Sully
Future QueenSully is our black smoke European Maine Coon future queen — long-framed, heavily boned, and strikingly typed, with the confident, affectionate presence we look for in a foundation female.
- Color
- Black Smoke
- Bloodline
- Italian European import
- Genetics
- HCM, SMA, PKDef — N/N
- Registry
- TICA & CFA · Cattery #403766
- Temperament
- Confident, affectionate
Sully, in the household.
Her coat reads near-solid black at rest, but the silver undercoat continues to develop as she matures; when she moves, the smoke shimmers at the ruff and along her flanks. Imported Italian European lines give her the length, ear set, and profound muzzle that define the European silhouette.
She lives inside our home as a cherished member of the family, and will only enter our breeding program once she has reached full structural maturity.
What defines Sully.
- TICA & CFA registered · Cattery #403766
- Tall, wide-set ears with long lynx tips and furnishings
- Broad muzzle with a strong, well-defined chin
- Long body with heavy bone and a full, flowing tail
- Black smoke coat with a developing silver undercoat
- Confident, affectionate, and completely at ease with people
- Health tested before entering our breeding program.
Why we chose Sully.
Sully was chosen for the qualities that are hardest to breed for: length of body, bone, and an ear set and muzzle that hold up as a European Maine Coon matures — paired with a temperament that seeks people out rather than tolerating them. She represents the direction we want the Ironmane program to keep moving in, and we would rather wait for her to mature fully than rush her first pairing.
Sully, frame by frame.
About Sully.
- What's the difference between black smoke and solid black?
- A solid black Maine Coon has black hair from root to tip. A black smoke has white roots beneath black tips — when the cat is still, it reads as solid black, but the silver undercoat is visible at the ruff and when the coat is parted. We have a dedicated journal essay on this comparison.
- Will Sully's kittens be smoke?
- Pairings involving Sully can produce smoke, solid black, and silver variations depending on the sire's genetics. We share expected color outcomes with reserved families before each pairing.
Learn More
More about black smoke European Maine Coons
Black Maine Coon Kittens
Solid black, black smoke, and black silver — how each is inherited and how a kitten's coat changes as it grows.
ReadEuropean Maine Coon Kittens
Bone, muzzle, coat, and temperament — how European lines differ from American lines.
ReadHealth & Genetics
HCM, SMA, and PK-Def screening, our cardiology protocol, and what we share with families.
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