Infographic on extreme Maine Coon muzzle versus Grand Champion muzzle
The Maine Coon muzzle is a part of this cat breed’s anatomy which cuts it out from the pack of other cat breeds and tells us that we are looking at a Maine Coon....
infographic / key appearance characteristics
December 27, 2022
The Maine Coon muzzle is a part of this cat breed’s anatomy which cuts it out from the pack of other cat breeds and tells us that we are looking at a Maine Coon....
January 16, 2022
by Erin (Oakland, CA) Introduction: the question in the title was asked by a visitor to this website many years ago. The article was written many years ago which is why I have decided...
December 29, 2021
Here are 40 facts, presented in bullet-fashion for readers, about the ever-popular Maine Coon cat. As at 2022, the Maine Coon is probably the most talked about cat breed anywhere. This is probably due...
May 16, 2021
On social media they are called ‘Three Maine Coon girls from Norway’. Their names are: Tiara, Luna & Lizzie. Here are five photographs from their Instagram page. I don’t know the names of the...
March 8, 2020
People who are thinking of adopting a Maine Coon ask Google a ton of questions about Maine Coon cats such as the ones below, which I have answered. The questions apply to any cat...
December 4, 2019
These Maine Coons with human faces keep resurfacing on the internet. I reported on them quite a while ago and here they are again being publicised by the Daily Mail. They are the creation...
November 20, 2019
The Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences has done a study into hereditary hip dysplasia in Maine Coon cats. They concluded that the size of the cat is a major contributing factor in cats developing...
May 31, 2019
It’s with great sadness that Leo, one of the cats who played Church in the recently released remake of Pet Sematary, has died. Leo’s adopter and trainer, Kirk Jarrett, announced the news on Instagram...
key appearance characteristics
August 21, 2018
This is a short video of three magnificent Maine Coon cats. This breed is head and shoulders above others for standout attractiveness when they are bred to type. When the Maine Coon has that...
September 25, 2016
7 Maine Coon Kittens, a great large format photograph by Helmi Flick. The photogaph is ©copyright Helmi Flick. Please respect copyright. Helmi says this about capturing this picture: “I affectionately call these kittens “The...
January 18, 2016
This is an example of how a large house cat can be mistaken for a medium-sized wild cat such as the American bobcat. In this instance I’m referring to a twenty-seven pound Maine Coon...
July 24, 2015
These Maine Coon cats are, I believe, what I call ‘continental cats’ meaning cats from the continent of Europe. They look a bit different to the American version of the same breed. Do you...
April 13, 2015
The purpose of hair between the toes of a domestic cat is, I suppose, obvious. It has to be there to protect the paw pads. Wild cat species like the sand cat have more...
March 29, 2015
This is another very impressively large Maine Coon cat. I don’t know his name. I don’t know where the photograph was taken either. Perhaps someone can help? What you can see from the photograph...
Human to planet relationship / Therapy cats
October 6, 2014
Thula is a one-year-old tabby Maine Coon who is an inseparable companion to Iris Grace, a cute four-year-old autistic girl who has not spoken and who lives in Leicestershire, England (in the middle of...