Bengal cross Maine Coone - what will I get?

[cptrayes]

Around 34% of Maine coons in the UK carry the mutant gene that causes HCM. I would not buy a Maine **** or Maine **** cross that had not been tested.
Bengals are also affected with a higher incidence of it than most other breeds, seems to me a Bengal/Maine **** cross is irresponsible.

Look at the Feline Advisory Bureau website for more info.

VERY useful info, thankyou.

She's just told me that I can only have one, not two, so I will tell her that I don't want any, which is actually true. For various reasons I actually need two.


Anyone need a great home for two kittens ??

 

[Sophie123]

VERY useful info, thankyou.


Anyone need a great home for two kittens ??

I am sure the local rescue centre will, indeed.

 

[thewonderhorse]

Well you can get as mad as you like from your pedestal up there in the sky I love kittens and I fail to see the harm in giving two of them a glorious farm free range home in the country for their natural lifespan.

I won't take adults, so there is no issue with me causing the death of healthy adults or prolonging their time in rescue homes.

I don't owe any particular cat a better life. If you feel you do, then adopt adults to your heart's content.

Hit a nerve obviously!

 

[thewonderhorse]

I am sure the local rescue centre will, indeed.

Exactly what i meant. Cats under a year are still kittens. Please yourself.

 

[Elsiecat]

Anyone need a great home for two kittens ??

Where are you?
My local rescue had 2 kittens in last week, both were about 12 weeks old

 

[Mrs B]

Hit a nerve obviously!

I think you got a pretty polite response from the OP actually! Do you think that people should only have animals that need rescuing?

Good luck with your kittens, CPT and pictures please

 

[ester]

Perhaps not relevant now but hollycatt I know that my old lab tests Main coone* for spinal muscular atrophy and HCM

there's a table of breeds/associated tests here although they seem to forget about bengals They do a scary amount of testing on the purebreds although I have always found testing for chocolate amusing

http://www.langfordvets.co.uk/pdf/genetic_tests.pdf

 

[thewonderhorse]

I think you got a pretty polite response from the OP actually! Do you think that people should only have animals that need rescuing?

Good luck with your kittens, CPT and pictures please

Up on your pedestal?? Not polite in my book. However, no i think people can please themselves whether they have kittens, puppies or anything else.

Its only my opinion.

 

[Mrs B]

Up on your pedestal?? Not polite in my book. However, no i think people can please themselves whether they have kittens, puppies or anything else.

Its only my opinion.

So why post "Sorry but this makes me mad" with no further qualification or explanation?: one of those posts when 'sorry' is not meant at all, but quite the opposite.

 

[thewonderhorse]

As ive said only my opinion. Good luck with your kittens OP.