25+ Questions Before Buying a Maine Coon Kitten

Many people want to own a Maine coon kitten due to their majestic looks and astonishing personality. If you are also that person who fell in love with a Maine coon kitten and is going to get one then don’t forget to educate yourself about every piece of information regarding a Maine coon kitten.

As we know, most people focus on purchasing a Maine coon kitten at a cheaper price, many questions come in mind before buying a Maine coon kitten. but they don’t ask from breeders about health, vaccination, and some other important factors of a Maine coon kitten. Meanwhile, these questions matter a lot when you make up your mind to own a Maine coon kitten.

Some breeders in the market sell fake Maine coon kittens. If you want to get a genuine Maine coon kitten, it’s very important to ask different questions from a breeder before buying one. Here we have discussed many questions that you should ask a breeder before getting into any kind of deal.

Neutering and spaying are very important for a Maine coon kitten. When Maine coon kittens become 3 months old, they can be neutered. In some cases, we see that Maine coon kittens get affected by testicular cancer. That’s why neutering plays a crucial role to prevent testicular cancer. Along with that, Spaying in female Maine coon kittens helps to prevent breast cancer and uterine cancer.

It might not be easy for an owner to keep a Maine coon kitten who is not neutered and spayed. Make sure to ask questions about a Maine kitten neutering and spaying from a breeder because it is a very essential factor when you’re going to purchase a Maine coon kitten. You can ask neutering-related questions from your breeder such as:

• What is done when a Maine coon kitten is neutered?
• Will a Maine coon kitten become bulky after neutering?
• What would be a convenient stage to have a Maine coon kitten neutered?

Two sets of vaccination are required for a Maine coon kitten. When they are around 7 to 8 weeks old, you have to give them their first dose of vaccination. A second set of vaccination is needed when your Maine coon kitten is 3 months old to prevent them from different viruses and diseases such as flu viruses and feline infectious diseases. You can’t take them outside your home until they get their vaccination.

Maine coon kittens might be affected by viruses if they don’t get vaccinated on time. You have to be conscious about a Maine coon kitten vaccination when you are going to buy them. Vaccination history knowledge is most important for you. Be sure to ask questions about the vaccination before buying a Maine coon kitten. Your questions would be:

• Why is vaccination essential for a Maine coon kitten?
• When and which vaccination is done?
• Are there any side effects of Maine coon kitten vaccination?
• When I take my Maine coon kitten outside after vaccination?

Socialization of Maine coon kittens directly reflects their behavior in front of people. It’s necessary that a Maine coon kitten is well-socialized. Maine coon kittens are sociable by their personality. If they don’t interact and are not socialized with other pets and people at an early stage of their life, these kittens might get scared when you have a big family and some more pets in your home.

Make sure that kittens get a good experience in socialization before you are going to keep them as pets. According to their nature, they are well-mannered cats but still, you have to ask questions from your breeder before buying a Maine coon kitten about their behavior and how they interact with people. Your questions should be like these:

• How many times does a Maine coon kitten interact with people?
• Has the kitten been around other family pets?
• What is important to make a Maine coon kitten a well-socialized cat?
• Does the Cat/ Kitten shows aggression or not?

Before you get a kitten from a breeder, it’s the responsibility of breeders to take care of Maine coon kitten health. You should purchase a healthy Maine coon kitten from a well-known breeder. They must be fully vaccinated and free from diseases and viruses. Don’t buy a Maine coon kitten with health issues and let a breeder prove that their Maine coon kitten is healthy and free from diseases.

A breeder must have a record of kitten vaccination and medication if they are ever affected by viruses. Along with that, breeders have to provide a written contract where they give a guarantee of kitten health. Don’t forget to ask questions from a breeder about Maine coon kitten health-related problems. You could ask several questions before buying a Maine coon kitten regarding their health from a breeder including:

• Is a Maine coon kitten completely healthy and free from viruses?
• Is Maine coon kitten fully vaccinated?
• Has a Maine coon kitten ever been affected by viruses?

Breeding screening is very crucial to detect viruses and diseases in a breeding cat. Maine coon kittens are a healthy cat breed but sometimes due to their genetics, they have heart diseases such as hypertrophic cardiomyopathy which can be life-threatening for them. Apart from that, your Maine coon kitten should be free from such health conditions including HD, PKD, SMA, and HCM.

Most breeders have results about their kitten screening, and they often share with their buyers before selling their kitten, but sometimes they don’t do that. Your breeder must have a record of breeding screening, along with that, make sure to ask some more questions from a breeder related to kitten screening before buying a Maine coon kitten. Your questions can be:

• Has a Maine coon kitten got their breeding screening?
• Are there any health problems detected while breeding screening?
• Can you share with us the record which shows that breeding screening is completed?

It’s necessary for your Maine coon kitten to have a microchip under their skin. This microchip is very small and also has an identity code, many breeders implant a microchip in Maine coon kittens so that if kittens are lost, it’s easy to find them. If you are the owner of a Maine coon kitten, it’s important to put a chip under their skin when you are going outside.

Don’t forget to check the number of microchips recorded on the database registry. You need to get all the information about a microchip and how it works. Without any hesitation, ask every question to the breeder that comes into your mind related to microchips from a breeder. Your questions should be like the following:

• Is the microchip already inserted under the skin of a Maine coon kitten?
• Why is it important to implant a microchip under their skin?
• Can we remove the microchip, when we don’t have to take our kitten outside?

Every breeder must have pedigree paperwork to give their customer before getting into the deal of a Maine coon kitten. Pedigree paperwork is also essential for a breeder to satisfy their buyer that they maintain a standard of Maine coon kitten breed.

Before buying a Maine coon kitten, you should know about the registration process and pedigree paperwork of a Maine coon kitten. Keep remembering to let your breeder give all answers to your questions related to pedigree paperwork. You may ask questions like these:

• Does a Maine coon kitten have registration papers?
• Is a Maine coon kitten already registered with the governing Maine coon cat body?
• Can you show us evidence that a kitten is a purebred Maine coon?

You have to be conscious about the numbers of litter that a Maine coon cat produces. One litter per year is enough for a queen to prevent health problems and stress. It’s important to check all the kittens in the litter to get more information about a kitten’s health that you are going to buy. Don’t purchase a kitten if you find any sick or unhealthy kitten in a litter.

A breeder should give details about dates and photos of the queen with a liter. They also have to allow their buyer to interact with the mother and the liter. Don’t hesitate while asking questions from your breeder related to liters. Your question could consist of:

• What if a queen produces more than one liter per year?
• What is the number of kittens in a litter of Maine coon?
• Does a kitten require a special litter box?
• Which is the best litter box for a Maine coon?

We can now go to an breeder and freely ask questions related to the kitten we are going to buy. We can make a list of question after reading this article. We can ask questions about the kitten’s health, vaccination, training, behavior or any thing comes in our mind. This article helps us to choose a best kitten for us.