Thread: Opinions And Insight: Maine Coon Breeders

But his mom had an emergency hysterectomy on her first and only litter.

This is exactly the kind of expense that people don't think about when they wonder why MC kittens cost $800. So this woman paid $200-300 to echo the mom for just one litter, all the normal vet visit costs for mom and kittens, AND several hundreds for hysterectomy surgery. Like I said, you got quite a deal then because your breeder absolutely positively lost money on that litter at her prices. Most people cannot afford to do that however, hence they have to charge higher prices.