Thread: first post and wanting to know about heart problems in Maine Coons

Thanks so much for your replies and advice. The truth is I'm very new to cat ownership and didn't know about the possible genetic mutation. I'm certainly going to contact the breeder, though I think there may be an issue as I've noticed on the website that there's a memorial to one of her cats who died quite young, about age 6. I don't yet have Kitten's papers - as the breeder said she would pass these to us once we'd shown evidence of having him castrated. And as we intend to only keep him as a pet, so far I've not been back to her to follow up this up. There is certainly nothing about the genetic test on the website - the breeder though describes it as a small hobby practice on the Isle of Wight, so it could be that they do not do this. We bought the Kitten at about eight weeks old and have organised his jabs etc ourselves. I know now that these are all meant to be done prior to purchase. I sincerely hope we will be lucky as he's such a sweet cat, and really quite clever. Thanks again, for taking the time to reply x