Queen Calliope

Maine Coon Queens

Calliope

Red Mackerel Tabby, TICA and CFA Registered

Calliope is a very impressive girl. Compared to most of our other cats, she has the most “European” features. She is a very sweet cat despite her grumpy Maine Coon face, and has a quiet, higher pitched little meow that doesn’t match her looks at all. She loves to play with interactive toys (her favorite is a little automated flapping bird toy) and flop on the floor for belly rubs. Her one fault is that she doesn’t seem to understand that she’s a big cat and likes to jump on our faces in the middle of the night. We still love her though.

Calliope has a great pedigree (she is a half sister to our retired Queen Aphrodite!), has passed her hip evaluation as of January 2024, advanced heart echocardiogram as of March 2024, has a clear genetic panel, and is also clear on all of her bloodwork including FIV, FeLV, and Heartworm testing. 

Her complete genetic panel can be viewed here.

HCM, PKD, SMA, PKDef: Negative. 

Note: Calliope does carry one single copy of the MDR1 medication sensitivity gene. Just like in dogs, one copy is not believed to have any effect. Two copies of this gene can cause sensitivity to certain medications, such as ivermectin, loperamide, some chemotherapy drugs, etc. Calliope will never be bred to another carrier of this gene and any offspring kept as potential breeding quality will be tested, and only non-carriers kept.

Bloodwork: Clear – Including FIV, FeLV, Heartworm.

Advanced Heart Echocardiogram: Clear – March 2024, Clear – May 2025

Hips: Passed, OFA Fair

Patellas: Passed, Right Normal, Left Grade 1, OFA

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