Thread: buying my kitten advice please

Shelly how long have you to go till you pick up your cat?

Trying to find a link for that cat sleeping bag. If I do I'll post it up.

a week roughly provided 2nd jabs go well she will have those nxt monday so anytime really after that giving 24-48 hrs after jabs the sooner the better i say im all proud being dead patient normally i cant lol
thx ll look forward to that sounds very cute lol

Just wanted to say that even if the mum isn't registered with GCCF, she can be imported and then the kittens registered after. Kittens can be registered with GCCF up until they are 2 years old.

I would definately just be a little bit wary or maybe ask for a little bit more of an explanation as to why there are no papers = all seems a little bit vague. Is she a registered breeder? Are her cats on the active register? if not then no progeny can be registered.

Hope this helps

she has not got a breeding prefix as of yet she sent off all necessary documents but the never got back to her, as far as i know they are i seen their documents and certificates and they did not state that they were on the non active register, i think the dam is almost 2 and still on the tica register i do trust her but i will be asking all of this again when i see her and from there ill sort something out x

Even if she doesn't have a prefix, as long as the cats are in her name she can still import into GCCF and can register the kittens using the GCCF administrative prefix. She would need the documents to prove the cats are in her name and on the active register and she would need a certificate of entirety for her stud boy to prove that he is the father.

Unfortunately, even if you have a pedigree certificate for the kitten there is no way to prove that it is a genuine pedigree unless it is registered.

If they aren't registered then there is no way that you should be paying full price for them - generally speaking you would expect to pay around £350-£450 for a registered pet Maine Coon and around £250 for a Maine Coon that isn't registered and even then I would still be wary of the whole argument for not registering.

Originally Posted by WoodsideMaineCoons

Even if she doesn't have a prefix, as long as the cats are in her name she can still import into GCCF and can register the kittens using the GCCF administrative prefix. She would need the documents to prove the cats are in her name and on the active register and she would need a certificate of entirety for her stud boy to prove that he is the father.

i had a peek at your page your cats are gorgeous!

well i have emailed the gccf with this querie so im hoping they reply lol!!

oh i know i have extensively researched this both tica and gccf since posting my question as then i may as well just be paying this ammount for a domestic moggy and a form saying who the parents and grandparents are lol as i say ive not much problem with not showing etc would just be nice to know x

GCCF are notoriously slow at replying to queries but you never know - you may get lucky!

Thanks for the comments about my cats too...I must get the photos updated and we have a new litter of kittens to put on there too!

Anyway, even though you aren't worried about showing or breeding you still want to make sure that your Maine Coons is registered and full pedigree etc otherwise as you said, you may as well be buying a moggie. I would just contact the breeder and ask a few questions.

1: Are mum and dad both registered on the active register with GCCF/TICA
2: What are the full pedigree names (including prefix) of mum and dad (you can then research a little into the lines)
3: If you want your kitten registered with GCCF, would she be willing to do it? (It only costs about £10 I think so not expensive although she would have to do a little bit more work with the paperwork side of it etc)

Does the breeder have a website? If so I would be more than happy to take a look and see if I know of them at all.

If you get genuine answers back from that then all well and good. If not, as heartbreaking as it may be I would definately reconsider your options with regards to this kitten.

Hope this has helped

Louise

reply from gccf

If a breeder registers with us our rules specifically state that on sale of a kitten the breeder must provide an application for transfer of ownership or mating certificate and 3 generation pedigree. You state that the dam is not registered with us, we would accept a registration application but we would have to described the kitten as Unrecognised Breed as we have no background details of the dam to prove that she is a pedigree, If you are paying that kind of money then you are entitled to the pedigree papers and under no circumstances should be paying that ammount for unregistered kittens.

anyways as i said not bothered so much about that as not breeding or showing

Originally Posted by deeshell08

she has not got a breeding prefix as of yet she sent off all necessary documents but the never got back to her......

That information has alarm bells ringing for me. No excuse not to chase them up and see whats happening / why hasnt anything been done. The responsibility lies with the breeder to chase up & see whats happening, not offer an excuse like that to someone spending £400 or whatever the asking price is.

Disclaimer - could all be legit, and I doubt any breeder would mind you turning up with some questions written down. Which is definately what i would do, and did do when we bought Storvenn and Loki. I actually only needed to ask one question because the other 15 or so were answered already by the breeder before i could ask.