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The title pretty much says it all..what are the main differences between a Maine Coon and a Norwegian Forest Cat? I have a Coon, and all these forest cats I see online seem pretty similar.

My almost 1 year old Maine Coon named Dale just had a horrible freak out at the expense of a paper bag. This paper bag was making him curious as usual, and in the process of pouncing on it he somehow got his head through one of the twine handles. Now he started freaking out and running at top...

One of my cat's pupils dilated 2 nights ago and hasnt gone back to normal yet. He can see out of it, and is acting completely normal and healthy. My dad is a doctor and he thinks it was a small stroke. A woman in his office once went a year with one pupil dilated, they never figured out what...

I decided to put up some pictures of my cats. Sorry for the small size and crap quality, these were taken with my phone camera just minutes ago. (Its supposed to be 2mp quality but I'm having issues with uploading them with verizon's service. anyway.) This is Dale, 9 month old Maine Coon. I...

I've got this maine coon named Dale, 6month old male. I had him neutered since he's intended to be just a pet. I have all the papers from the breeder, proving he's of pure blood and whatnot. He has incredible markings, is LARGE for his age, great coloration, ect. what are my show options...

All of a sudden, my 5 year old maine coon Sean started to get really greasy fur and grew dreadlocked clumps near the base of his tail/flanks/his butt. On the advice of my vet I bought some cat food that advertised omega 3 (or 5 or 6 or whatever) fatty acids. After eating this for a while, the...

Dale, my maine coon, is doing well, 2 days after surgery. He's physically fine and not psychologically scarred as far as I can tell. I mean yeah all cats are about 75% insane by nature, but apparently he's not as concerned by losing...those...as I would be. he probably didn't even know they...

My friends cat has fleas. He's taking care of the issue with flea baths and i think medication. Is it possible that I picked up some fleas while petting his cat before he started treatment, and brought them into my home and onto my cats? Theyre showing no outward signs like excessive biting...

I've got a 4 month old cat from a breeder (maybe youve seen another thread about him) and decided not to declaw. Things are going well so far in terms of him not destroying my stuff. But when he is affectionate he likes to knead/paw, and if it happens to be directed at you his ridiculously...

My young maine coon is 4 months old now, plan to neuter at 6 months if thats right (is it?). How much should I expect to pay, how is recovery for the cat, are my main concerns right now. Does neutering have any known effect on the adult size of a cat? Ive head that inact males get larger...

My parents bought a pair of pureblooded, papered maine coon kittens from a breeder, kept one and let me take the other (thanks mom and dad). he's about four months old now and nearly as large as some adult cats ive seen (such as my girlfriends), no joke. Anyway i noticed the other day that...

I have a new maine coon kitten, born at a breeder I think 8 weeks ago. He's a great cat, and gets along and plays great with my 5 year old maine coon. He won't crap in the litterbox, though. I recently moved, and this kitten lived with my parents, their older cat, and the kittens half-sibling...

Any idea the record for longest-lived domestic cat? Theres probably a guinness record for that, how about in personal experience? A friends ex-girlfriend had a cat who lived to be 21, thats about the longest I've heard of.

My cat doesnt travel well. In fact he's the least happy cat in a car ive ever known. Invariably, when we go to the vet, he craps in the cat carrier. The last time I went I brought two of them with me, and transfered him from one to the other once we arrived there because again he made a mess...

Hello everyone I'm a 21 year old guy, studying criminal justice and psychology at the university right now. I do welding and metal fabrication to pay the bills. Interests include playing guitar, working on cars, snowmobiling, hunting & fishing, scuba diving, and jetskiing/boating/all the...

Hes on my bed. The rest of the time, he just sort of pounces around, not being affectionate. If you reach down to pet him he runs away through the nearest doorway then pokes his head around the corner. He'll be sitting somewhere, and if you get up to go to another part of the house he leaps...

Do any people breed or sell hybrids of domestic and wild cats? The smaller variety of wild cats, like a bobcat or something. I know these must exist, through chance meetings or intentional breeding. I dont think it'd exactly be a good idea, probably a good chance of the domestic cat getting...

Here's my idea: buy feeder mice that you use for snakes from wherever for the purpose of giving my cat something to hunt and kill. The storebought ones should be disease free unlike wild mice. Im sure some people would think thats weird and cruel, but I dont. Cats would naturally predate on...

I let my cat self-feed with one of those dry food dispenser setups, works fine 'cause he's pretty active and isnt putting on weight. Even with plenty of food whenever he wants it, he opens up the cupboard door and chews through the bag of food to get whats inside, creating a huge mess. Ive...

Im looking for (hopefully in MN) a breeder that consistently has really really big maine coons. My current cat is a fairly large maine coon, about 18lbs but with basically no fat. Hes definately noticably larger (and furrier) than most other cats. Im going to get a kitten sometime here, and I...