How much does a Maine Coon kitten cost on average?

Have you decided to buy yourself a cute little wolf? So that the ears on the top of the head are like those of a lynx. So that the tail is as long as a boa constrictor and fluffy like a squirrel. So that everyone around would sigh: how beautiful the baby is!

So that he could become as heavy as a mastodon in the future. So that he purrs quietly and goes to bed with you. To have all the vaccinations that are important for age. So that there are no problems with him (well, who needs them?!).

So that he is kind, playful, So that he always goes to the tray And so that he costs around, well, rubles, probably... a hundred. It’s unreasonable to give a lot of money for a cat!

For yourself, you take it, why then should it stand like a Maybach. Really, it’s stupid, gentlemen?! You've known the secret for a long time: all breeders are liars, Robbin' you like a stick is their cherished dream!

You will find! You can do it! Nobody will deceive you! You open the treasured Avito right away...

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What follows will not be in verse, but there will be examples of Avito advertisements with explanations. So, real advertisements for “Maine Coon kittens” with AVITO, the selection criterion in this case was one – “Maine Coon kitten inexpensive”. Those. the Maine Coon price in all advertisements is symbolic.

Exterior

The state of Maine, located in the northeastern part of the United States, is considered the homeland of cats of this breed. Animals are difficult to care for and maintain. But their unique appearance makes them popular among Russians.

Description of the appearance of Maine Coons:

• The head is wide and large, the cheekbones stand out well.
• The ears are large, with pointed ends, set high.
• The muzzle is short and square in shape.
• The eyes are oval and large, slightly slanted.
• The chest is wide.
• The body is massive, rectangular, harmoniously built.
• The tail is bushy and long.
• The paws are shaggy and strong.
• The coat is thick and long, forming a collar around the head.
• The height at the withers of an adult animal reaches 45 cm.
• Common colors are merle, red, gray, black, white, blue, tortoiseshell.
• Average weight is 4.5-7 kg for females and 13 kg for males.

Maine Coons are docile, calm, and easy to train. They treat outsiders with distrust. On average they live about 20 years .

Advantages of the breed:

1. Devotion.
2. Longevity.
3. High intelligence.
4. Good nature.
5. Unobtrusiveness.
6. Playfulness.
7. Non-aggression.

Flaws:

• Frequent shedding.
• Need for constant care.
• Great appetite.
• They do not tolerate hot weather well.

Maine Coon and its specifics

Representatives of the breed stand out among other domestic cats primarily due to their large size. Moreover, this is a rare case when appearances turn out to be deceiving. Animals are famous for their gentle nature and playfulness. The animal will quickly find a common language with older children and become their faithful friend.

The main character traits of the Maine Coon are:

• intelligence;
• affectionateness;
• energy;
• calmness.

The breed, by and large, has only one drawback. A Maine Coon will not be able to get along in a house where, besides itself, there are also other, small pets such as hamsters, rats, etc. Instincts will prevail, and other “tenants” will become the object of hunting.

What does the price depend on?

Maine Coons are considered an expensive breed. The high price is explained by the high costs of breeding and maintenance. about 20,000 rubles to raise one healthy kitten . People who are looking for Maine Coon kittens are often faced with the fact that different prices are set for animals of this breed.

The cost depends on a number of factors:

• Paula.
• Color.
• Having a pedigree.
• Health conditions.
• Class.
• Availability of awards from parents.
• Vaccinations.
• Purebred.
• Availability of documents.
• Prestige of the seller and his pricing policy.
• Like making a purchase.
• Region of purchase.

Purebred individuals with non-standard coloring are more expensive than a cross between two breeds. In the capital of the country, the animal is sold at a higher price than in the outback. Having all the documents and vaccinations increases the cost of the kitten. The higher the class of the pet, the more money the seller demands for it.

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What do we pay attention to in these advertisements?

But here everything is simple, the text of the ad is, in principle, not particularly important. We pay attention first of all to photographs of Maine Coons. In both the first and second cases, Maine Coons are offered for purchase, which do not belong to the seller. Both of these animals, for example, are from our nursery. And they have not participated in breeding work for a long time. How to quickly and easily check whether you are actually being offered to buy a Maine Coon, the photo of which is presented in the ad, or not? Step one: go to the seller’s website and look for additional photos of this kitten. If there is no website (then the best thing is not to buy a Maine Coon there at all), but if you still really want to, then... Step two: go to the website https://www.google.com/, select the “search by image” section there, insert the image that interests us into the search and click search. As a rule, these simple manipulations allow you to accurately understand whether you are being deceived or not. In this case, it is clear that the photo of the Maine Coon was stolen from another site. From our This is Russi Mystic Bonita and Big Kitty Darty Dancer

Step three: if neither the seller’s website nor Google could help, write directly to the seller from the ad and ask for additional photos of the Maine Coon kitten you like from different angles and in good lighting. Ideally, you can even ask for a video of a Maine Coon kitten...

