Thread: Is My Kitty a Maine Coon

I'm with the others to be honest - the only way truly to know if your cat is a purebred MC is if you have the pedigree papers - or at the very least knew both the sire and dam. She sure is a pretty girl and I've no doubt she brings you heaps of love and joy, but as owner to some rather large moggies with huge long bushy tails, massive ears and weird meows over the years, they can all have some traits or others.

What's most important is that she is a very loved part of the family - and with that tail she can do the dusting and be a useful member of it too

Thanks for the replies! I forgot to mention she also has the extra hair points on her ears.

I knew she wasn't a full blood but just wondered if these were indeed characteristics!

We love her so much and she's such an awesome part of the family!!

I actually think this cat may very well be part Maine Coon as she appears to have many MC characteristics. I think the tail and face look MC like and paws look good and large. Coat does not appear to be long enough in places, but that can depend on time of year and age. It would help to see photos at two years and to see photos from the side of her standing. Are her paws heavily furred underneath? You say she has some lynx tips? (Cannot really tell from these photos.) Soft voice is certainly another characteristic.

As always with these questions, I will recommend that you look at the seminar link on the TICA breed standard page, as it shows photos of proper MC characteristics:
TICA Maine Coon Breed Introduction

Here is direct link to zip of seminar pdf:
http://www.tica.org/public/breeds/mc/mc.zip

I will try and get a side picture of her this week and post it! Thanks for all the info, everyone!!