Wish to know more about Maine Coon Health and Problem

kwonghow · Nov 20, 2005

Hi,

I am going to get myself a pedigree Maine Coon from a local breeder here... BTW... I wish to know more about Maine Coon health problem... and also the living condition... Coz how long could they live?
Beside I am new to this breed as i am only have all DLH cats at home...
any kind of special attention to this breed?
I am more concern about the HEALTH , DO & DON"T for this breed, also about any special food for this breed. coz as i browse thru the royal canine site there are special food for maine coon and I donno if i really need this...
the MC i am going to get is a 5 month old kitten...

solaritybengals · Nov 21, 2005

Health is a recent concern with Maine Coons. My coworker breeds Maine Coons so I've heard a bit about it. My coworker has all her cats screened for HCM (Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy). This is a disease that has run rampant with Maine Coons and is very important that the parents of the cat you adopt be tested for this. You can also have the test done on your kitten at some point as well. You might want to include a contract point related to this condition. With responsible breeders this should be breeded out of the Maine Coon lines but it is still early.

We also plan on getting a Maine Coon eventually. It is my second favorite breed and my fiance's first favorite. We are interested in showing so it could be fun. It is a great breed of cat and I don't want to sound scary with what I said first but its SO important that Maine Coon breeders are responsible with their studs and queens and get this awful disease eliminated for good!

Maine Coon's live as long as any other cat 16-18 years.

solaritybengals · Nov 21, 2005

As far as diet goes they can have any premium cat food. The one specifically formuated for Maine Coon's probably targets the fact that these cats woudl be less active (as long haired cats tend to be) mixed with a hairball formula. They don't really need a special diet though but if hairballs become a problem then things like laxatone are easy to use with the cats. My cat loves the flavor of most all hairball medications!

wellingtoncats · Nov 21, 2005

Here is some info

http://www.winnfelinehealth.org/repo...omyopathy.html

kwonghow · Nov 21, 2005

Thanks you Solarity, and also Wellington for you comments and advise.....
BTW is there any more thread like Mine that I can know more about Maine Coon...???

wellingtoncats · Nov 21, 2005

You could do a search on google or a search on the forums here to find out specific information

kai bengals · Nov 22, 2005

Originally Posted by SolarityBengals

Health is a recent concern with Maine Coons. My coworker breeds Maine Coons so I've heard a bit about it. My coworker has all her cats screened for HCM (Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy). This is a disease that has run rampant with Maine Coons and is very important that the parents of the cat you adopt be tested for this. You can also have the test done on your kitten at some point as well. You might want to include a contract point related to this condition. With responsible breeders this should be breeded out of the Maine Coon lines but it is still early.

We also plan on getting a Maine Coon eventually. It is my second favorite breed and my fiance's first favorite. We are interested in showing so it could be fun. It is a great breed of cat and I don't want to sound scary with what I said first but its SO important that Maine Coon breeders are responsible with their studs and queens and get this awful disease eliminated for good!

Maine Coon's live as long as any other cat 16-18 years.

Just curious, are you planning to screen your bengals for HCM as well? It is also a concern for our breed.

solaritybengals · Nov 22, 2005

I didn't think it was as prevalent in bengals as it is with MC's. Or at least I sure don't see many breeders screening. Its certainly something I need to look into before I breed her though.

Do you screen yours?

solaritybengals · Nov 22, 2005

I just exchaned e-mails with teh breeder who is mentoring me through this about HCM. Evidently my cats line has tested negative up to this point (she has been involved for several generations back).

This is more on topic regarding HCM for anyone else interested. She said you can test a kitten for HCM but it will only tell at that point and time if they have it which means you would have to test later. She said at 2 years old they can guarantee if a cat has HCM or not. So any test done before 2 years won't guarantee anything genetically.

She ultimately recommended because of the negative testing up till now that I get her tested at a more appropriate age.

imagyne · Nov 22, 2005

You also need to find out if your breeder screens for Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA). It's also a problem with the MC Breed.

kwonghow · Dec 14, 2005

Then i would have to Ask the breeder to screen for the problem 1st.....
Well according to my breeder the bloodline doesn't have any problem....
as his breeding cats are from Eternal... Japan maine coon breeder
and the cat I plan to book is actually the offsprings of
this cat Hikaru Genji
below are the pic and link of the cats...
http://www.kit.hi-ho.ne.jp/eternal-mc/kitten.htm

goldenkitty45 · Dec 15, 2005

Not sure if its true or not, but I've heard the very large cats are coming up with problems of hip dysplasia - maine coons, ragdolls, and other cats over 15 lbs. Anyone know?

sharky · Dec 15, 2005

Originally Posted by GoldenKitty45

Not sure if its true or not, but I've heard the very large cats are coming up with problems of hip dysplasia - maine coons, ragdolls, and other cats over 15 lbs. Anyone know?

I heard of it more in the back( arthritis) not the hips...

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