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(website updated Aug. 14, 2026)
Here is a quick look at the evolution history of North America’s favorite naturally occurring longhaired cat. Preservation breeders have spent centuries protecting this beloved breed by prioritizing the standard over passing fads….
Learn the differences between Foundation, New Foundation, and Outcross Maine Coons, why genetic diversity matters, and how preservation breeders are protecting the future of this iconic breed.
Over the last year we have earned the honor and privilege of calling Phil and Margie Berger of MaineVu Cattery our friends. They are such an authentic and kind couple with decades of knowledge and experience with the Maine Coon breed…
After taking 2024 off from exhibition, we finally took the plunge and entered not just one but two of our boys in the Alabama Paws & Claws TICA cat show that took place over St. Patrick’s Day weekend. This club always throws a fantastic show and serves an incredible lunch Buffett.🤤 And let me tell you, this year did not disappoint!
Two cats with perfect hips can be paired together and create offspring with less than perfect hips. Conversely, you can take a cat with fair, good, or excellent hips and mate it with a cat that has mild subluxation and produce offspring with normal hips. Because of it’s polygenic mode of inheritance, It’s really not as cut and dry as some would have you think. OFA says it like this, ”No one can predict when or even if a dysplastic cat will start showing clinical…

From Veterinary care and health to OFA heart and hip screening. Food and nutrition. The cost of obtaining and caring for breeding cats and kittens. Emergency care and illness related expenses. All of it broken down, year by year…