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Sun O'er Sea's Zaros aka Hades will be sent to stud with Verdantide Cattery, Highspire, PA.
We are very excited for this match, as it brings forward some old American show lines in the Maine Coon fancy.
We welcome serious and responsible inquiries! We currently have the last of fall 2024 kittens looking for loving homes! (updated: 10/07/2024)
We only accept inquiries from responsible and serious pet parents who are dedicated to the love and welfare of the Maine Coon cat and will treat our beloved babies as family members. We take our responsibility of breeders very seriously and thoroughly screen pet parents applying for one of our kittens.
We encourage those seriously interested to come see our cattery to meet the parents of the litter and their kitten. Cattery visits can be arranged by e-mail, sunoerseacattery@gmail.com, or phone: (724) 513-3640. While we approve flying a kitten on your person, we never ship kittens via cargo, which we find unsafe for our cats. We require all pet parents to visit our cattery on the day of pick-up.
Our cattery evaluates our kittens for show and breed potential prior to placing with pet families and prices based on the following:
Pet Quality:A pet quality kitten does not mean a less healthy or less good-looking feline. Not all kittens are chosen by us for a show ring. Kittens with subtle physical differences in ear placement, shade, or pattern of coat do not make suitable show candidates. Our pet quality kittens are still of the highest quality and make beautiful and lovable family pets -- still representing the breed wonderfully. Unless you are a breeder or experienced in showing, it is very unlikely that you will ever notice the difference between show and pet quality. Our pet kittens are moderately priced, which reflects our kittens' outstanding quality.
Show Quality: These kittens represent almost all of the traits in breed standard. Representing years of hard work and careful selection of pedigrees, they meet breed standards equivalent to Champion and/or above show titles. Most all have good possibilities of higher ranking show titles. You may choose not to show your new kitten. However, we will assist you if you desire to enter a show ring.
Top Show/Breeder Quality: These cats meet and exceed the expectations for show possibilities and have the potential to carry the highest awards in show titles. In this case, we would keep this quality of cat to be shown and continue in our breeding program. These kittens are rarely sold and if considered for sale would be candidates only to qualified experienced breeders for show and breeding possibilities.
Changing Leaves: Autumn's Litters
Our Past Litters (2017-2023) click here.
Sun O'er Sea is excited to announce our 2024 fall litters. Two of our fall litters will be ready at the end of September and we will have one litter, all reserved, in mid-October, just before Halloween, and one litter, with availability, just after. 9/19/2024: we are accepting inquiries on our "Mischief Managed!" Litter.
These two last had a litter in Spring 2023 together. They welcomed three beautiful babies into the world this summer. All reserved. These babies will be ready to go in mid-October.
Sun O'er Sea's Ithaqua aka Charlie or Charlemagne, is our stud from GC Majestic Luv's Mike (Big Mike) & Majestic Luv's Sedna of Sun O'er Sea.
Fall season has begun and Charlie has been busy; he is the proud father of two fall kittens.
2024:
I have found out we have been recommended as a reputable cattery on Reddit (thank you!): https://www.reddit.com/r/mainecoons/comments/174mx4j/recommendations/
I have bred for eight years and kept a meticulous record on health; I do my best to support my pet parents through our health guarantee and act as a lifetime sounding board for our kittens. I am grateful that I have been so fortunate to see my work succeed. This is truly amazing.
Pip and Apollo: mates since 2022
THEO
This sweet baby boy is reserved for the Henley family and they are anxiously awaiting his arrival. I am so very pleased to be working with them.
*reserved*
GODRIC GRYFFINDOR
Godric is a ham; he is very playful and social and loves to be at the center of all things.
He is a stunning red tabby with glorious lynx tips and he has quite the personality. I am very excited to see him grow.
He, like his namesake, is brave and outgoing. It truly fits him and he is the leader of the pack, just like his namesake was one of the leaders at Hogwarts.
*reserved for Julie*
SEVERUS
Always.
This kitten bonds like no other; loving, cuddly, a little scrawny but with a big heart-- he becomes devoted to all things that he does.
I am excited to see him thrive with someone who can watch movies with him.
*reserved for Crystal & Randy and family*
October: "Mischief Managed!"
HAGRID
This beautiful brown tabby boy is going to live up to his namesake. Just look at those paws!
One of the biggest boys in the litter, he is expressive and loving. Very alert and like Godric-- into everything at this stage.
He will be loads of fun and loves to play, snuggle, and follow you around.
It's still early yet in development but very promising!
AVAILABLE
Our babies range from $2500-3000 for pet quality only; health is our top priority. We breed for health, structure, and temperament, and place on personality and fit. Our kings and queens are negative for HCM, PK Deficiency, and SMA as well as FELV/FIV; kittens go home no sooner than twelve weeks after appropriate socialization time with mom!
In 2019, when a friend gifted me their dad for my program, she mentioned that he could produce smoke. I had never seen the coloration produced, but in 2024, it has arrived; genetics are crazy. She is a stunning-- no white-- black smoke with her mother's structure and the coloration that her daddy's breeder promised. Sure, to get smoke in my program, I could have bought it but it would have been far less rewarding.
*future breeding queen*
Jelly & Duke: first mates! Jelly and Duke welcomed five beautiful babies on August 14, 2024. They will be ready to go on November 9, 2024, a little after Halloween.
BELLATRIX
Our little Slytherin girl; Bellatrix was originally going to be kept by our mentee, Diana and her husband, Justin, but we've opted to wait a year.
This little girl is her mother's daughter and her mother is an excellent queen. I am very excited to see her continue to develop.
I would be open to placing her in a small program or she would make an absolutely excellent pet. Depending on family, may be a therapy cat.
*reserved for Zack and Becca*
Sun O'er Sea Maine Coons
SMOKEY JOE
This gorgeous blue boy is a solid blue with great expression and good boning and structure. He loves to play and while I'm reading or watching television is the first to climb up on my lap.
Looking to place him in a pet home.
*reserved for Joey*
GEORGE
George is under consideration, currently.
He, like Godric, has beautiful lynx tips and a cuddly personality. He is more reserved than his brother, but once he warms up, he is social and loving.
AVAILABLE