This is my understanding of the difference between European and American Maine Coons. It is a technical and tricky discussion. I welcome input from breeders in a comment. It is important to recognise that the difference between European and American … Continue reading →
Yes, Maine Coons can be normal-sized. It is a good question because there is a slight obsession about Maine Coons being big and breeders tend to follow this and make them big, sometimes huge. Maine Coons are known to be … Continue reading →
I am exposing my prejudices or biases in this short post. I think this gloroious Maine Coon resembles a middle-aged man from the developed world. It must be an example of projecting my emotions onto a cat which is not … Continue reading →
Maine Coons are big because (1) people want them to be big and (2) the cat fancy allows them to be big or demands it. But the number one cat association in America, the Cat Fanciers’ Association (CFA), state that … Continue reading →
Not all Maine Coons are polydactyl. The simple answer as to why Maine Coon cats have a tendency to have more than the usual number of toes is because they originate in cats from England who were polydactyl and which … Continue reading →
I am very impressed by this Maine Coon youngster. This is another cat from the Cattery Marvel Forest in Russia. The ears of this cat are the part of their anatomy which caught my eye. The Russian breeders are guided … Continue reading →
This is all about appearance because this super-looking Maine Coon is not tired of life and he is probably a fairly young cat for all I know. His appearance gives us the illusion that he is tired and old and … Continue reading →
A photograph by Helmi Flick of a brown tabby Maine Coon kitten. The face is adorable. He (I think he’s a male) is looking intently at Ken Flick’s tease. This is a stick with a feather at the end. Or … Continue reading →
This is an interesting picture showing the size comparison between a Maine Coon and what I have termed a ‘standard sized’ cat. It is a photo-edited screenshot (by me) from a short video. Moving forward to May 15th 2021, here … Continue reading →
There must me hundreds of thousands of examples of partnerships in which the woman wants to adopt a cat but the man does not because he prefers dogs. And the discussion commences. Well, it won’t be so much a discussion … Continue reading →
