Maine Coon Health Resources

Please be aware of this condition in some Maine Coon cats who may have the dominant blue eye gene. This condition can cause hearing loss, pigmentation issues including in the hair and iris.  

Rudd Garces G, Farke D, Schmidt MJ, Letko A, Schirl K, Abitbol M, Leeb T, Lyons LA, Lühken G. PAX3 haploinsufficiency in Maine Coon cats with dominant blue eyes and hearing loss resembling the human Waardenburg syndrome. G3 (Bethesda). 2024 Sep 4;14(9):jkae131. doi: 10.1093/g3journal/jkae131. PMID: 38869246; PMCID: PMC11373664.