TICA Outstanding Cattery MCBFA Breeder Member
ACFA CFA CFF TICA
PrairieBaby Maine Coon Cats
fowler, ON
Canada
islandla
With all the information available nowadays, no breeder can -with a good conscience - avoid outcrossing, testing for genetic diseases and appropriate selection. Not only do we take the health of the Maine Coon breed very serious, we also also take pride in the well being of our own cats.
Everybody in our breeding program has either already been tested for HCM, HD and PKD or has a very well tested anchestry and will be tested at older age. We try to do the Ultrasound for HCM about every 2 years.
Only cats with flawless temperament, the ability to fight disease and no visible genetic defects are kept for reproduction.
All our present breeding cats have perfect gums and teeth. In 2010, our average amount of live kittens per litter was 6.
Our Cattery is vet inspected and vet certifiedFelv/Fiv negative.
Hearts | Hearts are tested by heart specialist with Color Doppler Equipment for Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM), a slowly developing malformation of the heart. We started testing for HCM in 1999! We also started doing the gene test for the Meurs Mutation in 2007 on our current breeding cats. This gene test is by far NOT sufficient for HCM testing! |
Hips | Hips are tested for Hip Displasia (HD), an affection where hip joints are not optimally connected. We started testing for HD in 1999 and have done over 60 OFA tests over the past 12 years! Tests are being sent to OFA. |
PKD | Polycystic Kidney Disease does affect our breed to some extent but is more commonly seen in other breeds. We started testing for PKD by ultrasound in 2000! The gene test for PKD is not sufficient! |
Genetic Diversity | We select partners for our cats after carefully analyzing their genetic background, using a very large data base called www.pawpeds.com We have also developed 12 new bloodlines for the breed since 1999. |
Please note: Some breeders also find it important to test for
Patella Luxation (PL) and SMA.
Note: Since we started showing again in 2008, I was able to talk to breeders here and there at the ACFA shows in my region. What literally shocks me (Judith Shultz) is how few Maine Coon breeders are actually testing for genetic diseases! As far as I remember, 90 % of the people I spoke to never even did a single hip test and most of them only seem to do that MYBPC3 Mutation gene test, and that test is so extremely inadequate for HCM testing!:-( I was told by a friend that it is different in CFA and TICA circles. I really hope that's true!
2018 TESTED
Welland
Massarade
Temptress
Zendaya
KC
Kristiana Louboutin
Lexie
Scarlett
Sisco
Previous testings at Prairiebaby
Lifes All About Jesus (Blue Moose) tested again and was HCM n/n
Bring on The Rain PP (Aragon) retired tested again and was HCM n/n
Gilliette negative for HCM n/n
Tamarack (retired) negative for HCM n/n
Despurrado (retired) negative for HCM n/n
CH Navkatz Mr. Bluegenes (this cat was given to us byKeraktercats!) aka "Blues", male HCM negative at age 1, age 2 and age 7! PKD negative at age 7! Negative for the MYBPC3-Gene mutation (WSU lab) Hips rated normal by Dr. Kent Cooper, feline specialist in Dallas, Texas |
Prairiebaby Hope for Harvest aka "Harvest" , male HCM clear at age 3 Negative for the MYBPC3-Gene mutation Hips OFA certified Good Sire clear of HCM at age 5.4, dam clear of HCM at age 2 (maternal grandparents clear at clear at age 4.8 and age 5), many HCM, PKD and HD tested anchestors! |
Prairiebaby Prairiepaws'n (Songs for) Grace PP aka "Prairiepaws" - female HCM clearat age 3.2 and age 5.5 PKD clear at age 3.2 Negative for the MYBPC3-Gene mutation Sire HCM negative at age 6.3 SeveralHCM and PKD tested anchestors on the dam's side! Hips OFA certified Good |
CH Prairiebaby River Mercies aka "Ashanti" - female HCM and PKD clearat age4.3 , HCM re-test clearat age 5.6 Negative for the MYBPC3-Gene mutation Sire HCM negative at age 2, dam HCM negative at age 6! Hips tested Good in Sweden |
QCH Bogy-Cats Xenos of Prairiebaby aka "Tigger" - male HCM and PKD negative at age 3.8 Negative for the MYBPC3-Gene mutation 2 generations of HCM and PKD tested anchestors! Hips OFA certified Good |
Prairiebaby Come to The River aka "Jericho" - male HCM and PKD clear at age 16 months, HCM re-tested clear at age 3.8 and age 4.8 (Negative for the MYBPC3-Genemutation) 1 generation of HCM and PKD tested anchestors Hips OFA prelimGood |
Prairiebaby Mercy Sweet Spring Rain PP aka "Rayn" - female Negative for the MYBPC3-Gene mutation Dam HCM negative at age 6.3 SeveralHCM and PKD tested anchestors on Sire's side! Hips OFA pending |
Coonopry River Song for Hope aka "Hazelnut/ Rose" - female HCM negative at age 2 Negative for the MYBPC3-Gene mutation SireHCM clear 3 times up to age4.8,dam HCM clear 3 times up toage 4 Hips OFA prelim good |
Three siblings: 1. CH Prairiebaby Hope of Eternity aka "Sylvan" - male HCM negative at age 1, age 4 and age 5.4 Negative for the MYBPC3-Gene mutation Hips OFA prelim excellent SeveralHCM, HDand PKD tested anchestors! 2. Prairiebaby Rise Up and Dance P aka "Jelly Roll", female HCM negativeat age 6.3 (second test) Hips OFA prelim good at 16 months PKD tested negative SeveralHCM, HDand PKD tested anchestors!
