Maine Coon Cat

by Pepper

Happy Holidays Everyone! For this December Zine Issue I am going to introduce all of you to the MAINE COON. Our family had a male Maine Coon a long time ago and it is one of our favorite cat breeds. My personal experience with Maine Coon's is that I find them to be loving, affectionate, and just an all around wonderful friend/sibling to have!

Maine Coon Cat

Maine Coon Cat
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Maine Coon Cat Personality

No breed has a monopoly on love and affection, but there's got to be some good reason that the Maine Coon has clawed his way up from near extinction to the prized place of America's second most popular breed (according to the CFA's registration totals). Maine Coon fanciers say that the popularity is due to the breed's large size, intelligence, luxuriant coat, hardy disposition, and devotion to their human family.

While Maine Coons are devoted, playful, and loving to their chosen humans, they can be reserved around people with whom they're not familiar. Given time, however, even the most cautious adapt. As befits a former seafarer, Maine Coons are fascinated by water, perhaps because their thick coats are water-repellent and won't become annoyingly soaked as easily as a thinner coat would.
Maine Coon Cat Breed Traits.

One of the largest domestic breeds, male Maine Coons weigh in at 12 to 18 pounds, while the females fall into a 'petite' 10 to 14 pound range. Slow to mature, the Maine Coon takes three to four years to fully develop. Although brown tabby is the most common color and pattern, Maine Coons come in a wide variety of colors.

The heavy all-weather coat, shorter on the shoulders and longer on the stomach and britches, makes the cat appear larger than he really is. The texture is smooth and silky rather than cottony, so the coat doesn't mat as easily as the coats of some long haired breeds. Breeders usually recommend a twice-weekly combing with a good steel comb.

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