Is my rescue kitten a Maine Coon? :-)

[KitteeMomma]

Hello, first time here!

Last Thursday I rescued a sweet kitten from a lady who found her wandering in her yard and did not want to keep her. I have 5 strictly indoor cats already (all adults, all rescues) and had no intention of keeping her but the lady said that kitty seemed "roughed up" and it was obvious she wasn't going to do anything about it :(

Sweetest little girl. Obvious eye infection to both eyes, watery diarrhea, starving, the end of her tail was injured (pretty much missing, like maybe caught in a door in the past?) but a real cuddlebug. I took her immediately to my Vet for an assessment and treatment of her issues with the intention of trying to find a rescue to take her to the next day. Yeah right! haha. Vet estimated her to be 12 weeks (but personally I think she's a bit younger), she gave her Milbemax for worms, said end of tail was dead/necrotic and would likely just fall off but there was some pus where healthy part of tail met necrotic part so she gave her a shot of Convenia. Poor girl had watery green diarrhea right there on the table so was prescribed Flagyl x 7 days. Given Tetracycline ointment for her eyes. Vet found her 8% dehydrated and underweight (weighs 2.5 lbs).

She's long haired and a polydactyl! Has 6 toes on front paws and 6 on back. Paws are HUGE! haha. The thumb claw doesn't seem to be one that really moves so I clipped it to prevent it from catching on something (just the tip). I'm keeping her isolated from my other cats, in her very own room that's a cat's paradise! She's eating like a piggy, so sweet and playful.

I was a bit concerned about the underside of her fur, on belly, looking so shaggy.....sorta like you see on a cat that's sick...but despite brushing, it just seems to be "this way."

She has little tufts of fur on ear tips and huge big wafts of fur that protrude out of her ears, so cute. The fur around her neck, going all of the way around is almost like a little ruffle; it's longer than fur on her back....almost looks like a little cape around her neck. Her eyes are a hazel orange.

She does NOT have tufts of fur on the underside of her paws which I believe is common for MCs? She does this super sweet 'chirp' noise when she's playing with her toys or I toss one across the room and she's going to pounce on it. The fur on her underside is so much longer than on her back. Fur on back is sleek and smooth and shiny, but underside is long and sorta raggy/ratty, almost curled.

Though it really doesn't matter what breed she is, I'm just curious to know if she might actually be a Maine Coon. I've attached a couple of pictures. I have truly not ever met a more cuddly affectionate kitten. From the first night I took her in, she insisted on sleeping all snuggled up on my chest with her little head under my chin all night...kneading me over and over until she fell asleep.

Many thanks
PS -- and yes, I'm keeping her lol