On 18 Feb 2004 10:56:31 -0800, (den) wrote:

Our Maine Coon boy died very suddenly in January just under 5 years
old the cause was found to be cardiomyopathy We where not aware of any
problems with the breed until it was too late. Thanks to lots of info
on the internet.

We are not really prepared to take the chance with another Maine Coon
it would be to heart breaking if it happened again
although we are not ready for another cat we have talked about
Norwegians and Siberians is anybody aware of any problems with these
breeds ?

If you are still interested in Maine Coons, talk to breeders
about whether or not they do echocardiograms with color doppler.
Responsible Maine Coon breeders do this yearly on breeding cats, and
will be glad to talk about it with you and show you the test results.
They also test for feline hip dysplasia and luxating patellas.




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