How can I tell? Can you tell me if he's a true Maine Coon?" "Someone on Craigslist sold me a kitten calling it a Maine Coon, but now I'm not sure."Is my rescue kitten a pure Maine Coon? S/he seems to fit the bill.".That's what I did with my first medium haired cat, a sweet, friendly ginger named Clyde who inspired me to learn about the breed and eventually get in touch with a breeder. In this case, it's totally ok to call your cat a Maine Coon lookalike, or your honorary Maine Coon! It's just easier to think a cat has some Coon in him because Coons don't look strikingly "different." Since Maine Coons are not bred to an extreme, but instead have a more balanced look, a long haired domestic house cat with a fluffy tail can more easily be mistaken for a Maine Coon mix. It surely can happen!īut they are not as prevalent as some think! There aren't "more" mixed Maine Coon out there than, for example, mixed breed Persians.
That's why we have our sections on figuring out if your cat is a Maine Coon mix, or if your rescue cat is a Maine Coon. Maine Coon mixes will happen sometimes, just as a Golden Retriever mix will happen sometimes. In 2021 they were the second most popular breed! But that was a long time ago.įor many, many generations now, this has been a fully recognized show cat, and there is a breed standard adhered to by experienced Maine Coon breeders. Of course, this is no longer the case! Back in the "old days," the very beginning, they did live in barns and reproduce freely, creating the breed that started it all. Or perhaps due to our cold weather and rugged climate, any cat who thrived and developed here in Maine might be seen as being a tough breed. They are perceived as still roaming around, spreading their genes to the general cat population now and again.
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