Oliver was rescued from the Toronto Humane Society after a hoarding situation.

He was just a kitten at the time and his name tag said "Sonny - Long Hair Domestic". I fell in love with Oliver the moment I laid eyes on him. I could not wait to introduce him to my other boys at home.

A week after I had Oliver, I knew that he was not just a regular cat. He started growing right before my eyes. His body and his fur!

His tail became a puffy as a duster, and his paws like those of a bear. When I would play with him, he would begin to pant like a dog. I knew he was a special boy.

When he went to the vet, I found out that sure enough - he was a Maine Coon :).. I was told his fur was going to grow even longer, and he would possible gain another 10 POUNDS!! He was already 11lbs at the time!!! Oliver is now 2 1/2 years old and he runs the house hold!

He is enormous, still pants like a dog and in my opinion is the most handsome cat on this planet. Rescuing Oliver was such a rewarding experience and continues to light up my life every day.

He's a keeper! Maine Coons are the best!

Phil My Buddy

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Maine Coon and Siberian started very small now I need a bigger house!

Mama kitty

by Karen
Encinitas Ca. USA

"Missy" is a one yr old purebred Maine Coon Cat-she loves to play the stalking game and loves to be rubbed and petted but not held-she is the sweetest of cats and has a great personality!!

November 2011 - Maybe Maines

Does My Shadow Have Coon In Him?

by Maria
Pennsylvania

This is my baby boy "Shadow". He was born outside to a feral cat. His mom was all black and so was his littermates. His mom has since been spayed.

He is very loving and possessive towards me, and me only. I swear he thinks I am his mother. He sleeps by my side every nite and howls when he cant find me, and follows me around like a puppy.

But, when he has had enough of you petting him or bothering him when he is sleeping, his wild side comes out. Let's just say he is a scratcher. I am sure that comes from the feral background. But I love him to death.

Maine Coon or Not

by Renee Henry

Here she is, Princess Jasmine!!!
My kitten is about 10 weeks old. I've never even heard of a Maine Coon until a lady I met told me my kitten was a Maine Coon, but that's when she was about 5 or 6 weeks old.

I started to do research on her breed and it seems like she has all the characteristics of a Maine Coon. The different sounds she makes when she wants something. Just like a baby, I know what she wants by the sounds she makes.

Seems as though I can actually have a conversation with her and she will respond in her own little chirps and meows. It is hard to describe the many sounds that come out of her. She has one particular thing she does, and that is, she loves to nibble and suck on my neck. Then she falls asleep under my neck.

So, you tell me, do I have a Maine Coon or not? By the way, her name is JASMINE!

Is he a Maine Coon Mix? We're lucky either way!

This is Cody, our kitten who is 4.5 months old & almost 7 lbs already. He is a goofball who loves to play tag and hide & seek with our family.

He's got fluffy ears, toes, & tail, and the ruff around his neck seems to be growing in nicely. He's also got half an "M" over one eye...maybe he's half Maine Coon?!

He chirps rather than meows and recently he's developed a fascination with our faucets...if they're on, he's watching avidly to see what the water will do!

Our last cat of 20 years was a Maine Coon mix someone was giving away in front of a grocery store and we fell in love with the breed. Cody seemed the most "Maine Coon-ish" at the pound, but frankly whether he is or not, he's a perfect fit for our goofy family and seems vary happy to share our home!

What do you think? Maine Coon mix?

Comments:
He's a beautiful boy.
by: Sharon
Love is coloring. He's also a lucky boy to have a forever home with you!

sweet!
by: Anonymous
His face looks cooney, also big feet.

Desmond and Molly - 4 month old MC mixes(?)

by Pam B
(Hampton Falls, NH)

Hi, Desmond and Molly were born on June 28, 2011. Their mom is a Domestic Short Hair with some nice tiger markings.

By the time they were weaned, they showed definite MC physical traits and characteristics... Tufts coming out of the ears, lynx-like tufts at the top of the ears, very long whiskers, tufts between their toes, long bushy tails, straight noses... The list goes on and on.

They are just 4 months old - Desmond is 6 pounds, Molly 5. Desmond's paws are HUGE, Molly's are large.

They are both extremely intelligent, playful and affectionate, though Molly is a little shy with strangers.

They were neutered yesterday; we don't want any surprises. Here are a couple of pictures of them... What do you all think?

Our Little Pippa

by Janis
Berlin, NJ, USA


Our little princess Pippa was born this year on April 7th, and now she is almost 7 months old. We adopted her from the Animal Welfare Association.

We are pretty certain she's a Maine Coon or at least a mix but maybe you could help us.

She has the beautiful long tail, the ruff around her neck, the extra toes and big padded feet and has soooo many qualities of a Maine.

She is always under my feet, follows me everywhere, loves to be cuddle, sleeps wrapped around my head on my pillow every night. She knows what I am saying I swear! At all times!

She also fetches her toys when I toss them and brings them right back to me!! She follows me everywhere and does NOT like being alone. She squeaks too, she doesn't meow.

She is simply beautiful and is dilute in color, grey and white with this brown through her long coat. She's a gift from God.

We just adore her!!

Comments:
Thank you

For all your nice comments about our Pippa, named because we got her right around the Royal Wedding Time. Her middle name incidentally is also Middleton : )

Dee, I'm sorry about your kitty. Maybe take him to a vet and make sure nothing else is wrong? This is the 7th Feline we've had in our home in 27 years but we haven't been bitten. I wish you success because there is a special quality we all have when we take a baby into our home and call them family.

