Choosing the right breeder for you is a big deal.
Please contact us if you cannot find an answer to your question. We welcome the opportunity to connect and help you make an informed decision.
Our all-inclusive kitten adoption fee is $3,600, sitting towards the low-to-mid-range of the national average price range of $2,500 - $5,500. This price includes a generous five-year covered conditions vet reimbursement guarantee, a ten-year genetic health replacement guarantee, and much more. Check out our pricing page for more information.
Maine Street Coons offers one of the most comprehensive and generous health guarantees you will find anywhere. The specific terms related to this guarantee are thoroughly outlined in our Kitten Purchase contract, but here are the highlights:
As a final note, we contractually require you to maintain Trupanion or an equivalent pet insurance policy on your cat for life, just as we do here. We are dealing with a living animal, and despite all of us doing everything right, things sometimes go wrong. Not every health condition can be prevented or avoided, and significant expenses can and do occur. Trupanion has no genetic or pre-existing conditions restrictions as long as you maintain the policy without a lapse and will reimburse you for 90% of covered treatment costs after you meet the $250 condition deductible. We carry a Trupanion policy on every cat at Maine Street Coons.
Despite everything we do to ensure the genetic health of our kittens, life is unpredictable and things can and do go wrong. We never want any of our cats or kittens to go without necessary care or be euthanized due to the expenses associated with diagnostic, surgical, or specialty care. The best way for us to ensure owners can afford to provide our precious babies with everything they need medically is to require pet insurance that covers illness, injuries, accidents, and even dental care.
Please check out the Available Kittens page to find out. Here we list all kittens in our nursery, along with their status. This page also provides details about our future breeding plans.
Like all the best breeding programs, Maine Street Coons is very small and home-based. We don't mass produce kittens and almost always have some sort of wait. How long you will wait depends on how specific or flexible you are in regards to gender and color. We do our best to refer anyone who would have to wait more than six months to other reputable breeders in our trusted network.
To start the process, complete our Kitten Application.
The non-refundable deposit to reserve a Maine Street Coons kitten is $1,000. We do not want anyone to lose money or spend money on something they later regret, so please do not reserve a kitten unless you and the other decision-makers in your life are all on board and 100% committed to moving forward with the purchase. Please be sure before placing a deposit!
Maine Street Coons accepts deposits via Venmo, Zelle, wire transfer, or credit card. Final payment can be accepted by cash or credit card at the time of pickup. **Our credit card processing company charges a 3.25% service fee for credit card transactions.
Yes, we allow serious pre-approved adopters to visit our home, by appointment. We want you to feel incredibly comfortable making a commitment to Maine Street Coons, so we are happy to show you where your kitten will be born and raised and introduce you to some of our adult cats. We all work full-time jobs and have a tremendous amount of work to do caring for our home and cats, so we ask you be respectful and visit only if you're serious and ready.
How about one of each? All joking aside, you really can’t go wrong with a Maine Coon kitten of either sex. Maine Street Coons’ males and females are equally outgoing, inquisitive, affectionate, and adorable—each with their own personality. Because your kitten will be spayed or neutered before they become hormonally mature, you will not have to deal with hormonally-induced behaviors with either sex. The only real difference is that male Maine Coons tend to be about 20% larger than their female counterparts.
No. While many breeders insist on spaying or neutering their kittens before they leave, we choose to carefully select adopters we trust to comply with our requirement to spay or neuter their kittens when they are old enough to do so safely. Maine Coons are more sensitive to medications and anesthesia than most breeds of pedigreed cats. Waiting until they are at least five months old significantly reduces the risk of anesthesia-related complications, including death. Our recommended age for spaying females is five to seven months of age. Our recommended age for neutering male kittens is six to nine months of age.
Maine Street Coons' kittens stay with Mama Cat and their siblings until they are approximately 14-16 weeks old and ready to make a healthy transition to your home. We know it's hard to wait! But taking home a happy, healthy, confident kitten that is fully vaccinated, well-behaved, and prepared for the exciting changes that lie ahead is worth it!
Yes, you are welcome to schedule an appointment to visit with your kitten once before pickup, after they have received their second round of vaccinations. We limit the number of visits to protect the health of the kittens and limit the stress on Mama Cat.
Maine Coons are giant domestic cats. At Maine Street Coons, the bloodlines we work with are in the high-end of the average range for the breed, with excellent boning, heavy muscle, and good overall proportions and balance. For males, that is 16 to 20+ pounds when fully mature. Females are smaller than males but much larger than the average house cat, typically weighing 11-15 pounds as adults.
With proper care, Maine Coons can live into their mid-teens.
Yes, Maine Coon cats get along well with well-behaved, friendly dogs and most other breeds of household cats, with a few exceptions. Before bringing home any kitten, it is imperative that you have full command of your dog to include a strong recall capability.
Yes, our kittens integrate seamlessly into family homes with people of all ages. We take pride in the extensive socialization of our kittens and their resulting love for family life.
We strongly prefer that our clients make arrangements to travel to our home for pickup. Visiting a breeder is the best way to keep from getting scammed and to be sure you are not supporting unethical backyard breeding practices.
Gotcha Day is exciting, and we want your experience to be rewarding and memorable! Your appointment will be for 50 minutes. You should plan to spend most, if not all, of that time with us. We promise to be well-prepared and focused on you and your kitten while you're here. For this reason, we ask that you show up on time — not early or late! We don't mean to be sticklers, but we time things carefully to make it less stressful for your antsy kitten and to show respect to the other pet buyers scheduled before or after you.
Sometimes we do. The best way to learn about available retirees is by following us on social media.
Yes, we do. If you like the unique look of a polydactyl Maine Coon, please let us know. Our poly kittens are absolutely gorgeous with excellent conformation to the breed standard.
No, polydactyly (having extra toes) in Maine Coon cats is not harmful. Well-bred Maine Coons with polydactyly can live long, happy, and healthy lives, just like their normal-toed siblings. Here's why polydactyly in Maine Coons is not a cause for concern:
No. Blue eyes are not allowed per the Maine Coon breed standard (except in white cats), and the dominant blue eye gene (in non-white cats) is associated with increased health risks including total deafness and the feline version of Waardenburg syndrome, which is linked to fetal and premature death. All Maine Coon kittens have blue eyes at birth but these transition to gold, green, or copper by the time they go home. If you have your heart set on a longhaired cat with blue eyes, we highly recommend considering a Ragdoll or Birman.
No, we do not. Maine Street Coons preservation breeding program focuses on breeding healthy, happy, high-end kittens for adoption into loving pet homes.
Maine Street Coons was founded early in 2022. We have been Maine Coon owners and enthusiasts since 2005.
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