The conclusion from these advertisements is this: in principle, there can be no trust in people who, using other people’s photographs, want to sell you a Maine Coon kitten. They want to deceive you for your own money. Do you need it?

In this selection of advertisements, we tried to collect the most useful information on which advertisements from AVITO you should NOT buy Maine Coon kittens and what you should pay attention to first of all. I hope this information will be useful and will protect you from purchasing a Maine Coon from scammers.

There is a section on our forum where you can get acquainted with the current offers of Maine Coon kittens from nurseries

See also: What does the cost of a Maine Coon kitten consist of?

Types of purchase

Depending on the age, you can adopt a Maine Coon kitten:

• 2-2.5 months.
• Three months old.
• 4-5 months old.
• Six months old.

Usually 3-month-old kittens are purchased. As the animal ages, the price of the animal falls.

Depending on the subspecies, you can adopt a cat:

• American (large head, short muzzle, long hair, massive body).
• European (long body, elongated muzzle, shorter coat).

Kittens are sold according to the degree of purebred:

• Show class (these are show animals).
• Pet class (ordinary pets).
• Breed class (individuals for breeding).

Type of purchase at the place where it was made:

• From the breeder.
• In a specialized nursery.
• On the Internet by advertisement.
• According to an advertisement submitted to the newspaper.
• At the pet market.

First announcement

Advertisement text (original style and spelling preserved):

“Little pussy is looking for a new family. Black smoke color. From a super thoroughbred father and mother (father is a world champion, mother is a champion), because mating unscheduled pussy is sold without documents, the price is appropriate. I will answer any questions by phone."

1. What you should immediately pay attention to, and what immediately catches my eye personally, as a breeder, is the sad state of the kitten: unhealthy thinness and the “icicle” condition of the coat. Most likely, the Maine coon is not eating properly or has problems absorbing and digesting food.
2. In the text of the ad, the seller explains the low price for a Maine Coon with a mysterious circumstance: “the mating is unscheduled, the pussy is being sold without documents, the price is appropriate.” REMEMBER (that's it, in capital letters), REMEMBER: among cat breeders there is no concept of planned or unscheduled mating, in principle. This is a term from among “dog lovers”; I will briefly try to explain what it means. In the USSR, service dog breeding was controlled by DOSAAF. There were special departments of DOSAAF that compiled and approved (planned) breeding schedules for service dogs for the coming year. Animals could only be mated under strict control and only with the written permission of the relevant organization. All matings were planned with the expectation of obtaining dogs that could later benefit our Motherland in certain areas. If an unscheduled mating happened (and this happened), the owners of the animals were severely punished, the puppies were sometimes destroyed, and, of course, there were no documents for puppies from such unscheduled matings and there could not be. So, all this concerns dogs and only dogs, and has nothing to do with cats in principle, because cats in our country are not and have never been service animals. No one has ever made mating plans for them. And if Maine Coons (male and female) have pedigrees that indicate that their owners have the right to breed them, then this is already enough to consider the mating between them “planned” and get Maine Coon kittens born from such parents who are completely honest documents in the club. Most likely, in this case, there are no documents for the kittens and there will not be for one simple reason: the people who bought these animals did not buy them for breeding, but are now breeding them despite the lack of appropriate documents. In the pedigrees of the parent cats, most likely, there is a mark “NOT FOR BREEDING” or there are no pedigrees at all, and, of course, not a single self-respecting club of cat lovers will issue documents for kittens from such a mating. The only reason for the club’s refusal to issue documents for litters from animals that have a pedigree and the right to breed is the excess of the permissible number of litters from a cat. But these restrictions did not arise out of nowhere, but on the recommendations of veterinarians. If a cat gives birth without interruptions, without having time to recover from previous births, then the health of the kittens will be poor and the kitten is unlikely to turn into a large Maine Coon.
3. And the most important thing. If you don’t have documents for the kitten (and based on everything written above), then how can you even trust these people? And be sure that you will buy a healthy Maine Coon kitten from these people, and not a mix?

The conclusion from this ad is this: always, always, always pay attention to the appearance of the Maine Coon kitten and remember that the phrase “unscheduled mating” smells like deception a mile away.

