Grey maine coon tabby mix1/20/2024 When I checked out web sites that show and describe Maine Coons (and one that shows the differences between Norwegian Forest Cats and Maine Coons), I was sure that my guy is at least part Maine coon. Sometimes, he climbs up on my pillow and gives me literal hugs (with his paws wrapped around my neck) while he nuzzles his cheek against mine. He’s a total love with his people and our other cat. I think that mine is a mix (he’s from a shelter), but he ticks most of the boxes on the description of Maine Coon traits (both physical and temperament). Look on some of the websites that show Maine Coons and you can see which MC traits your cat has. He’s a great amount of fun but also can be very big pain in the but. And he watches you use the bathroom and will try to balance his fat ass on the back of the toilet to get the best veiw. He loves the TV and since I started letting him play those cat games on the iPad or my phone he in love with them and is constantly laying on top of them if he sees one laying around. He plays like a wild man and has his favorite toy that he drags around the house and it usually has my bra stuck on it. But I love him very much and everyone that meets him still ask about him. He’s very intelligent a little to intelligent. His bone structure is just big has hell and he is constantly looking to get into something or attacking something. I have had cats in my life but I have never had one like him. He is not the most graceful cat and he sounds like his meow and purr is broken. He does not believe that you have personal space and torchers every other cat or dog in the house. He sits with the dog at the table and begs and eats just about anything. He will knock over any drink you set down and loves soda. I have had him sit in the shower with me. He will drag the water bowl around the kitchen and loves bath tubs and showers. He’s very wide open and into every and anything. He’s a pig all the time and loves loves loves people. It’s now February 2020 so 7 months since I have had him and he has went from a couple lbs to 13lbs and still growing. He is long hair black and white and had a tail just as or longer then his big fat body. He had never been like your topical house cat even as a very small kitten. A friend’s daughter could not keep him and they knew I would not say no. At age eight, he can still be quite playful, which is another trait of the Maine Coon breed. He’s also very opinionated and tells us loudly when he needs some attention or wants food. He adores his people and his “brother” cat and is very affectionate with all of us. His healthy adult weight is about 15 lbs, which is at the low end for a purebred male Maine Coon. He has all the traits except the optional ear tufts and he doesn’t chirp. I have a brown tabby Maine Coon male who I assume is not a purebred since I adopted him from a shelter. Some MCs like to play in water and even in snow. Their paws tend to be large (some have extra toes), and they have tufts of fur between their toes and/or around their paw pads. Their legs are sturdy and wide-set, not long for their size. The Main Coon tail is impressive – quite long and very fluffy and they often carry it upright. Both the ruff and the pantaloons are less obvious when they shed their winter coats. They have one or two short, thick, soft undercoat(s) and a long, silky outer coat of fur that is not thick (not like a Persian cat) and a ruff around their neck and often “pantaloons” – long fur along the upper back part of the back legs. (The eyes, whisker pads, forehead, and profile distinguish them from Norwegian Forest Cats, from which they might be descended). Males, especially, have puffy whisker pads, a bit like a lion’s. They have very long whiskers and eyebrows. All Maine Coons and most mixes have tufts of fur in their ears that usually extend outside of the ears, Their eyes are wide-set, large, and slant up at the outer edges. Many purebred Maine Coons chirp more than they meow. Males will reach their full size between ages 3 and 5 years and they can still act a bit kittenish until they’re grown. They are large cats (the largest domestic breed), very friendly, intelligent, with a personality that is described as “dog-like.” They grow slowly. Purebred MCs often, but not always, have “lynx tips” on their ears. Brown tabby is considered a traditional color for Maine Coons and many Maine Coons are tabby and have a prominent tabby “M” on the forehead. If you google “Main Coon cats,” you’ll see that some are orange tabbies, some are all black or all white, and everything in between.
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