POLYDACTYL MAINECOON
The polydactyl name is from a Greek word meaning multi-toed. The large paws are usually double wide insize they can walk through snow more easily, hence the nickname snowshoe cat, but often called Poly’s. A Poly mainecoon is a mainecoon in every characteristic, big...
Why Grooming Is Important?
What causes Mats? Moisture Loose hair Dirt and grease. Moisture is unavoidable with cats, they spend half of their active time washing themselves, and cats spit has five known allergens, when it dries it leaves flakes floating along the surface of the hair, so what...
HCM: Why it’s so important?
All mainecoon breeders should test for the heart and hip problems. It is not compulsory but here at Kimzkoonz the health and welfare of our cats and future kittens are paramount. We not only do the routine swabs on all our cats for the HCM gene, but we have a...
Save a paw. Don’t declaw
Declawing was banned by the Animal Welfare Act 2006, throughout Europe and the UK, although in some states of America it is still a common practice. Most people think that declawing just means a nail trim or a really good manicure or removal of the...