Thornplum Cattery
207-338-6919
Please feel free to email us at
cats@thornplum.com
(you'll get an auto-response immediately,
and I'll respond in person ASAP)
This website is updated
regularly and often.
If a kitten is listed
(unless otherwise noted), it IS available for adoption.
Last updated: January
20, 2010
GENERAL
DETAILS
Our kittens are from show-winning bloodlines, with
no known family histories of genetic problems (see below). They
are registered with both C.F.A. and T.I.C.A. You receive their
blue slip registration papers, as well as a copy of their breeder's
pedigree on parchment paper, suitable for framing. They are given
their Distemper shots (4-way, killed virus) at 9 and 12 weeks
old. Then, on their 12 week birthday, they go to the vet for a
checkup. After receiving their vet certificate of health, we guarantee
them against life-threatening congenital defects until they are
1 year old. We are HCM-tested/HCM-free.
Here are our AVAILABLE Kittens!
(They're in order, oldest to youngest.)
Pong's Last Kitten
Birthday: May
17, 2008, ready for travel now!
Parents: Pong
x Magnus
Personalities:
She is a real lover, is a mild pleasant person, and loves attention.
Heirloom's Fall
2008 Litter
Birthday: October
25, 2008, ready to go home now
Parents: Heirloom
x Shiloh
Colors: (1) Blue
silver Female
Personalities:
Pearl is now long, lean, and playful, and is well-behaved and
very affectionate. She is my definition of a perfect Maine Coon
personality.
Nutmeg's Summer
2009 Litter
Birthday: June 11, 2009, ready
to go home with you now.
Parents: Nutmeg x Flame
Personalities: Perky, friendly,
and beautiful. She is full of fun and very inquisitive.
Heirloom's Fall
Litter
Birthday: November 6, 2009,
ready to go home with you in early February.
Parents: Heirloom x Flame
Personalities: Perky, friendly,
and beautiful.
Reserve yours
today before they're all gone!
Below this line is:
____________ Our Breeding
Stock___________
Thornplum Flame
He is a Red w/White Classic tabby.
He is son of Thornplum Serendipity x Thornplum Akai
Kintaro, born June 14th, 2008.
Cooper Ridge MAGNUS of Thornplum
He's a son of Marala's Gary by a Cooper Ridge MichelleMaBelle
Great personality, excellent health, he's a Brown Mackerel
Tabby.
____________Our
Queens (Moms)___________
Thornplum Nutmeg
Daughter of Maine-Made Surabi of Thornplum x Cooper
Ridge Spunky of Thornplum
She's got the perfect Maine Coon personality, and she's
a great mother.
Thornplum Heirloom
She is a daughter of Maine-Made Surabi of Thornplum
x Cooper Ridge Magnus of Thornplum
She is a Brown Mackerel Tabby, very loving and very
companionable, an excellent mother. Bred with Shiloh, she makes
Blacks, Blues, Silvers and Browns, tipped shaded or smoke, and
all with excellent coats and stellar personalities.
Thornplum Nala
She is one of Surabi's last kittens, and has proven
to be as excellent a mother. She carries on the tradition of gorgeous
kittens.
She is a Brown Patched Tabby, and will be bred regularly
with Thornplum Flame, which will produce Reds, Browns, and Brown
Patched Females, all with or without White.
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PICK
UP
Our kittens are raised in our home with our three kids.
We do not release them until they are vaccinated and boostered
for distemper, and receive certification of health from the veterinarian,
at twelve weeks old. Their health records and a veterinarian's
certificate of health, as well as their breeder's pedigree, and
registration papers for CFA and TICA are included at time of pickup.
We also provide a baggie of their normal dry catfood so that you
can transition them slowly to the food you will be giving them
at home. We use B.G ("before grains").
To purchase a "pet" kitten under our sales
contract, "pets" must be neutered/spayed by 6 months
of age, before they begin to mark their territory. It is possible
to have them neutered/spayed at 3 months before picking them up,
upon request at your additional expense (males: approximately
$100; females: approx. $200). Call for pricing pet kittens. A
kitten purchased for breeding purposes is priced about double
that of a pet, more if the kitten is exceptional. We can accept
payment by Paypal.com (for an additional fee of $15 per kitten).
Personal checks must clear our account before pickup as payment
must be made in full before the kitten can go home. Postal money
orders and cash are acceptable tender on day of pickup. Shipping,
and associated additional vaccinations are your responsibility.
We have to charge sales tax (5%) on all sales within
the state of Maine.
shipping
AIR: We
will not ship a kitten alone by air before 14 weeks due to the
stress involved, and we really prefer 16 weeks. These precautions
allow us to guarantee their health until they are one year old.
It is our highest goal to produce healthy and happy kittens. You
book the flight, we deliver the kitten to the Bangor International
Airport, our fee for gas/time for the 70 mile round trip is $40.
We can purchase an airline approved carrier here for $20. Important
things to ask the airlines are things like temperature restrictions
for shipping the kittens in cargo holds, and paperwork on vaccinations
and health checkups required.
CAR: Personal
delivery by car in Maine, northern New Hampshire,
central/northern Vermont, eastern Massachusetts, Connecticut,
and Rhode Island are possible for a fee (generally $30/hour
from my home). I will make trips to the Mystic Aquarium in Mystic,
CT for New York and Pennsylvania customers for
$250. Scheduling at our convenience.
guarantee
After our vet has certified our kittens'
health at 12 weeks old, we guarantee them against life-threatening
congenital defects until they are one-year-old.
For more info, give Patty a call at
207-338-6919.