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CRI
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Oh yeah, their faces are a lot fuller now, aren't they? Not as pointy. Katze looked top though
I think the main difference is that they breed for HUGE ears, but they do still vary. Any coat colour or pattern is accepted apart from pointed, like a siamese, and often the colours you get can be really random. These are Breeze's mum, dad and brother, respectively. All totally different colours!
I think Breeze has a sort of stubbier nose than most Maine Coons. I can see from the photo of Katze that he did have the big paws!
He wasn't allowed on the counter, but most of the time, he could just reach up and grab whatever he wanted, being so long. He could open cupboard doors, so it wasn't unusual to find a trail of biscuits around the flat when you returned. If you caught him, he'd go hide among the large collection of cuddly toys on his human's bed and stay very, very still. Clever boy!
I think they were still adding "fresh" cats into the Maine Coon gene pool even in the 80's, maybe 90's. I'm not quite sure how that works with getting them registered, but breeders seemed to look out for barn cats with typical Maine Coon features to introduce into bloodlines.
CRI
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Going back on the Maine Coon version of Ancestry.com, I found some of Breeze's ancestors who don't look very much like modern Maine Coons, so yours were probably not at all unusual. Here are some (names, left to right)
Purricoon Tom Sawyer (born 1984), Heidi Ho Sirronde of Purrocious (born 1983), Coonquest Beaujolais of Hillside (born 1987), McKittycreek John Jr (born 1993), Kanab Luanne Peach Schnapps (born 1989)
But, even some of the first generations, born in the late 60's, had the ear tufts, fluffy tails, manes and big kitten mittens, not all that different from the ones you get today.
(Sorry for making the thread "Maine Coon Central" for a bit) *sorry, not sorry*
oryx
Sitting on the bok of the day
But, even some of the first generations, born in the late 60's, had the ear tufts, fluffy tails, manes and big kitten mittens, not all that different from the ones you get today.
(Sorry for making the thread "Maine Coon Central" for a bit) *sorry, not sorry*
No, I like Maine Coon central for a bit!
McKittycreek John Jr looks like an ordinary cat, albeit an exceptionally gorgeous one. All lovely cats.
Lazy Llama
Suburban robots that monitor reality
Tilly makes herself comfortable much to Mrs Llama's discomfort.
It's probably stupid that I already feel sick with worry but Brad hasn't come home this morning. He often stays out all night but when he does, he's sat outside the door when I get up in the morning. He wasn't there this morning and he's still not come back. I'm really hoping he's got shut in somewhere but I've checked the place where he's accidentally been shut in by a neighbour before 
scifisam
feck! arse! girls! drink!
I'd feel the same. Hope he wanders home soon.It's probably stupid that I already feel sick with worry but Brad hasn't come home this morning. He often stays out all night but when he does, he's sat outside the door when I get up in the morning. He wasn't there this morning and he's still not come back. I'm really hoping he's got shut in somewhere but I've checked the place where he's accidentally been shut in by a neighbour before
He's back. I went looking for him again and found him asleep on one of next door's garden chairs. I think he must have had something happen in the night for him to still be sleep at this time. Anyway, he's warming himself on the radiator now. Im going to keep an eye on him to make sure he's ok.
I went looking for him again and found him asleep on one of next door's garden chairs. I think he must have had something happen in the night for him to still be sleep at this time. Anyway, he's warming himself on the radiator now. Im going to keep an eye on him to make sure he's ok.
Puddy_Tat
naturally fluffy
He's back.
is there a technical term for that sort of radiator? as in a 'cat warmer'?
Just noticed he's got a few scratches and his ear looks sore. It looks like he's had a fight
trashpony
Hag
Poor baby!
Despite Loki being a very beautiful cat, he's being a complete pain in the arse at the moment. Every time the foal walks away from the kitchen and leaves any liquid in his cup, Loki jumps up and knocks the bloody thing over. I thought it was because he was trying to drink from the plastic cups and it was an accident because they were so light but no, I saw him today and he deliberately pulled over a mug of water. Gitface
Despite Loki being a very beautiful cat, he's being a complete pain in the arse at the moment. Every time the foal walks away from the kitchen and leaves any liquid in his cup, Loki jumps up and knocks the bloody thing over. I thought it was because he was trying to drink from the plastic cups and it was an accident because they were so light but no, I saw him today and he deliberately pulled over a mug of water. Gitface
Bakunin
I am Noodle's bitch.
That's sadI managed to catch Moonie today.
