Posts tagged “buyer-guide”
Yes. UC Davis puts HCM incidence at 5.4% in Maine Coons without the A31P mutation and 5.4% in cats with it — the DNA test cannot see the heart.
An echocardiogram is a snapshot, not a certificate. Why breeding cats are rescreened on a schedule, and how to tell whether a result is still meaningful.
Negative, carrier and affected are three different things, and two of them get confused constantly. How to read an A31P result without over- or under-reacting.
Spinal muscular atrophy sounds alarming and is easy to screen out. What the SMA test detects, what an affected cat's life looks like, and why carriers are fine.
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How to read a cat's echocardiogram report
A walk through the parts of a feline echo report a buyer can actually use — what the wall measurements are, what 'equivocal' means, and what to ignore.
A step-by-step check anyone can run on a health-test document — what to confirm, where to look it up, and the one detail that defeats a forwarded PDF.
An honest comparison of the ways to buy a Maine Coon kitten online — classifieds, directories, and verified marketplaces — judged on screening and recourse.
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Finding a Maine Coon breeder in California
How to find a reputable Maine Coon breeder in California and buy safely — why West Coast prices run higher, verifying registration, and the in-person handoff.
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Finding a Maine Coon breeder in Florida
How to find a reputable Maine Coon breeder in Florida and buy safely — verifying registration at the source, the in-person handoff, and traveling in the heat.
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Finding a Maine Coon breeder in New York
How to find a reputable Maine Coon breeder in New York and buy safely — verifying registration, a handoff from the city to upstate, and winter travel home.
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Finding a Maine Coon breeder in Texas
How to find a reputable Maine Coon breeder in Texas and buy safely — verifying registration, the in-person handoff, and driving home in the Texas heat.
What a fair Maine Coon sale contract covers — health guarantee, spay/neuter terms, return policy — and why buying with no contract is the loudest red flag.
The exact questions that separate a reputable Maine Coon breeder from a kitten mill — each paired with the answer you want and the one that means walk away.
On TrueKitten, verified has a precise and deliberately narrow meaning — three things checked in three different ways, and some things a badge never promises.
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How much does a Maine Coon cost in 2026?
What a Maine Coon kitten really costs from a reputable breeder in 2026, the price band by quality, and why a bargain kitten is almost always bait.
The HCM DNA test and the echocardiogram answer two different questions. What each one proves, why DNA-clear is not a clear heart, and what to ask a breeder.
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How not to get scammed buying a Maine Coon
The red flags of a Maine Coon kitten scam, the tells that beat scammers who forge registration forms and buy followers, and what a safe purchase looks like.
