How to identify Your Maine coon Cat is Pure Bred or not ?

[@Bogie3855]

We were fortunate to get a Maine Coon male from the SPCA. Locally they sell for around $2500 and the SPCA cost us $200. He looks totally MC but is missing the mane. Still, he weighs in at 16lbs but is soooooo smart and such a gentleman. Never demands but politely asks. My wife and I have been together for 50yrs and have had many cats. This one is by far the sweetest and smartest of all of them. He communicates very well what he wants and generates the sweetest trills. He is such a delight and has put a serious dent in the mouse population. He has the full tail and fluffy as well as the long layered long silky coat. He will ask us to brush him and will even choose which of the several brushes he wants us to use. He is family and fits right in.

[@MariaDavidson-ce2jd]

Asb se my waar kan ek ook een kry dit hoef nie opreg te wees nie dai wat opreg is baie duur en ek is baie lief vir die katte weetni waar om te begin soek ek soek hul al solank maar weetni waar en hoe nie

[@coxxy77]

Just because his mane isn't long does mean he is mixed...We have a full blooded male and female that have more of a velvet coat shorter and smoother...Both are tica registered and DNA tested through wisdow panel and came back 100% maine coon

[@gingergirl8797]

I do not care if my boy is pure bred or not. He is pure sweetness and is my emotional support cat.

[@SoCalDreaming87]

Love to your boy❤ They are amazing cats.

[@daizeofgrace]

I too have a mix and he is my support empathic love. If I cry he gets on me and reaches his paws up to my face to comfort and love me.

[@jenniferoliver6388]

I have two beautiful boys who have main coon so where back in their bloodline and they are all the things and they are amazing. And I agree with ginger girl in all she says 😍🐱😍🐱😍

[@minarowlands9205]

Well said

[@pamelagriffin6049]

I feel the same way about my MC baby girl. She's my emotional support animal. I absolutely adore her. ❤🩷💞

[@samkitty5894]

I couldn't care less what my cat's breed is. I love him as he is.

[@cyrollan]

but it's so fun learning about the different breeds!

[@samkitty5894]

@@cyrollan Perhaps...but, when you fall in love with something you don't care about its DNA. No one is perfect.

[@raywalteroutdoors]

We rescued a 6mo old last week. She was malnourished and ratty looking but is already improving. We're excited to watch her grow.

[@RICHIE_RICH89]

Mainecoons can look ratty when little but its super cute. Whatever clown lost that cat just lost 2000 plus dollars.

[@CurtF94]

These cats look like Ron Perlman to me

[@SaraMarie41]

My Maine Coon mixed cat has extra digits on her front paws and hates getting wet. I think she's part Siamese. I often try to give her a trim of her claws like I do with my chihuahuas.

[@catmando4914]

Pure bread means more vet bills. Better to get a mix bread, which gives a variety in the DNA, and hybrid vigor.

[@Testicool96]

Due to cat breeds being generally inbred

[@johnroberts4078]

I wish there had been more detailed information: not sure what was meant by a straight or flat nose?

[@archenemy6893]

When adopting a kitten, you won't see many of the features mentioned. More important to work with a reputable breeder, who will provide all the necessary information. Some breeders will only sell kittens to homes they are satisfied will provide the environment needed.

[@marysanders9461]

Big difference between "not purebred" and "off standard". There are plenty of examples of purebred animals that are far off the breed standard but still are pedigreed--my registered black smoke Turkish Angora looked totally different from the one who was 3rd best of breed that year but both of them were totally beautiful in their own way.

[@hairywitch4063]

I have 2 brothers. Both polydactyl but, one has 7 toes on one foot and 6 on the other. Brother has 6 and 6.

[@Kahuri]

My boys are mixed and I adore them I don’t care if they’re pure or not

[@thegraphicdesignstudent]

do they grow to the same size?

[@Kahuri]

@@thegraphicdesignstudent they’re still big cats my black one is a 20 pound cat who’s nose touches my upper chest and tails down at my knees when he’s stretched to his full length Loki took after mama cat and is a little smaller but still about 15 pounds

[@marysanders9461]

Some of the pictures are of the closely related Norwegian Forest Cat. THEY are the ones with the straight profiles and triangular heads; Maine Coons tend to have square muzzles. They also take about 5-6 years to mature.

[@johnolsen603]

No cat shown in this video was even not close to the beautiful NFO. Get it togheter 🤬🤬🤬

[@charlesschmuckatelli7888]

Haha I fostered 6 Maine coon kittens, 4 of them found forever homes and 2 were my boys. Never knew the mommy or daddy, determined what they were after like 5 years...just thought it was normal for schmuckatelly animals to be huge!

