Maine Coon Crosses, Mixes, Look-Alikes, and "Maybes"

Published: January 30, 2025 • Updated: February 8, 2026

This album brings together cats whose owners can't help but wonder if there's a little Maine Coon in the mix.

Some share familiar traits like big size, tufted ears, fluffy tails, or a certain "Coonie" look, while others just happen to resemble the breed at first glance.

Looking through these photos side by side shows how common Maine Coon-like features are in mixed-breed and look-alike cats - and why identifying a cat by appearance alone can be tricky.

It's a great way to get a feel for which traits really stand out, and which ones show up more often than people expect.

Boyfriend, an Unbelievable Tail!

by: Becky Hostetter in Joseph, OR, Wallowa Cty

When they called to ask me if I wanted him (they called him Teddy); I said yes, but I had recently gotten a mini Aussie who would chase our barn cats in such a serious way that I knew he would kill them if he ever caught one.

So I said I would try him, but I thought he would end up having to be a barn cat.

Well, the first day I brought him home and into the house, he literally had Pippen (our little Aussie) backed into a corner and completely docile. In short order Boyfriend took over his crate. And I am not kidding, this is a true story.

Speaking of story, the tail goes that our friends found him at the pound with his littermates - none of which had tails. We always joked that was because Boyfriend got all their tails, it was so ridiculously long.

He had unbelievably goofy antics, always trying to stuff himself into a box or bag half the size of him.

And he would never drink out of a water bowl, but insisted it had to come out of the faucet. Then he would turn around and end up sleeping in the bathroom sink.

One day I found him in our loft sleeping on the railing, with two legs splayed out on one side of the bannister and two legs on the other - like it was the most normal and comfortable thing in the world to do.

All our friends knew him and loved him. And at one point he even had his own Facebook page!

Many people remarked he had more dog like behavior than a cat. And it was true!

We had two homes and whenever we were at our ranch home, we could drop him off at the gate and he would know exactly where to go, heading straight for the front door.

But perhaps the most extraordinary story about Boyfriend was that he turned up missing one day. Our daughter was a dressage rider, and we hosted clinics at our ranch.

Riders came from as far away as 2 hours. With Boyfriend’s insatiable curiosity we were pretty sure he likely got into a horse trailer and was whisked away.

We do not know this for sure, but what is absolutely true is that he was gone for a whole year. A WHOLE YEAR. We had long given up that he had survived.

Yet, one night after dark his unmistakeable yowling at our door made me look at my husband saying: "That's Boyfriend!!!" And I burst into tears. And it was. He was extremely thin, though he had so much fur it was hard to tell.

He also had a nasty rotten meat smell to him. The next morning we went straight to the vets. Although he was thin and in rough shape, they thought he would pull through. (The bad smell was due to the fact that some of his claws had rotted out.

We surmise that he went a very, very long way to get home; but again, we will never know the whole story.)

You may be wondering how he got the name Boyfriend. Well, that’s easy. We had never allowed pets in our bed until Boyfriend came into our life.

My husband didn’t love it, but I told him, "Don’t you dare kick him out, because he’s my Boyfriend." And the name stuck (and so did he.)

He was a Rockstar through and through, and anybody who knew us knew about our unusual cat!

He was quite the talker and once he started, you could not ignore him. He would not give up until he got what he wanted. I sometimes called him: "He Who Cannot Be Denied!"

Sadly, last Spring after 17 years with him we had to let him go. He was failing and losing weight. Our vet said he was so impressive being 17 since he was such a big cat and an indoor/outdoor one to boot.

Making it to 17 was a fete as that large a cat usually did not last as long, she said. He is buried at our ranch with a lovely headstone made by our dear grandchildren.

Though I have had many animals through my life, there will NEVER, EVER be another Boyfriend! He was one-of-a-kind.

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Milo

by: Marian in Greenwood MS

Milo is very attached and loving. However he bites when not allowed thick me. Likes water and outdoors mostly when I am outside. Mainly a house cat.

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Serita

by: Serita in Kentucky

She’s very docile occasionally ducking and running away when we go to pet her she has since she was a kid and we got her but whenever she wants Lovins, she chirping meow until she gets them. She loves playing with her sister that we got from the same litter.

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Leo, Suspected Maine Coon Mix

by: Sonia in Spain

This cat showed up in my garden a year ago. Now he is almost always there.