Chester
by: dee

My cat looks just like Little Pippa. I got mine from rescue and was told he is about 4 years old. I wish mine was cuddly, sweet and nice. He is at times, never cuddly. But, he has litteraly attacked me like he would if it were a mouse or whatever.

He has bitten the blood out of me several times and some of his bites have been bad. I had to actually fight him off me last night he bit me twice until I bled and then he came at me again. I cant figure what is causing this. I am so good to him and love him, but I cannot keep him if he continues this.

I am afraid when children are around. I can be petting him and rubbing him like he likes, then all of a sudden he turns on me. I am getting very paranoid in petting him now. Anyone have a suggestion. I have tried everything.

Sweet Girl
by: Baerbel
What a cutie!

luvly
by: Anonymous
She is absolutely gorgeous. x

Pippa is a cutie!
by: Sharon
She looks very Coon-like!

Beautiful
by: Frances
She definatly look and acts cooney!

Puffer

by Gueneviere Wolven
(Kingston, New York)

PUFFER Sounds like he is a Maine Coon Cat Mix....

Puffer is a wonderful cat. He is so sweet and loving. I've only heard him hiss 2Xs in the 7 years we've had him (since he was 6 months old) and it was because he was afraid once and hurt on another occasion.

While he does not LOVE water, he is not as upset about it as many of my other cats. He craves attention and is very loving, often waking me up every morning just to say he "loves me" even after he has already been fed.

He stares right into everyone's eyes and meows in a tiny "little voice" that almost sounds like a squeak! Sometimes we call him Squeaker Mouse because he doesn't have a distinctly strong meow.

He has this purring croon that he does when he is happy and when he plays he picks things up with his paws and even jumps straight up in the air when he gets especially playful.

He has tufts of fur in between the pads of his toes and furry pointed tips on his ears. He has Green eyes with black "smokey" fur. In the sunlight he has a rusty-brown tinge (like-highlights) in his fur and his undercoat is a light gray.

So far, everything that I have read about Maine Coon cats is exactly how he is... but he is only about 10 pounds! Sometimes he gets heavier - about 2 lbs in the summer months... but otherwise he looks smaller than other Maine Coons I have met. He is very long, however!

Another nickname we have for him is "Mongoose" because he stretches and is very lengthy. His nose is straight and not flat like most other cats that I have seen and he gets along well with other cats and even DOGS.

He is truly a wonderful member of our family (wish now I had gotten a few of his brothers or sisters). He was given to us by an old friend who had a neighbor that had a Maine Coon... It sounds like Puffer's mother got out and the neighbor's cat was not fixed.

It looks like he is... sounds like he is... what do you all think? Thanks for reading my post!

Non-Stop Talking Kittens

by Sez
Durban, South Africa


Hi,

I recently adopted two 6 week old male kittens from a shelter. They have been without their mum since at least 3 weeks old, which is terrible and they come from a horrible background, but they are absolutely lovely.

Their names are Axl and Slash and I've been trying to figure out what mix they are. They are certainly not 100% Maine Coon, as we miss out on the big fluffy tail and some other characteristics, but these kittens are such characters that it made me wonder.

Although pictures don't do them justice, Axl (Tabby colour) is very fluffy. His fur is extremely soft and his very big paws for his tiny little size. I think he was the runt of the litter, as he's a lot smaller than Slash. He is very talkative, gives a 'trill' rather than a meow, very affectionate and is a total mummy's boy.

Slash (black) is more independent and he was the one that initially made me wonder about a Maine Coon brand. He also doesn't stop 'trilling,' has a manic, feral look to him when he's being naughty (which is most of the time), but is absolutely divine. His ears go back, his claws come out and he looks positively demonic, but SO cute! He has scary claws that are always out, but not a nasty bone in his body. He's quite big for his age, very fluffy, but also has coarse hair on the top. His 'downy' type hair closer to the skin is very soft, but he has a coarse, almost protective layer on the top that is very shiny. The coarse hair is getting softer, but when I got him his hair was exceptionally coarse and wiry (and not due to health problems according the vet), which is where his name came from. Slash's face looks almost identical to the faces of other black Maine Coon kittens on this site. He is very inquisitive and curious, but doesn't like loud noises and when he sleeps he looks like a little Yoda with a grin and squished down eyes.

Both kittens have the beautiful green/golden eyes of Maine Coons, with HUGE pupils that get bigger when they're naughty. They have the longish noses, that are perfectly proportioned (there's no flat face in these two) and the lion-type chin that I've seen in so many Maine Coon pictures. They also have the big paws and are getting fluffier each day. They both come when I call them, instantly and purr like tractors.

Slash is starting to get the ear tufts and they are getting a lot fluffier and hairier as the days pass.

In addition to being noisy when awake, my too rockstars are noisy sleepers.

Do you think they could be a Maine Coon mix? They have so much in common, but they miss out on the total poofiness of the pedigree Maine Coons and the tails?

Sadie.... Is she part Maine Coon?

by Dee Burr
Arkansas, USA


Sadie was tiny when she rode 800 miles in the wheel well of a motor coach form northern Iowa to Arkansas. It was freezing.

She was lucky enough to get in the coach of my sister who can't stand a hungry animal..she put out tuna for her until they arrived home. With a live trap we caught her.

She still had blue eyes, and a tail only about 2 inches long. This miracle baby had to have a home, so she lives the life of luxury with us.