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Is my stray angel a Maine Coon?

post #1 of 9
6/18/10 at 10:58am
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Lydia Dawn-Omelette has been saved.
I noticed she had a signature M on her forehead.
This could be a weird coincidence, I thought I'd just ask.
She's a long haired orange and white kitty, which I read Maine Coons do come in that shade, and the kitty posted as the example looks just like her!

So, is she? Maybe? Thoughts?

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post #2 of 9
6/18/10 at 11:05am
ALL tabbies do have this M, although it is perhaps more pronounced in some...

So, it may be your new furry friend does indeed have some MCO in her, but this M is no proof at all...nor the colors...


Tx for helping her, and good luck!


Not to forget the congrats for having such a lovely furry friend!
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post #3 of 9
6/18/10 at 11:14am
Honestly? She's just cute fluffy moggie. Unless you know what the parents are and preferably have papers stating the breed, cats are just called DSH/DMH/DLH. Unlike dogs were the breeds are usually very pronounced in their differences - say like in a chihuahua.

But you do you know what else? Breed doesn't make a cat special. It's the bond between you and that cat that does that.
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post #4 of 9
6/18/10 at 11:42am
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Originally Posted by strange_wings View Post
Honestly? She's just cute fluffy moggie. Unless you know what the parents are and preferably have papers stating the breed, cats are just called DSH/DMH/DLH. Unlike dogs were the breeds are usually very pronounced in their differences - say like in a chihuahua.

But you do you know what else? Breed doesn't make a cat special. It's the bond between you and that cat that does that.
Just thought I'd ask. I love the cutie no matter what
I'm not sure where she came from but I know where she's staying! Here in our forever home
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post #5 of 9
6/18/10 at 5:54pm
I have heard there was a tv show saying that an M on the forehead indicated Maine Coon, this is not the case at all.

As already stated all Tabbies (ticked, spotted, marbled, classic) have the M.

While your kitty does not resemble the MC standard, she is a very pretty domestic I'm sure she'll be stunning as she grows.
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post #6 of 9
6/21/10 at 11:52am
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Originally Posted by quietlydestroyd View Post
Lydia Dawn-Omelette has been saved.
I noticed she had a signature M on her forehead.
This could be a weird coincidence, I thought I'd just ask.
She's a long haired orange and white kitty, which I read Maine Coons do come in that shade, and the kitty posted as the example looks just like her!

So, is she? Maybe? Thoughts?
She's a pretty kitty and will no doubt grow into a beautiful adult cat. About the pronounced M on the head, quietlydestroyd is absolutely right about that having nothing to do with the breed of a cat.

One vet I have used called cats with the pronounced M "Mackerel Tabby". It was pretty funny when she described one of my cats that way and I asked her what that meant. (When she said Mackerel, my mind automatically thought fish and I knew they hadn't cross bred right on out of the species! )

I have 3, (or ist it 4?), now that probably have some Maine Coon mixed in them, but since they didn't bring their papers when they showed up, they are all just Beautiful DLH's

One thing I've noticed about the Maine Coon mix cats is that they often walk with their tail kid of down. Perhaps I notice it because of the long beautiful tail or I just don't pay attention to the DSH's when they do that as much, so I don't know if I am trying to assign a characteristic that isn't part of being that breed or not.
To show what I mean though, you can look at the following link to see the walking pose of a Maine Coon.

Also, if you scroll down that page to the picture of the cat walking and then look at the pic just above the cat walking, you will see what is nearly a spitting image of my Fuffer and see that he is described as a Brown Mackerel Tabby.
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post #7 of 9
6/21/10 at 1:39pm
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Originally Posted by missymotus View Post
I have heard there was a tv show saying that an M on the forehead indicated Maine Coon, this is not the case at all.
Yes, that piece of misinformation was on Cats 101 on Animal Planet. The "M" on the forehead is common to tabbies of all types, not any specific breed or variety.


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One thing I've noticed about the Maine Coon mix cats is that they often walk with their tail kid of down. Perhaps I notice it because of the long beautiful tail or I just don't pay attention to the DSH's when they do that as much, so I don't know if I am trying to assign a characteristic that isn't part of being that breed or not.
All my cats walk like that, it's not a trait specific to Maine Coons. In my experience the majority of "mixed" cats people think are part Maine Coon are not, they are regular domestic longhair cats who may happen to have a few traits in common with the Maine Coon.
The thing about Maine Coons is they are a "natural" breed which means they developed naturally and so many non-purebred cats may look similar to them, or could possibly be related to the cats that were used in developing the breed. In fact you can still find "native Maine Coons" in New England today.
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post #8 of 9
6/21/10 at 9:15pm
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Originally Posted by Nekochan View Post
The thing about Maine Coons is they are a "natural" breed which means they developed naturally and so many non-purebred cats may look similar to them, or could possibly be related to the cats that were used in developing the breed. In fact you can still find "native Maine Coons" in New England today.
Norwegian forest cats are like that, too. Though, if you ever notice, people asking if they're cats are of this breed are usually very far from any Scandinavian country.


Tail up or tail down in walking has more to do with the cat's confidence, state of mind, and what they're trying to signal to another cat or animal.
I have one feral born kitten that never had her tail up until she started gaining more confidence, now her tail is almost always up.
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post #9 of 9
6/21/10 at 11:30pm
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Originally Posted by strange_wings View Post
Norwegian forest cats are like that, too. Though, if you ever notice, people asking if they're cats are of this breed are usually very far from any Scandinavian country.


Tail up or tail down in walking has more to do with the cat's confidence, state of mind, and what they're trying to signal to another cat or animal.
I have one feral born kitten that never had her tail up until she started gaining more confidence, now her tail is almost always up.
My MC does have 2 types of walking - the regular way, on a diagonal and also like a "pacing horse", with the 2 legs on one side going forward at the same time. His "regular" walk is very silent - he prides himself on stealth & appearing and disappearing like a Ninja. When he "paces", stomps loudly on the wood floors - you'd swear it was a human approaching. AS for his tail, he carries it upright, like a waving banner. He also swishes it with pleasure - a lot of people compare it to the happy tail wagging of a dog. In fact, of all my cats, he's the one that people say is "just like a dog", although he accept it as a compliment, he knows he's really a "very cool cat"
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