Please help… is this a Maine Coon?

Hi Anonymous. No one here can comment on your cat without seeing a picture.

Most breeds come in orange colour - and so do mixed breeds of course, but if you submit your own page here on PoC with the story of your cat and one or more pictures, most likely it will be commented on - just like this page was. 😉

Hi, I have 4 months old kitten which is an orange tabby cat. I am not sure about its breed. Could you please let me know its breed if anyone can? Many Thanks

Hi T. Gardner. I'm pleased to hear that you'll get Scooter anyway. He looks like a nice, big boy that won't mind getting spoiled a little. Good luck with him.
Btw. our adopted Snow White was also called Scooter at the shelter. We didn't understand why until we saw the chubby girl playing. Despite her size she is real fast when she cruises through the room. 😉

Thank you to all of you for the comments that you posted. We have decided to get Scooter! Maine Coon or not, he is a great cat! The loss of our sweet Ammo was so hard, but now we will pick up the pieces and welcome our new lovey kitty with open arms! Thanks again!

Hi Carolyn. It is new to me that male Maine Coons should have smaller heads than and with all respect I have to say I doubt that.
As to the stripes, well, the tabby fur has nothing to do with what breed the cat is. Many other cats have it and some Maine Coons don't.
I agree that the cat in the picture appears to have long, strong legs with big, tufted paws. That is indeed a Maine Coon characteristic, but that alone does not prove that the cat is purebred.
Other factors not typical for the breed have already been mentioned, so all in all I would not buy him as a Maine Coon. At least not unless the person selling him has some pedigree papers to prove it.

But as I said, he is a great looking tabby in his own right and deserves the chance of becoming somebody's next great cat.

THIS COMMENT IS ABOUT AMMOS.

I am sorry for the loss of your cat,but regarding the cat in the photo,' Ammos'

Yes he is a Maine Coone. Hes very handsome too.
Male Maine Coones have smaller heads than the females. His legs are a sure give away.Along with the stripes. Your cat has all the traits.
I hope the two of you have a very happy long relationship.
Adult Maine Coones hate new enviroments but they are the most loyal of all breeds and to me the most intelligent and know when they have been rescued, for this they will closely bond with there new friend.
Male Maine Coones are more loving than the prissy females although the females are just as intelligent as the males my heart always goes to the male in this breed.
They are very different and great companions.
Good luck

He's certainly a big boy, isn't he? And sooo handsome!!!

He doesn't look like he's a Maine Coon to me, he looks more like a domestic long hair. But, as Tracey said, regardless of a cat's breed, a cat is a cat, and as long as you love your cat and your cat loves you why should papers matter?? (And that's coming from someone who owns a pedigree cat!)

If you want to get a Maine Coon, go for it! But other wise, don't worry about breeds... =)

Firstly I'm so sorry to hear of the loss of Ammo.
Please don't get hung up on whether he's a Maine Coon or not so long as you love him and he loves you what else matters?

He looks very relaxed and happy in his photo and he probably has some Maine Coon in him as I notice he has those big kangaroo feet!

Please just enjoy and love him; he'll probably turn out as special as Ammo but just in a different way.

Hi T.Gardner. Most likely he has Maine Coon in him with the snow shoes and the fluffy tail, but how much is impossible to say. I can't see his face that well, but it looks like he has the square MC muzzle too?
Even pedigree cats sometimes do not live up to the show standards, but without papers and only having the words of the vet as related by somebody else, I would not go further than calling him a probable Maine Coon mix.

You will never find another cat exactly like Ammo, but you might find one that is wonderful in some other way that you have not even imagined. This boy (does he have a name btw.?) is a great looking tabby in his own right. Give him the chance he deserves and maybe he'll be the next great cat of your life... 😉