How to Apply & Buy One of Our Kittens
Our Maine Coon preservation breeding program has quickly become one of the most trusted and sought after in the nation — known for the exceptional health, temperament, and show-winning beauty of our Maine Coon cats and kittens. While many of our clients live in the Southeast, we have placed kittens as far north as Vermont and as far west as California. Our high-touch approach and deep commitment to our clients and kittens both before and after purchase ensures a personalized, stress-free adoption experience.
Here’s how you can become part of our extended Maine Street Coons family. We look forward to making your Maine Coon dream come true!
Step 1: Review Our Purchase Conditions
We're not looking for buyers, per se, but seeking the very best homes we can find for each of our precious babies. To make it through our process, you'll need to agree to comply with our purchase conditions, listed below.
Step 2: Complete Our Online Application
If you're serious about bringing one of our sweet babies home, the next step is to complete our online application, chat with us by phone and get pre-approved. At that point, you're officially in line on the waitlist and will get regular updates about confirmed pregnancies and new litters.
Step 3: Wait to Be Matched with Your Kitten
For an ethical breeder, a perfect match is about a lot more than just appearances. For this reason, we do not accept reservations until kittens are eight weeks old and have undergone their first health exam. By then, we'll know there are no major health problems and can tell you so much more about their individual personalities. If we agree there's a perfect match, we'll send you a reservation agreement to make things official. The signed agreement and your $1,000 non-refundable deposit are due within 24 hours.
*Note: When choosing whether or not to accept a Maine Coon kitten, it's easy to get caught up in their stunning coats and striking colors. But there's so much more to consider than appearances. A Maine Coon is more than just a gorgeous ball of fluff—they are intelligent, loving companions with distinct personalities and big hearts.
Finding a kitten whose personality clicks with yours ensures a stress-free connection that brings joy to both of you. It's about building a lifelong relationship that is far deeper than the color of their fur—a companionship rooted in mutual understanding and love.
Step 4: Take Your Forever Companion Home!
Our kittens go to their new homes between 14-16 weeks of age. At your 1:1 pickup appointment, you will meet your kitten and its parents in person, review their health records and care instructions, and pay your final balance.
Step 5: Get Support and Care from Home
We care deeply about the well-being of our kittens after they leave our cattery. That's why we offer a generous health guarantee and lifetime support to all of our clients. We are always just a phone call or email away if you need any advice or guidance on caring for your new companion.
Six Non-Negotiable Purchase Conditions
You must have the financial means to provide proper care.
You must be willing and able to make a life-long commitment.
You must be willing and able to make a life-long commitment.
If you find it difficult to pay for your kitten upfront, you will find it equally difficult to care for them long-term. Providing a Maine Coon cat with the proper living conditions, mandatory pet health insurance and veterinary care, nutrition, litterbox, pest prevention, grooming, toys, scratching posts, pet-sitting or boarding, and other miscellaneous expenses will run you between $1,500 and $2,000 a year, minimum. While we wish money grew on trees, it doesn't. There are long-term expenses involved in caring for a Maine Coon cat that are not suitable for every financial situation, and that's okay. It is best to add a Maine Coon to your life when it is not a financial stretch to do so.
You must be willing and able to make a life-long commitment.
You must be willing and able to make a life-long commitment.
You must be willing and able to make a life-long commitment.
The average lifespan of a Maine Coon is 13-15 years. Should extenuating circumstances arise, your Maine Coon cat will always have a home here at Maine Street Coons. But our first, and best, choice is to choose owners that can make and keep a lifetime commitment. For this reason, we do not sell our kittens as gifts. The primary and permanent owner must be the person to complete the application and go through the interview process.
You must agree to spay or neuter your Maine Coon kitten.
You must be willing and able to make a life-long commitment.
You must agree to never declaw your Maine Coon kitten or cat.
We only place our kittens in pet homes that agree to spay or neuter their kitten by nine months of age, and we never sell our cats with breeding rights.
We promise there is nothing cruel or harmful about spaying or neutering a Maine Coon kitten at the proper age. It will not stunt their growth or negatively alter their personality and will save you a ton of heartache and hassle. Sexually mature Maine Coons will mark their territory, attempt to run out the door to pursue a romance, and loudly vocalize their desire to find a mate.
You must agree to never declaw your Maine Coon kitten or cat.
You must agree to never declaw your Maine Coon kitten or cat.
You must agree to never declaw your Maine Coon kitten or cat.
During declawing, sensory and motor nerves in the cat's paw are cut, damaged, and destroyed. Removing claws is just like amputating the first knuckle of your fingers--it is permanently disfiguring and incredibly painful. This unnecessary procedure forever changes the way a cat's foot meets the ground and how the cat walks, leading to lameness, back troubles, and more. Many cats' personalities change as a result of living in chronic pain. We have multiple cats at Maine Street Coons and are able to keep all our belongings intact by trimming nails often, providing scratching posts, and training the right behaviors early.
You must keep your Maine Coon safely indoors.
You must agree to never declaw your Maine Coon kitten or cat.
You must keep your Maine Coon safely indoors.
Domesticated cats are not the same as their wild counterparts, and the great outdoors poses far more danger and threats to your Maine Coon than it's worth. If you believe that cats are happiest when allowed the freedom to roam, we respect your decision, but we are not the breeder for you. Exposure to infectious diseases, parasites, dogs and other predators, snake bites, cars, and mean people are just a few of the reasons we require our cats be kept indoors or in a secured "catio" 100% of the time.
You must maintain a pet insurance policy.
You must agree to never declaw your Maine Coon kitten or cat.
You must keep your Maine Coon safely indoors.
Maintaining a pet insurance policy on your kitten for their lifetime is a contractual requirement for adopting one of our priceless kittens. Despite all the health testing we do, and the excellent care we provide our kittens before they go home, health conditions can and do arise which can be very costly to treat. The average cost of treatment for conditions like FIP, stomatitis, nasal polyps, and hip dysplasia ranges from $3,000 to $6,000. We never want one of our babies to suffer, or see their life ended prematurely, for financial reasons.