Where can I buy

Knowing how much they are asking for a Maine Coon now is not enough.
You need to understand where you should buy a kitten, and which offers you should refuse. It is also important to have a good understanding of the characteristics of the breed, current standards, etc. There are known cases when cunning swindlers sold simple kittens under the guise of Maine Coons. The deception is usually revealed only after the animal has matured.

To avoid becoming a victim of scammers, the purchase should be made in a trusted nursery that specializes only in the breed in question. Here, along with the kitten, they also issue documents confirming both the transaction itself and the purity of the animal.

Buying an animal through an advertisement is a riskier undertaking, but in this case it is usually possible to save a very hefty amount. When choosing this method, you need to find out more about the seller. The ideal option is to search through friends and acquaintances. Be sure to demand to see the parents of the proposed kitten - it must at least resemble them (at least like its mother).

There is a big risk of acquiring a defective animal by making a deal with the owners of a conveyor nursery. There are also many of these now. Here cats are kept only for the sake of breeding - they are fed poorly and are practically not looked after. As a result, babies turn out weak and sickly. Such organizations usually sell young animals that are not yet three months old. Animals are often not even vaccinated.

About the cost of Maine Coon kittens. Pricing.

Buyer Information

Our kittens leave home no earlier than 2-3 months, vaccinated against infectious diseases and dewormed.

By this age they have been trained in good manners and are fully socialized.

We prefer to sell kittens as pets.

Sale for breeding is limited.

We do not sell Maine Coon kittens for free range. We also strongly recommend that future owners think about strengthening window and balcony openings (grids, grilles), because Maine Coons are heavy and powerful cats, and if they fall even from the second floor, their chances of survival are low.

Delivery of kittens is carried out by agreement of the parties, delivery costs are borne by the Buyer.

Together with the kitten you receive a pedigree, a signed contract, a veterinary passport with vaccination marks.

If you are puzzled by the cost of a kitten, then check out

ARTICLE “WHAT IS THE COST OF A KITTEEN COMPOSED OF”

In this article you will find the answer to your question -

Why is Maine Coon so expensive?

Buyer stereotypes about the cost of a kitten. The price of a Maine Coon kitten is a very exciting question for most people, especially those who have decided to get themselves a purring, furry pet - a Maine Coon kitten. Of course, it is no longer a secret to anyone that the Maine Coon cat is an unusual cat, which differs significantly in size from ordinary domestic cats, this breed has characteristic lynx tufts on its ears, they are graceful, imposing, intelligent, have high intelligence and... home apartments convey true luxury with their appearance, but still, all these aspects do not answer the buyer’s question - why is a Maine Coon kitten expensive and what does the price consist of?

95% of people who want to have such a wonderful friend as a Maine Coon have a number of questions, such as: “Why is it so expensive? It’s kind of expensive... It’s better to buy it on the market” or “Why do you have different prices for different kittens?”, “Oh, your price for kittens is too high... but I saw it much cheaper elsewhere” or “Why do you need a purchase agreement\ sales for a kitten, and there’s no way without it?”...well, and stuff like that... It was questions of this kind that prompted me to share my experience and knowledge with you, as well as the experience and knowledge of professional breeders, which are outlined in this article below. We refute buyer stereotypes regarding the cost of a Maine Coon kitten.

The buyer’s statement “Why is the Maine Coon so expensive?... It’s better to get it cheaper at the market...” I leave without comment, since the choice to buy a kitten is made only by you and only at your responsibility, and the nightmares that are happening in the poultry market are not to be mentioned now I see the point - quite a lot has already been written about this on various web resources and on popular forums! We are all adults, and when purchasing a Maine Coon kitten, you need to understand that the joy of buying a kitten “for cheap” lasts one moment, but the disappointment from the quality received will last for years!

Danger when purchasing a kitten at a reduced price:

First, if you decide to buy a Maine Coon cat “cheaper”, and such breeders are engaged only in pure breeding, reducing ALL their expenses to a minimum in order to squeeze maximum profit from the sale of kittens - this is already a proven fact, YOU have a huge risk of being deceived buyer and purchase a kitten of low breed quality.

The second point is that kittens born from parents who were sold at one time without documents and without breeding rights, in spite of everything, are mated, violating the terms of sale, and as a result there is a danger of acquiring a kitten that is not at all pedigree, but only similar to a Maine Coon. Naturally, such a kitten will not be able to conduct breeding activities in the future, no matter how regrettable this may sound.

Thirdly, as I already mentioned, kittens are sold at 1-1.5 months of age. GUARD! THIS IS EXTREMELY UNACCEPTABLE and not one self-respecting breeder will do this!!!

