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Big Meow Maine Coon Cats
Breeding and showing healthy, beautiful Maine Coons since 1994
KITTENS
Your genetics lesson...
What is dilute?
Dilute colors are blue and cream.
You may see blue as a gray color. It is a gray/blue, but in the cat fancy, gray is called blue.
Blue is the dilute of black or brown.
Cream is the dilute of red.
You may see red as orange, but in the cat fancy, orange is called red.
So, how do you get those dilute colors?
L-R: Blue tabby, Back row: Blue cream, Front row: blue cream with white
Dilute colors are recessive.
That means, to make a dilute color kitten, each parent must carry the dilute color, like blue or cream, although they are not that color on the outside.
Or, the parents can actually be a dilute color on the outside.
This is True Blue.
She is the dilute color of blue.
When a dilute gene from each parent is given to the kitten, the kitten will be blue.
So what about cream?
Cream is more complicated as it takes more genes.
There has to be the dilute gene as well as a red gene Red is carried on the X chomosome.
This is Pearl Hart.
She is bluecream with white,
also called blue tortie with white.
To get this color of both dilutes, the blue and cream, is much harder than just blue as it takes a red gene.
Plus add the white, another gene, it is much harder (rare) than blue.
***Fun fact: bluecream, or blue tortie, is always female***
The tortie brigade.
Top row: Black tortie smoke &blue tortie.
Bottom row:
Black tortie & Blue tortie with white.
Which is the rarest?
Available
Stetson & True have 3 cowboys available.
All three are BLUE tabby!
Born 6-11-26
"Jesse James"
Blue tabby boy.
James is outgoing and lots of fun.
He loves to play with a tinsel teaser.
**AVAILABLE**
"Doc Holiday"
Blue tabby boy.
James is very playful and loves feathers.
**AVAILABLE**
"Butch Cassidy"
Blue tabby boy.
Butch is a happy, curious boy.
**AVAILABLE**
Buzz & Promise have two beautiful cowgirls available!
Born June 11, 2026
"Pearl Hart"
Blue tortie with white girl.
Pearl is super sweet and laid back.
**AVAILABLE**
"Rodeo Queen"
Black tortie girl.
Queen has a gentle nature & loves feather teasers.
**AVAILABLE**
Email me for details on adding one of these lovely babies to your family!
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