[@MariaDavidson-ce2jd]

Asb help my se my waar om een te kry hul is almal en oral baie duur en dan kry jy skelms tussen in ook

[@robertbennett2586]

Our 2 cats have 8 out of 10 traits. The vet says they're domestic longhairs. What ever they are, they're bad to the bone....

[@user619tlsdca5]

Does the Cat of having the father a Maine Coon of a non MC mother cat needs to have the long hair of a MIXED with MCoon? One of my 16 month old cats is EXTREMLY LARGE of his other siblings both male and females, I believed I saw his father of a MCoon visiting them in front yard. The MCoon in my yard had same pattern of my big male cat but with long hair. So, do the mixed cat of being mixed with a MC needs to have the long hair along with size? My mixed male does not have long hair but just EXTREMLY LARGE for his age as he is outsizing the other adult males in the neighborhood and even the pregnant cats.

[@momof2greatkids938]

My Sadie hates water. That's probably on me. Sometimes she'd get poop stuck in her fur and I’d have to give her a bath. it was more traumatizingfor her. I probably should have gotten use to water when she was a kitten.

[@MuntyScruntFundle]

Just wondering, why does genetic testing involve a thermometer up the arse? Also, I'm sure lots of people end up here while trying to work out how to tell the difference in kittens they're going to purchase, not older cats they've had for years, love intensely and just don't care.

[@nowsinraisa2209]

Mine is pure, but it doesn't like water that much is that a problem

[@keithcaldwell7673]

How about the difference between American and European mainecoon

[@Jamie-813]

I'm not positive my new "Maine Coon" is a pure bred cat or not, but I don't really care. She's wonderful no matter her lineage.

[@RICHIE_RICH89]

Mainecoons are seriously the best cat i ever had and i had many.

[@SoCalDreaming87]

Thanks for the video!

[@virginiashaw5719]

I don't care if Dixie full or half beautiful and smart and luv Elvis .That's were I got her name in the American Trilogy your cat looks just like mine . She growls ar strangers also if I'm ill she all was cking on me

[@chadra17]

My Ophelia is pure breed, but she doesn't like water. Maybe because her name is Ophelia😂

[@RICHIE_RICH89]

If your mainecoon flies a rocket, you more then likely have a pure bread mainecoon. If you can read this without glasses ypu more then likly have a pure bread mainecoon

[@jonathannelson4324]

So what do I have to shove up my cat’s butt to find out what he is? The picture is confusing and my cat is starting to seem annoyed.

[@sandraolivacce4559]

Aww this is true.

[@suchisthismystery2814]

As informative as this video is, the points highlighted are not of much help when seeking to purchase a pure-bred maine coon kitten unfortunately.

[@brittanyritenour4695]

Norwegian is another cat you could get xmconfused with

[@glitchthecat5011]

Not completely true about the relevancy of size and breed...my moon is half maincoon and is drastically smaller than my siamese/russian blue mix... Moons kittens are quickly going to outgrow her, at 10 weeks they are the size of moon as she was at her 16-week point

[@JackosJingles]

Yea that will be the registration papers.

[@bobdavis3357]

Tilden has papers, my woman and 9 kids went to Russia to get him. Had a specialist hired and Tillys entire family tree is available...im Russian and English. If you're going to pay 10 thousand dollars for a cat, it better be checked thoroughly.

[@lynnaitken8000]

This so sad. I have 2 Maine Coon just amazing boys who cares All you need is a lovely cat

[@BatmanTC]

Can you give a could cheap DNA Test company you can recommend please?

[@spksbarishal]

My one mixed

[@BEINGOOD77]

Has an interest in water play with his paw.

[@stephanieroumeguere353]

I want to create a new breed. All sweetness. Cause it's stupid that only pure maincone blablabla. I have (no clue what it is, they where stray) but they are telepathic as it seems and are not missformed like maincone!

[@maximplus04]

wow audio quality is terrible.

[@DaPutz]

maybe the video is AI-generated. some video loops are repeated a lot, like the girl dancing with the cat.

[@kat5182]

Bro my kitten have 6 paws❤🎉 I have 2 kittens

[@hnybee27]

Sooo.. When he talks about the part Where Maine Coons love water He says "Maine Coons don't just like water they loathe it" 🤔 .... - loathe OverviewSimilar and opposite wordsUsage examples Dictionary Definitions from Oxford Languages · Learn more verb feel intense dislike or disgust for. "she loathed him on sight" Similar: hate detest abhor

[@sandraolivacce4559]

That's what I was thinking. If I loathe something, it's not good.

[@s_u_n_j_a_y]

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[@johnolsen603]

MC is Mass overproduce! They have a lot of healt problems due to horrible breeders only looking for a paycheeck. I prefer the more beautiful breed NFO 😻 They are best 🥳