Learn a bit about Maine Coons!

The Maine Coon cat, originally from Maine, in the United States is known around the world as the 'Gentle Giant' of the feline world. There are many legends as to how the Maine Coon evolved but I guess we will not know for sure.  So if you would like to read further and make up your own mind, more info can be found at  www.cfainc.org/breeds/profiles/articles/maine.

The Maine Coon Cat is a large, broad chested cat with a long rectangular body and the fur is semi-long. The males average around 8 to 10 kilos, with some reaching 12 kilos or more. The females are smaller, averaging 7 to 9 kilos. The head is medium in width and length with a square muzzle. The cheek bones are high and the chin is firm and in line with the nose and upper lip. The nose is medium long with a slight concavity in the profile. The Maine Coon's coat is shorter on the shoulders and longer on the stomach and britches. The texture is silky with the coat falling smoothly.

The Maine Coon is a large, impressive cat when reaching full maturity ( which can take at least 4 years). They love company, especially people, but also other cats and even dogs. The Maine Coon is not a cat you only see at meal time, but like to be a part of everything you are doing and will follow you around, more like a dog. They always  have plenty to say when you arrive home with a vocabulary of meows, trills and chirps. They do like water, on their terms of course and it is a real delight for playtime.

Because Maine Coons are a large breed of cat, Hip Dysplasia (HD), can be of concern. Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy ( HCM), is also a possible heart condition in the Maine Coon and many other breeds of cats. All our breeding Maine Coons have or will be tested for HD , HCM  and  Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD).

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About Us

We are a small Australian breeder of Maine Coons, situated just outside Brisbane, Queensland.  We are registered with Queensland Independent Cat Council Inc., (QICC Inc.), who are affiliated with the Australian Cat Fancy (ACF)   We aim to breed healthy, true to type, sociable Maine Coon kittens.

Our Maine Coon cats are loved members of the family first, and breeding is an added joy.  For our Maine Coon kittens we would like to find them a new family which they can become a part of, be loved, spoilt and kept safe indoors. I can not stress indoors strong enough.  In the past six months, 5 kittens that I have placed in homes  have been let outside, and now, the oldest kitten being 8 mths, there is only two that are still alive!  They are a "natural" breed of cat, use to hunting and wandering, very inquisitive and can not help themselves, if something moves they are after it, and in todays suburbia this does not mix. We do not let our dogs wonder the streets, or our toddlers because neither have the knowledge and skills to survive, it is no different for cats.  The problem is, giving cats a safe environment, enclosure to allow them to have fresh air and sun, is a little more expensive than containing dogs, especially as most of us have fences that will keep our dogs in anyway. And I do think alot of the attitude of "cats are meant to wander the outdoors" is in our heads.  My cats do not have an interest in going outside, and the couple of times I have had an accidental escape, they could not get back quick enough.  A cat loves attention, company, food and like to have something to occupy themselves with..............this can be so easily achieved INDOORS!
 

All our breeding cats have or will be tested for Hip Dyslplasia, and Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy.  Our studs need to be in outside runs because they know before we do.............but their runs are very large with plants and grass growing. And they do come inside to visit on occasions. All others are not caged.  They have free run of the house and an attached outside run that they may come and go as they please.  Kittens are born in my bedroom, then after a vaccination can have access to the whole house, with all others.