The Heart of Our Program

The King & Queen of Maine Haus

Every kitten we raise here in Indianapolis begins with the two cats on this page. Kepler and Charlotte are the foundation of Maine Haus — both from the Vipcoon cattery's European bloodlines, both registered with The International Cat Association (TICA), and both DNA-tested clear of the genetic conditions responsible for the most serious inherited diseases in the breed.

We believe you should be able to see exactly who your kitten's parents are — their registered names, their registration numbers, their pedigrees, and their health results. You'll find all of it below, presented in full. No summaries, no "trust us." Just the documents.

Kepler — Our King

Vipcoon Kepler ofMaineHaus

Kepler's Portrait

Professional portrait of Kepler — blue silver classic tabby

Quick Facts

TICA Registration
SBV 102423 004
Color
Blue Silver Classic Tabby
Date of Birth
October 24, 2023
Bloodline
Vipcoon (European lines)
DNA Health Panel
Negative — HCM (MYBPC3), SMA, PKDef

Meet Kepler

Kepler carries the look that draws so many families to European-line Maine Coons: a strong, square muzzle, tall lynx-tipped ears, and the shimmering blue silver classic tabby coat that seems to change in every light.

[OWNER INPUT NEEDED: personality details for Kepler — 2-3 sentences. Suggested example to edit: "Kepler is the greeter of the house — he meets visitors at the door, supervises every project, and has never met a cardboard box he didn't claim. He's gentle, endlessly curious, and happiest sprawled somewhere he can keep an eye on the whole family."]

Kepler's Pedigree

Kepler's lineage traces through the Vipcoon cattery's European breeding program. We display his full pedigree here rather than describing it — because a pedigree you can read for yourself is worth more than any claim we could make about it.

Full pedigree document for Vipcoon Kepler ofMaineHaus, blue silver classic tabby European Maine Coon, as issued
Vipcoon Kepler ofMaineHaus — full pedigree, as issued by TICA, January 2024. Click to view at full size.

Kepler's Health Testing

Kepler has been DNA-tested for the three genetic conditions of greatest concern in Maine Coons, and is negative for all three:

  • HCM (MYBPC3 mutation) — Negative. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is a thickening of the heart muscle and the most common heart disease in cats; the MYBPC3 mutation is the known genetic risk factor in Maine Coons. Negative means Kepler does not carry this mutation and cannot pass it to his kittens.
  • SMA — Negative. Spinal muscular atrophy is an inherited condition that causes progressive muscle weakness in kittens. Negative means Kepler carries neither copy of the gene, so no kitten of his can be affected by it.
  • PKDef — Negative. Pyruvate kinase deficiency is an inherited enzyme disorder that causes anemia. Negative means Kepler cannot pass this condition on.
Charlotte — Our Queen

Vipcoon Charlotte ofMaineHaus

Charlotte's Portrait

Professional portrait of Charlotte — black silver classic tabby

Quick Facts

TICA Registration
SBT 102323 012
Color
Black Silver Classic Tabby
Date of Birth
October 23, 2023
Bloodline
Vipcoon (European lines)
DNA Health Panel
Negative — HCM (MYBPC3), SMA, PKDef

Meet Charlotte

Charlotte's black silver classic tabby coat is a study in contrast — deep charcoal marbling over a bright silver ground — paired with the sweet, open expression that European lines are prized for.

[OWNER INPUT NEEDED: personality details for Charlotte — 2-3 sentences. Suggested example to edit: "Charlotte is the quiet observer of the pair — thoughtful, affectionate on her own terms, and devoted to her favorite windowsill. Once she decides you're hers, she's a velcro cat: trailing you room to room and chirping her opinions along the way."]

Charlotte's Pedigree

Like Kepler, Charlotte comes from the Vipcoon cattery's European program, and her full pedigree is displayed here in its entirety.

Full pedigree document for Vipcoon Charlotte ofMaineHaus, black silver classic tabby European Maine Coon, as issued
Vipcoon Charlotte ofMaineHaus — full pedigree, as issued by TICA, January 2024. Click to view at full size.

Charlotte's Health Testing

Charlotte has been DNA-tested for the same three conditions, and is likewise negative for all three:

  • HCM (MYBPC3 mutation) — Negative. The most important test for any Maine Coon queen: hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is the breed's most significant inherited disease, and Charlotte does not carry the known MYBPC3 mutation.
  • SMA — Negative. Charlotte cannot pass on spinal muscular atrophy, the inherited muscle-weakness condition specific to Maine Coons.
  • PKDef — Negative. Charlotte is clear of pyruvate kinase deficiency, an inherited cause of anemia.

Because both Kepler and Charlotte test negative for all three mutations, no kitten from their pairing can inherit these tested mutations from either parent.

Verify Our Registration

Don't Take Our Word for It — Verify Us

We know how buyers shop for Maine Coon kittens today: carefully, and with good reason. Scam websites using stolen photos and invented pedigrees are a real problem in this breed. The best defense is a breeder whose claims you can check independently — so here is exactly how to check ours.

Three things you can verify right now:

  1. Our cattery. Maine Haus is a TICA-registered cattery, registration #109293. TICA — The International Cat Association — is the world's largest genetic registry of pedigreed cats. You can confirm our cattery registration by contacting TICA through tica.org or consulting their registered cattery resources.
  2. Our cats. Kepler (SBV 102423 004) and Charlotte (SBT 102323 012) are individually registered with TICA under the names shown on this page. Those registration numbers are real, specific, and checkable — a detail scam sites can't fake.
  3. Our pedigrees. Both cats' pedigrees are displayed on this page in full, exactly as issued. We don't excerpt them or hide them behind a request form.

And if you'd like more than documents: contact us. We're happy to talk, answer questions, and let you meet our cats over live video before you ever consider a deposit.

Contact Us With Questions
Why We Health Test

Testing Isn't Optional Here

A beautiful Maine Coon that develops heart disease at four years old is a heartbreak no family should face — especially when the genetic risk was testable before the kitten was ever born. That's why DNA health testing came first at Maine Haus, before our first pairing was ever planned.

Both of our foundation cats were tested for HCM (MYBPC3), SMA, and PKDef — the three genetic conditions with validated DNA tests most relevant to Maine Coons — and both are negative across the panel. Those results aren't a marketing line; they're the basis of our breeding decisions. We pair cats only when their combined results mean these tested conditions cannot be passed to a litter.

Health testing is where responsible breeding starts, not where it ends — but it's the foundation everything else at Maine Haus is built on.

The Next Generation

Kepler × Charlotte — The Pairing We've Been Planning For

Everything on this page leads to one place: the kittens Kepler and Charlotte will raise together. With two health-tested, TICA-registered European-line parents, we're planning our first Kepler × Charlotte pairings with the same care we put into building the program itself.

If their story speaks to you, the best time to reach out is before a litter arrives. Our waitlist is how thoughtful families and thoughtfully raised kittens find each other — no rush, no pressure, just a conversation.

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