Fourthly, the kittens are not vaccinated! SOS! Is it dangerous! Despite all this, babies are taken away from their mother early, which has an extremely unfavorable effect on the child’s immune system, and in the future this will certainly affect the kitten’s health, even to the point of death. The next point is that the kittens may be completely out of breed type, the result of an unsuccessful mating. Or the Maine Coon kittens are obtained from random matings, of course the parents are unknown, even if you see the supposed parents of these babies, where is the guarantee that you are not being deceived, iron-clad guarantees can only be given by an officially registered Maine Coon cattery in one of the systems (TICA, WCF, MFA, etc.) and where everything is documented. And due to the fact that, as a rule, the buyer is not strong in such moments, it doesn’t cost the breeders anything to fool YOU around their finger, and the Maine Coon can turn into an ordinary yard urchin, this will be a “pleasant” surprise. Fifth, without documentary evidence with the ancestors of 4 tribes registered in it and complete data about the purchased animal, such an animal will be considered just an ordinary “domus”, similar to a Maine Coon! But you understand that this is no longer Mei Kun - and of course it’s not the same brushes, not the same power and grace, and absolutely not the same intelligence and temperament! Therefore, when buying a kitten without documents, you need to be aware that this animal will only look like a Maine Coon, and accordingly, the other characteristic qualities that distinguish the Maine Coon from another breed will suffer greatly.

After reading all of the above, I hope you will think very carefully before chasing cheapness when choosing a kitten.

And now the question remains - what does the price of a kitten consist of?

Differences between Maine Coon kittens (show, pet, breed, show neuter).

In a registered nursery, the price of a Maine Coon kitten consists of various factors: quality, depending on the Maine Coon’s character and expression of the breed type, the gender of the kitten, and color. Another aspect that can affect the cost of a kitten is the “fame” of its father and mother; kittens from titled, famous parents are much more expensive. Kittens also come in different classes, namely: -PET - for castration -BRID - for breeding work -SHOW - for exhibitions and breeding -SHOW-NEUSTER - neutered for exhibitions

Breeding a cat or a Show-class cat is an invaluable work of the breeder. A lot of energy, money and professionalism goes into selecting the right male and female pairs so that the blood flows well. Only the best representatives of the breed with a high-quality genotype are purchased. As a rule, in a nursery where all animals are carefully and professionally matched to each other along genetic lines, Pet class animals are rarely born. And Show class Maine Coon kittens cannot be cheap in principle. Kittens of this breed can be born of different classes (PET, BREED, SHOW, etc.), and depending on which class the kitten is assigned to, the price for it will depend, although the cost of care is no different from a kitten of another class, since There can be kittens of several classes in the same litter.

This does not mean that kittens of one of the classes are “something different”, no, no!

They were all born from titled parents, they all have elite blood, passed on to them by their father and mother, they are all equally raised, vaccinated and fully adaptive for life in a new loving family, but at the behest of Mother Nature, some kittens have clearly expressed characteristic breed characteristics that are important for their further exhibition career and breeding work, while in others they are less pronounced than required by generally accepted breed standards.

In general, there are a lot of different aspects that can add plus or minus to the show value of a particular kitten! If you liked a kitten, and it turned out to be not show class, how should you react? Peace of mind and only peace of mind, in fact, you won’t even notice the subtleties, unless you are purchasing a kitten for the purpose of breeding and an exhibition career, but just want to buy yourself a furry pet!

An animal's lack of ability to reproduce does not in any way affect its breed.

Sometimes, for various reasons, not only small kittens are sold, but also completely adult animals. Many people are put off by the fact that the animal is already an adult, but the fact that the animal is no longer a child also has its own very significant positive aspects - the grown-up animal is already completely independent, its teeth have changed and its bite is clearly visible, the characteristic breed characteristics that small kittens can change with age; sometimes a Maine Coon breeder even manages to show the kitten to an expert at an exhibition, who gives a professional assessment of its breed qualities! Coons, due to their kindness, sincerity and love for people, easily get used to new owners at any age, as long as they are truly loved!

Maine Coon prices are different for everyone, starting from 30,000 rubles. up to 80,000 rub. - depending on many parameters.

Where does Maine Coon breeding work begin?

Breeding work begins with the breeder acquiring cats and female cats. A cat or cat (show quality) for the nursery's breeding program will cost the breeder from 45,000 to 100,000 rubles. each, again the price of a Maine Coon depends on the prestige of the nursery where the animals are purchased, and on the breed qualities of the animals themselves.

