Maine Coon

**rpcathouse** · 10-19-2005, 06:21 PM

I have Maine Coons also and I do breed them. They come in many colors and patterns. Except pointed as a siamese. They are know for being gentle and getting along with most everyone. $1300 outside the states may be right but I would make sure if you purchase one it is from a breeder. That way you get the registration papers with your kitten. Here in the states the only Maine Coons that cost that much is getting a kitten with breeding rights. And the breeder does have to fill out the form to be able to breed them, no breeding rights no registration papers for the kittens. And what a beautiful Red Tabby and White you have very nice looking! A bi color is either a black and white or a blue and white in the standards for the breed. I fell in love with the breed when I was helping a friend check on a female due at any time and the owner was out for the evening. Well, we came in as my Jez was being born. I ended up taking her and her 1/2 sister when they were old enough.

**Maya & Inka's mommy** · 10-20-2005, 02:36 AM

I LOVE maine coons!!! I saw this gorgeous one at a catshow a month ago:

**Sonia59** · 10-20-2005, 04:32 AM

Thanks Stella (rpcathouse) for your answer!
We also have some Main Coon breeders in France, but for the moment I cannot take the decision to get a cat from a breeder. Please don't take any offense for what I am saying now, I have nothing against you and breeders!

I just visited your website, and I loved it! All your cats are so gorgeous! Stella has amazing colors! I also appreciated very much the "introduction" page, where we can see that you are not just a breeder and produce kitties to be sold, but that you really love them and that there are part of your family!

I have seen other websites where you arrive directly to the pictures of kittens to be sold, a few pics of the parents and no other information is available

I have started to help in a cat foundation. The persons here take the kitties that are too wild, or sick or too young to go to the public shelter. And I see so many kitties who are waiting for a home! I just can't think of adopting a kitten from a cattery while so many of these kitties are here

In the same time it is also fortunate that we have good breeders to maintain all the wonderful breeds!
The problem for cat lovers is that there are too many kitties to be adopted everywhere and we have to make a choice!

Anyway, I am convinced you are doing a great job. And I would love to see a house with so many Maine Coons in it! Heaven!!!!

Hugs

**rpcathouse** · 10-20-2005, 08:14 AM

LOL! I don't take any offense! I commend you on what you are doing. And God knows there are many kitties who need wonderful loving homes. As there are many people who need to be educated on spay/neuter and keeping kitties safe and healthy. And that is part of what I do also. I do help out with the areas feral population. Feeding the ones left outside all the time that have no fresh food or water available. And the Maine Coon is the breed that is the natural cat. It was an outside cat that the climate and surroundings turned it into the cat it is today. So back then someone decided to take this outdoor/barn cat in. And I guess that is why I fell in love with the breed it is an natural breed who developed from being an outdoor cat. And the breeders have not messed with it trying to make changes in the cat as some of the other breeds have done over the years. Thank you for your very kind word on my web site. I am very proud of all the cats and some of them belong to my adult children and friends. I love visitors and so do the cats because they know it is play time and time to show off. They can be big show offs. Thank you again.

**Sonia59** · 10-20-2005, 10:31 AM

Wow, I would love too see some more pics of all your furkids on the Cat General.

I am a relatively new PT'er and I never noticed before that you have posted about them or may be I missed the threads.

And I agree with you, there are so many unresponsible owners, and thus so many abandonned kitties or unexpected babies because their cats are not sterilised!

I think that the reason why I completely melt for Maine Coons is, like you, that they just look like "normal" wild cats, which they originally are. In France and Europe in general, we have the equivalent that we commonly call "European" cat. They are not a breed, but just "street" cats, and they did not develop the Maine Coon's long hair (due to the warmer climate, I guess).
My Peppito is the perfect example of a "European" tabby: