is my boy kitten a Maine Coone no e cross??

[cptrayes]

Some people will remember that I got a pair of kittens a while ago. They are now 7 months old. If the girl is normal for her age -she's about 3kilos - then her brother is a ginormous cat. He has bones thicker than our 9 year old ginger bengal cross, who is himself a big cat, he's half as big again as his sister, his black stripes are longer hair than his grey ones, he has little tufts of hair on the tips of his ears, he's a soppy, floppy creature and he will play fetch for twenty minutes at a time.

Do you reckon he's a Maine Coone with no e cross, or what??

 

[s4sugar]

Probably not - just a big semi long haired moggy.
Males are often double the size of their female siblings.

 

[cptrayes]

I've never known any cat fetch like he does though? It's just as if he was a dog.

 

[Apercrumbie]

I think you should show us some pictures so we can get a better idea

 

[cptrayes]

I'm going to put him on YouTube when I get a video of him doing his dog act. I'll post the address

 

[s4sugar]

My Cornish all play fetch & so did my last moggy.

 

[joelb]

Deffo need pictures for a full diagnosis ear furnishings and retrieve are two confirmed MCness symptoms.

The girl may be slightly smaller than average….my new MC is 16wks tomorrow and weighed 2.9 today and he’s all legs and ears atm.

Hope you have some MC in there, everyone should have one.

 

[abitodd]

The`tufts on the ears could indicate some Maine co one. The other thing I have noticed with the breed(I have 2) is nose whiskers. Look on either side of the nose,around the mid point of the nose. On Maine whatsits you will find a special little whisker. I think it must be there to help get their huge heads through gaps.

PHOTOS PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[cptrayes]

The`tufts on the ears could indicate some Maine co one. The other thing I have noticed with the breed(I have 2) is nose whiskers. Look on either side of the nose,around the mid point of the nose. On Maine whatsits you will find a special little whisker. I think it must be there to help get their huge heads through gaps.

PHOTOS PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

He has long guide whiskers under his eyes, about half way down his face, do you mean those?

I've had loads of moggies, his sister is one, but he is different from any other cat we have had and his soppy floppy fetchy character sounds SO Maine C oon.

 

[TrasaM]

I remember your post CP. I though you decided not to go MC but it sounds like a MC might have found you.
Pictures plz

 

[misterjinglejay]

I have had lots of coonies over the years - got 4 at the moment, and we definitely need kitten pics!
Coons tails should be as long as their body, if that's any help.
And mine have all fetched, and are very dexterous with their paws eg they will often carry toys in one paw whilst walking on three.
They tend to be quite vocal as well, and will chatter away at you all the time.

 

[misterjinglejay]

The`tufts on the ears could indicate some Maine co one. The other thing I have noticed with the breed(I have 2) is nose whiskers. Look on either side of the nose,around the mid point of the nose. On Maine whatsits you will find a special little whisker. I think it must be there to help get their huge heads through gaps.

PHOTOS PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That is very true

 

[s4sugar]

That is very true

No it isn't. Maine coo/ns have the sme number and placement of whiskas as any other breed. Thay can have long whiskers but that is because they are large, semi long haired, cats.

Why adopt moggy kittens and then try to attribute breeds to them?
Next you will all be saying the M on the forehead stands for Main Coo/n... Its a tabby moggy.

 

[Dogrose]

If you go to a cat show and look at the MCs and the long haired non pedigree cats in the pet classes you can't really tell the difference, I'd say if they are rescued mogs then they are just fluffy mogs.
Pedigree cats are really quite rare in the UK, can't remember the numbers, 1% I think. Back in the 80's before MCs were around in this country it seemed like any advert for fluffy mogs said they were 'half Persian', now it is common for an advert for tabby mogs to say 'Bengal cross' and I've even seen black kittens being described as Bombays, which is an incredibly rare breed, and anything solid blue is a Russian Blue!

 

[joelb]

If you go to a cat show and look at the MCs and the long haired non pedigree cats in the pet classes you can't really tell the difference

IME that’s because many of those cats are indeed pedigrees but have not been purchased with the correct papers (and at the correct price) to allow them in to breed classes. This is certainly the case for GCCF shows I attend where you might see the odd one or two genuine moggies…..not diss’ing moggies BTW all cats are ace .

 

[misterjinglejay]

All of mine, bar 3 rescues, have all been pedigree - with correct paperwork. I chose not to show, but all of them come from show stock.
Re the whiskers - they all have those little ones, but I assumed all long haired cats have them.

 

[cptrayes]

Why adopt moggy kittens and then try to attribute breeds to them?
Next you will all be saying the M on the forehead stands for Main Coo/n... Its a tabby moggy.

Why not? If you have a cat who is very different from any of the many other cats that you have owned and know, what harm does it do?

My bengal cross is a bengal cross it's why he was in the rescue centre, brought in by a disgusted owner whose pedigree female had escaped. He has many bengal traits and he never shuts up!

What possible harm do you think I am doing anyone by musing about whether my black/grey tabby, who has so many characteristics of a Maine C oon is a Maine C oon cross?

 

[s4sugar]

What possible harm do you think I am doing anyone by musing about whether my black/grey tabby, who has so many characteristics of a Maine C oon is a Maine C oon cross?

If your cat is lovely, and he may well be it may encourage someone with a long haired tabby to produce more moggies and sell them as Maine Coo/n crosses.

I haven't seen you describe any characteristics of a Maine Coo/n - just a normal LH or SLH tabby cat.

Many of the cats at shows in the non pedigree section are the result of queens getting out and Mum is a known pedigree cat. It is rare for an entire purebred male to roam & sire kittens.

What you are doing is rather akin to deciding a 15.2 l/w cob must be a Lippizzaner because it has a crest & chestnuts.

 

[Mrs B]

What you are doing is rather akin to deciding a 15.2 l/w cob must be a Lippizzaner because it has a crest & chestnuts.

Errr... CPT hasn't 'decided' anything, she's merely (as she says) mewsing, and your infurring that her post may encourage others to breed fake MC crosses is a tad OTT, don't you think?

Pic, please, CTP

 

[TrasaM]

My daughter had a rescue cat which we were convinced was part bred Norweigan Forest cat. His nature his snowshoe feet and hs eye colouring. We even called a local breeder to see if they had sold on any of their litter as he was found dumped, emaciated and ill, in a cardboard box. The most lovely cat who sadly only lived to 18 months doe to hs poor start in life.

One of the kittens our cat had has distinct Siamese characteristics, skin a bit big for him, large ears and a very annoying voice. Rest of the litter were normal moggie.
It's a bt like looking for similarities in your kids. It does not make them any more special but its fun to speculate.

 

[cptrayes]

Especially as all the fathers can be different cats

If his dad was the same as his sister's it would be a genetic miracle!

 

[cptrayes]

Errr... CPT hasn't 'decided' anything, she's merely (as she says) mewsing, and your infurring that her post may encourage others to breed fake MC crosses is a tad OTT, don't you think?

Pic, please, CTP

He's not actually that 'special' looking, it's just his size and his character that got us wondering. He is extremely strongly striped black/grey right down his legs but other than that he just looks like a normal tabby with a slightly longer coat than a normal shorthair.

 

[cptrayes]

OK this is him just now. I think if I was to be trying to make him out to be something I'm not I'd be better off going for Bengal, don't you? But he is nothing like our Bengal cross, his legs are already as thick as Smidjun's and he's only seven months old.


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[pines of rome]

Well he is lovely ,what ever he is!

 

[s4sugar]

He is a short haired tabby - nothing like Maine Coo/n which is a semi long haired cat.

Tabby is pattern is dominant. His sister is a tortie tabby with white so quite possibly a full sibling. One parent was either a tortie or a ginger & one had white.

 

[abitodd]

He is a short haired tabby - nothing like Maine Coo/n which is a semi long haired cat.

Tabby is pattern is dominant. What colour is his sister?

I had a Maine C cross. (I met his mother,a pedigree cat but his father was unknown) He was large,had pronounced special whiskers and a dense SHORT red tabby coat. He also enjoyed fetch,but his favourite hobby was going out rabbiting with my OH. Our current Maine C also loves this pastime.

 

[s4sugar]

Short hair is dominant to long hair or semi long hair.

I still don't understand why people with moggies try to attribute breeds to them?

 

[cptrayes]

Short hair is dominant to long hair or semi long hair.

I still don't understand why people with moggies try to attribute breeds to them?

Because it's fun you old curmudgeon

Let me guess, you breed pedigrees and sell them for 800 quid a piece?

 

[s4sugar]

No I breed pedigrees from champions & sell them, fully vaccinated, registered & microchipped for half that & would not dream of allowing my cats to have a mongrel litter.

I also do breed rescue & try to help local rescue groups who have problems with delibreately bred moggy litters.

 

[TrasaM]

Oh no! People deliberately breed moggies have they no shame