon kitten easy and you can avoid having to trawl through Oddle, Gumtree, Preloved etc.”

Emphases are mine… you might want to check out these societies.

BTW, silver tabby MCs are not rare at all... there’s lots of them on this forum (including my darling Minnie), just look at the galleries. I am sure you will find one quite soon from a trustworthy breeder.

Well would appear my questioning of the seller has caused offence, lol

From her email

"My kittens are pure as pure, I rather think that you really dont know what you want, so I think it best that you dont have one of my PURE maine coon kittens and that YOUR friend will maybe find you one that is registered for £200"

So I think that has answered my question really, if they are getting uppity with my questions clearly I should be looking elsewhere.

So a shame I can not get that one, but I will keep looking, I am going to look at the sites that Antonia recommended and see what happens from there.

So thankyou for all your help and advice.

Kimbie