Thread: Maine Coon Kitten?

I've been looking for a Maine Coon kitten and my co-worker sent me this photo last night from a petstore of a potential Maine Coon. I find that incredulous considering how much kittens cost that anyone would lose a kitten and not be freaking out. At any rate, I immediately drove to the store and took a gander and I'm still not convinced. I called her foster mom and we spoke and she said some ice cream truck driver just found the kitten wandering the streets downtown. She was malnourished and full of worms, but after some TLC and meds she's much better now. She's a fan of Maine Coons and believes she is one, but doesn't know for certain. Can anyone give me their opinion please? She's about 3-4 months old they're guessing. If she is indeed Maine Coon I need to know ASAP, because there's an application process and I have a feeling she will be snatched up rather quickly. She's a sweet kitten with a lot of energy from what I saw. Thank you in advance!!

Poor little baby, who would let this beauty wander the streets? This is a beautiful kitten, definitely looks like a Maine Coon or mix of MC. I would not hesitate, I would bring that kitty home with me! Wow great big ears!

I know! I went ahead and filled out the application. We'll see what they say. She has the big ears and appears to have the classic "M". From what I could see she has the bushy tail and big feet. Its just hard to tell at her age. But I really, really want a giant, furry standard Maine Coon. And with unknowns and mixes I can't be guaranteed to get the standard MC personality or the size. She's beautiful all the same.

Thing is, unless you get an adult you can never be completely sure what you're getting. Being able to see the parents gives you an idea to their likely size, but even then I wouldn't say it's a definite thing.
There are a lot of gorgeous long haired cats. The purebred MC's I've seen have a little point of hair at the tip of their ears and tufts of fur between their toes. Ultimately, IMO it really comes down to how the two of you get on. Hope things work out for you!

I think she is - the ears - the collar - the size, for 3 months - and more specifically that posture and expression that I've only seen on MC's - yup for me it's 98% sure. Can't really see the tail, is it longer than average? tufts under the legs? (if no, then I keep my 98%, if yes then I go up to 99.9% sure)
let us know how you get on!

Alekto has hit the main pointers,size & tail, a lot of tabby cats carry the M on the forehead so it isn't just MC's..... if she weighs in heavier than would be expected of a domestic kitten then that is a very good pointer even though she has had a bad start the telling signs should be there,bushy tail is not such a good indicator as again domestic fluffy cats have those too but if the tail is longer than a normal domestic cat that also points to being a MC or a cross....... ears being so large in comparison to head is a MC trait..... whatever she looks stunning will look forward to hearing more about her wether she is MC,part MC or domestic.....another trait of MC's is the chirruping they do as well as purring so will be good to hear her voice.....xxxx

Lol yes they've been playing all evening. The photos showing the hair between her toes were in the previous set of photos I posted. She has tuffs of hair there too. Ginger is a doll btw :-)

Jphanton00, awww thanks! We like her most of the time ;) I am glad to hear your furries are getting along so well! They are so cute when they play with each other. I am seriously thinking of getting another MC. Ginger needs a cat pal to cuddle with. Being a only cat can be tuff in a 2 dog household. I think if we had just one dog, she would have someone to cuddle with beside me and the OH. She has taken to him since he is home from work recovering from hip surgery.

ah sorry - I responded to this thread Jphanton, but I think I must have forgottent to press "post"
large ears, intelligent eyes, a little bit of tuft between the toes but not a lot, and in one picture the tail looks really long, in the other it looks really short so hard to tell. So, because I can't tell about the tail, and because it looks so far like there is only a bit of turft between the toes, I'm going to say "mixed" now. :-) but she has the SAME expression as Neevie - I don't know how to explain it, it's more MC, less cat...

Donnad-I wish your husband a speedy recovery! Whomever said that cats are independent didn't know what they were talking about lol. They are extremely social and its been my experience that they need a friend and by friend I mean an appropriate friend like another cat of similar age and size. For years I had a dog and a cat and while they were companions, they couldn't play together. And Sebastian and my little dog, Bailey, played for a while until Sebastian outgrew him. Sebastian would start getting rough and scare Bailey and he'd growl and then scare Sebastian. So they no longer play. And my older cat, Angel, won't play with any of them so its like having 3 only children. That's why I got this kitten, Mishka. Granted she's a little more playful than Sebastian is, but they've been playing and I think it will be a great relationship.

Alekto-Mishka has tuffs between her toes and on her pads. When I pull this thread up on my computer, the pics show the hair quite nicely; however, when I pull the thread up on my phone its difficult to see because her feet are so dark. Her tail is very long too. She curls it up when she walks sometimes its so long. And when she crouches and starts to run it flows behind her. Its really quite pretty. The only MC trait she's missing its the point of hair at the tip of her eyes although if I look in the light I do see hair there, but thin and light. I almost wish they hadn't spayed her, because I would pay to do the genetic testing to see if she was pure MC. I'm convinced she is, but at this point does it really matter? I mean she's spayed so it would be for the sake of knowledge and nothing more.

I appreciate all the input and advice and kind words! You guys are great! I'm on a fish forum and the people on there aren't near as nice as you guys are.

P.S. Do MC's lay weird? I ask because I've noticed Mishka laying on her belly with her legs spread and I've never seen a cat do that before.