The ‘M’ on the forehead is a dominant patterned marking found on all tabby patterned cats. This prominent marking is not specific to the Maine Coon breed, nor does it signify you have a Maine Coon cat. Simply put it is a pattern that is visible on cats throughout the world, provided the cat has some tabby markings.

A pre-adoption wellness check (Kitten Adoption Veterinarian Clearance) is performed on the Animal at twenty-eight (28) days “4 weeks of age” by our Cattery Veterinarians.

• This clinical assessment includes checking each of the following areas: coat/skin, head/neck, eyes, ears, nose, mouth/throat, gums/ teeth, chest, abdomen, legs/joints, paws/pads, back/spine, tail, genitals.
• The diagnostic assessment includes the following: gender confirmation, weight measurement, listening for lung and heart sound anomalies, detection and grading of any murmur.
• An overall assessment by the Veterinarian is made to include clearing the Animal for Adoption.

Animal Medical Center of the Antelope Valley
Dr. David Lahijaniha, DVM / CA-22087
Dr. Blake Thordarson, DVM / CA-22759
Dr. Alanna Blevin-Layton, DVM / CA-24826
2270 East Palmdale Blvd, Ste C
Palmdale, California 93550
www.animalmedicalcenterav.com
(661) 441-1011

Noble Manes Cattery has full DNA Testing done on all breeding pairs. This testing is performed in conjunction with Optimal-Selection.com in a cooperative effort with TICA. Services are performed by Neogen’s GeneSeek Operations lab, located at 4131 N. 48th Street, Lincoln NE 68504. The following specific tests are conducted and test reports will be included for the Animal’s Sire and Dam in your document packet.

• Blood-Brain Barrier Dysfunction (MDR1)
• Cystinuria Mutation (SCL7A9)
• Factor XII Deficiency (FXII)
• Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM)
• Mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS)
• Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD)
• Progressive Retinal Atrophy (PRA)
• Pyruvate Kinase Deficiency (PKDef)
• Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA)

Noble Manes Cattery guarantees that this Animal is a Purebred Maine Coon Feline from European Lineage and is eligible for registration in both TICA (The International Cat Association) and CFA (The Cat Fanciers’ Association).

Under no circumstances will the kitten be allowed to leave the Cattery until they reach a minimum of fourteen (14) weeks of age on domestic adoptions, or a minimum of sixteen (16) weeks of age on international adoptions, provided Dam and Kitten are ready. 

It is difficult to provide an average weight of kittens. There are numerous factors that come into play. Some kittens may look small because they came from a large litter, some kittens look smaller or more compact, but weigh the same as other kittens, and some look larger due to the length of their coat. One thing to keep in mind is that the female kitten reaches her full size around 3-4 years and a male around 4-5 years. They grow extremely slow. A domestic cat will reach full size around 6-9 months of age. At 1.5 to 2 years, a Maine Coon will start to fill in and you’ll begin to see what the cat will truly look like.

As for our kittens, we can only guesstimate their future size. The size of a kitten is affected by the care that is provided by the adopter (nutrition quality and quantity, supplementation, medical care, etc.). Another factor is the size of the kittens’ parents. We can only guesstimate what the parents’ size will be once they are fully grown because breeding cats are still growing and are generally retired and rehomed long before they reach their full size.

We do our best to provide a true and honest opinion of each kitten to ensure the adopter is equipped to make the best decision.

Noble Manes Cattery prefers Buyer to pick up the Animal in person at it’s Cattery in Lancaster, California or optionally Buyer can select to have Breeder deliver the Animal to Los Angeles International (LAX) Airport, have the animal transported domestically by air cargo, have the animal transported domestically by air in-cabin with a courier, or have the Animal delivered regionally by ground.

Our shipping options and costs are covered in Section 6 of the Animal Transfer Contract and Bill of Sale “CONTRACT”, you may review our options and pricing structure on the following page: Adoption Contract.

We do on a case-by-case basis offer kittens with either full or restricted breeding rights to catteries we find uphold the values found in the TICA Breeder Code of Ethics. The pricing with breeding rights starts at twice the pet parent rates. No breeding rights of any kind are offered on our Shaded and Merle kittens.

We are a simi-closed cattery and do not offer males as studs outside our network of partner catteries.