3. Prairiebaby Hope Springs Eternal P aka "Whalebear P", male HCM negative at age 6.3 (second test) Hips OFA prelim good at 20 months PKD tested negative SeveralHCM, HDand PKD tested anchestors! |
Kumskaka PP Whisper on the Wind, aka "Jolie", female HCM negative at age 3 Negative for the MYBPC3-Gene mutation Several HCM and PKD tested anchestors Hips OFA prelim fair
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More HCM results copied from my old homepage: Sid of PrairieBaby, aka Sid (F1)- male | clear at age 4 years |
Canada Graceland of Prairiebaby, aka Canada (F1) - female, | clear at age 2 and clear at age 6! Negative for the MYBPC3- Gen mutation |
Kumskaka Eternal Mission, aka Eternity (F4) - female | clear at screening age 2 1/2, 4.2 age 4 and at age 6 |
Fourpaws Sparrow, aka Sparrow(F2)- female | age at screening: 2 1/2 years, can hopefully be re-tested |
PrairieBaby Plowman Songs of Hope, aka Plowman (F2)- male (Son of Sid and Eternity) | age at screening:6 1/2 months,1 generation of tested anchestors at high age! |
GCH Tati-Tan's Silhouette of PrairieBaby, aka Silhouette - male | age at screening: 8 years |
Thunderpaw Ransom, aka Ransom(F3) - male (son of Turtlesoup and Soozn) | age of screening: almost 1 year 2 -4 generations of tested anchestors! |
PrairieBaby I Love All You Made, aka Oktober (F2)- female | age of screening: 11 months |
PrairieBaby Fear No Evil, aka Fearless (F2) - male | age of screening: 1 year |
PrairieBaby Refuge In Your Shadow, aka Kasimir (F3)- male (son of Clarabel and Fear No Evil) | clear at age 1and at age 3 will hopefull bere-tested several tested anchestors! |
TCH PrairieBaby Ambassador of Grace, aka Brock (F5) male (son of Silhouette and Eternity) | clear at 19 months and age 3.8 Troponin test negative at 19 months both parents HCM clear at age 6 and 8! |
PrairieBabyCover Me I Will Sing, aka Luisa (F3) - female daughter of Oktober and Ransom | clear at age 17 months 2 (partly 3) generations oftested anchestors. |
PrairieBaby Rest In His Shadow, aka Haley (F3) female (daugter of Clarabel and Fear No Evil, granddaughter of Sparrow and Singleton) | clear at age 2.4 and 3.1 2 -4 generations of tested anchestors |
PrairieBaby Plowman Songs of Freedom, aka Coldoldbear (F3)- male (Son of Plowman and Oktober) | clear at age 22 months and age 3.7, 2 -3 generations of tested anchestors |
PrairieBaby River Revival, aka Franky Frownsalot - F2 male | clear at almost age 2 (second test) will hopefull be be re-tested |
rieBaby Love Covers, Praiaka Coral female (daughter of Luisa and Brock) | clear at age 2 1/2 Negative for the MYBPC3- Gene mutation many tested anchestors on both sides! |
PrairieBaby Rise Up And Dance, aka Jelly Roll, female (daughter of Dolly P and Coldoldbear) | clear at age 16 months and clear at 6.3 Negative for the MYBPC3- Gene mutation many tested anchestors on boh sides! |
PrairieBaby In The River I Remain, aka Jazzie Jazz | clear at age 20 months |
PrairieBaby Even So Come, aka Sophia female (daughter of Prairiegirl and Masterweaver | clear at age 15 months, will be re-tested at later date |
PrairieBaby Hope Springs Eternal P , aka Whalebear P (son of Dolly P and Coldoldbear) | clear at age 18 months and clear at age 6.3, many tested ancestors |
PrairieBaby Rest In Fields of Grace | clear at age 14 months will be re-tested in pet home many tested anchestors on both sides! |
PKD and HD test resultsto follow! Please visit
http://web.archive.org/web/20060321092703/www.prairiebaby.com/id15.htm
to see more testing results! (note the .comsite is very outdated!)
PrairiebabyHealth Statistics
(from 2004)
http://web.archive.org/web/20050223173826/www.prairiebaby.com/id76.htm
Please note that some of the links on our old .com homepage are outdated
OFA excellent: 9out of 43 (full foundation or very high foundation content)
OFA good: 28 (not 27, sorry)out of 43 (full foundation or very high foundation content)
OFA fair: 5 out of 43 (mix out of regular lines/part foundation)
OFA moderate: 1 out of 43 (very high foundation content, ca. 4 years ago
PrairieBaby Maine Coon Cats
fowler, ON
Canada
islandla