Expenses at exhibitions. Nurseries that do not just receive kittens and sell them, but are engaged in breeding activities, are never limited to breeding assessments. They constantly take part in exhibitions, show their animals to experts, and participate in specialty rings. For example, the participation of one animal in an exhibition costs the breeder an average of 3,600 rubles. and participation of one animal in the rings on average 1000 rubles. Total about 5000 rubles. you need to prepare for one animal and one exhibition in the hometown where the nursery is located, and if the exhibition is in Chelyabinsk, Tyumen, Novosibirsk, Perm, Surgut, Moscow, St. Petersburg, then you will add another 5,000 - 10,000 rubles. for accommodation and travel to the exhibition site. In total, one exhibition can cost 15,000 rubles. Please note that nurseries, as a rule, exhibit several animals at the same time. But there are also transportation costs and living expenses. To obtain titles higher than Champion, business trips to other federal districts and even countries are required. Plus the cost of obtaining required documents. Participation in at least 4 exhibitions per year is required. A veterinary certificate costs approximately 400 rubles. (issued by the veterinary service for each exhibition separately).

To close the title of World Champion in the WCF system, for example, you need to receive 18 judges’ ratings, multiply by the cost of one rating of 2000 rubles. we get 36,000 rubles. In fact, the breeder bears more expenses, due to the fact that the last titles are closed at several exhibitions, for example, Ekaterinburg, Ukraine, Belarus. In other words, the cost of obtaining a title is many times higher.

Let’s also remember that in addition to participation in the Maine Coon cat exhibition itself, there are other costs, such as exhibition tents - 2500 - 6000 rubles. per piece, because the breeder exhibits several animals at the same time, and one tent is not enough. Carriers cost the breeder from 1000 to 2500 rubles. Well, a very important aspect is grooming products, which are quite expensive, so we can safely estimate the cost of exhibition cosmetics to be about 30,000 rubles. in year. (because cats use a lot of cosmetics due to their size)

Why are exhibitions needed, you ask, for prestige? No, not just for prestige. They are needed so that the nursery can adequately assess its activities and whether it is moving in the right direction in the development of the breed. After all, if an animal wins exhibitions and rings, this means that the animals are not just of good quality, they are one of the best representatives of the breed. That’s why you can often see the phrase “kittens from titled parents” in advertisements for the sale of kittens. This is a guarantee that you are purchasing a quality breeding animal, but again the title must be confirmed by a certificate issued by a licensed club.

Makecoon expenses for “veterinary care”.

I would like to note that breeding animals in the nursery require special treatment and regularly receive professional veterinary care, these are:

• Annual examinations before vaccination - about 5,000 rubles. Passing the necessary tests before mating costs approximately from 3,000 to 5,000 rubles. for 1 animal.

• Breeding animals are required to be vaccinated once a year - about 1000 rubles per animal. Calling a veterinarian to your home costs between 3,000 and 5,000 rubles. (if necessary) Vet. preparations, vitamins, medicines, homeopathy for pregnant and lactating cats - from 3,000 rubles. and up to 7000 rub./month. (and maybe much higher, depending on the specific situation, we take average figures) Vaccinations - one vaccination - from 500 to 1,000 rubles. per kitten (if, for example, 8 kittens were born in a litter, we believe that vaccination per litter will cost, if we take the minimum costs 500 * 8 = 4000 rubles) before the Maine Coon kitten moves to new loving parents, vaccination is done twice from the moment of birth , that is, we multiply the amount of one vaccination by two, we get 4000 * 2 = 8000 rubles.

• Obstetrics – from RUB 3,000. and higher, depending on the situation. According to the rules of the WCF system, weaning kittens from a cat is allowed no earlier than 3 months of age!!!

• Castration of male kittens – from 500 rubles.

• Sterilization of cat kittens – from 900 rubles.

• Veterinary passport – from 50 rub.

• Confirmation of vaccinations by a veterinary station – from 150 rubles.

Costs of the make-kun nursery before breeding a female cat.

• Mating (depending on the breed) from 25,000 to 50,000 rubles. (as a rule, mating is equated to the average cost of a kitten of this breed; only matings of titled animals are taken into account).

Cattery expenses after the birth of kittens.

Registration of a litter and issuance of a pedigree for one kitten – 1,500 rubles.

• Feeding (food, additives, bait, if necessary, cat milk replacer, etc.) – from 3000 rubles. /month

• Activation of a kitten in the club - from 200 rubles.

• Sale of make-coon kittens at the exhibition - from 1,800 rubles. To this cost we add the cost for the stay at the exhibition itself, on average 2000 rubles. The average cost of selling makecoon kittens at an exhibition costs a breeder almost 4,000 rubles.

• Pedigree of Mei Coon – from 500 rub.

Other Maine Coon expenses.