He has a very unique, magestic face. His jaw is very big compared to other cats. He is extremely hairy with a very bushy tail.

Very big for a regular cat although not as big as pure breed coons. His paws are massive.

He has a very good personality. Really affectionate and loves getting pet.

Maine Coons are very rare in my country so I'm really wondering. What do you think?

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Wondering if my Georgie is mixed with Maine Coon

by: Dawn in Illinois

He's big very loving, loves being outside no matter the weather.

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Mom of fur babies

by: Pam Reece in USA

I got his as a rescue. I had a part Maine Coon before, and he looks exactly the same.

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Has some coon in him?

by: Sean Paul in Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Weight 7 pounds at 5 months, exotic ears & hair on ears with bigger palms.

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Morgana Our Rescue?

by: Lane in Ohio

After moving in together, my boyfriend and I decided to adopt a kitten.

We already had one cat (Jax, 4) who I raised myself. Since she was a perfect angel and my boyfriend has never had the ups and downs of owning a kitten we decided to adopt!

In comes Morgana. At 12 weeks old while she was small, she was bigger than any 12 week old kitten I had seen and I double checked with the foster about her age.

It took her only one day to warm up to the house and she is by no means shy. She’s happy, loving, playful, and walks around with her tail straight up in the air no matter what.

She’s 7 months old now, and nearly as big as my four year old cat! She’s got the fluffiest neck I’ve ever seen and ear tufts.

She absolutely adores my cat who barely tolerates her (though will let her snuggle up if I’m in the room). She’s a glutton and we go through food like CRAZY!!

But she’s still so skinny (as most kittens are). She’s got one of the loudest purrs I’ve ever heard and some of the biggest paws which she used to trip over.

She non stop climbs up DOOR FRAMES to the point where my boyfriends dad built her cat shelves on our wall.

Her favorite thing, however, is curling up and sleeping in our cat condo which she is very quickly outgrowing.

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My Beauty Kiki

by: Laura Titus in St.Louis, MO

Kiki is so sweet. I got her from my local ASPCA when she was 4-6 month old. Very sweet loving girl. Though she has her moments living in a home full of 4 dogs.

But she’s now about 1 year old and she I believe is still growing.

She’s so fluffy and her paws are large and her tail is long as well.

Her face doesn’t have most of the marking of a Maine Coon but all else makes me believe she might have some Maine coon heritage in her. What do you guys think?

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My Cat Valentine: A Maine Coone Mix?

by: Hannah in North Alabama, USA

I got Valentine earlier this year and adopted him at about 8 months old from a shelter.

They had him listed as a Maine Coone mix. He definitly has the fluffy fur, acts more like a dog than a cat at times and is incredibly talkative.

He chirps a lot. He also appears to still be growing and putting on weight.

He is a year and a month old. His eyes are very unique and he looks different than any cat I’ve previously owned.

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My Pretty-Gurl

by: Catherine in Reno, NV

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Shelter brothers

by: Eve Gilbert in Williamstown PA

I adopted two little boys about a month ago. They have a lot of the markers. Faces tails, fur, manes.

All of it. Super curious and I want to make sure they're cared for correctly.

Any thoughts? Would love to hear opinions. Their (shelter) guesstimate was about 5 months old. Tails measure at 10 inches and 11 inches at this age.

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Is My Cat Part Coon?

by: Jose in California

My cat Suki is a 5 month old female. She came to our front door when she was around 2 months according to the vets and I'm just wondering if she is part Maine Coon.

Comments:
Mother of Part Coon
by: Kirsten
I would say Yes. My cat looks very similar to yours and I am told it is a Main Coone though maybe not 100%. Your Cat is BEAUTIFUL! Congratulations on your awesome fur fam member.

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Maine Coon Mix? DNA results say yes.

by: Mark F. in Iowa, USA

This is Batman. He was dumped in a field next to the shelter we got him from when he was only a few months old.

He survived starvation and predation (he had puncture wounds on his neck from a coyote) and I adopted him when he was approximately 6 months old.

Right away I could tell he was a different type of cat that any I had previously. When he was 15 months old and was still growing, I KNEW I had a different type of cat. Long story short, I got a DNA test done when he turned 18mo. He is a verified Maine Coon mix! (and he's still growing :))

Please use these photos to help others that may be wondering.

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Murray!

by: Rainey in Texas

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