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: July
16, 2010
GENERAL
DETAILS
Our kittens are from show-winning bloodlines, with
no known family histories of genetic problems (see below). They
are registered with C.F.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.)
Heirloom's Spring
2010 Litter
Birthday: April
4, 2010, ready to go July 12, 2010 late afternoon
Parents: Heirloom
x Flame
Colors: (1) Brown
Mackerel Male, (1) Brown Patched Classic w/White Female
Personalities:
She's awesome, playful and affectionate. Gloria is the first to
run to the door when you come in, and loves her back rubbed.
Oops! Silver
Pearl had a baby!
Birthday: April
10, 2010, ready to go home on July 12, 2010, late afternoon
Parents: Silver
Pearl (below) and the randy Flame
Personalities:
He is very curious and very playful, and a little shy of strangers,
as Heirloom's litter has pummelled him his entire life. But he
loves to be cuddled.
Nutmeg's Spring
2010 Litter
Birthday: April
13, 2010, ready to go home July 12, 2010 late afternoon
Parents: Nutmeg
x Flame
Personalities:
Duchess is gorgeous and loving and independent-minded, but will
follow you all around the house. Loves to be rubbed and held.
Adults for sale
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.
She's 2 yrs old now, and has a big fat belly!
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.
Reserve yours
today before they're all gone!
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WHAT'S
A MACKEREL TABBY???
Maine Coon Cats come in two "Tabby" (striped)
categories: Mackerel and Classic. Mackerel striping is straight
tiger-striping, whether the stripes are wide or pencil-thin. Classic
Tabby is another way of saying "blotched", which can
be well-defined wide swirls, stripes and bull's-eyes or what looks
more like marbling. Classic Tabby is a recessive version of Mackerel
Tabby, so a mated pair of Mackerels can have Mackerel or Classic
kittens, but a Classic mated pair can only have Classic kittens!
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! FUN
& GAMES AT CASA THORNPLUM !
LASER TAG - KITTY STYLE!
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Did
You Know?
All kittens are born with Blue
eyes! They gradually change to their adult color during their
first year. Maine Coon cats eyes should be Gold,
Green, Copper,
or any combination of two of those colors. The outer half of the
iris can be one color, and the inner half can be another.
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Do Thornplum
kittens get along with dogs?
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Show
News 2006
CH Thornplum Honeybee of L'Acadie Cats,
owned by Denyse Kyle of New Brunswick, won a championship at the
CFA show July '06, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, CANADA!
Niko, owned by Nancy Kelly, placed
third in one of the kitten rings at the TICA show in Sturbridge,
MA in August!
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In the News: March, 2007: Thornplum has tested for HCM (hypertrophic cardiomyopathy)
and all our cats are negative
for this genetic defect!
We are happy to finally find
a test that is accurate and non-invasive, and glad to increase
the quality
of our stock and reputation by
joining the fight to rid the Maine Coon population of this serious
problem. Fully 33% of the Maine
Coons tested at Washington State University are affected.
No kittens from Surabi will be
sold as breeders unless tested and found clean. Kittens sold as
pets
to be neutered have no issues.
Washington State University has patented
a test.
Here's their FAQ and test info
site:
http://www.vetmed.wsu.edu/deptsvcgl/
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.
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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.