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    The Quiet Kitten
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    Looking for 2 long-haired tabby Maine Coon kittens

    Hi - We're a family looking for our first family cats (although we did use to have a much-loved
    Maine coon who sadly died before we had children). Ideally we'd love to find two long-haired tabby Mainecoon kittens (2 boys or 1 boy/1girl). If you know of any available within reasonable distance of London please do let me know. Very many thanks. Yvette

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    Good luck with your search, MCC are wonderful family pets, great with children and they always want to be where the action is.
    Unless I'm mistaken all Maine Coon Cat are long haired.

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    One of my boys was semi-short haired (Dicky) but it has grown longer now. I have seen a shorter haired fully grown MC boy at a show too. Cute. Like a shaved lion

    But, back to the OPs request - my personal view is:

    1. Do NOT choose either the breeder or the kittens solely on adverts, wherever you saw them and however professional or friendly it appears
    2. Meet breeders (and their cats) at a cat show or through recommendations, like this forum
    3. Plan ahead and meet the prospective kittens *early* (I first met mine at 2 weeks old)
    4. Be prepared to let a litter go past and don't jump in - you will be sharing your life with these complete BEASTS for anything up to 15-20 years
    5. Be prepared to travel to visit them as they grow - I drove from London to Brum about 4 times over the course of 8 weeks
    6. If a breeder is cagey about you visiting, walk away

    Good luck and keep us up-to-date. This forum is a great resource - but also try Pet Forums Community - Pet Owners Social Community Forum for Dogs, Cats and other Pets for a wider range of dicsussions about things like food and care - the more information, the better.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Yvette View Post
    Hi - We're a family looking for our first family cats (although we did use to have a much-loved
    Maine coon who sadly died before we had children). Ideally we'd love to find two long-haired tabby Mainecoon kittens (2 boys or 1 boy/1girl). If you know of any available within reasonable distance of London please do let me know. Very many thanks. Yvette
    Maine Coons are all classed as semi long hairs but even if they look as if they are going to have the longer coat as a kitten doesn't mean a thing,my last two babes looked exactly the same coat length wise when I had them & now one is really furry with a long flowing coat & super ruff,his brother can't grow a ruff has a shorter haired top coat but does now boast flowing breeches & tail,as Peter says prime thing is making sure they come from a good breeder.....
    Have a look at the Maine Coon Cat club kitten list that is split into areas but still do your homework...x
    Last edited by jckkerrison; 6th October 2011 at 01:49 PM.

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    debbie560
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    Very true Jackie, our babies from Diti have plush thick short coats.... which will grow in to long flowing coats...

    Our babies from Mimi are like bum fluff in comparison

    And from Corrigan long a flowing... all with the same daddy!! who has a thick plush long coat!!!

    So changeable..

 

 

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