We have to return her to the cat charity though. She's just not happy - attacking Perry, pissing everywhere, running away all the time. I feel really guilty and want to keep her but it wouldn't be right.
Maybe she'll be happier as an only cat though.
scifisam
feck! arse! girls! drink!
That's sad
Yeah. It's a no-kill charity, and keeping her means we can't get a different cat which might be happy with us, so it is the sensible thing to do. Still
High Voltage
In the top 97% of Urban's most interesting posters
Just come back from one of our impromptu visits to the shelter from where we got FiFi
Had loads of goes on MORE APPRECIATIVE CATS (writ large for the benefit of our ungrateful 3) - noticed that Mrs Voltz's bag wasn't searched on the way out - potential smuggling opportunity on other visits perhaps?
Re-checked our current situation with helpers there and there doesn't seem to be anything to worry about - always nice to sense check things with other people though - useful from a re-calibration point of view as well - whilst there 2 cats in adjacent pens had a bit of a hiss and a general "yeah? Yeah! Yeah? YEAH!" session - the kind that worries Mrs Voltz a bit and I tend to ignore as general cat stuff - volunteer up there didn't bat an eyelid, so took that as normal cat stuff
And for the record - we're still at 3
Had loads of goes on MORE APPRECIATIVE CATS (writ large for the benefit of our ungrateful 3) - noticed that Mrs Voltz's bag wasn't searched on the way out - potential smuggling opportunity on other visits perhaps?
Re-checked our current situation with helpers there and there doesn't seem to be anything to worry about - always nice to sense check things with other people though - useful from a re-calibration point of view as well - whilst there 2 cats in adjacent pens had a bit of a hiss and a general "yeah? Yeah! Yeah? YEAH!" session - the kind that worries Mrs Voltz a bit and I tend to ignore as general cat stuff - volunteer up there didn't bat an eyelid, so took that as normal cat stuff
And for the record - we're still at 3
trashpony
Hag
What do Dylan and Hendrix make of him Ms T?
Sorry about Moonie scifisam - I don't know if you remember but I adopted a pair of cats for a while who were miserable here before I got my boys. It was very hard taking them back but it was the right thing to do (Elliot called them the ghost cats because they hid from us all the time)
Sorry about Moonie scifisam - I don't know if you remember but I adopted a pair of cats for a while who were miserable here before I got my boys. It was very hard taking them back but it was the right thing to do (Elliot called them the ghost cats because they hid from us all the time)
Ms T
Honey-coloured ramparts
They're ignoring him in the hope he'll go away and he is respecting their personal space! I think it will be fine as none of them are particularly aggressive or dominant. I'm sure there'll be the odd spat but tbh Dylan and Hendrix have a go at each other on occasion anyway.
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wobbly
if he's been hanging about outside for a while, then most of the diplomacy will likely already have been taken care of there.
Bakunin
I am Noodle's bitch.
Including the dividing up feline ownership of rooms, the humans' possessions and that of the humans themselves.
FabricLiveBaby!
Live Baby Fabric!
This is a cat. He made himself comfortable on the summer chair covers on out terrace. He is homeless. He only used to come at night. He is white and very affectionate. So we called him Casper.
I think he is moving in.
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After:
I think he is moving in.
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After:
pogofish
Testicle Hairstyle
About a month go my tabby barfed on my laptop.
Despite cleaning it up as well as I could, some had soaked into the screen panel, affecting a corner of the picture and some must have got into the machine itself and rotted something important as a couple of days ago it died completely.
I now have a shiny new laptop - and I felt like shopping for a new cat but compassion prevailed!
Despite cleaning it up as well as I could, some had soaked into the screen panel, affecting a corner of the picture and some must have got into the machine itself and rotted something important as a couple of days ago it died completely.
I now have a shiny new laptop - and I felt like shopping for a new cat but compassion prevailed!
FabricLiveBaby!
Live Baby Fabric!
Yup - I think its safe to say that you have been claimed. Completely!
For the second time in as many years. Colin was not happy to have someone else move in on his turf.
Before:
After:
Casper is an enormous beast compared to Colin. Enormous.
Vintage Paw
dead stare and computer glare
It's bloody hard work being a cat.
Vintage Paw
dead stare and computer glare
A massive bed with fluffy blankets all to herself, and she climbs in the shitty £3 flimsy cat bed that's on top of it.
It was a bit chilly so I covered her up.
It was a bit chilly so I covered her up.
