HCM is an inherited heart disease that is present in both randomly bred and purebred cats, including the Maine Coon cat. Ultrasound screening for HCM is currently the recommended method to aid in reducing the incidence of this disease, and a DNA test is now also available for a mutation, cMyBPC-3, that is believed to cause HCM in Maine Coon cats.

No breeders can guarantee that their cats will not develop this disease. But we can guarantee that we screen our cats with all available tools, in a continued effort to breed healthy and sound Maine Coons to the best of our ability. This means that we will not breed cats that are positive for the cMyBPC3 mutation.

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