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....
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Is my cat a Maine Coon?
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...
40 facts about the Maine Coon cat
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...
Pictures of Maine Coon females living in Norway
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...
Do Maine Coon cats….?
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...
How healthy are the human-faced Maine Coons of this Russian breeder?
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...
Selective breeding and smaller cats would help to resolve the problem of hip dysplasia in large cat breeds
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...
Leo of ‘Pet Sematary’ fame dies of a congenital heart defect common in Maine Coons
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...
These three Maine Coons will make you want one
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...
7 Maine Coon Kittens
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...
Maine Coon Mistaken For A Bobcat
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...
Ten of the best Maine Coon cats that you will see
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...
Cat paw hair
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...
Cat photos: one enormous Maine Coon and one strange black-and-white coat
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...
Maine Coon Calms Talented Autistic Girl
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...
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